why do so many people say twin towers?

[5489]

its the TWO towers!!!

 

[KK]

I thought it was ta-ta's.

KK

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: 5489
its the TWO towers!!!

two different things.

one relates to media overhype surrounding a terrorist action in 2001 in NYC.

one is the title of a book, and subsequent movie about a bunch of hobbits, elves, dwarves and humans kicking ass in middle earth.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

I always thought it was Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers. We'd like to see the rings tightly wrapped around Osama's neck. 😉

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: 5489
its the TWO towers!!!

two different things.

one relates to media overhype surrounding a terrorist action in 2001 in NYC.

one is the title of a book, and subsequent movie about a bunch of hobbits, elves, dwarves and humans kicking ass in middle earth.

I dont think its necessarily media overhype.. Ive always called WTC the twin towers. But i'll have to admit that I actually do slip occassionally and say twin towers instead of Two

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: 5489
its the TWO towers!!!

one relates to media overhype surrounding a terrorist action in 2001 in NYC.

why would you say this? do you know how many people lost someone on that day?

 

[LiQiCE]

Yeah being someone who lived in the NY Metro area, I've always called the buildings the "twin towers", so I wouldn't chalk it up to media overhype ... thats just generally speaking what they were called to a lot of people.

 

[TheCorm]

The towers weren't identical in LOTR so they were just the two towers.

 

[Deeko]

Probably because a signifigant part of our country with that similar name was bombed off the earth 2 years ago?

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: Deeko
Probably because a signifigant part of our country with that similar name was bombed off the earth 2 years ago?

Yeah but why would they relate this to two towers in a film that are a far distance apart and both have evil do-ers in them.

 

[Ynog]

Wow, I have never heard anyone call the Two Towers, the twin towers.

And much like everyone else here, I always referred to the two WTC towers as the twin towers.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: TheCorm

Originally posted by: Deeko
Probably because a signifigant part of our country with that similar name was bombed off the earth 2 years ago?

Yeah but why would they relate this to two towers in a film that are a far distance apart and both have evil do-ers in them.

Because despite being different, the names The Two Towers and The Twin Towers are very similar, and thus quite easily accidentally switched.

By the way, it was a book long before it was a film.

 

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