Subject: Science/Weather (Page 8)

In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.

(1934 – 1996) American astronomer, astrophysicist & author

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

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord.

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways; but he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.

(1957 – ) cartoonist (Dilbert)

I wouldn't touch the metric measuring system with a 3.048m pole.

I don’t know why my brain has kept all the words to the Gilligan’s Island theme song and has deleted everything about triangles.

(1958 – ) stand-up comedian & television personality

The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required on it.

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

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

I put tape on the mirrors in my house, so that I won’t accidentally walk through another dimension.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

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

Without geography you're nowhere.

(1946 – ) singer, songwriter, author & businessman

It’s absolutely stupid that we live without an ozone layer; we have men, we’ve got rockets, we’ve got Saran Wrap – FIX IT!

May you be cursed with chronic anxiety about the weather.

(1837 – 1921) naturalist & essayist

Men and women belong to different species, and communication between them is a science still in its infancy.

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts; our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

(1919 – 2000) Canadian prime minister & politician

Remember folks, stop lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph.

(1948 – 1990) comedian

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

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

Large Celestial Object Stuns Astronomers

As I looked out into the night sky, across all those infinite stars, it made me realize how insignificant they are.

(1937 – 1995) English satirist, writer & comedian