The Fed recently released the transcripts from its 2004 Federal Open Market Committee meetings (complete with “laughter” notes), and the Wall Street Journal has declared David Stockton the first annual “Funny Self-Deprecating Fed Economist.” One of his best lines: “I suspect that for many current and former New Englanders, the stirring victory of the Boston Red Sox last month gave hope to other long-deferred dreams. In my case, I mused that if the Red Sox could come from behind to beat the Yankees and then sweep the World Series, wasn’t it possible for the staff one day to get the near-term employment forecast right? [Laughter].”[%comments]
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Nerrrrrrrds!
Geek jokes are the best. I personally think that math jokes are a riot.
Q: Why do mathematicians, after a dinner at a Chinese restaurant, always insist on taking the leftovers home?
A: Because they know the Chinese remainder theorem!
So lame that they’re funnny.
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It would be hilarious if they weren’t depreciating our currency.
Nobody knows humor like the WSJ.
You’d be surprised at the level of humor in economist circles. It’s not really true that we lack the charisma to become accountants, it just seems that way.
the Red Sox can win the world series, but the Fed can’t get the near-term employment forecast right, and all you can think of is how funny the quote is.
A funny quip, and nobody pays attention to our national debt.
Way to go, critical journalism. Keep the pain numb, and it’ll just go away.
@Robert: Lighten up, it’s just a bit of a joke. I think we’re all aware of the state of the economy right now; that doesn’t prohibit the use of humor. You’re free to not read this column.