Bottom-line Believer Pillows

'As I'm sure you all remember, right here is when we all stopped caring!'

"The weatherman said dress for the mid 70's. Bob was elated." "Much. Too. Sexy."

Ghost School.

Biceps, muscles and brawn

Stock market Bull & Bear financial whirlwind.

'Reach up and fold down into Uttanasa.' - 'Notice how you feel both physically and spiritually.' - 'Physically, I feel that my toenails are a bit too long.' - 'Hmmm... okay, what about spiritually?'

'The Bear' pub, changed to 'The Bull.'

'No, your stock didn't split. The fact it's worth half of what it was yesterday is just an amazing coincidence.'

'Call me a cockeyed optimist but I still believe big executive bonuses and perks can buy happiness.'

"Take. Your. Time!"

'It's simple, really. This line stays high and sets a good example for the other line.'

"It was a mixed dayon wall street. Stocks were down, but bonuses were up."

". . . And you thought last month's sales figures just happened?"

"It's all very well for people to go on about restraining hedge fund managers...but they have not idea of what we do!"

'Travel agency - Ego trips our specialty'

'My union prevented taking away our dental plan to pay for executive bonuses!'

"Personally I don't think our salaries are too high - I see them as legitimate compensation for the emotional trauma we suffer due to the public's disdain for our high salaries."

Meet Aron Kowalski: The only person in the USA who hasn't been abducted by aliens...

'They don't see the cruel MAJESTY of a system honed over generations, all they see is the BOTTOM line, everything is just about the MONEY.'

"I'm about as mainstream as you can get. I go to church, I'm all for the family, I hate Saddam Hussein, and I'm unemployed."

"If governments didn't think banks were worth saving we would not be worth our bonuses..."

"What do you think it is?... It's your, fat cat bonus."

'They say it was a truly enlightened electorate this year, Congressman.'

Colin was always looking for new ways to communicate complex financial products.

Less is less

'We can't let the total lack of profits impact bonuses.'

Reference and Economic Reference.

Sales figures go through the floor.

"I started this company in my parents basement. I kept a backup copy in case I ever need to start another."

'All I did was tell him his bonds were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.'

'I like to start by discussing potential million-pound bonuses...that always seems to get their full and undivided attention.'

"Yeah! Well, I don't believe in karma."

'It's no good standing on your bonus.'

'If you wear 3-D glasses, it makes their indifference to anything but the bottom line see more lifelike.'

Banker Blowback