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Does it appear that they mix natural and human-made wonders, or that
they went just for human-made things? -- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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The Seven Wonders of America
1) Its a wonder our language is still called English. 2) Its a wonder we haven't killed each other yet. 3) Its a wonder the world still puts up with us. 4) We still wonder why people vote for either political party. 5) Its a wonder that we haven't kicked California out of the Union. 6) Same for Texas... 7) Its a wonder that so many people in the world whine about everything we do, yet when the excrement hits the fan, we're the ones still expected to cough up the most help...
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seven wonders of America--I guess I'd go for:
Grand Canyon Hoover Dam New York City Mount Rushmore Kennedy Space Center Moana Loa Carlsbad Caverns
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Why wait?
http://www.7wonders.org/
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Don't forget Stevie Wonder, and Wonder Woman. And Wonder Bread.
eta: Just realized that "Wonder" is one of those words that just looks more and more wrong/stupid the more you type it. Wonder. Wonder. Wonder. argh! ![]()
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Thank you Mike, I can always count on at least you to think along the same lines as me.
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I have a strange feeling about this... Deja vu. I recall seeing a website
several years ago with a long line of square thumbnail images of candidates for the list of "Seven Wonders of ..." wherever it was. I think visitors to the page could vote. All I remember is that I looked at a few of the enlarged pictures, and I didn't vote. Seems to me it might have been "Seven Wonders of the Modern World", but included the Egyptian pyramids (since, unlike the other ancient wonders, they still exist), and I found out about the website from a link right here on BAUT. -- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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I've spent too much time in my TARDIS.
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis
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This may be the start of the Seven Wonders mania.
Each state tourism board coming up with the 7 wonders of thier state. Jay Leno coming up with the 7 wonders of the White house. A consumer products company coming up with thier 7 wonders of products.
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Ok, so this is the story, the OP refers to. If Niagra Falls makes it, I hope they don't annex the Canadian Falls, like that tourism ad from some time ago did.
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That's true--the Americas are two continents, as are the American Continents, North and South America are each a continent, BUT "America" is the US.
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well, at least you don't call us "US Americans" !
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That is exactly how I refer to US Citizens
![]() ETA: Exactly isn't the right term... Usually I just specify that nationality- rather than "I am an American." I say, "I am from (or In) the United States." IF I'm going to use 'american' I will tag the US in front to specify that is the portion of the Americas that individual is from... It may seem silly to some folk- But to me it is just as silly, if not derogatory, to refer to US citizens as "Americans." It bothers me. |
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My wife and I went on our honeymoon there. Puerto Vallarta, to be specific.
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[drawl] Smile when you say that [/drawl]
Besides, it would be the rest of the US that gets kicked out. Plus, we have alot more experience being a seperate country. Tried it twice. Worked out ok only once, but batting .500 aint bad ![]() Last edited by korjik; 24-April-2008 at 08:59 PM.. Reason: fix one of them quotey thing-a-ma-bobs |
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