Retro Inventor Mugs

"If you ask me, between my stuff and your stuff, there's nothing left to invent."

"No, it wasn't a sinkhole. Your old TV was so heavy the ground could no longer take the weight."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

Deep in the heart of the RAND think tank, the world's greatest scientists would gather to brainstorm Batman's fight sounds.

"I thought you were making a coffee table?"

Photographer Phone: 'Okay everybody, SMILE!'

"I understand the revisionists are hot on your trail, Professor Delauney."

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

STRIP Hambone: Early diesel run computer

"It's a fantastic computer! It's so old that none of today's hackers know how to hack it!"

"And this is one of our most poular models..."

'Because of the mess, 'Mr. Potato Salad-Head' never took off.'

Early on-line shopping

"It's very sweet of you to visit him. Mr. Mainframe doen't get out much since the desktops came in."

'Sorry, I can't help you, the computer's down again.'

'As you know, some of us can't keep up with the pace of new technology.'

"If I can't use a calculator, may I use my Dad's old slide-rule?"

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

"I know we said we'd get you a laptop,but this will have to do until business improves."

"Well you said you wanted a simple, cheap solution!" (IT Solutions).

Computerized Dollhouse.

'Gentlemen, invent your engines.'

"We were looking for a non-hackable, energy efficient data center. Thanks for the file cabinet."

Old and new technologies

'I call it 'Myspace'''

"You're right. I have to come up with a brake of some kind."

'When I was told our new computer was going to be state of the art, no one mentioned it was state of the art in 1954.'

'We've got to upgrade our computer system. Downloading information on this one takes too long.'

'We couldn't give away black-and-white TVs until we started advertising them as having 'non multi-color capability'.'

The anti-social network: 'Hey Jeffrey...I need help setting up my dad's anti-social network.'

"Hi..just ringing to see if you got my e-mail?"

He still refuses to upgrade.

'Reinvent yourself, and get back to us.'

The Aerial Steam Carriage