A world without America

[Sean Pa]

Have you Guys seen this

Lady Thatcher Arriving in her state lada is a very good line [img]smile.gif[/img]

[cincygreg]

Interesting. Nice little featurette there Sean. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

It would also be a world without ...
Fast Food
Rock and Roll
The Automobile
The Electric Light
Television
Many Medical Breakthroughs
Twinkies
Hot Dogs
BBQ
Every Americanised version of a classic dish from another nation
(example, the pizza roll LOL!)

We've done our part to make the world a better place, yet some things we've done have had a little bit less of a "cultural Impact" [img]wink.gif[/img]

[Lew]

I agree with the sentiment for the most part, and not to sound like a fly in the oinment, but if we're gonna be fair, there are some good things that would involve our not existing as well:

1) No Tar Heels, no Duke, no UCLA in college basketball

2) No baseball Hall of Fame for Pete Rose to get screwed out of

3) No American Idol (this is a big one)

4) No boy bands

5) No Paris Hilton

But then again, there would have also been no Evel Knievel, so in the end, you're right, the world is better off with us than without us.

[cincygreg]

Not to burst your bubble Lew but....

American Idol is an idea that was taken from a show the originated in Europe.

The Heels kick some serious booty on the b-ball floor
The Dukies lost last night
Though I am not comparing as far as impact on music in general, but the Beatles were kind of the first "boy band"

and....

Rose admits to betting on Reds games

For years, Pete Rose denied betting on baseball while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Now he admits to betting on his team every time they took the field.

Rose made the admission Wednesday while speaking on ESPN Radio to discuss the new Pete Rose exhibit that will be on display at the Reds Hall of Fame.

"I bet on my team every night. I didn't bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong," said Rose, who accepted a lifetime ban for gambling in 1989.

"I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team," he added. "I did everything in my power every night to win that game."

It was a somewhat stunning admission given that Rose spent nearly 15 years denying he'd ever bet on baseball. Only in 2004 did Rose acknowledge in his most recent autobiography that he made baseball wagers while managing the Reds. If reinstated, the 65-year-old Rose said he would like to again manage in the majors.

The career hits leader also said he supported Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, who fell far short in his first time on the Hall of Fame ballot.

"Don't penalize McGwire because you think other guys are taking steroids," Rose said.

Rose finished his career in 1986 with 4,256 lifetime hits. He was managing the Reds in 1989 when he agreed to a lifetime ban after an investigation of his gambling.

The new Rose exhibit at Great American Ball Park includes more than 300 items and will be up for nearly a year. Major League Baseball had to give permission for the display.

"When you're in my position, you're happy with anything," Rose said.

Rose also said during the interview that he's no longer concerned about whether he'll ever be reinstated or if he'll ever be admitted into the Hall of Fame.

"I quit worrying about it," Rose said.