Do you remember 9/11?

[dead0man]

Yes, work was.....interesting that night.

[dead0man]

OK, here's another question.  Before 9/11, how many of you:

1) Knew who Osama bin Laden was, and
2) Knew what the Taliban was.

Since I was already an adult (and a news junkie) in 2001, yes on both counts for me.  But I don't think that, for example, my mother had ever heard of either of them before 9/11, as she doesn't really follow world events that closely.  Of course, once 9/11 happened, name recognition for both bin Laden and the Taliban reached ~100% overnight.

I'm sure I had heard both names before, but no, I don't think I knew who Osama was or what the Taliban/AQ was.


and to the twentysomethings feeling old, STFU.

[dead0man]

Aren't you a former military guy?  That's what I think I recall from before I left here the first time.

Yes, USAF Vet.  Still work for the military.  I was in the same "bunker"* Dubya was that day, I was just at home sleeping when he was there (I work mids).  I also got to fondle the phone he used when we were prepping it to go to some museum a few months later.


*it's not a "bunker", more of a 3 story office building below ground.

[dead0man]

What sickens me is the people who seek to politicize 9/11 and also compare it to something they don't like.

Nickleback, the 9-11 of modern rock.
Gross, this sandwich tastes like September 11th.
That blue sweater totally looks like 9-11 on me.

Like that?