Debt Decipherer Mugs

'...just robbing peter to pay paul...what's up with you?'

* For latent content, see your psychiatrist.

'For an explanation of the financial terms of this loan, please enroll in a continuing-education economics class at your local community college.'

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

"I believe it was called 'cursive'."

Madame ZuZu. Dream Interpretation. Tarot. Palms. She says the dream where I'm taking a test naked means I barely made it through school.

Eurobonds Explained.

"According to his will, he wants his outstanding debts to be shared equally between the three of you."

Horror Theater. Now Playing. Return of the Deficit.

There are dreams...And then there's reality...

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

"If you have to ask, you can't afford it."

What comes after a trillion

'I FEEL YOUR PAIN!'

"Wow! Even from space the Italian mountain of debt is visible!"

"I don't see much borrowing on your credit report but I do see a lot of begging and stealing."

IKEA Book

'There's been a change in my recurring nightmare. I'm no longer falling . . . my credit rating is.'

Abraham Lincoln sends his first bill - Three score dollars and ten.

"I'm here because my vision is getting so bad I can't even see clearly in my dreams at night!"

'Can you believe this bank...? Yesterday they refuse me a loan, today they send me a leaflet for a loan.'

'I dreamed I was flying and I had airline food.'

'Cancel your debt? How do you think I make my money?'

I've been having very strange dreams lately, but they're no match for how bizarre waking hours life has seemed.

Euro crisis bailout.

"One day more boy, all this will be yours!"

"If the stock market goes to infinity, would we be able to pay off the national debt?"

'Well, your income looks good, and you've been on your job for over two years... but it seems you're 15 trillion dollars in debt.'

"I'm not sure she really liked our gift. She used just two exclamation points after 'Thanks'."

Fall of the Euro

"You'll be working entirely on commission. We were kidding about the salary."

'Well, I just met the girl of my dreams -- you know, the kind you have when you eat anchovy pizza right before bed.'

Work related problems for Madame Tussaud

"There you go kid. If you have a monster he can't get out now."

"White House sources indicate China has called in the US debt."