Racecourse Prophet Pillows

Before becoming the legend that he is today, Nostradamus first enjoyed a pretty good living at the tracks.

'Please remember that these figures could be off as much as two dollars.'

'We manufacture micro computing circuits. We're looking to hire someone who can anticipate the next small thing.'

-Sorry about yesterday, I was ill! -You didn't look ill when I saw you at the races! -You didn't see me after the fifth leg!

"The new revenue stream is finally kicking in."

Smiling businessman with rising profits

"Oh, I can't complain"

'This is why we can't have nice things... '

Disraeli's Reform Bill Passes the Committee Stage

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

"Love your feng shui!"

Perhaps we could get the Saatchis to pain a pretty picture.

Horse five to win, unless they change the jockey.

'Here's the improved margins you said you wanted to see this year, Tom.'

Psychic Car Mechanics.

'What a control freak!'

"Graphs are like EKGs, they show the health of a company."

The Speculators

"...and right here in Q2 is where the 'you know what' hit the fan. . ."

"These printers can be pretty self-righteous when they present their bills."

A tessellation of running figures.

"Our accountancy firm says that there are a number of ways to interpret the figures... which one do you prefer?"

"He has extremely advanced motor skills."

"The short term solution is money and the long term solution more money."

'Of course, for me, Christmas has a deeply felt religious significance! The stock exchange is my church...!

"I can't decide which I'd rather do- make a twenty-billion-dollar bid of turn down a twenty-billion-dollar bid."

'Why did he cut the chicane - the giant spider isn't on the track, he's on our screen.'

I don't know why, but I never seem to win the close races.

"That's our projected sales."

Doomsday marketing

'No doubt the upturn will come soon because the sheet of paper ends here!'

Protesting man's sign reveals that his credit has run out.

"Then it's settled -- our strategy is to hope for better things."

"And this is where we introduced our new customer care policy."

'I was looking for something more passive-aggressive.'