Friday, 19 December 2008

• Some Humor About The Economy, Financial Crisis & Bailouts

  Ms. Piggy Bank

  Living during a recession is definitely not that exciting --lay-offs, foreclosures, and bankruptcy are at horrific new heights.  
  However, I tend to appreciate the slight humor in such tumultuous situations,  because at least laughing is still free (hopefully).
  
  I want to share with you some of the better recession jokes I've heard in the past few months.  They seem a bit dry initially, but dig deeper and they will fill that tiny void in your heart that's aching for some release.  These zingers deserve at least a hearty chuckle or two:
  
  

   I. Smart Investing - a joke forwarded to me by several friends
  
  "If you had bought $1000.00 worth of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.

  With Enron, you would have $16.50 of the original $1,000.00.

  With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left.

  If you had bought $1,000.00 worth of Budweiser (the beer, not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for the 10 cent deposit, you would have $214.00.
  
  Based on the above, my current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle."

  
  II. Conan O'Brien...sizzle sizzle!

  "The House of Representatives failed to get enough votes to pass the Wall Street bailout plan. Since that didn't work, they're going to attack an even bigger problem: bailing out the New York Mets."

  "Yesterday, the Dow Jones average dropped 777 points, which wiped out $1.2 trillion in the stock market. Financial experts say the last time that much money disappeared in one day was when Oprah left her purse in a cab."

   

  III. Jay Lenooooooooo! Whatta guy, Whatta guy!

  "A grand jury is investigating the bankruptcy of K-Mart. Why? Is there any big mystery there? They sold a bunch of cheap crap and nobody bought it."

  "Earlier this week the Senate voted 97-to-0 for tougher regulations. For example, when corporations buy a senator, they must now get a receipt."

   

  IV. Letterman --my late night cup of tea

  "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bush administration is taking over the banks. So, hey, crisis over."

  "Right now the only winner in this economic mess is vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who has all her money in pelts."

   

  V. Celebrity Joke Match: Colbert vs. Stewart

  “How bad is our economy? Well, I’ll give you my two cents, which used to be a dollar.” - Stephen Colbert

  "In this time of crisis we have not one, but TWO presidents on the case. One is addressing the issues, while the other is unveiling his portrait. Do we really have to wait till January 20th? Can we just have him already? This is like when you were a kid and your parents bought you a bike. You knew it was a bike. IT"S SHAPED LIKE A BIKE -WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?! But they wouldn't let you open it until Christmas. I guess what I'm saying is...JUST GIVE US THE BIKE!" -Jon Stewart  (check out the video of this...there is a follow-up presidential parody of Highlights magazine's Goofus and Gallant.

  What has been your favorite recent economic joke ? Do you consider these jokes enjoyable or do you think they are tasteless during such frustrating and dire times?

  
  

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