Many of our friends have been laid off by ailing companies, so we worry that places we love might go under. What's more, it's frustrating to see companies we adore fall to bits while ones that befuddle and bewilder remain safe and sound.

So: This is a great time for the herd to thin, if you will.

Nominate places you'd love to see (local or otherwise) go under and why -- writing "SFist" will only hurt our feelings and have us rushing to take the final Nestea plunge over the Golden Gate Bridge, by the way -- and we'll put the local companies to a vote later this week. (Like, say, Barnes and Noble at the Wharf. Who goes there? We can think of something else we'd love to see there instead.)

Is this super ghoulish? Yes. Will it be fun/informative? Hope so.