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History Test

I do not know the the author of this piece. It was passed along as an e-mail attachment. Personally I found it funny and very much to the point nowadays.

HISTORY TEST
Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the
following multiple choice test. The events are actual
cuts from past history. They actually happened!!!

Do you remember?

-1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
a. Superman
b. Jay Lenno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17
and 40

1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were
kidnapped and massacred by
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

2. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

3.During the 1980's a number of Americans were
kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

4. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was
blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was
hijacked and a 70 year old American
passenger was murdered and thrown
overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

6.In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens,
and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers
was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

7.In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the
first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

9.In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from
Wild Bill' s women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

10.On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two
were used as missiles to take out the World
Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one
crashed into the US Pentagon and the other
was diverted and crashed by the passengers.
Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and
Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

11.In 2002 the United States fought a war in
Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped
and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages
of 17 and 40

Nope, .....I really don't see a pattern here to justify
profiling, do you?

So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone,
particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport
security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile
certain people. They must conduct random searches
of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with
proper identification, secret agents who are members
of the President's security detail, 85-year old
Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor
winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim
Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone because of
profiling.

Let's send this to as many people as we can so
that the Gloria Aldreds and other dunder-headed
attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to
thwart common sense, feel doubly ashamed of
themselves -if they have any such sense.

As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest
Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does."

Come on people wake up!!!
Keep this going. Pass it on to everyone in your
address book. Our Country and our troops need
our support!

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ok bud yer in trouble now... lmao..except my post was between 17 and 50 lol nice reminder doc.

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Reply #1 By: Moderateman - 1/21/2005 1:43:19 PM
ok bud yer in trouble now... lmao..except my post was between 17 and 50 lol nice reminder doc.

Guess I'll have to slap the old lady. She's the one who passed it on. I never saw your post, but ya gotta admit it's a cool test. BTW, *IMAO* what does the "A" stand for?

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*laugh*

Who has helped subvert governments and/or supported dictators in Greece, Italy, Iran, Guatemala, Hungary, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Cambodia, Chile, Australia, Angola, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Panama?

A) The United States

The United States
C) The United States
D) The United States

My quiz is far shorter than yours, but accounts for many times the death and suffering. Interesting.

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the A in lmao is for ass]

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Reply By: MyrranderPosted: Friday, January 21, 2005*laugh*Who has helped subvert governments and/or supported dictators in Greece, Italy, Iran, Guatemala, Hungary, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Cambodia, Chile, Australia, Angola, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Panama?A) The United StatesB) The United StatesC) The United StatesD) The United StatesMy quiz is far shorter than yours, but accounts for many times the death and suffering. Interesting

myrr?? do you really hate america as much as you seem to?

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You may want to look in my archives for "Hard Facts on Islam and Terror" written some months ago. It gives some solid numbers from solid sources (but of course,I was accused of being racist...which is funny,because I didn't know "Muslim" was a race....but I digress).

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I don't hate America. I just think if we're taking a history test we might take a look at other things that went on during the period of time covered by your "quiz."

I mean, there were atrocities perpetrated by the European powers, the Chinese, the Russians, and others, but I thought you'd like at least a partial list of countries that the USA has harmed, subverted, or otherwise departed from the "mission from God" of promoting freedom.

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Reply #6 By: Gideon MacLeish - 1/21/2005 2:18:56 PM
You may want to look in my archives for "Hard Facts on Islam and Terror" written some months ago. It gives some solid numbers from solid sources (but of course,I was accused of being racist...which is funny,because I didn't know "Muslim" was a race....but I digress).

yeppers when ya pose a strong opinion one way or the other yer bound to be called something rude.

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kingbee

Join Date 04/2004

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i used to be aggravated by anyone whod been online longer than a couple weeks who continued to read or forward those 'pass this along to all everyone on your list' emails because they were assisting victimizers do their thing by providing them both a target and a vector.

every cloud has a silver lining tho.

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Reply #7 By: Myrrander - 1/21/2005 2:26:39 PM
I don't hate America. I just think if we're taking a history test we might take a look at other things that went on during the period of time covered by your "quiz."

I mean, there were atrocities perpetrated by the European powers, the Chinese, the Russians, and others, but I thought you'd like at least a partial list of countries that the USA has harmed, subverted, or otherwise departed from the "mission from God" of promoting freedom.

I just cannot see when we are under attack where posting what we have done WRONG makes it any better for us.

Of course atrocieties happen all over and every major player has committed them.

But when its happening to {3000 murdered} american THAT is what matters to me right now. I am not a love america or get the hell out kinda guy, but I do wish some nay sayers would wait until this war is over.

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Iraq didn't murder 3000 people. Some Saudi Arabians and a couple of Egyptians did.

Your reasoning fails.

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dammit, I knew Jay Leno killed Bobby Kennedy.

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and the lost Norwegians and their embassy capture was disgraceful.

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Iraq didn't murder 3000 people. Some Saudi Arabians and a couple of Egyptians did.

Your reasoning fails.

I must say I'm confused by the response. In what way does that refute the racial profiling mentioned earlier in this thread? If anything I'd say it is in support of earlier comments.

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please disregard my last statement, i realized i missed a post...my bad

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Myrrander, your mindless hatred for America is noted. You remind me of the bigots who say, "I don't hate Black people, I just...."

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Reply #5 By: Moderateman - 1/21/2005 2:12:39 PM
Reply By: MyrranderPosted: Friday, January 21, 2005*laugh*Who has helped subvert governments and/or supported dictators in Greece, Italy, Iran, Guatemala, Hungary, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Cambodia, Chile, Australia, Angola, Afghanistan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Panama?A) The United StatesB) The United StatesC) The United StatesD) The United StatesMy quiz is far shorter than yours, but accounts for many times the death and suffering. Interesting

myrr?? do you really hate america as much as you seem to?

There is nothing wrong with loving your country, and thinking that it is great or possibly the best, but believing that it is perfect and without sin is simply delusional.

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'I just cannot see when we are under attack where posting what we have done WRONG makes it any better for us.'
Interesting response, Moderateman. But if you're claiming the right to think this way, then wouldn't some middle eastern Moslems be justified in thinking along just the same lines? However you try and wriggle out of it, Myrrander is right - you can't claim your 'quiz' to be any less arbitrary than his / hers or anybody else's.

'Myrrander, your mindless hatred for America is noted.'
If you really love your country, ParaTed, you don't turn a blind eye to its failings - that results in nothing but blind jingoism and historical / political whitewashing. Instead you confront your country's failings, try to redress them, make the country worthy of your allegiance.

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If you really love your country, ParaTed, you don't turn a blind eye to its failings -

I don't turn a blind eye to the failings of the U.S. However, I don't base my entire opinion of the U.S. on them either.

If you were married to someone and evertime she expressed her love for you it was followed by "but..." how long would you go before not only questioning her love for you, but wondering how much she hates you?

I don't think Myrrander hates America because he disagrees with a few policies. That is his right, and I would never question that. It is every bit as patriotic to protest a policy of the US as it is to support it. I think he hates America because it seems he can't get himself to actually say something good about her, without following it with a "but..."

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But...

France does racial profiling as a matter of policy. With very successful results too, and with the full knowledge and consent of the French people.

You know France, that utopian society that liberals say America should emulate more.

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Draginol

Join Date 03/2001

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See Myrrander, here's the deal, I don't really give a crap whether the US did "bad things" at various times in its history. What I do care about are people doing bad things to me and my family. And so I expect my government to protect me. Not lamely say "Well since we did bad things to these other countries, we deserve to die."

Feel free to volunteer yourself as a human shield any time you'd like Myrrander.

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You know France, that utopian society that liberals say America should emulate more.

And the one conservatives say should be hated and protested. Nice hypocrisy on both fronts, eh?

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Nice hypocrisy on both fronts, eh?

Yeah sometimes thats what I think when I read some of this stuff.

But anyway I think that profiling is a very effective and useful tool, and it should be utilized.

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I'm a little uncomfortable with racial profiling, it may be effectvie but I wouldn't want people thinking 'Oh, he's left-handed, he must be a murderer' when they see me. I really don't know where to go on this issue.

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Does it make any difference that Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian, was born a Christian? I can't seem to find any record that he converted to Islam, at least officially. He was, at various times, a member of Baptist and Seventh Day Adventist churches, but he doesn't seem to fit the Muslim Extremist profile. Source: http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/assassins/kennedy/4.html?sect=24

There is no question that he was anti-Israel and he killed RFK because he felt that Kennedy was pro-Israel.

There is a difference between profiling and statistical analysis. Statistics show that the most dangerous drivers are young (under age 32...that's young to me!) and male. That is simply stating a fact. The same with this "quiz." Most recent acts of terrorism against the United States have been commited by young, Islamic militants. Again a fact.

One might infer that young, Islamic militants don't like us and haven't for quite some time, predating the invasion of Iraq. To which I would comment "Duh!"

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