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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
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Queueing for tech. As Brooker says, 'moths to the flame'...
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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I have a t-shirt from the Apple WWDC 2007.  (I didn't actually attend, but I know someone who did.) _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am
Posts: 5550
Location: Nottingham
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That's a good read. I also dont understand the queuing thing. Not least for an electronic device that I could get a couple of weeks down the line anyway. _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
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Me neither anymore. When I first went to Austria skiing with my GF and her dad years ago I was thrown into the world where queues don't exist. At the end of the day when my GF and her dad had made it to the bottom, I was still letting the old and kids on before me. Half an hour of me being the only person in a queue while everyone else around me wasn't and my need to queue disappeared. I am now very adept at politely pushing to the front of any group of people.
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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I had a Power Computing t-shirt.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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I queued last week to pay for an Apple in tescos (Also for a box of Cornflakes, some milk, ..........) 
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 pm
Posts: 5071
Location: Manchester
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 I went off the whole "excitement" thing about "cutting edge" technology when I found out that cutting edge technology is actually about 3 years ahead of the retail stuff we eventually get. If you spend £2,000 on a cutting edge PC now, Intel already have one on their desk that's double as quick.
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ChurchCat
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:57 am
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Well, I am not going to join this queue. http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/39272/i ... ent-streetStill time for you to though.  _________________A Mac user 
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
Posts: 5490
Location: just behind you!
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A nice picture of three sad [LIFTED]! _________________Finally joined Flickr
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soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm
Posts: 2020
Location: Mute City
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One day, I am going to sit across the road from an Apple shop with either a catapult or a BB gun (spring powered, don't actually want to hurt them) and shoot at people queuing for the next MiPhone. This will annoy them but they wont come get me, because in doing so they will lose their place in the queue 
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Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
Posts: 29240
Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I have four options locally but am not that fussed about a wait. I will probably order it online and wait till it arrives, even if it is suspected to be three weeks. I can at least get it engraved as well. Now looking for some pithy quote as I will be buying it for myself, so happy birthday is out.
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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"I told you I would forget where I left this." _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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ChurchCat
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:57 am
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I like that one Here is a list of iPod engraving that they refused to put on. A bit US centric but some are pithy. http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/humor ... ndex.shtml _________________A Mac user
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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Argh!   _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
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I find this queuing distasteful. People with far less money sleep rough on the streets of London every night. A few geeks do it, and they get news coverage.
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