Historical Lecturer Gifts

Sphinx with nursing Sphinx pups

"Approaching 10,000 steps."

No, you idiots, they don't include a "comments" section.

Department of No One Could Have Anticipated.

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

Adult Courses. It's so hard keeping the information from different classes separate! I'm talking film history and psychology. I failed a test because I said a "psychopath" is the walkway Norman Bates took home. I also confused geography and aeronautics. I said the "great plains" are located at an Air Force testing base in the California desert. My worst nightmare was confusing the thinks ti learned in driver's education and statistics. But at least I now know it's driving where you must st

"You're fired."

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Obama didn’t get to name a Supreme Court justice during his final year. So how come Trump does?"

"Of course he's smiling. He's getting $15,000 to give a lecture on free speech."

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

'The History Channel is all reruns.'

'I remember when you used to look for answers using your astute powers of deduction.'

"You're losing the audience. Switch to the Powerpoint presentation."

Gender Equality

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

Albania and North Macedonia: entrance denied

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

Support the Ex-Troops

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

'It's a nice idea. A bit rough around the edges but I'm sure it will evolve given time.'

Great Chinese Dynasties

'I have a plan 'B' but that's also dependent on a working projector bulb.'

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

Valuable business advice from some famous disruptive technologies.

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It's always my intention to leave you laughing."

Flags

"Agamemnon and Clytemnestra have decided to separate amicably."

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

Demure lady with gloves

'OK, team, let's review: when the arrow goes down, it means...?

'Never mind inspiration. I need background material on atomic physics.'