MacDailyNews reader “Paradox” sent us an email today:
So I’m a lifeguard at a hotel in my area. I bring my iBook to work to keep up to date on news and such. Anywho, there’s a meeting room right next door and I happen to read who’s having a meeting today. The label says “Microsoft” and I swear there’s the guy that looks like PC in the Mac ads.
So, on my way to the pool I ask “When’s Vista gonna be ready?” All I get in return is an evil glare.
But that’s not the end of it. Later on during the shift, one guy comes over from the meeting room to the pool, walks over to our stack of pool towels and asks for some. Needless to say, I couldn’t stop laughing at the fact that even the MS employees in Pittsburgh need those damn towels!
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Why is it funny they needed a towel?
That PC guy from the Mac ads is a lot hipper than actual PCs. Maybe Microsoft is planning to clone him?
hahahaha…
oh, now I feel like a dork.
Duck0987, A few months ago Microsoft engaged in some cost-cutting programs at their headquarters, and one of the cut items was free towels and towel cleaning service for the employees (at the fitness center I assume). The employees were particularly upset about the towels, over everything else, and about 3 weeks ago they got their towels back.
lame story….let´s all make up fake microsoft is stupid anecdotes for MDN to post—-because there is no Apple news.
… and why is this news?
I thought this was “Mac Daily News”, not “Anti-MS Phanboy Pointless Mail News”
Slow day MDN?
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nnn, have you no other life than to be critical of such lighthearted stories as these? In “Candide” Voltaire observed that the best stomachs are not those which reject all food. Something tells me you’re the kind of person that needs to crap on all others’ efforts before you can feel good about your own, paltry as they probably are.
What have you contributed to the world lately, sir or madame? Pray tell, does “nnn” stand for “nihilism, nonsense, numbnuts”?
it may be a slow newz day but this definitely broke the monotony of iPod news story barrages…
There’s obviously an evil conspiracy going on, centered in Pittsburg. Let’s hope some MDNers can fill in the details and let the rest of us know just what’s going on.
Congrat’s MDN! Lamest Post Ever.
Vanity – “What have you contributed to the world lately, sir or madame?”
Is this your response to everything in life? AS if you think have the right to sit in judgement on people´s comments here.
Vanity you are an idiot. Just like the story…you probably made it up and sent it in to MDN.
Oprah Winfrey: “Your just a towel!”
Towelie: “No your a towel. I think I’ll get a little high now”
-South Park ‘A million little fibers’
Don’t get it. Lost on me I’m afraid.
There’s nothing more fun than reading “slow news day?” every time someone doesn’t like a post… It’s worse than “first post” by far.
mac user 47 – no, what´s worse is people adding comments like yours.
I like the Letterman reference in the headline, MDN.
At least you’re not backing that twit Leno.
MDN = MicrosoftDailNews
To some of you: Don’t be so picky does EVERYTHING have to be exactly what you want to read or are interested in?
Sounds like an honest letter, don’t see why can’t MDN post a little fun. What’s the big deal. You know you have the option not to read or just stop reading something that doesn’t look interesting to you. I certainly don’t read every link posted, or all of what I open here.
I just wish M$ would throw in the towel.
“So, on my way to the pool I ask “When’s Vista gonna be ready?” All I get in return is an evil glare.”
Maybe he was trying to communicate telepathically. Or he was just constipated. Either way.
This one time at band camp…