Edison Raps Crude Inventions (Dec, 1931)
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Edison Raps Crude Inventions
“INVENTORS go off half-cocked on too many things,” said Thomas A. Edison recently, criticizing American haste in placing on the market too many inventions which have not been thoroughly tested and perfected. His statement was general, and he made no reference to any particular invention.
That sounds more like Congress to me! They sure go half cocked these day, instead of seeing the larger picture.
KD5ZS: In that case they truly are representing their constituents.
They won’t get out of his yard either!
What won’t get out of Firebrand’s yard?
Edison invented the phonograph AND Rap Music?!?
“Thomas Edison and the Crude Intentions” – more of a punk band name, no?
Oh, wait, it was *inventions.*
Never mind.
I’m rappin’ Tommy A
And I’m here to say
When I get ideas
I see the craziest things!
Lights hangin’ from the ceilings
on copper threads.
Movin’ pictures too
of big giant heads.
Mimeographs, and
a telegraph switch.
Now what have *you*
invented, Bitch?
Toronto:
Cue applause.
Bravo Toronto!
But you should have mentioned he electrocuted dogs, cats and an elephant
in his efforts to discredit Westinghouse’s alternating current.
That’s Tesla’s alternating current that Westinghouse had the foresight to bet the future on.