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Thread ID: 90308	2008-05-30 04:27:00	History's unknowns who deserve an OBE	Biggles (121)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
673818	2008-05-30 04:27:00	Their names are lost in time, but they should not be forgotten: 1] Whoever thought up the steak and cheese pie. 2] The first person to slap some bacon between 2 pieces of buttered bread. 3] The inventor of the deep fried hot chip. 4] The chaps or chapesses or who first realised that that what happened to fruit/grain when left to ferment had interesting possibilities. 5] All those crazy, cold Scots who spent the time perfecting single malt whiskey. 6] The folks who worked out how to make bread. Where would we be without them? 7] The inventor of boxer shorts, who saved us from a life time of Y-fronts (OK, so boxers probably came before Y-fronts. I don't care.). 8] Whoever dreamed up boat shoes. I don't care if people say they're unfashionable and belong in the 1908s - there's no better thing for your feet. 10] Whoever worked out how to make glass, without which we would never have had bottles, without which we would never have had bottled beer. 11] Whoever worked out how to domesticate animals, thereby leading directly, thousands of years later, to the invention of .... 12] The hamburger. There's a few people who are tagged as the "inventor" of the hamburger. Who knows the truth. But our great, decadent, amoral Western society wouldn't be the overfeed, obese force for good in the world that it is without them.	Biggles (121)
673819	2008-05-30 04:40:00	You need to consider the appropriateness of the award. The military slang for the OBE is " The Other Buggers Effort" usually going to people in charge not the doers whereas The MBE is " My Bloody Effort " usually awarded to doers	KenESmith (6287)
673820	2008-05-30 04:43:00	Heck, let's just give them a knighthood.	Biggles (121)
673821	2008-05-30 04:49:00	Heck, let's just give them a knighthood. Only provided you do the single malt one at the top of the list. Och aye the noo.	John H (8)
673822	2008-05-30 06:58:00	Their names are lost in time, but they should not be forgotten: 2] The first person to slap some bacon between 2 pieces of buttered bread. The Earl of Sandwich 3] The inventor of the deep fried hot chip. A disgruntled U.S cook, fed up with his picky customer, so he deep fried his thinly sliced spuds as revenge. Only he liked em 4] The chaps or chapesses or who first realised that that what happened to fruit/grain when left to ferment had interesting possibilities. Romans? Or was it the Egyptians (they discovered sourdough by accident I think...) 10] Whoever worked out how to make glass, without which we would never have had bottles, without which we would never have had bottled beer. Phonecian sailors? 12] The hamburger. There's a few people who are tagged as the "inventor" of the hamburger. Who knows the truth. But our great, decadent, amoral Western society wouldn't be the overfeed, obese force for good in the world that it is without them. The residents of hamburg?	bob_doe_nz (92)
673823	2008-05-30 08:45:00	13] The inventors of tha Interweb 14] George MacDonald Fraser (well, he's known, but should be more so) 15] Some bloke who picked up the ball and ran with it at Rugby, England 16] The guy who came up with the idea of compressing audio files into MP3 17] The folks who first smoked salmon	Greg (193)
673824	2008-05-30 10:39:00	PJ deserves a medal. Because Maryann thinks I am wonderful!!! Just ask me & I might agree with her. PJ.:wub	Poppa John (284)
673825	2008-05-30 10:42:00	PJ deserves a medal. Because Maryann thinks I am wonderful!!! Just ask me & I might agree with her. PJ.:wub All sparky's are wonderful, PJ.Isn't it your bedtime yet? :thumbs:	Neil McC (178)
673826	2008-05-30 11:51:00	18] The guy that came up with duct tape, well-known for holding the universe together.	johcar (6283)
673827	2008-05-30 11:54:00	19] The guy who invented the electric blanket.	Marnie (4574)
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