December 14, 2006
I appreciate Apple’s humor, a little too much
Posted Dec. 14, ’06, 2:41 PM PT by Scott Silverman
Category | Geekery
I was innocently browsing the online Apple Store this afternoon when I glanced up at their seasonal “display,” pictured to the right. Upon close inspection I realized that the pictured iPod was engraved with some clever, witty Apple message. With some deep meditation (and a little help from Photoshop) I was able to decipher the 15-pixel message:
Sorry I sunk your boat. Have an iPod.
Maybe it’s because I’m sleep-deprived, maybe it’s because I idolize Apple, or maybe it’s just because I’m weird, but I really loved this. Only Apple would print something like this—something barely even noticeable—in one of their advertisements. It’s these little details that make me love the company which makes my computer. I hope some people feel the same way (as that’s partial proof I’m not too weird).
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I saw that ad the other day too. Very cute.
It's actually done all the time by, like, everybody.
That's so good! Only Apple!
Dude, the funny thing about this is that I noticed this a work and I kept on moving closer and closer to the monitor as I was attempting to decipher the engraving!!!
Steve Jobs was always fond of saying, "loose lips sink ships..." perhaps a tie-in to this? :)
It's a tie-in to Pirates of the Caribbean, as indicated by the small text at the base of the page.
You sink my boat and you give me an iPod? at least give me a kayak along with it. Come on!!
I found something like that before on the Apple site. Apparently there were a number of suggestions for engraving an iPod, ranging from cute to downright hilarious. I'll have to find that one.