David Letterman's 'Top Ten Excuses of the Guy Who Lost the iPhone Prototype'

[MacRumors]

Late Show host David Letterman last night used his "Top Ten" segment to highlight the case of an Apple engineer who last month left his next-generation iPhone in a Redwood City, California bar, only to have it leaked by Gizmodo earlier this week.

Letterman's "Top Ten Excuses of the Guy Who Lost the iPhone Prototype" pokes fun at a number of targets, including Apple's 'i' naming scheming for its products and AT&T's service quality. The list also links the lost iPhone to a number of other current events including the Icelandic volcano and a recent iPad theft that resulted in the owner losing a portion of his finger in addition to his new iPad.

Article Link: David Letterman's 'Top Ten Excuses of the Guy Who Lost the iPhone Prototype'

 

[spazzcat]

I want my 2 minutes back...

 

[zephead]

I agree with Dave. Who wants to spend money on things that make your life easier?

 

[Ed91]

Funny, that was not.

 

[yellow]

Have to agree with the other posters.. that was not very funny.

 

[MacBOS]

it was not funny but... i did like #1

 

[SkippyThorson]

"I wish I had a nickel for every time my underage wives divorced me." - David Letterman

Oh. He didn't say that on air? Crap.

 

[spillproof]

Dang, members on MR are a tough crowd.

I thought it was really funny even though Letterman is not my type of comedy.

However, losing an iPhone does hurt people. It hurts other phone companies because people will hold off buying until they know if the lost iPhone is going to be the final product.

 

[applehappy]

I can't believe anybody still watches this guy. Not funny plus whining does not equal funny.

 

[JediZenMaster]

LOL i thought it was funny. Sounds like some people on this board take life to seriously

 

[Xavier]

Like most of Letterman's stuff, it is mildly entertaining.

 

[goobot]

just reading what mr posted im not even going to watch this

 

[q dude]

David, you are

...looking old and tired.

 

[617arg]

haha! #1 reason was right on!

 

[michael.lauden]

just reading what mr posted im not even going to watch this

yeah same here. let me know when someone posts a list

 

[CubusX]

Colbert

I liked Colbert's rip on the iPad, iPhone, and AT&T, better.

"Just like your iPhone you can't make calls with it".

 

[LimeiBook86]

yeah same here. let me know when someone posts a list

Wow you people are lazy...

#1 is the best.

Top Ten List:

10. Couldn't call Apple for help because I lost my iPhone
9. I'm more of a Kindle guy
8. You mean besides being drunk out of my mind?
7. Distraught Kate Gosselin kicked off 'Dancing with the Stars'.
6. Thought there was an App that would wisk it back to my house.
5. It must have fallen out of my iPants
4. Volcanic ash! Run!
3. Let's just blame Goldman Sachs
2. At least I didn't lose my finger like that iPad guy
1. It didn't work anyway -- it uses AT&T

 

[tyrnight]

the only funny one was #1.. It didn't work any ways, it uses AT&T

 

[xlii]

Wow you people are lazy...

#1 is the best.

Top Ten List:

10. Couldn't call Apple for help because I lost my iPhone
9. I'm more of a Kindle guy
8. You mean besides being drunk out of my mind?
7. Distraught Kate Gosselin kicked off 'Dancing with the Stars'.
6. Thought there was an App that would wisk it back to my house.
5. It must have fallen out of my iPants
4. Volcanic ash! Run!
3. Let's just blame Goldman Sachs
2. At least I didn't lose my finger like that iPad guy
1. It didn't work anyway -- it uses AT&T

I liked #6 best of all.... Thought there was an App that would wisk it back to my house.

 

[rdowns]

Makes me miss that other guy who wasn't funny, Conan something or other.

 

[grayskies]

wow

- that was really bad...not even close to funny

 

[puckhead193]

that wasn't really funny..pretty lame if you ask me. Although 1 made me chuckle a little bit

 

[gondor5]

Was this guy ever funny? Laaame.

 

[iWonderwhy]

...

What a hypocrite Letterman is...nothing he says affects peoples lives anyways, after Conan he is the least funniest. I've never even cracked a smile at anything he has ever said. His crowd seems to laugh at everything he says too, how much is he paying them. No wonder Leno is killing him in the ratings...again.

 

[jayducharme]

Was this guy ever funny?

Amazing how quickly time marches on. Thirty years ago, Letterman was daring, edgy and hilarious, some of the most outrageous comedy on the air. He also wasn't very popular. Maybe success has dulled him over the years. Maybe his writers aren't what they used to be.

But I agree with others: #1 was right on the money.