16 Aug
2005
16 Aug
'05
4:15 p.m.
On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Tony Eros wrote:
Apparently, the iBook sale in Virginia turned out to
be a real Donnybrook.
Folks lined up at 1:30 am, and there was a stampede when the doors finally
opened.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973616/
This is not only pathetic and ridiculous, it was entirely irresponsible,
both on the part of the school district and the herd of jackasses that
showed up to have a small chance to pay for a used computer.
"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."
I'd make some wry comment at this point but these people are so beyond
stupid they don't even deserve that much.
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