Hockey

Nexxus wrote:

Malteaser wrote:

Freddric wrote:

Britian sucks too I can't see why its called Great Britain.

nothing wrong with us brits

Except you drive on the wrong side and measure in odd numbers ... well the list goes on

we drive on the right side, its all you lot that is wrong...

Malteaser wrote:

we drive on the right side, its all you lot that is wrong...

See Malt, thats where you got it all wrong ... you don't drive on the right side, you drive on the LEFT side ... how can that ever be the right side huh?
The rest of us drive on the right side, thats why it's the right side... right?

Nexxus wrote:

Malteaser wrote:

we drive on the right side, its all you lot that is wrong...

See Malt, thats where you got it all wrong ... you don't drive on the right side, you drive on the LEFT side ... how can that ever be the right side huh?
The rest of us drive on the right side, thats why it's the right side... right?

Up to the late 1700's, EVERYONE travelled on the left side of the road because it's the sensible option for feudal, violent societies of mostly right-handed people.

It is mostly old brithish colonies that still drive on the left, so yes, we drive on the CORRECT side, like i said earlier, its you lot that is wrong hahaha

so since the british drive on the left side it has to be right? the right side is definately the right side to drive on common sense

Pred wrote:

so since the british drive on the left side it has to be right?

Exactly!

Why do the English drive on the "wrong" side of the road ?

Well it's one of those trivia questions that can really nag at you until you find an answer, I did some research and discovered the following:

In days of old logic dictated that when people passed each other on the road they should be in the best possible position to use their sword to protect themselves. As most people are right handed they therefore keep to their left. This practice was formalised in a Papal Edict by Pope Benefice around 1300AD who told all his pilgrims to keep to the left.

Nothing much changed until 1773 when an increase in horse traffic forced the UK Government to introduce the General Highways Act of 1773 which contained a keep left recommendation. This became a law as part of the Highways Bill in 1835.

Reasons to travel on the right are less clear but the generally accepted version of history is as follows: The French, being Catholics, followed Pope Boneface's edict but in the build up to the French Revolution in 1790 the French Aristocracy drove their carriages at great speed on the left hand side of the road, forcing the peasantry over to the right side for their own safety. Come the Revolution, instincts of self preservation resulted in the remains of the Aristocracy joining the peasants on the right hand side of the road. The first official record of this was a keep right rule introduced in Paris in 1794



so there you have it malty, the right side of the road is for the peasants.

or we walk on the right side of the street because we don't have to worry about defending ourselves with swords :P

yes, but we established that the left side was first, more to the point, why would the right side be considered 'right' or better? I would have thought it made sense to shift gear with your left hand, as this means most would maintain control with their main (right) hand. Maybe that's why we are better drivers *shrug* . (we have 10 fia formula 1 world championship winners to back this up) (note that right sided drivers generally prefer to just race round in a big circle ala indy/nascar)

Obviously Sweden and Canada drive on the right, as by 1985 when the first Swedes and Canadians learned to drive 'horseless carriages' rather than ride a moose or reindeer, everyone else in mainland Europe and North America already drove on the right

Me and Malty are right because we are English and the English are always right

i guess its kinda like ------------, when your tired with one hand, you switch to the other

Shad wrote:

Me and Malty are right because we are English and the English are always right

Agreed!

Thought it was because when people that drove a wagon they could whip the horses with their right hands and watch to make sure that the wheels didn't touch the passing wagons. Think driving on the right started because napoleon. He started to conquer new countries he forced his rightism, although not sure its been awhile since I was in school. Probably why the brits dislike the french. Anyways right is better, newer and tech always gets better.

Seems we hit a reallllly soft british spot there
I saw a british registered car a couple of years ago, and guess what ...
he tried to drive on the left side here in sweden, and most likley he thought we where the ones going the wrong direction not him, since he was british, and he was right...

Retard

hahaha!

back to the hockey topic :P Russia-Czech game was intense. nothin like a game full of hate right? they were tryin to kill eachother

USA won!!! It was a great game Miller(USA Goalie) made tonsa saves.

gg Canada !!!

Both the Russia-Czech & Canada-USA where good games!
Sweden didn't have much problem with Finland and beat them with 3-0 ...
The rest of the games should be interesting to follow.

Well, seems Sweden is out, and Canada made a super game ...
Should be fun watching the coming games!