Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Euro-joke

Market : "Knock-knock"

Angela Merkel : "Who's there?"

Market : "The spanish government bond crisis"

Herman van Rompuay : Hey, you're cutting in line. Portugal is first!

Market : They're busy demonstrating. Besides, you said they didn't need aid.

Herman van Rompuay : ......which is the code-word for a bailout in two weeks. Not now! Not Spain!

Angela Merkel : Es gibt nicht mehr. Herr Weber?

Axel Weber : Yes, mrs. Prime Minister!

Angela Merkel : Detach the Bundesbank will you, I think we are going to need som D-Mark.

Axel Weber : *mumbles* ...but I wanted to be head of the ECB...

Jean-Claude Trichet : What?!

Greece : What?

Ireland : That's it! Take your money and stick it where the sun doesn't shine!

Eurozone : What?!

IMF, World Bank and the global banking/politician cabal : Uh-oh....

Euro-skeptics : We hate to say we we to.....

Everyone else : SHUT UP!

Nicholas Sarkozy : There goes my re-election ...

French farmers : What re-election, you nimbwit!

Latvia : Does this mean we can devalue our currency now?

Swedish politicians : We foresee some uncertainty, but remain confident that we will join the euro-zone in a timely matter.

Brussels : We better vote to extend our unemployment benefits first thing monday....

etc. etc. and so n

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