Liberals hard at work: Canada invents the telephone!

[TCO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


There's no difference, Asher. The US glommed onto some minor piece of new evidence as an excuse to grab a bit of glory.

We really don't care that much...was probably just some Italian who got a woody for this.

Anyway, Bell probably came to the US to commercialize it, no? Brain drain, kitty...

[Sava]

.... seriously.... who cares?.... We're all from the Old World anyways. It's like saying, "Ancient Roman invents the phone..."

[Derek Meester]

This is so typical of the US. Always trying to steal glory away from us, and the rest of the world for that matter.

The inventor was a Canadian, no question.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Derek Meester
This is so typical of the US. Always trying to steal glory away from us, and the rest of the world for that matter.

Since when are DLs allowed to have an opinion?

[Derek Meester]

Originally posted by DinoDoc


Since when are DLs allowed to have an opinion?

What?

[DinoDoc]

If you admit who you are now, the mods won't punish you very much.

[TCO]

do...do...do da dance!!!

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Asher

Yes, it is silly. But that's not my government, this is, and I'm here to b*tch about it.

The US didn't do it in some kind of knee-jerk reaction as part of a persistent inferiority complex like Canada did either. I think there is a difference.

Both are silly, Canada is sillier.

The Canadian troll speaks again. Funny how he claims dual citizenship, but now he claims that the US government is not his government. He wants the priviledges of American citizenship without accepting the responsibilities.

There is nothing silly about what parliament did. They spent a couple of minutes re-affirming what we know to be true. The House of Representatives is the one trying to re-write history using "new evidence" that has been in dispute for years.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by GP


We really don't care that much...was probably just some Italian who got a woody for this.

Anyway, Bell probably came to the US to commercialize it, no? Brain drain, kitty...

Brain drain is lots of hype, no substance. Even only taking US into account we barely run a deficit in highly-skilled professionals, and taking ROW into account we run a fairly hefty surplus...

[KrazyHorse]

Derek Meester
Settler
Beautiful Bellville, ON!!

Jun 2002

I had a "fun night" in Belleville, Ont...

I highly recommend the women of the area.

[Urban Ranger]

What's ROW?

[Urban Ranger]

The brain drain mainly affects Third World countries that have no money to establish modern facilities for their scientists and engineers. It is entirely true considering that there are way more foreign students in advanced degrees in the US than USians.

[JCG]

Meucci invented the telephone alright, and hopefully the American school books will be rewritten in a few years....

[Asher]

Originally posted by Tingkai
The Canadian troll speaks again. Funny how he claims dual citizenship, but now he claims that the US government is not his government. He wants the priviledges of American citizenship without accepting the responsibilities.

Hey Tingkai, here's a newsflash for you.
While I live in Canada, and while I pay taxes towards Canada, this is my government.
While I live in the USA, and while I pay taxes towards USA, that is my government.

I live in Canada, so this is my government.

There is nothing silly about what parliament did. They spent a couple of minutes re-affirming what we know to be true.

Couple of minutes?

[markusf]

uhm excuse me but if the patent was filed in 1871 and bell filed his in 1876 then the one in 1871 is really the inventor. he who files the first patent is the inventor and the holder of the patent. Its the basis for patent law. That would be like me going and filing a patent for the telephone now and saying i invented it