Life without America (1409 hits)
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Submitted by Ed Dee<cchero.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-01-11 22:02:44 EST
As I read through several posts, I see representatives of all countries far and wide post to this site, and it's staggering to see the amount of "America Hate Posts" name-calling bullshit. So let's set it straight.
Life without America?
As your planes crash to the ground, and you wonder why, know that an American invented the landing beacons for aircraft. Wait a minute, YOU DON'T HAVE FUCKING PLANES because the first plane to actually fly was invented in America too. Ode to the Scots for building the first Television, but enjoy the white snow since Americans invented the first Television Camera and Recorders. Enjoying your CD Player? Laser Printer? All based on technology invented by Americans.
Of course, you wouldn't have time to enjoy all of this stuff would you? Since Assembly lines, cotton gins, and steam powered engines were all invented in America as well, which streamlined working enviroments around the world.
Enjoying your automobiles? Microwaves? Modern Medicine? All based on inventions or discoveries of Americans.
I would love for you type a retort, assholes, unfortunately the first processer and modern computer were developed by Americans.
Without America, life would have been tough.
So
Shut the fuck up
Enjoy your country
I'll enjoy mine
We must be doing something right
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Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2005-07-19 21:47:55 EDT (#)
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Here there be dragons!!!
Submitted by Freight_Train (user info) at 2004-02-08 11:30:15 EST (#)
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you are full of shit brother
but god bless america
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-02-08 10:53:39 EST (#)
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Here there be dragons....
gets me everytime
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2004-02-03 20:36:12 EST (#)
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yes, yes. although you cannot actually attribute greatness of a country to amount of cool inventions invented in it, that was still a funny picture. and the message was clear- "why don't you motherfuckers worry about yourselves?"
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-02-03 20:08:06 EST (#)
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Ugh.
English is the language of power, no doubt. It is also the language of discovery. If you want to learn the great humanities, sciences, or math of the world, you will find that it has been translated into English.
English came from England, no doubt. But I give you a question of where English came from before England?
Germany of course. It is a non-romantic language brought over by the angles and the Saxons from what is now France and Germany (aka Gaul).
As for the idea that if there was no America, it would've been invented eventually... it is possible, but then again the point of your argument is moot. America had the natural resources it took for fueling the industrial revolution. Europe, however, has the disadvantage of less landmass. Also the idea that immigrants coming to America are some how the intellectual property of their origins is ridiculous. If you were to use that model, then all inventions of the history of the world would have been accredited to the cradle of human civilization in the Middle East, or Africa.
- RandytheHelpfulPineapple
Submitted by Dlove (user info) at 2004-01-30 15:29:41 EST (#)
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Jericho - "Right, so what about ENGLAND then?
Prick. "
What about England then? All England has offered is bad teeth and Earl Grey. Yeah, ENGLAND is so great. Why do you think so many people left Europe, including ENGLAND in the first place? Because it sucks ass. Oh yes, God Save the Queen. That chauncy ass royal family isn't worth the baby-soft Charmin they wipe their ass with, fuckmook.
IntheBoonies - METHINKS that if Europe didn't exist, things wouldn't have been invented in Europe anyways, they would have been invented in Asia, where everything else comes from.
Submitted by IntheBoonies (user info) at 2004-01-30 10:17:57 EST (#)
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Um, methinks that alot of the people that invented things in america were decendants (or immigrants) of Europe. If America did not exist, all those things would have been invented in europe anyway, and all you'd be missing out on is whatever it is that native americans do.
Submitted by Jericho (user info) at 2004-01-30 10:08:25 EST (#)
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"Last point: You're posting on this site in English, you're making your points in English. If another country was so great and all that much better, we'd by typing in another language."
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Right, so what about ENGLAND then?
Prick.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-01-30 10:06:28 EST (#)
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Ah yes Dlove, English, Americas gift to the world.....
Submitted by Dudething3k (user info) at 2004-01-30 09:46:21 EST (#)
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bleh.
Submitted by Dlove (user info) at 2004-01-30 09:36:08 EST (#)
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Fuck all you whiners who are ripping this post. It doesn't matter who invented this, that or the other. Quit using google or whatever search engine you prefer to try and sound intelligent. You don't know this shit, you're looking it up and using it as cannon fodder.
Regardless of who invented what, America kicks more ass than any other country. End of story. What language is numerous countries teaching their kids in school? The fucked up language of English. Granted, our language makes no sense when compared to the grammatical scheme of almost every other language, but people are learning it every day. Do you see other countries scrambling in their schools to make the kids learn German or Italian? Not that I've heard of.
So quit trying to tell yourself that America isn't better than your country. If you have to search on Google to prove your point that some fuck chop from your country invented something first, then you obviously live somewhere that sucks.
Last point: You're posting on this site in English, you're making your points in English. If another country was so great and all that much better, we'd by typing in another language.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-17 19:52:01 EST (#)
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I have to agree Despiadado did his post RIGHT...
Great work...
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-17 19:21:33 EST (#)
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Three cheers to Despiadado for his post.
Not often you hear of someone that sticks his neck out like that. It's unfortunate that we don't note the Australians more on the military support they have given. One of the big three in the war, and they are barely given recognition.
Submitted by Trout (user info) at 2004-01-16 08:23:27 EST (#)
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+1 because your map did indeed make me smile.
The Scots still rule though, here's a few Scottish inventions.
US Navy
Founded by John Paul Jones, a Scotsman. Read about his exploits in any US history book.
Refrigerators
James Harrison, who emigrated to Australia from Scotland, invented a cooling system for a brewery in Bendigo, in 1851. He had noticed that ether had a cooling effect on metals, and so he pumped it through pipes. As the ether evaporated it took heat from its surroundings to provide the latent heat of evaporation. His idea was used in the first refrigerated ship, the SS Strathleven, which carried a cargo of meat from Australia to England, a voyage of several months, in 1876. Refrigeration was a major force in the economic development of both Australia and New Zealand.
Buicks
Buick is the brand name stamped on over 25 million cars in the USA. This car is the named after David Dunbar Buick, a Scot who immigrated to the U.S. in 1856. Buick started out as a plumber at age 15, and is credited with developing a method for bonding enamel to cast iron; a process responsible for our blue bathtubs and pink sinks. But David's passion was the internal combustion engine. In 1899, in the city of Detroit, he formed the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company, manufacturer of gasoline engines. David also patented a carburetor and designed an automobile, but business debts and failed investments prevented him from realizing profits from his inventions. He died, impoverished, in 1929. But General Motors saluted his inventiveness in 1937 when it adopted the Buick name and family crest for its new line of cars.
Submitted by Despiadado (user info) at 2004-01-16 07:43:29 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/22993
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2004-01-16 07:23:41 EST (#)
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Hey you know that list of stuff invented in america, check it a lot of its wrong. Although they probably 'taught' you all that stuff in american 'schools'
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-14 23:00:00 EST (#)
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In the south they hunt frogs...
Check out some of the Darwin awards, most of the winners reside in the South.
Submitted by SoHipItHurts (user info) at 2004-01-14 22:55:20 EST (#)
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Your a fucking moron.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-14 22:48:26 EST (#)
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) -- Belgian police have caught two rabbit poachers whose armor-plated getaway car was equipped with so many gadgets it would not have been out of place in a James Bond film.
I know we have Belgium beat. One down.
Submitted by fingerbang (user info) at 2004-01-12 19:40:14 EST (#)
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awesome, canada should be titled moosefisting zamboni drivers though. canada sucks ass i am sitting here in canada wishing you guys would bomb the shit out of us so i can get warm. why doesn't america just invade us, they could easily do it and take over our country but then again it would be pointless and probably be a bigger burdon
Submitted by kgbpasha (user info) at 2004-01-12 17:45:37 EST (#)
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Post sucked, Map is extremely accurate though...
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-12 17:41:05 EST (#)
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I would be the first person to admit I posted this in haste. It was posted in frustration from hearing so much negativity from non-americans posting to this site. When I hear ramblings like "Americans are stupid" and "America Sucks" All I really saw was white, then the typing started to fly. The focal point should have been less on what "we" invented, and more on the fact that without America in general, life would be pretty #$@%# tough. Through Financial Aid, Military Aid, Innovative breakthroughs, Idealogies that have arisen from our nation all partly encompass the whole and good parts of America that make Americans proud to live here. There are bad parts, but the good far outweighs the bad.
I should have done more research, unfortunately, I did very little and spun this the wrong way as the focus should have rested more on other things.
Thanks to all for the feedback - I through out some harsh words, It was late, I was tired and belligerent, shouldn't have snapped towards somebody providing me feedback - What Can I say guys, It's not going to be good all the time!
Submitted by youarsoghey (user info) at 2004-01-12 11:28:32 EST (#)
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Thanks to South Park, it's really, really ridiculously simple (Zoolander):
1. Many Americans hate everybody
2. Many Americans love everybody
3. Most Americans are not radicals
4. Some Americans are either radical liberals or radical conservatives
The system we have is one that allows us to be hated and loved by as many people as possible at the same time. That is not the beauty of it, though. Because not only do we have that capability, but we also are more powerful than anybody who complains about us but completely relied upon by many hundreds of millions of people around the world. The funny thing is that we don't make them admit it. Too bad, though!
My favorite is Canada. Canada is, in fact, a "nice" place, depending on your definition of nice (certainly it can't define the weather). Canada also has heavily relied on the United States for practically everything in its history, the most important of which is National Defense, as much as they may like to complain about it.
I am not saying I agree with everything that goes on in America. I don't agree with everything in every country around the world; no government is perfect. I am just saying, you may hate us (for whatever radical views you may own), but you sure would have a tough time living without us.
Submitted by AlwaysAnEagle (user info) at 2004-01-12 11:16:52 EST (#)
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Meh.
For some reason this post gave me the mental picture of Stewie thumping his chest and saying "this MY house!" from that episode of Family Guy.
I liked the picture though. Here there be dragons.
Submitted by Shay (user info) at 2004-01-12 11:14:49 EST (#)
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Very well said.
Submitted by Quartermain (user info) at 2004-01-12 11:08:16 EST (#)
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The post was retarded and largely wrong. God knows, I'm a flag waving SOB and I'm not even a citizen, but there is a right way and a wrong way to go about something like this. It involves fact-checking.
Liked the picture though.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-12 00:09:01 EST (#)
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Bargled, you are the true yahoo search master, you are the meta of crawlers, the master of the search engine.
In reality, I typed the same shit you gargled to me and it came up #1 on the search engine I use. Looks like we both don't know what the fuck we are talking about eh?
Smart guy, but I'm smarter. You again, missed the point of the post. I'm not arguing with you cum mop, I'm just telling you flame away. Everybody else got the point and moved on, and so am I.
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:48:37 EST (#)
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agreed cchero .... like I said ... we'd all be speaking german ...
Alle ist Klar.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:46:35 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/cgi-bin/message_get.cgi?message=1073882743207729341
Submitted by bargled (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:46:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:10:39 (#)
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Bargled - You are quite right, however you are also an idiot. Steam ENGINE you dolt. ENGINE, show me how many greeks you saw cruising around on their steam boats or steam powered cars. You fucking cunt biscuit. What the fuck is a steam "device"? Take your device and shove it up your ass, in the meantime, Americans will keep making USEFUL items. I'd use a device about as much as you'd use your penis, NEVER. You are missing my point.
Mac - while I appreciate your statement, I chose my words carefully- yes da vinci invented the concept (Or was he the first well known being to actually docuemnt the idea?) but I stated that Americans invented the first plane to actually fly.
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Cchero, you ignorant slut. If you want to get technical you are STILL wrong. Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor who, in 1698, patented the first steam engine.
So fuck you.
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:30:36 EST (#)
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As I recall the Italians also brought the black death into Europe.
But I have to give respect where it is due, Italy is one of the, if not thee, cornerstone of modern civilization. (their decendents were in "Godfather")
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:20:41 EST (#)
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Ed Dee,
"I chose my words carefully...but I stated that Americans invented the first plane to actually fly."
I'm going to choose my words carefully here-
You broke my heart, cchero, you broke my heart. *kiss*....*slap*
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:18:34 EST (#)
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Mac,
I've done extensive research on the Italians*. I think you are on to something here. Did you also know that they were the inventors of Italian Ice, Italian Hoagies, and Hairy Backs?
*I've really done no real amount of research on Italians
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:15:37 EST (#)
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Darth Awesome, no...
And who the fuck called a country obese?
Submitted by DJMattB241 (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:15:32 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:13:36 EST (#)
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RandytheHelpfulPineapple,
"since when were the italians the first to visit America? traditionally it is seen as the spanish."
Of course we were the first to visit it. Some spaniard just stole our maps while we were busy with that little thing called the Renaissance, which shaped modern thinking and helped pave the way for modern society, and claimed America as their discovery. Bastards. Let them have their moment in the sun, but I'm onto their fraud.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:10:39 EST (#)
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Bargled - You are quite right, however you are also an idiot. Steam ENGINE you dolt. ENGINE, show me how many greeks you saw cruising around on their steam boats or steam powered cars. You fucking cunt biscuit. What the fuck is a steam "device"? Take your device and shove it up your ass, in the meantime, Americans will keep making USEFUL items. I'd use a device about as much as you'd use your penis, NEVER. You are missing my point.
Mac - while I appreciate your statement, I chose my words carefully- yes da vinci invented the concept (Or was he the first well known being to actually docuemnt the idea?) but I stated that Americans invented the first plane to actually fly.
Submitted by DarthAwesome (user info) at 2004-01-11 23:05:01 EST (#)
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Stop being so over patriotic. I am sick of this "But we invented this!" and "But your country is obese!". If I were going argue by your rules, then I could say something like "Well because the English religiously persecuted our first pilgrims, and the Dutch them boats to sail to America, both England and the Dutch are responsible for all useful invention that American inventors have produced."
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:59:57 EST (#)
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The greeks had a toy that spun by the power of steam, but they never took this spinning device and used it to spin pistons, or drive shafts, or power any useful machinery .. otherwise it was invented in Greece.
Submitted by cchero (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:59:25 EST (#)
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Oliver Evans was responsible for creating the high pressure steam engine.
Thanks guys, for all of your input.
As far as the automobile, this was a hasty post, and H. Ford kept sticking out in my head. While he did revolutionize the automobile and the process to make them. However, I don't see the evidence where it was a Frenchy, but a Jewish man born in Malchin, Germany Siegfried Marcus. Then years later, Carl Benz secured the patent.
I've been wrong before and I will certainly be mistaken in the future, my point however, is our beautiful nation continues to lead the world in innovation and leadership.
A good point about the "Speaking German" comment. I didn't want to make this post too long, so I didn't mention the times we've saved certain countries from certain peril, sticking the necks of our own men for those of foreigners. It may not be right, but anyone living today has absolutely NO right to say if it was or not, because the past would be uncertain if we failed to intervene in certain situations.
Again, I have nothing against other countries and its people, only those people from those countries who are assholes and think all Americans are A) Stupid or B) Think alike
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:57:28 EST (#)
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since when were the italians the first to visit America?
traditionally it is seen as the spanish.
Alternatively as the Vikings in New Foundland, or the Egyptians to South America ... nicotine was found in the lungs of pharoahs ...
but undoubtedly the VD was a good controbution no matter where it came from.
Submitted by bargled (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:57:15 EST (#)
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I have come to the conclusion, after reading this post three times, that this entire post is bullshit.
Yeah.
Bullshit.
You have no understanding of basic world history.
and now to finish up(read my previous 2 comments below):
The first steam device was invented by Hero of Alexandria, a Greek, before 300BC. Thats over 1700 years before America was discovered by Columbus.
Submitted by Sounsexy00 (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:55:01 EST (#)
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people just looooove to rip on the Americans. It's fun. I admit, it's fun. Because:
we're better.
Just kidding, but that picture was an ungodly amount of funny. +2 for "unrest".
-Hadley
French loving American.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:54:31 EST (#)
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i agree Mac. italians do kick ass.
i just ate a canoli. yum.
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:52:50 EST (#)
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One last note on how great Italians are-
Mac, an Italian uberuser, just gave this post three +2's in a row. Who's your daddy now?
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:49:32 EST (#)
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"The first airplane to be flown was built in America, but the idea of an airplane was around for centuries."
Da Vinci, an Italian, came up with original concept sketches for the airplane. Respect is owed.
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:46:44 EST (#)
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Ed Dee,
So so wrong. It was Italians that you have to thank for everything. We found this country and were kind enough to bring syphillus to wipe out half the native population. With out us clearing the path with our super advanced VD there would be no America. So you can thank my ancestors infested balls for all the liberties you enjoy. You owe me Ed, don't ever forget that.
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:41:30 EST (#)
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yes, the industrial revolution was started in england, and after the American revolution, there were two seperate races to it, the American better known since we had all the raw materials, and room for huge factory districts, whereas England never had the landmass for it. I thought the Scottish invented the steam engine. The western world accomplished the great feets in general, whilst the rest of the world was still in traditional farming communities.
Submitted by bargled (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:35:13 EST (#)
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Acarnis is correct, the French built the first automobile.
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:32:21 EST (#)
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Americans only learn new geography after it's bombed.
In reality...stuff like planes and the light bulb were being tested in Europe and Asia and stuff at around the same time...the Americans just beat them... (or that's what the American textbooks say, at least)
I thought the Europeans had us beat on the automobiles?
Submitted by Thanatos (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:31:55 EST (#)
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That picture made me laugh out loud. Rest of the post wasn't too bad either.
Submitted by bargled (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:31:14 EST (#)
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The first airplane to be flown was built in America, but the idea of an airplane was around for centuries. Someone would have figured it out by now.
And you can thank the Brits for the microwaves, since they discovered RADAR first.
Next time you see a German, thank him for a lot of our modern medicine, since it was his country-folk that developed the rockets and equipment used by NASA, which has had a big help in developing medicine and a lot of current technology.
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Oops. Did I just rip this post to shit?
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:28:59 EST (#)
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Well, there's nothing quite so amusing as someone who thinks they know a lot about history.
Ever consider the fact that the industrial revolution started in England and was imported into America? Without that, we'd all still be gentleman farmers.
The comment by the reviewer who said everyone would be speaking German is a lot more relevant than all your bragging about the things invented by Americans. Of course, we'd still be paying taxes to the Queen if it weren't for the French. Americans love to forget that.
Submitted by Nobb (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:27:29 EST (#)
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They all would have been invented anyway. So guess what, America still sucks.
Would have been -2, but having Xena actually in the spot it was made was cool. Go New Zealand.
Oh and we flew before America, they just changed a few words so ours didn't count. They changed it from powered flight, to controlled powered flight. Assholes.
Submitted by PWNstar (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:23:34 EST (#)
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And no one would have came up with the ideas eventually?
+1 for having Xena on New Zealand. That made me chuckle
Submitted by quack (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:22:49 EST (#)
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funny pic, but ixnay on the aggingbray...
Submitted by RandytheHelpfulPineapple (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:18:51 EST (#)
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If America wasn't around ... you'd all be speaking german ... try that on for size.
Submitted by dpbcold (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:17:40 EST (#)
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Yes you are right in so many ways. And it provided a good laugh. thanks man!
oh yeah and first post, ubersite rocks!
Submitted by Wickedriser (user info) at 2004-01-11 22:13:44 EST (#)
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THANK YOU.
Submitted by . at 2004-01-11 22:06:39 EST (#)
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I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and fell out of my chair and lauged and laughed.