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[deathboy]

Apple says: Tiger users could upgrade to Snow Leopard for £25 - but mustn't

I think that if Leopard's taken off the market, you could basically go swing if you expected me to pay for the box of software I didn't want.

Good work for not technologically enforcing the upgrade path, but poor show for the box set and the weaselly PR.

Gushing fanboy replies will get you banned, btw.

I'm getting to grips with my mac-based dev environment, and yep, it's an OK piece of kit, but (apart from my actual mates whose help I appreciate greatly) I have read enough apple-smugness on the net in the last two weeks, I don't have the stomach for more.

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[shadowofsummer.livejournal.com]

Okay, quick lesson in pop culture, Skippy: several years ago, there was a show called 'Seinfeld', ending with the 1997 TV season. It was rather popular. You may have even heard of it.
In one episode, a somewhat bumbling, buffoonish character named George Costanza is in a business meeting, making a pig of himself with the complimentary shrimp, when another business associate in the meeting says 'Hey George - the ocean called - they're running out of shrimp!' This causes much laughter and derision at George's expense. On his way home from the meeting, in a case of l'esprit d'escalier, George hits upon the comeback 'The Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you!'
Several times throughout the episode it's pointed out that this is not a good line, and in fact makes little sense.

With this in mind, it becomes apparent that my joke was, in fact, intended to be a deliberately crap joke both acknowledging my own cliched joke about Apple and pointing out that you're using the hackneyed 'X called, they want Y' joke setup to point out that I'm being unoriginal.
Part of the reason I did this was because I thought making light of the whole thing would be kinda funny and because at first glance you seemed like you might be pretty cool. From your reply, I see you're actually just an idiot who thinks he's the arbiter of comedy.

Also, you're fat.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

I love youz guys :)

[shadowofsummer.livejournal.com]

This isn't the first time you've had two young men fighting for your love, is it?

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

why is it never women, wrestling each other for my love? :(

[shadowofsummer.livejournal.com]

The conflict of women is an altogether more subtle one, made up chiefly of rumour and character assassination. Seldom does it come to bikini mud-wrestling, no matter what videos on the internet have told you.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

mmm. this has been my experience.

seldom have I been able to inspire what I believe is known in PC terms as a "lez-off".