Ancient Innovation Enthusiast Mugs

"Clever devil, first the wheel, then nought percent finance."

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

'Let's not go by the book.'

"What's a patent?"

'I told you it would be useful.'

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

'Some of those youngsters have come up with a terrific new idea - feathers.'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

"I don’t know what your invention’s called, but it’s really irritating."

'Can our software do that?'

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

Eureka!

"Is it just a scary coincidence that the words 'changes' and 'unknown' both have 7 letters?"

Creative department

Early cyborg.

"We're having one heck of a time building that trapezoidal thing of yours..."

"What if, instead of the safe being filled with rawhide, it's filled with catnip and mice!" "No one will buy it." "Drugs and rodents? Who's our demographic?" "The Simpsons already did that."

'This will be great for chase scenes.'

Bernstein's got himself a driverless club

"It's o.k., come on out."

"I think it's about time you started thinking outside of the box Harold."

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

'Yes, sir, what can I do for you?'

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

'Evidently, one of them was a cartoonist!'

"Here at Global Com we're looking for people can 'think outside of the box'..."

Congratulations on your retirement!

'I'm no expert, but I think we're a little behind when it comes to the latest industry technology.'

"Well, Comstock, still regret putting our profits back into research?"

"Do you remember when we used to put FOOD in food?"

'But this is fantastic, professor! It's like no language I've ever seen before!'