On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:01:28 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:45:07 -0800, Winston
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

(...)

Thomas Edison, inventor of the working light bulb after thousands of
tries with damnear every element and alloy known to man at the time.

Er. Slight misspelling of "Joseph Wilson Swan" there, Larry.

Edison finally got them to last worth a hoot, hence my term "working"
light bulb. Thousands of trials later, he found tungsten. Thank you,
Misters Swan and Edison.

Uncle Tom sure screwed the pooch on the AC/DC battle, though. Thank
you, Misters Tesla and Westinghouse.


Clever people, these Swedes! But look where it got us: They caused
Global Warming!

BTW I did not know that Tesla and Westinghouse were AC/DC. I guess I
did not ask and they did not tell...

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:03:20 -0800, wrote:

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:01:28 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:45:07 -0800, Winston
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:

(...)

Thomas Edison, inventor of the working light bulb after thousands of
tries with damnear every element and alloy known to man at the time.

Er. Slight misspelling of "Joseph Wilson Swan" there, Larry.

Edison finally got them to last worth a hoot, hence my term "working"
light bulb. Thousands of trials later, he found tungsten. Thank you,
Misters Swan and Edison.

Uncle Tom sure screwed the pooch on the AC/DC battle, though. Thank
you, Misters Tesla and Westinghouse.


Clever people, these Swedes! But look where it got us: They caused
Global Warming!

Swedes? Swanny was a Brit. Nicolo was ascerbic. I mean a Serbian. And
George 'n Tom were 'Murricans. What pooch-screwin' Swedes do you
know, and how is it relevant? (Dare I ask?)


BTW I did not know that Tesla and Westinghouse were AC/DC.

Friends of Tawms, fer sher.



I guess I
did not ask and they did not tell...

William?

--
Know how to listen, and you will
profit even from those who talk badly.
-- Plutarch