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Most of the great inventer's in the UK histery, was Scottish. You would not be here ifthe scots wernt smart, some stuff they invented and discovered:

 

Anaesthetics

 

Antisepsis

 

Artificial Diamonds

 

Advertising films

 

Agricultural Reaping Machine

 

Bakelite/Damard

 

Bank of England

 

Latent Heat

 

Brownian Movement

 

Buicks

 

Colloid Chemistry

 

Pneumatic Tyres

 

Chemical Bonds

 

Cure for scurvy

 

Decimal Point

 

Encyclopedia Britannica

 

Engineering sciences

 

Fax Machines

 

First cloned mammal

 

Flailing machines

 

Geosciences

 

Golf

 

Halloween

 

hypodermic syringes

 

Iron Bridges

 

King Arthur

 

The Kelvin scale of temperature

 

Percussion Powder

 

Logarithms

 

Maxwell's Equations in Electromagnetism

 

Marmalade

 

Mackintosh Raincoats

 

Macadamised roads

 

Microwave Ovens

 

Penicillin

 

Postcards

 

Paraffin

 

Hollow-pipe drainage

 

Peter Pan

 

Radar Defense System

 

Refrigerators

 

Planet Neptune

 

Quinine

 

The Steam Engine,

 

Solitons,

 

A cure for insomnia

 

The Steam-hammer

 

Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)

 

The Stereotype

 

Sulphuric Acid

 

The telephone

 

Thermos bottles (Dewars)

 

The telegraph

 

Television

 

Tubular steel

 

Sociology

 

Breech-loading rifle

 

Sherlock Holmes

 

Toad of Toad Hall

 

Long John Silver

 

Jekyll and Hyde

 

Auld Lang Syne

 

Paleobiology

 

Polarization of Light

 

Whisky

 

US Navy

 

Navy of Chile

 

Economics

 

The Cloud Chamber

 

Tarmac

 

and alot more.

 

Now Stop taking the P*** its annoying.

 

YOU OWE A LOT TO THE SCOTS I THINK.

 

Wow some list, but why if you lot are so clever couldn't you sort out world peace, beat the English or the italians the other night for that matter. :lol::lol:

 

Curious now, how come you invented the US Navy and the Chilean Navy :rolleyes:

Bank of England :lol: Clues in the title surely on that one.

King Arthur - you scots along with the cornish, french, irish and welsh all claim this one so who is right. None of the above as the bloke is a myth.

Artifical diamonds, well scots are too tight to spend the money on real ones.

Seems to be a long list of fantasy characters there too, no doubt induced by the advent of whisky and McEwens/tennants extra.

 

Also don't be so touchy, we're only pulling your plonker.

 

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Most of the great inventer's in the UK histery, was Scottish. You would not be here ifthe scots wernt smart, some stuff they invented and discovered:

 

Anaesthetics

 

Antisepsis

 

Artificial Diamonds

 

Advertising films

 

Agricultural Reaping Machine

 

Bakelite/Damard

 

Bank of England

 

Latent Heat

 

Brownian Movement

 

Buicks

 

Colloid Chemistry

 

Pneumatic Tyres

 

Chemical Bonds

 

Cure for scurvy

 

Decimal Point

 

Encyclopedia Britannica

 

Engineering sciences

 

Fax Machines

 

First cloned mammal

 

Flailing machines

 

Geosciences

 

Golf

 

Halloween

 

hypodermic syringes

 

Iron Bridges

 

King Arthur

 

The Kelvin scale of temperature

 

Percussion Powder

 

Logarithms

 

Maxwell's Equations in Electromagnetism

 

Marmalade

 

Mackintosh Raincoats

 

Macadamised roads

 

Microwave Ovens

 

Penicillin

 

Postcards

 

Paraffin

 

Hollow-pipe drainage

 

Peter Pan

 

Radar Defense System

 

Refrigerators

 

Planet Neptune

 

Quinine

 

The Steam Engine,

 

Solitons,

 

A cure for insomnia

 

The Steam-hammer

 

Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)

 

The Stereotype

 

Sulphuric Acid

 

The telephone

 

Thermos bottles (Dewars)

 

The telegraph

 

Television

 

Tubular steel

 

Sociology

 

Breech-loading rifle

 

Sherlock Holmes

 

Toad of Toad Hall

 

Long John Silver

 

Jekyll and Hyde

 

Auld Lang Syne

 

Paleobiology

 

Polarization of Light

 

Whisky

 

US Navy

 

Navy of Chile

 

Economics

 

The Cloud Chamber

 

Tarmac

 

and alot more.

 

Now Stop taking the P*** its annoying.

 

YOU OWE A LOT TO THE SCOTS I THINK.

 

Wow some list, but why if you lot are so clever couldn't you sort out world peace, beat the English or the italians the other night for that matter. :lol::lol:

 

Curious now, how come you invented the US Navy and the Chilean Navy :rolleyes:

Bank of England :lol: Clues in the title surely on that one.

King Arthur - you scots along with the cornish, french, irish and welsh all claim this one so who is right. None of the above as the bloke is a myth.

Artifical diamonds, well scots are too tight to spend the money on real ones.

Seems to be a long list of fantasy characters there too, no doubt induced by the advent of whisky and McEwens/tennants extra.

 

Also don't be so touchy, we're only pulling your plonker.

 

SS ???

 

 

King Arthur

Despite claims to the contrary, there is a lot of evidence that King Arthur and most of the knights of the Round Table were Scottish. And what was that Questing Beast that Sir Pellinore spent years pursuing - could it be the Loch Ness Monster?

 

 

US Navy

Founded by John Paul Jones, a Scotsman. Read about his exploits in any US history book.

 

 

Navy of Chile

brought to life and success by Thomas, Lord Cochrane, a Scotsman. You can read about his exploits in the book "With Cochrane the Dauntless" by G.A. Henty.

 

Scotland did not invade England because the clans were fighting eachover, but none of them would tolerate the english so they united together. Scotland may have lost the most battles but they won the most important ones and won the war.

 

And Scotland is the only country in the world that has not fully been invaded.

 

Steven Bruce

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Sad when people clutch at straws really. Still none of the above explains why the scottish national football team (I believe thats the area this thread was started) can't beat a bunch of pasta eating, faked tanned playboys who can't play attacking football to save their lives.

 

Don't keep living in the past, the present and the future is where its at. :rolleyes:???

 

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Anaesthetics Whiskey or a Glassgow kiss

 

Artificial Diamonds Forgers

 

Agricultural Reaping Machine

 

Bank of England Robbers

 

Pneumatic Tyres another let down

 

Cure for scurvy They probably invented scurvy as well

 

Decimal Point To make people think they were rich

 

First cloned mammal So they didnt feel so lonely

 

Golf A game you can play on your own and still lose

 

Halloween They let the wife out once a year at least

 

hypodermic syringes To get the hit quicker

 

Iron Bridges To get over our walls

 

King Arthur Made up name

 

Logarithms Just trying to be clever

 

Maxwell's Equations in Electromagnetism Ditto

 

Mackintosh Raincoats For obvious reasons

 

Macadamised roads Only to break apart when things get to hot

 

Microwave Ovens To heat their scag quicker

 

Penicillin To keep the wife from going mouldy

 

Postcards To send to themselves to impress the postie

 

Paraffin In case they run out of Whiskey

 

Hollow-pipe drainage They need some where to live

 

Peter Pan "******"

 

Radar Defense System In case the wife is coming

 

Planet Neptune I thought the BIG BANG did that one

 

Quinine To keep the flies and bugs off the kids

 

The Steam Engine, Kept getting caught syphoning petrol

 

A cure for insomnia Whiskey again

 

Sherlock Holmes " ******"

 

Toad of Toad Hall Gordon Browns Dad

 

Long John Silver Gordon Browns Grandad

 

Jekyll and Hyde Gordon brown

 

Whisky They cant spell it either

 

Tarmac That gets soft when it gets hot

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Anaesthetics Whiskey or a Glassgow kiss

 

Artificial Diamonds Forgers

 

Agricultural Reaping Machine

 

Bank of England Robbers

 

Pneumatic Tyres another let down

 

Cure for scurvy They probably invented scurvy as well

 

Decimal Point To make people think they were rich

 

First cloned mammal So they didnt feel so lonely

 

Golf A game you can play on your own and still lose

 

Halloween They let the wife out once a year at least

 

hypodermic syringes To get the hit quicker

 

Iron Bridges To get over our walls

 

King Arthur Made up name

 

Logarithms Just trying to be clever

 

Maxwell's Equations in Electromagnetism Ditto

 

Mackintosh Raincoats For obvious reasons

 

Macadamised roads Only to break apart when things get to hot

 

Microwave Ovens To heat their scag quicker

 

Penicillin To keep the wife from going mouldy

 

Postcards To send to themselves to impress the postie

 

Paraffin In case they run out of Whiskey

 

Hollow-pipe drainage They need some where to live

 

Peter Pan "******"

 

Radar Defense System In case the wife is coming

 

Planet Neptune I thought the BIG BANG did that one

 

Quinine To keep the flies and bugs off the kids

 

The Steam Engine, Kept getting caught syphoning petrol

 

A cure for insomnia Whiskey again

 

Sherlock Holmes " ******"

 

 

 

Whisky They cant spell it either

 

Tarmac That gets soft when it gets hot

 

:rolleyes:???:lol::lol: ROFLMCO :lol::lol::lol::lol: especially Toad of Toad Hall = Gordon Browns Dad, Long John Silver = Gordon Browns Grandad and Jekyll and Hyde = Gordon brown.

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Anaesthetics Whiskey or a Glassgow kiss

 

Artificial Diamonds Forgers

 

Agricultural Reaping Machine

 

Bank of England Robbers

 

Pneumatic Tyres another let down

 

Cure for scurvy They probably invented scurvy as well

 

Decimal Point To make people think they were rich

 

First cloned mammal So they didnt feel so lonely

 

Golf A game you can play on your own and still lose

 

Halloween They let the wife out once a year at least

 

hypodermic syringes To get the hit quicker

 

Iron Bridges To get over our walls

 

King Arthur Made up name

 

Logarithms Just trying to be clever

 

Maxwell's Equations in Electromagnetism Ditto

 

Mackintosh Raincoats For obvious reasons

 

Macadamised roads Only to break apart when things get to hot

 

Microwave Ovens To heat their scag quicker

 

Penicillin To keep the wife from going mouldy

 

Postcards To send to themselves to impress the postie

 

Paraffin In case they run out of Whiskey

 

Hollow-pipe drainage They need some where to live

 

Peter Pan "******"

 

Radar Defense System In case the wife is coming

 

Planet Neptune I thought the BIG BANG did that one

 

Quinine To keep the flies and bugs off the kids

 

The Steam Engine, Kept getting caught syphoning petrol

 

A cure for insomnia Whiskey again

 

Sherlock Holmes " ******"

 

Toad of Toad Hall Gordon Browns Dad

 

Long John Silver Gordon Browns Grandad

 

Jekyll and Hyde Gordon brown

 

Whisky They cant spell it either

 

Tarmac That gets soft when it gets hot

 

Name some English inventions, I can only think of one and that is the biscuit

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BRUCE

 

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There, there Dusty. The problem is that you have missed the whole point of the thread.

 

No one is disputing that the odd Scot has invented things, or had the odd superior brain cell or two. According to the Laws of Random Dispersion you should have had the occasional good 'un. I totally, wholly congratulate you on this.

 

Wot I and most others don't understand is why you have this monumental irrational sense of insecurity that makes you slag off most other nationalities, and English in particular. You really do take paranoia to new levels. Scotland after all is not much different to other countries apart from the glorious highlands and the hordes of vicious midges.

 

I must confess that I have met the odd good humoured Scot - normally in a state of inebriation - just before you get to the fightin' drunk state. However, the phrase 'Dour Scot' unfortunately sums up the national description.

 

I only wish that you could become as well balanced as the rest of us, and recognise that there is such a thing as well-natured banter that should result in a response in kind.

 

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BRUCE

 

Fuimus

 

There, there Dusty. The problem is that you have missed the whole point of the thread.

 

No one is disputing that the odd Scot has invented things, or had the odd superior brain cell or two. According to the Laws of Random Dispersion you should have had the occasional good 'un. I totally, wholly congratulate you on this.

 

Wot I and most others don't understand is why you have this monumental irrational sense of insecurity that makes you slag off most other nationalities, and English in particular. You really do take paranoia to new levels. Scotland after all is not much different to other countries apart from the glorious highlands and the hordes of vicious midges.

 

I must confess that I have met the odd good humoured Scot - normally in a state of inebriation - just before you get to the fightin' drunk state. However, the phrase 'Dour Scot' unfortunately sums up the national description.

 

I only wish that you could become as well balanced as the rest of us, and recognise that there is such a thing as well-natured banter that should result in a response in kind.

 

Don

I know what you mean Im just patriotic

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your no the only 1. where abouts in scotland you from?

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Lew

I know there are loads of them I live in Dunbartonshire, But my dad and my grandad came from Aberdeen.

 

here's a short story of his life

 

Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329)

 

 

King Robert the Bruce, Robert I, known as Robert the Bruce, was the heroic King of Scots who secured Scotland's independence from England.

 

Robert was born on 11 July 1274 into an aristocratic Scottish family. Through his father he was distantly related to the Scottish royal family; his mother had Gaelic antecedents. Bruce's grandfather was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during a succession dispute in 1290 - 1292. The English king, Edward I, was asked to arbitrate and chose John Balliol to be king. Both Bruce and his father refused to back Balliol and supported Edward I's invasion of Scotland in 1296 to force Balliol to abdicate. Edward then ruled Scotland as a province of England.

 

Bruce then supported William Wallace's uprising against the English. After Wallace was defeated, Bruce's lands were not confiscated and in 1298, Bruce became a guardian of Scotland, with John Comyn, Balliol's nephew and Bruce's greatest rival for the Scottish throne In 1306, Bruce quarrelled with Comyn and stabbed him in a church in Dumfries. He was outlawed by Edward and excommunicated by the Pope. Bruce now proclaimed his right to the throne and on 27 March was crowned king at Scone. The following year, Bruce was deposed by Edward's army and forced to flee. His wife and daughters were imprisoned and three of his brothers executed. Robert spent the winter on the island off the coast of Antrim (Northern Ireland).

 

Returning to Scotland, Robert waged a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. At the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, he defeated a much larger English army under Edward II, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish monarchy. Two years later, his brother Edward Bruce was inaugurated as high king of Ireland but was killed in battle in 1318. Even after Bannockburn and the Scottish capture of Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to give up his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish earls, barons and the 'community of the realm' sent a letter to Pope John XXII declaring that Robert was their rightful monarch. This was the 'Declaration of Arbroath' and it asserted the antiquity of the Scottish people and their monarchy.

 

Four years later, Robert received papal recognition as king of an independent Scotland. The Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil, by which the Scots were obliged to make war on England should hostilities break out between England and France. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favour of his son and peace was made with Scotland. This included a total renunciation of all English claims to superiority over Scotland. Robert died on 7 June 1329. He was buried at Dunfermline. He requested that his heart be taken to the Holy Land, but it only got as far as Spain. It was returned to Scotland and buried in Melrose Abbey.

 

Where abouts in Scotland are you MAC?

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your no the only 1. where abouts in scotland you from?

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Lew

I know there are loads of them I live in Dunbartonshire, But my dad and my grandad came from Aberdeen.

 

here's a short story of his life

 

Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329)

 

 

King Robert the Bruce, Robert I, known as Robert the Bruce, was the heroic King of Scots who secured Scotland's independence from England.

 

Robert was born on 11 July 1274 into an aristocratic Scottish family. Through his father he was distantly related to the Scottish royal family; his mother had Gaelic antecedents. Bruce's grandfather was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during a succession dispute in 1290 - 1292. The English king, Edward I, was asked to arbitrate and chose John Balliol to be king. Both Bruce and his father refused to back Balliol and supported Edward I's invasion of Scotland in 1296 to force Balliol to abdicate. Edward then ruled Scotland as a province of England.

 

Bruce then supported William Wallace's uprising against the English. After Wallace was defeated, Bruce's lands were not confiscated and in 1298, Bruce became a guardian of Scotland, with John Comyn, Balliol's nephew and Bruce's greatest rival for the Scottish throne In 1306, Bruce quarrelled with Comyn and stabbed him in a church in Dumfries. He was outlawed by Edward and excommunicated by the Pope. Bruce now proclaimed his right to the throne and on 27 March was crowned king at Scone. The following year, Bruce was deposed by Edward's army and forced to flee. His wife and daughters were imprisoned and three of his brothers executed. Robert spent the winter on the island off the coast of Antrim (Northern Ireland).

 

Returning to Scotland, Robert waged a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. At the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, he defeated a much larger English army under Edward II, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish monarchy. Two years later, his brother Edward Bruce was inaugurated as high king of Ireland but was killed in battle in 1318. Even after Bannockburn and the Scottish capture of Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to give up his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish earls, barons and the 'community of the realm' sent a letter to Pope John XXII declaring that Robert was their rightful monarch. This was the 'Declaration of Arbroath' and it asserted the antiquity of the Scottish people and their monarchy.

 

Four years later, Robert received papal recognition as king of an independent Scotland. The Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil, by which the Scots were obliged to make war on England should hostilities break out between England and France. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favour of his son and peace was made with Scotland. This included a total renunciation of all English claims to superiority over Scotland. Robert died on 7 June 1329. He was buried at Dunfermline. He requested that his heart be taken to the Holy Land, but it only got as far as Spain. It was returned to Scotland and buried in Melrose Abbey.

 

Where abouts in Scotland are you MAC?

 

What is that Scottish dance called ? The Gay Gordons :rolleyes:??? ******* !

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your no the only 1. where abouts in scotland you from?

brucecoat.jpg

Lew

I know there are loads of them I live in Dunbartonshire, But my dad and my grandad came from Aberdeen.

 

here's a short story of his life

 

Robert the Bruce (1274 - 1329)

 

 

King Robert the Bruce, Robert I, known as Robert the Bruce, was the heroic King of Scots who secured Scotland's independence from England.

 

Robert was born on 11 July 1274 into an aristocratic Scottish family. Through his father he was distantly related to the Scottish royal family; his mother had Gaelic antecedents. Bruce's grandfather was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during a succession dispute in 1290 - 1292. The English king, Edward I, was asked to arbitrate and chose John Balliol to be king. Both Bruce and his father refused to back Balliol and supported Edward I's invasion of Scotland in 1296 to force Balliol to abdicate. Edward then ruled Scotland as a province of England.

 

Bruce then supported William Wallace's uprising against the English. After Wallace was defeated, Bruce's lands were not confiscated and in 1298, Bruce became a guardian of Scotland, with John Comyn, Balliol's nephew and Bruce's greatest rival for the Scottish throne In 1306, Bruce quarrelled with Comyn and stabbed him in a church in Dumfries. He was outlawed by Edward and excommunicated by the Pope. Bruce now proclaimed his right to the throne and on 27 March was crowned king at Scone. The following year, Bruce was deposed by Edward's army and forced to flee. His wife and daughters were imprisoned and three of his brothers executed. Robert spent the winter on the island off the coast of Antrim (Northern Ireland).

 

Returning to Scotland, Robert waged a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. At the Battle of Bannockburn in June 1314, he defeated a much larger English army under Edward II, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish monarchy. Two years later, his brother Edward Bruce was inaugurated as high king of Ireland but was killed in battle in 1318. Even after Bannockburn and the Scottish capture of Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to give up his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish earls, barons and the 'community of the realm' sent a letter to Pope John XXII declaring that Robert was their rightful monarch. This was the 'Declaration of Arbroath' and it asserted the antiquity of the Scottish people and their monarchy.

 

Four years later, Robert received papal recognition as king of an independent Scotland. The Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil, by which the Scots were obliged to make war on England should hostilities break out between England and France. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favour of his son and peace was made with Scotland. This included a total renunciation of all English claims to superiority over Scotland. Robert died on 7 June 1329. He was buried at Dunfermline. He requested that his heart be taken to the Holy Land, but it only got as far as Spain. It was returned to Scotland and buried in Melrose Abbey.

 

Where abouts in Scotland are you MAC?

 

What is that Scottish dance called ? The Gay Gordons :rolleyes:??? ******* !

 

 

Cant laugh

 

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Their men love to dress up....

 

They all look like Malteaser squeezers to me

 

 

Tony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in dresses and skirts that is.

 

It's a flipping pleated skirt, not a kilt. If it's a kilt then my mum wears one every day.....

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To get this topic back on track, the scottish football team are not very good, although they are very good at being rubbish.

Sure sign of a poor loser ( and by hell the scots have had enough experience ) is always finding someone else to blame. It is a shame that humility in defeat is not taught north of the border. Its whether you win or lose its how you play the game.

Stick to curling girls :rolleyes:

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David Stirling ........He invented the SAS :lol: .....You missed that one Foxey :lol:

 

Now let me think .......what particular Country invented most of the popular sports played on a global scale today :rolleyes:???

 

 

 

Just a bit of banter :lol:

thats a point most of the SAS soldiers are Scottish

Correct but governed by English officers :lol::lol:

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