#Pentagon incorrect texts

[sreegs]

I reblogged it earlier but I'm glad the Something Awful Forums 9/11 thread was archived because it's an incredibly important slice of internet history. For the record I think 9/11 was thousands of personal tragedies for the direct victims of the attacks but one big national farce that led to America's ongoing slide into fascism, and the nationalism and remembrance around it is a joke especially in the wake of the same amount of deaths every fucking day in the US during the height of coronavirus.

Nevertheless I think it's important that if you do not remember because you were too young or just didn't exist on Sept 11, 2001 to read the Something Awful 9/11 forums to get an idea of what the internet was like at the moment when America changed to 24 hour news cycles and renewed hyper-nationalism not seen since WWII.

This all happened before Twitter, Facebook, before Discord. Before smart phones. Before most people had cell phones. When a lot of people still had dial-up internet, even. Some people in the thread were relying on radio because internet and TV weren't keeping up.

It was a live event of internet denizens reacting to the biggest national event (and among the biggest international events) of the past 25 years. It was also a slice of what the internet was like at the turn of the millennium. Not only that, but people accurately calling out who was responsible, and what would result before the attacks even finished.

Keep in mind that the links that follow contain images of the event, lots of Islamophobia, people calling for the Middle East to be nuked, people blaming Palestine, casual racist and homophobic language (this was Something Awful after all), etc etc. They preserved the first 17 pages which spanned about 24 hours during the events. It's the origin of the "WATCH BUSH START A FUCKING WAR" screenshot.

Links under the fold. I've also annotated the pages with notes regarding the timeline and any posts of interest. Note the thread was preserved in Pacific Time even though the page says times are Eastern. That's incorrect. Post timestamps are 3 hours behind Eastern Time, which is the time zone where the attacks occurred:

Page 1 - Note the first post was edited to include images of the second attack. The thread started after the first plane hit. Second plane hitting the WTC happens here too.

Page 2 - Poster accurately calling out Bin Laden was responsible at 9:14 AM EST

Page 3 - "WATCH BUSH START A FUCKING WAR"

Page 4

Page 5 - First official acknowledgement it was a terrorist attack.

Page 6 - Pentagon hit

Page 7

Page 8

Page 9 - Commercial flights grounded by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

Page 10 - First mention of towers collapsing at end of page

Page 11 - More reactions to collapse of first tower. People thinking it was a bomb or yet another plane. Rumors about a fourth plane just missing the White House (these are false and predate the actual 4th plane crash by minutes)

Page 12

Page 13 - By this point there's just rampant speculation about more bombs at the WTC, the US Capitol building being hit, etc (all false). Remember this is all just people reacting to TV news and radio and the rumor mill via phone, AIM, IRC, and maybe text messages.

Page 14 - By this point internet news sites are overwhelmed

Page 15 - Second tower collapses. First acknowledgement of the fourth plane that crashed in PA.

Page 16 - There's an abrupt time jump in the threads, I think it was the result of admins pruning the activity or the SA forums going down. This page starts on 9/12 even though it is page 16. American flag signatures and ribbons start appearing.

Page 17

[redrapscalian]

For Everyone New to Batfam Fandom

Do all the Robins in fanart look identical to you? Here's how to tell your BatBoys apart:

Dick Grayson: First Robin, oldest. Anything talking about "big brother moment/vibes/energy" is likely Dick. In the height lineup he is second tallest, and his hair has a little swoop off to the side. In incorrect quotes and art he's generally a soft "big bro" character and "innocent" (everyone knows he isn't and it's kind of a meme at this point). Is he wearing blue? Doing gymnastics? Wearing the Nightwing suit? Have a blue speech bubble/text? Blue character line art? Dick Grayson. In his early Robin days he had the least amount of pants.

Jason Todd: Second Robin, second oldest. He's the big boy, the tallest one, absolute tank of a man. He's usually drawn with a white streak in his hair and a bit gruff/scraggly looking. Angy. He's also known as Red Hood/The Red Hood and wears a- you guessed it- full-face red mask. "Has gun" is a staple in a lot of his art. While the other Robins carry staffs, swords, and various bomb weapons, Jason actually invested in a firearm. His fandom-assigned colour is red, so red text, line art, and speech bubbles is Jason. His early Robin suit has slightly more pants than Dick got, but they're still in briefs territory.

Tim Drake: Third Robin, he actually got pants with his robin suit. Depending on the art, he's usually drawn with a sort of crew-cut hairstyle or curtain middle part. Typically drawn as a teenager/younger adult, and third in the height order. Does he look like a little nerd? That's because he is, that's Tim for 'ya. Is the Robin hopelessly sleep deprived, chugging cups of coffee, or hacking the pentagon? Tim Drake! Tim's colour is typically yellow, so text, speech bubbles, etc, you get the idea.

Stephanie Brown: Fourth Robin. The girl one. But seriously, she's blonde, generally a positive influence in art, but is a wild card for all intents and purposes. She's special in that people use her presence in incorrect quotes and art to be either peacekeeping and an angel or a complete agent of chaos, and it can flip flop either way. I've seen her colour be pink, baby blue, and a few other colours. Wears a pretty typical Robin suit.

Damien Wayne: Fifth Robin, Batman's biological son. He's the youngest and smallest, drawn with darker skin and usually short, neat hair. Says "father" instead of dad and talks very formally. Typically a rabid child in most fanart, he wields two swords and is seen threatening violence upon his brothers in art and incorrect quotes. Loves animals and is sometimes drawn with his dog. His Robin suit is mostly black with some yellow highlights, and his domino mask is green instead of black like the other Robins. His colour is green, so green text bubbles, line art, and text are probably Damien.

[in-correct]

Jinho: my life is a rollercoaster

Jinho: there's just a lot of sitting and screaming

Yuto: hyung are you okay?

[kinoticed]

kino, panicking: DAMN I BROKE THe vase-

yuto: hey keep it together, man.

kino, picking up the shards of the vase: I'M TRYING-

yuto: not what i meant but please dont hurt yourself.

[incorrect-tripleh-kpop]

Hyojong: What if I don’t have a soulmate because I have no soul

Hui: Dude, Hyuna only went to the bathroom, calm down-

[incorrect-pentagon]

Yeo One [texting]: Houston, we have a problem.

Hongseok: Where are you?

Yeo One: Houston. That's the problem. I don't know how I got here.

[gustingirl]

Danny: What are we eating tonight?

Josh: 🍆🧀

Danny:

Danny: Dick cheese??

Josh: NO! Eggplant parmesan!

Danny:

Danny: Okay, I'm gonna need you to not use emojis ever again.

[me-nini]

Felix: *is talking with his husky manly voice*

Chanyeol from EXO: excuse me are you my son?

I.M from Monsta X: nope, he is mine.

Yuto from Pentagon: i think he is MY son.

Yongguk from B.A.P: shut up he is mine.

Namjoon from BTS: of course not he is my son.

Ravi from VIXX: eeehh no? He is my son.

Jackson from Got7: i’m the main hoe here. He is my son.

Chan burst into the room holding a broom: BACK OFF, BITCHES !! HE IS MINE ! ONE MORE STEP AND I KILL ALL OF YOU !!!

[hui-ing]

Hongseok, over text: How come you've been abnormally nice to me lately

Jinho: what do u mean

Hongseok: You just seem nicer than usual

Jinho: i'll punch you in the face if you want

[in-correct]

Yeo one: [sees cop walking over] oh fuck he's gonna find out we have drugs

Jinho: just lie

Yeo one: ok

Cop: [suspicious] do you guys have any drugs?

Yeo one: [sweating] no we have a bomb

[incorrect-tripleh-kpop]

Hyuna: Hyojong, you deserve an award for putting up with me

Hyojong: You are my reward!

Hui: Hyojong, you deserve an award for putting up with me

Hyojong: Yeah, you can be a real bitch sometimes.

[incorrectboygroups]

Hello nerds! I’d love some new admins here to help me out, so if you are interested please take this poll! 🥰 (also please reblog to spread this!)

[incorrect-pentagon]

Yeo One: With great boredom comes great responsibility.

Jinho: Please tell me you're not on the roof again.

[gustingirl]

Kino: Hey, did you ever see that one movie, the one where there’s this cowboy and he’s the king of the castle… And then this astronaut shows up and tries to take over, so the cowboy attempts to murder him. But instead, the astronaut is taken hostage by this evil psychopath. And the cowboy has to rescue him. And then they end up becoming really good friends.

Jinho: ..toy story?

Kino: toy story! I love that movie!

[migitenitayou]

no one: nothing

Yuto: 

[ptg-neecorrect]

wooseok: fuck

hongseok: WHAT?

wooseok: frick