Think Different poem: redux

CortexRock · Oct 16, 2007, 12:12 PM

With gentle affection for some of my fellow MR users... no offence intended, just a bit of fun

Here’s to the crazy ones.

The fanboys.
The whiners.
The students.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of buying products you can't easily hack.
And they have no respect for iPhone firmware updates. You can flame them, laugh at them, multi-quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they create hundreds of threads on MacRumors every day telling you how hard done by they are.

They whinge. They moan. They complain.
They install multiple copies of OSX from one licence. They torrent. They moan about educational price discounts on world-class software.
They push their post count skywards.

Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you expect to get something for nothing?
Or buy an outdated product two days before a new one comes out?
Or gaze at pictures of the fabled xMac and tell Apple they're daft for not making it?
These kinds of people are tools.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
we see noobs.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can demand a refund because of a product price drop, are the ones who do.

iBlue · Oct 16, 2007, 12:20 PM

I loved that, thanks.

rdowns · Oct 16, 2007, 12:46 PM

Bravo good sir (or madame). This is no doubt the Post of the Day.

MacNut · Oct 16, 2007, 12:48 PM

Give this person a prize.

CortexRock · Oct 16, 2007, 12:51 PM

"He had a deep, booming voice my lord!"

"So, a bit like mine then?"

"No, my lord... a deep, booming voice."

It's a sir - thanks both for the kind words!

mcarnes · Oct 16, 2007, 01:19 PM

You brits.

twoodcc · Oct 16, 2007, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcarnes

You brits.

i should have known....

bartelby · Oct 16, 2007, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CortexRock

"He had a deep, booming voice my lord!"

"So, a bit like mine then?"

"No, my lord... a deep, booming voice."

It's a sir - thanks both for the kind words!

A SlackBladder fan I see!

CortexRock · Oct 16, 2007, 01:52 PM

Indeed... cunning as a weasel!

rdowns · Oct 16, 2007, 05:20 PM

Inivte this dude to the picnic.

CortexRock · Oct 17, 2007, 10:58 AM

I have heard of this earth-thing called "picnic" - please supply more data!

Jasonbot · Oct 17, 2007, 11:03 AM

Wow, thats sums things up very well!

Mitthrawnuruodo · Oct 17, 2007, 11:09 AM

2006 picnic

2007 picnic

See you in 2008?

CortexRock · Oct 17, 2007, 11:13 AM

"Carol, please clear my diary... I've got fellow Mac addicts to meet."

PlaceofDis · Oct 17, 2007, 11:24 AM

this thread is full of win;

cyberjunky · Feb 9, 2008, 10:46 PM

Where can i see pictures of this xMac thing?

(i know its not real, just curios as to what the mock up looks like)

design-is · Aug 15, 2008, 08:24 AM

Just stumbled upon this and thought I'd mention I love it

Bravo!

CortexRock · Aug 15, 2008, 09:02 AM

And coming back to this thread just reminded me that I missed the 2008 picnic!

Gonna have to fire my PA... wait... that's me... damn

Oct 16, 2007, 12:12 PM	#1
CortexRock macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	Think Different poem: redux With gentle affection for some of my fellow MR users... no offence intended, just a bit of fun Here’s to the crazy ones. The fanboys. The whiners. The students. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of buying products you can't easily hack. And they have no respect for iPhone firmware updates. You can flame them, laugh at them, multi-quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they create hundreds of threads on MacRumors every day telling you how hard done by they are. They whinge. They moan. They complain. They install multiple copies of OSX from one licence. They torrent. They moan about educational price discounts on world-class software. They push their post count skywards. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you expect to get something for nothing? Or buy an outdated product two days before a new one comes out? Or gaze at pictures of the fabled xMac and tell Apple they're daft for not making it? These kinds of people are tools. While some see them as the crazy ones, we see noobs. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can demand a refund because of a product price drop, are the ones who do.
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Oct 16, 2007, 12:20 PM	#2
iBlue macrumors Core Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London, England	I loved that, thanks. __________________ ‎(•͡. •͡) Nothing lasts but nothing is lost.
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Oct 16, 2007, 12:46 PM	#3
rdowns macrumors Penryn Join Date: Jul 2003	Bravo good sir (or madame). This is no doubt the Post of the Day. __________________ 44% of Republicans think an ARMED REBELLION might be necessary in the next few years. So if you say most Reps are nuts, you'd be off by 7%. - Bill Maher
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Oct 16, 2007, 12:48 PM	#4
MacNut macrumors P6 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CT	Give this person a prize. __________________ Remember Sandy Hook. 42 the Final Season.
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Oct 16, 2007, 05:20 PM	#10
rdowns macrumors Penryn Join Date: Jul 2003	Inivte this dude to the picnic. __________________ 44% of Republicans think an ARMED REBELLION might be necessary in the next few years. So if you say most Reps are nuts, you'd be off by 7%. - Bill Maher
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Oct 16, 2007, 12:51 PM	#5
CortexRock Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	"He had a deep, booming voice my lord!" "So, a bit like mine then?" "No, my lord... a deep, booming voice." It's a sir - thanks both for the kind words!
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Oct 16, 2007, 01:19 PM	#6
mcarnes macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA! USA!	You brits.
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Oct 16, 2007, 01:52 PM	#9
CortexRock Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	Indeed... cunning as a weasel!
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Oct 17, 2007, 10:58 AM	#11
CortexRock Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	I have heard of this earth-thing called "picnic" - please supply more data! __________________ CortexRock Think Different: Redux \| Make your very own straight-to-DVD Steven Seagal movie
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Oct 17, 2007, 11:03 AM	#12
Jasonbot macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Rainbow Nation RSA	Wow, thats sums things up very well! __________________ [insert apple related products here]
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Oct 17, 2007, 11:09 AM	#13
Mitthrawnuruodo Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway	2006 picnic 2007 picnic See you in 2008? __________________ Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it; those who fail to learn history correctly... why, they are simply doomed.
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Oct 17, 2007, 11:13 AM	#14
CortexRock Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	"Carol, please clear my diary... I've got fellow Mac addicts to meet." __________________ CortexRock Think Different: Redux \| Make your very own straight-to-DVD Steven Seagal movie
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Oct 17, 2007, 11:24 AM	#15
PlaceofDis macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	this thread is full of win;
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Feb 9, 2008, 10:46 PM	#16
cyberjunky macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	Where can i see pictures of this xMac thing? (i know its not real, just curios as to what the mock up looks like) __________________ -Converted:31/01/2007 -MB 1.83Ghz IC2D, 2Gb, 55.57Gb HDD, OSX10.5 -www.webithost.net
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Aug 15, 2008, 08:24 AM	#17
design-is macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London / U.K.	Just stumbled upon this and thought I'd mention I love it Bravo! __________________ design-is.co.uk - freelance projects dougbarned.co.uk - personal site & blog - twitter feralinteractive.com - designer day job - twitter
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Aug 15, 2008, 09:02 AM	#18
CortexRock Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canterbury, England	And coming back to this thread just reminded me that I missed the 2008 picnic! Gonna have to fire my PA... wait... that's me... damn __________________ CortexRock Think Different: Redux \| Make your very own straight-to-DVD Steven Seagal movie
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