When I did the iPod gag I half expected to receive a cease and desist order from Cupertino. No biggie, if they do I'll comply and what's done is done. I didn't expect to get a threat laid down on me by some Mac nerd who really needs Jesus but worships Apple instead. Harmless to be sure but I can't resist this opportunity.
To make it worse I'm dealing with an anonymous coward who only identified him/herself as CWR. His/her email follows with my reply:
Thanks for asking, but uh, no. CWR, are you pretending to be someone really important at Apple, again? Didn't your mother tell you to drop the dream and live in the now?
What? Huh? And to think people give me a hard time for my lack of command with the English language. Damn! I tell you what, if you ask nicely and then email me with confirmation when you have asked me nicely I might consider your request, but only after I get an emailed response to confirm that you have done so via email.
Oh, no! Don't tell Apple! Then I'll never be asked to the Apple Ball.
Wait a second, this has already been featured on Gizmodo, Engadget, iPod Lounge, Apple Forum, Total Fark, iPoding, USA Today, the list is really too long. Gee, I suppose there is a chance they haven't seen it yet. Hey, when you show Steve do you think he'll laugh? I'm hanging on the edge of my seat!
As for confusing Apple's customers, I get the feeling that maybe you were confused and your email is really your way of lashing out at me in frustration. I hear you hommie and I'm here for you — let it all out. Find your happy place buddy, Ashlee is there, waiting for you.
Really? Exactly how well can I do it? Please enlighten me.
Holy crap! That's exactly what I was hoping for! You know sometimes in parody you wonder how close to the real thing your bit will be (the closer the better). I mean, you do your best and lay awake dreaming but it's almost too much to hope for. Thank you for the compliment! As for copyright, well, I'll stand in line with the thousands of others who have taken advantage of huge corporations in the name of a good joke.
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You sound like Maddox.
No, he sounds like a man satisfied by a job well done.
that's almost as hilarious as the actual bit that caused it.
I'm guessing when he contacts Apple about the confusion to customers, he'll use his own experiences...'Dammit! The buy now button doesn't work!'.
Who is Maddox and does he sound like Darth Vader, I mean James Earl Jones?
*Ahem* You can find Maddox's rantings here: http://maddox.xmission.net/ Scott was just remarking that you delt with the email in a Maddox-like fashion (http://maddox.xmission.net/hatemail.cgi?p=1).
You should e-mail him a thank you letter from Apple: "Your vigilance and corporate loyalty set the standard for all of our customers..."
Haha, I love these guys who think they own the world. Nicely dealt with my friend. Ill be sure to run a lot of those if I can ever get my site off the ground.
Mr. Airbag :-), you're my new idol! You b*tch-slapped him harder than Snoop Dogg!
I was thinking the same thing about Maddox. Man, don't ya just hate stupidity?
Please keep us up to date on the response to this article. You might try Rob's idea to generate some material!
Greg, if you'd like to know what he sounds like search for TechTV vids. That's where I first saw him — on unscrewed.
CWR: no better than a high school squealer.
Good grief. Isn't there a Star Trek convention that doofus should be attending?
I'm a Mac geek -- but that doesn't mean I'm such a corporate whore that I'd make it my personal agenda to slam a well devised joke. CWR - you're a dick. Usually it's the MS evangelists with their shorts around their ankles bent over backwards -- don't ruin it for the rest of us.
Great response! It's truly amazing that these kind of people still exist after 6th grade. :)
Brilliant work... nicely done. Oh and the joke was great too.
I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
I'm a Mac fan as well, but I can appreciate a good joke. He must be on of those morons that thinks Steve created the world. ;-)
Please remove...
heh...I used to be a mac zealot, but now I'm a Greg zealot.
CWR, Please remove...your..please remove
CWR: "Wahh! I'll tell on you!"
Internet: "STFU, crybaby."
I bet you anything he's not past 6th grade. You'd be surprised how many young kids hang out at mac boards like http://spymac.com . The even have their own site: http://macteens.com
Hey, CWR: Go learn a few little things called Parody Law and Fair Use. Then go learn a little thing called Manners. Then go home and do your homework, and ask mama for a cookie.
This is amazing. What I wouldn't give for a minimum IQ requirement for internet use.
It was a joke. It was funny. Apparently CWR has had a full sense of humour bypass.
More parodies please.
BTW: "Asshat" - Never heard that this side of the pond before. Excellent!
I guess he wants you to conform and email back to him that your are a willing conformist to his pissy POV. Or maybe he really WANTED an Aslee Simpleton iPod, and he is really pissed that you fooled him and he will never, never get one ever.
CWR, you've made my morning. Please come and harass me sometime too :-) I've got an Apple sticker over the Dell logo on my [Dell] laptop. Don't get me wrong, I own a Powerbook too...but now I am "pretending" to have two. I might confuse potential customers who want to buy a Dell like mine and end up with a superior machine [a Powerbook]. Maybe Dell and Apple could sue me? Humm...do I hear class action suit?
Nice way to handle the situation, Airbag.
I stumbled upon this page because of the Ashlee Simpson ipod, it showed up in a google search for her SNL mishap. I will admit it was extremely convincing, enough that I tried clicking on the 'buy now' to see how much it actually cost. When it didn't work, I realized the gag. I found it hillarious. That was when I read through all the features, it took me a great deal of time before I could contain my laughter. Job well done.