were there students wearing Osama Bin Laden shirts on 9/11 at Purdue University?

Question

My roomate at the time was attending classes at Purdue when the towers were hit. He and his friends claim they saw numerous students wearing tee-shirts with a picture of Bin Laden and the quote "this is only the beginning".

Answer 1

I haven't heard of that. The attack on 9/11 wasn't common knowledge, so I doubt many of the students knew it was coming. Besides, all those students in Osama tees would certainly cause suspicion, especially after the second tower was hit.
So I seriously doubt it.

Answer 2

I was attending Purdue during 9/11. No one was wearing Bin Laden T-shirts. Like the rest of the country, we shocked, appalled, and saddened by what happened. Personally, I was at a job fair that took place in the center of Purdue out on Memorial Mall. Being one of the main areas of Purdue, I can tell you first hand, that your roommate is lying to you.

Answer 3

i grew to become into attending Purdue throughout the time of 9/11. no person grew to become into wearing Bin weighted down T-shirts. like something of the country, we very much shocked, appalled, and saddened via what got here approximately. in my view, i grew to become into at a activity honest that occurred interior the middle of Purdue out on Memorial Mall. Being between the significant factors of Purdue, i'm able to assist you be responsive to first hand, that your roommate is mendacity to you.

Answer 4

I live in Lafayette, near where Purdue is, and I have never heard anything like this. Indeed, I still have a copy of the 12 September 2001 issue of the Purdue Exponent (campus newspaper), and if anything like this was true, I would bet credits to navy beans that it would be in that paper.

I'm guessing that your former roommate is either mistaken or pulling a terrible joke.

Answer 5

Its possible but I doubt it. We weren't even sure it was Bin Laden who did it on eleventh were we?

I say its more likely they were wearing anti - Bin Laden shirts. I saw a lot of those a few days afterwards. Like a picture of Bin Laden with a target over it or something like that.

Answer 6

Never heard that one, but it's highly unlikely and just a rumor to make the college more interesting or exciting.

Because I think more than them would have noticed and reported, because obviously those students would have been "IN" on it and taken for FBI questioning.

Urban Legend in the making. ;)

Answer 7

YERS HONS dident you notice on the other side of th ere tee shirts it also had bushes face plastered on it too with bin laudenn smiling loking gawking at each other hons?? col byush and hm were just smiling from ear too ear there hons!!

Answer 8

Never believe everything a roommate tells you. College makes the truth optional, it always has even in 1960s..

Answer 9

Let's invade Purdue!

Answer 10

Sounds like urban legend.