Forecasting Gifts

Had volumes of data at my fingertips and still didn't see this one coming.

'They tell me you're quiet intuitive.'

'I'm here to work on my company's vision.'

"I recommend our 'wild' expectations be downgraded to 'great.'"

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

In case of prediction error: Umbrella in glass case.

The Doom Channel

"The first one is actual, the second was our projection."

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

'I'm graphing the likelihood of me keeping this New Year's resolutions based on all of my previous resolutions. It doesn't look good for me.'

'The recurring poor enrollment prognostications plays havoc with our school district's budget. What will next year's enrolment be.'

'I remember when tea leaves were the state-of-the-art method of forecasting.'

Anticipated Sales - "Now at this point reality intruded."

"Local Showers"

'Tomorrow, it may be warm and sunny... or cold and snowy... or rainy... or... hey, it depends on the weather, folks!'

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

Weather forecaster

"Let's see what our risk forecasting model has to say..."

Indicators - "Sorry, Crossley, I'm not happy - I can feel it in my bones."

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

'For accuracy, it suggests you look out of the window and check the pine cone!'

'How long did you say you have been a weather forecaster?'

Beware of the 4th Quarter

'Please meet our new earnings forecast specialist.'

"All I can see is this big black cloud..."

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

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

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

"A mass of fair-weather friends are moving ahead of this intense line of thunderstorms, descending upon unsuspecdting acquaintances in sunnier parts of the region!"

"And now, with the projected sales figures..."

"What's Tim doing on the window ledge?"

"Our City Analyst is forecasting inflation, is on the way back - and his fee proves it."

"Our panel includes three expert economists, one fortune teller, a tea leaf reader, and I will open a couple fortune cookies!"

Sam, the friendly meteorologist, went to welcome the new neighbors only to discover a front moving in.

'... And once again, this area will be flooded with politicians, making all kinds of promises.'