Future-forecast Fan Prints

'The reason you're getting resistance to planning for the future is because nobody thinks they'll still be here.'

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

Company sales forecast mirrors the weather

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

'We'll need lots of nappy changes today, the T. V. just said it's going to be wet and windy.'

"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."

Indigenous knowledge vs. climate projections and weather forecasts.

Weatherman: "Tonight's weather forecast is confusing, followed tomorrow by downright bewildering."

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

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

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

"Remember that optimistic, slightly crazy, throw a dart at the wall forecast? We beat it."

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

"We're always excited to hear from analysts who are bullish on the market."

"Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, but with some scattered showers..."

Pessimists v Optimists.

"Well in our defence we did get the numbers right they were just in the wrong order!"

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

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

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

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

What will happen in the world

"Someday, son, a giant conglomerate will find a way to harness the moonlight and make us pay for it."

"Get a move on Hardwicke, we need it for the 6 o'clock news!"

"The bottom line is that we're going out on our bottoms!"

"You'll be able to talk to your husband. I have video conferencing."

"Get ready for a prolonged buzzard of negative ads, snow jobs of epic proportions and massive floods of misleading extremism!"

"I'm the ghost of your future retirement."

"Your food line is nice and long, and - oh, my - your squirrel line is all over the place."

"I predict six more weeks of winter...But I'm sure we'll tough it out."

'Exactly what the forecast on telly.'