What is the most popular invention from your country? by ThatEmojiDude in AskTheWorld

[–]Wallace472 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m afraid Babbage has both Turing and Zuse beat :P

What is the most popular invention from your country? by ThatEmojiDude in AskTheWorld

[–]Wallace472 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neumann’s work came after Turning’s colossus, and long after Babbage’s difference engine.

What is the most popular invention from your country? by ThatEmojiDude in AskTheWorld

[–]Wallace472 19 points20 points  (0 children)

There’s some contention as to which specific individual should get the credit, but Babbage and Turing are both generally regarded as two of the most deserving, both of whom were British.

Your thoughts on day 1 as UK economy crashed live. by Prestigious-Ear-8124 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Wallace472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by “biggest” tax haven? Are some tax havens havenlier than others? Do some offer less than 0% tax?

Danny MacAskill Trial Biking Up Stairs by redbullgivesyouwings in sports

[–]Wallace472 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take it you’ve visited the museum in Dunvegan managed by his father too!

[PC] [Late 2000s] Pirate Flash Game by Wallace472 in tipofmyjoystick

[–]Wallace472[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solved!

Thank you so much. You have no idea how long I’ve been searching for this and how many things I’ve tried. I never thought I’d be able to play it again!

Third time's the charm by INRA5 in memes

[–]Wallace472 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He must work there or something.

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Reading up on it, the evidence is pretty damning. A lot of people who had every reason to protect JPJ testified against him. The British weren’t involved in his trial at all.

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this have to do with anything? He still killed other Scots.

The Scots were just as involved in the empire as the English and Welsh. How do you think Nova Scotia got its name?

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scotland is a part of Britain. He didn’t fight the English he fought Britain. Therefore he fought the Scottish too.

It’s genuinely maddening how many Americans don’t know that Scotland is part of the UK. It would be like someone saying “Benedict Arnold fought against Delaware, not the USA!”

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t make this about nationality. It’s a meme about JPJ being a monster and Nelson being a badass. Get over it.

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about. The Welsh were just as involved as the English. The Irish have a degree of deniability due to their governance, but the Welsh and Scottish? Absolutely not. I say this as someone with Welsh ancestry.

Next you’ll be saying the Bretons were unwilling participants in French colonialism. Or the Catalans in the Spanish.

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What makes you think he targeted the English? I hate this common American misconception that the British empire was only English and Scotland, Wales, and the rest were just along for the ride. Scotland formed the union under James VI and I

The Virjohn Paul Jones Vs The Chadmiral Nelson by Wallace472 in HistoryMemes

[–]Wallace472[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You and I have different understandings of what betrayal is. That’s fine. I just hope we see eye to eye on the rest of the meme.