If it weren't for a few inovative Americans, what would you
all be driving? How would you all get to other countries so
swiftly? How would you talk to all your far flung friends
and families? How would you be reading this right now?
Cars, airplanes, telephones, computers, movies, light-
bulbs, and countless other American inventions have made
your lives better each and every day.
So, what have you to say to that?
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If it was not for that famous American, Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone would not have ever been invented. And we all know what that would mean........no internet.
God bless America.
American greed and materialism.
No wonder the world is a mess.
Oh, yes....please state your jealousy loud and clear for
all who might misunderstand your use of these above
mentioned inventions. If you are so bored with them, I
would challenge you to stop using them immediately.
Thank you Nirvana Fan. God Does Bless America!
was a Canadian.
the wonderful & humane invention of the atomic bomb.
I've seen here all day.
But you see, to have any effect on our american friends, all great people and great inventions must have come from the US or A.
As my American friends tell me, and some of my foes, if it didn't happen in America or by an American....well it couldn't have possibly happened at all.
and then once you have claimed this as truth lets then talk
about what a great multi cultural society you have . DOH.
Thats right you all come from other countries ,you dipstick
Nirvana Fan. A possible paradox? Nah, that would just be
pretentious.
I'm not going to jump on the America bashing wagon. It just
that as a citiizen of that minor country to the North one
gets tired of having our few minutes in the sun stolen by
the Yanks.
1. Australia
The bionic ear, a device that enables some deaf children to
hear.
Flexible wine casks... the bag in the box.
The boomerang. Ancient weapon of the aboriginies.
The Notepad.
Xerox photocopying
The Electric Drill was the invention of Arthur James Arnot,
who patented it in 1889.
Postage stamps. The world's first pre paid postage system
was introduced at Sydney in 1838.
The worlds first refrigeration plant was an Australian
invention of 1858.
The famous "black box" flight recorder for recording
aeroplane movements was invented in Australia in 1958.
Also in 1958 the worlds first regular 'round the world'
airline service was begun.
The inflatable aircraft escape slide, which becomes a raft
if the aeroplane ditches in water was an Australian
inventio of 1965.
The Automatic letter sorting machine - 1930
Two stroke lawn mower.
Lithium as a treatment for manic depression.
Latex gloves 1945
Check out the timestamps. Proud American posted his
original drivel at 14:44. Nirvana Fan posted a paragraph
response in the same minute. There are two possibilities.
Either Nirvana fan read the post, composed an answer, typed
the answer, and sent it in in less than a minute, or he is
both people, and had two windows open so he could do both
messages and start this stupid harrangue with himself
instantaneously. He did it as Jake and Nirvana Fan the other
day, as well. Time for handle registration so this twit's
mental mutual self-masturbation can go back in the closet
where it belongs.
most Americans become so defensive and arrogant about the US
when interacting with people from other countries. At home,
we bitch about plenty of things that could be improved, and
everything the government does gets endlessly debated by the
media and the general public. I think the US is far from
perfect, but I'm pretty happy with it on the whole and am as
proud of my heritage as everyone should be. However, I'm
not the least bit interested in debates about cultural and
national superiority. My take on the situation is: Americans
are too arrogant when interacting with foreigners (and often
have little knowledge about other countries) and citizens of
many other countries are far too harsh and generalizing with
their condemnation of Americans, which puts them on the
defensive. Can't we all just accept that every country has
its positives and negatives?
vegemite.
I don't doubt the veracity of your list, but wouldn't it
have been wise to leave off 'the bag in the box'. That's not
exactly a shining moment in the history of humankind.
Go back and check your own facts. I will say that it was pure coincidence but I daresay that a "doubting Thomas" like yourself would not believe that, now would Ya??
that Australia invented the over the horizon radar system only 4 years ago that can detect the Stealth Fighters and Bombers. The Jindalee system.
Hey, but the americans have done a great deal for improving life on the planet as far as seeing the possibility of ideas and running with them through to production and release to the market.Big country on R&D, something australia should have a look at and revisit
I am waiting.........how about some facts on the other accusation as well...like posting up the posts in here so all can see.You can't, can ye willy??
The bag was a great moment in science - doubles as a pillow.
Hear's to not taking ourselves or the poster seriously
You want to elaborate on Jindalee? Or is that just funning?
OTH radar systems aren't exactly new (even the USSR had
them), but I haven't heard of any radar system that has
improved ability to pick up stealthed aircraft outside of
the USA.
Gee, no, I think that the "bag in the box" was a great
invention. Not only does it hold a large amount of wine,
but when you finish you can blow it up and use it for a
picnic cushion, kidÆs pool floatee,à..etc.
Nirvana fanà.ItÆs true, Australia needs to work on
following through on their inventions. In fact a lot of
Australian inventions are claimed as invented in other
countries due to this very fact. It is a shame. There are
some strategies for change, but it seems difficult due to
immaturity, lack of infrastructure, small population, big
distances etc. etc.
Oh and yes vegimite is a BIG plus!!
not taking this too seriously but over here they put
absolutely the worst plonk in those things. I just couldn't
resist. The only time I slept on one it was fully deflated.
no, hmmmm, the wine can be pretty bad canÆt it? However,
have you tried the smaller Yalumba or Renamo casks for
around $10? Some of their range are better than many
bottled wines for that price.
and the hangover
I'm on a another continent. We don't see those choices. The
technology came here but not the wine inside it. The only
thing I've ever seen in one those things is the barrel
scrapings from the poorer Canadian wineries.
The Jindalee OTH radar system, an Australian invention, has been proven to "light up" the US stealth aircraft. It has the Americans pretty worried and Australia has told them that they will only sell the technology to the Americans.
Unfortunately, we have a pissant company called AWA which is running the operations on behalf of the Australian Defense Force. Big worry.
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hey Celt...still waiting for that info. or an apology. Whichever is easiest for you.Neither will be forthcoming as that is not your real handle anyway.
word for it seeing as I can't afford to subscribe to Jane's
Weekly. No surprise that the ONLY customer will be the
States. You, like us, are creatures of the US military
(hmm, that means owned by). Well maybe not quite so tied to
Mama as we are.
but that is an unfortunate fact of a small country with a big land mass and a pitiful defense force. I still can not for the life of me figure out why this sytem is not set up Australia wide to detect these refugee boats coming in. Yesterday another one beached itself all the way from china...........undetected,.
Thak God for Uncle Sam to hopefully come to our rescue if needed.
You forgot: School shootings, highest teen pregnancy rate
for an industrialized country, raging drug problem, nuclear
bomb, and porn capital of the world. The rest, you
invented, but perfected by the Japanese and Europeans.
JOKE: What do you call somebody who speaks two languages?
Bilingual. Somebody who speaks three languages? Trilingual.
Somebody who speaks four languages? Mulitlingual. Somebody
who speaks one language? An American.
You fucking american swine have done nothing for the world
except divide and destroy. I shit on your country, your flag
and your people
you can't get a decent bag (I'm an old bag - does that
count?)
Is wine really expensive in Canada?
I'm not impersonating you #30 - just lost the plot for a
moment. All this talk about wine has got me excited - so I
rang a friend and demanded his presence for a sip of plonk.
This post has inspired something positive. LOL
i cant remeber the details why, but i have read in a few
sources that the jindalee system was a total black hole for
money that didn't really do much. It is used in the same
context as collins class submarines as an example dodgy
spending by the defence department. not true?
How come Nirvana Fan and Hurricane have the same IP address.
It's 207.11.135.XX
*phone rings*
Gotta go.
nice try but I think you're pushing shit up hill (don't you
love the Australian vernacular) to prove that one - off for
a glass - it's 5.00pm in Australia - quitting and drinking
time.
By the way - I thought NF lived out of Australia????
Have fun
Lou
old or young. Although I seem to remember from past posts of
yours that you're not that old from my perspective. Perhaps
well-worn would be a better adjective? :-)
Wine prices & quality range widely but I can get many really
good wines for really acceptable prices (although the decent
Aussie wines are no longer a great deal).
Have a pleasant eve, a little plonk can go a long way in the
right company.
celt by another name is Deepclean. How anyone would fall for that load of baloney would totally amaze me. You must think that the posters on this site are as stupid as you.
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Damn those swedish engineers xtatic ,and their Collins class submarines.
I have it on good authority that the Jindalee system is functioning well beyond design capabilities, it is just those idiots at AWA are bitching that they undertendered for the contract and cannot run it properly on the budget supplied.
Those subs...weapons system problems, navigation problems and run silent run deep....my arse they do.
I would return them for a full refund including postage and handling if I was the ADF. But hey...big business... what can you do??
I'm back for 5 minutes - waiting at the pub for my mate -
got bored. I'm 35 which is not to baggish - but I also
tutor 16 old boys after hours for a Shakespeare Festival
thingy - so to them I'm an old bag - and that's just the way
I like it. Sometimes they try and to do the flirt thang but
I remind them I'm an old bag. Don't want any wrong
impressions. They have started the phase that will go on
for the rest of their life - "testosterone rules OK - sex
sex and more sex" - it's a real problem getting them to
focus on Shakespeare - but I've told them if they're getting
sex as often as they boast they would be a lot more focused
in class
I'm back for 5 minutes - waiting at the pub for my mate -
got bored. I'm 35 which is not to baggish - but I also
tutor 16 old boys after hours for a Shakespeare Festival
thingy - so to them I'm an old bag - and that's just the way
I like it. Sometimes they try and to do the flirt thang but
I remind them I'm an old bag. Don't want any wrong
impressions. They have started the phase that will go on
for the rest of their life - "testosterone rules OK - sex
sex and more sex" - it's a real problem getting them to
focus on Shakespeare - but I've told them if they're getting
sex as often as they boast they would be a lot more focused
in class
that last sentence in your post I mean. Hope you didn't find
my last post insulting in any way, I was just playing with
what you'd said previously. I wouldn't say 35 was at all
baggish but 16 was a long time ago.
As I said before, enjoy your eve.
a really fine bag in Amsterdam one time, or was it an eighth?
America: An island of "so-so" in a sea of "not-so-hot"...
HTML....does that count for anthing?
Come and visit and bring lots of cash. It keeps us from
being silently strangled in ivy and mouldy tweed and reminds
us what free enterprise and productivity are all about.
and this has probably been said already but I really can't be bothered to trawl through what is undoubtedly a pile of rubbish, the lightbulb is a British invention. You can't claim otherwise!
But who invented the Lonely Planet Web site? Australians!
And why does it say "Tasmanian Standard Time" as a reference
of when a post was posted? Tassie Rules!!!!!
(And yes, I am from Tasmania).
Please say it to those who didn't have to assult the
Japanese main islands. Better yet, say it to the families of
sailors on the Arizona.
Just another Vet tired of the inhumane American bullshit
The xerox photocopier machine was invented by
Chester Carlson in New york in 1932. He was an American from Minnesota.
The bag in a box is a great invention for all college students who need cheap wine.
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scot who invented the phone in Boston, he later retired to Nova Scotia. He's not American or Canadian.
is the biggest pro-yank cunt on the entire ttyc. In fact, I
find it difficult to believe there could ever be a bigger
dronger than this boring usa forever nasty dose of the clap.
Please tell us how the clap was indeed invented by an
American and that we should all bow down the your dreadful
country's supposed superiority. Bell-end.
Who are you oh brave soul? It makes me very happy to know I'm pissing you off so bad.
Sorry, I love it, I meant to say that the Xerox
photocopying process was the result of research by Prof O U
Vonwiller from the University of Sydney published in 1907.
for the Americans, perhaps I'd be driving a Toyota or a
Subaru, volkswagon/audi/ volvo (hey, I've got better taste
than that), a Merc or a roller? Henry Ford was a big
innovator, but he didn't invent cars.
but did he have the intent?
And wasn't it Henry Ford who did invent the shiftwork system and the assembly line that was automated?
... are responsible for 70% of all the inventions in the
world, ever, and 20% of all inventions since the second
world war, including, I might add, the computer. Not bad
for a country with a mere 60million people.
Americans might not know this but there is a big
controversy about the Wright Bros and their flying machine
. To many it Was Alberto Santos-Dumont who invented the
true airplane first.
Ah yes-the shiftline/production line. A tool for increased
productivity and alienation of workers from the product of
their labour. Something for all Americans to be proud of, a
definite improvement to the world.
Not bad, But if you account for the Brits plundering the globe for a century, It's no wonder all the riches can support innovations. Lookat the ledger, serious business around the world is still own by the brits today
Bottomline, when people starve, inventions takes a back seat.
who was born in Britain. He maintained a home in Canada,
did some research there, and retired there, I believe, but
that did not make him American. Peter Jennings, Wayne
Gretzky, and Michael J. Fox, among other famous Canadians,
have resided in the U.S. for many years, enjoyed success in
their chosen careers here, and have married American women
(although Peter Jennings has since divorced his), but
Canadians like to point out to their American neighbors that
these men are Canadians. Canadian elementary school
textbooks should clean up such inaccuracies.
Does anyone *really* care? Go suck on American hotdogs,
drive American cars, eat American burgers... live in the
suburbs and mow your lawn and just ignore everybody. If
any of that makes you happy then go do it! And ask
yourself: Will your life benefit from being segregated and
excluded from the world? Me, I'll just take the best value
stuff no matter who made it, no matter what race, religion,
nationality it is/was. I'll listen to anyone who has a
decent, intelligently articulated opinion, I don't care what
their background or allegiances are/were; they are within
their rights to have some allegiances and pride in their own
place of origin. Then I'll decide if I agree or not, that's
my right. But I won't necessarily bother to continue
listening to any half-baked nationalist bullshit from any
ignoramus, whether they be from outside America or from
within.
The rhetorical answer in two words: WHO CARES?