Subject: Science/Weather (Page 7)

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

Physics is like sex; sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.

(1918 – 1988) American physicist

If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Cancun Temps Plunge to 100-Year Record Low During ‘Global Warming’ Summit!

It was so cold… the kids at school were using flannel notebooks.

It's hotter than the hinges on the gates of hell.

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

How does Teflon stick to the pan?

Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom’s apple pie.

(1926 – 1991) American television journalist

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

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Architecture is the art of how to waste space.

(1906 – 2005) architect

Alcohol is a good preservative for everything but brains.

author

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy.

(1819 – 1880) American oil driller

There will be a procession next Sunday afternoon in the grounds of the monastery; but if it rains in the afternoon, the procession will take place in the morning.

In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

I lived in a house that ran on static electricity… if you wanted to run the blender, you had to rub balloons on your head; if you wanted to cook, you had to pull off a sweater real quick.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight; blue sky at night… day.

Humorist

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