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'...and if the rating agency didn't drop the kingdoms' creditworthiness, the prince and the princess lived happily ever after.'

'Once upon a time there were five economic tests...'

Those who fail to learn from the past will be forced to relive it.

Big Bad Wolf Foreclosure.

Pandora's box.

The Economy is in Decline!!

"Although technically it's a profit and loss statement, the narrative is admittedly rather one-sided."

"Unfortunately Daddy already owes the government about 500,000 Pokemon cards."

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."

"He'll never win this negotiation. He's saddled with numbers...but we have anecdotes."

A collective sigh of relief.

"Now the board will hear from Todd from Accounting with his free verse composition 'My Mistress, Brash and Beguiling – the Third Quarter Numbers.'"

Wall of Office Memories

Snail: 'Do you mean to tell me I'm not a credible author?!'

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

Money down the drain.

Dollars Press Conference

'I eliminated all the platitudes and cliche statements, from your mission statement, and I'm left with this blank sheet of paper.'

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

"At last they paid off their sub-prime fairy-tale and lived happily ever after."

"And after the prime rate declined by half a point, the Dow rose by thirty-two, guess what happened to Goose and Fox?"

A Second Stimulus is Coming,

Economic crisis.

Financial Bailout Required.

"Stocks tanked in the face of positive economic news just to mess your mind, dude!"

Turning a business graph around to get a positive reading.

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

"Be confident. Don't let others determine your value."

Rural sector feeding the banks money.

"I am reminded of a morbidly depressing anecdote. . ."

"Dear economists, we need a decision!"

A chill wind is blowing...

"Well, that's not a good market indicator."

You think you have feelings of worthlessness? You ought to see my portfolio!