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this will be the thread that never ends...

SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
edited November 2013 in General Discussion
unless Mr Perfect chimes in and kills it[;)][;)]

in recorded human history, what do you think is the most important discovery/event/ invention/achievement...and why?



tom
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    Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,724 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    considering the winters at this latitude I would rate indoor plumbing tops on the list
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    Sex. It's been solely responsible for perpetuating the entire human race.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    WMClarkWMClark Member Posts: 821
    edited November -1
    I thought this thread was going to be about Glock's and 1911's[:p]
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    nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Fire. Without you dont conquer the night, cold, or cook. Fire expands the working day, keeps people alive longer and give people more time to do other things such as travel or invent things.
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    TfloggerTflogger Member Posts: 3,298 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The written word, you couldn't have recorded history without it.[:D]
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    TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,560 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Becareful Mr Perfect now days Sex doesn't have to be between Man and a Women.
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    calrugerfancalrugerfan Member Posts: 18,209
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    Sex. It's been solely responsible for perpetuating the entire human race.


    Good point.
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    MG1890MG1890 Member Posts: 4,649
    edited November -1
    Jesus Christ. This man has had more influence over more people for 2000 years than all others combined.
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    Becareful Mr Perfect now days Sex doesn't have to be between Man and a Women.
    sure it does. Anything else is perversion.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by calrugerfan
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    Sex. It's been solely responsible for perpetuating the entire human race.


    Good point.
    And the pursuit of it has inspired much creativity.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can't light a doobie without fire though[:D]
    RLTW

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    SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    I always thought the wheel was pretty good. allowed us to attack neighboring villages,and countries much quicker. fire played a strong role in that as well.




    tom
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    MG1890MG1890 Member Posts: 4,649
    edited November -1
    Pretty sure that fire, sex and the wheel all existed before RECORDED history.

    If we throw the rules out the window, the Big Bang was undoubtedly the single most significant event that we can comprehend.
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    calrugerfancalrugerfan Member Posts: 18,209
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by TooBig
    Becareful Mr Perfect now days Sex doesn't have to be between Man and a Women.


    But between a man and a woman is the only type that perpetuates the human race.
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MG1890
    Pretty sure that fire, sex and the wheel all existed before RECORDED history.

    If we throw the rules out the window, the Big Bang was undoubtedly the single most significant event that we can comprehend.
    You're making a lot of assumptions in that post.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    Queen of SwordsQueen of Swords Member Posts: 14,355
    edited November -1
    Agriculture. There would be no villages to attack with the wheel and fire without the development of an agrarian society.
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    SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    OK, for the sake of the discussion, lets assume that fire, sex, the wheel and agriculture existed before recorded history,
    throw the big bang in there too.
    I still don't believe that one....[;)]


    tom
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    OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,519 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jim Beam. It makes lots of babies and makes you feel good. How's that[:D]
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
    OK, for the sake of the discussion, lets assume that fire, sex, the wheel and agriculture existed before recorded history,
    throw the big bang in there too.
    I still don't believe that one....[;)]


    tom
    Then obviously, the answer is beer.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
    OK, for the sake of the discussion, lets assume that fire, sex, the wheel and agriculture existed before recorded history,
    throw the big bang in there too.
    I still don't believe that one....[;)]


    tom
    Then obviously, the answer is beer.



    and jack daniels!


    tom
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    MG1890MG1890 Member Posts: 4,649
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    quote:Originally posted by MG1890
    Pretty sure that fire, sex and the wheel all existed before RECORDED history.

    If we throw the rules out the window, the Big Bang was undoubtedly the single most significant event that we can comprehend.
    You're making a lot of assumptions in that post.


    Hmm. Then who was the 1st male to get some? and when was the 1st fire kindled? What was the 1st wheel used for? I am ASSUMING that nobody knows, because they happened before recorded history. As far as the Big Bang, I already offered up Jesus as the most significant RECORDED event, so I thought both camps would be happy.
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    discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,421 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    remote.......................girls
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    17tobyracing17tobyracing Member Posts: 3,429 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Tflogger
    The written word, you couldn't have recorded history without it.[:D]


    ...or in terms of the Leftists, re-written.
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    17tobyracing17tobyracing Member Posts: 3,429 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    internal combustion engine
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    legearlegear Member Posts: 6,716
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    skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431
    edited November -1
    Hands down the most important invention of all time, the ultimate concoction which allows one to go back in time and undo mistakes from the trivial to the disasterous............
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
    unless Mr Perfect chimes in and kills it[;)][;)]

    in recorded human history, what do you think is the most important discovery/event/ invention/achievement...and why?



    tom




    Some one will be along shortly to muck it up. [;)]
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    Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,510 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think that history will show that the cell phone will have been the most important discovery in recorded human history.

    When I first started travelling to India, there were still many villages where information could not be transferred (into or out of) faster than a man could move, be it by bicycle, motor car, etc.

    Now these same villages are connected via cellular communication. The difference, in less than one generation, is staggering.

    That, and the mojito.
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    We shouldn't forget the mojito.
    Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.

    Brad Steele
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Tflogger
    The written word, you couldn't have recorded history without it.[:D]
    Clearly that invention was prior to recorded history, and doesn't count.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by legear
    Beer
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832368/
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    bigcitybillbigcitybill Member Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Refrigeration/air conditioning.
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    Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In recorded history, that means since about 4000 BC. They had fire, sex, agriculture, the plow and the wheel prior to this date so:

    Invention: The written Language or The Steam Engine

    Event: Birth of Jesus or the end of the 2nd Punic War and the emergence of Rome as a world power.

    Achievement: Circumnavigating the Earth or Landing on the Moon

    Discovery: Penicillin or Electricity
    RLTW

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    ChrisInTempeChrisInTempe Member Posts: 15,562
    edited November -1
    Chocolate. The good stuff, not that wimpy Hershey stuff. Makes the women happy. If the women are happy, the men will be happy.

    Any of you guys who have been around a woman deprived of chocolate long enough will understand.
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    M1A762M1A762 Member Posts: 3,426
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    Jesus Christ. Nothing else comes close.
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    o b juano b juan Member Posts: 1,941 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would vote for "Bloody Marys"
    so you could get started after a big Night[}:)]
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
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    quote:Originally posted by o b juan
    I would vote for "Bloody Marys"
    so you could get started after a big Night[}:)]



    I can see that as well. [;)]
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    Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,372 ******
    edited November -1
    Chuck Norris.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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    booter_onebooter_one Member Posts: 2,345
    edited November -1
    Since this is a gun friendly site, and no else has listed it yet, I will throw Gun Powder on the never ending list![;)][8D][:p]
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    Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 39,466 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    The harnessing of electricity.
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