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Henrico County iBook Sale Creates iRiot

Posted by Zonk on from the not-a-pretty-sight dept.

pikester writes "What do you get when you combine 1000 used iBooks being sold for $50 and 1000 people desperately wanting to buy them? You get an iStampede of course! Add into the mix one guy who watches too much wrestling and one gal who re-lived her first Backstreet Boys concert by wetting herself and you'll being looking for video of the whole thing. CNN has some extra details as well." From the article: "Officials opened the gates at 7 a.m., but some already had been waiting for hours in line. When the gates opened, it became a terrifying mob scene. 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."

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  1. That's right ladies and gentlemen by Loco3KGT · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's my state's citizens, neighbors, and friends at their best!

    I couldn't be more proud.

    *tear*

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    1. Re:That's right ladies and gentlemen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Every Nation has to grew up.

      I hear these rumors on the internets.. but alls I can asks, is... Is our children learning?

    2. Re:That's right ladies and gentlemen by pete-classic · · Score: 5, Funny

      A "globe of the United States"? I must have one!

      -Peter

  2. What happened to "No - rush, 10 mins"? by EmperorKagato · · Score: 5, Funny

    OMG! Zerg Rush!

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  3. Ibooks are like crack.. by rice0067 · · Score: 5, Funny

    All white and promising good stuff. then you get really disappointed by the quality and want to knife your dealer.

  4. For those that went there and did that... by slusich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now you can get the tshirt too.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/HENRICO-COUNTY-50-iBook-t-shir t-kicked-in-the-balls_W0QQitemZ8327177210QQcategor yZ15687QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
    Seriously, they had to expect this. They should've had a more orderly way to deal with this sale.

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  5. New Poll? by __aaitqo8496 · · Score: 5, Funny
    To get a used iBook for $50, I'd be willing to...

    • Throw an elbow
    • Crush a stroller
    • Pee myself
    • Throw an old man into the pavement
  6. Um.... by osrevad · · Score: 5, Funny
    What do you get when you combine 1000 used iBooks being sold for $50 and 1000 people desperately wanting to buy them?

    You would get everyone living happily ever after with their iBooks. But there were actaully about 3000 people, which changes everything.

  7. take this ladies, children, and old men by kidNexus · · Score: 5, Funny

    first official slashdot post from a $50 iBook.

  8. Re:Wow by Gleep · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think she was trying to re-charge the battery in her cellphone...

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  9. Re:more information by ethx1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's like that MasterCard ad. But backwards.

    Beating down losers with a folding chair: Priceless.
    Urinating on yourself: Priceless.
    Driving a car though a mob: Priceless
    Loosing your shoe in the sweltering heat: Priceless.
    iBook: $50

  10. Re:Reminds me of a song title by HTTP+Error+403+403.9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am waiting for someone to tell me that these iBooks are overpriced and they can get a Dell laptop for $40.

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