It's been 7 years - are you in danger of forgetting 9/11? Guard your post-September 11th mentality by searing the image of these commemorative items into your skull.
Buyer beware: Under the Geneva Conventions Governing Taste Amidst Conditions of Conflict, purchasing one of these as a gift for someone who lost a loved one in the attacks could make you subject to war crimes charges.
You've already seen this but no list of tacky 9/11 memorabilia items would be complete without National Collectors Mint's incredibly tasteful tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11th. The plus side is that if you ever end up lost in Liberia with this in your possession, you'll have
31 cents, which could be enough to send a snail mail SOS. The downside is that if you attempt to use it and someone actually checks to find that is valid currency, they just might start another civil war.
Also from National Collectors' Mint, but from a time when people who made 9/11 memorabilia still felt obligated to donate some of the proceeds to charity:
this lovely coin featuring hinged, pop-up Twin Towers. By raising and lowering the top part of the coin, you will be struck by how staggeringly different a collectible coin can look with and without certain poorly-recreated buildings on its poorly-recreated skyline. The IMAX of 9/11 commemorative coins.
This 9/11 Commemorative Ship of Freedom may be meticulously crafted. The heavy detailing, including tiny cannons and other seaman things, may demonstrate admirable skill and dedication on behalf of its builder. But all that cannot save it from the fact that it is... the 9/11 Commemorative Ship of Freedom.
You mean you only have one mailbox instead of two? And this mailbox is mounted above something other than a replica Twin Tower? How September 10th of you. Luckily, this is only a patent, but patented items have an unfortunate way of being made.
The tragedy of the World Trade Center taught us a number of things, including the need for increased vigilance. Unfortunately, there was initially little consensus about what specifically to be vigilant about. This led one poor unfortunate soul to believe that his fellow countrymen had an unmet need for "poker chip guards", which can protect chips from scratching or any number of other atrocities. This particular poker chip guard features an eagle's head in front of the Twin Towers and the numerals 9 and 11 flashing across its face.
A man walks into a department store and asks:
"Where, pray tell, is the September 11th department?"
The department store manager shoots him in the face.
It doesn't have to end this way. Due to the wonders of the internet, there are goods available for every taste (or lack thereof), and the CafePress "September 11th Department" is full of them.
This delightful hooded sweatshirt featuring a flag-winged eagle with a deformed lower body is just the tip of the iceberg.
From Vanguard Cinema, the company responsible for "JC [Jesus Christ, only just his initials since that's what gangsters and all you kids today listening to your hippity-hop go by] In The Hood", comes the "9/11 Commemorative Boxset". What's in the 9/11 Commemorative Boxset? Who knows, but it is a boxset and it is about 9/11. Currently Vanguard is also promoting a "
life affirming faith based family comedy", and
Cecil B. DeMented is spinning in his grave.
Bin Laden specifically cited this item in
his November 2007 video.
I'll be honest, there's nothing remarkably offensive about these particular coins, but a list with less than ten items isn't much of a list. If you have a clinical diagnosis of "Class A Moron", you should first read eHow's guide on "
How to Collect 9/11 Commemorative Coins" before clicking through to the above.
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