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 Location: kirkland Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 Posts: 2999 
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| Mon May 12, 2014 4:30 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: Apple Country! Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2012 Posts: 4575 Real Name: J
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Yeah, mexicans never work.
_________________ "Guns are dangerous." -Massivedesign |
| Mon May 12, 2014 4:31 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5480
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root wrote: Yeah, mexicans never work. Not so, they work but don't pay taxes......................  _________________ Banned for calling GOD a racist! Oh that's tight, Seattle guns is DEAD! |
| Mon May 12, 2014 4:34 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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The greatest country in the world is turning 148 this year. And while Canadians are generally considered to be polite, under-the-radar type folks, Canada has given the world some of its greatest inventions. In honour of Canada Day, here are 50 of Canada's greatest gifts to the world:
Insulin (as a diabetes treatment) - invented by Frederick Banting, Charles Best and James Collip in 1922 Superman - Created by Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster and American writer Jerry Siegel in 1932 Basketball - invented by James Naismith in 1891 Standard time - introduced by Sir Sandford Fleming in 1878 Canola - created in the early 1970s by Keith Downey and Baldur R. Stefansson AM Radio - invented by Reginald Fessenden in 1906 The snowmobile - invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1937 Poutine Nanaimo bars Smarties Crispy Crunch Coffee Crisp Walkie-Talkies - invented by Donald L. Hings and Alfred J. Gross in 1942 The prosthetic hand - invented by Helmut Lucas in 1971 The snowblower - invented by Arthur Sicard in 1925 The foghorn - invented by Robert Foulis in 1854 SONAR - invented by Reginald Fessenden The goalie mask - invented by Jacques Plante in 1959 IMAX - co-invented by Roman Kroitor in 1968 Instant replay - invented for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada in 1955 Trivial Pursuit - invented by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott in 1979 Lacrosse - codified by William George Beers around 1860 Ice hockey - invented in Windsor, Nova Scotia The electron microscope - invented by James Hillier and Arthur Prebus in 1939 Pablum - invented by Frederick Tisdall, Theodore Drake and Allan Brown in 1930 Easy-Off oven cleaner - invented by Herbert McCool in 1932 The cardiac pacemaker - invented by John Hopps The Wonderbra - invented by Louise Poirier The alkaline battery - invented by Lewis Urry in 1954 The caulking gun - invented by Theodore Witte in 1894 The Jolly Jumper - invented by Olivia Poole in 1959 The garbage bag - invented by Harry Wasylyk in 1950 The paint roller - invented by Norman James Breakey The Robertson screw - invented by P.L. Robertson The bloody Caesar - invented in Calgary in 1969 Plexiglass - invented by William Chalmers at McGill University in 1931 The explosives vapour detector - invented by Lorne Elias in 1985 Five-pin bowling - invented by Thomas F. Ryan in 1909 Computerized Braille - invented by Roland Galarneau in 1972 The 56k modem - invented by Dr. Brent Townshend in 1996 The pager - invented by Alfred J. Gross in 1949 The McIntosh red apple - Developed by John McIntosh Peanut butter - first patented by Marcellus Gilmore Edson in 1884 Key frame animation - invented by Nestor Burtnyk and Marcelli Wein in the 1970s The Java programming language - invented by James Gosling The telephone (invented by Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell in Brantford, Ontario) The BlackBerry - Invented by Mike Lazaridis The Canadarm (used on the Space Shuttle) Singer Justin Bieber. And, of course, celebrity astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield. Take that, ya dirtbags. More than Bieber, that's for sure, and he is our embarrassing cross to bear.. He ain't no Michael Jackson or Lady Gag - a, that's for sure. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE Last edited by RENCORP on Mon May 12, 2014 5:50 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Mon May 12, 2014 5:37 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5480
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RENCORP wrote: Take that, ya dirtbags. More than Bieber, that's for sure, and he is our embarrassing cross to bear.. He ain't no Michael Jackson or Lady Gag - a, that's for sure. You Canadians are all criminals.................................  _________________ Banned for calling GOD a racist! Oh that's tight, Seattle guns is DEAD! |
| Mon May 12, 2014 5:38 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20841 Real Name: John
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Fuckin' Bieber on that list just erases all the positives.
_________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Mon May 12, 2014 6:17 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5480
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The Seattle Metropolitans - the 1st US team to win the Stanley Cup!
The snow blower? What do they do on those cold nights??????Lacross.... A bunch of idiots running around with their stick in their hand... The electron microscope - was that what it takes to see their dicks because of the shinkage caused by the cold? Don't worry Rene, we like you Canadian! You work and pay taxes, Welcome to America!  _________________ Banned for calling GOD a racist! Oh that's tight, Seattle guns is DEAD! |
| Mon May 12, 2014 6:37 pm |
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 Location: Seattle Joined: Thu Feb 7, 2013 Posts: 693
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Rencorp, that's great list. I had no idea.
Couldn't care less about Bieber, so don't let it bother you. Peanut butter, on the other hand, that alone makes Canada the greatest country ever.  _________________ RENCORP wrote: After all, politics is porn too, only without the happy ending. |
| Mon May 12, 2014 8:39 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: West Phoenix, AZ Joined: Tue May 21, 2013 Posts: 3889
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pdrake wrote: Rencorp, that's great list. I had no idea. : I wonder how long rene has had that list on his hard drive, just waiting for the right moment to unleash it on the non-believers... of bacon.. |
| Mon May 12, 2014 8:42 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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Covert Classic Photo.
With Bacon. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:04 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5480
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RENCORP wrote: Covert Classic Photo. With Bacon. Fail! I have way more hair than that and allot more BACON! _________________ Banned for calling GOD a racist! Oh that's tight, Seattle guns is DEAD! |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:06 am |
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Site Supporter Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 13009
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Americans don't have real bacon.
They got left overs. Canadians get the real thing first. heh heh heh. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:12 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lakewood Joined: Mon Jul 9, 2012 Posts: 1265 Real Name: BBQ Steve
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Ham is NOT bacon!
Quick show of hands.  Who uses more than 5 of those 50 greatest achievements on a daily basis? Bieber toilet paper doesn't count.  _________________ The End Will Come! Viva the Stevolution! |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:17 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Federal Way Joined: Sat Sep 15, 2012 Posts: 5480
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RENCORP wrote: Americans don't have real bacon. They got left overs. Canadians get the real thing first. heh heh heh.  Canadians get funny round thin sliced ham... That aint bacon... WE get BACON, the real stuff not something that looks like bologna _________________ Banned for calling GOD a racist! Oh that's tight, Seattle guns is DEAD! |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:19 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Lakewood Joined: Mon Jul 9, 2012 Posts: 1265 Real Name: BBQ Steve
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 You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ The End Will Come! Viva the Stevolution! |
| Tue May 13, 2014 8:23 am |
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