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Some are interesting, some old but nice to read again. 1. The US has made a new weapon that destroys people but keeps the building standing,. Its called the stock market - Jay Leno 2. Do you have any idea how cheap stocks are ?? Wall Street is now being called Wal Mart Street - Jay Leno 3. The difference between a pigeon and a London investment banker : The pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW 4. What's the difference between a guy who lost everything in Las Vegas and an investment banker ? A tie 5. The problem with investment bank balance sheet is that on the left side nothing's right and on the right side nothing's left. 6. I want to warn people from Nigeria who might be watching our show, if you get any e-mails from Washington asking for money, it's a scam. Don't fall for it - Jay Leno 7. Bush was asked about the credit crunch. He said it was his favourite candy bar - Jay Leno 8. The rescue bill was about 450 pages. President Bush's copy is ev...

Santa-Banta say on current financial market :- What worries me most about the credit crunch, is that if one of my cheques is returned stamped "insufficient funds", I won't know whether that refers to mine or the bank's!! (For once, Santa Banta seem to show more sense than the intelligent bankers!!)

This one is a classic, had to be put up...!!

Below are some banker cartoons... cartoons I received as email forwards...would not know who to reference, but surely not mine!! they seem a bit harsh, but then thats the sign of current times!!

2008-2009 was the year of the banker jokes..!! Hundreds being spread around at all times.. Everyone wanted to be a part of it, such jokes would be the best ways to start a conversation!! Some of them were quite funny, and most of them true too.. Here are some interesting ones.. will keep adding more as and when I come across more.. President Bush said clients shouldn't be concerned by all these bankclosings. If the bank is closed, you just use the ATM, he said. George Bush said that he is saddened to hear about the demise of Lehman brothers… His thoughts at this time go out to their mother as losing one son is hard but losing two is a tragedy. The problem with investment bank balance sheets is that on the left side nothing is right and on the right side nothing is left. There are 30 billion prime numbers below 700 billion. The rest are all subprime. How do you define optimism? A banker who irons 5 shirts on a Sunday. Why are all MBAs going back to school? To ask for their mo...

He's the CEO of our firm, and will be remembered for long for his fight to keep the firm from going under.. A lot of others did with he did too, just that he was successful (unlike Fuld) and in the direct firing line also longer (unlike Lloyd).. and he pulled through! Hats off to John the Mack.. Having been in the firm through its worst times, have seen this leader at work.. and he is brilliant! What does come across quite strongly is his humour, as well as the strength that he portrays, even in those very tough times... This link below is a lecture he gave at Wharton, about leadership.. An interesting lecture for anyone who wants to get an insider view to what all happened during those months in the banking industry.. Wharton leadership lecture by John Mack