{"id":728879,"date":"2010-05-18T07:55:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T11:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/?p=158654"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:36:41","slug":"this-young-man-willingly-gets-an-apple-tattoo-and-you-call-us-fanboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/728879","title":{"rendered":"This young man willingly gets an Apple tattoo. And you call us fanboys?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/SPgDkPrbn1g&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Look, I love my iPad as much as the next guy and, just like the next guy, if I had to make the choice between food and water and the iWork suite, I&#8217;d probably go for the iWork suite. However, I would not tattoo the Apple logo onto my shoulder.<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/billyhime\">Billy Hime<\/A>, a self-professed &#8220;iPhone Owner,&#8221; &#8220;shameless flirt,&#8221; and &#8220;Youtube Video Blogger&#8221; filmed himself getting his tattoo with his mom. He also wrote on <A HREF=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Billyhime\/status\/14175639936\">Twitter<\/A> that &#8220;Lotion=burning my Apple,&#8221; a comment on what we can only assume to be the effects of the antiseptic on his tattoo and not a euphemism for something else.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, let poor Billy&#8217;s example be a lesson and a warning to all of you of how far a young man will go to satisfy his Apple addiction and, next time you get the urge to call us fanboys, I&#8217;ll remind you that my only tattoo is of Ernest Borgnine circa <i>Airwolf<\/I> on my left upper thigh. It&#8217;s for religious reasons.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Screen-shot-2010-05-18-at-8.06.51-AM.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crunchgear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Screen-shot-2010-05-18-at-8.06.51-AM.jpg?resize=335%2C246\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-05-18 at 8.06.51 AM\" width=\"335\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-158658\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/C3PpmkdyjEqoxkDHHwp2gqq29Eo\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/C3PpmkdyjEqoxkDHHwp2gqq29Eo\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/C3PpmkdyjEqoxkDHHwp2gqq29Eo\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/C3PpmkdyjEqoxkDHHwp2gqq29Eo\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=tS68iWIPK3M:HWik4fCKZTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=tS68iWIPK3M:HWik4fCKZTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=tS68iWIPK3M:HWik4fCKZTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?i=tS68iWIPK3M:HWik4fCKZTQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=tS68iWIPK3M:HWik4fCKZTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look, I love my iPad as much as the next guy and, just like the next guy, if I had to make the choice between food and water and the iWork suite, I&#8217;d probably go for the iWork suite. However, I would not tattoo the Apple logo onto my shoulder. 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