France declares War on Amercia!

[G. F. Schleebenhorst]

All the US has done throughout its history take some other country's food, stick it in a bun, and call it american.

 

[Mr. G]

Human civilization is some 12,000+ years old.

American civilization is some 200+ years old.

It is impossible that America invented all that is human civilization.

It is impossible not to acknowledge that America has done more with the inventions of 12,000+ year-old civilization than all other people could manage in the previous 11,800+ years.

The shame is not America's.

 

[Syzygys]

America only invented the French fries and the Dutch apple pie....

 

[Mr. G]

Hell, Al Gore (an American) invented both the Internet and Global Warming.

The world is America's toy.

 

[Roman]

Thomas Edison didn't "invent" the light bulb either. It was Joseph Swans (from Great Britain), who actually had his whole mansion illuminated with an incandescent bulb a full fifteen years before he sold the patent to Edison. Edison merely invented the marketable light bulb. Edison, was nonetheless brilliant. The light bulb wasn't enough reason for people to buy in to electricity, nor was it enough reason--in and of itself--for electricity to be produced, so he developed a whole way of life that made electricity production profitable and feasible.

~String

Edison's brilliance in stealing ideas is often overshadowed by his brilliance in taking credit for the ideas. Err, inventing stuff.

He recruited tons of Eastern Europeans, made them promises, and stole their ideas. Tesla being probably the most famous example. Goddamn, Tesla was really cool.

When he died, he left a box in a hotel room that was labeled "death ray" or something. G-Men came and took it, and put it in that room that the Ark of the Covenant was placed at the end of Indiana Jones. True story.

 

[otheadp]

I heard that Alexander Grahm Bell didn't invent the telephone. Orianna Fallaci (a trusted source) said that an Italian inventor came up with it first, but unfortunately ran out of funds to fully develop and register the patent.

Who knows...

 

[Harnu]

This thread's title is far too misleading! I was about to go to the armory and get ready but then I opened the thread up!

 

[superstring01]

This thread's title is far too misleading! I was about to go to the armory and get ready but then I opened the thread up!

Why? I mean, you've more to worry about from an invasion force from Costa Rica than the French... with their tasty pastries and delicious wines! What's the worst that can happen? They make us fatter? Force us to drive Renaults and listen to French music?

Ummm... wait. Nevermind. We should strike them first just to be on the safe side.

~String

 

[G. F. Schleebenhorst]

I heard that Alexander Grahm Bell didn't invent the telephone. Orianna Fallaci (a trusted source) said that an Italian inventor came up with it first, but unfortunately ran out of funds to fully develop and register the patent.

Who knows...

Well either way he hadn't yet become an american when he invented it anyway.