Economic Jest Lover Pillows

Madam Mae: Fortune teller - Fortune 500.

The day the stock market went UP.

America's Funniest Interest Rate Hikes

"True, a salary cap on Wall Street may limit the talent pool, but, on the other hand, if they get any more talented we'll all be broke."

"We need a market icon that reflects the ridiculous market conditions..."

Golden parachutes inc. - 'Our pleas for bail-out funds were ignored.'

The Decline of the Euro.

I think I can explain what happened to your investment, with the use of this simple chart.

"We bring him gifts of gold, frankincense and mercantile mutual hedge fund options."

Euro Problems

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

'I hate to tell you this, but there was a hole in my pocket, and I lost the budget surplus.'

'Line up for your economic recovery treatment!'

Bull Riding on the Stock Market

'You can't sit like that all the way through the Budget.'

In case of stock market crash break glass.

'I just glanced back at Sodom and Gomorrah for a second...'

Fifty Gallon Head.

Man ironing out a line graph.

Inflating assets to get a loan. Too poor to pay taxes

'Slaug-ter house? I wonder what that is. C'mon, I'll race you!'

'And this is where we attempt to forecast the true size of the spending cuts!'

'This can't be! Company policy strictly forbids quarterly loses.'

Leprechaun finds EU bail out at the end of a rainbow.

'You know, you're a real piece of work, Al.'

Fiscal Cliff - road warning sign.

Greece - Euro

Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae.

A dart board for the Federal Reserve's planning policy?

"Before interest rates get any higher, maybe we should start thinking about investing in a second elephant."

'The time to really worry is when credit's not even crunchy!'

"The Bank has returned the rent cheque marked 'Insufficient funds', but it doesn't say whether that's them or us!"

I can explain what happened to your investment with this chart.

"This laxative drug - at $20 per pill - will keep the economy moving."