Academic Nomad Gifts

"He walked in, said he was a visiting scholar, and made himself at home."

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'

'Our parents were replaced by machines - We'll be replaced with new software.'

'Do you remember when our time away from the office was our time...'

"The GPS works great, we have satellite TV installed, the Sirius stereo sounds fantastic and our every move is tracked by Qualcomm. But could you turn around? I left me iphone at the house. . ."

Postgraduates A group of posts on their way to class.

He may have a PH.D in elementary particle physics, but he's having an awful lot of trouble with the application form.

'We must be 50,000 calories away from home by now.'

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

Evolution.

'He's not as studious as he looks - his backpack is full of comic books.'

'This has been a drill. Had this been an actual test you would have been instructed...'

'It says I missed freshmen Orientation and I have to take it in summer school in order to graduate.'

"You realize there’s probably an app for all this?!"

"Miss Rogers told me I have a personal 'cloud' to store knowledge in."

"One of the advantages of working from home is the free tech support."

Early Adopter...Early Opt-Outer

'Homepage Sweet Homepage'

The World Wide Web.

"This was a wicked-hard test. I'm pretty sure everybody got a bad grade."

"AHHHH, MORNING!"

WiFi Signals

"I want a top education, but don't milk me dry with school fees."

'I keep very close touch with the office in case things are running too smoothly without me.'

Wasting away again in Cappuccinoville.

Cellphone Islands

Now showing, at a University near you...

"Wake up Thomas, it's not 2020. There's no Zoom camera to turn off to hide yourself."

"Hang on. Mommy's just checking to see if she's still relevant to the outside world."

"If there were really a God, trees would come with outlets and wifi hubs."

"I am not a workaholic. I just work to relax."

Thank you for not doing research that has already been done.

'You know what they say - 'Those who don't learn the lessons of history are doomed to go to summer school.''

Computer monitor for a head.