Another Dell bites the dust...

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Off the AP newswire...



"LAFAYETTE, Colo. - George Doughty's computer will never crash again. It will never run again, either.



Doughty was jailed during the weekend on suspicion of shooting his Dell computer four times with a revolver earlier that day in the middle of the Sportsman's Inn Bar and Restaurant.



He then allegedly hung the destroyed laptop on the wall "like a hunting trophy," said Lt. Rick Bashor with the Lafayette Police Department.



Doughty, 48, owns the establishment. He entered the bar from his office, announced he was going to shoot his computer and returned to his office. After 30 minutes, police said, Doughty set his laptop on the floor 4 to 6 feet away from him, warned two customers at the bar to cover their ears and fired away. The computer took all the bullets. No one was injured.



Because Doughty is accused of putting the customers and bartender in danger, he was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing, reckless endangerment and the prohibited use of weapons."



...I have nothing to say, except thanks George.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 15
    guarthoguartho Posts: 1,208member
    Damn it... it's a sad sad day when a man can't shoot a Dell... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    Doughty's Dell: "Dude, you're getting a gun out. Dude, what are you doing with that? Dude, no... no Dude... Dude, why? DUDE, NOOOOOOOOoooooo!"



    MS Office's paper clip: "Look's like you're trying to do a spread sheet, write a letter to your mother instead. No, guns do not help people write letters to their mothers, put that away. Would you like to put a signature on your letter? Here, fill out your registra.." BAM!! BAM! BAM!! BAM!!!
  • Reply 2 of 15
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    Heh. I remember a fella who smashed his Gateway PC to pieces with a sledgehammer...in front of the Gateway Store he had returned it to three times before...



    You don't see Apple users doing this...except for PeeCee users...I remember when the first iMacs came out some basement dwelling PeeCee user shot one up for a hard on... <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />
  • Reply 3 of 15
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    "The bartender killed his Dell, the bartender killed his Dell. Hi ho the merry-o, the bartender killed his Dell."
  • Reply 4 of 15
    tmptmp Posts: 601member
    You can hunt down and shoot small furry animals, but you can't put a Dell out of (your) misery?



    It's a strange world, I say.
  • Reply 5 of 15
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Oh, I think you might have a different opinion of it if a deflected bullet took someone out.



    I don't disagree with the "execution"... but do it outside, ya moron. Sheesh.
  • Reply 6 of 15
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    with how much those Dell laptops weigh, he probably couldn't carry it that far.
  • Reply 7 of 15
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Artman @_@:

    <strong>You don't see Apple users doing this...except for PeeCee users...I remember when the first iMacs came out some basement dwelling PeeCee user shot one up for a hard on... <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes...



  • Reply 8 of 15
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    NEED VIDEO!!!
  • Reply 9 of 15
    Soooo....





    did the polycarbonite shell of the iMac stand up to those bullets?? I've always wondered if they were actually bullet-proof... (though its very sad to see someone actually test it )
  • Reply 10 of 15
    telomartelomar Posts: 1,804member
    This is from another version of the article. I just love this excerpt.



    [quote]"It's sort of funny, because everybody always threatens their computers," said police Lt. Rick Bashor, seconds before his own police computer froze at police headquarters.<hr></blockquote>
  • Reply 11 of 15
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    I wonder...could a TiBook stop a bullet because of the material from which it's made? <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" />
  • Reply 12 of 15
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    [quote]Originally posted by CosmoNut:

    <strong>I wonder...could a TiBook stop a bullet because of the material from which it's made? <img src="graemlins/cancer.gif" border="0" alt="[cancer]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    probably not, too thin



    i thought the fuity ibooks were the only thing certified to stop a bullet
  • Reply 13 of 15
    blazernzblazernz Posts: 18member
    This is quite funny...... spose thats what you get when you skimp out and settle for Windows and Dell.
  • Reply 14 of 15
    randycat99randycat99 Posts: 1,919member
    I wonder what this Dell laptop could possibly have been doing that would cause that kind of frustration?
  • Reply 15 of 15
    [quote]Originally posted by Guartho:

    <strong>Damn it... it's a sad sad day when a man can't shoot a Dell... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    Doughty's Dell: "Dude, you're getting a gun out. Dude, what are you doing with that? Dude, no... no Dude... Dude, why? DUDE, NOOOOOOOOoooooo!"



    MS Office's paper clip: "Look's like you're trying to do a spread sheet, write a letter to your mother instead. No, guns do not help people write letters to their mothers, put that away. Would you like to put a signature on your letter? Here, fill out your registra.." BAM!! BAM! BAM!! BAM!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    *LOOOL* OMG!! THe laughter!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    [quote]Originally posted by Matsu:

    <strong>NEED VIDEO!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'm 95% sure that I got it, and if anyone is willing to host, I'll be glad to share!
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