• 29 Oct 2008 at 11:09 AM

Caption Contest Wednesday

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Beard arrives at the Fed building earlier this morning. [via Reuters]

Comments (95)

  1. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    Need to read those funnies before I can even THINK about saving the US Economy today!

  2. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:16 AM

    Damn that Paulson, he stole the “How to spend it” section again….

  3. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    “This is some fucked up shit. Good think I have no real responsibility or authority.”

  4. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    hmm, put it on bluenose in the fifth . . .

  5. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    “Phew! My ass sex affair with Paul Krugman didn’t make into today’s paper.”

  6. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    Executive Income??? Work from Home??? Greenspan – get your ass out of the tub…WE ARE BACK!

  7. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    Caption: “Fucking Mallard Fillmore….”

  8. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    this salmon colored piece of whatever it is shields my eyes from my relection in the window – excellent

  9. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    Hmmm…Fucked again! Good thing I’m outta here soon!

  10. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    #6 FTW!

  11. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    Damn that Paulson, he stole the “How to spend it” section again….

  12. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    As a side note, any one recognize what paper he’s reading?

  13. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:23 AM

    @12: FT

  14. Posted by HighYield | October 29, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    “Let’s see… Aries, Aries, Aries…. ah! Here we go…
    ‘Many people look up to you lately for guidance and insight. You may wish to contain your contributions over the coming weeks as your sophisms will soon materialize.’
    Hmmmm… what the hell is a ‘sophism’?”

  15. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    @12
    Back in the cage.

  16. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    I can’t believe that Jeter is dating Minka Kelly!

  17. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    “Classifieds…where is the ‘help wanted’ section??”

  18. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    “Which greedy scum sucking pricks should I bail out today?…..Whichever one will give me the best job offer when I’m done with this gig.”

  19. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    “Classifieds…where is the ‘help wanted’ section??”

  20. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    “4 letter word ending in ‘-unt’ regarding a woman…ohhhh, Aunt! I was waaaaaaay off”

  21. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    “Maybe if I hold this newspaper up a little higher, they won’t see me crying.”

  22. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:27 AM

    What the hell is a RANT?

  23. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:29 AM

    “Hmmm…a four letter word for “a female” …and I already have the “u, n and t…” Oh, “Aunt” !!!

  24. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    “No, no, no…ahhh here’s one ‘Earn Extra Cash for XMAS. No Experience Needed.’ that sounds perfect.”

  25. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    Oh, I see! Finkel is Einhorn and Einhorn is Finkel.

  26. Posted by EricM | October 29, 2008 at 11:31 AM

    Damnit, they still haven’t shutdown DealBreaker for publishing those IM logs AG keeps leaking!

  27. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:36 AM

    @13
    I am a Hedge Fund manager, what is an FT?

  28. Posted by StillNoCouch | October 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM

    That Garfield cracks me up every time !

  29. Posted by lig | October 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    Let’s see, can’t find my name in the obits. Guess I have to go to work again today.

  30. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    12 across
    “The only towel you will ever need. If you call now…..”
    Sha_wo_

  31. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    Maybe today wasn’t the day to try the wake and bake after all…

  32. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:43 AM

    #20 beat me to it! Bastard!!

  33. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:44 AM

    “hmmmm, Zero Rate Policy isn’t that bad! How long could the recession possibly last???”

  34. Posted by prgy | October 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    @ 30. You are right, the shamwow is the only towel you will need.
    Vince Offer

  35. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    Still no news on the dead prostitute I left in the dumpster

  36. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    SWF looking for……..

  37. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Bloody paparazzi at 6:30 in the morning….can’t fault them on the camera angle though. You suckers can’t even see the lastest issue of Blonde Chicks with Dicks hidden inside my FT.

  38. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Damn, missed two numbers in the lotto…

  39. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:50 AM

    “Bills + 5.5. Slam dunk. If I can just pick a couple of winners I can get it all back.”

  40. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:51 AM

    How can anyone say that the CP market is freeing up when the fed is buying almost all the newly issued CP?

  41. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 11:59 AM

    “OK; I need to commit this to memory….
    “D.C.’s Hottest Live Action; Free Trial, Call Now to talk to like-minded people: 976-RATE-CUT”

  42. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM

    Dick Fuld got knocked out by a girl? Now that’s just sad…

  43. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:03 PM

    whish I didn’t lose that nr of that club Elliot Spitzer gave me, than i wouldnt have to scan the personals everyday..

  44. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:06 PM

    @39: HAHAHA…
    Yeah; if Paulson bet what remains of the TARP on this week’s NFL schedule, we’d all be better off…

  45. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    damn. those pants do make my butt look fat.

  46. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    Holds up FT to cover the fact that he’s really reading NYPost Page Six.

  47. Posted by Regional | October 29, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    “Holding rates steady?!?! Again?! What in the hell do Trichet and his chain-smoking, beret-wearing toadies at the ECB think they are doing??”

  48. Posted by cy | October 29, 2008 at 12:26 PM

    “Soon they’ll be printing the FT on old $100 bills”

  49. Posted by JasonBourne | October 29, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    What the over and under on the Fed raising rates 75 basis points?

  50. Posted by JasonBourne | October 29, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    What’s the over and under on the Fed raising rates 75 basis points?

  51. Posted by JasonBourne | October 29, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    What’s the over and under on the Fed raising rates 75 basis points?

  52. Posted by JasonBourne | October 29, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    What’s the over and under on the Fed raising rates 75 basis points?

  53. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    @16 two of the greatest words ever spoken, Minka Kelly. You know she’s a dirty little rat in bed. Mom was a Vegas dancer and dad, band member of Aerosmith, left’m high and dry in shit hole New Mexico.
    SPODE

  54. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    “Wait–so George Miller wants to buy up everyone’s 401(k) and give them 3% plus a $600 tax credit each year? Where do they find these fuckwits?”

  55. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:35 PM

    “Cram Cram Cram, got to figure out what is going on!”

  56. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    @49-52 – what’s the over/under on your multiple posts? Click once dumbass.

  57. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:46 PM

    “I wonder if this Obama character needs an accountant.”

  58. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 12:55 PM

    Obama announced today he would appoint V.I. Lenin as his Secretary of the Treasury upon inauguration.

  59. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:01 PM

    help wanted – someone w/rigorous academic background to manage the monetary policy of the world’s largest economy, no experience necessary, all training is on the job; assertive and forward thinking types need not apply

  60. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:07 PM

    “I wonder if I can get me one of these”!
    Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem is one of the centers that offers implantation of an artificial anal sphincter. It is a silicone device filled with a liquid and comprising three parts: the sphincter itself, a pump that can be controlled by the patient, and a balloon responsible for pressure.

  61. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:08 PM

    I can probably print dollars out of old newspapers!

  62. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:09 PM

    if i run out of paper…i can print dollars out of old newspapers!

  63. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    Printing newspapers from old dollars is what I’ll do.

  64. Posted by Jesse | October 29, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    “Hmmm. Why does this man have crab claws for hands?”

  65. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:17 PM

    Hate that I had to leave my Kindle at home so I’d look good. Hope Oprah doesn’t see this…

  66. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:19 PM

    since i used all the TP to print hundos…i’ll have to wipe with this

  67. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:22 PM

    “Page 8?!? Gotta come up with another, BOLDER solution to get back on the front page…”

  68. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM

    “The hoes here be better than the hoes on Craigslist”

  69. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM

    “oooh la la, what have we here? ’40 year old, MWW, wall street diva reporter, seeks bearded, like minded $ugardaddy for uninhibited, afterhours fun at the NYSE. Call M. Badonkadonk, let me know how much you’re packing in your underwear and bank account. Extra points for men who get paid in Euros…’”
    -BeckyBootFan

  70. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:40 PM

    Damnit – i forgot to take off my wedding ring…

  71. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    “Damn I miss Charlie Brown and the gang…”

  72. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM

    Don’t look–I need to pick my nose.

  73. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 1:54 PM

    Lets see now…where can I become a merkin donor…

  74. Posted by ShortOil | October 29, 2008 at 2:15 PM

    “I got a handful of stacks, better grab an umbrella, I make it rain, I make it rain, I make it rain on them hoes!”

  75. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:18 PM

    “That Jeffrey Sachs guys is a fuckin’ dumb ass. Government intervention to move markets. Ha!”

  76. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:23 PM

    “How sweet is it that they put a shitter in the back seat of this car? Whoah! That was a log!”

  77. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:28 PM

    Huh, Beastie Boys are coming to town.

  78. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:33 PM

    God Damn you, lower 48!

  79. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:34 PM

    Maybe I can get appointed next Governer of Alaska..

  80. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    I told you someone out there still reads the newspaper

  81. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 3:03 PM

    Now if I can just get the market to go a little bit lower, Obama will let me keep my job. . .

  82. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    I can’t get out of the car because I just created liquidity in my pants

  83. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 5:03 PM

    TAKE MY PICTURE AGAIN AND I’LL MONETIZE YOU BITCH

  84. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    Ahhh, why is Ron Paul always busting my balls?!

  85. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 5:11 PM

    yeah you know big ben has the biggest stimulus package in town

  86. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 5:52 PM

    Revealed – the last reader of the FT

  87. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 6:39 PM

    “All this stress and I still gotta go home and take shit form the wife”

  88. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    I see the hookers have lowered their prices again.

  89. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 6:58 PM

    I accidentally left the Kindle I read Dealbreaker with at home…. And of course I read the Financial Times, not some crappy Murdoch-owned rag or the New York & Havana Times.

  90. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 7:58 PM

    Where is the obituary for Ron Paul??

  91. Posted by guest | October 29, 2008 at 8:07 PM

    We are the FED. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

  92. Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 8:08 AM

    See not only can I save the world but read & drive @ the same time

  93. Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 8:13 AM

    Now which way round do I hold it? I’m sure W told me.

  94. Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 11:39 AM

    Sure glad I bought those VW calls on that tip from Blue Horseshoe!

  95. Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:40 PM

    @27 you better close shop and try ft.com

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