• February 14, 2012

Keeping them honest.Birth control? The spork? Caucuses? The labradoodle? The Volkswagen Thing? Democracy? Drip irrigation? Unmanned drones? [CNN]

{ 122 comments }

Holy Cow!! July 20, 2009 at 9:40 am

Don’t be silly. It’s clearly the Snuggie.

ManchuCandidate July 20, 2009 at 9:42 am

Those Jimmy Dean Sausage pancakes on a stick. Oh, not just for US America?

Fire.

lamen2 July 20, 2009 at 9:42 am

[re=365924]Holy Cow!![/re]: Ha, second that!

lizard scum July 20, 2009 at 9:44 am

The 24-hour news cycle, no question.

norbizness July 20, 2009 at 9:44 am

Killing off our rival species. Take THAT, speckled Romanian salamander!

Min July 20, 2009 at 9:48 am

Indoor plumbing. And I will brook no argument.

Don Juanquete July 20, 2009 at 9:49 am

K-Y.

forgracie July 20, 2009 at 9:50 am

Cheese. Seriously, Google rennett. The stomach of a baby calf? Who thought of that?

Bearbloke July 20, 2009 at 9:51 am

Gigantic hand-made saddles so cavemen could ride their dinosaurs in comfort, as God intended!

pondscum July 20, 2009 at 9:51 am

Oh, come on. The obvious choice – and I’m a bit shocked it’s not up here yet: Truknutz.

Seek July 20, 2009 at 9:52 am

This is patently obvious – TWITTER!!111!! people.

glamourdammerung July 20, 2009 at 9:53 am

Truck Nutz.

lizard scum July 20, 2009 at 9:54 am

I think “space toilets” is right Sara. Jumping around on a dead rock would not be an achievement but for the efforts that went into building and flying a spacecraft with spacetoilet.

dennymcden July 20, 2009 at 9:55 am

If we take ‘Man’ to mean ‘men’, then obviously Buttsecks.

Naked Bunny with a Whip July 20, 2009 at 9:55 am

Buttsecks, which benefits both man and animal.

irisheyesagain July 20, 2009 at 9:56 am

Alcohol. Like love, it makes all things possible.

jasper f. krone July 20, 2009 at 9:57 am

Am I surprised that CNN failed to come up with an answer? Just 10 one-sentence paragraphs of equivocation. Can’t Lou Dobbs take a stand on this question?

pondscum July 20, 2009 at 9:59 am

[re=365946]irisheyesagain[/re]: I think you may be onto something. The only way someone would have thought up Trucknutz and buttsecks is with alcohol.

ManchuCandidate July 20, 2009 at 9:59 am

[re=365947]jasper f. krone[/re]:
We know what his answer would be, Fake Tanner.

teebob2000 July 20, 2009 at 9:59 am

Anything hawked by Billy Mays.

AND, if you act immediately, they’ll DOUBLE your order (just pay shipping and handling).

You’re welcome, America.

dave666 July 20, 2009 at 9:59 am

Crystal Pepsi

jasper f. krone July 20, 2009 at 10:01 am

[afterthought] Why does Lou Dobbs hate Labradoodles so much?

AliBabaInBA July 20, 2009 at 10:06 am

[re=365933]Min[/re]: Agreed. But with a seat…I’ve got a bad knee.

mattbolt July 20, 2009 at 10:07 am

Convincing Woman that casual bisexuality is cool when they do it

Lazy Media July 20, 2009 at 10:07 am
freakishlystrong July 20, 2009 at 10:08 am

Slap Chop, hands down.

somethinstinks July 20, 2009 at 10:08 am

God.

eclecticbrotha July 20, 2009 at 10:08 am

I vote for the Comfort Wipe.

Professor Proffy McProfalton, Prof. July 20, 2009 at 10:09 am

I’ll go with the classic answer: the thermos. It keeps hot things hot and cool things cool. How do it know?

ManchuCandidate July 20, 2009 at 10:11 am

[re=365955]mattbolt[/re]:
We’re talking an invention that works all the time, not a freakish occurrence when she and her BFF are drunk, horny and feeling curious.

Mild Midwesterner July 20, 2009 at 10:12 am

Braille on drive-thru ATMs.

jodyleek July 20, 2009 at 10:12 am

According to the 2,000 year old man…Saran wrap.

TGY July 20, 2009 at 10:12 am

According to the 2000 Year Old Man, it’s saran wrap.

eclecticbrotha July 20, 2009 at 10:13 am

On the real, velcro was a pretty cool invention.

I’m surprised no one has mentioned the vibrator yet. Oh wait, I just did.

mattbolt July 20, 2009 at 10:14 am

The Dear Leader who will lead our glorious and self-reliant state to victory over the Southern oppressors

hockeymom July 20, 2009 at 10:17 am

Hanging Chads.

Manos: Hands of Fate July 20, 2009 at 10:21 am

Indoor plumbing. seriously can you imagine what people used to smell like before it became widespread?

catsquatch July 20, 2009 at 10:26 am

The Heaton Chart aka the Bristol Stool Chart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bristol_Stool_Chart.png

El Pinche July 20, 2009 at 10:31 am

ONE WORD: POWERDERD CHEASE

19kevin8 July 20, 2009 at 10:31 am

Porn, without a doubt.

rev_matt_y July 20, 2009 at 10:33 am

The SnugWow!

Scrodd July 20, 2009 at 10:33 am

Damp Rid.

Terry July 20, 2009 at 10:35 am

After seeing it on Sarah Palin, I’d have to say tattooed on lip liner.

Darkness July 20, 2009 at 10:37 am

I was going to say savory crepes, because I’m hungry, but upon further philosophical reflection, I’ll have to agree with 19kevin8 instead.

Crank Tango July 20, 2009 at 10:38 am

[re=365969]TGY[/re]: [re=365969]TGY[/re]: Huh? How was that in stereo?

Crank Tango July 20, 2009 at 10:38 am

uhh. you know what I meant…

4tehlulz July 20, 2009 at 10:38 am

KY

4tehlulz July 20, 2009 at 10:39 am

*the Jelly, not the state.

HipHopOpotamus July 20, 2009 at 10:40 am
JadedDIssonance July 20, 2009 at 10:42 am

It’s totally the Remote Control – Anything.

Torak Nahtz July 20, 2009 at 10:42 am

Not only that, we have stereo Buttsecks and almost stereo TruckNutz.

But I’m going with self-fellatio.

gurukalehuru July 20, 2009 at 10:43 am

Wonkette. Because if Trucks have Nutz but nobody talks about them, do they really exist?

Carl Winslow July 20, 2009 at 10:45 am

THE SANDWICH

finallyhappy July 20, 2009 at 10:47 am

Easy, Hugh Jackman’s body!

Speed Ball July 20, 2009 at 10:50 am

Twitter

Pithaughn July 20, 2009 at 10:54 am

Mythology; Because everything else was just discovered. We made the myths real even though deep down inside we know none of them are any more real than Santa Claus.

SeminoleInDior July 20, 2009 at 10:55 am

[re=365966]Mild Midwesterner[/re]: I just don’t think you can top this one. It has me chuckling five minutes later.

I think toilet paper is #1. Keeps you clean, and reels the men-folk in. I can’t imagine the horrors I’d have to stuff in my bra if we didn’t have toilet paper.

jackjumper July 20, 2009 at 10:57 am

Compound interest…in truck nutz

SayItWithWookies July 20, 2009 at 10:58 am

Pot brownies. Although they were actually invented by a woman. Thank you, Alice B. Toklas.

McDuff July 20, 2009 at 10:58 am

What good are trucknutz if you don’t have a truck to hang them on? Therefore man’s greatest achievement is the ox cart, the ancestor of all that came after, from the Conestoga wagon to the Ford F-150.

norbizness July 20, 2009 at 11:08 am

An even better human achievement than trucknutz are mindless catchphrases or words that can be robotically typed into any comment thread.

commiegirl July 20, 2009 at 11:11 am

Valet parking.

Number6 July 20, 2009 at 11:15 am

Frozen toast.

irisheyesagain July 20, 2009 at 11:16 am

Professor Proffy- I had no idea anybody else in the world knew that joke. Weird.

Advocatus_Diaboli July 20, 2009 at 11:19 am

My money’s on Cal Worthington and fine automobile advertising.

[re=365986]catsquatch[/re]: You just had to bring the snowbilly grifters into it, didn’t ya, ya damn librul!

liquiddaddy July 20, 2009 at 11:19 am

Adult diapers brought us the McCain Revolution.

dennymcden July 20, 2009 at 11:21 am

[re=365945]Naked Bunny with a Whip[/re]: [re=366013]Torak Nahtz[/re]: I believe Bunny will be with me on this, but Buttsecks in Stereo is the name of our new GOP-only emo band, WHICH WILL THEN BE MAN’S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT.

Yes You Can Own A Piece of History July 20, 2009 at 11:21 am

Hawt muslin Kenyan socialist presidents.

thehelveticascenario July 20, 2009 at 11:24 am

Finally finishing Halo on Legendary. 125 gamerpoints!

Gallowglass July 20, 2009 at 11:25 am

The Falcon Punch

twowheeljunkie July 20, 2009 at 11:25 am

turducken

Canuckledragger July 20, 2009 at 11:27 am

Ex-Lax.

SayItWithWookies July 20, 2009 at 11:28 am

The Teleprompter!

azw88 July 20, 2009 at 11:34 am

Wonkette, clearly! Without it, would we really understand the vital importance of Trucknutz?

tehbenton July 20, 2009 at 11:37 am

Hel-LO? The Fleshlight?

queeraselvis v 2.0 July 20, 2009 at 11:40 am

Tighty whiteys. And no, I’m not talking about Anderson Cooper.

Lord Growing July 20, 2009 at 11:41 am

Glass Tears.

JohnnyMeatworth July 20, 2009 at 11:43 am

Use Your Illusion 1 and 2

Don Juanquete July 20, 2009 at 11:47 am

The delete key.

imissopus July 20, 2009 at 11:51 am

Ribbed for her pleasure

SayItWithWookies July 20, 2009 at 11:54 am

Kegels.

donner_froh July 20, 2009 at 11:56 am

The zipless fuck

american mutt July 20, 2009 at 12:03 pm

Palin.

wigu July 20, 2009 at 12:10 pm

CAPS LOCK KEY

Cape Clod July 20, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Baconaisse. How fortunate we all are to live in a world with this marvelous invention. Screw the Renaissance, we’ve got baconaisse.

Paul Tardy July 20, 2009 at 12:29 pm

Golfing on the moon, its been down hill ever since.

hobospacejunkie July 20, 2009 at 12:33 pm

[re=366068]Gallowglass[/re]: Donkey punch

[re=365960]Professor Proffy McProfalton, Prof.[/re]: I still remember when I dropped one of those glass fuckers when I was a kid. Smash. Fail.

I guess no one reads archaeology or ancient history anymore. Clearly the wheel, people. No wheel, no Trucknutz™.

Scrodd July 20, 2009 at 12:34 pm

DOUBLE VAGINAL DOUBLE ANAL (DVDA)

Mad Farmer Manifest July 20, 2009 at 12:36 pm

Photoshop aka the Spear of the Gods. It apparently felled Captain Crazy, former Chief of Alaska.

hobospacejunkie July 20, 2009 at 12:38 pm

Check that, anti-racism clowns are man’s greatest achievement. Either that or heroin-addicted hobos.

queeraselvis v 2.0 July 20, 2009 at 12:41 pm

Rock’em Sock’em Robots.

the problem child July 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Swine flu. (But the pigs helped.)

kapish July 20, 2009 at 12:49 pm

Denial, or maybe Peeps? No, denial for sure.

Obamaton July 20, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Reverse cowboy. Or maybe the half and half.

President Beeblebrox July 20, 2009 at 12:57 pm

Hm… I’d say tranny porn, but maybe Brazil can claim 1/2 of the credit for that.

OH WAIT HOW COULD I FORGET THIS? The Internets!

One Yield Regular July 20, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Over dinner one night, our 94-year-old friend in Paris actually raised that same question. After everyone at the table had had his or her say – the wheel, fire, the Internet, etc. – someone asked her what she thought was man’s greatest achievement. Her answer: Legal access to abortion.

Fred Wertham Jr. July 20, 2009 at 1:00 pm

[re=366138]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]:
The toy I never got. Still bitter? You bet.

Jumping Jim July 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm

In order of importance
1)Canned Beer 2) Sliced Bread 3) The Wheel 4) Duct Tape 5)Clothes

Pat Pending July 20, 2009 at 1:04 pm

Beer.

Jumping Jim July 20, 2009 at 1:05 pm

Oh yah
6) ESPN

thebeatgoeson July 20, 2009 at 1:06 pm

BACON!!!!!

nappyduggs July 20, 2009 at 1:22 pm

RU 486. Sigh.

assistant/atlas July 20, 2009 at 1:25 pm

IT’S JESUS, YOU HEATHENS! Duh!!!oneone!!!

Manofsteel July 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm

The CNN online poll, obviously.

HomoPolitico July 20, 2009 at 1:38 pm

DILDOS!

Suds McKenzie July 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm

the Spork, not many people realize it was actually invented by Madame Curie.

Pat Pending July 20, 2009 at 2:15 pm

box wine is good too.

GreatOldOnesParty July 20, 2009 at 2:58 pm

[re=366152]President Beeblebrox[/re]: Of course it’s teh Intrawebz!
Remember the days before the search engine and free porn?

dijetlo July 20, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Shortly after birth, totally independently of each other, we all invent “breathing in”. Then we do it over and over, even our sleep, until we die.
Breath in, best invention of all time.

Cloudman July 20, 2009 at 3:46 pm

definitely TRUCK NUTZ

StarkRavingMan July 20, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Toilet paper. One small roll for a man, many giant rolls for women.

krooskie July 20, 2009 at 4:28 pm

human-animal hybrids!

Rush Limp-Bough July 20, 2009 at 4:37 pm

SPAM! –both kinds

[re=365992]El Pinche[/re]: how ’bout canned chease; that took some doing

Pat Pending July 20, 2009 at 4:50 pm

Dubya’s yellow rug! Where is Ruggie?

Crankenstank July 20, 2009 at 5:17 pm

Cape Clod beat me to it: baconnaise. The perfect synthesis of planet-killing industrial food processing with pointlessly deadly obesity enhancer. That’s the pinnacle of civilization. After that, it’s all just details.

Snarkalicious July 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm

[re=366048]norbizness[/re]: Also.

Excuses.

SayItWithWookies July 20, 2009 at 5:19 pm

[re=366420]Pat Pending[/re]: It’s still in the Oval Office — Obama kept it. One, it flattered Dubya, and two, it serves as a constant reminder that picking a nice-looking rug better not be the greatest achievement of the Obama administration.

FlipOffResearch July 20, 2009 at 6:12 pm

It’s easily the blow job.

BobTheBuilder July 20, 2009 at 6:25 pm

The moon walk.

RIP M.J.

Scooter July 20, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Beergoggles. So ugly people could have kids too.

get real July 21, 2009 at 2:29 am

Toenail clipper. Definitely.

LoweredPeninsula July 21, 2009 at 6:37 am

This is so easy; man’s greatest accomplishment, of course, was its invention of McDonald’s Dollar Menu. Nothing this great was accomplished before, has been accomplished sense, nor will anything that great ever be accomplished in the future.

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