Royal Budgeter Mugs

'Instead of a medal, could you just give me a tax cut?'

'What I don't understand is how all three of us managed to get the figures wrong!'

'At this rate I'll end up with more heirs than hairs!'

Servant brings king skateboard on pillow.

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

Duke of Clarence (Later William IV) Promenading with Family

"It is we."

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

"I can always tell when Philip is working on family finances. A 'cursor' appears on both sides of the computer screen."

Fiscal cliff - US dollar falling over the edge.

"You need to justify your own existence first."

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

George doesn't really like me using the credit card.

British Prime Minister

"How is the budget forecast looking?"

'Not gruel, stupid! -- I said find the GRAIL!'

'I wonder how the economy is doing.'

Graffiti on guard's horse

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

"Possible exception to Prince William's proposed halt on space travel." proposed halt on space travel."

Excess Baggage: Sooner or later all those vacation bills come due.

"Will you stop saying 'ouch' every time I cut something out of your budget?"

'Well, maybe upteen zillion was too general a cost estimate.'

Congressional Budget Committee: Benefactor...Victim

Reign Man

'I'll have your head on a platter.'

"And His Majesty sends you a great big kiss, too."

White House Garage Sale.

'A candle for it? Not blummin' likely - I'm a republican!'

"You have a really lousy sense of humor."

"We're going to have to save some money...and one way is to rewrite the rules on expenses claim."

"But they told me I was too big to fail."

Do you know what it means when all your financial statements are in red ink?' 'That it's time to change the printer cartridge?'

"Yow! Thank goodness you've kept costs on a short leash!"

It's the same ingredients and aftertaste as stimulus 1..."