Financial Metaphor Fan Gifts

'The gravy? Was that 'boat' or 'train', sir?'

'Now that I have your attention...'

"Staff support"

Loan Alley

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

Sub-prime Bear

Jumping Wall Street.

Greek Crisis

'Our tabby was pre-approved for a credit card!'

'Credit being what it is, I'm sure you won't mind if we see your 200,000 cattle first...'

'Oh, wait. There's a note. It says; Fill her up with euros.'

IRS: The country is broke, but your taxes cannot be construed as 'Charity to the Poor'.

Golden bubbles

"You inherited an extra toe from your father and didn't pay the inheritance tax on it."

"Destroyers"

'In today's market news, losers outnumbered those who were wiped out.'

'No trouble at all giving you an overdraft Mr Simkins - have mine!'

"He downgraded Apple."

"I'd like these invested in an aggressive mutual fund."

'We've had a marginal advance-decline on a near-term buy-out, but no one knows if that translates as a downturn or an up-tick.'

'Money, that's what seperates us from the apes.'

'It's a retrospective of Bernanke's most obtuse economic jargon...'

'I called you in here because your expenses and contributions appear to be quite elaborate!'

'It's a deal, for $15 an hour, I'll stand in front of your office.'

"We must do something about the bloated, fat cat image bankers have a acquired...I think I'll settle for a bigger chair!"

News and Magazines. Record Debt. Dollar Down. How can the dollar be weak when we've been giving it such a good workout?

The classic 'large scale corporate raider' eventually, they end up catching themselves!!

Department of Unrealistic Dividend Earnings: 'We realize it is an unnecessary department but the acronym was just too cool to shut it down.'

"Well, I guess the bubble has burst over at Phillips Rodny Associates."

'It's 10pm, does anyone know how much the U.S. dollar is worth?'

'The difference between Micro and Macro economics is this: Macro is what you owe, and Micro is what you're paid.'

'Can I help? You bet your bottom dollar I can.'

'I need a loan or a bailout so I can evolve,'

'Now that I think about it, you're right: Like bankers, we thrive on the misfortune of others...'

"In this company, GDP stands for gree, deception and profit."