Dr. Goose's Economical Limericks

Said the Bishop, in humbling homily: "You bankers are quite the anomaly. I'd like to convert you To living in virtue, Instead...

"We took a non-core operation And spun it off, free of taxation. In time it so grew, We repurchased it, too, In the interest of wo...

Said a banker: "We used to condone The rigging the cost of a loan, A benevolent practice 'Til many attacked us, And now we mu...

There's a model of rate calculation, First advanced in the Great Moderation, That would have the Fed set The cost of our debt Based ...

An economist known to propound A theory he thought to be sound Ignored a taboo By changing his view When facts that disproved it wer...

"When the market was anxious and tense, An MBA seemed to make sense, But a growth outlook that Is still very flat Makes B-sch...

Said a realtor, scanning the rows Of colonials, shacks and chateaux: "Though it's not plain to see, Ev'ry eighth mortgag...

Unguarded remarks are the bane Of many a White House campaign; It's hard to promote The popular vote From people you clearly disdain...

"To counter employment fragility, We promote cheaper funding ability, But investors who yearn For a decent return Must accept mor...