Growth Observer Prints

"Oh boy, you've grown alright! Better be careful though: From now on, they won't throw you back..."

Highschool sign.

"We're finally seeing growth again! The lawn in front of the building is four centimeters higher than last week!"

Son measuring his father against the wall.

'Oh my! You sure have grown.'

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

GAS PRICES AT PUMP

'Taxes are going up, but that's no excuse to earn less, Mr. Syms.'

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

'The government's right. Not counting, food, clothing, energy, shelter, health care, or transportation, inflation is hardly going up.'

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

Economy Slows: 'It's still too fast for me.'

'Stocks dropped on the news that governments can fool some people come of the time,but not all the people all of the time.'

'Money is a bit tight at the moment, so instead of cash we wondered whether you'd settle for 20% more meaningless protestations of how much we value you?'

"Victims of out-sorcery."

'All right, gentlemen, this is the current picture of our growth industry!'

"Business is so bad even my hotcakes aren't selling like hotcakes."

'Grandpa, what was manufacturing?'

' Oh no! I'm being repossessed! '

'In the economy, money is the lure.'

"He downgraded Apple."

The Red Carpet

'Why don't you start a small business with a loan from a bank?'

Euro against the Dollar.

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

'Get out there and keep your job!'

Exchange Rate.

'Oh, just sitting around, waiting for the next computer generated trading bubble to burst, sending the market into death spiral.'

Business isn't booming.

We learn by doing

"Fellow M.B.A. graduates of the Class of '91—hey, what can I say?"

'These are our projected profits as capitalism self-destructs.'

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"