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Trent Lott Invented the Paperclip!

DRF writes "The Washington Post has a story where Trent Lott claims he invented the paperclip making fun of Gore's earlier claim to have invented the Internet. It's funny. " Interestingly enough, I invented poster putty, lava lamps, DNA, and discovered that ice floats in water. And that was just last week!

130 comments

  1. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I patented the process of invention. Anybody who invents anything owes me royalty.

  2. No Subject Given by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    i like chickens

  3. oh yeah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I invented your mom. so there.

  4. i invented something to by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Since I invented invention,
    Pay up.

  5. New re-inventions. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well then let me be the the one who invented sex. It's true. In fact because I've been touched by the open source trend, I've decided to make sex open source.

    That's right, we can reinvent this wonderful act, and set our own specifications in the process.

    I'll never have to remove my shoes again, a grin will be considered forplay, and a smile will be considered seduction.......

    -One very foolish man imitating another...

    Joe (I don't yet have an alias)

  6. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I therefore patent the patent. Anyone who patents anything after me will be forced to pay me a royalty. I will soon be cyberrich.

  7. Dogs and cats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm the one who set dogs and cats against each other.

  8. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    then i patent thinking of patenting the patent.

  9. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I patent your mom. and all derivative works. so I own you. nyah nyah

  10. Sex - Open Source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    YOU IDIOT!! THEN THE GUYS FROM GNOME GOT A HOLD OF THE SEX SOURCE CODE AND CREATED A BUGGY 1.0, GIVING US: IMPOTENCE!!!!





    ;)

  11. Dogs and cats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I invented cartoon violence.

    "Look out Itchy! He's Irish!"

  12. Who invented the "First Posting" ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    No volunteers 8)

  13. Another quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    another quote from mr.technology here, contest #8

  14. Bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I can't imagine Al Gore claiming he invented the internet. I bet the claim was that he "invested" in the internet, and the dumb-fuck media person misheard him. Come on now people, this is GORE not Dan Quayle(sp?).

    I don't like poloticians. But I hate sleezy media people even more.

  15. Lame Democrats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm sorry, but if Al Gore is the best candidate that the democrats can field for this election I'm calling it now. Republicans will win. The only question is whether it will be Mrs. Dole or George Bush Jr. At least Dole acknoledges that here campaining style is "Ophra (sp?) Style".

    Actually, come to think of it. I'd probably vote for Dole just so I could see Bob Dole as the first lady, I mean gentleman :)

  16. oh yeah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Grandpa.....is that you?!?!?!

  17. yes he did by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    He "Fathered" it in the sense of "Screwing" it that is...

  18. no it isn't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If it were, we'd be free to charge for sex if we liked. :-)

  19. Lame Democrats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Ms.Dole is the reason why Dole lost the election. she took over his run and didn't let him act natual. Bush Jr. probably won't be the Republician canidate because he is far to liberal compared to most republicians.

  20. except for pat buchanan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    unless pat buchanan somehow wins the ticket. then i'd have to vote for gore.

    but yeah, liz dole on the republican ticket would be a political masterstroke. All they have to do is pick a VP who's not a loon, and the 'pubs 'll coast to victory in '00.

  21. Me? Star Wars, baby! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The Star Wars flicks. All of 'em. That was *me,* hommes. I just let George Lucas take the credit 'cause I don't want all the adulation. But I get all the royalties, and furthermore, it was based on my life! So There!

  22. This is good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Cmdr Taco for President!

  23. Sliced Bread by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I invented it.

    You're all welcome.

  24. The Ghost of Postel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Postel came to me in a drunken dream last night and revealed that he stole Al Gores ideas on the internet. Apparently while sleeping with tipper (hey it was a wild time) in the heat of passion she accidentally revealed Al's great plan.

    If Gore wasnt such a bore in bed, and Tipper didnt have to go sharing her "sugar walls" with every Tom, Dick, and Postel, maybe the true creator of the internet would be known today.

    I just hope Tipper has cleaned up her act of Als better at his husbandly duties, heck I wouldnt want her revealing the nuke launch codes to some future boy toy.

    Alot is revealed to you in your drunken dreams, last time I talked to Elvis, and he isnt even dead yet!

    Barraaco Bill

  25. I Patent The Big Bang by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's useful. Now anyone you can prove manufactures or markets a universe creation system, owes you money.

  26. hi 2 all u slashdot duodz Y0 CHIQZ HERE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    hi
    i b here 4 da w1men
    ok
    go here
    ya chix eye be 4 u

  27. Go Mrs. Dole! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well......apparently the Democrats are putting their best foot forward THIS election. :P I'm a liberal, to be sure, but if this guy is so inept as to say that he invented the Internet (and had to let his more-informed aides interpret his statement into something more coherent), I'll be damned if I'll vote for him.

    This sounds sorta like Dan Quayle all over again, just in the other party. Plus, I think it'd be sorta cool to have a woman president.......

  28. press release this morning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    (AP) WASHINGTON, DC -- today Strom Thrumond held a press conference to declare that he invented fire.

    "During my--" strom began to say. Sen. Thurmond then gasped slightly, fell over and died.

    Fire was invented at around 35,000 BC, when early Homo Habilises began using it to cook their food before they ate it. However Sen. Thurmond did not begin his service in the United States Senate until nearly eight years after this. He did, however, work to promote its use during his long term.

    Some democrats have denied that strom invented anything, saying that fire was discovered, and would have eventually been found whether Sen. Thurmond had don anything.

  29. Real inventor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    Of course the real inventor of the paperclip was Norwegian, and patented several versions of it, but hardly earned any money on his invention (I think he actually at one point owned a paperclip company that went bankrupt) because the invention was simple enough that everyone simply circumvented it by making changes to the design.

    There was a fun story about it in Norwegian newspapers a few years ago when his grandson "rediscovered" the copies of the patent documents in his attic.

  30. hi 2 all u slashdot duodz Y0 CHIQZ HERE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I dont know whos more pathetic, you in your plastic coat, or your buttbuddie ubik who proves nerd is not synomimous with geek.

  31. Not BS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Although, he didn't actually claim to have invented it. It's a vague claim which implies he was more important than he was, but it's not actually a lie, in that you could probably interpret "took the lead" "creating" and "Internet" in a way that match the behaviour. He should apologize though.

  32. Real inventor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    And the paperclip ranks right up there with other fantastic Norwegian inventions, like the cheese cutter, and Simula 68...

    Haven't we given the world much after we abandoned looting and pillaging in the Viking ages (which by the way never had horns on their helmets, even if they usually do in movies and cartoons).

    Yeah, it's getting to late here, so I better go get some sleep before I spew even more...

  33. I did. Seriously. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    But I didn't make it into the annoying artform it is today.

  34. Real inventor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Uh, didn't skiing come from Norway???

  35. Real inventor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well, norvegians are supposed to be born with skies
    on their feet, so I suppose that one doesn't count.

  36. CmdrTaco Accomplishments.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hey CmdrTaco, but have you gone to college?

  37. Go Mrs. Dole! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Libby Dole has NEVER been ELECTED to anything in her whole life. She doesn't stand a chance. Whoever ends up in the Whitehouse, I bet it's a democrat unless the economy collapses in which case it's even money who the next moron to pretend to lead the country will be.

  38. I invent "royalty" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Does someone own you money? I invented it.

  39. I invented "money" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's right, every time you give someone money, you owe me royalties. Let's say... 15% or $2, whichever is more.

  40. Ouch. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That's gotta hurt.

  41. Just goes to show. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There's always a price to be paid for looting and pillaging. So remember, don't attack other peoples villages or, in revenge, people will draw your hats wrong for centuries.

  42. Too bad for you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...that the biggest software company in the
    world never invented anything.

    Sorry. Couldn't resist :-)

  43. Speaking of "dumb-fucks"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Did you bother to go read the article? He wasn't misquoted. His comments were made during a televised interview. Sheesh, I feel my IQ dropping just for having replied to your post.

    Cheers,
    ZicoKnows@hotmail.com

  44. You Must Be Wrong! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sliced bread is so very popular. Why, I'd bet that over 90% of
    households and commercial eating establishments use it! Sliced bread
    is a standard!

    It's very popularity must mean it is superior!

    I'm thinking of requiring all establishments that sell sliced bread
    not sell un-sliced bread.

    Or at least that they not promote un-sliced bread.

    Hmmm... I could buy-up the rights to other sliced products and
    integrate them with sliced bread. The advantages of buying my
    integrated sliced products will outweigh the advantages of un-
    integrated, un-sliced products.

    To ensure a consistent eating experience, only fully-integrated
    sliced products will be available. If you don't want, say, the
    sliced cheese, you'll have to un-install that component. But be
    warned: the resulting assembly will yield a less-satisfactory
    experience. Them's the breaks.

    I bet that market studies will show that most people want their
    sliced products integrated!

  45. Patents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There was a great bit in "The Onion" a while back. The headline was "Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeros"

  46. Yeah, Speaking of "dumb-fucks"... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nope, I didn't bother reading that particular article very carefully. Only the previous one on /. I didn't see the televised interview either. Since I harbour an intense hatred towards sleezy media people, I thought it natural to assume that it was just a misquote. I digress, perhaps the author of the article misheard the televised interview, and decided to misquote him based on this misinformation. Kind of like an episode of three's company: it's all just one big misunderstanding. Perhpas Al Gore made a simple misvocalization. No need to get mishapen about my comments....






  47. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well fuck yopu. I invented the process of human thought. Big time royalties.
    I fought the law, and the law beat my ass.

  48. Lame politicians.. lets do it our selfs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    i think that if we ( non voters ) tryed we could get some one with a clue in!
    i sirius lets have a Revolution®!!
    check it out will yea?

    zipht

    not an AC just loss password

  49. Way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Too late! Sliced Bread98 [tm] (it's shipping a bit behind schedule)
    will come only with Integrated Raisins [tm]. Most consumers want an
    integrated product. My studies show that they do not want to go to
    the trouble of having to go to the store, buy the individual items,
    and integrate them with sliced bread themselves.

    Of course, that minority of consumers that do not care for raisins in
    their sliced bread are free to remove the unwanted raisins, but the
    performance of Bread98 may suffer--what with the resulting holes.
    And all traces of my raisins cannot be completely removed. There
    will of course be some "raisin residue" remaining. Attempts to
    removed the residue will certainly render Bread98 completely
    unusable!

    Tell you what: if you agree to market your raisins only for un-sliced
    bread, I'll agree to market my raisins only integrated with my sliced
    bread.

    Deal?

  50. Check MSNBC's poll results: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Where the heck is Jon Postel on that poll?

    Chris McCoy

  51. throwing money at != inventing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    Al Gore has this bizarre notion that spending money on something is the same as inventing it.

    By that logic, I've invented about half the O'Reilly book series, Civilization 2, and Coca Cola.

    How can anyone not laugh at this stuff?

  52. Patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well fuck yopu. I invented the process of human thought. Big time royalties.
    I fought the law, and the law beat my ass.


    Who is yopu ?

  53. You liberal whore-ass democrat. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Get over it, hippie!

  54. You Don't Understand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    It's all for the CHILDREN!

  55. You liberal whore-ass democrat. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Dumb ass, I'm Canadian. :)

  56. Debian - still the only distrib with sex in it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Yup, Debian is currently the only distribution that ships with sex.

    And yes, sex is under the GPL.

    Also it's worth noting that sex is completely bug free.

  57. We should be THANKFUL??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    The last paragraph of the article reads: "Responding via e-mail to MSNBC's inquiry about Gore's statement, Cerf said: "While it is not accurate to say that VP Gore invented Internet, he has played a powerful role in policy terms that has supported its continued growth and application, for which we should be thankful."

    Get REAL. If the internet had commercial viability, Fed or not, it WOULD have been developed. To imply that we should THANK Gore because, he, as an ELECTED official, SUPPORTED it, is total and complete B.S.!!!

    I'm suprised such a lame statement came from such a respected source.

  58. Make no mistake about it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Gore wasn't misquoted - I've seen this segment of the interview on the news at least three times now. I just can't understand how he managed to keep a straight face.

  59. Buchanan isn't the only one in bed with far right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    I think Forbes has jumped under the covers as well.

  60. Bahahahah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    ROFL...very good!

  61. What about Dan Quayle? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    those dirty liberals made fun of every statement ever made by dan quayle. just a little backlash.

  62. This is strange president clinton even gave award by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Preident clinton gave an award to Vinton G. Cerf
    one of the primary makers of TCP/IP. So preident clintion give a award, then his vice president takes credit? whats the deal?

  63. Debian forbids sex by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Stop making replies about sex being GPL and in this way -- for they are too silly and easy to refute; but see why sex can only be distributed under proprietary licenses.

    We should, no doubt, observe that the act of sexual love is pleasant, but that one must, if he performs it, do it so that no one else can see, because it is most repulsive to see. We shall then, I fancy, infer, that Debian cannot be distributing software that seems to most people to be closed source and proprietary.

  64. You're giving the words "geek" and "nerd" bad reps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Cut it out! The other reply is right, you're giving the term "nerd" a bad rep!

  65. I took the initiative in creating the universe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Well, I always vote against the hawks who want to blow it up. Same diff.

    Potatoe.

  66. You really must be stupid... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    God, Gore is probably STUPIDER than Quayle...

    Have you ever heard him talk? A Complete idiot..

    You should be THANKING the "sleazy media people",
    because they're the ones who are turning a blind eye
    to his bone-headed stunts...

    Get over yourself whydontcha!

  67. So why don't you guys actually DO something? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Instead of sitting there feeling outraged at this
    obvious lie, why don't those of you who CAN, do something
    about it - write to whoever's in charge of allowing these
    people to run for his party (would that be the Democratic
    Nomination Committee?) and tell them that because of
    his lies, you will not vote for him; if enough people
    were to do this, he wouldn't get nominated, and you
    wouldn't need to worry about this bozo being in the
    Whitehouse.

    It would be sweet justice for the internet to kill
    his presidential shot, after he went and created it :)

  68. George W. Bush for president!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    As a dual-citizen of Canada and the UK let me assure you that the credibilty of Messieurs Chrétien and Blair are questioned up the wazoo constantly.
    Chrétien: the APEC scandal etc.
    Blair: the control freak tendancy etc.
    There's tonnes of people who don't trust these guys. M. Clinton's approval rating kicks both of these PMs ratings up and down the street.

    You don't "see" it because you live in the U.S. which only notices things happening outside of its borders when its something really major or there's a chance to do some sabre-rattling (that's mainstream US media of course, the USA Todays, Time Magazines and so forth)
    (McNeil-Lehrer (McNeil = a canadian, cough cough) and slashdot naturally are very cool)

  69. The truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The truth about the paperclip can be read at http://www.acco.com/office/html/history.html It's a Norwegain invention... of course... :)

  70. Trent invents dirty politics! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    And you've got a brain? Hmmm, the republicans want to limit choice? Maybe you'd better read up a bit about Gore and Billy Boy. And where are your choices going to be when you're nuked by the Chinese? And by the way, the last election, 97% of all incumbents were re-elected.

  71. 2 cents worth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    >I don't see how any of his "promotion" or "government funding" had anything to do with the internet at all.
    Without somebody's promotion and funding the internet would still be closed to all of us mere mortals without university or defense contractor access. Anyone with info as to what, when in regard to allowing civilian access into ARPANET?

  72. CmdrTaco Accomplishments.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That was actually in reference to something floating around the internet about 4 years ago. One individual's college application listed everything they had done, including all inventions and accomplishments; but they had never been to college. If I remember correctly, they were accepted.

  73. I Invented the Invention by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    hehe just thought i would add on :)

    Don't copy me, i invented inventions first.

    But, i'll sell you a copy of MS-Invetion 98 for $89. Upgrade..... :)

    In two weeks, i let you donwload a free 200mb patch, which won't do a thing, just make me look good..
    ok getitng carried away

    Dark_Hour
    2288665

  74. Real inventor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The paper clip was invented by Johan Vaaler from Aurskog, Norway in 1899. My mother's maiden name is Vaaler, hey maybe he's my grandfather, I want my royalties....

  75. Joel Ness created the internet by Roland · · Score: 1

    Joel ness helped make "info" at the university of minnesota, which became gopher, so joel helped to create to internet, so there, his address is jness@d.umn.edu, tell him how cool he is.

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  76. WTF is `poster putty'? by stevied · · Score: 1

    Does he mean blu-tack?

  77. George W. Bush for president!!! by Micah · · Score: 1

    He's the man! He actually *knows* something. And he doesn't resemble a tree trunk!

  78. Taking the internet for credit [cards] by Tony+Shepps · · Score: 1

    Well that's off-topic, but I'd wager your credit card problem happened after the secure transaction, not during. Just because the "lock" symbol appears does not mean that the system on the far side is going to protect your information after it gets there.

  79. I invented Microsoft Windows by gavinhall · · Score: 1

    Posted by stodge:

    According to Gores' aides, if I promote MS Windows, does that mean I invented it? So MS owes me billions of dollars. Yay I'm going to be mega-rich!

  80. Campaign 2000 started a year ago by pingouin · · Score: 1
    Glad to see you've started watching. Lott's "joke" is just another lame salvo in the campaign - he would have done better to just keep schtum and bask in the ridicule that Gore was receiving.

    Unfortunately for your hypothesis, it will take quite a bit of marketing genius to pull off a GOP victory. There is much damage to undo, thanks to Hype, Barr, Livingston, Lott, and others who piled on Bubba.

    BTW, Bob, not Liddy, is the real Oprah-like Dole. A prolonged campaign might reveal that.

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  81. Go Mrs. Dole! by pingouin · · Score: 1
    Libby Dole has NEVER been ELECTED to anything in her whole life.

    She was always the "token woman", appointed to be the pretty face in front of ugly policies. She's gotten the chances to put her finishing-school charm to good use, and succeeded - she's also quite capable of doing the job of POTUS. Unfortunately, behind the charm lies a snow job; her presidency would wipe the smile off of many a face.

    [temp sig: my mind is in one time zone, my ass is in another; bear with me. At least I brought my password]

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  82. I am Scum Boy! Bow before me! by pingouin · · Score: 1
    How so? Or are you just a mysoginist?

    Yup 'n' proud of it hyuh hyuh hyuh :)

    No I'm not a mysogynist. I respect Mrs Dole; it's just that I've seen way too many Mrs Doles during my stays in North Carolina (where she's from). Her rise in the GOP ranks comes, in part, because she's very "nice" (in a charm-school-inculcated way). I find her husband to be the more genuine article of the two Doles, which isn't necessarily a compliment to Bob.

    Remember: on election day, we don't just pull the lever for one person. It's very important to take a look at the company that person keeps, and whether or not he (or she!) will keep the more odious company (e.g. the Christian Coalition and supply-side economists) at arms-length. I don't have much faith in Liddy keeping right-wing monsters at bay, however "Oprah-like" she may seem on the campaign trail.

    There's lots of good Republican women: Gov Whitman from New Jersey, and many New Englanders, like Sen Olympia Snowe. I'd vote for either one in a heartbeat, especially if Al Gore were the opponent. But Whitman and Snowe wouldn't survive the right-wing-skewed primary process, and they wouldn't stand a chance in the biggest primary of all: the "Money Primary" - Mrs Dole has spent years preparing for this run by hooking up to the necessary sources of money needed for the bid. That - and name recognition - is why she's a "viable candidate".

    I drove 18 hours from Toronto so I could vote for Clinton last time (a last-minute decision); if I'm out of the country in 2000, I'll probably just smoke a Cuban cigar with the travel expenses I'll save.

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  83. plausible deniability by pingouin · · Score: 1
    Gore wouldn't have made the statement unless he could back it up with something from the Congressional Record. It doesn't have to be necessarily the absolute truth, just some votes and sponsored amendments to bills. It's typical politico stuff, not unique to Our Al. Don't expect any clarification or apology from him.

    But AFAIK, a lot of the events at the beginning of Cringely's Nerds 2.0.1 took place while Gore was a photographer in Vietnam. I could be wrong, though.

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  84. I invented the hot water! by anaZ · · Score: 1

    I invented the hot water!

  85. Yeah, Speaking of "dumb-fucks"... by tjones · · Score: 1

    Quit rationalizing and face the fact that Gore said it.

    He's a typical politician, trying to weasel his way on to the "right" side of an issue. The difference is, this time, he got caught in a bald-faced lie.

    The only thing sleazier than media is rationalizing fools who refuse to believe the truth in defense of "thier" guy.

  86. I thought... by Daniel · · Score: 1

    ...that Microsoft invented the paperclip? Isn't it integrated into Office 98? ;-)

    Daniel

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    Hurry up and jump on the individualist bandwagon!
  87. Trent invents dirty politics! by William+Tanksley · · Score: 1

    A joke about a patently silly statement is dirty politics? Wake up. You may be able to fool some of the people into believing that, but not me. And I hope not the majority of voters.

  88. Sex is not completely bug free by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 1

    Chlamydia, ghonorrhoea, HIV, herpes simplex, syphilis, children...

  89. Taking credit for the internet by dattaway · · Score: 1

    Gore can take credit for helping to ban widespread use of cryptography and secure ecommerce on the internet. That's the dark ages to me.

    It might be a coincidence, but a credit card number I used on a dumbed down Internet Explorer web transaction to buy my boss a sound card was later used for $2000 of fraud. It was a shopping spree at Kmart in silicon valley by one person. Nothing but 128 bit encryption for me from now on.

  90. I invented the Wheel.... by burnsbert · · Score: 1

    ...of course my version was square. A rival inventor stole my idea, tweaked it a little, and made a fortune. And I never get any credit.

    -Grog

  91. Trent Lott is an idiot. by Ken+Broadfoot · · Score: 1

    Everyone knows that Microsoft invented the paper clip. It's right there on Outlook.

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  92. I Patent The Big Bang by Ken+Broadfoot · · Score: 1


    So there....


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  93. Evolution of Useful Things by drowsy · · Score: 1
    read this



    This book will tell all about the paperclip and other stuff. It is well written. You will finish before you realize you have read an entire book on the paperclip, the staple, etc...

  94. George W. Bush for president!!! by akharon · · Score: 1

    I must agree...we definitely need a leader who 1) stands for something, rather than taking a poll and seeing what to do (the publcic can't make up their minds ever anyways), 2) one who won't be another dan quayle, and 3) NOT LIE!. that trusting the leader of your country is a good thing, i don't see people talking about the credibility of tony blair or jean chretien (sp?). this is making a joke of the country, and when you have a guy who rents out the whitehouse for campaign funds, that tells me he believes in self before country...

  95. CmdrTaco Accomplishments.... by anneke · · Score: 1

    actually, yeah, he did. He posted about it ("Rob Finishes College") when he graduated a few months ago, in December.

    -- Anneke

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    "Real Women Use Linux"
  96. I invented Microsoft Windows by kat_skan · · Score: 1

    But then you'd have to promote MS Windows. Ewwwwwwwwwwww

  97. Children by JTek · · Score: 1

    Is it just me, or does this whole thing remind you of elementary school?

    Gore: I invented the internet.
    Repub: Oh yeah? well I invented the paper clip!
    Gore: oh yeah, of course you did, you're a dinosaur!

    Politicians. Hmph!

  98. I invented the electron by dumptruck · · Score: 1

    I invented the electron the neutron and the proton

    This means that anything that has mass of any sort owes me very large amounts of money

    My rate now is 1 us cent per any one of these (there are no bulk rates or site licensees)

    Please pay now

  99. Trent invents dirty politics! by CodeRed · · Score: 1

    Along with the rest of those dirty republicans.

    I'd vote Gore in before any of those other crooks.

    Republicans are the sadest group of politicians in the world today.

    Look at there values... They want to remove freedom of choice just because it might make us think. Yeah, those are winners. Remember last election, and hope it repeats.

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  100. Check MSNBC's poll results: by Byteme · · Score: 1
  101. You lie Rob by malus · · Score: 1

    Just jump on that bandwagon '0 theives why don't you. We both know quite well that I invented DNA. Back off, buster. You're risking nuclear attack, which I also invented.

  102. I invented Al Gore by Software+Cowboy · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, I didn't get all the bugs worked out of the AI routines - witness the claim to have invented the internet. I think what he meant to say was that he invented the @ sign which allows all of us to send email.

    I'll have to upgrade his OS to Linux I guess. In retrospect it was a truly bad idea to try and build anything reliable on NT.

  103. Gore really stepped in it... by trims · · Score: 1

    This has to be one of the few times I've seen Al really screw up something horribly. He's usually very good at being a technically-savvy politican, and actually isn't stupid (at least, the couple of times he visited us (and I actually got to talk to him!) at the Media Lab). One wonders what Tipper fed him that morning. Or maybe... IT'S A REPUBLICAN PLOT!!!! THAT'S IT!!!

    My personal opinion is that I like Al (though Libby intrigues me) - GWB, Jr isn't my style. Just my opinion though (hey, remember to express yours - VOTE next November)!

    On a side note to the above poster:

    • The internet caught on long before the WWW. I happened to be using it quite nicely way back in '89 for what it was originally intended for: research communication.
    • If you mean "mass-culture acceptance", well, it has to do more with NCSA's Mosaic than the base WWW. The WWW was being used for 3-4 years before Mosaic came along. B-L's stuff is the underpinnings of the WWW, just like IP is the underpinnings of the Internet. The mass-appeal is the interface, not the structure. That's not to say B-L's wasn't crucial to the development of the Internet today. It's all a bunch of Lego blocks - all important, but remove one, and the whole thing falls apart.

    -Erik

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  104. Sliced Bread Sucks by NYC · · Score: 1

    White bread is just thick toilet paper. I need bread with some kick: nice thick crust. Northern Italian bread or French bread does the trick. Ummmm, I'm getting hungry. Hey! It's almost dinner time.

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  105. Oh Yah!? Well I REinvented the wheel! by rnturn · · Score: 1

    A buncha times :-)

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  106. Silly putty to stick up your posters? by falser · · Score: 1

    I dunno all these american terms.

  107. Sex is already distributed under the GPL by Mycroft-X · · Score: 1

    Hmmm...wouldn't porn be the equivalent of screenshots?

  108. hi 2 all u slashdot duodz Y0 CHIQZ HERE by Zog · · Score: 1

    you spelled to, you, dudes, yo, chicks, be, for, the, and women wrong...

  109. This is good. by dirty · · Score: 1

    We are seeing real press about Gore lying. I wasn't expecting that to happen. Not that I like his oponents any, maybe we should form a slashdot party.

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  110. Think Free Love, not Free Beer! by vpp · · Score: 1

    not quite... the love(source) would have to be made availble.. but they dont have to have it if they dont want to, most women i know just want the sex(binary).

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  111. It's nice to see... by grappler · · Score: 1

    these politicians, with their latest batch of jokes about inventing things, effectively admitting that they are useless. They know that none of their kind has ever made such a contribution, and they recognize the absurdity in any statement that says otherwise.

    Just my $0.0000002

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  112. You're right about Franklin, of course. by grappler · · Score: 1

    Before the days of career politicians, when the leaders had a more active role in other aspects of society. I guess I just don't even consider him one of their kind, ya know?

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  113. What? No way! by webslacker · · Score: 1

    When you start integrating raisins into your sliced bread, I sue. Millions of consumers will be inconvenienced by your "innovation" by having to remove your integrated raisins and putting my superior raisins in.

  114. Patent by Royster · · Score: 1

    Well, I patented First Post! You owe me. Vinnie and Guido will be over in the morning to discuss "licensing terms".

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  115. Kang is too Arrogant by Doomsayer · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised that Kang would lie to the American people. My conscience therefore directs me to vote for Kodos.

    Kang-- We must go forwards not backwards, sideways not upwards...
    Kodos-- What are you going to do, waste your vote HAHAHa
    Homer-- It's not my my fault Marge, I voted for Kodos

    From the Simpsons episode
    http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F02.html

  116. How Arrogant by Evro · · Score: 1

    ``During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.''

    The Internet, originally called ARPANET, dates to 1969, when the Defense Department began funding the project. Gore, then 21, was still eight years away from joining Congress.

    Gore aides say their boss has a rightful claim, having promoted the Internet and government funding for the project while in Congress.


    I figured he would say something like "Oh, I really meant..." but instead his aides are saying he really did invent the internet. No, not in those words, but they said he "has a rightful claim."

    He plainly said, "I took the initiative in creating the internet," implying that he had something to do with the creation of the internet. "Promoting" and getting "government funding" for the project are so far removed from creating the internet that his aides' assertion that he is correct is an insult to the American people.

    I like Gore much more than Dole or Bush, but to come out with an in-your-face lie like this is simply unacceptable. The fact that he stuck with his claim instead of apologizing is really a blow against him.

    Plus, I don't see how any of his "promotion" or "government funding" had anything to do with the internet at all. The internet caught on because of Tim Berners-Lee's wonderful world wide web.

    Truly politics at its worst. I guess next year will be a lesser-of-two-evils campaign for me.

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  117. Think Free Love, not Free Beer! by SeanNi · · Score: 1

    hehe... sorry... just had to say it :-)

    But really, under GPL, the act of charging money for it would be perfectly legal, as long as you always distributed the love (source), not just the sex itself (binaries).

    If anyone else has an alternative take, my eyes and... umm... ears... are open!
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  118. WRONG! by SeanNi · · Score: 1

    They know that none of their kind has ever made such a contribution

    Wrong, wrong and WRONG!

    ...or I suppose you have never heard of Bejamin Franklin. A very pre-eminent politician who did happen to have a hand in inventing more than a few things!

    Ok... maybe you have to go back a few (hundred) years, but don't make sweeping generalities like the one above. Not all politicians are good for nothing...
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  119. Constructive idea for my American friends by quax · · Score: 1

    Why not grilling all prospective candidates on their stance on the use of cryptography and lame software patents?

    Then give your vote to whomever has some decent ideas how to deal with those issues.

    Just my 2 cents of wisdom, I can't vote for any of them anyway.

  120. Sex is already distributed under the GPL by Stalke · · Score: 1

    Just look at sex as if it were distributed under the GPL. That would mean that only free, open-source sex is legal, and sex that is charged for would be illegal. Isn't that the case now? But what about porn. I guess maybe because its free between the people who are having it and it is the people who view are charged a fee it must mean that sex is actually under the LGPL. Any legal experts out there?

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  121. Dole's Red Cross Blood Scandel by NotoRand · · Score: 1

    There are rumors of a blood testing scandel which is bound to come out with a Dole presidential campaign. Her management of Red Cross left many enemies and I think her campaign will become quite messy.

  122. i invented something to by hacketti · · Score: 1

    i invented this world

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  123. I Patent The Big Bang by Krobotha · · Score: 1

    Well, that'd include most deities

  124. Go Mrs. Dole! by Rombuu · · Score: 1

    How so? Or are you just a mysoginist?

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  125. Go Mrs. Dole! by Rombuu · · Score: 1

    How so? Or are you just a misogynist?

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  126. Not BS by thmitch · · Score: 1

    In an interview on CNN Al Gore said "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."

    Terry

  127. bio-inventor by pandora · · Score: 1

    Well, I invented Gore, so I guess it was really my fault, I really shouldn't have made him say that.

  128. CmdrTaco Inventions by pandora · · Score: 1

    what for? He probly "invented it"

  129. Yopu -definition- by pandora · · Score: 1

    Might that be some form of farm animal? Intercourse is not advised.

  130. I invented wire by ChrisGoodwin · · Score: 1

    Trent Lott owes me royalties.

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