# OH NO! AL QUAEDA strikes AGAIN!!! BASTARDS!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 19, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102 "2003-08-19T02:06:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/1 "2003-08-19T02:06:54Z")
[http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking\_5.html](http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_5.html) I mean, this is a joke, right? 😃 Thats the way to strike at the heart of America: TAKE AWAY THEIR AIR CONDITIONING!!! I’VE HAD IT!!! GET THE NUKES!!! ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/2 "2003-08-19T02:13:34Z")
You believed them? They were just trying to lay claim to somethign they didn’t do. Don’t believe those jerkoffs. Anyway, I didn’t hear this anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/3 "2003-08-19T02:14:12Z")
Well, it’s no joke, but it’s gonna take more than just a statement from the “Brigades” to convince me that they were at the heart of it. Though I still think we should subject them to some of those 1920’s style death ray’s just for the hell of it. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/4 "2003-08-19T02:14:26Z")
Not a cool title. ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/5 "2003-08-19T02:15:45Z")
Don’t worry about it. It’s a bunch of crock. I knew Al Qaeda was going to do this just because they had the opportunity. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/6 "2003-08-19T02:17:41Z")
Well, I mean what else are they going to claim responsibility for AFTER the fact? The Western wildfires? They created a hurricane? They secretly own part of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays? They wrote Gigli? They came up with the Insane Clown Posse? I mean, if this is the best they can come up with, then we can all rest easy tonight. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/7 "2003-08-19T02:19:48Z")
Did you notice that their sources are major newspapers, _et al._? However, this story is “special to World [Tribune.com](http://Tribune.com)”. :rolleyes: And I agree: Not a good title. ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/8 "2003-08-19T02:20:39Z")
I didn’t even notice you were makign fun of them. I guess I"m too tired. Off to bed soon. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/9 "2003-08-19T02:38:59Z")
What! They killed Kenney? And Cartman was standing right there the whole time? ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/10 "2003-08-19T02:48:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SmackFu \* > \*\*Not a cool title. \*\* Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/11 "2003-08-19T02:48:33Z")
They’re responsible for the Winter of Our Missed Content. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/12 "2003-08-19T02:53:05Z")
Drag her out and shoot her. At once. I’ll swear out the warrant later. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/13 "2003-08-19T02:53:08Z")
Al Qaeda was behind Pearl Harbor too. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/14 "2003-08-19T03:02:05Z")
Not to mention the total collapse of the Twins this year. There is no other explaination. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/15 "2003-08-19T03:07:51Z")
They’re responsible for the blackout? I thought it was to MSBLAST/Microsoft consipiracy. … I thought Al Quaeda was responsible for funding the movie Gilgi :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/16 "2003-08-19T06:27:33Z")
Apparently, Al Quaeda has now teamed up with Uri Geller. If that doesn’t justify massive retaliation, I don’t know what does. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/17 "2003-08-19T06:41:49Z")
Al Qaeda gave us Carrot Top, too. ---
**Author:** ![benthames](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@benthames](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benthames)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/18 "2003-08-19T06:49:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Reeder \* > \*\*Not to mention the total collapse of the Twins this year. There is no other explaination. \*\* three games back…no…two…no…three…no…two… al qaeda wasnt behind that, man. It’s Tom Kelly. He’s just casting spells on Torii Hunter. Because he is actually an evil wizard who wants his job back. Seriously, though, I find it interesting that they never claimed responsibility for anything else they have done, including 11 September. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/19 "2003-08-19T07:43:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Operation Quick Lightning in the Land of the Tyrant of this Generation Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, does it? Probably sounds better in their lanquage. ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102/20 "2003-08-19T13:16:41Z")
You know this is fake because they are claiming that we said there was a lightning strike that took out 2 plants (major plants), but they seem to forget that Canada took back that statement. Also, it didn’t take out the whole eastern coast, just 4 cities. It just sounds fishy to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-al-quaeda-strikes-again-bastards/196102.md?page=2)