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TETENAL
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:10 AM
 
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/article.php?a=5792

Teh f|_|nny 7|-|ing i5, 5c077 c4n'7 |234d 7|-|i5, but I bet most of you true PC-lovers can. Knowing how to read �leet-speak� � or even knowing what it is � shows the very start of the division of the computer world and the undeniable superiority of the PC.

Everyone is familiar with those "other" computers. They come in a variety of colors � gray and white � and have some fruit symbol on them: the Macintosh � the bane of the computer world.

Apple Computer and all 3 percent of its market share are giving the other 97 percent of the computer world a bad name.

[�]

Most Mac users only do the most basic of tasks. This isn�t their fault; it�s the computer itself. Try doing anything useful with your Mac, like programming a class project or creating a Web site.

I hope you have plenty of time and money on your hands, because you'll either have to buy new software or find a free program that won't work.

[�]
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:29 AM
 
I'm just going to say:

In before the lock!

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Apr 13, 2005, 09:35 AM
 
don't click on the link and give them page hits.


tetenal: take the url tags out. if they know these articles "sell" they're just going to write more.

apple didn't jump like 200 spaces in the company list last week (it was on mac central) because they suck

tiger premiere made it on to CNN homepage, people want to hear about apple now
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:42 AM
 
Why do people bother posting these troll articles?
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:47 AM
 
Originally posted by ReggieX:
Why do people bother posting these troll articles?
"+1"
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blue storm 1337
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:50 AM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
"+1"
Are we witnessing the rebirth of the +1 fad?

Oh well, who cares,

+1
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:53 AM
 
Ok,

thanks for playing,

Good night everybody,

bah-bye.
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:54 AM
 
Originally posted by blue storm 1337:
Are we witnessing the rebirth of the +1 fad?

Oh well, who cares,

+1
You're a ****ing idiot. This thread is nothing more than postcount++

I hope you get cancer.
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:54 AM
 
Originally posted by ReggieX:
Why do people bother posting these troll articles?
Because it's interesting to know of other peoples' opinion.
     
CD Hanks
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Apr 13, 2005, 09:55 AM
 
Originally posted by TETENAL:
Because it's interesting to know of other peoples' opinion.
It sure is, but not when the automatic response is what has already been posted.

Might as well just become a mouse and touch the electric current thinking it's a piece of cheese again and again forever until the end of time.
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Apr 13, 2005, 10:54 AM
 
His article does not warrant a reply as it is merely fluff to infuriate Mac users. Ignore him.

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Apr 13, 2005, 11:02 AM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
You're a ****ing idiot. This thread is nothing more than postcount++

I hope you get cancer.
CD Hanks, you're probably the worst MacNN member there is, you have no self control, like a child you lash out whenever somebody responds to your posts (its a good thing that so few do respond to you). Like a monkey, you chuck your feces at everything to get attention, even at things that aren't threatening you. My reply to your post was merely an agreement that this thread is indeed a +1 thread, but you in your quick temper and limited mental capacity, thought I was insulting you.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 11:18 AM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
You're a ****ing idiot. This thread is nothing more than postcount++

I hope you get cancer.
I hope you never get to realise why that is such a dumb thoughtless thing to say
     
blue storm 1337
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Apr 13, 2005, 11:20 AM
 
Originally posted by moodymonster:
I hope you never get to realise why that is such a dumb thoughtless thing to say
CD Hanks is a right stroppy bastard, he doesn't think before he posts.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 11:32 AM
 
Originally posted by blue storm 1337:
CD Hanks, you're probably the worst MacNN member there is, you have no self control, like a child you lash out whenever somebody responds to your posts (its a good thing that so few do respond to you). Like a monkey, you chuck your feces at everything to get attention, even at things that aren't threatening you. My reply to your post was merely an agreement that this thread is indeed a +1 thread, but you in your quick temper and limited mental capacity, thought I was insulting you.
Didn't you read his dildo review? That was golden.

"Laugh it up, fuzz ball!"
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 11:48 AM
 
Originally posted by blue storm 1337:
CD Hanks, you're probably the worst MacNN member there is, you have no self control, like a child you lash out whenever somebody responds to your posts (its a good thing that so few do respond to you). Like a monkey, you chuck your feces at everything to get attention, even at things that aren't threatening you. My reply to your post was merely an agreement that this thread is indeed a +1 thread, but you in your quick temper and limited mental capacity, thought I was insulting you.
hahhahhahha
Originally posted by blue storm 1337:
CD Hanks is a right stroppy bastard, he doesn't think before he posts.
Given everyone here, I think that statement goes way past me.
Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
Didn't you read his dildo review? That was golden.
Damn straight, that one still makes people laugh, including myself.

edit: Male G-Spot stimulator, please. If you guys will throw fits when ever someone refers to a "Mac" as a "PC", then atleast give me this much.

edit 2: Come to think of it, ONLY YOU WOULD BRING THAT UP.
( Last edited by CD Hanks; Apr 13, 2005 at 12:32 PM. )
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Apr 13, 2005, 12:28 PM
 
Left handed people are insignificant... they give the rest of the population a bad name.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 12:31 PM
 
Originally posted by TETENAL:
Because it's interesting to know of other peoples' opinion.
Not if the article is from a troll. If it was an article with a valid point, I don't think you would see such anger.
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:00 PM
 
left handed people are natural born killers, apparently:

http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt...es/001065.html

I'm left handed BTW
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:00 PM
 
How is this thread still open?
     
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:01 PM
 
Originally posted by TETENAL:
Because it's interesting to know of other peoples' opinion.

Most people and their opinion are just background noise. But this guy here looks like such a huge loser in life that it becomes worthwhile to note his existence just to mock and ridicule him.
His portrait becomes a punch line without need of explanation. When people like him speak others snicker at the thought of him even taking himself seriously. His opinion doesn�t command any respect. His life and being doesn�t matter. So what would lead you to believe anyone would give two shits what he has to say?


Ugly, fat, and balding at 21?
Please speak to us about 97% of any demographic giving something a bad name.

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Apr 13, 2005, 01:11 PM
 
Captain Superior has spoken. We now need no further comment, as the definitive word has been proclaimed.
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:17 PM
 
Originally posted by KarlG:
Captain Superior has spoken. We now need no further comment, as the definitive word has been proclaimed.
For once he's right though.

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Apr 13, 2005, 01:49 PM
 
Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:
For once he's right though.
Why? Because he, and you, made a judgement about someone based on their picture, and you need to feel better about yourself, so you can justify putting someone else down?
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:58 PM
 
Awww Karl, you need to stop getting so excited about things like this at your age. You might have a stroke or something. Just because you happen to fit a similar description as the Kansas guy doesn�t mean I was talking about you.
I am sure your opinion matters a great deal under the right circumstances. Such as a thread about gapping a sparkplug or fixing an alternator.

Anyway, your self-esteem bit is getting old. Why not just link to one of the other dozen times you�ve tried to use it here with absolutely no effectiveness whatsoever.

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Apr 13, 2005, 02:35 PM
 
Originally posted by CD Hanks:
You're a ****ing idiot. This thread is nothing more than postcount++

I hope you get cancer.
haha settle down beavis

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Apr 13, 2005, 02:39 PM
 
Originally posted by KarlG:
Why? Because he, and you, made a judgement about someone based on their picture, and you need to feel better about yourself, so you can justify putting someone else down?
No, because the visual description of him was correct. The uneducated story that the guy wrote confirmed the rest of it.

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Apr 13, 2005, 04:52 PM
 
Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
Awww Karl, you need to stop getting so excited about things like this at your age. You might have a stroke or something. Just because you happen to fit a similar description as the Kansas guy doesn�t mean I was talking about you.
I am sure your opinion matters a great deal under the right circumstances. Such as a thread about gapping a sparkplug or fixing an alternator.

Anyway, your self-esteem bit is getting old. Why not just link to one of the other dozen times you�ve tried to use it here with absolutely no effectiveness whatsoever.
You know, now that I think about it, you're absolutely right. You're doing a fine enough job on your own, to the point that others have noticed it as well.

Don't worry about me having a stroke, though. I've forgotten more in the forty years since high school than you've ever heard of, and I'm still going quite well, but thanks for your concern.
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Apr 13, 2005, 05:16 PM
 
Originally posted by KarlG:
I've forgotten more in the forty years since high school than you've ever heard of
Why do people always say this like it's supposed to sound like a good thing to be leaking brain cells so rapidly?
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Apr 13, 2005, 05:18 PM
 
Judging by the URL (didn't click the link), looks like some college kid's attempt to get a rise out of Mac users on campus because he's too poor to own an iPod.
     
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Do we care?
     
   
 
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