"T.V.
Lightbulb
The Car
Helicopter
The airplane (Edit: The airplane was in the states :< I'm dumb)
Internet
Submarine
Revolver
3D movies
Color T.V.
and so on..... and on... and on....
Why is this?
Can you think of more?
Also, for unitedstatians reading this:
www.wikipedia.org
*smooches everybody*
it's just a valid question ~ I love the U.S. I even plan to visit etc.
:3~ <3"
Is this true, or is this nationalist douchebag just full of shit?
I post it here because I don't trust wikipedia.
OK, I decided to take the pludge and read some of the WP articles and noticed something.
It seems it was the US who, rather than just "improved it" made it into something useful, and worthy of being marketed.
Just like how Newton can take the work of Galieo and elegantly describe it in three (or four) equations and call it his own, so can the UNITED STATES INVENTORS who did so with these.
Hence, the point that we invented them still stands.
To be fair, I will admit he does have a point in another way.
It IS one sided of our schools textbooks to ignore the contributions to the inventions by others, so I will give him that.
:)
"I don't understand why you get on these 'Arrogant United States' kicks. What's the deal? Did some big, fat Texan come to your house and kick your dog? You upset that you can't find any major societal contribution made by El Salvadorians? WTF?
You post crap like this and you wonder why people are finding you to be increasingly annoying? Stop BAITING PEOPLE.
Jesus Christmas on a pogo stick."--posted by someone the OP practically worships (screennames and site undisclosed).
Well, I think it's safe to say that he's not so much full of shit, but just vastly bending the truth and trolling.
Judging by his reaction to the last quote I posted, I'd say he got what was coming to him.
So I guess that's the end of that.
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 09:38:08 PM
"I don't understand why you get on these 'Arrogant United States' kicks. What's the deal? Did some big, fat Texan come to your house and kick your dog?"
Wait. I
did fly to El Salvador and kick a dog recently, so that might be correct. =P
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 09:38:08 PMJesus Christmas on a pogo stick."--posted by someone the OP practically worships (screennames and site undisclosed).
It's not as good as The Onion's "Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket!"
So am I accurate in my assessment of his journal post regarding the idea that those things were invented in the USA?
Quote from: MrBogosity on December 20, 2009, 09:58:24 PM
It's not as good as The Onion's "Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket!"
Personally, I prefer Black Mage's "Sweet zombie Jesus on a pogo stick!"
I'm partial to zombies. What can I say?
And yeah, Surhot, it looks like you're pretty accurate in your assessment. I've noticed it before, but there seem to be people who like posting stuff like that in order to appear unique.
Thanks Virgil.
I just remembered WHY I started this thread.
Because if his journal post was true, then that refutes (not entirely, as there's still that study done from Europe, but still) the idea of all the things invented in the USA at the time of our greatest freedom (things from Thomas Edison, the commerical car from Henry Ford, and so on) and that the freedom we had at that time helped innovation on our parts.
Blah, brain fart from a very stressful week. X_X
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 10:07:13 PM
Thanks Virgil.
I just remembered WHY I started this thread.
Because if his journal post was true, then that refutes (not entirely, as there's still that study done from Europe, but still) the idea of all the things invented in the USA at the time of our greatest freedom (things from Thomas Edison, the commerical car from Henry Ford, and so on) and that the freedom we had at that time helped innovation on our parts.
Blah, brain fart from a very stressful week. X_X
It's alright. Even if he was right, the freedom in our marketplace allowed for the greatest proliferation and development of those things. If anything, it's proof that a free market is needed for the most effective use of new ideas.
Thanks Virgil. :)
Though he didn't say so in the journal upfront, I know from prior experience that he's an anti-rationalist socialist leaning statist.
I know it from a conversation I had with him when he talked of the free market as being "exploitative to workers" and that third world countries are like that.
So no surprise when I note that his point that: "You think those things WERE invented in the USA? The history books in 139 countries say otherwise" was an Appeal to authority + common practice + popularity. Why am I not surprised that he just completely blow it off and didn't reply.
Heh.
Typical dogmatic, state cultism.
Quote from: Virgil0211 on December 20, 2009, 10:04:54 PM
Personally, I prefer Black Mage's "Sweet zombie Jesus on a pogo stick!"
And since Shane and you put us on THIS topic,
I prefer ChuggaaConroy's "HILLARY DUFF ON A POGO-STICK!"
He gets points for originality, unlike zombie-folk and a certain news network based on a vegetable. :P
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 10:12:53 PM
And since Shane and you put us on THIS topic,
I prefer ChuggaaConroy's "HILLARY DUFF ON A POGO-STICK!"
He gets points for originality. :P
Well, yes, but mine carries a veiled jab at Christianity in general. Zombie Jesus?
(http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0712/christianity-explained-god-demotivational-poster-1198455582.jpg) (http://www.motifake.com/christianity-explained-god-demotivational-poster-665.html)
(Reread my post. I edited it.)
Well, OK.
Yours gets points for the whole Zombie Jesus thing being all...stupid and stuff. :P
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 10:20:53 PM
(Reread my post. I edited it.)
Well, OK.
Yours gets points for the whole Zombie Jesus thing being all...stupid and stuff. :P
Speaking as a Houstonian, nothing is dumber than Hillary fucking Duff.
Quote from: Virgil0211 on December 20, 2009, 10:25:58 PM
Speaking as a Houstonian, nothing is dumber than Hillary fucking Duff.
Then of course there's the lack of talent that is Miley Cyrus and *shudders* The Jonas Brothers.
Or \b\'s favorite, RaptorJesus: (http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/2/28/RaptorJesus-lastSupper2.jpg)
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on December 20, 2009, 10:29:50 PM
Then of course there's the lack of talent that is Miley Cyrus and *shudders* The Jonas Brothers.
Yeah, but they don't actually come from your home town. After Hillary Duff and that god-awful superbowl halftime show a while back, it was really hard to take pride in being from Houston.
I want to make that pic into a poster.