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February 5, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where do beans invest their money?”/“The stalk market.”

The stock market is sometimes punned as the "stalk" market. The "stalk market" puns have included bean, celery and corn jokes. "Q: How did the corn plant lose all her…

January 13, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where do fish go to borrow money?”/“A loan shark.”

A "loan shark" riddle is: Q: Where do fish go to borrow money?A: A loan shark. The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2007. Wikipedia: Loan sharkA loan shark is a person or…

July 6, 2018
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where do shellfish go to borrow money?”/“The prawn broker.”

"Prawn" sounds to some like "pawn." A riddle has been cited in print since at least 2001: Q: Where do shellfish go to borrow money?A: The prawn broker. “How could the dolphin…

December 6, 2015
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where do snowmen keep their money?”/“In snow banks.”

A popular winter joke for children is: Q: Where do Eskimos/snowmen keep their money?A: In snow banks. Versions of the joke have been cited in print since at least 1958. Google BooksDecember 1958,…

November 7, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where does all my money go? It’s like, hocus pocus I’m brocus”

"Hocus pocus I'm brokus" is a jocular saying about not having money that has been printed on many images. "Hocus-pocus" are words used (sometimes jocularly) in magic.…

November 7, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where does all my money go? It’s like, hocus pocus I’m brokus”

"Hocus pocus I'm brokus" is a jocular saying about not having money that has been printed on many images. "Hocus-pocus" are words used (sometimes jocularly) in magic.…

August 2, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where the elite meet to cheat”

"Where the elite meet to eat" was the slogan of Duffy's Tavern, an American radio situation comedy, airing from 1941 to 1951. The saying "where the elite meet to cheat" --…

July 20, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where there’s a tip, there’s a tap” (investment adage)

"Where there's a tip, there's a tap" is an investment adage that means where there is a stock tip, for example, there is a "tap" (someone who hopes to make money off…

September 9, 2013
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Where there’s a will. I want to be in it”

Entry in progress -- B.P. The Free DictionaryWhere there's a will, there's a way.Prov. Cliché If you truly want to do something, you will find a way to do it, in spite of obstacles…

February 12, 2012
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Whether you’re rich or poor, it’s nice to have money”

Entry in progress -- B.P. [This saying was discussed in February 2012 in WordOrigins.org.]

August 4, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Which American president is least guilty?”/“Lincoln. He is in a cent.”

A pun about the Abraham Lincoln-head penny is: Q: Which president is least guilty? A: Lincoln. He is in a cent. The penny pun has been cited in print since at least 2002. The "in a…

July 6, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Who stopped payment on my reality check?”

"Who stopped payment on my reality check?"is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts, posters and an ecard. "OK, who stopped payment on my reality check?" has been…

January 8, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?” (joke)

A popular Bible joke is: Q: Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?A: Pharaoh's daughter. She went down the the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet (profit). The joke…

November 21, 2014
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Who was the wisest financial investor in the Bible?” (joke)

"Who was the wisest financial investor in the Bible?" begins an old joke. The answer is Noah because he was able to float a company while the rest of the world was in liquidation. The…

January 30, 2020
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness never paid for a divorce before”

"Money can't buy happiness" is a proverb that has been cited in English since at least 1821. There have been many jocular variations of the proverb. "Whoever said money…

August 7, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness has clearly never been bonded out of jail before”

A proverbial saying is that "money can't buy happiness." "Whoever said money can't buy you happiness has (clearly) never been bonded out of jail before" is a saying…

August 7, 2023
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness has never been bonded out of jail before”

A proverbial saying is that "money can't buy happiness." "Whoever said money can't buy you happiness has (clearly) never been bonded out of jail before" is a saying…

August 9, 2017
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Whoever thinks money doesn’t bring happiness, transfer it to my account”

"Money can't buy happiness" is a proverb that has been cited in English since at least 1821. There have been many jocular additions to the proverb. "Whoever thinks money…

March 10, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Why can’t you borrow money from a leprechaun?”/“Because they’re always a little short.”

A popular St. Patrick's Day joke is: Q: Why can't you borrow money from a leprechaun?A: Because they're always a little short. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996.…

March 23, 2016
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“Why couldn’t the fish go shopping?”/“It didn’t have anemone.”

"Anemone" sounds like "any money," prompting the joke: Q: Why couldn't the clownfish afford a house?A: Because he didn't have anemone. The joke was cited on Twitter on…

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