"I want a $50 laptop"

[Trainwreck2100]

I don't know if I want it this bad


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973616/

RICHMOND, Va. - 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 as to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line.

“This is total, total chaos,” said Latoya Jones, 19, who lost one of her flip-flops in the ordeal and later limped around on the sizzling blacktop with one foot bare.

An estimated 5,500 people turned out at the Richmond International Raceway in hopes of getting their hands on one of the 4-year-old Apple iBooks. The Henrico County school system was selling 1,000 of the computers to county residents. New iBooks cost between $999 and $1,299.

[gospursgojas]

I don't know if I want it this bad


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973616/

RICHMOND, Va. - 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 as to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line.

“This is total, total chaos,” said Latoya Jones, 19, who lost one of her flip-flops in the ordeal and later limped around on the sizzling blacktop with one foot bare.

An estimated 5,500 people turned out at the Richmond International Raceway in hopes of getting their hands on one of the 4-year-old Apple iBooks. The Henrico County school system was selling 1,000 of the computers to county residents. New iBooks cost between $999 and $1,299.

@ big lady in green shirt all the way to the right

[mouse]

Latoya Jones, 19, who lost one of her flip-flops

Did her husband make her walk alone to the parking lot?

[TheTruth]

damn..this is like that time the someone was giving free school supplies away here in S.A. and all broke loose when they ran out.

[duncan_21]

Yeah, I'd get run over for a laptop that you could get off of ebay for 200 or less for 50 bucks.

[j-6]

ing yanks

Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy, remember? They'd probably take greater offense at being called Yankees then being labelled rioting cheap asses freaking out over four year old laptops.

[Horry For 3!]

I'd them up.