hovmand 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ Sep. 30 2002,12:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Windows that we all use came from the US<span id='postcolor'> But Windows suck Who invented linux? Or unix for that matter? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STS_SolidSnake 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Hovmand @ Sep. 30 2002,13:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ Sep. 30 2002,12:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Windows that we all use came from the US<span id='postcolor'> But Windows suck Who invented linux? Or unix for that matter?<span id='postcolor'> aaaah but you still use it! get a mac then south park is from the US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke_of_Ray 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote (Duke_of_Ray @ Sep. 30 2002,009) I personally can not stand Hockey, almsot every sport IMO is better, but nothing can beat golf on T.V. I hope you are joking... Golf on television is like dentistry without the novocaine! Or in the words of Winston Churchill... 'Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.' <span id='postcolor'> Yes I am joking, I hate golf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Kurtz 0 Posted September 30, 2002 About cricket, I agree that it is boring to watch on TV, but it is great to play! Playing it is waaaaayyyyyy better than watching it go on for hours..... And about golf, same as cricket, but as long as you dont stick to the rules. My Golf: Get a good Club, a big supply of balls and play how-far-can-you-hit-the-ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLight 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Oh-ow, this looks awfully a lot like one of those, my country is better than your country threads Oh well....... Golf is great to play; like you said it's really fun if you don't care about the rules, that's what i always do (i've played golf 3 times in my life already ) I once tried to hit a ball as far as possible, i thought i'd never make it to one of the houses that stood a bit further. When i'd hit the ball i saw my ball flying a lot faster than i thought it would fly. It landed on a table and made a huuuuuuge hole inside that table Till today no one knows who broke that table Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Sep. 30 2002,16:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Oh-ow, this looks awfully a lot like one of those, my country is better than your country threads Oh well.......<span id='postcolor'> Not so far, if it was it wouldn't be open Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted September 30, 2002 US: the Simpsons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLight 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Sep. 29 2002,18:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">US: the Simpsons. <span id='postcolor'> Belgium: Errrr...... ummm..... well.....fff......er..... gotta go, byeeee! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Sep. 30 2002,19:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Sep. 29 2002,18:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">US: the Simpsons. <span id='postcolor'> Belgium: Â Errrr...... ummm..... well.....fff......er..... gotta go, byeeee!<span id='postcolor'> Waffles? Hey, the US also invented NASCAR and rednecks with 'crack' problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bn880 5 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Hovmand @ Sep. 30 2002,07:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (STS_SolidSnake @ Sep. 30 2002,12:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Windows that we all use came from the US<span id='postcolor'> But Windows suck Who invented linux? Or unix for that matter?<span id='postcolor'> Windows doesn't suck, at least not XP. Makes life very easy most of the time... Assault(CAN)... BEER??? SNOW?? we didn't invent this nor are we best at it/ Von Neumann... somehow I really like repeating that name. We had this Ukranian/German prof that used to talk about Von Neumann constantly, it was really special. I think the first OS came from US, not computer. Poland: Helicopter carburetor ball-point pen dynamo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted September 30, 2002 French people invented : - chauvinism - bad will - class costly food - french bread - hypocrisy and many many many other things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Sep. 30 2002,19:53)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">French people invented : - chauvinism - bad will - class costly food - french bread - hypocrisy and many many many other things <span id='postcolor'> Dont forget Speed Capitulation. From zero to Vichy France in just 40 days!! Sorry Ran, I just cant help myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ran 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Sep. 30 2002,20:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Sep. 30 2002,19:53)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">French people invented : - chauvinism - bad will - class costly food - french bread - hypocrisy and many many many other things <span id='postcolor'> Dont forget Speed Capitulation. Â From zero to Vichy France in just 40 days!! Sorry Ran, I just cant help myself. <span id='postcolor'> you're not wrong ....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingBeast 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Well as it seems to be all about "who discovered" and "who invented" now, i will have to make another contribution Some British Inventions Anemometer Mechanical Television Telephone Lawn mower Carbonated water Cats eye road reflectors First Electric Light Umbrella The Pencil Rubber Bands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">French people invented : - chauvinism - bad will - class costly food - french bread - hypocrisy and many many many other things <span id='postcolor'> Like snooty waiters? And hairy armpitted women? </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Assault(CAN)... BEER??? SNOW?? we didn't invent this nor are we best at it<span id='postcolor'> Beer? That all depends on taste. Snow?.....We can use it the best, who else builds igloos? Tyler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Telephone<span id='postcolor'> It's funny that British, American, and Canadian historians claim that they all invented the telephone. How could Alexander G. Bell be in three places at once? His home was in Ontario afterall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingBeast 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Was he not Scottish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Sep. 30 2002,20:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Sep. 30 2002,20:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> Dont forget Speed Capitulation. Â From zero to Vichy France in just 40 days!! Sorry Ran, I just cant help myself. <span id='postcolor'> you're not wrong ....... <span id='postcolor'> I am glad you took it in the spirit it was meant in... that being a not so subtle prodding of national identities Wasnt Montgolfier a frenchman too? That's the first balloon flight, if I am not mistaken... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, settling in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested in the education of deaf people. This interest lead him to invent the microphone and, in 1876, his "electrical speech machine," which we now call a telephone. News of his invention quickly spread throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long distance connections were made between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City. <span id='postcolor'> So basically he was Scottish, thus the credit goes to Scotland, not Britain, not Canada, not America, but Scotland, there's one for Hilly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Was he not Scottish?<span id='postcolor'> Scottish, English,...... same to me. </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">So basically he was Scottish, thus the credit goes to Scotland, not Britain, not Canada, not America, but Scotland, there's one for Hilly <span id='postcolor'> Well, he did invent it while he was in the U.S., if he had U.S. citizenship at the time, then the credit goes to the U.S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted September 30, 2002 Well I'll still claim that one for Hilly, whether he had US citizenship or not he was still Scottish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Assault (CAN) 1 Posted September 30, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well I'll still claim that one for Hilly, whether he had US citizenship or not he was still Scottish <span id='postcolor'> Your opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted September 30, 2002 Just found a very good site...... 1869 - - Bell filed a patent application for his telephone. 1870 - - Alexander Graham Bell moves to Canada 1872 - - Bell takes up permanent residence in the United States 1874 - - Bells takes out his first papers for Citizenship in the United States. (He is admitted to citizenship on second papers, November 10, 1882.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingBeast 0 Posted September 30, 2002 If/when I move to America, I will still be English. If I invented something while living there, I would consider it English as it is my own, though im sure the Americans would be quick to claim my invention as being American Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 28 Posted September 30, 2002 LOL this is funny, just found a site called Canada Info where they're claiming Bell </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Canadian Personalities Below you will find great Canadian personalities. Some famous - and not so famous - Canadians who have made a significant difference to the Canadian way of life. Bell, Alexander Graham - Inventor <span id='postcolor'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
