9/11

[Rengori]

Hi guys I woke up late and didn't go to school today. I also played Final Fantasy VI. Beat that, patriots!

Win.

I did that once or twice in 8th grade.

[fire_of_avalon]

I can summarize this thread in four easy steps.

Some of you hate/dislike/whatever America, so you'll use this as an excuse to spout anti-American propaganda about how we don't do anything and cry a lot.

Some of you are apathetic and sad, so you'll make funny jokes.

Some of you care too much and want to show the world how much you care, so you say something sappy.

Some of you are pretty cool, see the event and the memorials for what they are, and go about your business.

I talked about how fast time moves when you grow up with my friend, and I ate at Bojangles.

[ljkkjlcm9]

2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.

1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first
plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.

SO what was the first flight number... 11 or Q33 NY?

Come on, how absurd are you, you contradict yourself in the same exact post!

THE JACKEL

[NINJA_Ryu]

This is going to get some people angry, but...

I'm not going to acknowledge the 9/11 anniversary, even though many innocent people died, including people from my country, and I'll tell you why. 9/11 has been publicized massively because the media is basically controlled by America. What we didn't see, and will never see on television are the horrible things that America itself has done. If we saw more footage of American soldiers in the Middle East, now and in other disputes there, we all would really realize what devastating things the Americans have done. I mourn over those, not 9/11, because, in the end, America has done much more to other countries than 9/11 did to them.

And of you're not quite convinced yet, how about the passive agression America has created. The American government continues to do very little towards Africa, were thousands die every day. And, as seen in the film Hotel Rwanda, the American peacekeepers left when things were getting violent. They evacuated all Americans, but they didn't care about the innocent non-American lifes there.

Ditto, exceopt on the event. I will remember the attack for just what it was AN ATTACK, and event! Not some over mediasized propaganda used to wage war in foreign soil, and i agree wholeheartedly Vince

[NorthernChaosGod]

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But some of those facts are true, and it's freaky.

Really?
(Courtesy of Barronmore.)

"Q33 NY" refers to an Internet hoax which was spread, often via e-mail, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The hoax capitalizes on an oddity of the Wingdings symbol font.

The message claimed that "Q33 NY," the supposed "flight number" of one of the airplanes to hit the World Trade Center, becomes a message when rendered in Wingdings font. In Wingdings, "Q33 NY" renders as:


(Note the skull and crossbones and Star of David on the right.) However, "Q33 NY" is not an actual flight number or an aircraft registration number - it's a meaningless assemblage of letters and numbers designed to take advantage of the font's symbols to infer a connection (prophetic or conspiratory) between the 9-11 attacks and Jews.

The actual flight designations of the airplanes striking the World Trade Center were American Airlines Flight 11 (so, AA11, first plane) and United Airlines Flight 175 (UA175, second plane). It is worth noting that in New York, there is a bus route Q33 serving LaGuardia Airport, which was not connected with any of the flights used in the attacks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q33_NY
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/wingdings.asp
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/q33ny.html

Like I said you shouldn't believe everything you read.

To be honest, they don't need it to be September to do that, they do it all the time anyway. I am sick and tired of seeing 9/11 dragged up in EVERY single incident that ever occurs. I'm sick of Americans, the powers that be and otherwise, acting as if they are the only ones who have ever been affected by terrorism. We've had terrorism here since the 60's...

...and the US hasn't. That is why it is important to remember. Because the US (and for that matter Canada) doesn't live with it every day it is important we be reminded that these people are out there. Or would you prefer everyone go back to sticking their head in the sand?


Personally I will never forget it. I saw the second plane hit broadcast live. The entire day was.... unforgettable. The only bright spot was all the others in other countires who had been through the same thing offering sympathy. It unified most of the world for a few days anyway. To bad it couldn't have lasted longer but I guess it's easier to call people names and be angry at them then try to understand each other and get along.

I... think.. I'm....in love.. with... you.

You know what I love, other countries that complain about America claiming to be the center of the world. And you know why it's funny? Because anytime something happens in the world, America must have an opinion and take a stance on it. People complain about America being "The World Police" but it's basically because America is forced to be. Cause when we do nothing people yell at us, and when we do something, people yell at us.

You can bitch about America claiming to be the center of the World and crap, when we're not really. But the fact of the matter is, more of the rest of the world knows about America, than people in America. The rest of the world pays attention to America, more than America. So who makes us the center of everything? If you don't care about America, why even post in a thread that doesn't involve you? I don't mean to sound mean, but if you have a problem with it, why get involved with it. By talking about America, you're helping to put it as the center of attention. If people would stop talking about America around the world, and expecting things from us in certain situations, maybe we wouldn't see ourselves as the center of attention.

As for 9/11, yes it was sad, yes it happened, but we do need to move on. See I've been thinking, I go to a military school. We have a vigil for 9/11. But the school has been around since before Pearl Harbor... did they have vigils for that, and how long after it happened did they have them? I just don't want to see students here 25 years from now still having vigils for 9/11. Honestly, it didn't change all that much here. We act like it did, but it didn't really. It did for a little bit, but the country hasn't changed much at all.

THE JACKAL

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This is spam. If you're going to quote such long posts, I expect more than what you've given for a response. ~ Leeza[/leeza]

[DarkLadyNyara]

This is freaky...

1) New York City has 11 letters



2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.



3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.



4) George W Bush has 11 letters.



5) The two twin towers make an "11"



This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets more interesting:




1) New York is the 11th state.



2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.



3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11



4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. 6+5 = 11



5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1+ 1 = 11



6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.



Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:
1) The total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254. 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year. Again 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.



4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.

*sighs, dives under bed, pulls out copy of The Skeptic's Dictionary, looks up entry on "law of truly large numbers (coincidences)" *

Thought that looked familliar.

Accumulating more findings like these coincidences between the number 11 and other things should be easy, since there are countless items that can be made to relate in some fashion to the number 11 (or 12, 13, or just about any other number or word).

...

Names or words that don't have 11 letters in them: Osama bin Laden,... Dick Cheney, Laura Bush, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Muslim, Islam, Pentagon, World Trade Center, terrorism, jihad, Taliban, Koran, United States, anti-American...

An excellent book, the Skeptics Dictionary. It says pretty much all I have to say on these number games. I am not about to type out the whole section, just the most relevant part, but essentially it amounts to confirmation bias (counting the hits, ignoring the misses).

[bipper]

OBVIOUSLY you have NEVER seen the 20 dollar bill folding tirck; where you fold the bill up and the bushes an side of the white house depict a picture of the twin towers burning down, and what is 9 + 11? 20$ bill. The governent has is plans spelled out in money (beutiful last sentance, can be read in so many ways )

pwnt

[I Took the Red Pill]

Did you guys know that if you subtract the Roman Numerals in Final Fantasy XI from each other you get 9, and if you add them you get 11?! =-o

al-Qaeda is clearly running SE.

[Rengori]

Did you guys know that if you subtract the Roman Numerals in Final Fantasy XI from each other you get 9, and if you add them you get 11?! =-o

Osama is clearly running SE.

That is so going in my sig.

[Jimmy Dark Aeons Slayer]

This is freaky...

1) New York City has 11 letters



2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.



3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.



4) George W Bush has 11 letters.



5) The two twin towers make an "11"



This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets more interesting:




1) New York is the 11th state.



2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.



3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11



4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. 6+5 = 11



5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1+ 1 = 11



6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911. 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.



Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:
1) The total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254. 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year. Again 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.



3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.



4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.



Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:
Now this is where things get totally eerie:



The most recognised symbol for the US, after the Stars & Stripes, is the Eagle. The following verse is taken from the Quran, the Islamic holy book:

"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."



That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.



Still uncovinced about all of this..?! Try this and see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on end:


Open Microsoft Word and do the following(TRY THIS FOR REAL)



1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first

plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.



2. Highlight the Q33 NY



3. Change the font size to 48.



4. Change the actual font to the WINGDINGS



Scary Huh??

Q33 NY=..

Just

[Madame Adequate]

When I clicked this thread, the number of replies was 99, and the number of views was 1011.

Coincidence?

I think not.