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100 Great Things About America

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Paul Smalera
Paul Smalera
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Paul Smalera
Paul Smalera
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July 2, 2010, 5:01 PM ET

Part 2 [ 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 75-100 ]

26. Fishing
China rules the commercial catch, but more people fish for fun here than anywhere else.

27. Monopoly
A game we sometimes play in real life, too.

28. The Big Apple Circus
Where joy and, occasionally, fear comes in clown twelve-packs by tiny car





29. M&M’s
Imitators don’t stand a chance

30. Facebook
Friend us? Just kidding… but seriously. Please friend us.

31. Thanksgiving
Loosen your belt and watch the parade





32. Pickup trucks
Our nation’s first outlet for unfunny bumper stickers

33. The Simpsons
May Bart and Lisa never make it to high school.

34. Oprah Winfrey
But after 2011, no more free cars for the audience

35. Frisbees
Not just for dogs

36. Mad Men
Jon Hamm + Christina Hendricks = cooler than the actual ‘60s

37. New York/Boston sports rivalry
For our safety, we decline to comment.

38. MRI machine
Perfect for after that Yanks-Sox game

39. Patagonia
The first to make polyester clothes out of old plastic bottles





40. Archie Comics
Betty or Veronica: 68 years and the debate rages on

41. The Golden Gate Bridge
Dirty Harry meets Full House. Uh oh.




42. Jazz
Even before Ken Burns discovered it

43. Fantasy football

44. S’mores



45. Trader Joe’s
If cheap wine were apples, we present the modern Johnny Appleseed. Amen.

46. The 4th of July

47. Harley Davidson
The motorcycle company that has survived both the Great Depression and the Hybrid Obsession

48. March Madness
So crazy it spills into April





49. Scrabble
As Facebook proved, it’s Scrabulous

50. Kegs
Even useful when empty, as moorings





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