What has the English given us?

Most good things that exist in the world.

tea

oop sry that comes from china

a good understanding of basic grammar.

Gin.

bagpuss

:)

B-)

we educated the jocks nuff said

Mr. Kipling's mince pies

onetruesaxon1964 29 Dec 08:50
we educated the jocks nuff said

At one point in history there was the same amount of universities in Aberdeen as there were in the whole of England.

Don't ever get into an inventions argument with a Scotsman.


Adhesive postage stamps
These were invented by Scot James Chalmers.
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Anaesthetics
James Simpson, an Edinburgh physician, was the first doctor to use
anaesthetics.
---
Buicks
Buick is the brand name stamped on over 25 million cars in the USA.
This car is named after David Dunbar Buick, a Scot.
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Pneumatic Tyres
John Boyd Dunlop patented his pneumatic tyre in 1888.
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Cure for scurvy
The first person to publish the idea that consuming citrus fruits would prevent scurvy was James Lind of Edinburgh. He also prevented typhus by insisting that sailors were scrupulously clean.
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The decimal point, logarithmns, the submarine and the tank were inventions of John Napier, the Edinburgh mathematician, who also used a simple lie detector involving a live**erel.
---
First cloned mammal
Dolly the sheep, in Edinburgh, 1997
---
Hypodermic syringes
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The Kelvin scale of temperature
Named after the scientist, Lord Kelvin (William Thomson).
---
Macadamised roads
John Loudon McAdam devised the macadamised road.
---
Microwave Ovens
Microwave ovens were a direct offshoot of the development of the
magnetron in 1940.
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Penicillin
Discovered in 1928 by the bacteriologist, Sir Alexander Fleming.
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Paraffin
James Young
---
Radar Defence System
Physicist, Sir Robert Watson-Watt.
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Refrigerators
James Harrison.
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The Practical Steam Engine
Invented by James Watt.
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The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.
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The Electric Telegraph
The Scots Magazine first published the concept for the telegraph in
1753.
---
Television
A photo-mechanical device invented by John Logie Baird in 1922.
In 1908, another Scot, Alan Campbell-Swinton, outlined the use of the
cathode-ray tube. Baird later developed the first video disc and colour TV.
---
The Fax Machine
Invented by a Scot, Alexander Bain, in 1843
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And let's not forget whisky.


Thanks, lads. Keep up the good work.

Was watching QI the other night and Fry says Sir Alexander Fleming only rediscovered penecilin. Some other guy found it but never got any recognition for it.

Don't ever get into an inventions argument with a Scotsman.


Adhesive postage stamps
These were invented by Scot James Chalmers.
---
Anaesthetics
James Simpson, an Edinburgh physician, was the first doctor to use
anaesthetics.
---
Buicks
Buick is the brand name stamped on over 25 million cars in the USA.
This car is named after David Dunbar Buick, a Scot.
---
Pneumatic Tyres
John Boyd Dunlop patented his pneumatic tyre in 1888.
---
Cure for scurvy
The first person to publish the idea that consuming citrus fruits would prevent scurvy was James Lind of Edinburgh. He also prevented typhus by insisting that sailors were scrupulously clean.
---
The decimal point, logarithmns, the submarine and the tank were inventions of John Napier, the Edinburgh mathematician, who also used a simple lie detector involving a live**erel.
---
First cloned mammal
Dolly the sheep, in Edinburgh, 1997
---
Hypodermic syringes
---
The Kelvin scale of temperature
Named after the scientist, Lord Kelvin (William Thomson).
---
Macadamised roads
John Loudon McAdam devised the macadamised road.
---
Microwave Ovens
Microwave ovens were a direct offshoot of the development of the
magnetron in 1940.
---
Penicillin
Discovered in 1928 by the bacteriologist, Sir Alexander Fleming.
---
Paraffin
James Young
---
Radar Defence System
Physicist, Sir Robert Watson-Watt.
---
Refrigerators
James Harrison.
---
The Practical Steam Engine
Invented by James Watt.
---
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.
---
The Electric Telegraph
The Scots Magazine first published the concept for the telegraph in
1753.
---
Television
A photo-mechanical device invented by John Logie Baird in 1922.
In 1908, another Scot, Alan Campbell-Swinton, outlined the use of the
cathode-ray tube. Baird later developed the first video disc and colour TV.
---
The Fax Machine
Invented by a Scot, Alexander Bain, in 1843
---
And let's not forget whisky.


Thats more than cancelled out by them giving the World The Krankies and Jimmy Logan so we're even.

ANYWAY apart from that list What have the Scots ever done for us, eh Comrades?:(

Billkiller wins.

End of thread.

The scots have traditionally been great scientists and inventors. There is no arguing with that.

and traditionally dour, very dour and presbyterian.

'specially around Edinburgh...

television
steamships(the comet)
...and we haven't even scratched the surface.

Sex my mrs is english

positively4thsteet 29 Dec 10:28


The scots have traditionally been great scientists and inventors. There is no arguing with that

Pity they never got around to inventing a pair of trousers. But the huge chip on shoulder should more than make up for it.

adam smith economics
thomas telford bridges,canals etc
j l macadam tarmacadam (roads)

The scotch have traditionally been tight-fisted, alcoholics

the wombles

Modern trousers are derived from the Scottish trews, invented after the kilt (philimore or great kilt) was banned. Strangely, the modern kilt (philibeg or little kilt) was invented by an Englishman.

The Scots also invented sex (saves on central heating) and copper wire (argument over a penny).

Margaret Thatcher were so feckin proud
Milk
Benifits
unemployment

well they are a big part of the world's greatest killing machine: the british empire.