Economic Jesters Pillows

'You don't need to remind them every time that the bubble's going to burst.'

"This matter of insufficient funds - are they mine or yours?"

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

'Pretty strange term, market share, considering the whole object is not to.'

Why markets crash.

'In this class you will learn to apply the talents of creative writing to accounting.'

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

'The hard hats? In case of falling interest rates.'

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

Aliens - 'We heard stuff is cheap here.'

Trickledown economics

'So, they weren't interested in your Robin Hood tax then.'

'Nonsense, Harry, it's my treat. I'm filing for bankruptcy tomorrow.'

Office of economic forecasting.

'With the economy the way it is, there's no silver lining. In fact we sold that last week!'

"Prospectus in not spelt P...R...O...A...G...A...N...D...A."

'I bet he gets a better rate of interest than me!'

"This town ain't big enough for the both of us and, even if it was, I doubt either of us could afford to buy a place here given the current sellers' market."

'It's the NEW Chinese Stock Market Report.'

'We've minimized your tax liability by losing a lot of your principle.'

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

'Today the stock market closed early so money managers could take time to stop and smell the profits.'

'We buy and sell them.'

Clancy: Extending Overdrafts

'Your request for a motorcycle as your company car was rejected. However, I'm not totally unreasonable. Enjoy!'

'Stock Market re-entry now safe. . . City analysts say.'

'Oh dear. I seem to have put the decimal point in the wrong place again.'

Road to Recovery: Snakes and Ladders.

'Can you check my balance.'

In case of stock market crash break glass.