The Nation of Macintosh?

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Posted by michael on Thursday October 17, 2002 @12:43AM from the suits-would-be-a-good-start dept.

Devon Avenger writes "A new short British film has been released according to this article at Wired depicting a cult of Macintosh fanatics who are organised in a manner reminiscent of the Nation of Islam."

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Question about the film by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 00:54 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Are the film's characters gay? Because if they aren't, it's just not realistic.
Re:Whoa. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 01:00 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Why? 'Cause they're both anti-semitic jerks with strong opinions?
What? by qurob · 2002-10-17 01:12 · Score: 0, Flamebait

you people act like there are no Linux/OSS/FSF etc etc fanatics!
Re:One difference by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 01:17 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Well, yeah. Except they would be too stoned to fly correctly and crash in a farm field in the middle of nowhere. Also, their plane would be brightly painted in all the queerest colors imaginable. Somewhat like the Austin Powers plane, only much much gayer.
The problem is, it's not a stereotype... by mtec · 2002-10-17 01:26 · Score: 0, Flamebait

we seem to have an archetype.

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Re:Interesting by BitGeek · 2002-10-17 01:42 · Score: 0, Flamebait

It's been my experience that Mac zealots are the worst zealots

Maybe its because you're a hateful fuck and they treat you with the same derision that you treat them.

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bitgeek

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Re:ok... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 03:08 · Score: -1, Flamebait

you're full of shit.
Typical Mac User Demographics by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 05:24 · Score: -1, Flamebait

1) Registered Democrat or Green
2) Listens to NPR and Pacifica Radio
3) Reads The Nation or Mother Jones
4) Tends to support the Palestinians
5) Tends to support animal rights
6) More likely to be an enviro-whacko
7) More likely to be a homosexual