My Hometown in the National News...

G.I.R. · 08-17-2005, 08:35 AM

iBook Riot of 2005

That's right... I live in the city that made national news because the fucking dregs of humanity came out in force to get a $50.00 iBook laptop. 4 years old and previously owned by High School students!

I have lost a large amount of my faith in humanity. I am ashamed to admit that I am a resident of the county of Henrico...

Mirai Gen · 08-17-2005, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CNN Article

said Paul Proto, director of general services for Henrico County. "But I think that people tend to get caught up in the excitement of the event -- it almost has an entertainment value."

I hope this guy just said what I think he did. If so, he gets cool points in my book.

And yes, this is sad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CNN.com

"I took my chair here and I threw it over my shoulder and I went, 'Bam,"' the 20-year-old said nonchalantly, his eyes glued to the screen of his new iBook, as he tapped away on the keyboard at a testing station.

Jezus. As if it wasn't bad enough...they are getting MACs...these aren't even REAL computers!

talse · 08-17-2005, 10:31 AM

hey, ibooks are worth rioting for, they're crazy sexay.

G.I.R. · 08-17-2005, 10:59 AM

Some bought them for $50.00 and are currently selling them on Ebay for almost 400.00...

Not even 24 hours have passed since its end... and we already have kick ass t-shirts!

Illuminatus · 08-18-2005, 12:32 PM

I read about this too.

I wouldn't riot for an iBook.

I'd riot for a GeForce 7800, or one of those Alienware PCs, but not an iBook.

08-17-2005, 10:31 AM	#3
talse Moonshiner Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Iowa City, Iowa, about 4 hours west of Chicago Posts: 267	hey, ibooks are worth rioting for, they're crazy sexay. __________________ I'm a writer! ... Yeah, I know, it sounded better in my head anyways. My webcomic is called moonshine and you can find it right here. It's sort of about harvestmoon 64. If everyone was drunk. or stupid. or psychotic.

08-18-2005, 12:32 PM	#5
Illuminatus The Dread Pirate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the wild things are Posts: 1,310	I read about this too. I wouldn't riot for an iBook. I'd riot for a GeForce 7800, or one of those Alienware PCs, but not an iBook. __________________ Man, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is the extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada. -Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary