Mogginn var að benda á húmor frá Herald Sun blaðinu í Ástralíu en ákvað eins og venjulega að linka ekki á fréttina, heldur þýddi í staðin greinina. Eins og oft vill gerast með brandara sem notast við orðaleiki varð útkoman ekki jafn góð og hún var upprunalega.

Hér eru brandararnir á ensku af síðu Herald Sun:

THE credit crunch has helped me get back on my feet. The car’s been repossessed.

WHAT’S the capital of Iceland? About $1.50.

WHAT have an Icelandic bank and an Icelandic streaker got in common? They both have frozen assets.

A DIRECTOR decided to award a $100 prize for the best idea to save the company money during the credit crunch. It was won by a young executive who suggested reducing the prizemoney to $10.

HOW do you define optimism?

A banker who irons five shirts on a Sunday.

WHAT’S the difference between an investment banker and a large pizza? The pizza can still feed a family of four.

WHY have real estate agents stopped looking out the window in the morning? Because otherwise they’d have nothing to do in the afternoon.

WHAT’S the difference between an investment banker and a pigeon? The pigeon is still capable of leaving a deposit on a new Ferrari.

WHAT do you say to a hedge fund manager who can’t sell anything? A Quarter-pounder with fries, please.

THIS credit crunch is worse than a divorce. I’ve lost half my net worth and I still have a wife.

THE bank returned a cheque to me this morning, stamped: “Insufficient funds.” Is it them or me?

MONEY talks. Trouble is, mine knows only one word: “Goodbye.”