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Dreadful Nonsense

"I've read your blog. it's really funny. you should write a column." - Jon Ronson


"I can remember thinking that all of them were like rag dolls, their arms and legs stretched out," he says, giving this interview in his flat, the sky where the towers once soared now empty. "Most people fell with their arms stretched out, almost like a crucifixion. And feet-first almost always, strangely enough, even though the head is heavier. They looked so tiny against the building."
Conor O’Clery in the Independent

“Osama bin Laden’s hijacked planes not only attacked the Twin Towers of the Word Trade Center and the Pentagon. They also attacked Islam as a faith. They attacked the values of tolerance and coexistence that Islam preaches.”
Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi in the US Daily Star


"Kevin's remains have not been found. He just went to work one day and vanished into dust. I'm going to scoop up some dust, put it in an urn, and take him back to Australia. For me, the dust represents Kevin. That's all I have."
Richard Dennis in the Australian Advertiser


"How are we to memorialize an event of such unspeakably horrific proportions?" Fox News senior producer Jeff Kent asked. "How can we eulogize those whose deaths we can scarcely comprehend? Well, Fox is giving it a shot with the two-hour special The Day America Changed. I think you're going to like what you see."
The Onion

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