Greatest Ever Belgian - results in

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:12 pm

smart@#$. Written memoirs.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:27 pm

The Weekenders wrote:smart@#$.

Guilty as charged.

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:12 pm

OK, I know it's all meant in good fun, but here are a few.

The inventor of the saxophone? http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Saxophone

And who would have guessed that the sand yacht and decimal currency were invented by the same guy, and he a Belgian? http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Simon-Stevin

Bakelite?http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedi ... -Baekeland

The Brueghels?http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedi ... -the-Elder

etc. etc.

If they were French, every French child would know about it.

Some of you have probably heard of Jacques Brel, even though he sang in French.

But even I'm still discovering more, who everyone in France assumes to be French, like Christine Ockrent or Annie Cordy.

Feadan · Post by **Feadan** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:42 pm

And don't forget Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt!
Also Hergé (Georges Remi) gave us Tintin.

Cheers,
David de la Barre

If only we could sweep Peyo under the rug :roll:

claudine · Post by **claudine** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:29 pm

Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone and developer of the saxhorns.

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:09 am

claudine wrote:Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone and developer of the saxhorns.

Ok, clever cloggs, just for that name three great Luxembourgers.

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 2:55 am

perrins57 wrote:Ok, clever cloggs, just for that name three great Luxembourgers.

Alan Freeman
Tony Blackburn
Kenny Everett

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:24 am

claudine wrote:Adolphe Sax - inventor of the saxophone and developer of the saxhorns.

Roger O'Keefe was ahead of you on that, methinks.

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:38 am

jbarter wrote:
perrins57 wrote:Ok, clever cloggs, just for that name three great Luxembourgers.
Alan Freeman
Tony Blackburn
Kenny Everett

All the Americans will be going WHAT, WHO??

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:32 am

Greates Belgian of all time?

This guy:

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:10 am

perrins57 wrote:
jbarter wrote:
perrins57 wrote:Ok, clever cloggs, just for that name three great Luxembourgers.
Alan Freeman
Tony Blackburn
Kenny Everett

All the Americans will be going WHAT, WHO??

Yep!

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:57 am

What about that guy who invented those waffles -- Maurice Vermersch.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:30 am

Mmmmmmm... waffles...

Jens_Hoppe · Post by **Jens_Hoppe** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:32 am

It's Poirot, obviously.

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:50 am

Jens_Hoppe wrote:It's Poirot, obviously.

I think its agreed then, the greatest ever Blegian is . . . . . . . Fictional!