Top Ten Signs the U.S. Economy is Rocky

10. Showy Park Avenue millionaires now light cigars with $20 bills instead of $100s.

9. George Bush gives Vice President Dick Cheney credit for the state of the economy.

8. Hilary Clinton gives George Bush credit for the state of the economy.

7. Argentine finance minister gives economic advice to Treasury Secretary Paulson.

6. Unemployment line confused with Cal football ticket line.

5. Ben Bernanke seen hoarding canned goods and ammo.

4. Thousands of items put up for auction on eBay by seller BGates.

3. Some executive jets drop off packages for FedEx on the way to business meetings.

2. Several houses near good schools in the Bay Area sell for under $1 million.

And the number one sign the economy is rocky...

1. Two Haas School graduates last year earned less than their macroeconomics professor.

Adapted by David I. Levine from the Motley Fool [http://www.fool.com/Folly/2000/topfive001003.htm].