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Since the unofficial theme of 9/11 is “Never Forget,” let’s start with something easy. Like the name of the following product. Listen carefully… there WILL be a quiz.
QUIZ QUESTION #1: What is the name of the product featured in this video?
Extra credit: What color is the cap?
Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.) More by Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Like we’re going to forget 9/11. Did we forget Pearl Harbor? No. It’s so absurd. It’s as if people don’t know what else to say.
Now, I’m off to frame my poster of an eagle crying over the twin towers.
I’m off to crash my eagle into the twin towers.
Y’all have seen this, yes?
http://wonkette.com/402674/a-childrens-tre…
Here’s some good 9/11 art:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/9/11hodgman…
McSweeney’s runs John Hodgman’s remarks every year on the anniversary, and I still find myself re-reading them every year.
They probably don’t know what else to say, but that’s better than making some insensitive trite comment to appear clever