Is there Humor in the Financial Crisis? Depends on how hard you look as you fall

[Mira]

Q: What's the definition of optimism?

A: An investment banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday evening.

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A man went to his bank manager and said: 'I'd like to start a small
business. How do I go about it?' 'Simple,' said the bank manager. 'Buy a big
one and wait.'

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The credit crunch is getting bad, isn't it? I mean, I let my brother borrow
a tenner a couple of weeks back, it turns out I'm now Florida's fourth
biggest lender.

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Q: What is the difference between an investment banker and a pigeon?

A: A pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW.

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Q: What is the difference between an investment banker and a large pizza?

A; The pizza can still feed a family of four.

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Q: What does a hedge fund manager with no fund to manage say?

A: Would you like fries with that sir?

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Q: What is the capital of Iceland?

A: About $3.50 or a Big Mac

Q: Yeah, but one can eat a big Mac. What the heck am I gonna do with
Iceland?

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I tried to get cash from the ATM today but it said "insufficient funds." I
don't know if that meant them or me.

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Mark Twain was ahead of the curve: "October. This is one of the peculiarly
dangerous months to speculate in stocks . The others are July, January,
September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and
February."

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The stock market may be terrible, but I slept like a baby last night. I woke
up every couple of hours and cried.

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I've determined that this financial downturn is worse than a divorce.
I've lost half my assets but I still have my wife.

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One of these days, I'm going to borrow enough money to get completely out of
debt.