Power Plant Protesters
Australia has an energy love affair with coal fired electricity generators and it seems to get on the nerves of every brain cell deprived hippie in the country. They want us to use overpriced and under powered wind turbines or expensive and space restricting solar panels. The problem for the hippies is they do not feel contempt with simply arguing until the cows come home with the government. They want to make waves and cause havoc for the rest of us innocent people. So they break into coal fired power plants and try to shut them down. Do these idiotic morons think its ok to put the rest of us into chaos for their un-educated cause? Wait a second, that's it they don't think.
How dare they shut down my electronic life for their pointless pursuit of Al Gorism. See while they are living out his little documentary, he is cashing in and swimming in champagne. The government will not shut down its coal generators while we are sitting on a huge supply, regardless of it's 'enviromental' effects.
Stay in your comunes and smoke the peace pipe, just don't shut down my 240 volts.
Warhammer – what a shame
Playing board games or imaginary role playing games as a kid is all part and parcel of youth. But when you deliberately set out to the shops to buy a certain game called Warhammer, that is a mentally disturbing condition. I first came into contact with Warhammer when I was at the shops and walked past a shop that had a bunch of fat middle aged men painting dolls and playing a game on a weird mini battle field. When I got home I researched what I saw on the internet only to laugh myself silly.
The jist of the game is you play your figures/dolls that have a point value capable of defeating the other army by winning with more point hits. They don't feel content to play on a table, and instead make a specially built battlefield, complete with mini trees, grass and fortress'.
I don't mind people taking part in such things in the privacy of their own homes, but when they take over a perfectly good retail location and sit there with their bum cheeks hanging out, pretending to be a war general, well that's just wrong.
They paint their figurines with the delicate strokes of a French pastry chef creating a royal wedding cake, and for what? To make their game even more time consuming? I just want Warhammer to be banned for the moral sake of society.
Scotland – the inventive, the successful and the brave
Scotland is a country with a very brutal and unique past, when I say unique I'm talking of its seemingly never ending battles with its nearest neighbour England. Scotland's history dates back over 12'500 years ago, but it's truly interesting past occured from the 1600's onwards, when England was showing it's muscle and wanting to rid Scotland of it's clans and barbaric ways. England always thought it would be easy enough to take over Scotland, knowing that in fighting between clans was common, it was always thought that a simple clan by clan dismantle attack would give victory to the English. But in true confusing Scottish style, the clans would unite to take on England and often lose but still cause England havoc in its goals.
William Wallace and Rob Roy are two of the famous identities from Scotland's battle era, since then in modern times Scotland has dealt the world some of the greatest inventions, personalities and events. When it comes to music the bagpipes come straight to mind, used the world over in an increasing array of non Scottish situations, like weddings, funerals and even in governments for special occasions. It's the instrument most widely used for traditional celebrations worldwide. The kilt would have to be Scotland's most famous piece of apparel, commonly seen to appear as a skirt, the kilt was designed for purpose far out weighing it's appearance. Its long and thick size allowed for the kilt to be used as a tent, sleeping bag, blanket and stretcher, the tartan pattern was for clan representation and it's use today by Scots is mainly in celebrations. And to lay answer to an all to common question regarding the underwear issue, in the old days underwear was not worn, and during battle the kilt was removed as the men would fight naked. The military would actually use mirrors on the floor to confirm the lack of underwear during uniform inspections, but it is up to personal choice thereafter what is worn or not worn.
Golf was born in Scotland, specifically at St. Andrews, where the old course is still honoured today as the birth place of the sport. From there we look at inventions the Scots are famous for.
Pedal powered bicycle (Kirkpatrick Macmillan and Thomas McCall), Pneumatic Tyre (Robert William Thompson and John Boyd Dunlop) Overhead valve engine (David Dunbar Buick), Tubular Steel (Sir William Fairbairn) Print Stereotyping (William Ged), The Adhesive Postage Stamp and Postmark (James Chalmers), Universal Standard Time (Sir Standford Fleming) Light Signally between ships (Admiral Philip H. Colomb), The Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell), The Teleprinter (Frederick G. Creed), The Television (Jogn Logie Baird), Radar (Robert Watson-Watt), Fax Machine (Alexander Bain), Hypnosis (James Braid), Criminal Fingerprinting (Henry Faulds), Ultrasound Scanner (Ian Donald), MRI Body Scanner (John Mallard), First cloned mammal - Dolly the sheep (Roslin Institute), Shot Put & Hammer Throw (Highland Games), The Hyperdermic Syringe (Alexander Wood), Typhoid Vaccine (Sir William B. Leishman), Insulin (John JR Macleod) Penicillin (Sir Alexander Fleming), First Beta Blocker Drug (Sir James W Black), EKG - Electocardiography (Alexander Muirhead), Refridgerator (William Cullen), Flushing Toilet (Alexander Cummins), Kaleidoscope (Sir David Brewster), Modern Lawnmower (Alexander Shanks), Cotton Real Thread (J&J Clark), Life Ring - Personal Flotation Device (Captain Ward), Electric Clock (Alexander Bain), Colour Photography (James Clerk Maxwell)
Research any of these and you will see the Scottish breed some of the smartest and most important inventors the world has ever seen.
Some famous Scottish people are Sean Connery (Actor), Billy Connolly (Comedian/Actor), Sir Alex Furguson(Soccer Manager), Robert Burns (Poet), Alexander Graham Bell (Inventor), Sir Alexander Flemming (Medical Pioneer), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author of Sherlock Holmes), John Boyd Dunlop (Pneumatic Tyre), Robert Louis Stevenson (Author) and there are plenty more.
I have written a great deal on the Scots here and there is no need for more. Just remember every time you use one of those inventions or see a Scottish tradition, you too can thank those inventive, successful and brave lads and lassies.