Surviving Economic Downturn Mugs

Eddie's Tavern: Happy Despite The Current Situation Hour 2-7 PM.

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

'Oh, no! It's all in euros!'

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

'Now let's proceed downstairs and see where our stock shares presently sits,'

'That's where they keep all the money I don't have anymore.'

'How long's he been out there?'

"Here, we realized it was not some awful fever dream."

"Phew! I'm glad this part of the ride is over..."

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'Am I glad to be back - austerity's gone mad out there!'

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

Didn't know as much about the market as I thought I did.

"Okay, the market took a dive. No reason to panic, Mr. Spielman."

"Right, all those in favour of a car boot sale."

"Since they graduated, have any of your children moved back in with you?"

'You don't want to go to hell, J.B. In hell, the market is always down.'

'If the market should go down really deep, I'll be well prepared!'

Coming out of the crisis

'This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up.'

"I am reminded of a morbidly depressing anecdote. . ."

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

Stress.

Vulture waiting outside a failing business.

Business jargon : 'significant negative growth' translated into : 'we are dead broke !'

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

'I run a small investment firm. Unfortunately, it used to be a large investment firm.'

"I've decided to move back in with my parents."

'Probably we will meet more often these days. Due to the crisis I am working overtime.'

'There will be no more pocket money kids. Dad bank has gone in to liquidation.'