Two thousand and seventh, I think. Wasn’t this one of the days we lost when we switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar?
Then it’d be the 2006th (anniversary). There was no September 11th, 0000.
This quite literally made me laugh out loud.
I dunn geddit? 
The New England Patriots (American Football team) managed to lose the Superbowl despite beating every other team they faced last season. Their final record was 18 wins and 1 loss, and it’s become de rigeur to taunt New England fans by saying “18-1!”
I forgot to mention - this made me laugh out loud (possibly because I would have had my ass handed to me on other message boards for even hinting the US was anything but 100 % completely blameless innocent victims).
I had to look it up, but after that, yeah, it was worth a chuckle.
All Patriot Days must begin with a Minute of Silence and conclude with a Two Minutes Hate.
In between…barbecue!
20% off all merchandise in the gift shop at the NCED* in Norman, OK.
I’m serious. I bought a ballcap, a retractable lanyard, a potting tool and a combination miniature screwdriver/DIP switch operator.
*USPS training facility.
Now I’m confused - I just thought he was talking about the reasons for Muslims flying planes into the WTC in the first place (in a tongue-in-cheek way).
I mean, yeah, yeah, that’s what I was talking about.
Pearl Harbor Day II: Electric Boogaloo.
He was. I had to look up “blowback”. I thought it was something to do with firefighting.
Ever since watching Charlie Wilson’s War, I’ve started calling it Unintended Consequences Day. A little wordy, but I like it.
Sheesh, I don’t know what’s more pathetic…trying to milk political jingoism out of nine-eleven in 2008 (and we don’t even get a day off!), or anyone who was not a dyed-in-the-wool fan of the Giants at the beginning of the 2007 season waving that asinine “18-1” taunt like they have even a microscopic claim to it.
Big tragedy! Attack on American soil! Terrorism bad! Stay strong! I know, dammit!!
Big upset! Spygate! Tom Brady a celebrity! Lucky bastards! Too good! Miracle helmet catch! I know, dammit!
You know what, here’s a little experiment. Post the following propositions to any number of internet message boards…
- There’s still merit in wallowing in the never-ending victim mentality of nine-eleven after it’s directly resulted in a ruinous, endless Iraq occupation and the reelection of what many consider the worst American President in history.
- If 16-0 was rendered utterly, absolutely meaningless by losing the Super Bowl, and the Super Bowl, by extension, is the onlyonlyonly thing that matters, ever, at all, completely, then what the hell does the ‘72 Dolphins’ undefeated regular season matter? Either a perfect regular season is a noteworthy achievement or it isn’t. You say it isn’t, then Jerry Rice has five times as much reason to celebrate as those one-hit-wonder fish. Can’t have it both ways.
…and see which gets more supporters.
Might want to give it several years so one of them can reach double digits.
(Man, I love this board…it’s just so much fun! And to think I got upset at my The Critic thread ending up here. :D)
Bwuh?
If Bill Belichick was arrested tomorrow for running a harem of brainwashed sex slaves, I’d be taunting Pats fans for that too; I probably won’t be the arresting officer, so I guess I don’t have a “claim” to that taunt either. :rolleyes:
Maybe I can give you a hint at which is worse. One plays on the fears of Americans at the expense of almost 3000 dead people. The other. . nonnie nonnie boo boo, crybaby.
Oh. Okay. Nothing to see here. Carry on.
This has to be the most failed attempt at analogy I’ve ever seen. Here’s 9/11 and there’s the Patriots 2007 season and, as the Bard of Athens said, you can’t get there from here.