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These are rather disturbing, but here in Spain, they are just two of many bin Laden and Twin Tower jokes that have been circulating since Sept. 11. I think that their insensitivity can be attributed to the Spanish sense of humor—they don’t take anything, aside from their food and wine, too seriously. But though the Spanish are probably the most gracious and welcoming people I have come across (besides the Irish), there is also an undercurrent of anti-American sentiment here, as in all of Europe...
...child asks his father, “Daddy, what were the Twin Towers...
...father says, “The Twin Towers were enormous office buildings destroyed by the Muslims...
...find ourselves more inclined to envision potential terrorist scenarios we know nothing about because we have been asked by government officials to be more alert. Being more alert entails being more imaginative—after all, who saw crashing two planes into the Twin Towers as a legitimate terrorist option before last year? Eyes and ears become open to a host of horrific but suddenly and agonizingly plausible scenarios. In our eyes, trash receptacles become potential hiding places for sarin gas canisters. Mid-sized office buildings, no matter their unimportance, become potential targets for al Qaeda and require increased security...
...team stuck together through good times and bad. When twin rowers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were shaken by the death of their 23-year old sister Amanda in mid-June, every one of their teammates took a break from training to attend the wake in the twins’ hometown of Greenwich, Conn. The twins carried on to Henley, with Tyler serving as one of the team’s spares and Cameron as a member of the Harvard ‘A’ four that reached the Britannia Cup final...