WTF Stories of the Week

[Gemini Cricket]

I don't have a problem with people who like Apple stuff. I like Apple stuff and I wish I could afford a Mac laptop so I could cut things on it with FinalCut.

But I have a problem when a people tell me, "You should buy ____" or "You should only buy _____" or "Everybody should have a _____". Like I've gotten lectured about how I should drive a Prius. "It's the right thing to do." That kinda bugs me. And, yes, it definitely depends on who is saying it to me. Strangers, acquaintances, commercials = I totally ignore. Family (some of them) and friends = I will listen to the suggestion. Whenever I see someone all high and mighty talking about their Prius or their Escalade, I just want to tell them both to shove their vehicles up their asses.

I will use myself as an example. I like the Dave Matthews Band, maybe you've heard. But I don't find it necessary to see them 20 times a year, buy all of their merchandise, all of their live CDs, etc. Daveheads bragging about the fact that they've seen him 80 times overloads my circuits.

I don't know if that makes any sense but that's what I think. I also give the cold shoulder (maybe only at first) to something/someone who is wildly popular. Justin Bieber (holy crap, give me a break) fans can be annoying at times but I actually like one of his songs.

And as far as doucheyness goes, I find Bill Gates to be a douche but not Steve Jobs. Maybe because I get so annoyed with Windows at times.

[Gemini Cricket]

Douché!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Woolly Mammoth Remains Discovered In Colorado. (link)

In other news, GENERALISSIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO IS STILL DEAD!

[Chernabog]

Hahaha here are some bad halloween costume celebrity wigs

[Kevy Baby]

Okay, this one has a sad ending and is kind of sad along the way too, but it definitely qualifies as WTF:

Dog Wakes Up After Being 'Euthanized,' Shocks Owner

It's traumatic enough to have to put your dog down. it's even more shocking to wake up and find the animal you though was dead still sitting at its food bowl the next day, waiting for you to feed it.

Whole doggone story.

Before you click on the link, please know that the dog was eventually (successfully) euthanized.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Headline: Seven inches is enough, RIM tells Jobs

[Ghoulish Delight]

Writes itself.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ugh, Jobs is SUCH a douche.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ugh, Jobs is SUCH a douche.

What makes Jobs a "douche?"

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

What makes Jobs a "douche?"

Jobs, speaking to financial analysts during a conference call, dismissed 7-inch tablets as "tweeners" saying they were "too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with an iPad".

He suggested makers of 7-inch screens "include sandpaper so users can sand down their fingers" to be able to tap onscreen keys.

Why not just let products compete instead of telling everyone what to think?