) McLinky
I have noticed that there are a few Scottish people on here and thought would share with you some things that we Scots have done for the world (I bet
you will come up with a few more)
McLinky
Yeah, but nothing lately.
Several wars - Tony Blair
Destroyed pension system and sold off Britain's gold at historically-low price - Gordon Brown
Re-introduced imprisonment without trial - John Reid
Repositioned personal, professional and collective responsibility on principle of " Please Miss, it wisnae me " - all of the above.
Even inventing suspenders can't make up for logarithms and traffic cones.
How much of that stuff was actually done in Scotland?
Deep fried mars bars. Shhh, don't suggest you can deep fry whiskey or there'll be disaster.
How about this one
"Sir William Fairbairn (1789 - 1874) was born in Kelso, in southern Scotland. An engineer, he developed the idea of using tubular steel, which
was much stronger than solid steel, as a construction material"
Where would Colin Chapman have been without this guy then?
(Tongue firmly in cheek for the humourless among us 
)
Cheers
Alex
anyone seen 'Last King of Scotland'? 
quote:YEEEEES BAAAS!
Originally posted by DaveFJ
anyone seen 'Last King of Scotland'?
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Originally posted by RK
Yeah, but nothing lately.
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Originally posted by RK
Yeah, but nothing lately.
Macbeast we are sorry about Blair et al. but you lot did elect them! If you English can't find anyone good enough to lead the country. . . . . .
. . .
RK since Dolly the sheep the same team have been eusy cloning all sorts of other animals but I believe they turned down a labour party request to
clone Tony Blair
Other things invented here were a substantial number of developments in hard Disk and memory technology, the first computer using light instead of
electricity, and the principles of the Trinitron single gun colour tube, unfortunately all the credit has gone to foreign companies who paid for
development to product status rather than the inventors in Scotland.
caber
There doesnt seem to be any mention of the need for a wall!!!
Ain't we the best Almost everything for this forum's requirements are scottish. Tarmacadam, pneumatic tyre ,telephone etc. And if we
haven't invented it we've probably at some point fathered the offspring that has. Yes we're even a great nation of
shaggers. ( OK blue touch paper is lit stand well back)
Skirts for men.
Shoes with holes in.
The p1ss head.
Religious football hooligans.
[Edited on 18/4/07 by Confused but excited.]
It appears Lawnmowers were invented by the Scots AND the English!
Iain
ah but ours are better
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Skirts for men.
Shoes with holes in.
The p1ss head.
Religious football hooligans.
[Edited on 18/4/07 by Confused but excited.]
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Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Ain't we the best
The Krankies
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And thank goodness you had all that oil we've been able to use for petrol!
mmmmmm.... Make sure SWMBO ain't looking and scroll up towards the top of this thread. If you're really careful you can get 3 pairs of
voluptuous breasts gyrating on the left hand side of your screen!
Long live those Avatars!
Iain
try it on an overhead projector for full size
One thing that doesn't seem to have been claimed by the Scots is the Union of the Scotish and English crowns
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Originally posted by Schrodinger
One thing that doesn't seem to have been claimed by the Scots is the Union of the Scotish and English crowns