Royal Finance Critic Pillows

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

DOWN WITH THE KING!, 'Do you know what the PENALTY is for disturbing the peace during wartime?'

"It's time to get politics out of money."

"You never actually own a pension pot - you merely look after it for the next government."

'So, a bailout is like a Ponzi scheme for automakers?'

Trickledown economics

"Actually, we're all better off when he IS sleeping on the job."

World Financial Mafia

Scientific Research: 'Uh...why'd it take'em 20 yeahs t' figyah that out?'

"I, too, hate being a greedy bastard, but we have a responsibility to our shareholders."

"We must do something about the bloated, fat cat image bankers have a acquired...I think I'll settle for a bigger chair!"

The rich, the poor and the terrorist...

'George, are you responsible for chopping down this here World Economy?'

'If you had more criminal potential, you'd get a bonus like all the other investment bankers!'

"We can't all work for Goldman Sachs."

Mismanagement at the Bank of England

'All hail, our economic Overlords!'

Queen to daughter about puppy: 'You won't either name her 'Queenie'!'

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF, 'It's official, sir - EVERYBODY'S overdrawn!'

'He's disappointed with the Queen's card - he wanted a rude one!'

'You're a bad credit risk so, yes, of course you can have some money.'

"If you hold it up to your ear you can hear the sloshing sound of trillions of dollars worth of unsecured debt."

'Let me get this straight, Reverend. You would now like to diversify the Church's 'No Sin' endowment to include some 'Greed'?'

Coronation Civil Rights

'If this is a democracy, how come voters don't get matching funds?'

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

'My investment advice is to relax, stop and smell the roses, dig up the roses, bury a million dollars beneath the roses.'

"I'd heard banks were reluctant to give businesses money - but I didn't think it was this bad..."

Foreclosure.

'City workers to retrain as teachers.'

"Peggy, can we find someone to misuse a few of these campaign funds for a run to the deli to get us some lunch?"

Statue of Liberty Burns Money As Flame