that day, that awful day

**Sevaede** · 09-11-2007, 03:45 PM

I was in high school then. I used to sleep with the television on (for noise). I woke up and they were rolling footage of the events. I remember the borders around the pictures were BRIGHT RED, telling all sorts of information.

I went to school and all we did was watch the news and things based around the events. I remember my art teacher being in hysterics. I later found out that she possibly had family in the area. It ended up being that she didn't, which was, obviously, great news.

**critter crazy** · 09-11-2007, 04:05 PM

I just found this, and thought it was way creepy!!!

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 1

**sirrahved** · 09-11-2007, 04:40 PM

according to snopes, your quote from the Koran doesn't exist.

**Sirrahsim** · 09-11-2007, 04:45 PM

The significance to all of those 11's is hogwash as are the "q33 NY" which doesn't have anything to do with either of the planes.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/elevens.asp
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/wingdings.asp

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 09-11-2007, 05:07 PM

Hey, people need comfort not criticism - mourning takes many forms

**caseysmom** · 09-11-2007, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Brody's Mum

Hey, people need comfort not criticism - mourning takes many forms

I agree but people have to be careful lest they spread hatred. I feel for the muslims in the country especially today.

**critter crazy** · 09-11-2007, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

I agree but people have to be careful lest they spread hatred. I feel for the muslims in the country especially today.

what the heck does anything I posted have to do with the hatred of Muslims???

**critter crazy** · 09-11-2007, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by sirrahved

according to snopes, your quote from the Koran doesn't exist.

Thank you. Sorry for the post!

**popcornbird** · 09-11-2007, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by critter crazy

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.

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I just had to point this out. Verse (9;11) in the Quran is as follows:

(Quran: 9;11) "But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand."

I will never understand why people make things up and spread it all over the internet, and then, people believe it without doing their own research. That so-called verse does not exist...AT ALL...and trust me, as a Muslim who has been reading the Quran since I learned to read (from childhood) on a daily basis, I do know what I'm talking about here. Just wanted to clear that up before anyone believed it. Its completely false and a lie.

**critter crazy** · 09-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by popcornbird

I just had to point this out. Verse (9;11) in the Quran is as follows:

(Quran: 9;11) "But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand."

I will never understand why people make things up and spread it all over the internet, and then, people believe it without doing their own research. That so-called verse does not exist...AT ALL...and trust me, as a Muslim who has been reading the Quran since I learned to read (from childhood) on a daily basis, I do know what I'm talking about here. Just wanted to clear that up before anyone believed it. Its completely false and a lie.

Well excuse me!! I apologize, remind me not to post anything anymore!

A simple it isnt true would have sufficed!

**popcornbird** · 09-11-2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by critter crazy

Well excuse me!! I apologize, remind me not to post anything anymore!

A simple it isnt true would have sufficed!

In case you misunderstood my post, my frustration was directed towards whoever wrote that and spread it on the internet, not towards you. I don't appreciate it when people make up false things and spread it to the world, when so many have no knowledge about certain issues and will believe whatever they read. I know you did not know it wasn't true, and do not blame you for that at all, nor was my frustration regarding that quote directed at you. I'm sorry if you took it, or understood it that way. I just didn't want anyone else on PT to read it, believe it, and spread it elsewhere. That is why I posted the real 9;11 verse. To clear things for everyone.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-11-2007, 07:02 PM

Those "coincidence" stories go around often. One of the better known is the Kennedy/Lincoln one. But they look at the things that "match" and discard what does not.

For example....Osama Bin Laden does NOT have 11 letters (and of course, would not be written in english script anyway) Manhattan does NOT have 11 letters. Al queda - when written in english - does not have 11 letters. September does not have 11 letters and is not the 11th month. Etc, etc.

Add in a few untruths....Lincoln's secretary was NOT named Kennedy..the Koran does not contain that quote. But by that time people are seeing what they have been told to see!

As is 3/11/2004...shouldn't that add up 3 + 11 + 20 + 4 = 38? Or 3 + 11 + 200 + 4 = 218?

My question is who has enough spare time to sit around and come up with these things?

**Freedom** · 09-11-2007, 07:10 PM

We live right near the city's water tower. It is walking distance, less than a quarter of a mile away. IT serves the entire citty, over 650,000 people ( and businesses).

Periodically, we hear helicopters come up from Providence Port and circle the tower. We never had that prior to the 9-11 attacks. Now, it is done when the crisis level reaches a certain color (I just don't remember WHICH Color).

They started these helicopter checks on 9-11-01. The first few times, everyone was worried it was a terrorist copter attacking our tower. We were all so jumpy at that time, that anything out of the ordinary got us spooked. Even now, when the copters come up, we rush to check in with the news to find out what horrible thing may have happened.

Life is NOT the same as it was before that attack.

**RICHARD** · 09-12-2007, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

My question is who has enough spare time to sit around and come up with these things?

Unemployed math teachers?

**critter crazy** · 09-11-2007, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by popcornbird

In case you misunderstood my post, my frustration was directed towards whoever wrote that and spread it on the internet, not towards you. I don't appreciate it when people make up false things and spread it to the world, when so many have no knowledge about certain issues and will believe whatever they read. I know you did not know it wasn't true, and do not blame you for that at all, nor was my frustration regarding that quote directed at you. I'm sorry if you took it, or understood it that way. I just didn't want anyone else on PT to read it, believe it, and spread it elsewhere. That is why I posted the real 9;11 verse. To clear things for everyone.

I appologize as well. I took it to be an attack on me, not the post. sorry i took it the wrong way. Thank you for clearing it up. Many thanks!