Subject: Science/Weather (Page 16)

It was so cold… flashers were just describing themselves.

Cold Exaggerations Science/Weather

The rain is coming down like gangbusters!

Mixed metaphors Science/Weather

The trouble isn’t that there are too many fools, but that the lightning isn’t distributed right.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Fools Intelligence Science/Weather

I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

(1957 – ) English actor, writer, journalist, comedian & film director
Animals Science/Weather

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour; sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute; that’s relativity.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist
Heat Science/Weather

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.


(1829 – 1900) American essayist & novelist
Science/Weather

Statistics: The science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
Facts Science/Weather

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years.

(1903 – 1957) Hungarian-American mathematician
Computers Future Science/Weather Things Time

The effort of catching a falling object will cause more destruction than if the object had been allowed to fall in the first place.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Science/Weather Things

The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow.

(1932 – ) American biologist & educator
Science/Weather

What does the word 'meteorologist' mean in English?… it means liar.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright
Communication Language Science/Weather

Autumn is the most beautiful time of the year to the person who has no leaves to rake.

Science/Weather

The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from science, along with behavior control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers.


Problems Science/Weather

The church has historically been very slow to embrace technology; until very recently, their idea of a laptop was an altar boy.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator
Beliefs People Religion Science/Weather

I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Language Science/Weather

Everything is cold except what should be.

Cold Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
People Science/Weather

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself… and you are the easiest person to fool.

(1918 – 1988) American physicist
People Science/Weather Self

I've been noticing gravity since I was very young.

(1972 – ) American actress & former model
Intelligence Science/Weather

Chaos Theory is a new theory invented by scientists panicked by the thought that the public were beginning to understand the old ones.

British writer, cartoonist, poet & performer
Science/Weather

Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.

(1807 – 1873) paleontologist, glaciologist & geologist
Beliefs Facts Science/Weather