Bill Gates _invented_ it, but couldn't figure out how to make a profit on it (the tollbooth idea on the Russian/Alaskan ice bridge proved to be too much trouble for too little return), so he went into hibernation for a few years...
<groan> Wow, ok, sorry, that was pretty dumb... Where's Ben Braver to make some sort of comment like that, but only better (or worse)? :) ~bgl --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:53 AM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? --> --> Well the native Americans supposedly were Asiatic peoples that crossed --> the ice bridge from what is now Russia to Alaska correct? --> --> So one way or the other Asians found this place first right? --> --> Has there ever been evidence of people here as long ago as in places in --> Africa and the middle east? --> --> Tim --> --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:51 PM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? --> --> --> > Discovered for who? --> > --> > Did Columbus discover America? Yes, but just for Western Europe. The --> > land was always there, some people didn't know, those who --> > found it told --> > others about, and thus they discovered it. --> > --> > It is all a game of perspective, if the Chinese found it but --> > didn't tell --> > anybody, then the Columbus discovered it, but if the Chinese told --> > everybody, then they discovered it. --> --> Didn't the Vikings get to North America? --> --> If so, they "discovered" if before any of the others --> --> Then again, the Native American Indians already knew it was there, as --> they we living there --> --> Oh look, I've just discovered this chair I'm sitting on :-P --> --> Philip Arnold --> Technical Director --> Certified ColdFusion Developer --> ASP Multimedia Limited --> Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 --> Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 --> --> www.aspmedia.co.uk --> www.aspevents.net --> --> An ISO9001 registered company. --> --> ********************************************************************** --> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and --> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they --> are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify --> the system manager. --> ********************************************************************** --> --> --> --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
