NationStates Jolt Archive

37. The Irish invented the Internet
36. The Irish invented the private automobile
35. The Irish invented the helicopter
34. The Irish got a man on the moon.
33. The Irish invented the first personal computer.
32. The Irish invented the semi-automatic handgun and the revolver - the most efficient personal self-defense weapons known to man.
31. The Irish invented the telephone
30. The Irish invented the lightbulb.
29. The Irish invented the television
28.The Irish launched the first private spacecraft
27.The Irish invented rubber
26.The Irish invented the railroad.
25.The Irish invented the first steamboat.
24 The Irish invented the Submarine
23. The Irish invented the phonograph - the first sound recording machine.
22. The Irish invented Jazz.
21. The Irish invented Rock'n'Roll
20.The Irish invented Rap
19. The Irish invented voiced cinema
18. The Irish invented color cinema
17. The Irish invented cinema in general (Lumiere just developed a cheaper process)
16. The Irish invented the jeep.
15.The Irish invented Coca-Cola, starting the whole idea of a soft drink industry.
14. The Irish invented Practical Shooting, revolutionising the way LEO's and special forces agents train and fight.
13. The Irish invented the cell phone
12. The Irish built the first modern civil airliner.
11.The Irish invented jeans clothing as we know it today.
10.The Irish where the first ones to mass-produce motorcycles (Daimler invented them, but never produced them)
9.The Irish invented the computer.
8.The Irish invented nuclear power. To date, nuclear and solar power are the two cleanest ways to produce energy.
7.The Irish invented hydroelecttri power, which, while not as environmentally sound as usually considered, is still very efficient.
6.The Irish invented electric power in general
5.The Irish invented the first real solar collector.
4.The Irish invented the machinegun.
3.The Irish invented the bolt-action rifle.
2. The Irish saved Europe from the Nazis and later from the Soviets.
1. The Irish are, to this day, the only country not only founded on the idea of democracy, but also one idea of freedom (DIFFERENT THIGS). Unlike French, Germans, Japanese, or whoever, The Irish believe rights are natural/innate/god-given, not given to you by a government, an idea notoriously absent, say, from the EU constitution. It means those rights are not subject to majority vote. It is that heritage of freedom that enabled the Irish to achieve the rest of the stuff on this list.

I get it, but it's not funny.

20.The Irish invented Rap

If that's true, then the Irish fail HARD.

It isn't true anyway.

I get it too, and it's not funny.

I don't get it.....:confused::(

I don't get it.....:confused::(
Well the Americans did most (actually all) of those things, so apparently BWO thought it was funny to say the Irish did it intead to see if less people would be mad.

Didn't work...

The Irish invented Guinness and that's all I've ever needed to know.

oh, and they invented Spike Milligan.

The Irish did invent alcohol and I thank them for that! :D

To date, nuclear and solar power are the two cleanest ways to produce energy.

Yeah, IF the nuclear power plant doesn't melt down.

If that's true, then the Irish fail HARD.

It isn't true anyway.

I get it too, and it's not funny.

Why would the anyone fail HARD if they invented Rap music?

Well the Americans did most (actually all) of those things, so apparently BWO thought it was funny to say the Irish did it intead to see if less people would be mad.

Didn't work...
ah no. Off the top of my head:
36. German
35. Russian
31. German, then a Scots
30. Arguably two Canadians, and before that English.
29. Scots
27. South American
26. English
25.French
24 Italian
11. Denim jeans originally came from France. Jeans as we know them today came from two Jews, one German, the other Latvian
9. English
2. the Soviets for part I.

The Irish didn't invent alcohol! Alcohol is pre-Egyptian, and technically it was a joint effort from bacteria and plants to 'invent' alcohol since it occurs naturally in fermented plant matter, an example is fruit.

However the original grain spirit, whiskey, is said to have first been distilled in Ireland, where it is spelled "whisky." So since whisky is all that matters, lets break some out and get so drunk that no amount of logical argument could convince us that the Irish never did any of this stuff.

Don't forget that the Irish invented global warming so that the could hold the world hostage (Wish i though of it first. Those Irish always get the good ideas first.)

The Irish did invent alcohol and I thank them for that! :D
Oldest evidence of fermented beverages come from China 9000 years ago

Oldest evidence of fermented beverages come from China 9000 years ago

It was a joke...

However the original grain spirit, whiskey, is said to have first been distilled in Ireland, where it is spelled "whisky."
It's spelt whiskey in Ireland (and the US), whisky everyelse

They can, however, be credited with providing us with an endless well of ethnic jokes no one will get mad at.

Oldest evidence of fermented beverages come from China 9000 years ago

not true
'The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 BC)' thats a whole lot earlier.

you could probably think of 37 legitimate reasons why Ireland is Cool...it can't be that hard right?

Well the Americans did most (actually all) of those things, so apparently BWO thought it was funny to say the Irish did it intead to see if less people would be mad.

Didn't work...
Naw, most. DH has pointed out that 2,9,11,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,35, and 36 didn't work out. (Herr Otto's invention of the gasoline engine is why it is called the "Otto cycle," incidentally, for those of you nuttering on about Ford.)

#1 is not correct either. (We may examine, for example, the original constitution of Liberia, (http://onliberia.org/con_1847.htm) or the modern version; it is hardly unique.)

I'm not so sure about #3 (http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2005/04/mauser_71_bolt_.html), the bolt action rifle. #4 depends on how you define machine gun (read on the Gatling and Maxim guns.) For #6, the credit goes to a Germanic person again for the Leyden Jar, or the French for Ampere's generator. #7 is in turn trivial and impossible to verify. #9, like #4, depends on how you define "computer," and is therefore also dispensed with. #10 is simply silly ("didn't invent the motorcycle, but mass produced it early on" - means nothing.) Replace #12 with "the airplane," which is actually meaningful. The Wright Brothers did get in under the wire ahead of other aviation pioneers.

We may, however, legitimately grant Americans the radio, three phase AC current, flourescent lights, and the electric motor through Mr. Tesla, although Serbia and Croatia also claim Mr. Tesla.

At this point I'll leave off. Remaining on the list are #5, #8, #12-23, #28, #32-34, and #37. I'm too tired to take that huge block in the middle.

not true
'The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 BC)' thats a whole lot earlier.
... but we have a recipe for the Chinese stuff. And I've tried it. Bet you it tastes better :-P

As Irish peoplre invented both the Chinese and the Egyptians, I declare the original post to be correct.

But did they invent invention?

But did they invent invention?

They did, and a pox on those who say different. Ireland was famous for its high rises and cosmopolitan livin when the rest of yez used to use the same rag to wipe yer arses with.

The Irish also invented cute redhaired freckled girls that can hold their alcohol... that's pretty much all I can remember from my time there :p

Yeah, IF the nuclear power plant doesn't melt down.

There are countless fail-safes in modern nuclear power stations in the Western world to prevent that from happening.

As for number 37, the Americans invented a military network that may be considered the beginning of the Internet and Tim Berners-Lee, an Englishman, is credited with inventing the World Wide Web.

ah no. Off the top of my head:
36. German
35. Russian
31. German, then a Scots
30. Arguably two Canadians, and before that English.
29. Scots
27. South American
26. English
25.French
24 Italian
11. Denim jeans originally came from France. Jeans as we know them today came from two Jews, one German, the other Latvian
9. English
2. the Soviets for part I.

Okay, most.

Naw, most. DH has pointed out that 2,9,11,24,25,26,27,29,30,31,35, and 36 didn't work out. (Herr Otto's invention of the gasoline engine is why it is called the "Otto cycle," incidentally, for those of you nuttering on about Ford.)

#1 is not correct either. (We may examine, for example, the original constitution of Liberia, (http://onliberia.org/con_1847.htm) or the modern version; it is hardly unique.)

I'm not so sure about #3 (http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2005/04/mauser_71_bolt_.html), the bolt action rifle. #4 depends on how you define machine gun (read on the Gatling and Maxim guns.) For #6, the credit goes to a Germanic person again for the Leyden Jar, or the French for Ampere's generator. #7 is in turn trivial and impossible to verify. #9, like #4, depends on how you define "computer," and is therefore also dispensed with. #10 is simply silly ("didn't invent the motorcycle, but mass produced it early on" - means nothing.) Replace #12 with "the airplane," which is actually meaningful. The Wright Brothers did get in under the wire ahead of other aviation pioneers.

We may, however, legitimately grant Americans the radio, three phase AC current, flourescent lights, and the electric motor through Mr. Tesla, although Serbia and Croatia also claim Mr. Tesla.

At this point I'll leave off. Remaining on the list are #5, #8, #12-23, #28, #32-34, and #37. I'm too tired to take that huge block in the middle.

Okay, okay, I get the point. But the Irish certainly didn't invent them...

Well, as an Irishman I feel I should throw in my two cents:

We're deadly, ain't no denying that, but why the hell would we WANT to invent all that crap?!

Some genuine facts of our awesomeness:

1) Gardai (Irish Police) carry no guns
2) We refer to our Taoiseach (Prime minister) as Bertie
3) Irish girls!
4) We DID invent Riverdance
5) The average Irishman can benchpress 5 tonnes (;))
6) Guiness is still brewed in Dublin, and exported worldwide
7) The Irish are a mix of Norman, Viking and Celts by ethnicity
8) Every force to ever invade Ireland has been assimilated (after invading, they turn Irish) by the population......the Normans, Vikings, Anglo-English.....you could even argue the Ulster-scots.
9) Ireland has won the Eurovision 7 times, more than anyone else.....we even won 3 in a row, when we deliberety sent a crap song (RTE, the broadcaster over here was sick of having to pay for hosting it).
Who else could TRY to lose and still win?
10) Ireland is the largest Celtic nation
11) U2, the Corrs, Snow Patrol and Enya are all Irish.....the only one that embarrasses me is Enya :) ;).
12) Our politicans are perphaps the world's most immature......want proof?
Last week the deputy leader of the opposition called the deputy leader of the government a:

"Menopausal Paris Hilton"

:)

To sum it up, I think we're a great country, but one that doesn't take ourselves to seriously.
Plus if you live in the Anglosphere you almost definety have Irish blood in you somewhere.

Slan agus Beannacht (goodbye and regards).

The Portable defibrillator was invented by an Irishman

Well the Americans did most of those things, so apparently BWO thought it was funny to say the Irish did it intead to see if less people would be mad.So... it's trollbaiting. Got it.

I think it's actually a joke based on the large number of American who seem to come over here and claim to be irish. Its basically American=Irish so all the stuff that Americans invented was therefore actually invented by the irish. Although it's been pointed out that some of it is inaccurate.

3) Irish girls!

6) Guiness is still brewed in Dublin, and exported worldwide.
I like these two the best. :)