12th April 2003, 10:22 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Darunia
[B]geez we invented the telephone and even the earlier morse code.
Are you for real? Alexander Graham invented the telephone; of Scottish decent, he invented it in America and had it patented here in 1876-1877, respectively. I don't know about "the earlier morse code".
God yes basketball!
Firstly, I hate basketball, and the addition of that to society is arguable; but again, and American invention of 1891 by Dr. James Naismith of Springfield, Massachusetts.
If you americans cant seem to handel compition or rivalry maybe your the ones who eat too many sprinkled donuts.
We don't know if we can handle competition or rivalry yet; if we ever get any, we'll let you know.
Ah, but it was the Canadians that burnt it down...
I spent some time trying to look that up, but failed. All resources point to Brits burning it. Prove me wrong. [/B]
1. Alexander Graham bell lived In nova scotia (new scotland) which is a canadian Province since it is right next to mine, Weither Alexander was born in scotland it is Irelevant he Imigrated to canada and built his inventions there.
The morse code was created in new found land though it waisnt part of canada back then, but it is now.
James Naismith may have been a american professeur working in Ontario canada university , he created basketball in canada and infact many of the basic rules were suggestions given by his canadian students.
All these are shown In canadian heritage commercials on the cbc.
As for burning the your goverment buildings , If I remeber canada was a brittish Dominion ,so when they say brittish burnt it they mean all of the brittish Commonwealth coalition.