Primitive Trade Lover Pillows

The Birth of Free Market Economics. I wish I had a rock. I wish I had a stick. (Published originally on August 8, 2005.)

Primitive magician

Herding lava back to the fire pit.

"When you grow up would you rather be a Hunter or Gatherer?"

Ape ambushes anteater hiding behind a monolith.

Great Moments in Culinary History.

"Now do you believe me?"

'Thrilling news yesterday; my nephew's got the Lascaux Caves commission.'

"I think we should get a dog."

'Like heck he invented fire -- it was spontaneous combustion from the slob's trash pile.'

"Do you think we could domesticate them?"

'There is still much we don't know about interplanetary travel.'

"It's a quaint, one room, no bath, no half-bath, no basement, no windows, hole-in-a-boulder studio."

Early 3D home entertainment systems.

"What am I supposed to to do? It's my hunter-gatherer instinct"

'We've got food, shelter and clothing.. and now you want DISHES?'

'They describe the end of the ice age as the Big Brownout. They lost more than 10,000 tonnes of mammoth steaks.'

True, it's a fixer-upper.

"I've always felt that 'caveman' isn't so much a job as it is a lifestyle."

'I gather you're a hunter. I can tell, I'm a hunter-gatherer.'

'Shut up. You're the one who forgot to pay the electric bill.'

It's called "fire"! Now we can compete in a global economy!

'No, it only has a driver-side airbag.'

Why money was invented.

'The trouble with being so primitive is that you have to say EVERYTHING in twenty-five words or less.'

'These are Oog's peak earning years.'

"If I knew what effect Trump will have on our stock funds, maybe I could sleep."

Before the Domestication of Cows

'Ok, so they've made it through to the Stone Age but do you really think they'll make through to the Digital Age?"

Target

'Well here's your problem - the wheel hasn't been invented yet.'

'It doesn't get any better than this!'

'Look, Garn has invented entertainment.'

'You do realize these colours will look very different in daylight?'

'The neatest part is, it's self-replicating!'