Top 100 Unimpeachably Great Things About The USA (A Sarcasm-free feel good thread)

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1. NEW YORK CITY

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:22 (twenty-one years ago)

2. Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns & Ed Ruscha

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:23 (twenty-one years ago)

3. Crab Rolls served in hot dog buns with a side order of fried clams in the Great State Of Maine

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Freedom Fries!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:24 (twenty-one years ago)

5. Adopted Home of Charo!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:25 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Representative democracy (no, I'm not joking)

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

7. Showgirls, it's own best satire.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

8. Interstate highway system

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:26 (twenty-one years ago)

9. Ethnic and racial diversity

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

10. reliable running water anywhere you go

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

11. Cheap and Plentiful High Quality Crunk!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

10. Barns

― youn, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

12. Good TV

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:28 (twenty-one years ago)

14. plentiful apples

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

14. National Parks

― youn, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

15, Jerry Orbach!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

16. Johnny Cash

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

18. Woody Allen

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

19. Universities

― youn, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

19. NPR

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:30 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Pizza

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:31 (twenty-one years ago)

21. http://www.sachsreport.com/girls%20and%20guns.jpg

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:31 (twenty-one years ago)

22. the first two Dinosaur Jr albums which i haven't been able to stop listening to for the past week

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:32 (twenty-one years ago)

that sniffs of sarcasm

(xpost)

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:32 (twenty-one years ago)

the Spam Museum in Austen, Minn.

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:32 (twenty-one years ago)

23. Futurama.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

They don't have barns in other countries?

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

24. Hell, Matt Groening and Billy West generally.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

25. Mickey's Big Mouths!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

read the question. (xpost)

― youn, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

26. Zoolander

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:35 (twenty-one years ago)

27. Scientific research

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Cute indie chicks

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:36 (twenty-one years ago)

that sniffs of sarcasm

(xpost)

Yeah, it does. Sorry.

29. The First Amendment.

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:36 (twenty-one years ago)

30. as biz markie once put it "a crazy big variety of a lot of candy"

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait who was "read the question" aimed at, cos I was deadly serious about futurama/groening.

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

31. Basketball

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

32. Cities with grid systems.

― Kenan (kenan), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve McQueen

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

(i think the "read the question" dispute is over "barns" which, while not exclusive to the USA are in fact a great thing abiut the USA and so as thread-starter i declare "barns" admissable)

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

It was aimed at me cause I assumed we were listing things that are exclusive to the USA when really it's just things that are particularly great about the USA regardless of whether other countries have them too or not.

XPOOOOOOST

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:40 (twenty-one years ago)

The Appalachian Trail

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:41 (twenty-one years ago)

33. rap music

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The fact that my best friend from growin' up now sits on the City Council for Flint, Michigan.

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:42 (twenty-one years ago)

34ish. Hank Williams Sr.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:42 (twenty-one years ago)

35. The grand canyon.

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:43 (twenty-one years ago)

35. the best bar-b-q money can buy

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:43 (twenty-one years ago)

37.2 The Magnum roller coaster at Cedar Point.

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:43 (twenty-one years ago)

478. THE NFL

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Friday, 5 November 2004 05:43 (twenty-one years ago)

38. The Great Gatsby

― supercub, Friday, 5 November 2004 05:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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278. Motown and all applicable permutations thereof

― Daniel Cohen (dayan), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

279. Ted Berrigan

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

280. Charles and Ray Eames

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

281. Ad Reinhardt

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

282. Bobby Marchan

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

283. William Eggleston

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

284. Steely Dan
285. the blues
286. punk
287. Theodore Roosevelt
288. gumbo
289. the amount of pizza places in NYC
290. Gray's Papaya

― Ian John50n (orion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

291. Cher
292. Meet Me In St Louis
293. The Apple
294. GOOD VEGAN FOOD HOTT SHIT YEAH FUCKIN A

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

295. the history channel!!!!

― Ian John50n (orion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

296. Chick Fil-A (possibly one of the only valuable contributions made by Christian fundamentalists to this world).

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't believe someone's already said "plentiful apples"!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

297. Timbaland

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Sunday, 7 November 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

720. Andrew WK

― Sir Kingfish Beavis D'Azzmonch (Kingfish), Sunday, 7 November 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

299. Jan & Stan Berenstain

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 8 November 2004 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

300. Mack Trucks

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 8 November 2004 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

301. live free or die

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 8 November 2004 04:14 (twenty-one years ago)

RE:

296. Chick Fil-A (possibly one of the only valuable contributions made by Christian fundamentalists to this world).

I believe that In-N-Out Burger satisfies this criterion as well. Either way, we have a #302.

― tobo (tobo), Monday, 8 November 2004 04:27 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Mexican Hat

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

nobody said southpark yet ?? southpark, then !

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Monday, 8 November 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

303. proliferation of high speed internet access
304. we invented thee modern interweb
305. the original Star Wars trilogy

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

proliferation of high speed internet access

I was reading an article about China's internet the other day - they have more high speed connections than anywhere else - I think 100 million people have high speed connection. And their connections are 10 times faster than ours, because they live so densely.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

aw nuts.. well, okay. maybe make 303 "THANKSGIVING"

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

306. The Studebaker Avanti.

― briania (briania), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

307. Breakfast tacos at Rolando's Super Tacos, San Antonio, Texas.
308. The Human Beat Box, muthafuckas!!
309. Um, my girlfriend.

― Stephen X (Stephen X), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:28 (twenty-one years ago)

310. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups/Pieces
311. Roadside Attractions (See Rock City! Mermaids! Giant Blue oxes!)
312. Waffle Houses with 24 hour breakfast
313. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

314. Mall Santas

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

315-317. Bucky Fuller's Geodesic Dome, Dymaxion World Map, World Game

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

318. LSD

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 8 November 2004 18:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Nicka OTM! Also, jocelyn OTM re: waffle house (though i substitute Denny's and Bickford's based on geography.)

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:21 (twenty-one years ago)

319. Richard Pryor

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

320. curb yr enthusiasm

― cºzen (Cozen), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

321: forth of july celebrations

― ryan (ryan), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)

322: kurt cobain

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 8 November 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

713. Santarchy a.k.a the Santa Rampage

― kingfish (Kingfish), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 01:52 (twenty-one years ago)

324. Kitty Wells records

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 07:10 (twenty-one years ago)

325. Cheesecake
326. Morton Feldman

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Friday, 19 November 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

327. zucchini bread

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Friday, 19 November 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

328. bagels

― Maria D. (Maria D.), Friday, 19 November 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

329. Alice Waters

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 19 November 2004 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

330. Aaron Copland
331. George and Ira Gershwin
332. The Grateful Dead

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 19 November 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

333. The sitcom format! I Love Lucy, Get Smart, Green Acres, Mary Tyler Moore, Seinfeld, etc.

― nickn (nickn), Friday, 19 November 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

seven years pass...

58.

I think I need this thread right now.

― Michael Daddino, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:13 (fourteen years ago)

334. The knuckleball (and the interesting people who know how to throw one)

― clemenza, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:38 (fourteen years ago)

335. The Smithsonian Institution and its 19 museums and galleries, all of them free, all open every day except Christmas

― "Pffft" --buddha (silby), Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:48 (fourteen years ago)

A lot of greatness listed here. 11. Cheap and Plentiful High Quality Crunk! really made me laugh.

― clemenza, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:55 (fourteen years ago)

lol have to say that seeing this thread title followed by 'started in november 2004' did make me chuckle. anyway...

336. shirley maclaine

― balls, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:19 (fourteen years ago)

337. humphrey bogart + lauren bacall

― Mordy, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:30 (fourteen years ago)

296. Chick Fil-A (possibly one of the only valuable contributions made by Christian fundamentalists to this world).

― Mordy, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:30 (fourteen years ago)

lol some ppl were making peace w/ waking up in jesusland

― balls, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:31 (fourteen years ago)

Ha, was that entry mine?

― latebloomer, Thursday, 30 August 2012 09:38 (fourteen years ago)

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