Playboy Says Goodbye to New York Offices

Bunnies and bow ties.

Buy Playboy, stimulate the economy.

Playboy has caught Obama fever. The publication is closing up shop and moving to Chi Town. So why the sudden move back to the Windy City, Hef's old stomping ground and Obama's hizzle fo shizzle? The multimedia porno production plans to downsize, and this includes more layoffs and a move from their pricey Manhattan zip code.

Rumored to have been going south since September (or longer) Jimmy Jellinek,  Playboy’s online editor, issued a statement saying that the nudey mag posted a loss of $12.4 million for 2008. Yikes - that's a lot of bones.

And it seems Hef isn't the only one getting dumped. Reportedly, the bunny brand eliminated 80 jobs in October in attempt to cut $12 million in costs. Their reasoning? Higher paper and ink costs.

Wait a minute - Hugh Hefner can afford to have a zoo (and I'm talkin' real animals – not his bounty of bunny babes) on his property, but his mag can't afford paper and ink? Not very likely.

I smell fire – I think its Christie Hefner's pants.

Yes, it has to be hers - she's the only woman at the mag wearing any.