Economic Gurus Pillows

US Airlines on Thin Ice

Desk plaques: 'Money isn't everything' '...Which makes it no less awesome in my opinion.'

Economic Outlook Conference - 'Remember the seating is optimist, pessimist, optimist,...'

"We're counting on you to reverse this trend before this afternoon's investors meeting."

Standard & Poor

"The Gross National Product and the Gross Domestic Product are doing okay. It's the Gross Domestic Mojo that's going down the toilet."

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

'All I know is when it's the 'birds and bees' it's about sex; and when it's the 'bulls and bears' it's about money.'

"I feel I'm doing fine. My sense of net worth is way up this quarter."

'Globalsiation risky? How d'you mean?'

'Enter, His Royal Globalness...'

A collective sigh of relief.

'Sometimes, in the stillness and warmth of an afternoon sun, I can almost hear interest compounding.'

"Those eco-terrorists are going to cost us a FORTUNE!!"

"Thanks to my cost-cutting policies, profits are up 59%."

'The Final Merger'

'I'm being denied access to the Warren Buffett within me.'

'The Dow has shot up 2.5% on positive data on housing - until five minutes from now, when it'll be interpreted differently.'

Money down the drain.

"The markets seem to be a little jittery this morning."

"Goodbye cruel world."

Electricity Bills

'What did the fund manager say to the investment advisor?'

"Whoops! There go those darned interest rates again!"

'How are you getting on with the strategy for growth ?'

A Second Stimulus is Coming,

'I exercise to stay healthy so I can keep working to pay for health insurance until I drop dead.'

Economic crisis.

"Workers have obligation to limit their economic demands to make the USA more competitive!"

"In the land of toast the butter is spread very thin."

'I'm an economist, but I try not to take myself too seriously.'

Financial Bailout Required.