QuoteHomer Simpson
Robbed straight from a Sunday Times article about the British Museum putting up 100 objects that tell the story of civilisation
I'll go along Max Hastings in choosing AK-47 Kalashnikov
A deadly weapon that has become both a symbol of freedom struggles and terrorist organisations (what's the difference? boom boom) it's the iconic piece of weaponary from the 20th century I feel. In the article they are an estimated 70m active Kalashnikovs in the world today, used by everyone from LA Gangs to Al Queda. Here's to you you horrible weapon of death
Homer Simpson
(Think smaller, and vibrating)
Toilet?
Aon, dó, trí, bhí mé i mo luí, thit mé den leaba, he! he! he!
Originally Posted by John83
The better ones may well have one of these inside
it's a transistor btw
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more bass
This oul thing is a great one. We could suddenly talk to the other side of the world in an instant.
Shaped civilisation and changed how we communicate forever. Could you imagine being without yours for a week.
Speaking of the telephone, modern ones use a few key inventions:
Radio to talk to the base station.
Lasers, and optical fibre to move high bandwidth information across large distances with low loss.
Finally, civilisation is highly dependent on
plumbing - both for clean water and to remove sewage for public health reasons. Preferably not in the same pipe.
Steel:
and concrete:
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We're not arrogant, we're just better.
The printing press.
Nuclear weaponry. Getting the God damn point across since 1945.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Most popular sport in the world.
I haven't managed to find an image that adequately encapsulates it, but the move from hunting-gathering to agriculture is what I'd go for.
Last edited by osarusan; 05/01/2010 at 8:55 PM.
the most obvious one
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" football is a simple game "
yeah ill go with the v-neck aswell.
Without These.....
...We wouldn't have these
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.
Did you ever notice that in every painting of Adam & Eve, they have belly buttons. Think about that...take as long as you want.
Television.
Quoting years at random since 1975
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