SorryI have to be the Stiffly Stifferson/Yank and tell you that, despite making the front page, I dont find anything funny about what happened on September 11th. I lost over a dozen friends after having spent 2.5 years in Building One of the Trade Center. I left slightly less than a year before that tragedy.
Perhaps I am just an up-tight arsehole Yank, but frankly, I think it might be a tad too soon. Though, at least, in your own twisted way, you remembered the thousands of people that died this day.
My personal count begins with my previous receptionist Olabisi and my Secretary Kim. It moves on from there to friends, co-workers, buddies down the hall and a husband and wife duo that were scratching their way towards true financial independence, despite being born and raised in the roughest area of Harlem. I still have no idea what has become of their two lovely children.
Sorry to be a wet blanket...no, I am not sorry. Perhaps if You lost friends, co-workers and loved ones, you wouldn't be so quick to crack a joke.
Oh, and for the record, I also lost a friend in the Pentagon attack. Maybe you should do something on that one too.
Citadel
(Perhaps I am just an up-tight arsehole Yank, but frankly, I think it might be a tad too soon. Though, at least, in your own twisted way, you remembered the thousands of people that died this day.
My personal count begins with my previous receptionist Olabisi and my Secretary Kim. It moves on from there to friends, co-workers, buddies down the hall and a husband and wife duo that were scratching their way towards true financial independence, despite being born and raised in the roughest area of Harlem. I still have no idea what has become of their two lovely children.
Sorry to be a wet blanket...no, I am not sorry. Perhaps if You lost friends, co-workers and loved ones, you wouldn't be so quick to crack a joke.
Oh, and for the record, I also lost a friend in the Pentagon attack. Maybe you should do something on that one too.
Citadel
Citadel Because the world needs less morons,
Fri 12 Sep 2008, 6:33,
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To be honest I agreeBut you have to see this for what it is; a very B3ta style memorial, as I can (almost) guarantee nobody on this site found the actual event funny or amusing in any way.
Go looking on youtube for the real 9/11 trolls; almost every 9/11 video has them in the comments section.
(Go looking on youtube for the real 9/11 trolls; almost every 9/11 video has them in the comments section.
slippery doctore,
Fri 12 Sep 2008, 10:15,
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well, i can understand, butgiven the umpteen years we had to put up with pictures of...
american cities holding parades supporting terrorists who were killing people in the uk
americans holding fund raising events for terrorists to kill more people in the uk
senior american politicians treating the terrorist leadership as honoured guests, instead of killing them and 90 innocent people in the vicinity, banging them up in guantanamo, or shipping them to other countries to be tortured
...maybe you can understand that we developed a thicker skin about this sort of thing
(american cities holding parades supporting terrorists who were killing people in the uk
americans holding fund raising events for terrorists to kill more people in the uk
senior american politicians treating the terrorist leadership as honoured guests, instead of killing them and 90 innocent people in the vicinity, banging them up in guantanamo, or shipping them to other countries to be tortured
...maybe you can understand that we developed a thicker skin about this sort of thing
empire of the pussycat requires more champage,
Fri 12 Sep 2008, 16:46,
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IRA?ARe you talking about "Saint Patrick's Day" Parades? That's more than a little bit of a stretch, wouldnt you say? I mean, celebrating Irish heritage is no crime. If some twisted bastards send money to support terrorism in the UK/Ireland, they are just as bad as the idiots in the USA who donate money to Hezbollah. however, equating a bunch of drunk Micks staggering through Manhattan or Boston is NOT a terrorist gathering...it's a bunch of drunk Irish and those-pretending-to-be Irish having a good time.
Equating that to a celebration of terrorists is a bit of a stretch.
(Equating that to a celebration of terrorists is a bit of a stretch.
Citadel Because the world needs less morons,
Sat 13 Sep 2008, 1:00,
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Yes the IRAAnd their political front, Sinn Fein, who until very recently were always warmly welcomed in America on St Paddy's day, despite it being a political front to a terrorist organisation.
Not to mention the money raised in America and sent to the IRA to fund the buying of weapons (or the outright shipping of weapons across the pond) to be used to kill and injure British civilians on the mainland who were not in any way related to the conflict.
I often find it ironic that a city which had supported terrorism for so long found itself the target of a terrorist attack, but then my Uncle was hit in the Baltic Exchange bombing.
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Sat 13 Sep 2008, 11:15,
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Not to mention the money raised in America and sent to the IRA to fund the buying of weapons (or the outright shipping of weapons across the pond) to be used to kill and injure British civilians on the mainland who were not in any way related to the conflict.
I often find it ironic that a city which had supported terrorism for so long found itself the target of a terrorist attack, but then my Uncle was hit in the Baltic Exchange bombing.
The IRA might have spent some time in Libya in the 80'sdoing a bit of training...
funny old world, eh :)
(funny old world, eh :)
discomeats This canoe,
Mon 15 Sep 2008, 17:29,
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Seriously?Listen, I know that some of the people in those parades celebrating their 'Irishness' were bad people, but honestly, if you think that the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade in NY, Boston, Washington, Savannah, Chicago...hell, just about ANY decent sized American City is all about supporting the IRA, you my friend are sadly mistaken.
Hell, 3/4 of the people IN those parades aren't even Irish. They are just people that enjoy a good, albeit drunken, time.
Using YOUR logic, perhaps we should put an end to ALL Parades! I mean, those Italian-Americans: GANGSTERS! Oh, and those African-American Parades: GANGSTAS! And while we are at it: what about those Puerto Rican Parades? Yep: Terrorists.
So, by using YOUR logic, let's paint ALL the Irish with the same tar brush. Brilliant.
(Hell, 3/4 of the people IN those parades aren't even Irish. They are just people that enjoy a good, albeit drunken, time.
Using YOUR logic, perhaps we should put an end to ALL Parades! I mean, those Italian-Americans: GANGSTERS! Oh, and those African-American Parades: GANGSTAS! And while we are at it: what about those Puerto Rican Parades? Yep: Terrorists.
So, by using YOUR logic, let's paint ALL the Irish with the same tar brush. Brilliant.
Citadel Because the world needs less morons,
Mon 15 Sep 2008, 23:35,
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perhaps you should delcare war on b3taor the internet maybe
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the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
Sat 13 Sep 2008, 14:07,
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well, given that on b3ta are storedmeans of mass distraction (from capitalism) in very large quantities, I cannot see a reason against your suggestion
( Zhmei HEY B3TA I WAS ON YOUR DINGY ISLAND AT LAST!1!,
Sat 13 Sep 2008, 17:39,
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I for one welcomeour new yankee overlords
( the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,
Mon 15 Sep 2008, 23:34,
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At least when the terrorists blow stuff up they intended to.Rather than all that friendly fire malarkey.
I don't know what's worse, the thought that there's people out there deliberately intent on hurting one another, or the thought that there's people out there dumb enough to accidentally hurt one another.
Assuming those were accidents...
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Sun 14 Sep 2008, 6:41,
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I don't know what's worse, the thought that there's people out there deliberately intent on hurting one another, or the thought that there's people out there dumb enough to accidentally hurt one another.
Assuming those were accidents...
What does this have to do with anything?
mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter,
Mon 15 Sep 2008, 3:02,
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