Sort of a 9/11 non-rant

From: Modemac <modemac@modemac.com>
Newsgroups: alt.slack
Date: Wed, Sep 11, 2002 7:05 PM

I've been thinking all day that I should sit down and write something,
just to let out what I feel about today, but I haven't had the will to
do so. The *urge* hasn't struck, at least until now when the day is
almost over. I find that even now, I'm just not inspired to write
stuff about patriotism or terrorism or the Goddamn fucking TV vultures
milking every bit of sympathy and sorrow out of this, the so-called
"anniversary" of the day the Conspiracy gave us another reminder that
we all suck.

I've been doing my best to avoid the pre-fabricated, canned
remembrances being broadcast on TV today. There's a lot of good stuff
going on, such as the reading of the names of the lost...but that
doesn't even begin to cover the names of the ones who weren't killed,
whose name will never be on TV, who were hurt and who continue to
hurt. I'm not very impressed by all that symbolic stuff taking place
at Ground Zero (even the name "Ground Zero" is pre-fab, a sound bite
coined to mark the moment), however cathartic it may be for some.

I did hear that at Union Square in Manhattan, where the barriers
keeping the public out of the area had stood for so long, many people
are gathering today for what looks to be an all-night event that is
*completely spontaneous* and unplanned. There is singing and dancing
and political arguments and art and drums and chanting. That is
something I'd like to see...and you can bet that we'll see barely a
mention of this on any TV station or newspaper outside of New York
City.

Everyone will be thinking and remembering in a different way today. I
did my job, as I did on this day last year. And for me, I find the
best thing to do is simply to think about it.

I, along with many millions, may not have lost any immediate family on
that day; yet I lost many brothers and sisters that I never knew, and
the tragedy came home to those around me. My Queen's best friend lost
a close family member and was stuck in New York for weeks, so she has
been feeling very bad. On FurryMUCK, there is a virtual memorial in
place for two furry fans (who I never knew) who were lost when the
towers fell. The CEO of my company lost a close friend of his on one
of the planes, and so all day at work has been a day of mourning and
remembrance.

And I'll not forget that on this day last year, many of you folks on
alt.slack gathered on IRC #subgenius to make sure we were all safe and
sound. Den Mother Magdalen watched over us and cared for us. And
Reverend SexMortus saw it all, and he had trouble sleeping for months
afterwards. We did our best to cheer him up and keep him going; I,
along with many others, sent him what little I could.

And people say the Church of the SubGenius is JUST A JOKE. Fuck that.
If there is anything in this Church that can truly be called Slack, it
is the Slack that SAVED THE LIVES of a lucky few SubGeniuses in New
York...because they were LATE FOR WORK. They weren't there when it
happened, and so they are alive today. THAT, dear friends, is SLACK.

(Now that we can no longer call that day just "September 11th," what
will it be called? "Nine-Eleven," perhaps?)
--
First Online Church of "Bob"
http://www.modemac.com/

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From: Artemia Salina <y2k@sheayright.com>

On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:05:07 -0400, Modemac wrote:

> (Now that we can no longer call that day just "September 11th," what
> will it be called? "Nine-Eleven," perhaps?) --

"Minor Inconvenience Day"

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From: self@publicist.com (Baby Jesus)

Artemia Salina <y2k@sheayright.com> wrote in message news:<3d801b2f_3@Usenet.com>...
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:05:07 -0400, Modemac wrote:

> > (Now that we can no longer call that day just "September 11th," what
> > will it be called? "Nine-Eleven," perhaps?) --

In 5 years time you can sell "The 911 dialing code is a memorial to
people who were in a building which got in the way of some planes." I
also think there is a 7-11 connection, since they often employ people
who are not white and rich.

> "Minor Inconvenience Day"

Wacky Rag-Head Prank Day.

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From: "Rev. Magdalen" <magdalen@subgenius.com>

"Artemia Salina" <y2k@sheayright.com> wrote in message
news:3d801b2f_3@Usenet.com...
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:05:07 -0400, Modemac wrote:
>
> > (Now that we can no longer call that day just "September 11th," what
> > will it be called? "Nine-Eleven," perhaps?) --
>
> "Minor Inconvenience Day"

The Beginning of World War III

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