bob dylan, martin luther king, sam adams, peanut butter, neil armstrong, NCAA football, great roads, 2nd amendment, nirvana, new england clam chowder, maine lobster, thomas edison, widespread panic, frank zappa, the pixies, corvette, d-day, timothy leary, noam chomsky, david lynch, USDA choice beef, ebay, jackson hole, ralph nader, betty crocker, muhammad ali, primus, jack daniels, chuck liddell, cheech marin, danika patrick, dungeons and dragons, robert e kahn,vinton gray cerf, dave smith(MIDI), hp lovecraft, georgia okeeffe, frank lloyd wright, todd beamer, jeremy glick, mick foley, NASA, SETI, stanley kubrick, pat tillman, randy weaver, ed rosenthal, the simpsons
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Smashing pumpkins, hoagies, Metallica, soft pretzels, Tasty Kakes, potato chips, music videos
I can't remember anything else. I've had way too much to drink.
Xoq wrote: bob dylan, martin luther king, sam adams, peanut butter, neil armstrong, NCAA football, great roads, 2nd amendment, nirvana, new england clam chowder, maine lobster, thomas edison, widespread panic, frank zappa, the pixies, corvette, d-day, timothy leary, noam chomsky, david lynch, USDA choice beef, ebay, jackson hole, ralph nader, betty crocker, muhammad ali, primus, jack daniels, chuck liddell, cheech marin, danika patrick, dungeons and dragons, robert e kahn,vinton gray cerf, dave smith(MIDI), hp lovecraft, georgia okeeffe, frank lloyd wright, todd beamer, jeremy glick, mick foley, NASA, SETI, stanley kubrick, pat tillman, randy weaver, ed rosenthal, the simpsons
There's a good dozen of those I would dispute as being the US's to fully claim.....but it would be ingracious, tis a fine list. 
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: Smashing pumpkins, hoagies, Metallica, soft pretzels, Tasty Kakes, potato chips, music videos
I can't remember anything else. I've had way too much to drink.
Why is it always that DM fans like Metallica? 
Xoq wrote: , chuck liddell
How can you include the Ice-man and no Captain America,' The Natural' Randy Coture?
Although i do admit Chuck Liddell does kick arse, the natural is/was class.
Doctor? wrote: There's a good dozen of those I would dispute as being the US's to fully claim.....but it would be ingracious, tis a fine list.
i would love to hear which ones i checked myself at wikepdia, i may have let a canadian sneak by :)
patrick stewart appreciation society wrote:
Xoq wrote: , chuck liddell
How can you include the Ice-man and no Captain America,' The Natural' Randy Coture?
Although i do admit Chuck Liddell does kick arse, the natural is/was class.
well of the three fights he lost 2, wandy is a class act and i would love to c him fight again. maybe hughes should be there but i figured liddell could be my poster boy
Xoq wrote:
i would love to hear which ones i checked myself at wikepdia, i may have let a canadian sneak by :)
D-Day. An operation involving allied forces from across the world, taking place entirely in Europe. Bit of a long stretch laying claim to that.
NASA. Any specific achievements? Massive steps were made by Nazi scientists who were taken on board by the US at the end of WWII and used the knowledge that they had acquired in Germany building V1 and V2 rockets to put man into space. Germany has a pretty good claim there.
SETI. Don't you think that effort would be better spent searching in the Whitehouse?
Mr Oppenopenheimer's(spelling) optimism fell......at the first hurdle.....
Great service in restaurants.Nice while they part you with your dosh anyhow
Oh,that song by Gwen Steffani,called Cool-wonderful track
James Thomas wrote:
Xoq wrote:
i would love to hear which ones i checked myself at wikepdia, i may have let a canadian sneak by :)
D-Day. An operation involving allied forces from across the world, taking place entirely in Europe. Bit of a long stretch laying claim to that.
NASA. Any specific achievements? Massive steps were made by Nazi scientists who were taken on board by the US at the end of WWII and used the knowledge that they had acquired in Germany building V1 and V2 rockets to put man into space. Germany has a pretty good claim there.
your right america can't claim d-day totaly, i only mention it in memory of the family member i lost there.
putting a man on the moon, experimental deep space probes, sending probes to every planet, and all the technology given back to the public in the form of velcro and microwave ovens.
currently we have a space shuttle launching, men living in a space capsule, and blueprints for mars.
wvb was no doubt an asset to the space community from germany. the russians have a fantastic space history.
J.A.K wrote:
Boatraceface wrote: Ali Good Steaks
Struggling a bit now...
good pancakes...so am i.
Not like that famous British "cuisine", eh?
Shellshocker wrote:
J.A.K wrote:
Boatraceface wrote: Ali Good Steaks
Struggling a bit now...
good pancakes...so am i.
Not like that famous British "cuisine", eh?
Top 3 dishes in the world
Roast beef and all the Veg Cod Chips n Mushie peas Full English Brekkie
3 out of 3 aint too bad
Where does this poor British cuisine come from.Mystified 
Boatraceface wrote:
Shellshocker wrote:
J.A.K wrote:
Boatraceface wrote: Ali Good Steaks
Struggling a bit now...
good pancakes...so am i.
Not like that famous British "cuisine", eh?
Top 3 dishes in the world
Roast beef and all the Veg Cod Chips n Mushie peas Full English Brekkie
3 out of 3 aint too bad
Where does this poor British cuisine come from.Mystified
Steak and Kidney pie, bread pudding. I don't know. It's a common idea, though. I do like me bangers & mash though.
Haven't you heard what the three shortest books in history are? German Humour Italian War Heroes British Cuisine
Not that I encourage such stereoptyping, but it is kinda funny. 
Probably started by the French.
Their tactful and considerate foreign polic.....errr, no wait that's not it.
I'd say the best thing about America at the moment is the weak dollar cos I can really make the most of my Pounds Sterling when doing online orders from the US :D
It's fcuking great! Not far off $2 to the pound these days.
[brown]Ally[/brown] wrote: Their tactful and considerate foreign polic.....errr, no wait that's not it.
I'd say the best thing about America at the moment is the weak dollar cos I can really make the most of my Pounds Sterling when doing online orders from the US :D
It's fcuking great! Not far off $2 to the pound these days.
Well, if you're ordering from the US, there must be something there you like!
Shellshocker wrote: Well, if you're ordering from the US, there must be something there you like!
Nah, just imports of UK bands 
Of course there's loads of stuff I like from the States, just can't be arsed listing them right now as I've got to dash.
Erm.... Wild Cherry Pepsi? 
[brown]Ally[/brown] wrote:
Of course there's loads of stuff I like from the States, just can't be arsed listing them right now as I've got to dash.
Erm.... Wild Cherry Pepsi?
Good enough!
Your theory has some depth and truth There are plenty of nearly new Italian rifles for sale on ebay(all never fired dropped once) And German Humour books-Once upon a time...the end,can also be found there. But I defy anyone to better the British grub we disscussed
I mean Neuveau Cuisine is ok for a squirrel..
But you need something of substance in your belly if you want keep hunger at bay
Xoq wrote:
Doctor? wrote: There's a good dozen of those I would dispute as being the US's to fully claim.....but it would be ingracious, tis a fine list.
i would love to hear which ones i checked myself at wikepdia, i may have let a canadian sneak by :)
No I'm not saying there are any you can't claim, just a couple you can't FULLY claim ;)
Boatraceface wrote: Your theory has some depth and truth There are plenty of nearly new Italian rifles for sale on ebay(all never fired dropped once) And German Humour books-Once upon a time...the end,can also be found there.
Which brings to mind the etherically light tomes that are.....
"Italian military victories since 200AD" and "progress in Northern Ireland"
Doctor? wrote:
Xoq wrote:
Doctor? wrote: There's a good dozen of those I would dispute as being the US's to fully claim.....but it would be ingracious, tis a fine list.
i would love to hear which ones i checked myself at wikepdia, i may have let a canadian sneak by :)
No I'm not saying there are any you can't claim, just a couple you can't FULLY claim ;)
I think we can make William Shatner an honorary American. :)
Xoq wrote:
currently we have a space shuttle launching, men living in a space capsule, and blueprints for mars.
Blueprints aren't much use now - someone has already built the place
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
Xoq wrote:
currently we have a space shuttle launching, men living in a space capsule, and blueprints for mars.
Blueprints aren't much use now - someone has already built the place
LOL Nasa spent 20 Billion on precisely DICK for the ISS project.....it's a pocket lining junket spree.
However the USA also has that crazy fucker Burt Rhutan, who will have a cocktail bar open on Utopia Planitia by the time NASA get to mars.
James Thomas wrote: SETI. Don't you think that effort would be better spent searching in the Whitehouse?
It would be futile.
Shellshocker wrote: Haven't you heard what the three shortest books in history are? German Humour...
Zwei peanuts vere walking down der strasse, und von of dem vas assaulted.... peanut!
Doctor? wrote:
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
Xoq wrote:
currently we have a space shuttle launching, men living in a space capsule, and blueprints for mars.
Blueprints aren't much use now - someone has already built the place
LOL Nasa spent 20 Billion on precisely DICK for the ISS project.....it's a pocket lining junket spree.
However the USA also has that crazy fucker Burt Rhutan, who will have a cocktail bar open on Utopia Planitia by the time NASA get to mars.
as far as the blueprints go, i was reffering to the CEV (the vehicle that will go back to the moon and then maybe mars) contracts may be awarded as early as august.
it will be worth billions, and i can ride the project my whole life. when i am 80 and i say how i spent my life i will be happy.
i agree mars is ambitous but i got good working years till 2030.
so you know i do not design rockets my job is much more mundane.
will somebody please lock this thread.
I think americans may have an inferiority complex. Look at all the threads started looking to redeem America's creditability.
Doctor? wrote:
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
Xoq wrote:
LOL Nasa spent 20 Billion on precisely DICK for the ISS project.....it's a pocket lining junket spree.
well i am sure you are aware that it is in space as we speak, it has been manned with at least 3 people for 6 -7 years
the russians evidently understand capitalism better than we do and are charging millions.
i find when most people understand physics and complex engineering better they are better able to appreciate the difficulties in going 28000 mph
can your house deal with a 700 degree temperature change, maybe ebay has a good deal on some materials :)
never mind the difficulties of liquid transfer in a vacuum.
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
James Thomas wrote: SETI. Don't you think that effort would be better spent searching in the Whitehouse?
It would be futile.
SETI looks for intelligent life
Usable showers (British plumbing is rubbish) Providing the generation that helped defeat the nazis Curb Your Enthusiasm That its very existence annoys the French The skyscraper (when's the WTC going to be rebuilt?) Not having a Monarch They almost speak English They're almost a democracy Freedom of Information act The First Amendment (not the fact that its written down, but the fact that it exists in the minds of the people) Not embracing Oasis
404 error wrote: Usable showers (British plumbing is rubbish) Providing the generation that helped defeat the nazis Curb Your Enthusiasm That its very existence annoys the French The skyscraper (when's the WTC going to be rebuilt?) Not having a Monarch They almost speak English They're almost a democracy Freedom of Information act The First Amendment (not the fact that its written down, but the fact that it exists in the minds of the people) Not embracing Oasis
This is probably the best list of things in the thread.
especially the shower bit.
There are a few claims to fame there that I would dispute, especially D-Day...
Also velcro is a Swiss invention not American, sorry!
J.A.K wrote:
Master Of Puppets wrote:
Xoq wrote: mick foley
Stacy Kiebler! :p
Torrie Wilson 
Trish Stratus 
"Ashley"
Flicked onto the old WWE at just the right moment before
"Chuck Norris" sayings Waffle House (open 24 hours when you have to have French toast at three in the morning) Not being Canada :D The film career of S. Seagal "Left Coast" being used as a derisive term on Fox News Bill O'Reilly always getting defensive when someone points out that he's not a "real journalist" British music :p American soul music The short career of Vanilla Ice
Oh, yeah. The one thing the US has but not the rest of the world: Wawa. You have to have 24 hour access to soda, hoagies, Tasty Kakes, cigarettes, and pretzels.
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This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: Smashing pumpkins, hoagies, Metallica, soft pretzels, Tasty Kakes, potato chips, music videos
I can't remember anything else. I've had way too much to drink.
Why is it always that DM fans like Metallica?
I've never met another DM fan who likes Metallica. Most DM fans seem to like PSB, the Cure, NO, or Duran Duran as well. But not all at once. And most Metallica fans can't stand synthpop and a lack of guitars.
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: Oh, yeah. The one thing the US has but not the rest of the world: Wawa. You have to have 24 hour access to soda, hoagies, Tasty Kakes, cigarettes, and pretzels.
Fuck the US it's one thing that the Midatlantic states have that no one else does
The first wawa that opened 30-40 years ago is my local wawa
they sold things at 1960s prices one day
that was fucking ace
Master Of Puppets wrote:
ChrissMari wrote:
South Philly represent!!!
haha it was great when ECW was in full swing before it "reorganized" aka was bought out...
All these wrestlers walking down the street in the neighborhood like it's NORMAL
saw the blue meanie at mcdonalds millions of times. Fucking hillarious
Xoq wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
James Thomas wrote: SETI. Don't you think that effort would be better spent searching in the Whitehouse?
It would be futile.
SETI looks for intelligent life
Exactly. :D
San Francisco New York The Ramones New York pizza The National Parks The environmental movement The civil rights movement Woody Guthrie
ChrissMari wrote:
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: Oh, yeah. The one thing the US has but not the rest of the world: Wawa. You have to have 24 hour access to soda, hoagies, Tasty Kakes, cigarettes, and pretzels.
Fuck the US it's one thing that the Midatlantic states have that no one else does
The first wawa that opened 30-40 years ago is my local wawa
they sold things at 1960s prices one day
that was fucking ace
The world needs more Wawas. The convenience stores in Boston - lamely named Store 24 - don't make hoagies at all, don't sell pretzels or Tasty Kakes, have crappy coffee, and don't carry anything remotely like Canada Dry pineapple, black cherry whisniak, and cream sodas.
But then again, even the corner stores in Philly sell hoagies.
Were you born in South Philly? A friend of mine insists that Wawas originated in South Jersey. I tell her they're from Philly.
Awesome cities to explore (Chicago, San Francisco, NYC, San Diego, etc etc)
Great theatre (all kinds too)!
Tasty food (Ruby Tuesday's, Bob Evans pancakes, Cracker Barrel, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, Krispy Kremes, TGIF Jack Daniels' meals, Sonic cherry limeades, Ben and Jerry's ice cream... ooh, the list is very long indeed)
Wide range of denim jeans
the people
I love America 
The first thing I thought of was New York... closely followed by Hollywood. But I kinda think that's overrated now. All Aussie tabloid magazines talk about is "OMGZ SHOCKER PARIS HILTON ACTUALLY WEARS SOME CLOTHES!" and etc.
But they've definitely brought out some awesome films. Like The Shawshank Redemption.
And southern American accents are much love.
America's very own Honda's, Toyota's, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW's!!! :)
oh, they're only built here...
I know there are tons of hot cars...from Ferrari to Lambos to jags and Benzes
but a Detroit V-8 (especially in a muscle car)?
THAT will always slay me.
American is full of wonderful humble selfless people who proudly claim they are the most wonderful people in the world and boast that Americans never would ever do anything to hurt or harm or degrade another human being because we care alot really
America is the birthplace of Acid House (thou it took the rest of the world to appreciate it)
Rap and Hip hop culture
The Stooges
The Velvet Underground
The mighty giant Sequoias
d13 wrote: oh...White Castles!!!
hmm, do you buy bags of it?
Actually, a real White Castle fan would have White Castle frozen burgers in their freezer all the time.... it's a known fact. 
Scientology and Mormanism...leave it to America to come up with the most hare-brained derivations on "religion" ever
And David Hasselhoff...America is smart enough to reject his "music" no matter how much the Germans love him. Just when I start to get down on the USA, I remember that I've never heard the following on a radio station anywhere on our side of the pond: "And now here's the latest chart-topper by David Hasselhoff..."
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid : granted, I've probably watched it more than I should this week, but I'm thinking it's the best Western ever. Certainly better than Shanghai Noon.
Weezer...to hell with Nirvana, these guys made my adolesence just a little easier to get through.
Andy Kaufman 
Taboo # 7 wrote:
And David Hasselhoff...America is smart enough to reject his "music" no matter how much the Germans love him. Just when I start to get down on the USA, I remember that I've never heard the following on a radio station anywhere on our side of the pond: "And now here's the latest chart-topper by David Hasselhoff..."
I'm sure you missed him so much
Bill Hicks Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor Walter Mathieu/Jack Lemmon The Marx Brothers Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson Bill Murray R.E.M. Pixies Velvet Underground The Simpsons Morgan Freeman Tim Robbins
That'll do for a start!
Shed Peel wrote:
d13 wrote: oh...White Castles!!!
hmm, do you buy bags of it?
Actually, a real White Castle fan would have White Castle frozen burgers in their freezer all the time.... it's a known fact.
i've been deprived of the mouth watering slyders since i moved to las vegas! that's until i discovered the frozen aisle at the great american WALMART!
d13 wrote:
Shed Peel wrote:
d13 wrote: oh...White Castles!!!
hmm, do you buy bags of it?
Actually, a real White Castle fan would have White Castle frozen burgers in their freezer all the time.... it's a known fact.
i've been deprived of the mouth watering slyders since i moved to las vegas! that's until i discovered the frozen aisle at the great american WALMART!
actually standing in line at the no-frills, slow service White Castle next to potheads, drunken bargoers, bums, etc. at 3am in the middle of the night is unique... it is almost European in nature... certainly somewhat unique in America except for New York city.
pumped full of drugs wrote:
d13 wrote:
Shed Peel wrote:
d13 wrote: oh...White Castles!!!
hmm, do you buy bags of it?
Actually, a real White Castle fan would have White Castle frozen burgers in their freezer all the time.... it's a known fact.
i've been deprived of the mouth watering slyders since i moved to las vegas! that's until i discovered the frozen aisle at the great american WALMART!
actually standing in line at the no-frills, slow service White Castle next to potheads, drunken bargoers, bums, etc. at 3am in the middle of the night is unique... it is almost Europeon in nature... certainly somewhat unique in America except for New York city.
Never have, never will. 
[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Ford
Fix Or Repair Daily? Found On Road Dead? Fcuked Over Recycled Dodge?
OK, I'll give you this one:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Ford
Fix Or Repair Daily? Found On Road Dead? Fcuked Over Recycled Dodge?
OK, I'll give you this one:
dude that car is HOT!!
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote: Er, I should prolly toss one in for the car as well...
perhaps you shoud educate Coz on Henry Ford.
404 error wrote: That its very existence annoys the French
when they want to stay within their borders - isolationism, there is no problem... when they behave like "listen to daddy and behave" that is another story. No one likes to be told like a child...
NOOLigan wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote: Er, I should prolly toss one in for the car as well...
perhaps you shoud educate Coz on Henry Ford.
Do you mean the fact that Henry Ford was virulently anti-labor, or perhaps the fact that he was virulently anti-semitic?
On the other hand, maybe it’s balanced out somewhat nowadays, with Bill Ford, the current Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, known as a committed environmentalist.
And then there's Wal-Mart...
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
NOOLigan wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote: Er, I should prolly toss one in for the car as well...
perhaps you shoud educate Coz on Henry Ford.
Do you mean the fact that Henry Ford was virulently anti-labor, or perhaps the fact that he was virulently anti-semitic?
On the other hand, maybe it’s balanced out somewhat nowadays, with Bill Ford, the current Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, known as a committed environmentalist.
And then there's Wal-Mart...
Of course, this is supposed to be the "Good things about America" thread... 
I enjoyed spending few weeks in San Francisco and Boston...
(but I felt lost and lonely very quickly - especially in streets that have no name... I think an American may feel claustrophobia in Europe, what I feel by you is exactly the opposite if you get what I mean)...
Jiphy wrote: the band Magnetic Fields.
some Pixies.
edit : + Interpol
good to know thaT some people know of magnetic fields outside the states.
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
NOOLigan wrote:
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote: Er, I should prolly toss one in for the car as well...
perhaps you shoud educate Coz on Henry Ford.
Do you mean the fact that Henry Ford was virulently anti-labor, or perhaps the fact that he was virulently anti-semitic?
On the other hand, maybe it’s balanced out somewhat nowadays, with Bill Ford, the current Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company, known as a committed environmentalist.
And then there's Wal-Mart...
Of course, this is supposed to be the "Good things about America" thread...
indeed it is the good things about america thread. let's also not forget the little known fact of who actually bankrolled the NAZI party.
btw i drive a ford, but a German ford.
Comrade Shampanyov, Gentleman wrote:
[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Ford
Fix Or Repair Daily? Found On Road Dead? Fcuked Over Recycled Dodge?
OK, I'll give you this one:
Mustang! Whoo! 
NEW YORK!
oh and ..HOLLYWOOD!
I know they come out with some shite,but there's some bloody great stuff.
Jiphy wrote: I enjoyed spending few weeks in San Francisco and Boston...
(but I felt lost and lonely very quickly - especially in streets that have no name... I think an American may feel claustrophobia in Europe, what I feel by you is exactly the opposite if you get what I mean)...
Boston is known for not labeling it's streets. I've lived there off and on for four years and I still get lost occasionally.
Now, if you went to Philly, you wouldn't get lost.
Desert, Rocky Mountains, Okefenokee Swamp, temerate rainforests, Grand Canyon, etc., all in the same country! the Smashing Pumpkins Iggy Pop Ministry Beck New York Dolls Hawaii in the winter, Alaska in the summer More international patents than any other country (even Japan!)
pearl jam
metallica
red hot chili peppers
pixies
alice in chains
great burgers
dennys breakfasts 
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote:
ChrissMari wrote:
This blue-eyed boy that wants to be wrote: Oh, yeah. The one thing the US has but not the rest of the world: Wawa. You have to have 24 hour access to soda, hoagies, Tasty Kakes, cigarettes, and pretzels.
Fuck the US it's one thing that the Midatlantic states have that no one else does
The first wawa that opened 30-40 years ago is my local wawa
they sold things at 1960s prices one day
that was fucking ace
The world needs more Wawas. The convenience stores in Boston - lamely named Store 24 - don't make hoagies at all, don't sell pretzels or Tasty Kakes, have crappy coffee, and don't carry anything remotely like Canada Dry pineapple, black cherry whisniak, and cream sodas.
But then again, even the corner stores in Philly sell hoagies.
Were you born in South Philly? A friend of mine insists that Wawas originated in South Jersey. I tell her they're from Philly.
I was born in South Philly but the first wawa is in Delco in Folcroft
Shellshocker wrote:
Master Of Puppets wrote: dennys breakfasts
Perkins is way better, man!
no way. first comes denny's, then IHOP.
don't forget drive-thru starbucks!
AgentWood wrote:
Shellshocker wrote:
Master Of Puppets wrote: dennys breakfasts
Perkins is way better, man!
no way. first comes denny's, then IHOP.
don't forget drive-thru starbucks!
IHOPs are very rare in this area of the county, so I'll have to take your word for it.
Starbucks is nice, but of no help at 4 AM!
AgentWood wrote:
Shellshocker wrote:
Master Of Puppets wrote: dennys breakfasts
Perkins is way better, man!
no way. first comes denny's, then IHOP.
don't forget drive-thru starbucks!
Overpriced chain slop.
