Hey, what was that 9/11 thing?

[ringstrue]

Sept 11, 2012 11:20:25 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

YNWIT? Instead of pictures of burning buildings and crying eagles, wringing hands and moaning "why us?" a better way to remember today would be to just be a little kinder to your fellow American. Posts on fb, twitter, etc. are really just empty gestures.

if you gotta post something - just post a flag. non-graphic and still patriotic and remember-ish.

[Deleted]

A guy whose twitter feed (about running) I follow posted that he is dedicating his run today to the 9/11 victims. Okay then.

[pixy0stix]

Sept 11, 2012 11:22:55 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Sept 11, 2012 10:59:45 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Nuby deleted my comment. I keep reading and they're getting some flack for this, but deleting the comments.

Looks like they took down the giveaway and are just asking people to comment with where they were that day.

Now people are going to be mad at them for not giving away the free cup(s) they promised.

[meshaliuknits]

Sept 11, 2012 11:13:28 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

Sept 11, 2012 11:08:59 GMT -5 charminglife said:

you've got to be kidding me.

there was a radio station that did this to the ok city bombing to the song lighting crashes. it was bad

In 89 when we had the big quake we got REM's End of the World on the radio in Fresno. Radio stations aren't known for their taste.

[secretlyevil]

Sept 11, 2012 11:27:02 GMT -5 @mjmksb04 said:

A guy whose twitter feed (about running) I follow posted that he is dedicating his run today to the 9/11 victims. Okay then.

That made me chuckle a little bit.

[ttt]

18 year olds fighting in Afghanistan today were 7 when 9/11 happened. :-|

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Wow, my aunt just posted this. It's like a trifecta of awful 9/11 cliches!

[msmerymac]

Sept 11, 2012 11:36:35 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Sept 11, 2012 11:13:28 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

there was a radio station that did this to the ok city bombing to the song lighting crashes. it was bad

In 89 when we had the big quake we got REM's End of the World on the radio in Fresno. Radio stations aren't known for their taste.

When we invaded Iraq, there were a LOT of songs my radio station took out of rotation. Bombs over Baghdad, anyone?

[secretlyevil]

the term "shock jock" wasn't coined for nothing.

[IIOY]

I love this thread so much. The disco tragedy remixes win forever and I now want to be Tragedy Whore for AE Halloween.

[charminglife]

Sept 11, 2012 11:45:09 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Wow, my aunt just posted this. It's like a trifecta of awful 9/11 cliches!

I love that the filename is 'ohwowza'.

[315bride]

Sept 11, 2012 11:45:09 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Wow, my aunt just posted this. It's like a trifecta of awful 9/11 cliches!

Wow. Just wow.

[racegrrl714]

Sept 11, 2012 9:50:29 GMT -5 @writergal49 said:

Okay, can I just direct the talk away from FB for a second? I was flipping stations on the radio while driving into work today and came across one station's Sept. 11 "tribute" that, no kidding, included hip hop, techno and dance music mixed in with audio soundbites from that day.

I listened in horror and then nearly drove off the road when they dubbed in the voicemail a firefighter left his family before he went into the towers. The song they used? "Somebody That I Used to Know."

I nearly drove off the road and I'm usually not bothered by stupid radio bits. It was just awful. Awful. Forget "empty gesture." It was just horrifying.

:@

[meshaliuknits]

What does it say about my twitter feed that 9/11 has only been mentioned three times but the Honest Toddler has been retweeted about 12?

[IIOY]

Sept 11, 2012 12:52:38 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Sept 11, 2012 12:18:37 GMT -5 IIOY said:

I love this thread so much. The disco tragedy remixes win forever and I now want to be Tragedy Whore for AE Halloween.

Ahhhh... that is the best AE ever.

And in a related topic: stop telling people what you're going to be for Halloween AE day. The surprise of seeing what people come up wit his half the fun.

Spoiler alert! I never do AE days because I suck at being snarky on someone else's behalf. So this one is up for grabs!

[IIOY]

Also, while I'm suggesting AEs, could someone please be Lindsay Lohan and "tweet"* random shit all day long that implies you are connected to various newsworthy people and events?

And just to make this OP-related, Lindsay Lohan was not in the Twin Towers on 9/11, but she'd like to remind everyone to remember.

[sam20]

Sept 11, 2012 11:45:09 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Wow, my aunt just posted this. It's like a trifecta of awful 9/11 cliches!

This one is busier


But I love the jesus hands coming out of the first. lol

[Daria Morgandorffer]

I'm just gonna leave this right here....

[ktkl09]

Sept 11, 2012 9:28:59 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

I think judge all the people that are 9/11 whores about the whole thing that live in the midwest, have no family or friends that were anywhere near NYC that day and make post all day long about never forgetting.

yes it was a national tragedy but get the fuck over it person who never had any personal connection to anything in NYC pre 9/11

It wasn't just New York.

Sent from my iPhone using ProBoards app --- ignore the typos!

[charminglife]

Sept 11, 2012 14:47:32 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

I'm just gonna leave this right here....

If anyone finds these amusing, then I highly suggest going over to Regretsy today.

www.regretsy.com/2012/09/11/3rd-annual-mother-of-all-911-posts/

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Sept 11, 2012 14:56:09 GMT -5 charminglife said:

Sept 11, 2012 14:47:32 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

I'm just gonna leave this right here....

If anyone finds these amusing, then I highly suggest going over to Regretsy today.

www.regretsy.com/2012/09/11/3rd-annual-mother-of-all-911-posts/

Yup. I'm going to burn in hell because I nearly wet myself laughing at this:

[2vermont]

Sept 11, 2012 10:18:30 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

I have at least 5 people so far posting a "where were u when u learned of 9/11" posts on FB. And yea, I swear that the only people that post that question are txtspkrs.

Why does everyone feel the need to post this stupid question every year? EVERY YEAR!

Because this somewhat like the where were you when:

(1) The Challenger blew up in the sky
(2) Pearl Harbor was attacked
(3) JFK was assassinated

Etc, etc, etc.

I really don't get why people take issue with this.

[pescalita]

Sept 11, 2012 10:13:23 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Sept 11, 2012 1:06:32 GMT -5 pescalita said:

Half my family is flying back from MN tomorrow. We didn't even think about it.

I don't suppose they were out that way for the niner/packer game were they? (My family was).

Ha, a funeral, but don't think we didn't consider avoiding it and driving to Green Bay

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Sept 11, 2012 15:31:12 GMT -5 2vermont said:

Sept 11, 2012 10:18:30 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

I have at least 5 people so far posting a "where were u when u learned of 9/11" posts on FB. And yea, I swear that the only people that post that question are txtspkrs.

Why does everyone feel the need to post this stupid question every year? EVERY YEAR!

Because this somewhat like the where were you when:

(1) The Challenger blew up in the sky
(2) Pearl Harbor was attacked
(3) JFK was assassinated

Etc, etc, etc.

I really don't get why people take issue with this.

I guess. I just don't really see why it needs to be rehashed every single year. I feel like people just C&P their "story" everywhere once a year for no real reason.

[2vermont]

Sept 11, 2012 8:48:55 GMT -5 tlkdhk said:

Sept 11, 2012 7:58:28 GMT -5 GailGoldie said:

I
Everyone deals in a different way. How about you just step back and do it your way... and let others do it their way.

^^^ That. smh....

If you don't want to see people's thoughts/opinions, etc, then FB is probably the wrong website to log onto ANY day, not just today.

::snort:: QFT.

[mominatrix]

Sept 11, 2012 15:00:51 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Yup. I'm going to burn in hell because I nearly wet myself laughing at this:

TEARS! TEARS!

...man, I wish there were an offend-off thread you could have used that in.

[OscarQ]

Not as good as crying Santa but my cousin just posted this one to FB:



ETA: I missed her status update - she made it nice and PCE. "What a surreal day to rock the vote."

I love her but she is getting a major eye roll from me.

[2vermont]

Sept 11, 2012 15:34:37 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Sept 11, 2012 15:31:12 GMT -5 2vermont said:

Because this somewhat like the where were you when:

(1) The Challenger blew up in the sky
(2) Pearl Harbor was attacked
(3) JFK was assassinated

Etc, etc, etc.

I really don't get why people take issue with this.

I guess. I just don't really see why it needs to be rehashed every single year. I feel like people just C&P their "story" everywhere once a year for no real reason.

I think relatively speaking it is still a new historical event. As time goes on (and hopefully when we can put AlQaeda in the past), I think we will see less and less focus.

[msmerymac]

Sept 11, 2012 15:47:53 GMT -5 2vermont said:

Sept 11, 2012 15:34:37 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

I guess. I just don't really see why it needs to be rehashed every single year. I feel like people just C&P their "story" everywhere once a year for no real reason.

I think relatively speaking it is still a new historical event. As time goes on (and hopefully when we can put AlQaeda in the past), I think we will see less and less focus.

I agree. Last year was the 10th anniversary. But this year, local politicians were not asked to speak - it was really just family members who held the memorial services, although I think Leon Panetta made a statement as well. I think that was intentional, to make it a little more subdued.

[mominatrix]

Um. I just... um...

www.coloringbook.com/weshallneverforget9/11coloringbook.aspx




ETA: