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May 28, 2007

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Posted May. 28, ’07, 8:03 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » Stores

Zombie MacYou know, just the other day I found myself wondering what I would do if I were confronted by the shambling hordes of the undead. Make a run for it (given that zombies are known for their lackadaisical pace)? Grab the nearest makeshift weapon (n my case, a bottle of Scotch) and try to take as many of them out as possible?

I’m rather glad, in fact, that this situation has not yet presented itself, for it could be ripe with misunderstandings. For example, had I been at the San Francisco Apple Store on Friday night, when it was invaded by the legions of the undead, I might very well have decapitated a few, before realizing my crucial mistake: these were merely zombie enthusiasts.

Awkward.

The zombie mob, whose tattered clothes and bodies were evidence that they had apparently decided not to purchase the AppleCare extended protection plan, left after taste-testing some iMacs and gazing longingly at the swollen, delicious brains behind the Genius Bar.

[via Engadget]


2 Comments

Kelmon said:

Not much to say beyond congrats on using the word "lackadaisical" in a post (you don't hear that too often) and that surely tattered clothing implies that they did purchase AppleCare. I bought AppleCare last year with my MacBook Pro and am now poorer than a church mouse. Still, I like to think that if I was confronted by the living dead that I could at least use my 17" laptop as riot shield to protect myself with...

May 28, 2007 8:32 AM
Dave-O said:

Clearly demonstrating that the stereotype that sci-fi geeks have no lives is unfounded.

May 28, 2007 10:10 AM

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