Wingdings

XRQTR · 16-09-2006, 06:04 PM

I got this recently and thought it rather amusing, for those who havent seen it before let me know what you think, keep in kind though that you must do the required task at the end to get the full impact.

Do the wing dings thing!
>> >11 has come to be a very interesting number. It could be a forced
>> >coincidence, but in any case this is interesting. You decide for
>> >yourself.............
>>
>> >1. New York City has 11 letters.
>>
>> >2. Afghanistan has 11 letters.
>>
>> >3. Ramsin Yuseb (the terrorist who threatened the Twin Towers in
>> >1993)has 11 letters.
>>
>> >4. George W. Bush has 11 letters.
>>
>> >This could be a mere coincidence (could it be?) now here is what is
>> >interesting
>>
>>
>> >1. New York is State No. 11.
>>
>> >2. The first plane which crashed into the Twin Towers was flight no.11.
>>
>> >3. Flight no. 11 was carrying 92 passengers, adding this number gives
>> >9+2=11.
>>
>> >4. Flight no. 77 which also hit the towers was carrying 65 passengers,
>> >adding this 6+5=11.
>>
>> >5. The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11, adding this 9+1+1=11.
>>
>> >6. The date is equal to the emergency number 911, adding this 9+1+1=11.
>>
>> >Now we have a very upsetting piece.
>>
>> >1 The total number of passengers inside the planes are 254: 2+5+4=11.
>>
>> >2. The day September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year:
>> >2+5+4=11.
>>
>> >3. After September 11 there are 111 days more to the end of the year.
>>
>> >4. The tragedy of 3/11/2004 in Madrid also adds to: 3+1+1+2+4=11.
>>
>> >5. The tragedy in Madrid happened 911 days after the tragedy of the
>>Twin
>> >Towers.
>>
>> >FEELING SPOOKED..... READ ON.
>>
>> >Since America is typically represented by an Eagle, Saddam and Bin
>>Laden
>> >should have read up on their Muslim passages.
>>
>> >The following verse is from the Quran (the Islamic Bible)
>> >Whistle<http://www.justchat.co.uk/boards/ima...sa_whistle.gif
>> >
>>
>> >Quran (9:11) for it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a
>> >fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the
>> >lands of Allah, while some of the people trembled in despair still more
>> >rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and
>> >there
>> >was peace.
>>
>> >NOTE THE QURAN VERSE NUMBER!!!
>>
>>
>> >FINALLY ...TO REALLY FREAK YOU OUT....
>>
>> >1. Open up a blank Word document.
>>
>>
>> >2. Type Q33 NY in capitals (this is the flight number of the first
>>plane
>> >to hit the World Trader Center gate Q33 @ NY (New York)
>>
>> >3. Using your mouse.....highlight Q33 NY
>>
>> >4. Change the font size to 48.
>>
>> >5. Change the actual font to Wingdings.
>>
>>
>> >NOW YOUR FREAKED!!!!

kenz · 16-09-2006, 06:08 PM

I dont know what to say

: lol

au^dude · 16-09-2006, 06:19 PM

Speachless

[Tonko] · 16-09-2006, 06:19 PM

someone has waaayy too much time on their hands

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Kryton · 16-09-2006, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XRQTR

2. The first plane which crashed into the Twin Towers was flight no.11.

2. Type Q33 NY in capitals (this is the flight number of the first plane to hit the World Trader Center gate Q33 @ NY (New York)

ok, im not airport savvy so which is it?

The Monty · 16-09-2006, 06:38 PM

Wow. I have no more to say. Thats spooky.

Lukeyson · 16-09-2006, 06:43 PM

some interesting coincidences, some more info

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/q33ny.html

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the planes that hit the World Trade Center towers were flights 11 and 175. There is not, nor has there never been a flight "Q33NY." In fact, that sequence doesn't fit any valid flight numbering system in use by any airline or airport

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Most likely, Q33NY is the brainchild of some prankster bent on making fun of those searching for coincidences to explain the terrible tragedy

XRQTR · 16-09-2006, 07:10 PM

Davway, I think it might be a typo but it says that it was the gate number at NY

XR8Fella, I don't know mate, like I said I got it recently, but even if that is the case the rest certainly seems interesting reading

EF, What else? · 16-09-2006, 08:54 PM

Ummm, like yea, what to say... Thats spooky

Yellow Fire · 16-09-2006, 10:36 PM

As usual snopes to the rescue

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/coincidence.asp

AUIII · 16-09-2006, 10:36 PM

Would be very spooky if it were true this is what http://www.hoax-slayer.com and http://www.snopes.com had to say about it .

This absurd email forward combines three earlier hoaxes that have been circulating in one form or another for several years.

The message first draws attention to the high number of "elevens" that can be derived from names or elements pertaining to the September 2001 attacks on the United States. It then discusses a verse supposedly taken from the Quran that seems to predict The US involvement in Iraq. Finally, it claims that the flight number of one of the 9/11 planes shows a pictorial representation of the attack on the Twin Towers when converted to the "Wingdings" font in Microsoft Word. As discussed below, all three of these claims are unfounded.

The continued recurrence of the number eleven in relation to 9/11 may seem to have some weird relevance at first glance. However, it is easy to manipulate the details of an event so that an apparent numerical pattern emerges. There are many other 9/11 elements that have no relation to the number 11. For example, "World Trade Center", "Twin Towers", "Osama Bin Laden", "American Airlines," "United Airlines" and a great many other 9/11 related items do not add up to the number eleven. In fact, hundreds of items could be legitimately included on such a list, the majority of which have no "eleven" connection. In other words, the person who created this "elevens" list carefully chose only those 9/11 related items that fit the pattern and discarded all others.

Furthermore, the hoaxster is apparently quite willing to bend the truth to fit the story. Flight 77 was carrying 64 people not 65 as claimed in the email. The message also claims that Flight 77 hit the Twin Towers. However, Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, not the World Trade Center.

In addition, the email states that the "total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254". However, this is untrue. Various reliable sources concur that the total number of people on the hijacked planes was 265 (see Data Table below). If you subtract the 19 hijackers, the total number of victims on the planes (passengers and crew) was 246 not 254. Neither 265 nor 246 add up to eleven.

Thus, claims of some supernatural association between the terrorist attacks and the number 11 are blatantly contrived and highly misleading.

The second part of the message claims that Chapter 9 Verse 11 (9.11) of the Islamic holy book the Quran contains a startling prophecy presumably related to the US invasion of Iraq. However, research indicates that the quoted verse does not appear in the Quran at all. Chapter 9 Verse 11 of the Quran is concerned with repentance and charity. Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation Of The Holy Qur'an, records Verse 11 as:

But (even so), if they repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who understand.

Other translations may differ slightly in wording but carry essentially the same message. None make mention of the "wrath of the Eagle" or any other elements contained in the "verse" quoted in the message.

The Quran "verse" has also circulated as a separate message with the following description:

This is something to think about! Since America is typically represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...

The final part of this hoax email claims that changing "Q33 NY" to the Wingdings symbol font in Microsoft Word will reveal a hidden message directly related to the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. Q33 NY rendered in Wingdings is:
Certainly, this combination of symbols is likely to make even the most cynical readers do a double take when they first observe it. However, a minimal amount of research reveals that the Wingdings claim is based on an outrageous lie and therefore has no validity what so ever. None of the planes involved in the 9/11 attacks had the flight number "Q33 NY". The flight numbers of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers were in fact "11" and "175". Clearly, someone has simply made up this supposed flight number in an attempt to make the spurious claim seem valid. In an absurd twist, the current version of the hoax actually contradicts itself. One part of the message states, "The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11." Later in the same message it states "Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers."

Some have claimed that "Q33 NY" was actually the tail or registration number of one of the planes. However, this is also untrue. The actual tail number of Flight 11 was "N334AA". Nor did any of the other hijacked aircraft have the registration number "Q33 NY" (see Data Table below). Searches of the Federal Aviation Administration website afforded no results for "Q33 NY". In fact, most civil aircraft registrations in the United States start with the letter "N" and nationality and registration markings are commonly referred to as "N-Numbers".

Flight and tail numbers aside, the Star of David in the Wingdings "message" has little relevance to 9/11 since the attacks were not perpetrated by or directed at those of Jewish faith. This hoax actually builds on a foolish conspiracy theory involving Wingdings that goes back as far as 1992. Typing "NYC" ("New York City") in Wingdings reveals a skull and crossbones symbol, the Star of David, and a thumbs up symbol. This has been interpreted by some conspiracy-theorists as a deliberate anti-Semitic message. Microsoft has denied that this arrangement of symbols is anything more than an unfortunate coincidence.

In short, this email message is a load of baloney and it should not be forwarded. Hoaxes that perpetrate falsehoods about real terrorist attacks are especially heinous. One wonders at the mentality, and motives, of the imbeciles who create hoaxes of this nature. This hoax message dishonours the memory of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. Please do not forward it.

9/ll Data Table
Airline and Flight Number Tail Number Total # People Onboard # Hijackers
American Airlines Flight 11 N334AA 92 5
United Airlines Flight 175 N612UA 65 5
American Airlines Flight 77 N644AA 64 5
United Airlines Flight 93 N591UA 44* 4
Total: 265 19

* Some reports put the number of people on Flight 93 at 45. According to Wikipedia, one passenger may have booked two seats, which caused some early confusion over the actual number of passengers.

EF, What else? · 17-09-2006, 10:55 AM

Phew, then it's all good then

HLC · 17-09-2006, 07:59 PM

Q33 NY

oooooooh seen it before.

LTDHO · 18-09-2006, 07:36 AM

This email circulated 5 years ago. *yawns*

Boss 260 Ute · 18-09-2006, 08:10 AM

WOW Haven't seen that before...