"An
absent-minded professor finally figured out how not to forget his wife's birthday and their wedding anniversary.
That was an
absent-minded professor afterthought--I wanted the strength of the orange oil, the essence.
FORTUNATELY, ONE RESIDENCE WAS UNLOCKED, FOR THE PROVERBIAL
ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, HOBART BYRNBRIGHT, AND HIS EQUALLY GEEKY DAUGHTER, CASSIOPEIA, LIVED THERE.
I saw "Pollyanna," "The
Absent-Minded Professor," "Herbie The Love Bug" and many Disney classics shown for the first time during that era.
Lewis, who is also known as the "
absent-minded professor" in the office, came in this morning and reported that he had misplaced his paycheck.
Just think of the stereotype of the
absent-minded professor, the brilliant mind with no understanding of the realities of life.
Such fascinating figure certainly captures the interest and imagination of myriad of writers who see him in different perspectives: mad scientist,
absent-minded professor, humanist, pacifist and philosopher.
Otherwise I get the feeling of being an
absent-minded professor alone in his laboratory all day
But don't mistake him for some
absent-minded professor. His focus is deliberate.
Then there was Fred MacMurray, the "
Absent-Minded Professor," who invented the fascinating, bouncing "flubber," but couldn't remember how he had done it.
With all those luminaries executing his bidding, it's impossible not to be won over by this
absent-minded professor's Yoda-like passion.
Mention the 0-0 draw and Strachan starts scouring the bombsite debris of his desk like an
absent-minded professor.
* MacMurray Ranch Central Coast Pinot Noir, 2005 ($18.99)--Actor Fred MacMurray portrayed such beloved characters as Disney's classic, "The
Absent-Minded Professor," and the father on the 1960s sitcom, "My Three Sons" as well as had against-type roles in "Double Indemnity" (1944), "The Caine Mutiny" (1954) and many others.
But he had always been an
absent-minded professor, according to Ms.
Flubber -an energetic rubber-like substance that wreaks havoc everywhere it goes -in this smart update of The
Absent-Minded Professor. Good old family fun.