Civilization Seeker Mugs

'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."

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

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

Thinking Gears

' A good idea '

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

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

Robotic Man

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

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

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

Raincloud Umbrella

Bright idea

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

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

'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!

The discovery of electricity...

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

Bryan Ferry

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

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

"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?"

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

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley