Failed Visionary Gifts

'Turkey dot com.'

'I think you are taking this elevator pitch way too literally'.

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

CLOTHES-HORSES OF THE ART SCENE

"So, what does everyone think of XX81's suggestion for increased funding into AI research?"

"I may not know much about art, but I do know what's suitable for framing."

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

I need to set upmy own company.

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

"I've always wanted an empire of Distance Learning Campuses."

'Wow, talk about genius!'

"Gracie, what does a little girl like you wish for? I mean, besides being a doctor, a motivational speaker, a great parent and becoming president?"

"Picasso: Post cataract surgery."

Tim Burton

Remember . . . If at first you do succeed, make sequels!'

'The next big thing is ultra nano.'

DACA

Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

"It called a smart phone. Cool, but no service."

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

"We think your telephone is a great invention, Mr Bell, but is a bit basic. How about adding a phonograph to it?"

"It looks like we've reached the end of reality..."

'Where do you see yourself in five years?'

Lost and Profound.

Wishful Thinking Magazine - circulation chart.

"Write about robots."

"The counselor wasn't much help about getting into college. All he said was to study hard and get good grades."

The Year 3010: Dismantling the now so out of date human model.

"Gee, I just wish I had the words to describe this scene to you fellows back on earth...!"

"Someday, son, all this will be in the cartoonist’s flat file."

"Sorry guys, but your 'magic mind-reader' doesn't seem to be working."

"Is this Haiku poopery?"

Artistic Licence.

'All of my paints dried up in their tubes, so I decided to quit painting and become a sculptor.'

"This grade doesn't fit into my five-year plan!"