Festive Economy Observer Gifts

"Oh, as long as he needs you, Santa's a great guy. But once things slow down and he wants a little vacation time with Mrs. C., it's 'goodbye North Pole, hello crappy temp job!'"

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

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

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

"It's Dr. Sadie. Go ahead, caller." "Yeah, how come you haven't said 'Merry Christmas' yet?" "Oh, that’s because I was hoping to provoke everyone who’s upset about the so-called 'war on Christmas' to spend all their time on hold waiting to castigate me. That way, all the normal people who don’t think Christmas is just another chance to play the victim can open their gifts in peace." "You're welcome, America." "Why haven't you played 'Jingle Bells' yet?"

'Stocks dropped on the news that governments can fool some people come of the time,but not all the people all of the time.'

"You really clean up on these mileage deductions, don't you."

'All right, gentlemen, this is the current picture of our growth industry!'

"Business is so bad even my hotcakes aren't selling like hotcakes."

Help! Have to pay back a big world bank loan.

"Victims of out-sorcery."

'Grandpa, what was manufacturing?'

"Just as I feared. Tariffs."

'In the economy, money is the lure.'

' Oh no! I'm being repossessed! '

"He downgraded Apple."

'Why don't you start a small business with a loan from a bank?'

Euro against the Dollar.

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

Exchange Rate.

'Get out there and keep your job!'

'Due to budget cuts we are having to take on more temporary staff.'

Business isn't booming.

'Oh, just sitting around, waiting for the next computer generated trading bubble to burst, sending the market into death spiral.'

"Fellow M.B.A. graduates of the Class of '91—hey, what can I say?"

Stan believes in calling a spade a spade.

"Our sales have slumped so much, we now have a couch for them."

"Isn't it comforting that even in our fast-moving times there are still things that remain as they were?"

'George, are you responsible for chopping down this here World Economy?'

"It's ten o'clock. Do you know where your 401k is?"

Euro Balloon: Please watch out for other currencies on your way down!