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."

European currency on the edge.

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

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.

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

"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.'

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

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

Astrological forecasts of the rich and famous

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

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

"It will be all your fault."

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

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

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

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

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

Recycling bin for 'short term business plans'

Melissa's Mark Prediction Service

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

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

'Well they often get it wrong.'

Passing the Pension Time Bomb

'A simple, 'profits are up', would have sufficed.'

Here today, Bailed Out Tomorrow.

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