Humour

How the world has changed. We all realise the world is changing fast when you look back ten, twenty or fifty years.  Ten years ago, there was on iPhone or Facebook.  Twenty years ago, the end of the Soviet Union, the removal of the Berlin Wall and the aftermath of apartheid were still reverberating around…

A few discussions about telephone numbers. I asked an economist for her phone number….and she gave me an estimate. And finally, dedicated to all those bankers waiting for their bonuses. Note: thanks to EU rules bankers are now paid salaries, not bonuses  

As Logan Pearsall Smith said:  "It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people" Or, as Spike Milligan said: "Money couldn't buy you friends, but you get a better class of enemy." But the real point of being rich is to stay close to your friends. Pictures courtesy of The…

A few wry notes on inheritances and wills …   SHE: Do you love me just because my Daddy left me a fortune in his will? HE: No.  I'd love you whoever had left you the fortune.     One of the shortest wills ever written:  Being of sound mind, I spent all the money.  …

Accountants are an integral part of the financial system, as the holders of debits and credits, cashflow and balance sheets. Known as boring folks: A woman went to the doctor, who broke her the dreadful news that she only had six months left to live. "That's terrible doctor, what should I do?" she pleaded. "I…

A bank went out to tender for a new auditor. They narrowed the choices to three of the Big Four, and invited them in for a final presentation. The first audit firm did an amazing presentation. At the end, the bank CEO said: "that was incredible.  We would like to hire you but, before we…

During this crisis, we're all finding ourselves a bit short of cash.  By way of example, the UK National Lottery has just announced a special draw to support RBS with a £5 m,illion prize fund … if you win, you get £5 a year for a million years! Walking through Waterloo the other day, I…

During this crisis, we're all finding ourselves a bit short of cash.  By way of example, the UK National Lottery has just announced a special draw to support RBS with a £5 m,illion prize fund … if you win, you get £5 a year for a million years! Walking through Waterloo the other day, I…

A woman walks into a bank with a $100 note stuck in each ear, and says she has an appointment with the manager. "Oh yes", says the manager when he hears about her arrival. "I've been waiting for her … she's $200 in arrears". Talking of being in arrears, a man walks into a doctor's…

A woman walks into a bank with a $100 note stuck in each ear, and says she has an appointment with the manager. "Oh yes", says the manager when he hears about her arrival. "I've been waiting for her … she's $200 in arrears". Talking of being in arrears, a man walks into a doctor's…