Factory Forecaster Mugs

'Is there anything to the rumor that the plant is moving overseas?'

"Fred's calculating what future natural catastrophes he can ignore based on his probably life span."

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

"An early spring was just a prediction- I can't actually control the weather!"

"I'm not happy about what the economists are predicting."

"This paw has you meeting a lovely poodle, an enchantress who will win your heart... but look, here, this is telling me she's lousy with fleas."

European currency on the edge.

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'Ho,ho,ho, but can you be more specific?'

Indigenous knowledge vs. climate projections and weather forecasts.

'Call the boss! We're in trouble!'

'You shouldn't have taken that personal pension.' 'You shouldn't have taken that endowment mortgage.' 'When do you get your free tv license?' Job's comforters, today.

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"What's the final episode of 'Seinfeld' about?""It's about nothing."

"I don't like the look of this."

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

'I can see a visit to the vet, but, oh my, no more kids after that!...'

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

'I understand this was the day you seized, Ferguson?'

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

"I wouldn't stand there, if I were you."

Pessimists v Optimists.

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

'Gee, where are all the crowds this year?'

Recycling bin for 'short term business plans'

'So, in 2079 you see the company breaking even. Can you give me some idea where you see things 10 years after that?'

Melissa's Mark Prediction Service

'Well they often get it wrong.'

'How wonderful - the both of us in futures.'

'Following your 'barbecue summer' forecast, I'm revising predictions of your contract being reviewed.'

"Knowing all the weather rock lore doesn't really count toward the weather badge."