# Possible ONION WTC headlines . . except they are ACTUAL HEADLINES!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874 "2001-09-20T20:45:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **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:** [September 20, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/1 "2001-09-20T20:45:28Z")
Here’s a few legit headlines that made me do a double take the past week and a half: **Iran Won’t Let U.S. Use Airspace** (Washington Post) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010920/aponline160945\_000.htm](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010920/aponline160945_000.htm) **Woody Allen Not Surprised by Attack** (AP) [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010920/en/woody\_allen\_2.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010920/en/woody_allen_2.html) **Chinese Working Overtime to Sew U.S. Flags** (Washington Post) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/world/A59580-2001Sep19.html](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/world/A59580-2001Sep19.html) **DISNEY POSTPONES N.Y. TERRORIST COMEDY** (NY Post) [http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/4536.htm](http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/4536.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/2 "2001-09-20T21:03:53Z")
**Vinnie** , I could swear you wrote that last one. Talk about life imitates art…or is it art imitates life imitates art? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/3 "2001-09-20T21:56:28Z")
It’s “art irritates life”. And no, “irritate” is not a typo. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/4 "2001-09-20T23:36:18Z")
SADDAM OFFERS HUMANITARIAN AID TO US (CNN) [http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/09/20/gen.iraq.saddam/](http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/09/20/gen.iraq.saddam/) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/5 "2001-09-21T03:10:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > \*\ ***Vinnie** , I could swear you wrote that last one. Talk about life imitates art…or is it art imitates life imitates art? \*\* I can guarantee you the headlines in the OP are 100% legit. That’s why I posted the URLs. Unless that was a compliment! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/6 "2001-09-21T03:14:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vinnie Virginslayer \* > > Unless that was a compliment! 🆒 Cha-ching! ---
**Author:** ![Karellen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@Karellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karellen)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/7 "2001-09-21T06:56:22Z")
**Celebrity Magazines Find New Heroes to Admire** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/re/attack\_celebrity\_dc\_1.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/re/attack_celebrity_dc_1.html) **Bush’s Speech Halts Rangers-Flyers** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010921/sp/hkn\_rangers\_flyers\_president\_4.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010921/sp/hkn_rangers_flyers_president_4.html) **FBI, SEC on Hunt for Attack-Related Trading** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/wl/attack\_financial\_investigation\_dc\_1.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/wl/attack_financial_investigation_dc_1.html) **Saddam Says Iraqis Could Have Saved People at WTC** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/wl/attack\_iraq\_saddam\_dc\_2.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/wl/attack_iraq_saddam_dc_2.html) **News, Nostradamus Knock Out Sex in Cybersearches** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/od/searches\_dc\_1.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010920/od/searches_dc_1.html) **Depression Strikes After World Trade Center Attacks** [http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010919/sc/attack\_depression\_dc\_1.html](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010919/sc/attack_depression_dc_1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/8 "2001-09-21T11:14:35Z")
Scientologists Allegedly Deceived Fox Viewers In Wake of Tragedy to Gain Recruits [http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/9/19/0326/16553](http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/9/19/0326/16553) That’s the most surreal thing I’ve seen, even if it comes from the non-mainstream press ---
**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:** [September 21, 2001, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-onion-wtc-headlines-except-they-are-actual-headlines/82874/9 "2001-09-21T12:12:11Z")
from CNN: Bin Laden exploits technology to suit his needs [http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/inv.terrorist.search/](http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/inv.terrorist.search/) Fact Sheet: Man arrested in Chicago (kind of vague…) [http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/21/inv.investigation.facts/](http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/21/inv.investigation.facts/)