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No more P. for Diddy
In the ever-changing realm of self-nick-name, Sean “P. Puff Puffy Daddy Diddy” Combs has no equal. Heck, while everyone has forgotten the unpronounceable symbol (O(+>) that the Artist-Now-Once-Again Known-As-Prince used, Combs continues to tweak the collective noses of his supposed fans by yet again taking on a new moniker. Says the former “P. Diddy”:
“We had to move the P. We had to simplify it. Diddy is more personal. We are entering into the age of Diddy. It’s a new era.
…I’ve let down my guard. I’m fully exposed. We are going to have a lot of fun with it. It is the return of hip-hop, rock ‘n’ roll superstars and they call them Diddy. I’m going to start talking in the third person everything.”
This cat is one purple outfit away from super-villian status.
See also: Penguin ‘props’ lead P Diddy into hot water
When Mac Users Attack
Last month, I sent a note to a friend in DC that the Henrico County, Virginia school district was planning to sell off 1000-odd four-year-old iBooks for $50 each to the general public. Noting their age and potential problems, I added, “It’s about a 2 hour drive from DC, so I dunno if it’s worth it…”
Soon after, however, it became apparent that the sale would draw a huge crowd, as word spread across the Internet, and people from around the US started making plans to show up. Under fire from local taxpayers (who had kinda paid for these laptops already), the County Board of Supervisors amended the County Code to allow only Henrico residents to buy the used iBooks.
Even still, moved to the bigger venue at the Richmond International Raceway complex, a mob scene ensued, as thousands of people rushed the entrance as soon as the gate opened this morning at 7am. In all, police estimate nearly 5,500 people showed up. Some were trampled, and others were taken away due to heat stroke. One woman, apparently so intent on getting her iBook refused to leave the line to relieve herself, and pulled a Fergie-Black-Eyed-Pee-Pee. One genius tried to ram his way through the crowd, using his car.
Sad part of the whole thing? According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, “Students and teachers will be getting new Dell computers this school year.”
An NBC newsreport (RealMedia) from the scene captured the chaos.
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