Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!sahayman From: sahayman@watcgl.UUCP (Steve Hayman) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: An American invented the phone .... oh? Message-ID: <724@watcgl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 03:19:43 EST Article-I.D.: watcgl.724 Posted: Tue Dec 11 03:19:43 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 05:17:08 EST Reply-To: sahayman@watcgl.UUCP (Steve Hayman) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21 Summary: Whilst not wishing to demean our fine American neighbours who have in fact invented many fine products, it is incumbent upon me to point out that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in Brantford, Ontario, .xxx,.x xx xxxx xxxx xx xxxxxxx,. xx .+P` 'vM jFM| |PM| || jFM| |M| `Mb jFM| +M` " jP TMl ||'M| || jP TMl |M| |M| jP TMl MM ,P qM, || 'M| || ,P qM, |M| |M| ,P qM, YML ,P .+bwwwdM#. || 'M||| .+bwwwdM#. |M| dM' .+bwwwdM#. `#bxx/P` xd|x, xdM|x xd|x 'MM| xd|x, xdM|x xdM|xxx/P` xd|x, xdM|x I admit I am not sure exactly what Bell's nationality was at the time but let us not forget that he himself has confirmed that although the immortal words about Mr. Watson were indeed spoken in the USA, the phone was indeed invented in Canada. Brantford is of course much more famous as the home of Wayne Gretzky. Steve Hayman Waterloo, Ontario, Great White North