Chart Chaser Mugs

'Now that's the kind of 'outside the box' thinking I've been talking about.'

Bull Riding on the Stock Market

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

'I'm just concerned that if we embrace change this one time, change might get the wrong idea and mistake it for some kind of long-term commitment!'

"I've learnt not to worry."

"I see you brought the pie charts."

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

'And right here they merged...'

'Our fund lost millions, but the good news is our management fees are not based on performance.'

Profits "...I suppose we could try and improve the product."

'Oh silly me. Did I put that chart back upside down?'

"Susan!...are you trying to tell me we have an interface problem?"

"This is where things started getting really weird."

Stock Market Adventure

"I don't think I need to explain to anyone exactly what this chart means for us... but just for fun, someone explain it to me."

"Here we see the size of your portion, choice of toppings and cost per slice. If we're in agreement, I'll place the order."

'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.'

"For heaven's sake! You're retired. Give it up!"

Greatest hits, Greatest Misses.

'I would like to return this chart. It didn't perform up to our expectations.'

"I believe the appropriate financial term is 'topsy turvey'."

'They're off the chart but we're tracking them on radar.' (BA Profits).

"After months of analysis, all departments have concluded when you're hot, you're hot, when you're not, you're not."

'I think I know what the problem is!'

'Oh yes, the market may fall, but trust me, we always land on our feet.'

You Are Here

"Our sales have come a long way in a short time."

"We could try 'gravity' as an excuse."

'And this E.K.G. shows that the company is in excellent health.'

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

Have you hugged your money today?

"Yes, we do have an incentive scheme - fall below that line and you're sacked."

'86.4% of people use phony statistics to get their point across.'

"I'll take that one."

A man looks at the shape of some mountains in the distance and is reminded of a line graph.