Economic Pun Enthusiast Mugs

"This is just as well -- Back home, my mortgage is under water."

"I keep feeling we should float the company"

'A representative from Merrill Lynch to see you.'

'We will not kick the can down the road... Does anyone know how to use a can opener?'

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

"Our Big Hairy Audacious Goal is balding."

'Henderson makes money the old fashioned way - White collar crime.'

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

"Now that's how to declare a dividend!"

"Class, this is David. He's our new financial exchange student."

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

'Smith, where exactly did you get your experience in 'Hedge Fund Management'?'

2nd bailout for Greece by EU.

'I am on a diet! It's called the Wall Street diet. I invested in British Airways, and the first day I lost 500 pounds.'

Escaping Black Hole - '..But captain that's the pensions black hole there is no escape!'

"Yes, the market did advance this week, Rebecca, but we feel it's somewhat of a 'dead-cat bounce.'"

'Just this once, but I want a piece of the action.'

'There's a bear on line one and a bull on line two. Who do you want me to put through first?'

'Steady...here he comes...wait for it, wait for it...'

A good executive is known by the company he keeps solvent.

'It's a retrospective of Bernanke's most obtuse economic jargon...'

'Greece is up for auction on eBay - and there's no bidders.'

'I know you're new to upper management, Hoskins, but here we don't catnap...we power nap.'

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

Blame the Victims

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

"I'd love to help but at the moment I'm saddled with this enormous mortgage."

Calls of the Wild: Moose Call, Coyote Call and Margin Call.

"Although the collection plate appears to be half full, our accountant assures me that it is half empty."

Transparency and big business.

'Your investments aren't under performing, they're just appreciation challenged.'

'This is what I call the ultimate in money laundering.'

"I'm sorry but here we have a strict policy about hiring anyone who's squirmish about investing"

"I suggest we move the decimal two points to the left and call it 'budget deficit reform.'"

'I'm rather rich actually, maybe it's because I always laugh all the way to the bank...'