Intellectual Provocateur Mugs

'If a painting can be forged so that even experts can't tell the difference, why isn't it worth the same as the original?'

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

"I lost some intellectual property here last night. Anybody remember what the hell I was talking about?"

They still don't get it, do they? They can't see we're aping them!

'Checkmate!'

The Ascent of Man.

"I don't pretend to be great. I merely know myself to be very, very good."

"But. . . editorial cartoons can make readers think!"

Cave Painter

"Hmm. . . it looks like he was struck on the head with a blunt object. . . If only I could find out what the murder weapon could be. . ."

Memorials of The Great Exhibition - 1851. No. XXII - The crush room at the opera. - 'Mr. Chawbacon's cart stops the way!'

The Establishment: Independent Thought

"I'm in advertising. . ."

Performance Artist - Gone to put you off your lunch.

Art that makes you ask questions.

'I sculpt what I see, Miss Delsey.'

The Artificial Intelligentsia

'Michelangelo!'

"The second I turn 16 I'm joining a conservative political party and then I'll be able to do whatever I want!"

"This is my son, Barry. He was headed for Congress, but instead had made his mark as a prominent internet troll."

"Worst TED talk ever"

'Let's tweet that there's civil unrest in Torquay and see if it gets reported on the news.'

'Let me know if you want me to adjust the webcam.'

"Relax, dear. I'm sure all lunatic fringe conspiracy theorists occasionally suffer from writer's block."

Pro-life Executioner

'Welcome, sir?we've heard wonderful things about your accounting methods!'

"In today's workshop we'll enrage the masses."

A man contemplates the elaborate exhibition of a picture of a poo.

End of Life Counselling

"Saying your god is the 'one true god' is as silly as me saying my penis is the 'one true penis.'."

"Look. . . I know that you think I'm a idiot, but I'm not a complete idiot!"

Hot date tonight, little buddy? I'll say. I met a super-smart, really amazing lady. We're going to hook up tonight. By that I mean we're going to get together and troll all the true believers at the Reptilian Illuminati are controlling everything Facebook group. Sigh ... Well, at least you're going to be in the company of another human being. By get together, I mean we're going to post comments in the same threads.

"This book can't be very sophisticated...I understood it right away."

"Tech support? Yeah, how do I add a 'Hate Me On Facebook' button to my website?"

"So, the moral is, if you're going to cry wolf, do it from an anonymous Twitter account."