# They were RIGHT to laugh at Columbus!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-were-right-to-laugh-at-columbus/355800 "2006-05-07T21:00:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-were-right-to-laugh-at-columbus/355800/21 "2006-05-08T13:55:43Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > I like to say, “To claim the mantle of Galileo it is not sufficient to be persecuted for your beliefs. You must also be right.” **matt\_mcl** , that’s brilliant. Can I use it for my signature? ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-were-right-to-laugh-at-columbus/355800/22 "2006-05-08T14:07:23Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > For the record > > Vikings did not wear helmets with horns. “This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-were-right-to-laugh-at-columbus/355800/23 "2006-05-08T15:09:51Z")
> [@Happy Clam](#): > > \American football\*\ > \*Oh, the things I wish to say about this pestilent name…oh well, another thread, another time. One of my Brit friends calls it “Runny-throwy-sometimes-kicky ball” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-were-right-to-laugh-at-columbus/355800.md?page=1)