Can’t find a paperclip? You’re in good company. Or at least lots of it. The voice in this video is not so good, but the concept cracked me up.
 
 
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 This is dry British humor at its best. Think The Office but darker, drier, and funnier! (Of course you know The Office originated on the other side of the pond.)
Enjoy!
 
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I had some amusing economics professors in school, but their humor usually wasn’t intentional. This guy has to be the world’s first stand-up economist. If you don’t get his jokes, don’t worry. It just means you’re not an econ nerd. Not that there’s anything wrong with that….
This video was filmed at the first ever humor session of the meeting of the American Economics Association earlier this year.
 
 
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This is great British humor. I only wonder why the ditzy woman sounds American? Beware of where you leave your phone!
 
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In this hilarious video, Columbia Business School Dean R. Glenn Hubbard vies for the top Federal Reserve Bank job that went to Ben Bernake. I’m calling for a revival of this 2006 classic. The acting is great, but I have to say – if this guy’s really the one singing, he’s got a whole other talent to exploit. Maybe he ought to call Sting!
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Baby got WACC - or Weighted Average Cost of Capital as it’s known on Wall Street (and Columbia Business School where this was performed a few years ago). As a total spreadsheet geek and a big fan of Sir Mix-a-Lot, I couldn’t get enough of this video! I’m thinking of creating companion glossary. What do you think?
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Because some of us may be moving down to the trailer park if this economy doesn’t improve soon, let’s learn the lingo – shall we?

Principal: What you take a stand on, like the Second Amendment!
Interest: Huntin’, fishin’, women.
Compound Interest: Bow hunting.
Profit: Jeremiah and them fellas.
Net: What you take a-fishin’.
Borrow: Used for totin’, like a wheelborrow.
No load fund: Savin’ up for shotgun shells.
Invest: Where you keep your shells when you got ‘em.
Revenue: Agents of the Fed’al Guv’mint
Finance: Your girl before you get hitched.
Bonds: Barry and James
Bonus: You shoot a squirrel, you get dinner and a pelt for a bonus!
Portfolio: On your …read more