What do you think about stalling?

Asperon Thorn · Post by **Asperon Thorn** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:35 am

Like I said, the widely accepted story is:

The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James A. Naismith, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

I did a search for the "invention of Basketball" and couldn't find one supporting your story. So please provide a creditable link.

Asperon Thorn

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:23 am

Zombie wrote: They even show this in a commercial on national TV to make us remember our history. The same series of commercial also shows how Superman and Winnie the Poo come from Canada, among other things.

Winnie the Poo? Hmmm...
AA Milne wrote the Poo stories for his son on his farm in Sussex, England (an adjacent wood was the basis of the Hundred Acre Wood, and the original illustrations were taken from his son's soft toys). He was born in England, educated in England and died on that same farm in England.

So go on, I've gotta know how Winnie the Poo can possibly 'come from Canada'.

Edit: Ok, I've found the 'tenuous' link. The name 'Winnie' was apparently an abbreviation of Winniepeg. You must be so proud.

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:58 pm

ROTFLMAO Winniepeg the Pooh.

That's rich!

Looks like we know where that ex-Iraqi Information Minister guy is working now.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:48 pm

The teddy bear was originally called Edward until AA Milne took his son to London Zoo. There in a cage was a North American brown bear cub called Winnie, Christopher was taken with the bear cub and changed his teddy bear's name....the rest, as they say is (now apparently Canadian) history.

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 3:50 pm

it's ok to have some pride in your homeland, but please don't make stuff up about it to make it sound better to outsiders.

you know albert einstein was quoted (roughly, i don't have the exact quote here) that the biggest threat to humanity was nationalism. of course in his day it was a lot more of a pressing problem than now, especially in his homeland (germany) but still, lots of times i think he's right.

Freshmetal · Post by **Freshmetal** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 4:19 pm

This is the most surreal thing I have ever read... I look at page one of this thread, then jumped to page 6 to add my thoughts, only to find you lot discussing Winnie the Pooh inventing basketball (as is my understanding!)

.....

I'm off to rest my head...

Melifaxis · Post by **Melifaxis** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 5:37 pm

But wouldn't Tigger have invented it? After all it would be easy for someone with a tail "made out of springs" to do a high flyin', death-defyin' 360 degree reverse SLAM DUNK?!?

Pooh seems so fat and lazy...

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:05 pm

Melifaxis wrote:Pooh seems so fat and lazy...

Maybe they should call that stuff Poohtine.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:07 pm

Of course, everyone knows the Britons were the first into space, and the first to have a permenant base on the moon, we were just to proud to boast about it.

lawquoter · Post by **lawquoter** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:43 am

The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James A. Naismith, in Springfield, Massachusetts.

I'd have to dig out my sports illustrated, but they did a pretty in depth feature of Naismith and the origins of basketball, even reproduced pictures of the original rules he typed up, the wicker peach baskets, and the old leather football (soccer ball) that he used. Not that it probably matters, b/c all these things have been done in some shape before. The Ancient Myans played a ball court game with a hoop, and newly discovered findings in Egypt point to most of the bat and ball games likely originated from Ancient Egypt (I'm an archaeology nut too

). So, no matter who "invented" what, it's all more or less been done before. I just know Abner Doubleday didn't invent baseball as we know it today.

lawquoter · Post by **lawquoter** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:45 am

Oh, and to steer the thread back to it's topical moorings, I think stalling is a pretty good tactic. I usually like to defer with my bashy teams, then take my time in equalising and going ahead for the win. I can understand how it is frustrating, how ever, having been on the other side.

Dark Lord (retired) · Post by **Dark Lord (retired)** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:26 am

Can we all agree that Canadians did invent piss poor beer?

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:38 am

I'm in agreement there.

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 2:57 am

Deathwing wrote:Winnie the Poo? Hmmm...
AA Milne wrote the Poo stories for his son on his farm in Sussex, England (an adjacent wood was the basis of the Hundred Acre Wood, and the original illustrations were taken from his son's soft toys). He was born in England, educated in England and died on that same farm in England.

So go on, I've gotta know how Winnie the Poo can possibly 'come from Canada'.

Edit: Ok, I've found the 'tenuous' link. The name 'Winnie' was apparently an abbreviation of Winniepeg. You must be so proud. :roll:

It's more than that. There was a soldier from Winnipeg who had a small bear as a pet, named Winnie. He was sent to England on duty and brought the bear with him. This little kid in England really loved the bear, and his dad worte a story about him. The rest is history.

So the actual, real Winnie the Poo was Canadian.

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 3:01 am

Dark Lord wrote:Can we all agree that Canadians did invent piss poor beer?

May not be the best in the world, but sure as hell is ten times better than american beer.

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