Palace Ponderer Pillows

Dark Thoughts in Buckingham Palace

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

'Big sale at the Dog Store. Buy 1, get 2 free.'

"Exactly how undecided would you say you were at this precise moment?"

Next Time-Portal 5 Miles...

"I knew you were mad when I found nettles in my fig leaf drawer."

"Today we'll examine that age old question of robot accomplishment: programming or processor?"

"Of course you can't put your finger on it. It's a hypothetical particle."

'You certainly lived a remarkable life. Any chance you'll get over yourself?'

'I didn't expect to have remote controls here.'

"Oh goody! It's just like the Columbian Exposition of 1893."

"I'm not a mad dog. But I'm not particularly happy either."

Time, Temp, Today's Neutrino Mass

Are you aware? The Higgs Boson was thought to exist even through no one had seen it!

"Apparently, over two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water!"

'Eve ate the apple, and she's asking if you want to make it two out of three with oranges and bananas?'

"I appreciate you have a real passion for music Mr Hibberd. . . but I can see you're going to struggle with the piano."

"You've got to understand, in my family Dad was the poodle and Mom was the pit bull."

Planetary Science. What do we call the study of gas giants in space? Gastronomy.

'We're cutting you some slack because you just died but normally we frown on devil's food.'

"It looks as if Bodecker's project has gotten completely out of hand."

"I'm basically happy but I'd like a most cost-effective personality."

Self Service Island

'Do you ever wonder about this whole 'money' thing?'

"You're right! It is much easier to explain it this way!"

'Hi, my name is Eve. Where is the mall?'

Dr. McPhee discovers the Embarrassment Particle.

Fish Food

'You may choose either everlasting life or whatever is behind the curtain.'

The mysterious world of ligand substitution

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars … Mercury … Um, Pluto? Charon? No, Pluto … or Eris? Ugh …

'Well, I don't know anything about 'identity theft'. All I can tell you, is that according to these records you're already here.'

Six months later they would be sharing the Nobel Prize, but for now all they could do was stare in amazement at what they had discovered...two incredibly well preserved specimens from the styrofoam age.'

'...Well if this is heaven, why aren't you using a Mac?'

'The mind-body problem is best expressed in the formulation...OOf!'