Philosophers At Play Gifts

"Grab a paddle."

Thinking Gears

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

'Who's this 'Art in Heaven' guy you keep talking about?'

'A religious zealot denounces a toaster for working on the Sabbath'

Skeptic Tank.

"So, what do you do for play?"

"That's Brian Eggleston, de facto leader of the playground intelligentsia."

Euripides: 'If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.'

"Try picking up a girl after you've renounced everything."

"Apparently, when the tide came in, a lot of castles went bust."

Arthur Schopenhauer

'Is THIS the way you plan to spend your peak learning years?'

"You're missing the whole gestalt of Frisbee!"

'A man has to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink!'

"Have your parents sign this waiver concerning violations of personal space. . . then you guys can play tag."

Annual Swim Hundreds of Miles, Spawn and Die Marathon.

Philosopher trading cards.

'In my opinion, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. Unless, of course, you're Jones, who thinks he can just float above it all!'

Kids playing with the cardboard box instead of the expensive toys.

'Meaning of life? You bet! Here, pull my finger.'

'Let the record show that I suggested primordial souffl'ee.'

"I have to get up for mine 3 or 4 times a night!"

"There may be a moral equivalent of war, but, by God, there is not moral equivalent of money."

'Retirement is OK, but instead of looking forword to weekends, I'm working at McDonalds.'

'There goes another one. Galileo, don't you have any idea what makes them do that?'

"But, Jesus - you can't become an atheist."

Toys from the Pre School of Hard Knocks - Stumbling Blocks.

'How did he make the world in six days?'

"This'll show the Theology Department."

"Just how many ways are there to skin a cat?"

Newton Discovers Surrealism.

"So where do you get all your ideas from?"

The first 'outside the box' thinker.

"Well, once you get your PhD on 'The Return of the Repressed in Early Jacobean Drama', then we;ll discuss how disappointed you are."