Irish inventions

[raleighnut]

That's funny, my mate Paddy spells his Micheal

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The modern submarine.

Name escapes me, but the inventor, from County Clare, offerred it to the British. They turned him down, so he sold it to the Americans. Who then used it against the British.

Checked and it was John Philip Holland.

He was Dutch?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Cracks were invented by the Irish. They are always up for a Crack.

 

[classic33]

I'd say that's spot on. I've never had an Irish whiskey that compared with a top single malt Scotch, but I've never had one I didn't like - unlike Scotch, where some of the cheap/megabrand (I'm looking at you, Bells) ones are really pretty nasty.

You can't get an Irish Whiskey.

 

[swee'pea99]

Did I get it the wrong way round? I can never remember which is which.

 

[cyberknight]

Cracks were invented by the Irish. They are always up for a Crack.

especially builders

 

[Smudge]

Ruddy faces with eyebrows on their cheeks.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Actually, I think I read somewhere that the Irish invented punctuation. Can't remember where I read that.

 

[Mr Celine]

Did I get it the wrong way round? I can never remember which is which.

In English the spellings are whisky for scotch and whiskey for Irish. So you got in the right way round.

 

[swee'pea99]

You can't get an Irish Whiskey.

Why not? I'm over 18. Just.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Actually, I think I read somewhere that the Irish invented punctuation. Can't remember where I read that.

We'd better put a full stop to that, right now!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The modern submarine.

Name escapes me, but the inventor, from County Clare, offerred it to the British. They turned him down, so he sold it to the Americans. Who then used it against the British.

Checked and it was John Philip Holland.

And a wonderful invention it was too, used extensively all over the world until the Royal Navy developed one that also surfaced again.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Rain, they invented rain and emeralds

 

[roadrash]

didn't the irish also invent leprichh…..leprika…...them little people dressed in green...…...

 

[Smudge]

The brilliant Father Ted....
And the painfully unfunny Mrs Browns Boys.... we will never forgive you for that one.