Like most people, we all like a good laugh. Welcome to the humour page.
As the story goes, some prominent scientists and engineers were invited to a party, and this is how they replied.
(Warning! Only avid science students will understand every reference)
- Ampere was worried he wasn't current.
- Audobon said he'd have to wing it.
- Boyle said he was under too much pressure.
- Darwin waited to see what evolved.
- Descartes said he'd think about it.
- Dr Jekyll declined -- he hadn't been feeling himself lately.
- Edison thought it would be illuminating.
- Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend.
- Gauss was asked to attend because of his magnetic personality.
- Hertz said in the future he planned to attend with greater frequency.
- Morse's reply: "I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now, must dash."
- Newton planned to drop in.
- Ohm resisted the idea.
- Pavlov was drooling at the thought.
- Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm.
- Volta was electrified
- Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.
- Watt reckoned it would be a good way to let off steam.
- Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.
- Heisenberg wasn't certain he could attend.
- Stephenson said he could Rocket right over.
- Walschaerts was waiting for the correct (valve) event.
- Baker would apply leverage to time his arrival.
- Westinghouse said he would compress his work and brake away.
- Messrs Babbcock & Wilcox would steam right over.
- Archimedes was in the bath tub.
- Galileo said he would take a closer look at it.
- Marconi radioed in an affirmative reply.
- Bell tried to telephone, but the line was busy.
- da Vinci was on a date with his friend, Mona Lisa.
- Geiger counted on being there.
- Freud slipped away.
- Nobel prized his invitation.
- Bacon was so angry at not being invited that he blew up.
- Pasteur eyes the event with suspicion.
- Micheal Jackson passed.
- Stevie Wonder would try to see if he could make it.
- Bourdon would take the 'Tube' to get there.
- Fresnel would have to focus on work at hand so he could clear his schedule.
- Heisler got geared up for the event.
- Stephenson hoped to link up with friends.
- Montgolfier sniffed "c'est tout beaucoup d'air chaud"
- Fourier said he would transform himself and formulate a plan of arrival.
- Captain Edward John Smith (of the Titanic) said 'I have this sinking feeling I won't be able to make it...'
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- Diesel got really heated up from the pressure he was under.
- Faraday's response was filtered through parallel contacts.
- Van de Graff generated a highly charged reply.
- Tesla recoiled at the invitation.
