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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Whoa. by RasputinAXP · 2002-10-17 00:47 · Score: 5, Funny

I just got a mental image of Steve Jobs as Louis Farrakhan.

I just don't think the bow tie would go with his black turtleneck.
1. Re:Whoa. by Zak3056 · 2002-10-17 03:39 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I just got a mental image of Steve Jobs as Louis Farrakhan.
  
  My own mental image was a guy running around calling himself "Malcolm OS X"
  
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Fanatical? Mac users? by Strepsil · 2002-10-17 00:52 · Score: 5, Funny

You can not stop us
We have this Unix
You reboot now
Are you afraid?
Death to Microsoft
Death to Sun
Steve is great

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Re:original by ArcSecond · 2002-10-17 00:56 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, back in the day, we used to call the 512K the "Phat Mac". I can still remember getting the upgrade for our little 128 and hearing "Ride of the Valkyries" pumping out of that little speaker when I played "Airborne!". Ah, the memories.

Another cool Mac vs. Islam reference: the Public Enemy song where Chuck D talks about sitting down to composes his next song by "smack[ing] the Mac on the back and attack"... anyone who remembers the old 9" monochrome machines remembers that little switch on the left in the back... and that happy little "bong!"

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Re:A new group in "OZ?" by teslatug · 2002-10-17 00:57 · Score: 5, Funny

the ever-so-feared Macies

Yeah, those guys are always parading around :)
Purple Koolaide by Guido69 · 2002-10-17 00:58 · Score: 5, Funny

How's the movie end?

Woz: "Just trust me and insert the purple disk..."

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Windows zealots? by lovebyte · 2002-10-17 01:24 · Score: 5, Funny

And what about all the idiots who queue for hours at night to be the first to get their hands on the latest Windows OS when a new one arrives? Oh but wait a second! Those people are not zealot! Just plain arsholes!

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Re:and we're different from Linux geeks how???? by deepstephen · 2002-10-17 01:26 · Score: 5, Funny

As a long time mac advocate, forced windows user and linux sysadmin . . . explain to me how mac advocates are significantly different than linux geeks who insist that Linux is the one true un*x, the one to rule them all . . .

Well, it's simple. The Mac advocates are wrong and us Linux geeks are right. ;)

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Re:Hey man remember the 80s by CoolHandLucifer · 2002-10-17 01:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Actually the i-bowtie is a Steve Jobs Insanely Great trademark from the 80s.

Steve Jobs circa 1984
I still think Sculley looks scared to have Steve behind him.
Re:Message to Moderators by thebobster · 2002-10-17 03:53 · Score: 5, Funny

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