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2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11
Bloggers honor the innocent victims of that awful day...

The idea is simple, but powerful: have a special tribute for each victim of 9/11, with each tribute being created by a different blogger. The 2,996 Project was started to coordinate the creation of the tributes, and that's what the site below is all about. Here you can sign up to make a tribute yourself, on your blog (you will be randomly assigned a victim). You can also browse or search through either the victims that have already been assigned, or those that have not -- and you can get pointers to more information on all of them.

A PERSONAL WAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF 9/11:
It's very easy, just go to
http://www.jamulian.com/db911/

Get over it.

Get over it.

Yeah, and stop the chain mail-like spam. That's all this is. Do something on your blog, send this to so and so many people, blah blah...

Why just 9/11?

Why not every single individual killed in attacks, wars, sectarian violence, road accidents or global starvation during this millenium?

Neat idea, but the scope is limited to the extent of being politically biased.

Why limit anything. Lets have a personal tribute on total strangers blogs for absolutely everyone who has been recorded as dying in the whole span of human history.



Oh, and I wonder what the familes of the victims would think about a random blogger being entrusted with theri son/daughter/mother/father's tribute.

Oh, and I wonder what the familes of the victims would think about a random blogger being entrusted with theri son/daughter/mother/father's tribute.
The phrase "You will randomly be assigned a victim" in the description works on multiple levels.

Looks like the 'rememberance' for this year has started already. 11/9 sucked. We get it. We don't need weeks of this every year.

Looks like the 'rememberance' for this year has started already. 11/9 sucked. We get it. We don't need weeks of this every year.
There's only 22 mourning days till 11/9. Time to wash your flags and start painting the stars and stripes on everything you own, other wise the terrorists win.

There's only 22 mourning days till 11/9. Time to wash your flags and start painting the stars and stripes on everything you own, other wise the terrorists win.

Don't forget your bumper stickers, hood ornaments and "Made in China, did we say China, we meant the USA!" yellow ribbon magnets!

Don't forget your bumper stickers, hood ornaments and "Made in China, did we say China, we meant the USA!" yellow ribbon magnets!

I'll go celebrate the jobs the USM is doing right now to prevent another 9/11. And go have a big shoot with some buds, roast up some hogs...have a good time in memory of the two.

I'll go celebrate the jobs the USM is doing right now to prevent another 9/11. And go have a big shoot with some buds, roast up some hogs...have a good time in memory of the two.
Sounds like fun...one or two years ago I found this 5k run that honors the dead 9/11 fireman and policemen. If I don't already have work or an XC meet the day it's on I'll probably go again.

I'll go celebrate the jobs the USM is doing right now to prevent another 9/11...

... by living vicariously through them in the comfort of your own, sheltered domicile.

Sounds like fun...one or two years ago I found this 5k run that honors the dead 9/11 fireman and policemen. If I don't already have work or an XC meet the day it's on I'll probably go again.

I rode my bike for 22 miles...that was long.

I suck at running, 6 and a half minute miles. I'm slow.

Sounds like fun...one or two years ago I found this 5k run that honors the dead 9/11 fireman and policemen. If I don't already have work or an XC meet the day it's on I'll probably go again.
What kind of tribute is that? It should be a 9.11k run. Duh.

... by living vicariously through them in the comfort of your own, sheltered domicile.

Not for long :p

Not for long :p

Fatalist, but at least realist in it.

What kind of tribute is that? It should be a 9.11k run. Duh.

No, it should be 11.9k.

No, it should be 11.9k.
Well I say 9.11k in case they make me run it for coming up with the idea. I'm awfully lazy you see.

Fatalist, but at least realist in it.

:confused:

I'm done with school this fall, plans are to go USMC. That's the plan, anyways, not sure what wil pop up between now and then.

Well I say 9.11k in case they make me run it for coming up with the idea. I'm awfully lazy you see.

Hey, if you're going to be using metric units like kilometres, then you have to use EU date formats as well. Otherwise it's just nonsensical. Hence, 11.9.

:confused:

Oh, that was just a play on you saying "not for long" and me having written "living." I initially thought it a crude joke, but it may have ended it up being ironically subtle.

I'm done with school this fall, plans are to go USMC. That's the plan, anyways, not sure what wil pop up between now and then.

One can hope for sense. Derisory as it would be, that hope. :\

Get over it.
Yes...people die from more important shyte everyday.

If we took all the internet blogs, memorials, tributes, threads, posts, and sundry videos about 9/11, we could use them to rebuild the towers.

Frankly, it's sad.

It was just some buildings and a couple thousand lives. Big freakin' deal. Worse is done by a hurricane or well placed tsunami.

Still doesn't have the impact of "Remember the Alamo". Nobody cares anymore. Just let it go, man. Let it go!

There are probably as many 9/11 (11/9) tributes as there are porn sites now.

2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11
Bloggers honor the innocent victims of that awful day...

Sorry, I will be busy remembering the 11 million children under 5 years old that die every single year. For some reason those figures depress me more than those of 11/9.

There are probably as many 9/11 (11/9) tributes as there are porn sites now.
Your right!

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=9%2F11&word2=porn

Your right!

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=9%2F11&word2=porn

THAT is scary.

What kind of tribute is that? It should be a 9.11k run. Duh.
What about a 2996 km run? That's even more patriotic. All participants could don hairshirts and flagellate themselves (Fass, pay attention: I said flagellate, not fellate) 911 times as well.
That'll make them feel all smug and superior.




Actually, seeing as this is America surely the most patriotic fat-ass American thing to do would be to eat 911 burgers.

THAT is scary.
Fortunately, sex still beats all:
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=9%2F11&word2=sex

Fortunately, sex still beats all:
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=9%2F11&word2=sex
But for how long?

2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11
Bloggers honor the innocent victims of that awful day...

The idea is simple, but powerful: have a special tribute for each victim of 9/11, with each tribute being created by a different blogger. The 2,996 Project was started to coordinate the creation of the tributes, and that's what the site below is all about. Here you can sign up to make a tribute yourself, on your blog (you will be randomly assigned a victim). You can also browse or search through either the victims that have already been assigned, or those that have not -- and you can get pointers to more information on all of them.

A PERSONAL WAY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF 9/11:
It's very easy, just go to
http://www.jamulian.com/db911/
And then, when you've done that feel free to start up another blog for the 40000+ dead Iraqi citizens that are directly attributable to America's reaction over 9/11.

And then, when you've done that feel free to start up another blog for the 40000+ dead Iraqi citizens that are directly attributable to America's reaction over 9/11.

You just don't get it do you, those brown skinned people are evil and hate love and happyness, they don't deserve to be mourned. :rolleyes:

You just don't get it do you, those brown skinned people are evil and hate love and happyness, they don't deserve to be mourned. :rolleyes:
I forgot, sorry.
They were all terrorists, of course.

I forgot, sorry.
They were all terrorists, of course.
Didn't you read the papers? Even the wee toddlers have AKs.

Oh, how honorable it is to be "tributed" ... on a blog.

Shit, why bother with funerals or memorial services? Let's just have blogs.

Oh, how honorable it is to be "tributed" ... on a blog.

Shit, why bother with funerals or memorial services? Let's just have blogs.
It's what all the cool people do.

It's what all the cool people do.
The Fonze would approve.

The Fonze would approve.
That's because The Fonze loves America.

Oh, how honorable it is to be "tributed" ... on a blog.

Shit, why bother with funerals or memorial services? Let's just have blogs.
How dare you!
If we stop writing millions of pages of mindless crap on the internet about 9/11 over and over again and again, the terrorists will have won!

Is that what you want?

You want the terrorists to win?

Damn Islamofascist sympathiser.

How dare you!
If we stop writing millions of pages of mindless crap on the internet about 9/11 over and over again and again, the terrorists will have won!

Is that what you want?

You want the terrorists to win?

Damn Islamofascist sympathiser.

That's a good point. I should really re-examine my hatred of America.

I know! I'll make a blog!

That's a good point. I should really re-examine my hatred of America.

I know! I'll make a blog!
It better have a huge-ass eagle and American flag background.

That's a good point. I should really re-examine my hatred of America.

I know! I'll make a blog!
No, make 2996 blogs!

It better have a huge-ass eagle and American flag background.

No, infidel. It will be a terrorist blog!