[CUBE] (O/T)....Read it and weep...... and trolls

[Chris Lim]

Actually now that we know, it's pretty funny.

''Many rivers to cross,
  but I can't seem to find my way over'' - Jimmy Cliff

> From: TomD <TomD_ALG at RobotGroup.org>
> Reply-To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 01:28:30 -0600
> To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [CUBE] (O/T)....Read it and weep...... and trolls
> 
> As expected.. It was a troll.
> 
> http://www.macosrumors.com/
> 
> Andy writes: Hi, I am the G5 killer
> Date: January 29, 2004 10:19:33 PM EST
> To: rumors at macosrumors.com
> 
> I have been feeling a little guilty about causing so many people out there to
> have nightmares, depression and sickness
> from my little joke. This is why I am responding to Macosrumors.com. The
> reaction of people word wide has blown me away.
> I never intended for such a thing to happen. My in box went from 1% to 100% in
> 2 days (1300 messages). So many people
> were pointing out what a stupid thing to do, so many people were telling me of
> feeling sick, some even said they cried.
> I felt bad for those people. It was amusing to read things like "I should be
> hung by my testicles and lit on fire" or
> the constant reference to "taking a porche and replacing the engine with a
> KIAs". Most people cried out in horror and
> carfully pointed out the error of doing such a silly thing.
> 
> I am sure you are wondering why this all took place.
> Are the pictures real? yes.
> Is it my own G5 case that has been cut and hacked? yes.
> Did I give away two G5 2GHz processors (IBM PC 970)? no!
> < So what happened?
> 
> I got a free G5 shell from a buddy of mine and pulled a prank on a mac loving
> friend. he got so upset. I decided write
> up a little story, my imagination and warped sense of humor kicked in. I sent
> it to OC.com just to see their reaction. I
> honestly didn't think they were going to post it. I cannot believe how fast or
> how far it has spread on the internet.
> There are an amazing number of people who are emotionally attached to
> inanimate objects such as computers. Mac fans seem
> to be much worse than I ever expected. The G5 is amazing, I would never dream
> of really doing that ;)
> 
> -Andy
> 
> 
> 
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