Economic Metaphor Lover Gifts

Get your oranges! Five for a dollar! Bananabananabananabanana! Potatoes! Six for one, six for one. "It's what we're hearing in the market."

America's Funniest Interest Rate Hikes

'This financial report is frightening. Who wrote it, Stephen King?"

"While we're on the subject of earnings, does anyone have a clever metaphor using the word, 'toilet'?"

"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."

"This merger is not producing the expected synergies."

"Consumer confidence remains high as long as we keep them distracted buying stuff."

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

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

The Decline of the Euro.

Euro Problems

'We've had a marginal advance-decline on a near-term buy-out, but no one knows if that translates as a downturn or an up-tick.'

The Department Chairs react to the budget cuts.

'Line up for your economic recovery treatment!'

'He's known for his pessimistic prognostications on the stock market.'

Assuming That It Works

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

"Well, it looks like the shit finally hit the fan. So, who wants to lick the blades?"

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

Fiscal Cliff - road warning sign.

'The gravy? Was that 'boat' or 'train', sir?'

Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae.

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

Woman in accounting office has a sign 'In Case Of Bankruptcy Break Glass', with a bag of money inside.

Social Networking Sites for the Unemployed

Wordplay: Capitalist.

Inflation Is Irrelevant If You Can't Buy Anything Anyway

"I run an unintentionally nonprofit organization."

"It's even worse than I thought!"

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

"There's nothing wrong with capitalism that a government subsidy can't fix."

'Our shares are so low, they're all ended up in the Isles of Wight.'

'Cuts in Roman times.'

Teddy's teacher wants to see us. She says he made disturbing comments in class. Odd. It's not like him. Tree's Trees. I don't know how to break this to you, but

'He said it could be about 45 minutes, due to the global economic slowdown.'