Civilization Seeker Gifts

'We're really lost! I haven't seen a Starbucks for over an hour.'

"Your food didn't melt, young man... this is the soup course."

At the Museum

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

"... and I have a follow-up question regarding rawhide."

Unable to raise enough money for a trip to Paris, the Bartlesville High French Club had to settle for three days in Tulsa.

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

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

Thinking Gears

' A good idea '

"Hmm...well...It'll look better when it's finished...!"

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

“It's a tree, sweetie. No need to Google it.”

Sure, he likes it here - he's a cartoonist.

Robotic Man

"I think I may have stumbled on something, Walpole."

Raincloud Umbrella

Bright idea

"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."

"I bet you're curious about what's going on in the R&D Department."

'Hey weirdo, where do you think you're going?'

Robots In The Boardroom

'Oh, I'm not a guru -- I'm just big on personal space.'

"Early model of baggage claim"

Now showing, at a University near you...

"Me? How about you go closer and read the plaque!"

The Origami Society...

They don't feed the animals in here very well, do they!

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

“If I start pressing these, I’ll never ever ever get out of here.”

Wilhelm Rontgen's first attempt at X-rays: shining a bright light through Madame Rontgen.

'You can come down a peg. Mesopotamia gave the world bureaucracy, you know.'

The discovery of electricity...

"In my old job we were encouraged to run fast and break things."

"Excuse me ma'am, may I help you cross the road so that I can get the answer to this dumb joke my friend keeps telling?"