R&d Gifts

'Need I remind you, Doctor, that you signed over intellectual property rights to the lab?'

They used a scientific method to decide which new product idea to pursue.

'They want to close our lab. What's that all about?'

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

'We manufacture micro computing circuits. We're looking to hire someone who can anticipate the next small thing.'

Creative department

'Which sounds better: 'now with MORE XZ100' or 'now with LESS XZ100'?'

'I've found a way to improve on light beer!'

The bad news is our boxer shorts are still bursting into flames. The good news is our brand recognition is through the roof

Research and Development: Now, Never.

'We need a product line that will stimulate our profit line.'

"Whoa! Back up a second... 'R & D' stands for 'Research & Development?' We always thought it meant 'Rip-off & Distribute!'"

"We finally found a way to bottle enthusiasm."

"What these product ideas lack is a little bite."

"I know R&D feels that the product warrants at least two 'really'."

'Okay, the motorized rocking chair could use an emergency off switch.'

'We haven't the foggiest what it does,but it plugs into a computer and retails for three fifity.'

Businessman with two boxes: 'Innovate' and 'Out of Date'

"I'm a pragmatist, Leon. Before I put a new product on the market, I ask myself, 'Will it sell?' "

"All that's left is inventing something insanely popular!"

'They never let you forget that your intellectual property belongs to them.'

Money Tree

"Look the competition has a big, stupid product. We need a big, stupid product of our own, and we need it now!"

'It has everything... I love it!'

'I think we need to do some updated x-rays - these appear to be four lives ago, Mr. Jingles.'

"R&D really created a miracle drug this time...at least it's been miraculous for our bottom line!"

Sales Research shows it's too big for them to carry home, sir.

Inventing Time Travel

Research, Development and Second Thoughts

"Nice work! Combining artificial intelligence and voice capabilities, we finally we have a product that can actually sell itself."

'If this elixir works, I see an over-the-counter version in three years.'