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kryogenix
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/computer....y.ap/index.html

That's why I love shopping online.
`SWTWiNKLE3YES
wow. 50 dollar laptops?!?!
mouse_3k
damn its in Virgina? alright imma go right now byez
boobooxpp
$50 LAPTOPS?!?!!?!?!?!?! WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE IN NY?! gah! i'd walk on top of everyone, since they are soo bunched up together, it shouldn't be hard xP
kill.t3h.r0cK
Err, that's interestingly kinda disgusting...Heh, no matter how cheap an iBook is I wouldn't do that, I'm not a very patient person...Plus, my parents have this thing against used tech...

Haha, it reminds me of concerts, everyone's dieing to get to the front row.
incoherent
lmao thats hilarious.

i want a laptop for $50.
illumineering
Wow...I never thought I'd live to see the Jerry Springer show mirror real life!
salcha
This is like...a once in a lifetime chance. But:
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Jesse Sandler said he was one of the people pushing forward, using a folding chair he had brought with him to beat back people who tried to cut in front of him.

That's just...unbelievably crazy..
aera
i feel bad for theold man whowas thrown... shouldnt he have priority or something?

using folding chairs is kinda extreme. 0o
kryogenix
I can't believe some of the responses I'm hearing. I just can't see trading in your self respect for a laptop as a reasonable thing. People on Fear Factor do it for $50,000, these people were acting uncivilized for $50!
miss barnes
i wish i could have gotten a laptop for $50
[Scr3amin][Horror]
$50 bucks. wow. cheap.
i bet you it was broken laptop lol
mipadi
QUOTE(wonders79 @ Aug 17 2005, 1:57 PM)
This is like...a once in a lifetime chance. But:

That's just...unbelievably crazy..
*

Jesse Sandler's quote is golden:

"I took my chair here and I threw it over my shoulder and I went, 'Bam.' They were getting in front of me and I was there a lot earlier than them, so I thought that it was just." [1]
xchrystizzle
LMAO theyre like animals fighting for food...
Saeglopur
Oh yeah, I read that on my friend's xanga. It was quite amusing. Thank God, I bought my laptop online.
iheartjohn
I saw the video on a local news channel. Virginians are crazy. wacko.gif
SandRAWRz
lmao...can't you just buy it online?
EXPLO5ION
I had to pay $200 for my laptop, while intel paid for the rest of it, and I saw this on the news.
Saeglopur
^ It was only fifty dollars. That's a steal. (to Shortieex)
iheartjohn
Not for $50.
Saeglopur
Well ... less than $1,000.
ANG33ZY
i heard about this. it's crazy. lmfao.
Nugget
Ahha, wow.. I think it would feel odd for me to wet myself.. or even try.. mellow.gif
Death2Smilee
blink.gif Dude, that's twisted. ANd sad. and f**kin hilarious!!!
angel-roh
LOL that's funny. This topic reminds me of my topic, man dies after game marathon. LOL... but different. she didnt die.

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RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over. One woman went so far to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line.


LOL!! hahaahahahahaahahahahahaaha. sorry... it just reminds me when that happened when i was in alaska. all the expensive clothes went decreased to 50 cents... lol. i remember someone pushed me to the ground and they were stepping on me.

wow. that's crazy. $50 for a laptop. are you sure they work out well?

i feel bad for that cop. his face expression looked like someone stabbed him with a knife lol..


4 year old apple top? umm that's old.


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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.


wow...that's crazy. girl's stroller was crushed. O_O

i wonder how many got sold.
xbby_charmz
i payed 1000 for my laptop and 650 for my comp so 50 dollars for a laptop is good deal i guess
demolished
Good thing that dude whack someone with a chair for cutting in front of him. i hate cutters and it takes too much f**king time to get what you want when people just butt in front of them.
Wolverine0723
dude.. can you say EBAY.. get one and sell it on ebay.. i wonder how much you might get? cool.gif
dancerellie714
you know what's funny

I LIVE WHERE THIS HAPPEND

i know people that were there....i could drive to where they were selling ibooks in like 5 mins....

see...here's the story behind this

in my county all the high & middle schoolers got ibooks. well...the contract with apple ran out and we're switching to dells....but we have a bunch of ibooks left over so they started selling them for 50 bucks.

it may sound like a good deal but these ibooks were total crap. seriously. the one i had last year...we broken all year long. so yeah...but i know people got there in line as early as 1 in the morning pinch.gif

but yeah i go to school & live in henrico county and i find it funny that this is making the national news and stuff...haha
toodlepops.
I would wet myself for a 50$ laptop. mellow.gif
mai_z
Sure it's cheap, but they were 4 years old! I mean they weren't that great, I don't think it's worth it.
ApocalypseAelis
That reminds me of that scene in War of the Worlds where they lose their car...

Anyway, I'd stand there for a long time and literally fight my way through the crowd to get my hands on a $50 laptop, too.

Yeah, and I agree-that guy with the chair was right in brutally whacking the line cutters.

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Never mind. I wouldn't go that far if the iBooks were utter crap...
emazing
ROFLMAO, the crazy mob.
v_v
jooleeah
I would've been apart of that crazy mob.

Hey, only fifty bucks.
xcaitlinx
wow...what idiots. the laptops were 4 years old too! those people need to really consider what their priorities are.
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