Economic Escapist Gifts

"I'm just glad we got out before interest rates went up again."

Sign over one of three teller lines at a bank reads "Reassurances"

Businessmen trying to prop up a line-chart with sticks

"I know we live in troubled time, but I don't seem to be troubled."

'Whenever indicators point to a bear market, Peterson hibernates.'

'Actually, I just came up here to get away from leading economic indicators for a while.'

"We've tried everything else."

Rising Gas Prices

"I'm not a guru. I just came up here until the stock market goes back up."

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

'Where would you recommend for a tech-free experience.'

"Mum! - T.S. Eliot - 'Humankind cannot bear much reality'."

'We'd just like to get away from all leading economic indicators for a while.'

"It's essential I go to work to avoid being with my family."

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

CEO Escape

'-but surely it's unusual to have nightmares with COMMERCIALS?'

I'd like to order a power outage. Huh? My wife's on her phone all day, my son plays video games nonstop. My boss finds me by email wherever and whenever. My pager rings 'round the clock! Say again? I was text messaging. Pull the plug, man!

"We're going to play the boss's favorite game - 'pin the blame on the scapegoat.'"

'I don't know about you, but I sure could use a vacation.'

"John, does this mean you've given up looking for work?"

"IBM up 2 1/4, ATT down a 1/4,GM ... "

'The market headed south, so I decided to head there myself.'

How will this impact me?

"It's a weak pilot, but, if your stick with it, by Season 3 you grow completely numb to the show's quality and just keep hitting Next Episode."

Man opens front door to find he's up in clouds.

But doc, my tenuous grasp of reality is what gets me through the day!

'We have to move again -- I've worn out all the banks in town.'

'We're all out of money! Put on these false beards and wigs and make a run for it.'

"He went that-a-way." (snail escapes).

"Hi! I am on the rails!"

"Do you ever have days when you just don't feel like designing jewelry?"

"I just want enough to get out of the country, and disappear forever."

"Our bills are getting too high."

External Revenue Service