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- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+124OMG that guy is the real-life Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- fmerchant, on 10/11/2007, -6/+117Man, I thought the first person in line would be a tech geek or something. That guy looks like the family uncle who none of the other relatives kids go near cause they think he's a molester.
- tokage, on 10/11/2007, -4/+97When asked "So what's the first thing you're going to do with it?," what he really meant to say was, "put that ***** on ebay."
- ronnsprocket, on 10/11/2007, -4/+85open 24 hours, open bathroom and free internet.. might as well be my apartment.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -5/+84I just don't get. Even if he does get it first, who the ***** would he call?
- Pingspike, on 10/11/2007, -1/+60does he have a girlfriend, lol. right..sure he does, and she loves that he's sitting outside the apple store for the better part of a week.
The word 'shower' springs to mind. - alx1507, on 10/11/2007, -4/+50Of course he doesn't have a girlfriend. That's what the iphone is for.
- mraustin1337, on 10/11/2007, -1/+44These guys are stupid. They are camping at this Apple store for an iPhone when they could get a free one from that link on the right side of this page. Man. I'm glad I read these ads! *click*
- aszymczyk, on 10/11/2007, -4/+38wow.. won't it be terrible when he goes to pay for it and his card is declined.
- osmow, on 10/11/2007, -0/+33DuH! The guy waiting in line behind him...
- constantskeptic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+33for future reference, they call those uncles 'Chester Molester'
- bromac, on 10/11/2007, -1/+21Someone else with a good ol' fashioned telephone?
Or do I need to upgrade that to be compatible with the iPhone? - choppinbroccoli, on 10/11/2007, -2/+21Funny that this guy is probably the antithesis of the user that Apple is trying to market to.
- HanSolo69, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21Sweet interview. Really got down to the basics, except for..you know...an actual interview with any information besides "hey, you're getting and iphone right?"
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+20He can watch that youtube video of the dog on a skateboard.
- clark24, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16Someone bring that man a white tank top and some blue sweatpants!!
- DaffyDuck, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16He's gonna watch Cars and listen to Macy Gray, silly!
- gann, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16*click* what? I am using IE and I have to install this nice looking screensaver in order to get the free iPhone? Thank God i am using IE, it sounds like a good deal! *click Yes*
- Resilient, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17He'll be there for another "2 or 3 days", but he already looks so out of his head. His friend, second in line seems to be more hyped up about it.
- 0260, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15what a fanbo-- wait.. this is just sad.
- GGERG15, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12hey thats my uncle chester!
- Axfire, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10The real Marlboro Man was a guy with a tube in his throat, and the real iphone user is a fat slobby guy snoozing in a portable chair.
- SirZRX, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11how easy is to get attention nowadays!
- harvinator24, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10I guess hes going to be the coolest person at the highschool prom.
- Nobiting, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12lol, he's about to be the first iPhone owner and it turns out he forgot his wallet at home. :D
- UlicBelouve, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Where's the Smash my iPhone guys? Seriously, this is getting more hype than the PS3 or 360, and I would much rather see them bust the iPhone on the sidewalk than anything else. Hrm. Could you buy the phone insurance on it, and then annihilate it on the sidewalk, walk in 3 days later to get a replacement? "The screen got scratched".
- alx1507, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I believe he said 'i've since retired."
- MadeInGuam, on 10/11/2007, -4/+12The next wave of Apple commericials will spin off from the popular "Mac vs. PC" campaign. The next series of ads will be "iPhone vs. Windows Mobile" and instead of a young, hip guy representing Apple, you have this guy. The new commercial will show him inside a van filled with shag carpeting watching an episode of Heroes on his iPhone while the Windows Mobile guy will be telling his children to run and find help if they ever see a man like that walk towards them.
- sdcarter, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Smart money is not his girlfriend and probably his mom... to get a ride home.
- greatromance, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Why would they do such a thing? It looks like something from 1998. The design before was so much more elegant. Psssh.
- madskjaer, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Bet you can watch porn on it...
- UlicBelouve, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9Have a girlfriend? Yes. It's Apple. Apple is analogous to a girlfriend in the fact that you:
Shell out a wad of cash
Get teased
Get no sex
Wish you paid for the cheaper alternative
End up looking for a trade, while using your hands to keep busy - wageslaven, on 10/11/2007, -7/+13From the Zune guy write up:
"Note from Microsoft to this guy: Dude, thanks for the love, but you're sooo not helping the current situation.
Seriously, though, this has to be a good sign for Zune. The obsession, that is. Can another Zune fanatic explain the reasoning behind it to me? And is an iPod tattoo worse, because of the ubiquity?"
from the iphone guy writeup:
You know those two guys waiting in line for the iPhone a whole 100 hours early?...And this guy is totally not what Apple expected when it envisioned the perfect customer for the iPhone. Hell, even our #1 Zune Fan seems friendly compared to this grizzly. Fake Steve is going to cry this is a Microsoft plant. But, look at it this way: he's a living, breathing, sweating indicator that Apple's iPhone really does appeal to the masses, and is ready for more love from the mainstream. Hey, you can't sell 10 million phones by catering only to beautiful technocrats. Oh and readers, can you help identify these two men? Do you know them?
So, lets review GIzmodo's take on the situation.
"Zune guy, horrible, loser. Ha ha microsoft, zune fans are losers." Fat dude with a Zune tattoo.
How does Gizmodo take the fact that the #1 person in line for the iphone is a fat, greasy, girlfriend-less, unemployed, low-functioning zero? "He's a Plant by MS. Oh, and dont forget to mock the Zune again. And, he's actually PROOF that the iphone is great appeal to the masses -- its GOOD".
Gizmodo, and Digg are SWIMMING in apple koolaid. What a disgraceful joke. There is zero editorial integrity on either of these sites, digg I could (almost) excuse because its a collection of apple fanboys, sure, but Gizmodo and Engadget are supposed to have *some* integrity, instead, they create FODDER so the apple-fanboy echo-chamber (reminds me of GOP propaganada) can operate. - Saiing, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Weightwatchers?
- zeejay, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5It'd be awesome if the store only got one unit.
- blakeley, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4it was simply a mistake, we corrected it.
- wageslaven, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5...yeah, keep telling yourself how hip and with-it you are when you buy apple products. This is TECHNOLOGY not a ***** fashion item. Apple *Is* marketing to this type of low-functioning dolt, someone who thinks their personality, image and character are defined by the ***** THEY BUY.
Apparently you agree. BEHOLD APPLE snobs; this is your peer, nearly-retarded, greasy and desperate to be different. Exactly the type of person that Apple's emotion-based, anthropomorphizing advertising is targeted at. - gixxer07, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5These guys don't have a life
- bitemark, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Gives MultiTouch a whole new meaning.
- cryofmankind, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4HAHAHAHAHAHA so true
- SirBotchness, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6Yea, cause tech geeks don't look like that. Be proud of your fellow fanboys.
- dvddesign, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Bonus points to Apple, you rarely ever catch a virus from it.
- LeeSoong, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3yup - 'retired' is what he said, no wonder he can sit for a week waiting for
something he could just order off the Apple web site... - crimson117, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5I bet that guy was paid by Verizon and Microsoft to sit there. He gets a bonus if he expires from dehydration on Thursday afternoon.
- TastyLamp, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Starbucks.
- dkuntze, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I'm betting that its more like "I've since been fired". Especially after spending the week sitting outside... I bet all the kids coming out of FAO Schwarz are loving this guy.
- Chasin_Fat_Kids, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6That interviewer was a prick. Waking him up from a nap to ask him if he has a girlfriend.
- jcpiercy, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6couple of 'TARDS
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3He sure is and even sounds like Carl.
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