Inventive Spirit Gifts

'Remember, Son -- build a better mouse trap and an angry mob will beat a path to your door.'

Do you suppose this is art or science?

Now if we can just figure out how to use this to power that.

'Leonardo's Lament' - 'I have nothing to do.'

Looks like the Oggs are having a party.'

'I'm calling my invention 'IPO'.'

"No one said it couldn't be a working model..."

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

"You created a robot to do your homework for you? Apparently, laziness is the mother of invention."

Clyde thought “Atomic Sparklers” was just an ad gimmick

On my list of outdoor pursuits I put skinny dipping way ahead of this.

'I'm sorry but I'm afraid the corporation is going in a different direction.'

Famous Last Words: "Whew! Well, at least the worst is behind us."

"And then, when I feel like a rum punch and breaded shrimp, I can just swim to Tony’s Trattoria."

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for the day. Teach a man to fish and you can charge a consulting fee."

Riding School Chaos

'I told you that letting him have a pet would cause a problem at migration time...'

Excess Baggage: By the time the male of the species admits he is lost. It is generally too late.

'No, Ben, making your eyes go bigger does not make the fish grow bigger!'

"Al, you've been chosen Businessman of the Year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce."

"But everyone else gets to market their own personal scent!"

Walkers

The man who invented the wheel/The man who patented the wheel.

Jack and Ina build their dream house.

The search for Bigfoot continues for a group of women who know that if his feet are THAT big...

Dolores is so avant garde.

"How about a little more muse and a little less 'meow,' huh?"

Origami horse leaping out of a book about origami

'Ben had it custom built. He gets to all the good spots first.'

Trilby - Finis

"My path to success and fortune was that rather than foraging and storing my own food, I built a portfolio of storage properties to rent..."

'What distinguishes man from the lower animals is the ability to make tools.'

Dog selling toilet water on front lawn

"There is a 5 month slow down. You are still on the fastest route. You will arrive next year."

"Can I talk to someone who knows something?"