Fans Of Old World Wisdom Gifts

"My mother used to say, 'If you really love something, let it go. It's always more fun to chase your dinner!'"

Czarcasm

Red trousers at night - shepherd's delight.

Sharing the Bed with Zeno

"My goodness, no! Grandfather would never, ever let us near this!!"

Down With Wikipedia

The Unknown Philosopher, who first realised life is no picnic.

'Are you our new glue-ru?'

Mass Confucian

'The 20th century wasn't bad, but I preferred the 19th. I'm open minded for the 21st.'

Hypatia

Why don't we invite Hypothesis? It's always a good idea to have an educated guest… Party List. Mesomides. Loxias. Anaximenes. Thales.

Stoics vs. Epicureans.

Socrates

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates. Sounds like a man who never had a tax return audited.

Plato

Workers constructing barcodes

'No, I mean, what's a 'letter'?'

"Well, I think it takes a lot away from the Old World charm!"

"Sorry, I double-booked. This wouldn't happen if I had a computer - but they insist we do everything by hand."

Zeno Gives Directions

'Oh, poor thing. You've got a really high temperature!'

'Is there any way we could ease into these GRADUALLY?'

"Look darling, a wandering minstrel."

Folk wisdom of the galaxies

'Grandpa says there's more to life than what you see on TV. He must not have cable.'

"I'm nostalgic for the print media."

A portent of things to come: the sore throat of Socrates.

Not another PowerPoint!

It's an advice column. Eat your vegetables. Get to bed early. Dress warmly. Be prompt. Drink plenty of liquids.

Laozi

'This is so old-school.'

'I won't discuss the secret sauce...'

"Granddad tells us to see the 'big picture,' so we're watching more television.

Technophobes Illustrated Dictionary - Digitally Mixed - Any drink stirred without the use of a spoon, swizzle stick or any other tool/utensil.