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I was visting my aunt in the mountains...

You mean when they caught him, or when they 'caught' him and brought him out in public?

Watching the news, probably. It wasn't that memorable an event, not like when the first moon landing took place or Kennedy was shot.

Why would I remember something so pointless? I mean, I remember where I was when I heard Anna Lindh had died, but Saddam's capture? I doubt you could have picked a more insignificant event if you had tried.

I have no idea.

I was expecting a "Where were you when the towers were hit" topic. This is disappointing.

I move to hijack this thread and change the topic, all in favor say "aye".

Odds are pretty good that I was in mud at the time. :)

I was expecting a "Where were you when the towers were hit" topic. This is disappointing.

I move to hijack this thread and change the topic, all in favor say "aye".

Aye.

I was expecting a "Where were you when the towers were hit" topic. This is disappointing.

I move to hijack this thread and change the topic, all in favor say "aye".

W00t!

Odds are pretty good that I was in mud at the time. :)

Sounds fun.

I believe I was near Adwar in Iraq, in a small shelter underground.
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Oops, revealed my true identity... :p

In front of a computer

Work or home I am in front of one for about 17 hours a day so the chanses are better then 70 percent that is where I was

in a hole syaing" what are ya doing its occupied!"

Saddam who?

I was expecting a "Where were you when the towers were hit" topic. This is disappointing.

I move to hijack this thread and change the topic, all in favor say "aye".
Aye.

In response to the original topic, no idea.

In response to the proposed new one - playing badminton.

In response to the proposed new one - playing badminton.

Well, I guess I could play having a bad mint on my tongue...
Dunno why, though... :p

W00t!

Aye.

Motion passed, *gavel slam*, thread topic is now "Where were you when the towers were hit".

I was in freshman math class - algebra 1 and 2. There was a PA announcement to turn on the televisions and find a station that was covering the news - at the time, this was most stations. We watched that for the rest of the class, and the class after that. The class after that, we tried to do actual schoolwork, but most of us, including the teacher, just couldn't. A lot of girls were crying that day, and you could hear it from the hallways. Some guys were, as well, but most were in shock. I can't remember if we went home early or not - the entire day seemed to just stretch on endlessly.

My reflex-defensive mechanism kicked in like it always does in traumatic situations. I couldn't stop smiling, and I had tears in my eyes. I couldn't talk, and I could barely hear anything other than what was on the news. If you hadn't seen my eyes, you would never have known I was upset - the rest of my face was relatively stoic, as were the few words I managed to get out of my mouth.

Though, what they said was true about it bringing people together - throughout the hallways and in classrooms, people were hugging, others just generally wanted to be near as many people as possible, no matter who they were or what kind of person they were or how they had treated eachother before that day.

I was happy that we'd reacted that way, but sad that it took something like this to make it happen.

Motion passed, *gavel slam*, thread topic is now "Where were you when the towers were hit".

I was in freshman math class - algebra 1 and 2. There was a PA announcement to turn on the televisions and find a station that was covering the news - at the time, this was most stations. We watched that for the rest of the class, and the class after that. The class after that, we tried to do actual schoolwork, but most of us, including the teacher, just couldn't. A lot of girls were crying that day, and you could hear it from the hallways. Some guys were, as well, but most were in shock. I can't remember if we went home early or not - the entire day seemed to just stretch on endlessly.

My reflex-defensive mechanism kicked in like it always does in traumatic situations. I couldn't stop smiling, and I had tears in my eyes. I couldn't talk, and I could barely hear anything other than what was on the news. If you hadn't seen my eyes, you would never have known I was upset - the rest of my face was relatively stoic, as were the few words I managed to get out of my mouth.

Though, what they said was true about it bringing people together - throughout the hallways and in classrooms, people were hugging, others just generally wanted to be near as many people as possible, no matter who they were or what kind of person they were or how they had treated eachother before that day.

I was happy that we'd reacted that way, but sad that it took something like this to make it happen.

When they actually fell I was at the office. Someone had a radio on and came around to say what had happened. They closed the building and sent us all home very shortly thereafter. That morning, though, I turned on the news as I was getting dressed (as I always do) and Good Morning, America was on live. That in itself told me something was up because here in Denver we get it on tape-dealy. Anyway, Charlie Gibson was talking about a plane crashing into one of the Towers, they thought a small plane at first, and they had a video feed of the WTC going when along came the second plane. I'll never forget that.

When I got home, I sat in front of the television, watching and listening to the incredible pictures and the stories of people who'd been there, until it got to be too much. It was a beautiful day here and I went out and mowed the lawn, just to do something, to breathe the air, instead watching what I now was my world changing.

Why choose the most uninteresting topic possible to replace the most uninteresting topic possible? :confused:

For the towers I was online doing something insignifigant, heard about the first plane and thought "what a shitty pilot". Then I spent the next hour or so getting news as fast as I could, up to an hour in advance of CNN. They're so slow.

Why choose the most uninteresting topic possible to replace the most uninteresting topic possible? :confused:

Because when it actually happened I was 13 years old, and I didn't start getting into the internet until I was 14 or 15, so I didn't have a community like this to share an experience like this up until recently.

I was waking up with a hangover.

I can't remember. Probably because I don't care.

I was waking up with a hangover.

Probably not the best thing to wake up to, especially if you lived in NYC and actually heard the towers go down.

Ahhh i remember that day, like it was months ago, which it was.

I think i was probobly eating popcorn on the hillside and shouting "HES IN THERE"

Probably not the best thing to wake up to, especially if you lived in NYC and actually heard the towers go down.

Wait, this thread isn't about the day they found Saddam in that hole?

I remember I was at a Model UN conference in NYC around the time Saddam's regime fell - and I was representing Iraq. I don't think anyone was sure which Iraq I would be representing - Saddam's or whatever the hell took its place.

When they caught Saddam I was in the next spiderhole down, they missed mine. WOOT!*






















*for the purposes of any intellegence agencies watching this forum the above is a complete fabrication. please do not disappear me and torture me. I know nuffink about WMD or anything else re Iraq Iran N Korea nuclear testing or terrorist activities. Really.

Wait, this thread isn't about the day they found Saddam in that hole?

I hijacked the thread with the approval of others. =)

I hijacked the thread with the approval of others. =)

Ah.

Well in that case, I was in school.

*bump* for great justice

I'm more interested in where I will be when the catch Osama.

I have no idea. I didn't even know they had caught him until about a week later.

I'm more interested in where I will be when the catch Osama.

Well, that's the interesting part. Karl Rove has been smiling his ass off lately, even though it's clear to everyone that the repubs are going to lose house and senate to the dems - what's the trick he's got under his sleeve? Maybe they're going to pull back the curtain to show they've found him at the right moment and have a huge spill of votes go into republican sides.

I was working when they announced they caught sadaam. We celebrated.

I was in Lake George on vacation when they caught and killed his scumbag sons. That was a celebration too.

It will be a celebration when they nail bin laden as well.

I was working when they announced they caught sadaam. We celebrated.

I was in Lake George on vacation when they caught and killed his scumbag sons. That was a celebration too.

It will be a celebration when they nail bin laden as well.

And the towers?

*bumpinthenightwasagoodshow*

And the towers?

I was on my way to my last job- the owner of my company was in NYC- he called me to say a small plane had hit one of the towers-he was a pilot,so we were discussing how odd it was on such a clear day for someone to have made such an error... but in the next few minutes, learned it wasnt a small plane or an accident.

I don't recall.

My apathy no doubt ruined the glory of the moment.

I don't recall.

My apathy no doubt ruined the glory of the moment.

not for me.

Saddam is my birthday buddy. Maybe I should send him a card this year for our birthday? hmmm

Saddam is my birthday buddy. Maybe I should send him a card this year for our birthday? hmmm

Might wanna do that before his sentencing.. ;)

Having sex actually, why?

So, where were you when the caught Saddam?

Doing this...though it was unrelated to the event in question.

http://cdn-14.cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users10/dancerinaa0527/default/large-msg-114255565029-2.jpg

Not actually me in the picture, but you get the idea...;)

Well, that's the interesting part. Karl Rove has been smiling his ass off lately, even though it's clear to everyone that the repubs are going to lose house and senate to the dems - what's the trick he's got under his sleeve? Maybe they're going to pull back the curtain to show they've found him at the right moment and have a huge spill of votes go into republican sides.

And Democrats ought to launch repeated airings of Dear Leader saying "I don't think of him much lately" to counter the Iranian Surprise.

And Democrats ought to launch repeated airings of Dear Leader saying "I don't think of him much lately" to counter the Iranian Surprise.

Nah, the democrats are too pussy to revert to offensive tactics, no matter how effective they may be.

Nah, the democrats are too pussy to revert to offensive tactics, no matter how effective they may be.

Which is too damn bad, and something they ought to get over

I was expecting a "Where were you when the towers were hit" topic. This is disappointing.

I move to hijack this thread and change the topic, all in favor say "aye".
Aye.

umm, not a clue. either in edinburgh or jersey. or maybe somewhere on my travels. not the moon though, that was ages ago.

I remember it clearly: I was smoking reefers I was lighting with burning American flags while laughing at CNN.

Saddam - no idea.

Twin Towers - I was hiking in Canada & didn't find out until two days later, when we came back into a town.

So, where were you when the caught Saddam?

500 feet underwater transiting from Guam to Yokosuka, Japan.

I have no idea, at work maybe?

Why would I remember something so pointless? I mean, I remember where I was when I heard Anna Lindh had died, but Saddam's capture? I doubt you could have picked a more insignificant event if you had tried.
The first time you stubbed your toe is more significant than Saddam's capture?:confused:

Saddam? Couldn't give a damn.

Twin Towers? Well, I remember getting home from school and being pretty pissed off that my cartoons weren't on because something silly happen in New York. Ah the bliss of being a 9 year old.