Intellectual Discourse Gifts

Erasmus

'...But enough about me - what are your philosophical underpinnings?'

Listening to Noam Chomsky

Sen. Krupt. I don't tell constituents that we're fueling inflation. I say we're protecting consumers and thanks to us they won't have to worry about buying any cheap stuff.

'Intelligent Design? My arse!'

5pm Happy Hour. 6pm discussion: what is true happiness?

“Who’s a good boy that doesn’t feel obliged to prove it by holding too many interesting literary and social opinions?”

Miss America IQ Pageant

Here's the Weird Anti-Terrorist Trash Talk That Stayed on Donald Trump's Cutting Room Floor After the Manchester Attack

The Government's Got Your Back. And Wants Your Front As Well.

Paul Ree

"I understand the revisionists are hot on your trail, Professor Delauney."

"Now that was post-modern sex."

"Tell me, Chuck, is barbarism the natural state of mankind, and will it ultimately triumph?"

"So, what are you reading?"

"I have good news and bad news about your cat, Dr Schrodinger..."

Assertiveness

'What do you mean 'theoretically'? Everything we do is theoretical.'

'No, you weren't there. But in your expert opinion as a certified brainiac, do you think he did it?'

'Between you and me Wizard, is it true that you intellectuals have pointed heads?'

"The problem is you say Nietzsche and expect everything to be just peachy."

Science Snobs

"You have an air of Camille Paglia about you."

Lost and Profound.

'As soon as I mention Nietzsche - stop serving me, okay.'

'Today's sermon is on Eve and Adam....'

Jacques Lacan

''Et cetera' implies that you know much more than you really do. . .'

Hi, I work at the admissions office of the local university. If you could change the world in three days, what would you do?

"Is it just me, or do these sculptural forms of light and shadow make you think about the ephemeral nature of life, the spirituality of the moment eclipsing our futile quest for cheese?"

'Even if you do, never admit that you know everything.'

George Santayana

"Let's just drop it, Andrew, and leave it to future historians to decide which of us was right."

'Thoreau had his Walden Pond, C.J. has his water cooler.'

'My thanks go first to the Nobel Committee for this great honor, and to my son who encouraged me to keep my mind agile with word games, and puzzles.'