Storytelling Economist Mugs

'Is there any point in the little piggy going to market?'

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

"Unfortunately Daddy already owes the government about 500,000 Pokemon cards."

Is this your idea of a joke, Findlay...?

'You raised the price of air to 50c!' 'Inflation.'

Snail: 'Do you mean to tell me I'm not a credible author?!'

The Decline of the Euro.

BMA criticises 'Black Hole' of NHS IT spending

Those who fail to learn from the past will be forced to relive it.

Dollars Press Conference

Pandora's box.

'I feel I owe a lot to my country.' - 'So, you haven't paid your income tax again.'

Corporations will have to earn this tax cut one dollar at a time!

'Figures can be misleading - So I've written a song which I think expresses the real story of the firms performance this quarter.'

'Greenspan today explained the reason the Fed faises interest rates is so they can lower them again.'

"And after the prime rate declined by half a point, the Dow rose by thirty-two, guess what happened to Goose and Fox?"

'What can we do to reduce our spending?'

"At last they paid off their sub-prime fairy-tale and lived happily ever after."

Investments: Still Open to New Investors - 'A fool & his money fund.'

Protesting man's sign reveals that his credit has run out.

Financial Bailout Required.

'You'll be happy to know there's nothing wrong with you. That will be four thousand, three hundred and eighty two dollars.'

'So this is how they're recovering from insolvency?'

"I'd like to explore the futures market."

'I can't take all the credit. My childhood imaginary friend picked a lot of my stocks.'

You think you have feelings of worthlessness? You ought to see my portfolio!

'The global economy is fragile and mysterious, folks... kind of like Tinkerbell in 'Peter Pan.' When people stopped believing in the magic, Tinkerbell almost died. So it's up to us to invent a better supernatural creature to believe in!'

"Once upon a time, gold was 60 pounds an ounce."

"I see a vague figure of someone groping...groping...groping..Yes, yes, it's coming in more clearly now! It seems to be—yes, it is a man! The man has a briefcase! And some papers! The man is an economist!"

"And that's how Twitter almost crashed the Dow."

"More problems with China - their money contains lead."

'There are billions and billions of dollars of unreported income. How come we don't have any of it?'

Business Fairy Tales.

Italy Shackled by the Euro Debt Crisis