Scottish Inventors

/Rant on

Sorry people I just had to post this as I'm a bit cheesed off over people thinking us scottish people have not done our bit for the modern world. I was dealing with an American customer I was helping on the phone and he was commenting about great American invetions to make communication possible such as telephones and TV. I corrected this person and informed them that it was 2 scottish inventors Alexander Graham Bell and John Logie Baird who invented them. This idiot then commented on how the scots couldnt invent anything cause were not tenhnology minded like the good ol'US of A [His words not mine] and to check MY history books. I was thinking what a dumbass and ignored him

So for anyone at a loss here a list of very small things us scots have done to help the world over the years and ask yourself where would you be if they wer'nt invented.


The average Englishman in the home he call his castle slips into his national costume, a shabby raincoat, patented by Chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland.

En-route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland.

He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop, Veterinary Surgeon of Dreghorn, Scotland.

At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by John Chalmers, Bookseller and Printer of Dundee, Scotland.

During the day he uses the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland. At home in the evening his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Blacksmith of Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

He watches the news on television, an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland, and hears an item about the U.S. Navy founded by John Paul Jones of Kirkbean, Scotland.

Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots.

He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible, only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot, King James VI, who authorized its translation.

He could take to drink but the Scots make the best in the world.

He could take a rifle and end it all, but the breech-loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland.

If he escaped death, he could find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given chloroform, an anesthetic discovered by Sir James Young Simpson, Obstetrician and Gynecologist of Bathgate, Scotland.

Out of the anesthetic he would find no comfort in learning that he was as safe as the Bank of England founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland.

Perhaps his only remaining hope would be to get a transfusion of guid Scottish blood which would entitle him to ask:

"Wha's Like Us?"

Ok I know it mentions a english man but I think I have made my point


/rant off

Cheers
Papa"Yes I'm scottish and proud of it" Smurf"

The Ross Clan stand with you Papa

I'm not of scottish descent...
but a mix of ~ Irish, Polish and Native American

But wasn't the first sucessfully cloned animal, Dolly the sheep cloned in a Scottish Lab??

[quote]Originally posted by I Love JMM:
<strong>I'm not of scottish descent...
but a mix of ~ Irish, Polish and Native American

But wasn't the first sucessfully cloned animal, Dolly the sheep cloned in a Scottish Lab??</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah we cloned the 1st animal [Dont know if thats a good ir bad thing at this time]. Also some of the worlds leading experts in medical are from our bonnie banks.

The SAS [Special Air Service] which is the BEST Special Forces outfit in the world was formed by David Stirling yet another Scot.

I could go on but I've finished my rant

:)

the only scottish person i seen was Fat Bastard from autstin power 2


are leperachauns irish or scotish?


I ATE A BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And of course, the greatest Scot scientist of them all...

"I canna give ye more power, Captain! Tha' engines canna take it!"

j/k :D :D :D

James Doohan worked damn hard on that accent, he deserves to be an honorary scott!

[quote]Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
<strong>The SAS [Special Air Service] which is the BEST Special Forces outfit in the world was formed by David Stirling yet another Scot.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I'll second that... :D

I have never met a scot so I cant really comment on them, but the guy sounded like a total dumbass

many a happy time on the isle of mull....(mullards rally) ,,,,,piece and quiet ,,,,,,,,brill

Its like in cars, we [the americans] wait until the japs and russains get the cars out all high tech then we go and copie them ahahha we are bastards. Its like HDTV france has had it for about 7 years we are now just moving to it.

[quote]Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
<strong>

Yeah we cloned the 1st animal [Dont know if thats a good ir bad thing at this time]. Also some of the worlds leading experts in medical are from our bonnie banks.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I would say that's a good thing, I always believe we should explore all of our possibilities.
I mean what's the point of being a technologically advanced species if we don't at least strive to learn and progress?

Coreect me if I am wrong....and I am sure soeone will :) but doesn't the British royal family directly descend from the Scottish Royalty from James the fifth or Sixth of Scottland who became James 1 of England ??????


Go the MacLeods.............

The current British Royal Family are of German decent. Our current Prince Phillip is Greek. The Christmas tree of which we are all so fond, was introduced by Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert as he missed his German Christmas Traditions.

There is a lot more history and international relations in the British Royal Family, however it is late, and I do not wish to start educating the colonies at this time of night.

Yeah to the Clans of Scotland!!!! Yeah to the Scots!!!!!!!!

Clan McLaren support here!!!!


Ask ye American where thee ancestors come from?