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Tough one, because so many others had got there first, but Bell was the first to patent the idea and therefore was able to fight their claims in court and win. He's generally acknowledged to have claimed his telephone system as the first of its kind after countless others had done all the hard work for him.

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I only support two teams, wales & who ever is playing against England
. England hasn't got a true patron saint

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Another of those rare occasions I find myself agreeing with you MBK.



Erm, sorry Lozzo but did you turn 4 yesterday or just had a few too many shandies tonight? This is the kind of comment a kid comes out with. How the heck can you be a quarter anything is beyond me and being a 1/8 of something is even more stupid a comment to make. Hell if some science is believed we are all about 1 billionth African. I find this "mathematical" justification about as useful as a racist who says " i can call him a nig*** if i want cos some of my best friends are black" personally.


A very good question. I cant see any benefit in this thread.

You may as well have not said Welsh and Scots but any other minority or immigrant to this country. Including yourself perhaps since you're 3/4 maltese. If you were born here mate you're as english as they come in my opinion.
Now care to explain what the point of this thread is other than to pi** off a few people for no good reason?

I'm dying to know.

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Everyone hates everyone, except nobody really hates anyone........surely

Is there any major city (let alone country) that is not derided by every other one and then back again for some reason or another?

What seems to be exceptionally English is that as well as this we also like to deride our own little bit of turf as a s***hole and only really become fiercely patriotic when sports are concerned. At which point we get jumped on for being big headed and self aggrandizing.

Perhaps if our national spirit was a little less Bi-polar we would not irritate our neighbours quite so.

I would imagine most of this animosity is just born of Idle pub banter and the human need to band together against a common irritation. It just doesn't go both ways because perhaps England has more of an impact on the lives of the Scottish or Welsh than vice-versa....Even if that does sounds a bit persumptous and chauvinistiv....

On a personal note, i've spent loads of time in Wales and Scotland, loved it (ok 6 weeks on the isle of Skye was a bit much) never had a problem (well except with some scousers in Anglesea, who didn't appreciate being called scousers by a mate of mine - t'was sorted by a pint - thats the British way)

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Oops, someone's bit of a wind up has bit a bit too close to the bone.

C'mon Lozzo, do the right thing and say sorry. Most of us know it was banter but its still upset a few good people.

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Isn't it funny how this thread has switched from "why do Scots all live down here", to all the English suddenly proclaiming "I'm partially Scottish you know"

And if you are partially Scottish then rightly proud of it you should be, just a shame there's always a need to be secretly proud and hide it behind this pretend hatred :D

The Scots are loved by nations all over the world, including the English (secretly).

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you can only be half anything i dont get all this quarter of this and that 1 eighth the other.

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I joke about not loving other nations especially welsh, but my mates missus(who is very nice person) is 100% swansea so its only fun, seriously i take people as i find them regardless of where they come from, as i said earlier in this thread, good and bad wherever you go, there is a lot of english people i meet whom i dont like (not hate) its what makes us all different and sometimes more interesting.

Phil

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As a proud Northern Englishman who's lived in Wales since 1983 (so much more than half my life), all I'm going to say is :smt016

Besides which, there are two Englands.......... the part that is the South East/Home Counties and the good bit that is the rest ;-)

Merry Christmas Lozzo :rolleyes:

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Is it the places you don't like lozzo or the people?, and is England ok for you?, not too wet or cold?.