More Videos- Facebook: The Song — Yes, We're Serious
- How to Succeed Through Blackmail
- Facebook's Miraculous Powers
- Facebook's $12 Billion Gift to California?
- Need a Job? Best and Worst Degrees for 2012 College Grads
- Regretting That Sext You Just Sent? There's an App for That
- How Far Some Parents Will Go to Get a Job - For Their Kids
- Funniest Forecast...Evah!
MOST SHARED
- Greece to Leave Euro Zone on June 18: Wealth Manager
- European Firms Plan for Greek Unrest and Euro Exit
- Banks Recapitalization Is a 'Necessary Evil': Strategist
- Euro Rallies as Greece's Pro-Bailout Parties Gain Favor
- Italy 2-Year Borrowing Costs at Peak Since December
- Blair Says Feared Provoking British Media Wrath
- Europe’s Stronger Powers Must Reveal Plans: Ex-BoE Official
- Oil and Gas Sectors Power Aveva Profit Lift
- Newedge to Leave Greek Stock Market
- How Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorgan
- A New Look at the ‘New Poor’
- Six Pack: Beer Buzz of the Week
- Greek Exit Could Trigger 50% Fall in Euro Stocks: Analyst
- Under Pressure, FHA Skews to Wealthier Home Buyers
- Big Stock Upside for Hudson City Deal: Analyst
- 5 High-Yield Stocks Ready to Boost Dividends
- Yoshikami: Four Things You Need to Know About Gold Now
- Steinbock: The Euro Zone Endgame Begins
- Option Bulls Take Another Shot on Idenix
- Public Pensions Faulted for Bets on Rosy Returns
- Will the Euro Misery Give Rise to Another Soros?
- Greece to Leave Euro Zone on June 18: Wealth Manager
- Italy 2-Year Borrowing Costs at Peak Since December
- Euro Bond Wins Supporters, but Details Remain Vague
- German, UK Bond Yields Will Go Even Lower
- Labor Board Member Resigns Over Leak to GOP Allies
- Banks Recapitalization Is a 'Necessary Evil': Strategist
- Loan Scheme Launches for Youth Business Start-Ups
RSS FEED
Funny Business
Text Size 
They Gambled With Your Money, Now It's Your Turn To Play Them
Remember the Iraqi "Most Wanted" playing cards which were a hit in 2003? Millions of decks sold. Now an out-of-work financial services worker named Jason Witt is hoping to cash in on the "Financial Crisis Most Wanted Playing Cards".
Each card depicts the image of a CEO, politician, or all-around rich guy who has been involved in the Wall Street crisis. While Saddam Hussein was the Ace of Spades in the Iraqi deck, it's Bernard Madoff in this one.
We've put together our favorite "flush" here-Madoff, Lewis, Mozilo, Thain and Geithner-flush, as in down the drain with your money.
 |
Financial Cards |
Every conceivable player in the financial crisis adorns one of the 52 cards, everyone from Jimmy Cayne on the Nine of Spades to Rick Wagoner on the Nine of Hearts. Barney Frank is the Queen of Hearts.But then, all the Queens in this deck are men. No women! Oh wait. Sheila Bair is the Seven of Hearts.
Each deck costs $5.95, and Witt says he's sold about 600 so far on his website. He tells me a couple of catalogs and retail venues "might become available sometime soon." Customers say the playing cards inspire "a whole bunch of emotion...we're already seeing some of these jokers swapping their neckties for prison uniforms, and there's plenty more to come, just wait and see."
Sounds like Witt has a whole bunch of emotion about this, as well.
Questions? Comments? Funny Stories? Email
Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes
