Numerals Enthusiast Gifts

'Happy LXI birthday to you, happy LXI birthday...'

The Life of Pi

"Six out of ten statisticians prefer to be in the majority."

Us. Everyone else. My research shows that we are the only statistics company sill using pie charts displayed on an easel.

Staff Yearbook

Bingo! Credit card number!! The real reason raccoons like garbage.

'According to our fact finding committee, our stock won't be worth a dime this quarter.'

But under a different accounting convention ...

'Do I remember pre-decimal coinage?I remember pre-Tudor coinage!'

1. 0. 5. 6. He'd be nothing without her. (Published originally on June 11, 2008.)

Warning: Math Ahead!

'But if you need someone for the intangibles...'

"I asked my friends over to see how much the adults are leaving us to pay off!"

How Romans give each other a high five...

Reign Man

Boss. The boss treats me like a number, and not a prime one.

Pork Bellies.

"The accounting change that contributed most to the quarter was adding three zeros to the revenue number."

"People mistakenly think that we accountants are all boring number crunchers, but the latest figures show that 54% of the 23% of people who responded to a survey were 45% in favour of us being 12% more interesting than average!"

'This red line indicates the change in this red line over a period of time,'

Target setting: 'What about 38%, we haven't used 38% for a while.'

'If they weren't so damned good we might feel a bit more excited about the figures.'

"Profits are up 20%, but unfortunately costs are up 50%."

57th Birthday balloons

"I think the idea behind coin collecting is to get one of each kind, not all of the same kind!"

'You're not just a number to me, Abercrombie -- you're an irrational number!'

'The good news is we've readjusted our expectations.'

'...or you could fill out this Form 666 and get a filing extension for all eternity.'

'I used to be dull and boring then, one day, I discovered accountancy.'

"The new tax software is a real eye opener. Every misguided, impulsive purchase I made for the business last year really pops and sizzles in a visual data format!"

"We're still working out the numerology for a name."

'Miss Soule, I'm curious. How many numbers were there when you were my age?'

'How would you describe yourself?'

'It's true

"Some people think accountants are just boring number crunchers but statistics show that 43% of 456 people covering 56% of the total demographic were 67% sure that we're really a lot of fun!"