Chart Buster Pillows

'That's Fred, the new hire. He's one of those corporate renaissance types who erases organization-chart boundaries wherever he goes!'

"Looks like the Q3 sales meeting is almost over..."

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

'Today the stock market was moribund, as growth equities sputtered and bonds dipped due to the inverted yield curve. I'd translate that into layman's terms...but they don't pay me enough.'

The Not-So Smart Meter

"I just found a unicorn! Apparently, they just want to be left alone."

"Right, before we look at the covid figures for today, do we need another sheet of paper?"

Warning that Inflationary Policies Could Lead to Crash on Wall St

'The good news is we're projecting a profit. The bad news is, none of us will be alive then.'

ACME Balloon Company.

"As you can see, sales have been a little erratic lately..."

Three businessmen using a pulley system to change a graph

'Stocks were up on news that no performance enhancing drugs were used to achieve today's highs. . .'

"Note the spike here, when the state legalized marijuana."

'Careful, that's where the boss keeps his ego.'

"Now this chart should clear up any confusion you have with the report."

"I love your optimism."

"I never dreamed I'd ever enjoy watching my figure this much."

"Thank you, Harris - I get the picture."

'Perkins, you really know to suck the joy out of a 3rd quarter report.'

'And right here they merged...'

Greatest hits, Greatest Misses.

"Remember that optimistic, slightly crazy, throw a dart at the wall forecast? We beat it."

"Oh, I can't complain"

'This is why we can't have nice things... '

Sales Chart: Boomerangs LTD

Excess Baggage: Sooner or later all those vacation bills come due.

"We've met our target on a 25% uplift in sales but that still leaves us 100% bankrupt."

Dragon Graph

Graph

'And you'll be pleased to notice, sir, that we had to eliminate the top of the chart.'