# The terrorists have already won thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693 "2006-03-09T15:48:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/1 "2006-03-09T15:48:23Z")
When I have to drink decaffeinated coffee, the terrorists have already won. What’s yours? Whimsical replies only please. This is MPSIMS and not the Pit or GD. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/2 "2006-03-09T16:22:07Z")
When I have to eat non-fat cheese the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/3 "2006-03-09T17:10:39Z")
When I can’t get a local forecast between 6 and 7PM because the Weather Channel is showing repeats of _Storm Stories_, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/4 "2006-03-09T17:13:23Z")
The terrorists have already won? Well, I for one welcome our new terrorist overlords. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/5 "2006-03-09T17:14:11Z")
When I have to wake up before 9AM, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/6 "2006-03-09T17:32:05Z")
When I have to pick up my dog’s poop from a park, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/7 "2006-03-09T17:37:07Z")
When I have to be whimsical on request, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/8 "2006-03-09T17:43:15Z")
Sequential thread time: If it doesn’t say “O-R-E-O” The terrorists have already won ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/9 "2006-03-09T19:36:42Z")
If all the traffic lights on the way home from work are red, the terrorists have won. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/10 "2006-03-09T22:14:42Z")
If I have to drink non-alcoholic beer. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/11 "2006-03-09T22:32:36Z")
When I agree with George Will, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/12 "2006-03-10T06:26:50Z")
When they’ve captured my queen and both my knights within the first few turns… ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/13 "2006-03-10T07:08:45Z")
When a sports event runs long and stops me from seeing my favorite show… When people act stupid… ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/14 "2006-03-10T07:09:54Z")
The next time I go to Iraq, if I get killed I don’t care if the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/15 "2006-03-10T11:22:38Z")
When we start posting to a thread about how the terrorists have already won, the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/16 "2006-03-10T12:15:01Z")
When the smart-assed Palestinian service manager service manager at the Volvo place keeps me car an extra day, then the terrorists have already won. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/17 "2006-03-10T15:15:33Z")
In Soviet Russia, you have already won TERRORISTS! (Think of it as the equivalent of Nigerian banking scams, but we offer Checnyans rather than money.) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/18 "2006-03-10T16:49:37Z")
The [Ladies Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society](http://www.northernsun.com/n/s/1718B.html) have already won thread? Sounds perfect for them. Now they just need to win the SCUD missles. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/19 "2006-03-10T17:35:51Z")
The day I can no longer buy Cheez-Its will be the day the terrorists win. Mmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrorists-have-already-won-thread/347693/20 "2006-03-11T00:14:06Z")
When I get tired of posting on the SDMB ths terrorists have already won!