# 9/11 moment of silence was observed at 8:46 except for the Today Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456 "2012-09-12T01:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/61 "2012-09-13T21:31:33Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > I rather suspect the vast majority of the people who have family who died on 9/11 are fucking sick and tired of the rest of America fetishizing the deaths of their loved ones, and would like to go on with their lives, and perhaps spend some time remembering the lives of their loved ones, not having their death thrown in their face so some stranger can make hirself feel good by ‘honouring’ them. I can’t speak for the people who lost family on 9/11, but I imagine that’s how I’d feel. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/62 "2012-09-14T03:45:30Z")
Why does the moment of silence have to be on that day and time for a particular person or company? Because tradition and or social duty dictates? Companies and people are free to pay tribute ANYTIME they want and, for the most part, any way they want. I’m sure NBC and people had lots of coverage or personal memories devoted to the tragedy and memorial at various times this week. The fact that some didn’t do anything at this particular minute of this particular day shouldn’t be considered a sacrilege. Chill out people. ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/63 "2012-09-14T21:12:30Z")
Which is a better line? I’m so sick of 9/11 that I wish it never happened. I’m so sick of 9/11 I almost wish it never happened. I’m so sick of 9/11 sometimes I wish it never happened. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/64 "2012-09-15T07:53:51Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Dead is dead. That’s nice. I guess you wouldn’t care whether your SO/mother/whatever died tomorrow of natural causes or was killed by a murderer. Dead is dead after all. Different types of death are not equivalent. > [@silenus](#): > > A touch. A touch, I fear. You have wounded me deeply with your rapier-like wit. > > Huzzah! You are today’s **Winner Of The Internet**. I bow before your masterful debating skills, my position reduced to slag around me by your relentless evocation of logic and rhetorical brilliance. > > All bow before **Hookit** , the Master Debater. He kinda doesn’t have to do anything much. You trivialized the death of those on 9/11 by equating it with the mundane deaths of people on the roadway. You offended him so much that he risked a warning for you. And now you’re proud of yourself. That kinda speaks for itself. ---
**Author:** ![Abortion\_Fanatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@Abortion\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abortion_Fanatic)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/65 "2012-09-15T09:04:12Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > He kinda doesn’t have to do anything much. You trivialized the death of those on 9/11 by equating it with the mundane deaths of people on the roadway. You offended him so much that he risked a warning for you. And now you’re proud of yourself. That kinda speaks for itself. And you’re trivializing the deaths of people who die in “mundane” ways, as if it matters when someone you love dies how many other people died at the same time. And in doing that, you’re managing to trivialize the lives of 9/11 victims, who apparently only matter because they happened to die on 9/11. ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456/66 "2012-09-15T11:25:07Z")
> [@Abortion\_Fanatic](#): > > And you’re trivializing the deaths of people who die in “mundane” ways, as if it matters when someone you love dies how many other people died at the same time. And in doing that, you’re managing to trivialize the lives of 9/11 victims, who apparently only matter because they happened to die on 9/11. It’s much better to die on TV. Strangers act all concerned and sympathetic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-moment-of-silence-was-observed-at-8-46-except-for-the-today-show/634456.md?page=3)