Bladder Quotes

“I took a glass retort, capable of containing eight ounces of water, and distilled fuming spirit of nitre according to the usual method. In the beginning the acid passed over red, then it became colourless, and lastly again all red: no sooner did this happen, then I took away the receiver; and tied to the mouth of the retort a bladder emptied of air, which I had moistened in its inside with milk of lime lac calcis, (i.e. lime-water, containing more quicklime than water can dissolve) to prevent its being corroded by the acid. Then I continued the distillation, and the bladder gradually expanded. Here-upon I left every thing to cool, tied up the bladder, and took it off from the mouth of the retort.— I filled a ten-ounce glass with this air and put a small burning candle into it; when immediately the candle burnt with a large flame, of so vivid a light that it dazzled the eyes. I mixed one part of this air with three parts of air, wherein fire would not burn; and this mixture afforded air, in every respect familiar to the common sort. Since this air is absolutely necessary for the generation of fire, and makes about one-third of our common air, I shall henceforth, for shortness sake call it empyreal air, [literally fire-air] the air which is unserviceable for the fiery phenomenon, and which makes abut two-thirds of common air, I shall for the future call foul air [literally corrupted air].”

“The fundamental difference between books and movies is that the length of a book does not depend upon the capacity of the human bladder.”

“At this point in my life, beaming confidence is largely a matter of mind over bladder control”

“I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.”

“Thinking is a sign of disturbance. When your bladder doesn't hurt you don't think about it.”

“And what has been so awful in your life that you have to write about it?” Mrs Lincoln, a definite gall bladder, persevered.”

“Serena had to cross her legs: in moments of dire amusement her bladder tended to play tricks.”

“The people of Seattle deny they get much rain while the rest of the country thinks of it as America's bladder.”

“College mostly makes people like bladders—just good for nothing but t’ hold the stuff as is poured into ‘em.”