Mind Bender Gifts

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

'I see a beautiful young woman. You're naked, she's leaning over you. Oh, wait. She's performing your autopsy! '

'... And you say that this hypnotist promised to relax you for this interview? '

'You're suffering from a rare condition called 'chameleon syndrome'.'

Man reading problems of perception upside-down.

Dept of Lateral Thinking.

Lateral Thinking - Not Out & Not In trays.

'Don't believe a word I tell you.'

"Stop trying to creep me out!"

"Well, one of us has a problem!"

"You will now open your eyes and have no memory of me charging you twice for this session!"

"Didn't you just say that?"

Rene Descartes

Book store has a book called 'Mind Games,' which is floating magically in the air.

Stop the Madness.

Chaos Theory Lecture - Upstairs and ask again.

'Now I'm getting those 'Psychic Pal' commercials when I dream!'

Psychology/Reverse Psychology.

Puzzle

"You're right, Doc. Now everything seems right-side-up."

'I've been talking to my imaginary friend Carlos about this, and he thinks you're the wrong doctor to treat my delusional syndrome.'

"Nobody cares about my other trolley problems."

"When faced with a tricky ethical issue, I always ask the question, 'What's in it for me?'"

"Meet the embellisher 3-5 pm"

"No luggage to check - I just have this carry on."

'Hey! Hey! You need a trout stamp! Where's your trout stamp?!'

Too much togetherness can lead to unexpected problems.

Alternative fielding positions

Baseball pitch with a sign saying 'No Left Turn.'

'Mr. Dunbarter, your fantasy that 'greed is good' may be a case of economic insanity.'

'There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. We're looking for someone who can make all three of these work for us.'

Black hole setting

'Hold it Billy - There are no praying mantises in school.'

"I advised a patient to take responsibilty for his own actions, and now he is suing me!"

'I thought forty is the new thirty.'