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To: cuban leaf; Tax-chick
Yeah, and the Chinese invented gunpowder and paper. That gave them fireworks. When westerners got their hands on it we got canons and books.

I thought a canon WAS a book, at least if one prints it.

60 posted on 01/09/2012 7:02:41 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

The Chinese had a canon when Europeans were still living in caves gnawing old auroch bones.


64 posted on 01/10/2012 6:01:13 AM PST by Tax-chick (Be the one who gets it done! (Instead of a useless drone.))
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