Recession Prophet Mugs

The worst is over...the worst is yet to come.

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

'The World will speak hip-hop tomorrow.'

"The new revenue stream is finally kicking in."

Smiling businessman with rising profits

'Well, that's just great...you can part the Red Sea, but you can't open a jar of pickles for me!'

"Remember that optimistic, slightly crazy, throw a dart at the wall forecast? We beat it."

"Oh, I can't complain"

"When I got laid off, the corporation enlisted me in the army."

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

'Now think, Harris, what did you do different on that day?'

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

"Oh, the crystal ball rolled off and fell right on my foot! Didn't see it coming!"

"Love your feng shui!"

For sale

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

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

"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. . ."

Federal Guidelines

"Times are perfect for us masochists!..."

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

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

'My father carried this sign before me, as did his father before him.'

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

'I think we're going to have to add another storey downstairs...'

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

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

'What happens when we run out of gas?!'

"He is stingy. If he is giving gold it's only because prices have hit rock-bottom..."

A self-filling prophecy.

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

"That's our projected sales."

'Due to budget cutbacks, we need to get by with less.'