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Panic ensues for 4 year old laptops $50.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:44 pm
by Dek
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/comput ... index.html
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over. One woman went so far to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line.
"This is total, total chaos," said Latoya Jones, 19, who lost one of her flip-flops in the ordeal and later limped around on the sizzling blacktop with one foot bare.
More than 1,000 people turned out at the Richmond International Raceway in hopes of getting their hands on one of the 4-year-old Apple iBooks, which retail for between $999 and $1,299. The Henrico County school system was selling 1,000 of the computers to county residents.
silly fookers..
People threw themselves forward, screaming and pushing each other. A little girl's stroller was crushed in the stampede. Witnesses said an elderly man was thrown to the pavement, and someone in a car tried to drive his way through the crowd.
It's the end of days.. really I swear..
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:49 pm
by shadd_
mob mentality. one person starts to act like an idiot and the chain reaction starts.
people suck, im gonna go live with the wolves.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:53 pm
by R00k
Rampant mob consumerism. Ahh, and it's not even Christmas yet!
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:19 pm
by MKJ
christ
sometimes im ashamed to be of the same race
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:21 pm
by Mr.Magnetichead
A stampede for Macs? And not just macs but 4 year old macs? Lol, BOY are THOSE people going to be disapointed.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:24 pm
by losCHUNK
"This is total, total chaos," said Latoya Jones, 19, who lost one of her flip-flops in the ordeal and later limped around on the sizzling blacktop with one foot bare.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:35 pm
by Mr.Magnetichead
And a fucking SCHOOL was throwing them out. You know they must have been shit.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:41 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
what are you expecting for $50?
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:42 pm
by R00k
Apparently somebody was expecting a blow job.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:43 pm
by Mr.Magnetichead
^^^^FUCK YOU
A blow job and a lobster dinner.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:57 pm
by Grudge
Sounds like War of the Worlds.
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:25 pm
by bitWISE
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:26 pm
by R00k
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:^^^^FUCK YOU
A blow job and a lobster dinner.
lol
Too slow, dolly.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:52 am
by +JuggerNaut+
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:53 am
by +JuggerNaut+
p.s. skip to image 9 and go from there.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:00 am
by +JuggerNaut+
"I want to speak to somebody -- and I should get two iBooks," yelled one woman. "Look at what's left of my child's stroller! People were pushing!"
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:01 am
by +JuggerNaut+
Would anyone do this if they were selling 4 yr old Dell laptops. I think not, it goes to show you the power of Mac.
roofles
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:07 am
by Mr.Magnetichead
Err yeah I only saw the first two pictures of the slideshow but I was wonderin....where the white folks at?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:38 am
by Ryoki
Mac should use this for it's next advertising campaign, it's brilliant.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:15 am
by Massive Quasars
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Err yeah I only saw the first two pictures of the slideshow but I was wonderin....where the white folks at?
I should... but I won't.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:39 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Err yeah I only saw the first two pictures of the slideshow but I was wonderin....where the white folks at?
good question. notice though that the "non-whites" aren't running around with axes in their heads.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:43 pm
by Nightshade
What a bunch of fucking idiots, it's Cabbage Patch Dolls all over again.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:49 pm
by Canidae
One guy there actually tried to drive his car thru the crowd
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:47 pm
by SOAPboy
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:Err yeah I only saw the first two pictures of the slideshow but I was wonderin....where the white folks at?
Buying NEW ones..
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:36 pm
by SplishSplash
What are those? Like G3 600 MHz? Or even worse?