“One of the first sights that shocked me, when I came to Israel in 1921, was an Arab turning over a field with a very primitive plow; pulling the plow were an ox and a woman. Now, if it means that we have destroyed this romantic picture by bringing in tractors, combines, and threshing machines, this is true: we have.” IfsFirstsMeanHumorFunnyFieldsHumorousMachinesSightIsraelDestroyedPrimitivePullingShockedTractors Author:Golda Meir
“Not far from here, by a white sun, behind a green star, lived the Steelypips, illustrious, industrious, and they hadn't a care: no spats in their vats, no rules, no schools, no gloom, no evil influence of the moon, no trouble from matter or antimatter - for they had a machine, a dream of a machine, with springs and gears and perfect in every respect. And they lived with it, and on it, and under it, and inside it, for it was all they had - first they saved up all their atoms, then they put them all together, and if one didn't fit, why they chipped at it a bit, and everything was just fine.” IfsFirstsMatterDreamCareSchoolTogetherEvilStarsBitsWhitePerfectBehindsSunTroubleInfluenceFineFitMoonSpringHumorousMachinesGreenSavedAtomsGearsGloomIndustriousSpatsVatAntimatter Book:The Cyberiad Source: The Cyberiad
“You've reached Fantasia, where the undead live again every night," "For bar hours, press one. To make a party reservation, press two. To talk to alive person or a dead vampire, press three. Or, if you were intending to leave a humorous prank message on our answering machine, know this: we will find you.” IfsKnowsPersonsTwoNightThreeHoursPartyAliveMessagesHumorousMachinesPressesBarsVampireEvery NightReservationsPranksUndeadFantasiaAnswering Machines Book:Dead in Dixie Source: Dead in Dixie
“My favorite machine at the gym is the vending machine.” InspirationalFunnySportsHumorousMachinesMy FavoriteActressesComedianWellnessGymFitnessHilariousGymnasiumsVending Machines Author:Caroline Rhea
“It would be a service to mankind if the pill were available in slot machines and the cigarette were placed on prescription.” IfsWould BeFunnyMankindHumorousMachinesAvailableSmokingCigarettePillsPrescriptionsCigarBirth ControlSlot MachinesService To Mankind Author:Malcolm Potts