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  • From: Jason Laughlin <jason AT jasonlaughlin.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: [Fwd: Fwd: Try this one]
  • Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:31:20 -0400


Interesting coincidence, except that Q33 didn't hit NY.

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47042,00.html

<QUOTE>
Kuresman speculated that it was certainly possible for someone with a lot of
time on their hands to continue entering letters and
symbols into
the font until
they found something that could be interpreted as a
message of
hate.

One such example she cited was a message that had
been floating
around on
several rumor sites, which claim that typing
"Q33NY," a flight
number correlated
with the attacks, produces a troubling image. When
entered into
the Wingdings
font, some people say the resultant image shows a
plane hitting
the World
Trade Center towers, followed by a skull and
crossbones and a Star
of David.

The only trouble with this interpretation of the
matter, Mikkelson
said, is that
the two flights that crashed into the towers were
American
Airlines Flight 11 and
United Airlines Flight 175.

Microsoft said that the two "tower" images are
intended to
represent pieces of
paper with writing on them.
</QUOTE>
B wrote:

> This is just too weird....
>
> Mom wrote:
> >
> > This will BLOW your mind! It is in place, not an added gimmick.
> >
> <snip>
> >
> > People can use either Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect for this.
>
> [Actually, use any program where you can apply a Wingding font to typed
> text... you do need the font.]
>
> >
> > 1. Open a blank page.
> >
> > 2. Type in Q33 NY (this was one of the planes that hit the WTC
> > towers)
> >
> > 3. Highlight the text and change the font size to 28 or 30 or
> > something
> > even bigger if you wish.
> >
> > 4. With the text still highlighted, change the font to
> > Wingdings....
> >
> > Really weird, huh?
>
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