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    20th Century Invention

    What do you consider to be the greatest invention of the 20th Century?

    Mine is 1947 the transistor
    How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

    #2
    Originally posted by Troll View Post
    What do you consider to be the greatest invention of the 20th Century?

    Mine is 1947 the transistor
    Chan

    The Tardis
    If you find this post offensive, please insert "Chan" before and "tho" after, then it should be OK.

    Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being - Elvis Costello

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      #3
      Originally posted by Chantho View Post
      Chan

      The Tardis
      wot not warp drive?
      How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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        #4
        Originally posted by Troll View Post
        What do you consider to be the greatest invention of the 20th Century?

        Mine is 1947 the transistor

        I was going to say the Condom but that was 19C !
        Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon

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          #5
          Originally posted by Bluebird View Post
          I was going to say the Condom but that was 19C !
          pigs bldders?
          How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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            #6
            Originally posted by Troll View Post
            pigs bldders?

            no they were made of rubber, were stitched together and reusable...
            Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon

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              #7
              sliced bread

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                #8
                Originally posted by Bluebird View Post
                no they were made of rubber, were stitched together and reusable...
                were they reusable? (you seem to know a lot about this)
                How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by andrew_neil_uk View Post
                  sliced bread
                  Yeah, that's the best thing since...er...something.

                  Actually, what was the best thing before sliced bread? So people could say "that's the best thing since...".

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Troll View Post
                    were they reusable? (you seem to know a lot about this)
                    Apparently so, a character in The First Casualty washes one out and re-uses it.
                    The vegetarian option.

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