Creative Mathematician T-Shirts

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

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

"Oh, stop it. You are not at all obtuse." Complimentary angles make the other angles feel good about themselves.

'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

Creative department

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

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

"I got tired of wearing a hat."

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!

An Abacus in the form of 70s Pop group ABBA

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

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

Wallpapering with Nails

'Very good, Jeffrey! - You are so creative!'

'The batteries in my calculator just died. Good thing I kept the instructions on how to count on my fingers.'

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

A martial arts student saws a block of wood in half

Man using an entrance canopy as an umbrella

"I thought you were so big on creativity!"

'The math is more complex this year and some of you won't be able to just tap out your answers anymore.'

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

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

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

"Okay ... if the egg did come first, who laid it?"

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

"I didn't have enough fingers. I had to use a couple of toes."

"I like to consider Third Grade as just another life hack."

A mom watches as her children get into a large SUV using a staircase.

A true musician will learn to improvise when his instrument is in the pawn shop.

"Sorry, honey, I used up all the sunblock. How 'bout we cover you in mayonnaise instead?"

"Look at all these flies! Gracie, did you keep the door closed like I asked you to?"

Decorating the Christmas Tree

"I'm beginning to think that coming up with a password that's never been used may be an unsolvable problem."