Experiencing A Recession Mugs

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

"Have you tried barking at the moon?"

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

Sub-prime Bear

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

Unconditional Surrender

"Here, we realized it was not some awful fever dream."

"Phew! I'm glad this part of the ride is over..."

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

"Okay, the market took a dive. No reason to panic, Mr. Spielman."

'That sure was a disaster of a first date!'

"Since they graduated, have any of your children moved back in with you?"

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

Jetsgo out of business.

'This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up.'

Coming out of the crisis

Nation of Has-Beens (and Never-Will-Bes)

By camouflaging himself, Ed was able to avoid being a victim of the company's massive layoffs.

'Since bottom line growth has been so robust, big business wants to thank you all in advance for not applying with them.'

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

'There will be no more pocket money kids. Dad bank has gone in to liquidation.'

'Probably we will meet more often these days. Due to the crisis I am working overtime.'

Cadbury's "Recession" - Brown Ale Chocolates

'Listen... that sound... we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.'

Goldman Sacks.

"Ms. Benton, please phone my wife and schedule a meeting with her for 3:00! I need a hug!"

Home Owners.

'I felt it was my civil duty to come out of retirement.'

"Get used to it...I think we're going to be eating them for a while yet..."

'Can you let me have five till Obama bails us all out, sir?'

"By God, we'll pull out of this mess or I'm not Otto Von Bismark."

Economics Anomalous 2009