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« Reply #15 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:04:48 » |
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Would be far more interesting if past people included, as the pickings are very slim, where are the Tesla's of modern times when you need them?
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:06:05 » |
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Would be far more interesting if past people included, as the pickings are very slim, where are the Tesla's of modern times when you need them?
Clive Sinclair? You can do dead ones if you want, I'm not going to get arsey about it. |
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:12:59 » |
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Bill Bryson
Franz Kafka (if we are allowing dead people)
John Lennon (ditto)
John Squire
[combination of] Andrew Fitton, Nick Watkins and Danny Wilson.
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:21:22 » |
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oh and Trevor Baylis not only inventor of the clockwork radio but also a great saying. "I don't mind people looking down at me as long as they don't expect me to look up"
oh and Patrick Moore a great Britsh eccentric
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suttonred
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:25:22 » |
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Clive Sinclair? You can do dead ones if you want, I'm not going to get arsey about it.
That's quite funny, pilfered computer and a crap 3 wheeled car against the inventions of electricity, radio and xrays  |
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« Reply #20 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:31:52 » |
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That's quite funny, pilfered computer and a crap 3 wheeled car against the inventions of electricity, radio and xrays Oh come on, the C5 is a brilliant piece of kit  |
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suttonred
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:33:17 » |
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I've always fancied a go in one tbh, judging by my success with shopping trolleys, it would be carnage though.
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« Reply #22 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:35:35 » |
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Nigel Farage
Daniel Hannan
Stefan Molyneux
Dr Richard North
Fred Dibnah (still warm in his box)
Jeremy Clarkson
Charlie Veitch
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 22:51:44 » |
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the inventions of electricity, radio and xrays I'm being picky I know, but surely they were discoveries and not inventions? |
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« Reply #24 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 23:34:41 » |
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 23:40:27 » |
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the only person i'd like to meet is my grandad who died when i was 2.sadly i have no memory of him.as i dont believe in god(neither did he)i guess my wish wont be fulfilled.
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, February 12, 2010, 08:35:55 » |
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Nigel Farage
Daniel Hannan
Stefan Molyneux
Dr Richard North
Fred Dibnah (still warm in his box)
Jeremy Clarkson
Charlie Veitch
Not Clarkson  |
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« Reply #27 on: Friday, February 12, 2010, 12:52:03 » |
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I'm being picky I know, but surely they were discoveries and not inventions?
I am being picky - radio waves were probably a discovery radios were an invention. |
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Paolo Di Canio, it's Paolo Di Canio
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« Reply #28 on: Friday, February 12, 2010, 13:02:11 » |
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I am being picky - radio waves were probably a discovery radios were an invention.
Indeed. Tesla did invent the first radio, but I thought Sutton was talking about radio waves. (Tugs forelock) |
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« Reply #29 on: Friday, February 12, 2010, 14:32:24 » |
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I only praise Allah
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