Numerical Garden Enthusiasts Gifts

When Accountants Rake Leaves

The Life of Pi

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

Okay, dig that one up!

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

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

Staff Yearbook

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

But under a different accounting convention ...

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...'

Reign Man

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

"Here's the new smart plant...it tells you when you're overwatering it."

Farmer planting the next crop of PC's.

"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!"

'...We go away for a long weekend - we get back and the garden's gone wild.'

"It would be better with a protein, but add-ons are so expensive."

'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.'

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

57th Birthday balloons

Why is he always fooling around with plants? He wants to be a robotanist!

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

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

'They might be able to resist the candy, but no healthy child can walk by a freshly raked pile of leaves.'

"I can't believe I went so long without A.C."

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

"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!"

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

"It's a recipe for apple pie."

"Ever since he saw the new budget he's been obsessing over the numbers."

'How would you describe yourself?'

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