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August  2012 
Good Laughs for the Dog Days:   Our 2nd Annual Joke Issue

As we are fond of saying at Federal Street, we take our work seriously but do not take ourselves seriously.  So once again, we have put together our annual joke issue.  As always, there's been no shortage of good subject matter for jokesters and cartoonists, and we're pleased to pass along some of our current favorites.


The Banker and the Frog 

A banker was walking in the park one day when she noticed a large frog sitting along the side of the pond. As she was walking by, the frog suddenly piped up and said, "Excuse me...but...ummm... would you happen to be a banker?"

 

The banker responded, "Why yes, I am a banker. Why do you ask?"  

 

"Well," says the frog, "I was a forecasting economist, and my forecasts didn't turn out so well. The CEO I worked for put a spell on me and turned me into a frog. The spell can be broken if a banker will kiss me. Then I can return to being a forecasting economist."  

 

The banker paused for a moment, then reached out, picked up the frog, put him in her purse, and began walking along. After a few minutes the frog piped up, "Hey, what are you doing? If you will just give me a kiss, I can walk along on my own and you won't have to carry me."  

 

The banker stopped, looked down at the frog, and said "True... but you're worth a lot more to me as a talking frog than as a forecasting economist."


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-Clint Eastwood



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