Economic Downturn Storyteller Gifts

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

Foreign Markets with Big Barriers

Mario Draghi

"Unfortunately Daddy already owes the government about 500,000 Pokemon cards."

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

Sub-prime Bear

'Now let's proceed downstairs and see where our stock shares presently sits,'

"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!'"

'How long's he been out there?'

Pandora's box.

Those who fail to learn from the past will be forced to relive it.

'Today a ray of hope . . .'

"And after the prime rate declined by half a point, the Dow rose by thirty-two, guess what happened to Goose and Fox?"

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

'And the good news is - we're in deep doo-doo.'

Red Ink: "Busy as a bee, Ted, given the niche we've cut out for ourselves."

"Perkins, sometimes consistency is not a virtue."

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

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

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

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

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

Nation of Has-Beens (and Never-Will-Bes)

'If the market should go down really deep, I'll be well prepared!'

'The global economy is fragile and mysterious, folks... kind of like Tinkerbell in 'Peter Pan.' When people stopped believing in the magic, Tinkerbell almost died. So it's up to us to invent a better supernatural creature to believe in!'

'I run a small investment firm. Unfortunately, it used to be a large investment firm.'

Vulture waiting outside a failing business.

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

Bank manager with no business has tumbleweed blowing into office.

Nation of Has-Beens (and Never-Will-Bes)

Big Bad Wolf Foreclosure.

Cadbury's "Recession" - Brown Ale Chocolates

'Probably we will meet more often these days. Due to the crisis I am working overtime.'

"Ms. Benton, please phone my wife and schedule a meeting with her for 3:00! I need a hug!"

"All the signs were there. I should have known the company was headed for a nose-dive."