Prime Ponderer Gifts

'Hold on there, Mr. Webster. 1677 isn't prime - it's divisible by 43.'

"It seems my fear of death has been replaced by my fear of politics."

'Houston, I'm prepared to land...'

''...And defend the Constitution of the United States.' -- And now, I'd like to pardon the following Illinois politicians....'

"The university said he was a climate change denier so remove the statue."

Historical memory is on life support.

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"What was I thinking?!"

Plan to Split California into Six States Proposed....

"What a tragedy... he still had two years of his super left..."

'The economy being what it is, we've had to make a few changes in your retirement plan. . .'

The Lessons of VietnamThe Lessons of Iran and ContraThe Lessons of Iraq.

"What's your favorite planet, Randy?" "There is only one answer, little buddy. There is only one planet full of lush, green forests and beautiful, windswept ocean vista... all of which are natural aphrodisiacs that inspire lovers, philosophers and poets." "You know, Pandora is not a real planet." "I'm talking about Earth, you... Do you ever go outside?"

'A short economics test - if you bought something for

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

"People are looking for stability in pension arrangements..."

"Still, he might be remembered as the 'no cloning' President."

"Apparently over 50% of people never look at their pension plans!"

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

"You never actually own a pension pot - you merely look after it for the next government."

NASA, 'I thought I smelled oxygen!'

"I'm both too liberal to be preppy and too conservative to be trendy."

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

"Those are insightful and legitimate questions about our country, Tommy, and if times were different, your mom and I probably wouldn't have to report you to the government for asking them!"

'Social and political revolution? Check out our 'Do It Yourself' section.'

'Egad! It's the ghosts of sanity past!'

"I just learned that my golden parachute was not properly packed."

'Would you like your dividend in pennies, nickels or bitcoin?'

"I think you're suffering from nostalgia, Mr. Prentice."

'THAT'S the Holy Land? - You're kidding, right?'

"These brisk fall afternoons remind me of Chekhov, which reminds me of Putin, then Trump, the alt-right, facism, nuclear weapons ... let's go home."

The Politics of Food.

"It's great the way that computer algorithms allow the internet to feed me with opinions that reinforce the ones I've already got - all on my phone!"

Passing the Pension Time Bomb