An American, a German, and a Chinese man were all arguing over their drinks about whose country was the best.

An American, a German, and a Chinese man were all arguing over their drinks about whose country was the best.

The American started things off. "America invented the atomic bomb, discovered DNA, made the Internet, and went to the Moon. Without us, none of those things would have happened."

"Bah!" said the German. "Without us, you would be nothing! We Germans discovered nuclear fission that you needed for your bombs, discovered microbes were what made you sick, developed the theory of relativity, and pioneered the rockets and missiles that took you to the Moon."

"Pah," says the Chinese man. "When you were just barbarians herding goats, we in China invented paper, the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass, without which you would all be lost."

"Sure," replied the American, "But what have you done lately?"