Financial Defender Pillows

Scared employees and manager fighting recession (dragon).

"Lori, go ahead and toss in 'Lolita.' Now, what's next?" "We'll need more lighter fluid." "'The Lottery' is devils work." "We must protect the children." "Book burning club"

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'Crisis'

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

IRS Audit Section

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

'Don't blame the lawyer!'

'I can't believe an Alligator stole my identity... I mean, it's quite obvious I'm a Crocodile!'

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

Big business is not evil

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

'If you don't stop biting your nails, you're going to ruin your teeth.'

Sugar Crunchies - Free Dental Treatment.

'Don't panic, folks! It's red ink, not blood!

'When we come back we'll talk to a man who made a fortune on Wall Street and almost got away with it.'

"How can our Russian affiliate be losing money? I thought that country was out of the red."

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract..."

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Financial Corruption

"I see you've arranged your life and business so that you can deduct everything. Do you know the penalty for 'trying to beat the system'?"

'As long as the gov't has a printing press, all deposits federally insured.'

"We need to discuss your expense account."

"We ran the numbers on how climate change will affect economic growth, but the numbers got so spooked they just kept running."

"Forget the bloody glove for a moment; ignore all the arguments about the DNA evidence and try to remember that this case, after all, is about securities violations."