Think Tank Enthusiast Gifts

'I know you're doing an important job at the think tank but please stop working at home!'

Biff could only think of ideas off the bottom of his head.

'Can you come in for a minute, Marjorie -we need you to kickstart our brainstorming session.'

"It's o.k., come on out."

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

Cloud Cuckoo Land, Hamburger bar, "I don't like the look of this Charlie"

Light Bulb Moment

Bright idea

'Great news, Dear! I've been traded to a think tank in California for a PhD Specializing in the Baltics!'

The Thought Process.

"I have to refill it everyday. He has a tendency to retain water."

"Space is curved and time is relative? Yeah, OK...I'm calling you a cab right now, buddy."

"The crash-test rating on this puppy is off the charts!"

"So what makes you think you're the man for the job?"

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

A Freudian slip...

"But some of my best ideas come while I'm in the litter box."

Women's sportswear - Sale on paradigm shifts.

Men in office, pose as Rodin's: The Thinker. A sign on the wall reads: THINK.

'What do you mean 'theoretically'? Everything we do is theoretical.'

Complexity Made Simple.

"Does the N.R.A. know about this?"

Darwin first tested his theory in a letter to a magazine ('Lookalike' letter points to similarity between man and ape.)

Theory A Day Calendar.

'Does my bum look big in this?'

"Tractors, Sir - thousands of 'em!"

"The boss spent the day bouncing ideas off me!"

"Actually, I worked my way up from ideas and you can too!"

The Economy of Ideas

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

'Since you conduct only thought experiments, we were hoping you would, from time to time, come up with some thought results.'

"I wish you wouldn't buy things from people who come to the door."

'I wonder if you would like to subscribe to a theory.'

'What are you talking about? ? how can you have half a quantum theory?'

Golf war: 'Fore!'