Eco-economy Observers Mugs

'This is one of those 'shovel ready' jobs you hear about.'

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

Loan Alley

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

'Stocks dropped on the news that governments can fool some people come of the time,but not all the people all of the time.'

'Money is a bit tight at the moment, so instead of cash we wondered whether you'd settle for 20% more meaningless protestations of how much we value you?'

"Business is so bad even my hotcakes aren't selling like hotcakes."

"Victims of out-sorcery."

'All right, gentlemen, this is the current picture of our growth industry!'

'Grandpa, what was manufacturing?'

'In the economy, money is the lure.'

Shark food pyramid.

' Oh no! I'm being repossessed! '

"He downgraded Apple."

'Get out there and keep your job!'

Exchange Rate.

Euro against the Dollar.

'Why don't you start a small business with a loan from a bank?'

'Would you please wipe away this difference?'

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

'Commerical real estates' man excited by peak in sleeping 'Rental rates' monitor

Business isn't booming.

'Oh, just sitting around, waiting for the next computer generated trading bubble to burst, sending the market into death spiral.'

"Fellow M.B.A. graduates of the Class of '91—hey, what can I say?"

"Isn't it comforting that even in our fast-moving times there are still things that remain as they were?"

'George, are you responsible for chopping down this here World Economy?'

"Our sales have slumped so much, we now have a couch for them."

Stan believes in calling a spade a spade.