Economics Of Indulgence Gifts

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

"Christmas drinks 'n' nibbles system"

'We must be 50,000 calories away from home by now.'

'Not that sort of body building program!'

"Instead of years of therapy, I decided to go for chocolate."

'Be honest. Does this double bacon cheeseburger with large fries and shake make me look fat?'

'Nowadays we want all our food to be ethically sourced, Personally I'd be happy if it was all chocolated sauced,'

"I'll have the barbecued half-pounder, with all the ramifications."

"Each order comes with 10 minutes of free guilt counseling."

"Might I suggest something wicked for dessert?"

"Hmm...I LOVE chocolate chip ice cream...!"

Woman at spa having bath in a Martini cocktail glass.

Make your resolutions achievable.

'The Ambassador will not be pleased, Madame.'

Woman thinking about luxuries.

Chocs away.

"I'm just having fruit for dinner. Well, mostly grapes. OK, all grapes. Fermented grapes. I'm having wine for dinner."

A giant glass of red wine

"Only 35% CACAO? I'll have to eat TWICE as much then!"

"Gucci Firenze 1921"

In Case of Emergency: Dark Chocolate

"The doctor said it wouldn't hurt to fudge a little on my diet."

"Mini-cupcakes never solved anything."

"Wine not?"

"Gimme a double burger between two burgers. And hold the lettuce; it only dilutes the experience."

Greedy child

Robert Morley

'I always shop here. They don't sell low fat ice cream so the guilt is gone.'

Frankly, I'm not as interested in resisting temptation as I am in finding it!

'I've decided to give up giving up!'

'Forget economy! Put us down for every frill you got!'

"What do you have that justifies its calories?"

A triathlon for the lazy and unfit.

'I'm just not feeling sufficiently incentivised today.'

'They opened an ice cream shop by the gym.'