August 2019 – Page 8 – A Visit to the Idea Factory

“Oregon Trail Mix”

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“Oxen are $20.00 per yoke.”

“Not bad. Can I eat ‘em?”

Imitation bears from space.

His father handed him a shotgun.

When we want to live, we need to live.
We need each other.
Just not in the same ways.

As survivors struggled, few realized that mankind was on the cusp of extinction.

An eye for opportunity is invaluable regardless of your trade.

Few in the small community questioned the reclusive scientist when he applied for the groundskeeper position at the cemetery.

He’s got an ear to the ground and an eye for business.

Between volcanic grumblings, Thrasyllus Economides thriftily sold flood insurance to his neighbors.

Why didn’t you just say so?

A weary Albertosaurus emerged from her new shelter with a protracted yawn.

Spare the planchette and spoil the child.

“Where are your parents?”

“My Mom and Dad went to check something in the attic a few days ago and never came back down.”

A sticky situation awaits survivors of a crash landing.

The astronauts rushed from the crash into a swamp. Flora and murky water obstructed their view of the apex predator — a massive frog.

And will tell again.

“What page does the Industrial Revolution start on?” a student asked.

Ask not what the Romans can do for you, but what you can do to the Romans.

Gardens and libraries.

That’s all the Romans desired to bring these people.