Business Forecasting Gifts

I'm pinning up next year's chart. You've got high hopes.

"Your forecast. . . It was exactly right. It's like you have sixth sense."

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

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

'Too late...looks like they've already been pillaged.'

European currency on the edge.

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'Ho,ho,ho, but can you be more specific?'

'Call the boss! We're in trouble!'

'You shouldn't have taken that personal pension.' 'You shouldn't have taken that endowment mortgage.' 'When do you get your free tv license?' Job's comforters, today.

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

"I don't like the look of this."

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

'I understand this was the day you seized, Ferguson?'

"I wouldn't stand there, if I were you."

'Can you see the future of my 401(k)?'

"It will be all your fault."

Astrological forecasts of the rich and famous

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

'Gee, where are all the crowds this year?'

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

Melissa's Mark Prediction Service

Recycling bin for 'short term business plans'

'How wonderful - the both of us in futures.'

'Well they often get it wrong.'

"Knowing all the weather rock lore doesn't really count toward the weather badge."

'Following your 'barbecue summer' forecast, I'm revising predictions of your contract being reviewed.'

Passing the Pension Time Bomb

Here today, Bailed Out Tomorrow.

"What's Tim doing on the window ledge?"