I’ll allow it.
Mainly because not American, it’s been 20 years and biggest atrocities have happened and are happening around the world so, yeah. Jokes are funny.
When does Palestine get a holiday?
Oct 7, 2043. Following the South Park Rule of Tragic Comedy.
Am I the only one scanning the image for a well hidden Saddam?
I was disappointed too :(
Ayyyy Come on guyyyyyy relaaaaax
Should’ve used Jared
The joke is too old for him
I was thinking “is this the pedo guy?” so i guess it’s not
It is interesting to experience my own increasing openness to this kind of humor as time passes.
For context, I’m an American, I was an adult when this happened, and have worked for one of the involved airlines since before the attacks, but was nowhere near NYC and didn’t know anyone directly impacted.
But even still, probably 5 years ago I’d have been a little skeeved out my this. Now I chuckle.
Just interesting.
Most of the countries that were invaded by the Nazis make Hitler jokes except for the Germans.
Yeah but I think I’m okay with Germany’s stance on it, as I understand it at least.
It isn’t avoidance or denial, it seems to me, as much as total repudiation.
It strikes me as an appropriate response for a nation that is host to such an abomination, and worthy of emulation by any other nation that should ahem manage to make any similar mistakes.
This might be a weird take, but it does show. The Germans tend to keep to themselves. You don’t really come across them that much in other parts of Europe. It’s very noticeable in some music subcultures, which don’t make it into Germany, but do all around Germany, which is interesting.
Well and you have partition and reunification as well, which must play into it. Postwar Germany seems to have been partially defined by a series of unique and almost absurd culture shocks as Germany encountered successively different versions of itself.
I hope this discussion doesn’t offend the Germans among us. My interest is earnest and genuine, and as an American in 2024, more than simply academic.
Germany’s entire history since the fall of the Roman empire is just a series of culture shocks. East Francia, the clusterfuck of the HRE, the subsequent clusterfuck of Austria and Prussia, so on and so forth.
The only ones who had it worse were the Italians.
Honestly that’s a good thing. People sometimes get too uptight about this stuff. I’m not saying it’s always right to make a 9/11 joke, but context matters
Different cultures and different people deal with this sort of stuff in different ways.
I wasn’t in NYC at the time, but I had been in the twin towers one month before the attack. I was working in London during the attack, my building for evacuated. Still, when I heard that a radio station had played “it’s raining men” during the attack, it was a big oof but also a very good if tasteless joke. And that was the same year!
The British have a great sense of humour for dealing with tragedy. After the 7/7 bombings, an old chap on the news was saying “I’ve been bombed by a better class of bastard than this”, and the next day office staff across the whole financial centre, at least, all lined the roads at 11am. Both in remembrance, and in defiance of the attackers.
Some people find stuff sacrosanct and feel it can’t be mentioned, let alone be the basis of a joke. And some feel humour is a way to humanise, process and deal with a tragedy. But let it be clear it is never mocking the tragedy or victims, it is usually looking for some funny angle on something inconsequential compared to the tragedy.
(Of course there are examples to the contrary, I’m giving an overall view of the reaction there at the time and since)
I pitched commemorative 9/11 Jenga (comes with 2 block towers) and people didn’t like that idea either.
I was looking for Saddam Hussein in the tomatoes.
Classic rookie mistake. He surely is in the lettuce. It costs only time to find him.
This is ancient.
The price gives it away
Took a second for me to see it was priced for 2 footlongs, I was thinking $9.11 was a decent price for one today
Back then it was “too soon”
Is it justified?
Wow, it’s probably a one in a million chance that you replied that to someone who knows the reference.
Now this is a property shit post, unlike the chipotle thing
I see what you did there
Oooh dang I only saw it now.
My fingers are so used to typing this shit that they may have gained sentience and are outsmarting my brains.
I remember a while back when this was new and someone in a video tried to use it as a coupon and they honored it. I can’t find the link to the video though… 🙁
Can you even get a single footling sub for less than $9 now?
Nah, they’re insanely priced now. I’ll make my own at home but better.
Real question is why would i buy them when i can make my own
Nah I’ll get like a 6" combo (drink and chips) for like… $12.
Footlongs are probably about the same. They’re not even great sandwiches, idk how they exist when there’s jimmy johns and jersey mikes. Way better for about the same price.
maybe ham or veggie.
Mayo doesn’t melt subway foot long’s!
Does it come with a 5 sided cookie with a hole in the middle?
A second footlong has just hit my stomach.
“A second sub got eaten for lunch! I repeat second sub has just been eaten for lunch!”
Nobody can explain who ate sub #7!
This is on brand for Subway, they have a special talent for making terrible decisions.
