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07-16-2009, 04:20 PM
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| Father and Son
A father and his son were walking
through the Manhattan Financial District
when they come across an empty space and
the Father stops to reflect for a while.
"Imagine son," the father says, "exactly
31 years ago the great "New York 's
World Trade center Twin Towers"
stood proudly in this area".
Intrigued by the comment, the son asks
"What were the Twin Towers, dad?"
To which the father replies "They were
two of the largest buildings in the
world and they housed many thousands
of offices.... but on September 11 2001,
they were destroyed by terrorists"
The son pauses for a while and then asks
"What are terrorists, dad?"
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07-16-2009, 04:56 PM
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What language do we speak in 2032?
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07-16-2009, 05:00 PM
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If I have anything to do with it for the remainder of my career, it will be english.
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07-16-2009, 05:18 PM
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you said it jerry +100
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07-16-2009, 05:35 PM
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Yes, this definitely puts generational differences into perspective--what's a terrorist? This leads me to think about the current administration's change of the name "War Against Terror." To some inane phrase that I can next remember....and refuse to use.
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07-16-2009, 05:39 PM
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Great post, Jerry!
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07-17-2009, 08:00 AM
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Hopefully in our lifetime, a conversation like that could really happen. Long Live the USA.. 
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07-17-2009, 09:17 AM
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+1 Jerry, now if we could just get rid of unconstitutional government agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and a few others that don't follow the rules of our Constitution.
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07-17-2009, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by White Rook  Hopefully in our lifetime, a conversation like that could really happen. Long Live the USA.. | exactly what i was thinking
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07-17-2009, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by woody1981 Yes, this definitely puts generational differences into perspective--what's a terrorist? This leads me to think about the current administration's change of the name "War Against Terror." To some inane phrase that I can next remember....and refuse to use. | I just don't like seeing a war on an abstract concept or tactic. It creates a framework to make it seem never-ending.
It's like a "War in Amphibious Assault".
While maintaining a good level of security and fighting our real enemies are always very important for the nation to be strong, throwing out blanket, "marketable" terms always bugged me a bit.
I like "What was Al Qaeda?" myself...
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07-18-2009, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Archetype_wyo What language do we speak in 2032? | Good point.
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07-18-2009, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Archetype_wyo What language do we speak in 2032? | Stick around and find out. Adios!
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