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Kilkrazy wrote:It's called a sandwich and it was invented in the UK.

Or India.

Or China. Everything was invented in China.



Apart from glass, apparently.

And Haggis.

And Selma Hayak.

Haggis? Ah nae me wee rrrrapsakallian, Haggis wis a wee lital creeture roonin aboot wee wun leg shairter than the uther, betterrr fair roonin roond the hells wee.

Albatross wrote:
Or China. Everything was invented in China.



Apart from glass, apparently.

And beer, which was evidently Sumerian. Though we can credit Egypt as the oldest existential, national, beer producing body around.

Frazzled wrote:And Haggis.

And Selma Hayak.

Im not a great fan of the woman either, but even I know its Hayek right?

God, that woman looks like a sex-gym. DO want.


Even now.

mattyrm wrote:

Frazzled wrote:And Haggis.

And Selma Hayak.

Im not a great fan of the woman either, but even I know its Hayek right?

Who the cares?

Sorry, I just watched that and I have decided I actually am a fan of that wonderful woman.

One has not seen Frida Kahlo, my perception of that woman was eternally marred by it.

dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:
Or China. Everything was invented in China.



Apart from glass, apparently.

And beer, which was evidently Sumerian. Though we can credit Egypt as the oldest existential, national, beer producing body around.

Existential national beer? Now this I would like to try.

The United Kingdom is the greatest country on the planet.

Why?

I was born in it.


Lolz the logic of patriotism, derp.

Sorry to derail the thread from the Haggis Appreciation society...

Chaos, can I please ask you not to use the US military and Navy as a benchmark for greatness. Why?

Because the US Navy was founded by a Scotsman, John Jones, and the breechloading rifle invented by another Scotsman, Capt Patrick (whos first name escapes me).

Cheers

Andrew

AndrewC wrote:Sorry to derail the thread from the Haggis Appreciation society...

Chaos, can I please ask you not to use the US military and Navy as a benchmark for greatness. Why?

Because the US Navy was founded by a Scotsman, John Jones, and the breechloading rifle invented by another Scotsman, Capt Patrick (whos first name escapes me).

Cheers

Andrew

that is pefectly fine, but to say that just because they were founded by outsiders makes them not great is foolish. I do not believe that the credit for the achievements of those organizations can go to the scottish just because one of them helped to found the organization. That would be like saying the greatest US company ever had a CEO from (country) and because of that, the credit for the american company goes to (country)?

Weel, thas becuze we needed anootherrr shootin steck tae hoont the Haggis wee, and beeterrr boats tae hoont the aquatic Haggis whae dwelt in thi Lochs o' thi glens.

there are 2 threads that are basically the exact same thing going on, lol, i like them both because i just like argueing

dajobe wrote:that is pefectly fine, but to say that just because they were founded by outsiders makes them not great is foolish. I do not believe that the credit for the achievements of those organizations can go to the scottish just because one of them helped to found the organization. That would be like saying the greatest US company ever had a CEO from (country) and because of that, the credit for the american company goes to (country)?

But when that CEO creates the structure around which the company then grows....

As the topic is about the contribution to the worlds society, then the founders become important.

Cheers

Andrew

AndrewC wrote:Sorry to derail the thread from the Haggis Appreciation society...

Chaos, can I please ask you not to use the US military and Navy as a benchmark for greatness. Why?

Because the US Navy was founded by a Scotsman, John Jones, and the breechloading rifle invented by another Scotsman, Capt Patrick (whos first name escapes me).

Cheers

Andrew

Its John Paul Jones to you boyo!


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AndrewC wrote:

dajobe wrote:that is pefectly fine, but to say that just because they were founded by outsiders makes them not great is foolish. I do not believe that the credit for the achievements of those organizations can go to the scottish just because one of them helped to found the organization. That would be like saying the greatest US company ever had a CEO from (country) and because of that, the credit for the american company goes to (country)?

But when that CEO creates the structure around which the company then grows....

As the topic is about the contribution to the worlds society, then the founders become important.

Cheers

Andrew

of course gunpowder was invented by the Chinese, so your argument doesn't hold. Evidently the British army and navy were founded on Chinese greatness after all.

also, going by your logic, William of Normandy invaded England in 1066 and ruled...so all of England's achievements are really FRANCE'S. And France was taken over by the Romans, who moved to italy From Turkey, who migrated there from East Africa a long time ago. So I declare...SOMALIA the greatest nation ever(by your reasoning AndrewC).

And the Normans were not part of France, the nation. They were autonomous, and owned land in southern Italy. They were descended from the VIKINGS.

whatever, all humans can be traced back to east africa, so SOMALIA still wins!

And many humans, I believe it was about a fifth, can trace their origins back to other strains of proto-human, including Neanderthals, with another fifth being able to trace their origins back to south america.

kk, its a tie between ARGENTINA and SOMALIA!

And possibly many other nations who played host to Neanderthal-esque proto-humans.

Dont scientists believe that the species Homo Sapien displaced Homo Neanderthalis?

but yes, that is the idea

Albatross wrote:Wait, because British servicemen/women were captured by the Iranians, then released completely unharmed about a fortnight later, Britain has 'slipped' as a great nation?

Were captured? Now a rewrite without the passive voice: they were craven and they surrendered. A far cry from the men who won Trafalgar!

Yes, but apparently research into the genetic ancestry of many Europeans found what was described as Neanderthal DNA components, suggesting that Neanderthals were not completely out classed and in fact, interbred with Homo-sapiens.


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olympia wrote:

Albatross wrote:Wait, because British servicemen/women were captured by the Iranians, then released completely unharmed about a fortnight later, Britain has 'slipped' as a great nation?

Were captured? Now a rewrite without the passive voice: they were craven and they surrendered. A far cry from the men who won Trafalgar!

Who numbered in the thousands, were at war with the enemy, were facing an enemy with similar technology and numbers to their own, and had no international relations to worry about, and were glad to throw down their lives in a conflict that they actually wanted. A tad different to a few marines and service personnel in a patrol boat caught by a superior force with no hope of fighting their way out, who weren't at war and needed specific orders to open fire on an approaching ship.

You're trolling but hey, it's all in good spirits.

htj wrote:
Existential national beer? Now this I would like to try.

Buber Bomb

1 pint beer

1 shot absinthe

Drop and consume.

mk, did not read that, but sounds cool, may have to do some reading!

Be aware though, that the findings of the project are widely disputed due to a lack of archaeological evidence. That's not exactly a case to disprove possible interbreeding.

olympia wrote:

Albatross wrote:Wait, because British servicemen/women were captured by the Iranians, then released completely unharmed about a fortnight later, Britain has 'slipped' as a great nation?

Were captured? Now a rewrite without the passive voice: they were craven and they surrendered. A far cry from the men who won Trafalgar!

Our British comrades should not associate this poster's opinions with the views of all Americans, in contrast to mine posts, which represent the correct views of all good red blooded Patriotic Neaderthal-Americans.