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28. The Onion had a great take on the museum

Fri May 30, 2014, 01:34 PM

May 2014

Man Feeling Guilty About Chowing Down At 9/11 Museum Café
NEW YORK—Eagerly digging into a Southwest chicken wrap after touring the site for two hours this morning, Michael Frydland admitted to reporters that he felt a little guilty about totally pigging out at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum café. “I feel kind of bad chowing down on all this food when I’m supposed to be engaged in sober thought and reflection on the tragedy of 9/11, but at the same time, this chipotle chicken is really, really good,” said Frydland...

LINK: http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-feeling-guilty-about-chowing-down-at-911-museu,36042/

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9/11 Museum Yanks Commemorative Cheese Platter After Outrage [View all] n2doc May 2014 OP

It really was cheesy. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #1

Rimshot Algernon Moncrieff May 2014 #5

It made me bleu. nt msanthrope May 2014 #8

A feta compli. Orrex May 2014 #22

Yeah, they bleu it. theHandpuppet May 2014 #25

They were trying to make cheddar on tragedy. nt msanthrope May 2014 #46

You curd brie right about that pinboy3niner May 2014 #27

Not even worthy of a truck stop. no_hypocrisy May 2014 #2

Cheezy sleazy 2naSalit May 2014 #3

Who decided these things? Do all profits go to the memorial or the families impacted by the 9/11 Lint Head May 2014 #4

Seriously, somebody thought this was a good idea? hatrack May 2014 #6

What about the "3000 people died and all I got was this tshirt" shirt? NightWatcher May 2014 #7

I agree treestar May 2014 #21

A 9-11 cheese platter? Hekate May 2014 #9

What really outrages me is the $25 admission fee Hekate May 2014 #10

The 9-11 Memorial Museam has a fee to enter????? dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #11

Apparently so, but "only" $24 for adults. At least seeing the Memorial is free. Hekate May 2014 #23

U.S. Veteran $18.00 Tree-Hugger May 2014 #30

I am just sitting here imaginging MadrasT May 2014 #12

If I don't buy a souvenier, how else am I JaneyVee May 2014 #13

Knock-Knock. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #17

Why single out this item? seveneyes May 2014 #14

Not really. It's just the cheesiest. n/t VWolf May 2014 #15

At least they dropped the chess set. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #16

Oh, No! Delmette May 2014 #37

So that exists. Initech May 2014 #39

You're right it could be worse. I saw tourists scooping up peoples' ashes KurtNYC May 2014 #20

For the 19 cojackers? Blue Owl May 2014 #26

DARN I always wanted a US-shaped cheese platter with hearts marking terrorist atrocities. Nye Bevan May 2014 #18

I'm sure they are available on e-bay n2doc May 2014 #29

Meh. hedgehog May 2014 #19

That's just a teensy bit different. A century ago they'd be wearing mourning garments for a year... Hekate May 2014 #24

The Onion had a great take on the museum LuckyTheDog May 2014 #28

I'm outraged. It's time this country started a CHEESE PARTY! MrScorpio May 2014 #31

I feel the need... pinboy3niner May 2014 #32

Anyone been to the traveling Titanic exhibit? Or to a Civil War battlefield? LeftinOH May 2014 #33

I was going to post "Don't you folks ever go to a place like Gettysburg?" lisby May 2014 #38

"Who cares?" WE DO - LiberalElite May 2014 #44

it hasn't even been 15 years, even the Kennedys and King deaths still seem too soon JI7 May 2014 #40

Where's the cheese? tclambert May 2014 #34

Everything (and everyone) is a commodity deutsey May 2014 #35

True capitalism! Oh we should be so proud. Nothing is sacred in this country except YOHABLO May 2014 #36

It was double plus ungouda daleo May 2014 #41

Here's the real outrage of 9-11: Octafish May 2014 #42

I will put it next... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #43

Vulgarity: America's #1 Greatest Natural Resource REP May 2014 #45

why was it there in the first place? *(and another thing i find sick) iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #47