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WCGreen

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Sun Jul 15, 2012, 07:36 AM Jul 2012

I gotta post this here.. 22 Reasons Why the US is Still the Best Country in the World.... [View all]

A great way to start off a middle summer Sunday morning...



22 Reasons America is Still the Best Country in the World

Posted on July 4, 2012


Lately, it seems there’s been some talk that America is losing its edge when it comes to being awesome. To prove this theory wrong, here are 22 irrefutable pictures that prove America is still the best country in the freaking world.

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Number 5 is my personal favorite...

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LOL! That was awesome! n/t Violet_Crumble Jul 2012 #1
Yes #5 is classic dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #2
LOL B Calm Jul 2012 #3
Squeez bacon is not American--it is Swedish!! MADem Jul 2012 #4
I don't care if it comes from bumfuck iran tularetom Jul 2012 #26
It's horrible stuff...but it tastes so good! nt MADem Jul 2012 #29
Actually there is no such thing johnnie Jul 2012 #30
No--it is real. It is made by a Norwegian company. It is called Bacon Ost. MADem Jul 2012 #32
Hilarious and sad at the same time. marmar Jul 2012 #5
Of course.. whathehell Jul 2012 #7
Feeling better now? marmar Jul 2012 #9
No...Are you? whathehell Jul 2012 #10
I simply don't indulge in the sort of simplistic, binary thinking the OP apparently admires. AlbertCat Jul 2012 #11
Uhhhh...No. whathehell Jul 2012 #21
I thought it was funny as hell. obxhead Jul 2012 #17
That's nice. whathehell Jul 2012 #22
Oh, that little wiener dog in the Snuggie ! Pool Hall Ace Jul 2012 #6
Ever seen a mink snuggie? malthaussen Jul 2012 #15
Wow. Pool Hall Ace Jul 2012 #20
My favorite is 19! DeeDeeNY Jul 2012 #8
Me, too! Escalators at the fitness center! malthaussen Jul 2012 #14
Thanks for the smiles. n/t 99Forever Jul 2012 #12
Gotta love the parents who give their daughter NewJeffCT Jul 2012 #13
Oh, I'm sure you could find similar examples of such idiocy in most every large country in the world whathehell Jul 2012 #24
Black History Month arely staircase Jul 2012 #16
Funny! treestar Jul 2012 #18
What?...You say "stuff like that could be found in many countries"? whathehell Jul 2012 #25
Well, THAT made me laugh out loud! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #19
We help people with their math: bhikkhu Jul 2012 #23
Where's No. 23? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #27
I haven't seen her today either nt SunsetDreams Jul 2012 #31
Careful, you're offending the "we're number one" types. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #28
I lived half my life outside of USA, and I think this country is one of the best places in the world MADem Jul 2012 #33
Being able to laugh at yourself is so important... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #34
+1,000,000! nt MADem Jul 2012 #35
Thank you for this. I literally snorted and have tears rolling down my cheeks... a la izquierda Jul 2012 #36
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