# Terror attack soon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 2, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239 "2006-09-02T21:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/21 "2006-09-04T06:01:57Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] Sorry, won’t convert. Don’t think white robes and turbans are really my style, you see. Apologies to my fellow countrymen if this brings on an attack. [/QUOTE] Wouldn’t look good on me, either. A turban would probably make my head look huge, and what are they thinking asking us to wear white robes? It’s about to be Labor Day! These guys are trying constantly, so I don’t think this new tape necessarily means anything. They also give periodic warnings, but I don’t remember any that came right before a major attack. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/22 "2006-09-04T18:33:38Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Imagine the scene on September 11, 2001: Mohammed Atta: “In the name of Allah, we have seized control of this plane and !” Passenger 1: "Wow, I’m really impressed by your faith. You know what? Count me in! "… Passenger 2: “Hey, if you’re letting people go, I want to convert to Islam!” Passenger 3: “Me too!” Passenger 4: “Count me in!” … Shehri: “Osama’s going to be so pissed.” [/QUOTE] Applause! **L Nemo** , thanks for a good laugh ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/23 "2006-09-04T20:59:04Z")
There is a [school of thought](http://economics.about.com/b/a/013642.htm) that the best way to predict the future is by using a Futures Market. One [one such market](http://news.us.newsfutures.com/market/market.html?symbol=USAISHIT) currently is marketing the chance that: **Islamic terrorists will hit the U.S. homeland again while Bush is president** Shares are trading at $55. When you buy a share it \*will be worth $100 if a major terrorist attack (think 9/11, Madrid, London), claimed by or attributed to islamic terrorists, occurs in the United States while George W. Bush is President. Otherwise, it will be worth nothing. \* ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/24 "2006-09-04T21:05:19Z")
[QUOTE=jimmmy] There is a [school of thought](http://economics.about.com/b/a/013642.htm) that the best way to predict the future is by using a Futures Market. [/QUOTE] Yet strangely, a genuine futures market failed to spot the eruption of Pinatubo, let alone the Kobe earthquake. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/25 "2006-09-04T21:06:28Z")
Well. the attack has come. [Steve Irwin](http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/world/04cnd-irwin.html?ex=1315022400&en=c382a12f5e60b76c&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss), the Crocodile Hunter, is dead. Prelininary reports suggest the involvement of a toxic chemical, perhaps in a gel-like form. Another icon of Wesern ulture destroyed. I fear the terrorists are winning. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/26 "2006-09-05T04:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=jimmmy] One [one such market](http://news.us.newsfutures.com/market/market.html?symbol=USAISHIT) currently is marketing the chance that: **Islamic terrorists will hit the U.S. homeland again while Bush is president** Shares are trading at $55. When you buy a share it \*will be worth $100 if a major terrorist attack (think 9/11, Madrid, London), claimed by or attributed to islamic terrorists, occurs in the United States while George W. Bush is President. Otherwise, it will be worth nothing. \* [/QUOTE] But the page says > [@](#): > > Each USAISHIT that you buy will be worth X$100 if a major terrorist attack (think 9/11, Madrid, London), claimed by or attributed to islamic terrorists, occurs in the United States while George W. Bush is President. Otherwise, it will be worth nothing. What are X$? ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/27 "2006-09-05T16:06:58Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] Sorry, won’t convert. Don’t think white robes and turbans are really my style, you see. Apologies to my fellow countrymen if this brings on an attack. [/QUOTE] Agreed, plus i _really_ like bacon and ham, can’t see giving that up… ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/28 "2006-09-05T16:38:53Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] We are currently at [Threat Level Orange](http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29). Got duct tape? [/QUOTE] Thus the most famous recipe for fallout-shelter cuisine is born: **Duct L’Orange!** Sailboat ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/29 "2006-09-05T16:59:06Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Imagine the scene on September 11, 2001: [/QUOTE] LOL!!! Funniest thing I’ve read in weeks! Thank you for lifting my spirits on a dreary, gray afternoon! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/30 "2006-09-05T18:13:44Z")
Give credit where credit is due. Little Nemo, you just wrote a whole skit for SNL. Don’t know if a warning is mandated but there are plenty of examples of advanced threats and also demands to convert. The Fox news crew certainly used conversion to their benefit. Also recall a Frontline program where journalists who interviewed Islamic factions were constantly pressured into discussing religion and conversion. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/31 "2006-09-05T18:36:14Z")
[hijack] (no pun intended) If you are interested in terror attacks or natural disasters in the US, I can share this much with you. To date, I have only been on a cruise ship twice: During Sept. 11th and during Katrina. My wife has insisted that we take a cruise again next August. And no, I’m not paid to post by bomb shelter construction companies… [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/32 "2006-09-05T18:59:48Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] I’ve heard that Islamic terrorists are supposed to give ‘fair warning’ before an attack. Not, it seems, that many do; but I’ve heard that under Allah’s Rules of Engagement you’re not supposed to attack until your enemy has been given an opportunity to convert. [/QUOTE] Are you serious? I don’t think that Allah wrote a manuscript on how to conduct a terror campaign. The Islamic flavored fundamentalism that endorses terrorism makes it up as they go. They also don’t have a universal demand, such as conversion of heathens, but rather just need to find an outlet for their hatred, and conversely, their leaders use this hatred to solidify and consolidate their own power. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/33 "2006-09-06T14:06:29Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Imagine the scene on September 11, 2001 [/QUOTE] Absolutley brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/34 "2006-09-06T14:25:40Z")
Duct L’orange, Conversions on the 9/11 charter flights, gambling on when we’re going to get hit…only in America. The Terrorists don’t have a chance because they just don’t understand their audience. [quote=carnivorousplant] Are the cultures so different that it makes sense to them and seems silly to us? [quote] Given that Bush used the same strategy to force Saddam to essentially disrobe and bend over while his subjects looked on…I’m going to have to give this one a big “YES.” All we know about each other is that we have been instructed to hate each other. “Cultural Understanding” undermines the war effort. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/35 "2006-09-06T14:26:52Z")
coding fix on aisle 12 please… ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239/36 "2006-09-07T00:03:29Z")
[QUOTE=Eleusis] But the page says What are X$? [/QUOTE] How the freak did I miss this? I scout these boards for any mention of **ME**. Crimeny I’m sorry for the delay **Eleusis**. I linked to a futures market that is run as a game using play money and prizes, rather than send anyone into a IRL provider using real money that I have no idea about. “X$” is the game’s play money. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terror-attack-soon/371239.md?page=1)