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Millions of bags of doritos wash up on NC beach (w/pictures)

content.hamptonroads.com — A cargo container that apparently fell from a ship washed up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina today and spilled thousands of bags of Doritos brand tortilla chips on the beach. Scavengers collected the chips, which were apparently still fresh due to their airtight packaging...

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  • Yashar, on 10/12/2007, -7/+219I bet some homeless guy was sitting at the beach and was like, "God give me a sign if you really care!" Then the Doritos washed up.
  • vudicarus, on 10/12/2007, -3/+195leave them alone
    they're on shore to mate and lay eggs. i think the blue ones are male. hard to tell.
  • SonicRush, on 10/12/2007, -7/+147Free Doritos!! Awesome.
  • sniper6121, on 10/12/2007, -3/+106I wonder how many cargo container fall into the ocean each year?
  • hipstershaun, on 10/12/2007, -5/+99Bet they can't have just one.
  • jblade, on 10/12/2007, -3/+85dugg, because its finally a good story with pictures
  • mazdagirluk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+83That would be great for a postcard! "Wish you were here!" :)
  • chrisirmo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+77Just wait until the seagulls figure out what's in those bags. Every seagull within 500 miles is going to descend on that beach.
  • NewChar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+76What the hell are you doing on Digg then?
  • vertinox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+63@"Having the cargo container fall apart doesn't make them free."

    Yes it does depending on Salvage rights and the law of the Sea.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_salvage#Ship_salvage_and_the_law
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotsam_and_jetsam
  • Yashar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+65I'm already on it. I added a nice white border border to give it that nice postcard look, but the background is white so you can't tell.

    http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5282/doritospill1rm1.jpg
  • bdub92, on 10/12/2007, -0/+606 month rule!
  • N080dy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+49@EPeters
    Yep. Because when they designed the airtight chip bag, they were trying to combat the worldwide problem of seagulls stealing all the beached Doritos...
  • Drewboy64, on 10/12/2007, -0/+46Too bad that didn't happen during the movie Cast Away. So much for Wilson.
  • cougar618, on 10/12/2007, -6/+49Meh. The same thing happened once on a beach in Oklahoma 2 1/2 years ago.
  • merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+42http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+many+cargo+container+fall+into+the+ocean+each+year

    First google hit says 10,000 containers fall in every year. About 27 every day.
  • NinjaDuck12, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40Free cargo container? Awesome.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41@EPeters and gmc14:

    Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor#Understanding_humour
  • JeremyBanks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+36Thousands of free Doritos. Dugg, but the title says "millions", even though the description and article say thousands.
  • fmayson, on 10/12/2007, -4/+38I don't think it takes just a North Carolina resident to realize that air sealed Doritos are just as good as store bought ones. Don't bash a whole state for your own wussy standards on getting free chips.
  • Sangatious, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34Honey, gets the kids and some garbage bags, we're eatin free tonight!
  • noeljohnhoward, on 10/12/2007, -4/+34/edit

    every comment on digg is a hyperbole
  • mattchow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23Greatest marketing evar.
  • Pitfan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23I'm pretty sure there's easier ways for terrorists to poison food supplies than to dump a cargo container full of doritos onto a beach.
  • milkmage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23where the hell do they make Doritios? I hope these were being shipped somewhere and not imported to the US.



  • noeljohnhoward, on 10/12/2007, -4/+26digg is full of hyperboles
  • 4g3nt_Smith, on 10/12/2007, -7/+27This is what it takes for North Carolina to get into the news... :-/
  • Atlantics, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20China, like everything else; Duh.
  • 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19did the thousands of airtight bags inside the container keep it afloat at sea?
  • pagemap, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20I can't believe we are now outsourcing chip making.
  • TheDrunkMonkey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18I like how they have gigantic plastic bags so they can collect dozens at a time.
  • pseudojd, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21you know, I have been to Oklahoma. And the average Oklahoman would not understand how that is impossible or funny. Digg this man up.
  • anagoge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16I honestly had to check whether the URL was onion.com.
  • geometry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15LOL

    I think they're made in the US but shipped to India for testing. You know it's much cheaper that way.
  • Hebrewhammer913, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16A GIRL!?!?!?
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15This could only be the work of pirates.
  • monosyth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16best digg of the day. this is what digg is made for.
  • persianbeh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14as opposed to the non pot loving stoners?
  • techAU, on 10/23/2008, -1/+15lmao, free Doritos.. that's awsome. now if only a dip container would get busted as well.. although i doubt they'd float :P
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16This comment isn't hyperbole.
  • cougar618, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14@ Basketb926
    Landlocked...? You mean like Florida?
  • illicium, on 10/12/2007, -7/+17You're annoying. Welcome to my block list.
  • gmc14, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I like cheese
  • contextclouds, on 10/12/2007, -9/+20"every comment on digg is a hyperbole"

    Come on, there's no way that every comment is.
  • Hebrewhammer913, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12imagine a ps3 container washing ashore. thats the most likely reason of the shortage

    (or sony doesn't care)
    ((you didn't hear that from me))
  • tastypastry, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Thats gross. How could you approve of that?
  • jsreid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Its not the only NC news story of the day, Check out the kid that scared away robbers with the power ranger costume.
  • khag7, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@ BasketB

    what are you talking about? that map is from 2002. get some up to date maps dude. oklahoma's not landlocked anymore
  • FluffyArmada, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I really prefer the ranch. Let's hate each other because of our differences!
  • techforce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Brilliant marketing scheme.
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