# Funny e-mail regarding 11's **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 29, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356 "2001-10-29T20:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356/1 "2001-10-29T20:03:53Z")
Funny e-mail that is floating around: > [@](#): > > Original Letter: > > The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11 > September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2+5+4=11 > After September 11th there are 111 days left to the > end of the year. > 119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran. 1 + 1 + 9 = 11 > Twin Towers -standing side by side, looks like the > number 11 > The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11 > State of New York - The 11th State added to the Union > New York City - 11 Letters > Afghanistan - 11 Letters > The Pentagon - 11 Letters > Ramzi Yousef - 11 Letters (convicted or orchestrating > the attack at the WTC in 1993) > Flight 11 - 92 on board - 9 + 2 = 11 > Flight 77 - 65 on board - 6 + 5 = 11 > > NOW READ HIS RESPONSE > > Dave’s response:Oh my God! How worried should I be? > There are 11 letters in the name “David Pawson!” > I’m going into hiding NOW. See you in a few weeks. > > Wait a sec … just realized “YOU CAN’T HIDE” also has > 11 letters! What am I gonna do? Help me!!! The > terrorists are after me! ME! I can’t believe it! > > Oh crap, there must be someplace on the planet Earth I > could hide! But no…“PLANET EARTH” has 11 letters,too! > > Maybe Nostradamus can help me. But dare I trust > him? There are 11 letters in “NOSTRADAMUS.” > > I know, the Red Cross can help. No they can’t… 11 > letters in “THE RED CROSS,” can’t trust them. > > I would rely on self defense, but “SELF DEFENSE” has > 11 letters in it, too! Can someone help? Anyone? > If so, send me email. No, don’t… “SEND ME EMAIL” has 11 > letters… > > Will this never end? I’m going insane! “GOING INSANE???” > Eleven letters!! Nooooooooooo!!! I guess I’ll die alone, > even though “I’LL DIE ALONE” has 11 letters… > > Oh my God, I just realized that America is doomed! Our > Independence Day is July 4th … 7/4 … 7+4=11! > ~Dave > > PS. “IT’S BULLSHIT” has 11 letters also. Dalovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356/2 "2001-10-29T20:27:01Z")
That’s a good one! I am so sick of receiving those kind of emails… I am even madder because they all come from people I know… I am scared to think they might believe in all that crap… ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356/3 "2001-10-30T14:42:11Z")
Hindsight is 20/20. If you don’t know what that means, look it up in your Funk & wagnalls. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356/4 "2001-10-30T14:46:49Z")
Holy crap! “ **Funny e-mail** ”…11 characters! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-e-mail-regarding-11s/90356/5 "2001-10-30T16:38:55Z")
:eek: 11 letters in my last name!