Casual Economist Gifts

"Don't worry mate... We've rung for an economist."

'If the economy's ground to a halt, we can help by carrying on shopping...'

The way I see it, the stock market is like a hot dog...it goes down, but it always comes up.

"Geez, from way up here it almost looks like there’s hope for humanity."

'The second diet of my diet is always the easiest. By then, I'm off my diet.'

'The reason I like this guy's stock picks is, he's not burdened by having any experience in finance whatsoever.'

'Anorak anoraks'.

A trevor of trainspotters

Bookshop: Unpopular Economics

"I just haven't been feeling very omnipotent lately."

"It's a great story, funny and entertaining - and better still it's not won a single prize for literature."

'...Sometimes the sheer monotony of it all just gets me down.'

Shopper in grocery store sees TV dinners marked daytime and prime time.

'You can't win - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but ignorance is no excuse!'

'Stocks rose on news that '90% of success is just being there.''

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

Sports Fan - Whoever's Winning

'Let there be cool.'

'Maybe we could hold the wedding on 'Casual Friday'.'

"Yoga has helped me appreciate the healing power of donuts."

'It's true that I never fulfilled my early promise of greatness, but I DID manage to catch a lot of really outstanding TV!'

"I just realized that unless I'm riding for some cause, I must look like an idiot."

"I've tried Buddhism, Taoism, Transendental meditation, Confucionism, Theolog, Scientgology....but I've found a good hand rolled joint of homegrown works best!"

"Well, I finally found God. ... God is really good at Trivial Pursuit."

"Fetch and roll over weren't enough-then they sent me to philosophy classes."

"Hey, bro...it's the least I could do."

'I simply don't know what I'd do with mother, if it wasn't for the squatters!'

"Frankly, I could move a lot faster, but the truth is that I lack motivation..."

"I see a vague figure of someone groping...groping...groping..Yes, yes, it's coming in more clearly now! It seems to be—yes, it is a man! The man has a briefcase! And some papers! The man is an economist!"

"Yjere didn't seem any point in making any supper..."

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

Company Shares - I wouldn't fancy buying any in a company I work for.