Economic Downturn Ponderer Gifts

'You can't fire me! The middle class is an endangered species.'

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

Mario Draghi

"Maybe now, we could look at customer care'?"

'Oh, no! It's all in euros!'

"And then, like an idiot, I turned to the boss and said 'Maybe the stock market isn't the only thing that's been overvalued!'"

'I've been sent by the board to ask if you'd be willing to cut your symbolic one dollar a year salary to fifty cents.'

'That's where they keep all the money I don't have anymore.'

"This just in! Due to downsizing, the mega-merger of Consolidated Industries and Humungous Corporation has been changed to a simple bankruptcy."

'It's nice but will it be a hedge against inflation.'

Trumped

Didn't know as much about the market as I thought I did.

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

You know retail is in a bad way when...

"Okay, the market took a dive. No reason to panic, Mr. Spielman."

"Right, all those in favour of a car boot sale."

"Perkins, sometimes consistency is not a virtue."

"I remember when you used to see 3 or 4 of these a week!"

'Of course business is slow. Would we want it any other way?'

'What gives you the idea we're on a sinking ship?'

"Since they graduated, have any of your children moved back in with you?"

"I am reminded of a morbidly depressing anecdote. . ."

'It's always so sad when they repossess.'

'Bad news I'm afraid...You've got the worst inheritence for a generation.'

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

'Jeeves...Jeeves...'

Business jargon : 'significant negative growth' translated into : 'we are dead broke !'

Stress.

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

Banking

Filibuster.

Cadbury's "Recession" - Brown Ale Chocolates