sheila

I don't want to detract from the serious discussion taking place elsewhere on this subject, but I thought you might be amused to see this:-

http://www.boycottscotland.co.uk/

logos999

Very nice, but except for the ZX81, all those were German inventions . TV or the telephone invented by Scots or even Americans, pah..
Yeah, boycott Scotland. It's raining too much there anyway, give them one more warning and then, if it doesn't help, bring freedom to them!

MacSporran

My favourite is definitely....'I hate bandwagon jumpers. I've been boycotting Scotland for a year....yours, Kris Boyd'


Oh how I laughed...

Passerine

Yes, there's a wee bit of exaggeration in those claims. And some of those bona fide Scots inventors owe a debt of gratitude toward their non-Scot predecessors.

traveller1959

>>>Because of this I urge every American to Boycott Scotland. It is the only way we Americans can ensure that every nation maintains and respects our rules, our laws, and shares our viewpoint.<<<

I am afraid they do not understand the irony.

Nikki

I thought the Russians invented all that stuff first.

spaarne

Hold on there. Al Gore invented all that stuff.

logos999

Al Gore invented global warming. That's not on the list.
We'd all be better off without his invention!

traveller1959

No, Maggie Thatcher invented global warming. She wanted to weaken the coal miners unions by stating that burning coal ruins the climate. She wanted nuclear energy instead. Now, everybody wants to reduce independence from Arabian and Russian oil and gas imports, and because no one would save energy because of this dependency, politicians took Maggie Th.'s invention to motivate politically correct but ignorant citizens to conserve energy.

traveller1959

typo: dependence not independence

Josser

It timed out.
Obviously a victim of its own popularity.

Cholmondley_Warner

I'm boycotting Motherwell. It doesn't seem that bothered.

wellididntknowthat

>I'm boycotting Motherwell. It doesn't seem that bothered.<

Not our bonniest town. Probably not even in the top 500.

Cowboy1968

Middle-east countries are much better organized in these protests. Haven't found one Scottish flag anywhere to burn.
Does burning a box of shortbread instead still qualify?

Josser

You could stab a haggis.
BTW, would haggis count as a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
I managed to get onto the page.
The out-clicks are well worth the visit.
Don't forget John Napier who invented logarithms which were (all together now) a weapon of maths instruction.

wellididntknowthat

Oh very good Josser! I like that one

Nikki

They sell that burnt shortbread for cheap in the factory store. Ask Sheila.

BigRuss

I'm entirely sure this sounds better in the original Klingon.

wellididntknowthat

It's ok Russ we may provide subtitles for the dim.

maitaitom

I instituted a 48-hour ban on all bagpipe music at my house.

I was able to get through it, but barely.