Q: What's the capital of Iceland ?
A: About £3.40
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The credit crunch has put me back on my feet
The car's been repossessed
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The bank returned a cheque to me this morning marked "insufficient
funds"
Does that mean them or me?
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Q: What's the difference between an investment banker and a pigeon?
A: Only the pigeon can leave a deposit on a Ferrari.
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A lobbyist on his way home from Parliament is stuck in traffic.
Noticing a police officer, he winds down his window and asks: 'What's
the hold-up?'
The policeman replies: 'The Prime Minister is so depressed he's stopped
his motorcade and is threatening to douse himself with petrol and set
himself on fire. 'He says no one believes he can get us through the
credit crunch. So we're taking up a collection for him.'
The lobbyist asks: 'How much have you got so far?'
The off icer replies: 'About 40 gallons, but a lot of people are still siphoning.'
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Overheard in a city centre wine-bar: 'This credit crunch is worse than a divorce. I've lost half my net worth and I still have a wife.'
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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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Money talks. Trouble is, mine knows only one word: 'Goodbye.'
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A young man asked an elderly rich man how he made his money. 'Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last penny, so I invested that penny in an apple. I spent the entire day
polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold that apple for ten pennies. 'The next morning I bought two apples, spent the day polishing them and sold them for 20 pennies. I continued this for a month, by which time I'd accumulated a fortune of £1.37. 'Then my wife's
father died and left us £2 million.'
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What have an Icelandic bank and an Icelandic streaker got in common?
They both have frozen assets.
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A director decided to award a prize of £50 for the best idea of saving
the company money during the credit crunch.
It was won by a young executive who suggested reducing the prize money
to £10.
