Regulation Buff Gifts

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

"I've been working with pain-killers - anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants..."

I can't believe it's not food!

In Case of Emergency Break Glass.

'I'm not stopping until you beg for more.'

"That model has a 30-day waiting period."

How self-regulation is meant to work and how it does work.

'We have all the tax revenue we need for right now - Why don't you just REGULATE things for awhile?'

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

'What's wrong now?'

No Parking - Scandal or No Scandal

"We need to do something about excessive admin. I want you to fill out one of these forms every time you think you're doing some."

'One of the new targets is targeting which targets we're meant to target.'

E.U. Banking Union.

The truth is, Congressman, we didn't know it was wrong to screw people.

"Before vaporizing this one, we need to file an environmental impact report."

"Useless information"

US Credit: 'I'm down grading your credit rating...'

"If you're really interested, talk to someone at corporate. They own my soul."

Planet of the Lawyers

'Hi. Due to the regulation fervor, I'm one of the clowns from Washington here to tell you how to run your business.'

Jumping Wall Street.

"We find it as long as you manage the inputs, the outputs will look after themselves."

Arnold's first day on the job - 'What do you mean...no director!!!...and who is going to tell me what to do?'

Credit Crunch Corn Flakes.

EU: Behind the scenes.

I kicked him upstairs to Diaz, Diaz kicked him over to Fennelson, and Fennelson evidently kicked him out the window.

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

'Mrs Witch, you're being accused of using a poisoned apple to send a young girl into a death-like sleep. I'm placing you under arrest for the possession of illegal drugs.'

'It's a new rule, sir - There's a seven-day waiting period for stamps now.'

'It's not so much the distance to your proposed house site, but that I'm not familiar with your planet's building codes.'

"Of course, the actual honey is all made overseas."

"Bob wait, let's do the survey first! Sir, on a scale of 1, poor, to 10, excellent, how would you rate our chase today?"

"From this you make a living?"

'Dow, Jones, Russell & Nikkei - Leading economic indicators.'