Cultural Borrower Gifts

"To give it credibility let's tell the boss we stole our business idea from the Japanese instead of thinking it up ourselves!"

Things I've learned...

'So far more education hasn't helped me get a job. I think I'll get some student loans and get some more education.'

"Cultural economy - keep it going."

'Can you get me in touch with people that own me money?'

'My knee's in rehab. This one's a loaner.'

'You've been approved for your loan, Mr. Root. We'd like to hold your nuts as collateral.'

And your repayment period starts...Now!

"We argue a lot about money--her library fines, my antique car collection..."

'Supporting the arts'

"Crowd-funding's fantastic but the crowd-thanking is a real drag."

It's more insolvent abuse from an unpaid creditor.'

Lending Library. It's a good idea Mister Franklin, but wouldn't rent-to-own be a better business model?

"Dancing with the liquidators."

'In life I was scorned for worshipping the Almighty Dollar.'

'He got a grant on the condition that he stop painting for a year.'

'Honey, I think we missed a repayment.'

"Can you lend me a book?"

" 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogroves, and the mome raths outgrabe fifty basis points."

"Overcoming tardiness is overdue."

Loan shark desk

'To be honest, Dan, I feel kind of embarrassed to use an attorney to collect my felinquent accounts. . . So many of them ARE attorneys.'

'Let me through, I'm a creditor!'

'I know he didn't pay his bills, but let's get the lien off the coffin.'

'For God's sake it's only an overdue library book!'

"Yes, my autobiography contains an entire chapter detailing how I borrowed but failed to return Phil O'Brien's power washer, which explains why I shouldn't have hired Phil O'Brien as my ghost writer."

'I'm just here to pay you a compliment.'

"These are way overdue."

"You borrowed your sister's dresses again, Irene?"

'Could I have a loan of a cup of sugar please?'

"'Principles of Time Management' was due back six months ago."

'Aren't you afraid of inaccuracies on your credit report?'

"Well we've found Community Resources, IT access points,video and DVD rental,audiobooks and meeting rooms...Now we just need to find the books..."

'I hate to bother you, but I ran short of a few things.'

That bestseller you let me 'borrow'