Recession Revelers Gifts

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'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

Depressed Businessman at Office Christmas Party.

'Yes I think we did go to school together. Wasn't you the old headmistress?'

Recession

"Here, we realized it was not some awful fever dream."

'Well, that's simplified the mission statement.'

"Phew! I'm glad this part of the ride is over..."

Squeezing a tight budget...

"If we didn't send them out to recess after lunch, they wouldn't be full of solar energy all afternoon."

"Goodbye cruel world."

US Dollar weakens.

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

"Why did we wait to get recliners?"

Santa entering a pool for a swim

"So the only way to save the economy is to spend what we haven't got - plus ca change - moin ca change!"

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this seminar is about how to make profits in times of crisis..."

'Look at my new overdraft its fantastic.'

'Damn early birds.'

'The bad news is that the dollar is down -- the good news is that nobody seems to have any.'

The Circle.

"I need the saw again."

'Of course business is slow. Would we want it any other way?'

'The good news is I've got a part-time job. The bad news is I started the day with a full-time job.'

Coming out of the crisis

'This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up.'

'On jobless...on foreclosed...on worry and insomniac!'

"What happened to consumer confidence?"

"Souls are a dime a dozen. The best I can give you is ten free dance lessons."

Hang fire on the Champas. Just a glimpse of green roots, so, a small glass of sherry.

'I'm sorry I have to let you go but since this a global economy, you may rotate back here someday.'

"Single malt scotches are good but I prefer regular old comfort booze."

The stockholders love our annual report! Scratch and sniff our bottom line and it smells like money!