“Ben Bernanke is like an economist on a misty morning, because he hasn’t the foggiest clue.”

“The moveless man moves along like the mist. The mist doesn’t hide, but all things are hidden in it—including the fog. Love is the only thing that moves the moveless man, and he hasn't the foggiest clue why his eyes get misty when he thinks of her.”

“Economist should be spelled echonomist, because they all repeat each other.”

“I have a beard of fog that I wear on misty mornings. It’s not cigarette smoke, but I’d understand if you wanted to shave it off and inhale it.”

“I want to be a standup economist, because isn’t money funny? Actually, without gold backing our currency, it’s all funny money.”

“It’s my birthday, who could be calling me? Probably my clone, wondering why he hasn’t been born yet.”

“I taught my kid brother sign language and then cut off all his fingers. He hasn’t spoken to me since.”