Subject: Science/Weather (Page 13)

You know it is summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer.

(1892 – 1992) American film & television producer & director
Places Science/Weather

The amount of time you have to wait for a bus is directly proportional to the inclemency of the weather.

Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Barometer: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

Definitions Science/Weather

It is so hot… I saw two trees fighting over a dog.

Exaggerations Heat Science/Weather

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

Going fast while you are lost won't help a bit.

Science/Weather Situations

Space is almost infinite; as a matter of fact, we think it is infinite.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements Places Science/Weather

It is best to read the weather forecast before we pray for rain.

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

Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Up yours.”

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Science/Weather

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

(1937 – ) comedian & television actor
Communication Men People Science/Weather Women

If the facts do not conform to the theory, they must be disposed of.

Facts Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.

American entrepreneur
Science/Weather

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music… and of aviation.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Entertainment Music Science/Weather

Bad weather always looks worse through a window.

(1928 – ) humorist, singer, songwriter & satirist
Science/Weather

He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts… for support rather than illumination.

(1844 – 1912) Scottish poet, novelist & literary critic
Communication Intelligence Science/Weather

The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist
Communication Computers Science/Weather Things

It ain't a fit night out for man or beast.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer
Science/Weather

My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.

(1955 – ) magician & showman
Science/Weather

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’, but ‘That’s funny…’

(1920 – 1992) American science and science fiction author & professor
Communication Science/Weather Speech

It was so cold… pickpockets were sticking their hands in strangers' pockets to keep warm.

Cold Exaggerations Science/Weather

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

Cold Exaggerations Science/Weather