Firestarter Mugs

'I was just rubbing sticks together for fun -- I didn't realize I was doing basic research.'

'I was just rubbing sticks together for fun -- I didn't realize I was doing basic research.'

"No problems with the wheel, but this fire thing is going to be a tough sell to the Consumer Product Safety Commission."

"He says 'fire no rocket science' - whatever that means."

"I didn't discover fire, but I was the first to encircle it with stones."

'We lit the fire and we're cooking the meat.' 'Hey - easy with the technobabble.'

'I just invented it -- I call it the 'Doomsday Option.''

"Fire down."

Riots in Barcelona

"It's a great invention, but will it start up on cold mornings?"

'I was told that someone's mastered the secret of fire!'

'It's so easy, I actually did it!'

Entertainment - unprofitable before the invention of fire.

'He gets credit for being a great inventor, but actually he just enjoys rubbing sticks together.'

"This fire stuff you've invented - your son has found out how to put it out."

Good luck with that quest for fire thing! I'm just going over there to eat some grass!

Ant Optimist

Oog invented fire, then he accidentally sat in it and invented walking upright.

'I think it's more than a coincidence that I discover fire, and my wife discovers burnt food on the same day.'

'AAAARGH!...Get it off! Whatever the hell it is...Get it off!'

This "fire" invention is taking more wood than we expected. The First Cost Overrun.

"Your wheel idea was a huge hit, so what have you got for me this time?"

Me cold. Need heat cave. Fire works. To make metal tools, I need to melt these rocks. Fire works. I'd like a romantic atmosphere for my date tonight. Fire works. How should we celebrate the founding of our new nation? Fireworks!

'What do you mean; 'I should burn less fuel to save the environment'? I only discovered fire this morning.'

"Let's just binge watch this."

'You see this app? It starts a revolution.'

Let's make a bonfire of our troubles.

"Central heat. Pretty posh."

"Yes, I do know how to light a fire with two sticks... Provided one of them is a match."

I've invented "fire." It'll accelerate global warming and get us out of this ice age!

International Speculators

Bonfire

"For Trog, the discovery of the skewer far outweighed the discovery of fire... Incredible!"

"Don't you love the smell of burning leather boots this time of year?"

'I just discovered fire!'