Creative Arithmetician Gifts

Lots of famous art may have been inspired by taxes. Jackson Pollack's "Number 5" could be a visual representation of global regulations. And perhaps Rodin's "The Thinker" is a man trying to understand those rules. Maybe Roy Lichtenstein's "Ohhh ... Alright ..." shows a woman being told to continue holding to get her tax question answered. And they there's Edvard Munch's "The Scream" ... Nothing makes you feel like that more than preparing a tax return!

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

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

First aid in mountains

'I'll give you a clue. The answer is a number, not a fruit.'

Creative department

"And now, a little theorem for all you lovers out there."

Lemniskate

"This works, so why do we need to spend all that energy building a nest?"

"Arithmetic gets a lot harder when you run out of fingers and toes."

Unable to afford scaffolding, Dave ties plungers on his feet to get up a wall.

"I got tired of wearing a hat."

An Abacus in the form of 70s Pop group ABBA

"Well, you say it's wrong, but it could be correct in an alternative universe."

'My name is Jeremy and I approved this message.'

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

Geeky looking guy looks at incomprehensible mathematical problem: 'And this equation proves beyond doubt that I have wasted my life.'

'It won't do you any good! You can't run from your math problems!'

"I passed the three R's. Now I need some R and R!"

'But if you need someone for the intangibles...'

Wallpapering with Nails

"The physicists doubt it, the chemists want to change it, the psychologists are trying to interpret it and the biologists don't care."

'I have a math test tomorrow, Sir, and I could use a godsend multiplicationwise.'

"I thought you were so big on creativity!"

A martial arts student saws a block of wood in half

School of Wizardry and Creative Accounting.

"Wow! That's an amazing welding project!"

Man using an entrance canopy as an umbrella

"The figures would seem to indicate that you're not really a scientist."

'The dog ate my homework but it can be presented nonetheless because he's a passable ventriloquist.'

'Oh, Wow! You write math books? That's wonderful! Where do you get your ideas?'

"Frank, I need your help. The computers are down, but I was told you know how to multiply two numbers together."

'We need to dance around this issue. Get me someone from the choreography department.'

'It's a real conundrum. Not sure if I should open it, or beat it.'

Sophocles Playwriting School. Euclid and Aphrodite are writing their play together. It must be a love triangle.