OK, we didn't 'invent' them, doesn't get away from the fact that God told us his secrets instead of telling anybody else. I think it's plainly obvious to everyone that God is English. That's why he gave the colonists a pass instead of crushing them like the fnerch.

Yes, but America invented the internet. (to an extent) So we automatically win.

Actually...... Smart british people... Britain did not create America. It was equally the Danish and the "French" and spanish. And the Russians, and the mexicans and even the (insert native American tribe name here)

so stuff that in your Christmas stocking.

And btw, America is the greatest because we have chuck Norris, Steven seagal, chuck Norris again, Clint Eastwood, and slyvestor stallone. Who have kicked more ass than any "tea time chi chip cheerio" person has.
So yeah, go team america

Captain Price is all i need to say

And James bond.

And William Wallace

And Clive Owen.

And Hugh Grant (or something).

Pyro as Bill said: Here come the Scotch to try and disclaim Englands right to superiority. S'pose we'll have the Irish next blaming us for the chipshop famine. Don't blame us for not being able to feed yourselves. We have a population of <6million, hardly a heavy burden for a country of such size and with a wealth of natural resources... Anyway, the whole "hate the English" thing is a joke between Kantor, Karl2291, and myself. So please calm yersel doon   The only thing we blame the English for is the loss of an old independent country at the hands of a bigger country. It's no different to how they claimed other countries of the world as parts of their Empire. The only difference is, most of those other lands have been freed by now.  Part of being English is looking after yourself and not expecting handouts. Everyone wants to be English until they realise they never can be. Luckily for America we can still allow you to denounce the Republic and become a monarchy at any point. Do it, you know it makes sense. lol, you think that's up to you, huh? In Europe we are known as the 'Land of the Angels'. Probably because they realised early on that God himself is on our side.

er... personal attack much?

@bolded: i would NEVER call myself English, i don't want or expect or need handouts, thank you very much.

why the hell would any country want to BECOME a monarchy? your very own monarchy is founded upon a tradition of inbreeding and outdated values. and horsey faces. It is well-known that the Queen is nothing more than a "figurehead" and serves no real purpose, the English are just fond of the old girl and her corgis. The only thing she's actually REQUIRED for is the Royal Assent, and the last time that was refused was hundreds of years ago .

Woo?

anyway, i'm going to assume that this post was meant in lighthearted jest, in which case, awesome. Another Sassenach with a sense of humour

You speak English, not American.

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Urban myth. John Logie Baird was the first person to invent the volumetric display and the first person to transmit TV in colour. He did not invent the TV though. The system he invented was ripped off from a man called Paul Nipkow, who invented the Nipkow disc used in Logie Baird's system. Also Logie Baird's TV system only lasted for a few years before it was replaced by Philo T. Farnsworth's Cathode ray system, the one we used for 60 odd years. Although TV was advanced tremendously under Logie Baird who was certainly a major TV pioneer, he did not invent it.

John Logie Baird also invented thermal socks though, and in some ways that is more important than TV.

While we're at it, Alexander Graham Bell didn't invent the telephone, he just patented it.

Also, Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb, that was Joseph Swan.