Strategic Gambler Mugs

'I chose the jockeys wearing the prettiest colours and I'm doing better than him!'

'I don't like to take chances.'

"Things got heated with the Morgans. I may have wagered our car. You're up."

Aggressive growth fund loses money shorting gold.

'In the 20 minutes it took for the pit boss to come back with a comp for the $10 buffet, I lost another $500.'

Horse five to win, unless they change the jockey.

'This one is for Hide and Seek.'

Post Game Day Betting.

-Psst! Back me in the 4:30! -Oh! -Surprised I can talk, huh? -No, surprised you think you can win!

Stockmarket investor's trays 'Up' and 'Down'.

"Mother, I sold the cow for some financial derivatives."

Scrabble with the Hares and Tortoise

Despite his perfect 'Poker Face'. the others always seemed to know when Toby had a good hand...

'I'm all in.'

STRIP Hambone: Betting on horse racing with the company payroll

'I'll see your dirty laundry, and raise you six children.'

"It's baaaack!"

'Do you think he'll win the second race?'

'The blooming thing took a wrong turn off the course.'

"I'd get out of the volatile, capricious, irritating stock market. . . but I might miss out on further gains."

A bet over spelling

'I'm going to refer you to a doctor. You seem to have developed immunity to winning stocks.'

I'm going to say my prayers. Should I play the same lotto numbers?

Aggressive investing.

Invested pot of gold in the stock market.

"In the ring, kid. We want you to take a fall in the ring."

"You're under arrest. . . fly tipping."

A manager yells through a window at a couple of employees 'Just switch places ok? I've got a corporate lunch riding on this!'

"Let's face it, you could back the wrong horse in a one-horse race!"

'I should have stuck to my hunch, to stay at home.'

'I think I'll try my Bobby Fischer sequence on you.'

Boris Johnson and the Stock Market