me: bernanke's on tv. gosh, his beard has turned ridiculously white
the mole: must be the subprime
me: DUH! to be fair, his beard was greyish to begin with, but now it's damn white!
the mole: christmas is coming! he can be santa claus
me: but he's balding..
the mole: does it matter? santa claus wears hat...

some moments later, with the air of sudden realization..

the mole: OH! you can go be santa's elf!
me: ....
the mole: all those unemployed can go be bernanke's elves for x'mas. it all adds up now..
me: yea it's only right he provides us with employment. he's the cause of our plight..
the mole: you can start by cleaning santa's sleigh

and the mole proceeded to sing the modified -christmas- carol:
you better watch out
you better not cry
better watch out i'm telling u why
BEN BERNANKE's coming to town..

you have no idea how well that clicked. it sounded so SMOOOOTH. trying singing it urself!

will bernanke play santa this season with yet another round of rate cut? if so, then we may have an early x'mas this yr!