Powerplay Ponderer Gifts

"You can't tell me what to do! You're not my wife!"

"According to mom the answers are all in this book!" "Too bad there's no pictures at which to look!"

"I'm in a catch-23 situation."

Nails pinning down the hammer that usually strikes them.

'The organizational structure is pretty simple: We do the work; they take the credit.'

"The UWS association for the advancement of A.I."

'At least I don't have his life.'

"My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing!"

"Of course you can't put your finger on it. It's a hypothetical particle."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

Thinking and thinking backwards.

'Our basic package is no frills, no chew toys, no extra Kibbles, and narry a pat on the head from management...'

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

Frog Baby Names

How do you fell about buying your own health insurance?

"What's with kids nowadays? Walking upright's not good enough for you?"

"Sure, but what have you invented lately?"

Time, Temp, Today's Neutrino Mass

"What if it's smarter than us?"

'It's a real conundrum. Not sure if I should open it, or beat it.'

Answers to last week's brain-teasers

"Hey, Brian. I can't make it to the park today, but I'll be there in spirit."

"I've never read such utter nonsense! There's a guy here reckons we're all living in some kind of computer simulation!!"

'The hippiest dryads were often farouche.'

'Mummy, what's a daddy one of those called?'

Are you aware? The Higgs Boson was thought to exist even through no one had seen it!

"I appreciate you have a real passion for music Mr Hibberd. . . but I can see you're going to struggle with the piano."

"Is there a God?"

"That would've gone better if I'd gotten here with my gift list instead of my spelling list."

"Well I think the Real question is..."

Robot Attack in Bath

'It's not working because it claims it can think and has decided not to.'

"Well, for starters, Matt has been showing definite improvement in risk-taking."

'Though we must innovate, and though we must grow, we must never lose sight of our core mediocrities.'

'That's from the last year the data was available.'