If Rats are Experimented on, They will Develop Cancer

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If rats are experimented on, they will develop cancer. – Morton’s Law

What sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you excuse me. I have no time to listen to such nonsense. – Napoleon Bonaparte

Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia. – Dionysius Lardner

Radio has no future.
Heavier-than air flying machines are impossible.
X-rays will prove to be a hoax.
I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning. – William Thompson, Lord Kelvin

The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give ‘em a number or give ‘em a date, but never give ‘em both at once. – Jane Bryant Quinn