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What's wrong with the Scots?

Come on. let it all out, we don't bite

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.

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.

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

Awww spoilsports!

It's no fun if you are invited.

:wah:

Clodhopper;1242725 wrote: Awww spoilsports!

It's no fun if you are invited.

:wah:
We English like to just gate-crash.

Here's Steeleye Span doing a good Scottish song.

YouTube - Cam Ye O'er Frae France / Steeleye Span

'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:

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

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

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

AussiePam;1242742 wrote: YouTube - the fox - steeleye span


so your saying I'm sneaky?

Noth’n I love the Scotts.

Waite.. were the Bay City Roller Scottish?

OK, we can almost forgive them for that.