Osama Bin Laden is Dead!!! - Page 9

DanaC · 05-03-2011, 06:56 PM

Gossip. I learned the origins of that word last week.

Aliantha · 05-03-2011, 07:01 PM

Well, whether he said it or not, I think he'd probably agree with it.

Bullitt · 05-03-2011, 07:06 PM

You're probably right, he championed non-violence. I just like sticking to what people actually said/did, not conjecture.

Aliantha · 05-03-2011, 07:10 PM

Fair enough. Me too. I wouldn't have posted it as a quote if I'd known it was a fake. I might get the book and check it out though. I do have a book with all MLK's speaches here. I might find the one that's supposedly the origins of the quote and see what it really says.

Bullitt · 05-03-2011, 07:16 PM

He was a smart guy, could use another like him.

lookout123 · 05-03-2011, 07:43 PM

It might be nice if he were to pop by someday and say "that is NOT what I meant!".

Sheldonrs · 05-03-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

It might be nice if he were to pop by someday and say "that is NOT what I meant!".

I say the same thing regarding the Founding fathers and the 2nd amendment.

BigV · 05-04-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

It might be nice if he were to pop by someday and say "that is NOT what I meant!".

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

I say the same thing regarding the Founding fathers and the 2nd amendment.

or Jesus.

Or Mohammed.

etc etc.

Trilby · 05-04-2011, 09:03 AM

I've said loads of words thruout my life. I suppose, by this argument, that I've said some pretty fucking awesome things, too. I mean, I said all the words, I just didn't string them together in that way...

Spexxvet · 05-04-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I've said loads of words thruout my life. I suppose, by this argument, that I've said some pretty fucking awesome things, too. I mean, I said all the words, I just didn't string them together in that way...

Some after-the-fact editing is all you need.

Beest · 05-04-2011, 11:55 AM

I found the chanting and all night singing a bit much, and noted that alot the crowd seemed very young. There was some anlaysis on NPR and they talked about how for young people, somoene who was under 12 say in 2001, Bin Laden was the Big Bad Bogeyman for large portion of their lives, so for him to be killed is huge in perspective.

My thoughts are summed up very well by what is apparently a hackneyed mis quote incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain, anyway,

"I have never wished anyone dead, but there are obituaries I have read with great deal of satisfaction"

also the new drink is The Bin Laden, two shots and a splash of water.

Nirvana · 05-04-2011, 11:59 AM

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Bullitt · 05-04-2011, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beest

I found the chanting and all night singing a bit much, and noted that alot the crowd seemed very young. There was some anlaysis on NPR and they talked about how for young people, somoene who was under 12 say in 2001, Bin Laden was the Big Bad Bogeyman for large portion of their lives, so for him to be killed is huge in perspective.

My thoughts are summed up very well by what is apparently a hackneyed mis quote incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain, anyway,

"I have never wished anyone dead, but there are obituaries I have read with great deal of satisfaction"

also the new drink is The Bin Laden, two shots and a splash of water.

There is a very interesting article on the USA Today website discussing what his death means to those of my generation. Worth the read. I was about 14 at the time of 9/11, so my peers and I have that burned into our memories as a sudden, severe wake-up call to the way the world truly is. And now a long, dark chapter of our lives has been ended.

Spexxvet · 05-04-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

And now a long, dark chapter of our lives has been ended.

I doubt anything will change soon.

infinite monkey · 05-04-2011, 12:01 PM

Beest, you probably did see a lot of that, living in a college town! Also, it's true, I remember being afraid of the cold war and some unknown russian threat, but there wasn't the likes of a Hitler or a bin Laden.

Nary a word on this campus. Different environment.

And I like the drink!

05-03-2011, 07:01 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well, whether he said it or not, I think he'd probably agree with it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-03-2011, 07:06 PM	#3
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	You're probably right, he championed non-violence. I just like sticking to what people actually said/did, not conjecture. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

05-03-2011, 07:10 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Fair enough. Me too. I wouldn't have posted it as a quote if I'd known it was a fake. I might get the book and check it out though. I do have a book with all MLK's speaches here. I might find the one that's supposedly the origins of the quote and see what it really says. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-03-2011, 07:16 PM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	He was a smart guy, could use another like him. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

05-03-2011, 07:43 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	It might be nice if he were to pop by someday and say "that is NOT what I meant!". __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-04-2011, 09:03 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I've said loads of words thruout my life. I suppose, by this argument, that I've said some pretty fucking awesome things, too. I mean, I said all the words, I just didn't string them together in that way... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-04-2011, 11:55 AM	#11
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	I found the chanting and all night singing a bit much, and noted that alot the crowd seemed very young. There was some anlaysis on NPR and they talked about how for young people, somoene who was under 12 say in 2001, Bin Laden was the Big Bad Bogeyman for large portion of their lives, so for him to be killed is huge in perspective. My thoughts are summed up very well by what is apparently a hackneyed mis quote incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain, anyway, "I have never wished anyone dead, but there are obituaries I have read with great deal of satisfaction" also the new drink is The Bin Laden, two shots and a splash of water.

05-04-2011, 11:59 AM	#12
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

05-04-2011, 12:01 PM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Beest, you probably did see a lot of that, living in a college town! Also, it's true, I remember being afraid of the cold war and some unknown russian threat, but there wasn't the likes of a Hitler or a bin Laden. Nary a word on this campus. Different environment. And I like the drink!

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