What's wrong with the Scots?
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Nothin is wrong with Scots. One of my favorite cousins name is Scot. I even like some Bobs, Sams and even A Jack or two.
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15. Television
The first working television was invented by John Logie Baird. He’s from Scotland. If it weren’t for television, we’d all be, like, reading and stuff. Screw that noise. He also developed the first colo(u)r television technology and was responsible for advancements in fibre optics. And you know what fibre optics gave us. That’s right, high speed porn.
14. Telephones
Confused? You shouldn’t be. Alexander Graham Bell did indeed invent the telephone. He was also born in Scotland. No landline telephones means no cellphones which means no nudie pics of barely legal Disney stars posted on the internet. I think we can all agree that is certainly not a world any of us would want to live in.
13. Andrew Bonar-Law
This guy probably did some important stuff, but mostly he’s on the list because of that awesome name.
12. Hypnosis
Developed by Scottish surgeon James Braid, hypnosis has led to a number of great things, most notably the ability to see people bark like dogs on command at comedy clubs.
11. The Kaleidoscope
This comes to us from Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster. He thought it would be helpful in developing carpets. Turns out, it’s way better at making LSD trips exponentially more exciting. Or terrifying.
10. Sean Connery
Bond. James Bond. Nuff said.
9. Sherlock Holmes
Still the baddest dude ever to refer to his male counterparts as “my dear.†Except he never really said it. But still. Sherlock Holmes was awesome.
8. Sheena Easton
“Sugar Walls†was the jam!
7. Penicillin
Thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming, a cure for pissing fire is just a few little pills away.
6. The Modern Bullet
Without Rev. Alexander Forsyth developing the percussion cap, which eventually developed into the modern bullet, action movies would be approximately 94% less awesome. Seriously, I did the math.
5. The Reflecting Telescope
Invented by James Gregory, developed by Sir Isaac Newton three years later. Without it, we’d never know what that hot cheerleader who lived next door to us when we were kids looked like naked. Thank you, sir!
4. The Decimal Point
Scottish mathematician John Napier somehow “invented†the decimal point, which is notable for looking exactly like a period. He also devised a system which permitted easy multiplication through addition. He called the system “Napier’s Rods.†We’re pretty sure that was a dick joke.
3. St. Patrick
He was allegedly born in Scotland. He is responsible for one of only two holidays (yes, we know it isn’t an actual holiday) in which getting blackout drunk is not only accepted, but expected. Even if it’s a Tuesday night.
2. The End of Slavery
Kind of. In 1861 Scottish born Secret Service Agent Allan Pinkerton foiled an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore while guarding him on his way to the inauguration. Baltimore’s been wild since way back!
1. The U.S. Navy
Read it and weep. A Scot, John Paul Jones, established the U.S. Navy. He also returned from the dead several hundreds of years later to play bass for Led Zeppelin. It doesn’t get much more awesome than that.
The first working television was invented by John Logie Baird. He’s from Scotland. If it weren’t for television, we’d all be, like, reading and stuff. Screw that noise. He also developed the first colo(u)r television technology and was responsible for advancements in fibre optics. And you know what fibre optics gave us. That’s right, high speed porn.
14. Telephones
Confused? You shouldn’t be. Alexander Graham Bell did indeed invent the telephone. He was also born in Scotland. No landline telephones means no cellphones which means no nudie pics of barely legal Disney stars posted on the internet. I think we can all agree that is certainly not a world any of us would want to live in.
13. Andrew Bonar-Law
This guy probably did some important stuff, but mostly he’s on the list because of that awesome name.
12. Hypnosis
Developed by Scottish surgeon James Braid, hypnosis has led to a number of great things, most notably the ability to see people bark like dogs on command at comedy clubs.
11. The Kaleidoscope
This comes to us from Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster. He thought it would be helpful in developing carpets. Turns out, it’s way better at making LSD trips exponentially more exciting. Or terrifying.
10. Sean Connery
Bond. James Bond. Nuff said.
9. Sherlock Holmes
Still the baddest dude ever to refer to his male counterparts as “my dear.†Except he never really said it. But still. Sherlock Holmes was awesome.
8. Sheena Easton
“Sugar Walls†was the jam!
7. Penicillin
Thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming, a cure for pissing fire is just a few little pills away.
6. The Modern Bullet
Without Rev. Alexander Forsyth developing the percussion cap, which eventually developed into the modern bullet, action movies would be approximately 94% less awesome. Seriously, I did the math.
5. The Reflecting Telescope
Invented by James Gregory, developed by Sir Isaac Newton three years later. Without it, we’d never know what that hot cheerleader who lived next door to us when we were kids looked like naked. Thank you, sir!
4. The Decimal Point
Scottish mathematician John Napier somehow “invented†the decimal point, which is notable for looking exactly like a period. He also devised a system which permitted easy multiplication through addition. He called the system “Napier’s Rods.†We’re pretty sure that was a dick joke.
3. St. Patrick
He was allegedly born in Scotland. He is responsible for one of only two holidays (yes, we know it isn’t an actual holiday) in which getting blackout drunk is not only accepted, but expected. Even if it’s a Tuesday night.
2. The End of Slavery
Kind of. In 1861 Scottish born Secret Service Agent Allan Pinkerton foiled an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore while guarding him on his way to the inauguration. Baltimore’s been wild since way back!
1. The U.S. Navy
Read it and weep. A Scot, John Paul Jones, established the U.S. Navy. He also returned from the dead several hundreds of years later to play bass for Led Zeppelin. It doesn’t get much more awesome than that.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Chookie;1242592 wrote: What's wrong with the Scots?
Come on. let it all out, we don't bite
nothing, absolutely nothing....I am half Scots to!
and I do bite.:sneaky::yh_rotfl
Come on. let it all out, we don't bite
nothing, absolutely nothing....I am half Scots to!
and I do bite.:sneaky::yh_rotfl
Life is just to short for drama.
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Awww spoilsports!
It's no fun if you are invited.
:wah:
It's no fun if you are invited.
:wah:
The crowd: "Yes! We are all individuals!"
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Lone voice: "I'm not."
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Clodhopper;1242725 wrote: Awww spoilsports!
It's no fun if you are invited.
:wah:
We English like to just gate-crash.
It's no fun if you are invited.
:wah:
We English like to just gate-crash.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Here's Steeleye Span doing a good Scottish song.
YouTube - Cam Ye O'er Frae France / Steeleye Span
YouTube - Cam Ye O'er Frae France / Steeleye Span
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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'Developed by Scottish surgeon James Braid, hypnosis has led to a number of great things, most notably the ability to see people bark like dogs on command at comedy clubs.'
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky:
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky:
Life is just to short for drama.
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Odie;1242732 wrote: 'Developed by Scottish surgeon James Braid, hypnosis has led to a number of great things, most notably the ability to see people bark like dogs on command at comedy clubs.'
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky: Me too..... I have to attract those foxes some-how :yh_rotfl
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky: Me too..... I have to attract those foxes some-how :yh_rotfl
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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oscar;1242733 wrote: Me too..... I have to attract those foxes some-how :yh_rotfl
:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
you should hollow like coyotes do!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
you should hollow like coyotes do!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Life is just to short for drama.
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Odie;1242732 wrote: 'Developed by Scottish surgeon James Braid, hypnosis has led to a number of great things, most notably the ability to see people bark like dogs on command at comedy clubs.'
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky:
YouTube - the fox - steeleye span
heck, I do this every night!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
bad dog Odie, bad dog!:sneaky:
YouTube - the fox - steeleye span
"Life is too short to ski with ugly men"
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AussiePam;1242742 wrote: YouTube - the fox - steeleye span
so your saying I'm sneaky?
so your saying I'm sneaky?
Life is just to short for drama.
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Noth’n I love the Scotts.
Waite.. were the Bay City Roller Scottish?
OK, we can almost forgive them for that.
Waite.. were the Bay City Roller Scottish?
OK, we can almost forgive them for that.