Armchair Economists Gifts

Unemployed Hero

'Greenspan was back for a guest appearance. He didn't say it's gonna be a bear market. He said it's a beware market!'

Iain Duncan Smith: Welfare reform

"Fred's calculating what future natural catastrophes he can ignore based on his probably life span."

"Feel free to take notes."

"What do you recommend for someone being tried in absentia?"

For some reason, "The Road Less Travelled" GPS package never really caught on...

A bear is sat on an armchair with old man slippers.

The intellectual.

Turkish Democracy

Canine obidience class: 'He wouldn't budge from the armchair.'

The dangerous world of the armchair thinker

The burden of carrying the Euro.

"It evened out, for every free kick they got, we had one against us."

"Tell me, Chuck, is barbarism the natural state of mankind, and will it ultimately triumph?"

"I should've never studied canon law."

The Three Kinds of People

"But, doctor, what are the advantages of living longer?"

'In this world, son, you've got to learn to push yourself.'

"This may be Malcolm Gladwell talking, but we were married on the wrong day!"

"Lemme guess: You're struggling with the French press again."

"I don't believe in egrets."

It's 10PM. Do you know who is in control of Pakistan's nukes?

'What do you mean 'theoretically'? Everything we do is theoretical.'

"That's right - 'What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.' You just keep on thinking that..."

'She's not very good. She only did three revolutions and her air wasn't all that much.'

'Are we watching business news or sports news?'

'Every team needs a role player. And your role on this team, Bill, is to sit at that desk and crunch numbers.'

'Do I believe in evolution? - Well, I suppose we should get it over with.'

'Which channel would you like to tut at tonight?'

"I'm back from Russia. Putin offered me a Dacha to say he's an honest man."

"Just when I think things couldn’t get any worse, they replace The Lockhorns with Doonesbury!"

"Would you mind moving to your doggy bed? I'd like to sit in my chair. I know you can hear me. Your book is upside down."

"Before the library cuts I was well-read now I just have ill-informed opinions."

"But now the good guy with a gun has a foot wound."