Saturday, July 4, 2009

Nine reasons to celebrate America


"As the US is marking its 233rd anniversary of its independence, the BBC's Kevin Connolly gives his own list of reasons why America should be celebrated."

"I have left out such obvious American inventions as electrical light, water-skiing, space travel and the pop-up toaster on the grounds that someone else would probably have come up with those sooner or later."

"This is more about the American genius for making daily life more convenient, more entertaining or just more fattening."


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!

Sometimes the plucky aviation pioneers flew distended elipses.

Now where is my rum and coke, on ICE?