Government Finance Pillows

Budget surplus in Canada.

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

"Another week another dollar, Jenkins"

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

'Now that I have your attention...'

Phrenology bust with sections for different currencies.

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

"Stock options for your thoughts."

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

"You're fired."

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

'It's only a hunch, but I think everybody bought everything they needed, last time.'

The Anti-Agent

British savings accounts

The day the stock market went UP.

Late Stage Capitalism and the Biosphere Engage in Some Meaningful Dialogue...

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

"These projections don't make sparkles shoot out my ass."

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

"Miracles happen, gentlemen, but they don't come cheap."

'We've set the bar quite high at this company. It helps us control bonuses.'

"I’ve combined all your outstanding debt into what we here in the banking business like to call a honkin’ big loan."

"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

I hope a starting salary of 80 and a severance of 12 is acceptable....

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

'What do you want first - The bad news or the even badder news?'

'This time we're going to do things right. And if that doesn't work, we'll just go back to stealing.'

'Our product flooded the market... Before backing up a deluge of consumer complaints!'