We’re Going to Do Something…..
In honor of the 17th anniversary of 9/11, below is the best article I have read to commemorate the day from the always insightful Mike Rowe:
You’ve been very quiet about the Kaepernick PR disaster at Nike. Any thoughts? – Sam Wilder
Hi Sam. Nike’s free to celebrate whomever they wish, and Kaepernick is entitled to his opinion – kneeling, standing, or lying down. But if I was going to put someone’s face on a billboard – someone who epitomized bravery and sacrifice – I might have gone another way, especially this time of year. I might have gone with this guy – Tom Burnett.
Tom’s last act on earth was one of the most courageous things imaginable. And his last words to his wife, Deena, are among the most inspiring I’ve ever heard. Those exact words are at the top of this page, and the bottom. They were spoken seventeen years ago, under conditions I hope to never experience. I’ll never forget Tom’s last words. I hope you won’t either. [Mike Rowe]
You can read the whole transcript from Tom Burnett’s phone call at the link.
WOW.
Words fail me.
“Let’s roll…”
My best friend in the whole world died on September 11 in one if the planes that hit the World Trade Center.
I was in Korea and got a strange number on my cellphone. I answered and it was him calling from his cellphone flying low over New York City.
I heard his amazing very last words as his plane hit one of the World Trade Center buildings.
Oh, CH. 🙁
I’m so sorry.
Can’t imagine what that must’ve been like, or how awful this time of year must be for you.
Yeah. His last words were terrible.
So sorry for your loss, CH. 😥
Yeah… the situation was bad… but it was what my best friend said to me as the plane hit the tower that really stuck with me.
And his last words were?
“Allāhu akbar!”
Classic Chickhead 🙄
So..you’re saying that in the end, he wasn’t even comprehendible?
I was starting to catch on but something just wouldn’t let me believe he’d go there. Too irreverent. There’s no way!
Chicken head you are a bastardo! 😆
Holy shit had to drag that one out of him eh? For simplicity in the future just assume every statement CH makes is a setup for a joke so just take a bite, read the punchline, laugh and go on with the day. 😛
When you’ve got cult followers you get to decide what is sacred.
I was like , “Dude, your going to die and your going to call CH?” what about your wife? But Maybe they were real close, like best butt buddies. we can all change.
Sigh. Shoulda known…
True story: Knew a guy who crashed into a tree while skiing at Squaw Valley, CA and pulverized every bone in his leg (Yeah, similar to Sonny Bono, but this guy wrapped his leg around the tree instead of his head). Ski patrol got him on a gurney and transported him to a civilian hospital. They immediately determined they had to amputate, but when they discovered he was military they transferred him to Travis for the surgery. In the haste and confusion of the situation, the surgeon at Travis amputated the wrong leg. In the 70’s we heard about this happening all the time, right? Well when they discovered their mistake they went back and amputated the other leg.
After his recovery, the guy immediately wanted to sue. But what his lawyer said was unbelievable…
The lawyer told him he didn’t have a leg to stand on…
…and, anyway, the most he could win was tree fiddy.
We have a winner! Chickenhead, would you please come up to the podium?
JoeC, you can have a lot of fun with doctors, if you know they’re gonna hurt you anyway…
Setnaffa… you missed your calling as a life coach in Auschwitz.
That sage advice would have brightened up a lot of normally dreary visits to Dr. Mengele’s office.