Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Actually I stole that from some site about him. And technically he was born in Hungary, because Croatia was part of Austria-Hungary at the time of his birth.
the election, and stuff..
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Goreripper
Metal as fuck
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
But he's right about the neckties though. Unless you call the silk scarves that the Chinese emperor Shih Huang Ti's warriors wore around their necks in 210BC ties. And the bits of cloth the Romans wore around their necks in 110AD as well.
But yes, the modern tie came to us from Croatian Soldiers in the early 17th century.
But yes, the modern tie came to us from Croatian Soldiers in the early 17th century.
Goreripper said:
I'll get the Cricket out of the way first... In Croatia. Not Scotland. It was even a question on who wants to be a millionaire and the ansswer on that show was Croatia too.
BORN IN CROATIA. Nikola Tesla always made note of the fact that he was a proud Croatian. Croatia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (a kingdom, not a country/state) comprising of Austria/Hungary and Croatia... and another major note... protected Western Europe from Turkish invasion when the Ottomon Empire tried to invade Europe.
Croat's had lesser rights in the Austro-Hungarian parliament and the leader of the 'Croatian Party of Rights' Dr. Ante Starcevic seeked total Croatian Independence where Croatia would be completely Independent from any Kingdom.
After World War I, the French, Britain and America formed a resolution that decided that Croatia was going to be a part of Yugoslavia. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ruled by Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Monarchy which was ridiculous in itself considering the majority of Croats and Slovenes were Catholic.
In 1941, whilst in exile, Croatian leaders declared Independence for Croatia from the Yugoslav Kingdom. The French, English and Americans opposed a free Croatia and decided not to recognise Croatia. Germany recognised Croatia and Croatia once again became an Independent country in 1941.
Croatia had three choices, stay under Serbian Monarchy dictatorship, give in to the Soviet/Partisan Communist movement or Independence and freedom. The choice is obvious! Croatia chose freedom and the Germans were the only ones to recognise Croatia. At the end of the War, the Brits supported the Communist invasion of Croatia and handed over a quarter of a million Croatians to be slaughtered by the communists. This number has proven to be much greater due to the discovery of mass graves recently.
Again, after only five years of semi-freedom, Croatia was made a part of Communist Yugoslavia again lead by Belgrade, Serbia.
Because the Germans were the only ones that let us have a country, our country was branded a Nazi Puppet State.
Finally, communism died, the Berlin Wall fell and Croatia seeked Independence and won the war. A small country of 4 million won a war against the third biggest Army in Europe after Russia and Britain.
The Americans decided to jump in and help later......
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
I want more info on Croatian Cricket. Everything I can find out points to it first being played in England in the 1200s.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
I'm not going to argue with you about Croatia. All I meant was that on one of the sites I went to about Tesla, it said he was born in Lika, Austria-Hungary. It also said he was Serbian. I'm not going to argue about that either, because I don't know. That's what I read, and I read it here: www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla/
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
That link doesn't appear to work. Here's another one that says he was born in Croatia:
http://www.parascope.com/en/0996/tesla1.htm
http://www.parascope.com/en/0996/tesla1.htm
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
Hi Brian,
No reason to argue. Just giving you some history. Lika is a Croatian Province (like a State in Australia). Lika is South West of the Capital Zagreb heading towards the Croatian coastal province of Dalmacija (Dalmatia).
Oh yes, The Dalmatian dog is also from Croatia.
Sorry, but I know nothing about Cricket in Croatia. All I know was that it was first created there and never really took off until it was picked up by the poms. My Dad told me when I was a kid, but then it was on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' last year and from memory, the bloke got the answer wrong because the answer was Croatia.
His family was Croatian but his father was a Serbian Orthodox Priest. You may find him being called Croatian, Serbian and even Yugoslavian and Serbo-Croatia but he himself declared himself to be Croatian (but he was equally proud of his Serbian background).
No reason to argue. Just giving you some history. Lika is a Croatian Province (like a State in Australia). Lika is South West of the Capital Zagreb heading towards the Croatian coastal province of Dalmacija (Dalmatia).
Oh yes, The Dalmatian dog is also from Croatia.
Sorry, but I know nothing about Cricket in Croatia. All I know was that it was first created there and never really took off until it was picked up by the poms. My Dad told me when I was a kid, but then it was on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' last year and from memory, the bloke got the answer wrong because the answer was Croatia.
His family was Croatian but his father was a Serbian Orthodox Priest. You may find him being called Croatian, Serbian and even Yugoslavian and Serbo-Croatia but he himself declared himself to be Croatian (but he was equally proud of his Serbian background).
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
I don't want to disbelieve you about the cricket Steve, but you'd think that if that was the case at least *one* of the dozens of websites that I've looked for it on would at least mention it, even in passing. A question on Millionaire does not proof make, I'm afraid.
I like Dalmations though. They're cool dogs.
And we're all happy that Tesla was Croatian, I'm sure. And you're right to be proud of him, he was a pretty clever guy, for really big values of clever. But he didn't really invent electricity now, did he?
I like Dalmations though. They're cool dogs.
And we're all happy that Tesla was Croatian, I'm sure. And you're right to be proud of him, he was a pretty clever guy, for really big values of clever. But he didn't really invent electricity now, did he?
I was checking it out just before. It was in Ploce, Croatia. I'll try find the link again but I'm not really good on the web.
Tesla invented the electric current. That's where electricity comes from.
Cheers
Tesla invented the electric current. That's where electricity comes from.
Cheers
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
Wenda said:Why did you never tell me you were a cricket nut Todd?
Now I have someone else to go to the cricket with
I could've sworn I mentioned it before... hmm, I guess the 6 years of playing didn't count for much!
But back to the point... I'll stake my drumkit... no wait, my life (the drumkit is worth more hehe) that it was invented in England. Thus the never ending jokes about them not being able to play the game when they got several hundreds of years start on everyone else
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
Saying Tesla invented electricity is like saying Alexander Grahame Bell invented speaking.... all they did was discover a way to truely harness it (with Tesla, the alternating current... Bell, the telephone).
KoichCPA
Banned
plattopus
Gravity Eyelids
The only info I've seen about cricket's invention is that the formal form of the game originated in England. It may have been invented in Croatia but wasn't given a set of rules until the Poms got hold of it.
But then again, it could have been invented in England from the beginning.
But then again, it could have been invented in England from the beginning.
Celestial-Todd
The Incredible Bulk
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_25-11-2002_pg3_8
That comes from the Pakistan Daily Times of all places!
That comes from the Pakistan Daily Times of all places!
dreamwatch
Syntax error
I found this one, it's the Croatian Cricket Federation website - http://www.croatiacricket.4t.com/AboutUs/2003/SnapShot2003.html
This is a good game.
This is a good game.
salty
Member
I'm coming up at a loss to find anything suggesting cricket was invented in Croatia also.
And yeah...who wants to be a millionaire has been wrong shitloads of times.
Everything I can find says that although the exact origins of it are sketchy...it most likely was developed in England in the 1700s. With a bunch of related stuff about orginis of the word cricket.
Cricket rules.
And yeah...who wants to be a millionaire has been wrong shitloads of times.
Everything I can find says that although the exact origins of it are sketchy...it most likely was developed in England in the 1700s. With a bunch of related stuff about orginis of the word cricket.
Cricket rules.
Wenda
Lady LORD
