Think Tank Fan Prints

"These are all great ideas guys, but I'm afraid we're going to have to come up with something new."

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

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.

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

Arthur Schopenhauer

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

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Would you believe it took 60 people and a half a million dollars to come up with that?'

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

'Number three?', 'This is NOT a quiz!'

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

'Does my bum look big in this?'

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

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

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

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

'Is there any way we could ease into these GRADUALLY?'

"I tried bouncing a few ideas off Bob but they bounced back."

Golf war: 'Fore!'

'Think OUTSIDE the box, not ABOUT the box.'

"Our funding runs out in a month. Will everyone please think a little faster?"

A man having a light bulb screwed into his head.

'But this IS my mobile home!'

'Fill up your tank, sir?'

Beware of dog sign (tank)

Donald Rumsfeld

Man in a tank with several grannies painted on the side

"Sir, you said that it's high time to fix the problem, so I rearranged the furniture, watered the flowers and made fresh coffee. If that wasn't enough then maybe we should find some problems that fit our solutions."

Charles Darwin