Nah. 'Cause like it says in the name, the directive was only temporary.
@Guartho: Do I take it that that means you work for one of the intelligence or law enforcement services?
It is September 10th, 2001, and...
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@Guartho: Do I take it that that means you work for one of the intelligence or law enforcement services?
^ lol, no it means he's a time traveller.
I too would be a young teen an ocean away (and with a terrible long term memory to boot) on 10/09/01 so probably wouldn't be able to do all that much to prevent it other than telling people the basics.
Stopping 9/11 would only barely be at the top of my list of things to do anyway.
I too would be a young teen an ocean away (and with a terrible long term memory to boot) on 10/09/01 so probably wouldn't be able to do all that much to prevent it other than telling people the basics.
Stopping 9/11 would only barely be at the top of my list of things to do anyway.
People called Romanes they go the house?
Nardpuncher
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That's weird we were both in Taiwan on September 11th 2001!
This is the most abominable comment I have ever read on these boards.
Bad taste. Too soon. WAY too soon.
I assume he meant the Temporal Prime Directive. Unless that has something to do with Japanese food.Nah. 'Cause like it says in the name, the directive was only temporary.
Nardpuncher
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How about you get a seat on top of the South tower?
I've always liked you but what the fuck is this, dude? Very poor taste.
If he said he would watch a movie about it and while eating popcorn no one would say anything. It happened, and if you aren't allowed or able to change it, but you're given the ability to time travel as an observer, it is fine. And it is not that different than a movie about it. (But then, I don't eat popcorn during a tense movie, I watch as if I was there, sometimes jumping out of my chair, etc.)
Call in all favors i'm owed and have people physically stop the terrorists at all costs after informing every possible government agency of their plans in as much detail as i can.
With a bit of luck the terrorists will be stalled enough so that investigations can prove my claim.
Of course then i'd be investigated too to explain how i knew all this and probably end up arrested as the chief planner who just got cold feet and maybe a conscience in the end
With a bit of luck the terrorists will be stalled enough so that investigations can prove my claim.
Of course then i'd be investigated too to explain how i knew all this and probably end up arrested as the chief planner who just got cold feet and maybe a conscience in the end
Would you really enjoy that scene in a movie, knowing that it happened in real life?
Yeah. I've been told that I am one of the rudest, crudest, most vicious people alive, and even I find that in bad taste.
I really enjoy movies that make me sad. “The Pianist” comes to mind. So, yes, I would.
Rii
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I dunno; some of those photoshopped 9/11 images are pretty good, and there're some great general terrorism jokes around, one of my favourites being that clip from The Onion where they do an 'undercover special' demonstrating how lax airport security is by hijacking and blowing up the plane. That comment certainly had no redeeming qualities, however.
Seriously? I always thought "enjoying yourself" has to do with "feeling better". If sad stuff makes you feel better, then I dunno. Do you think funerals are more fun than birthday parties?
No, that would be the Tempura Prime Directive, I'm pretty sure.
Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all.
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Being 15, living in Ireland, and not knowing the names of the hijackers or what airport they left from, I would not stand a hope of stopping the attacks. But I would stand a hope of influencing future events after 9/11, and I'd use my foreknowledge of the attacks as a way of proving that I'm from the future.
Firstly, I go to a police station and ask to confess something. Once I'm in the interrogation room (with a camera for video evidence) I'd tell them that I'm from the future and explain the attacks in as much detail as I could. I would fully expect to be laughed out of the room and given a warning for wasting police time. The next day, I'd take the day off school and watch the events unfolding on the news. An hour after the first crash, I would expect a knock on the door.
Hang on, this is Irish police I'm think of...
Three hours after the first crash, I'd expect a knock on the door. I'd probably be interrogated, but I'd continue to tell them the truth; I'm from the future and have foreknowledge of events to come. The fact that I could describe the angles at which the first two planes hit the twin towers, and that the fourth plane crashed in an accident in Pennsylvania, should give them pause for thought. They may want to keep me in custody, in which case I'd tell them as much as I could about future events. Once I am continually proved right about events that I shouldn't have any knowledge of, I would ask to speak with members of the government so that I could warn them of certain things.
I'd also use my foreknowledge to improve my own life. I'd set out to found YouTube all by myself, and sell it to Google for $1.65 billion.
Firstly, I go to a police station and ask to confess something. Once I'm in the interrogation room (with a camera for video evidence) I'd tell them that I'm from the future and explain the attacks in as much detail as I could. I would fully expect to be laughed out of the room and given a warning for wasting police time. The next day, I'd take the day off school and watch the events unfolding on the news. An hour after the first crash, I would expect a knock on the door.
Hang on, this is Irish police I'm think of...
Three hours after the first crash, I'd expect a knock on the door. I'd probably be interrogated, but I'd continue to tell them the truth; I'm from the future and have foreknowledge of events to come. The fact that I could describe the angles at which the first two planes hit the twin towers, and that the fourth plane crashed in an accident in Pennsylvania, should give them pause for thought. They may want to keep me in custody, in which case I'd tell them as much as I could about future events. Once I am continually proved right about events that I shouldn't have any knowledge of, I would ask to speak with members of the government so that I could warn them of certain things.
I'd also use my foreknowledge to improve my own life. I'd set out to found YouTube all by myself, and sell it to Google for $1.65 billion.
L O S T
Wow. I really stuck my foot in my mouth this time. I apologize to anyone that was offended by my comment. I have a tendency to just spout off something at the tip of the hat in any given situation. Usually they are funny or insightful but I do miss the mark sometimes. I do not usually post those type of comments because what is funny in the moment with certain body language, voice and other mannerisms is not transferable to the written word. This time however I did post such a comment and boy did I miss the mark on this one in every way imaginable.
I completely misread and misunderstood the scenario and question that the original post asked. So my already foot in mouth answer was made even worse by having nothing to do with what the OP was asking. Once again I do apologize for the comment. I will now bow out of this thread before I derail it any further.
I completely misread and misunderstood the scenario and question that the original post asked. So my already foot in mouth answer was made even worse by having nothing to do with what the OP was asking. Once again I do apologize for the comment. I will now bow out of this thread before I derail it any further.
Now, coming to think about it, I don't know the names of any passengers, the name of the hijackers, which flights were used. I can look them up in Wikipedia, but not after I have travelled in my past... I guess I'm not the only one, so if you move through time before knowing about it, and without time to prepare, you'd be in a quite bad situation to do anything.
However, I have always wanted to make a copy of the entire English Wikipedia to my phone. Should I do this, and should my phone move through time with me, I can safely look everything up, and I will have some sort of evidence that anything happened. It would be impossible to verify my copy of Wikipedia, because the events would change, but it would be easy to prove that I'm unable to make everything up. And it should contain at least some information that can be verified.
However, I have always wanted to make a copy of the entire English Wikipedia to my phone. Should I do this, and should my phone move through time with me, I can safely look everything up, and I will have some sort of evidence that anything happened. It would be impossible to verify my copy of Wikipedia, because the events would change, but it would be easy to prove that I'm unable to make everything up. And it should contain at least some information that can be verified.
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