Dude Follows his Stolen iPhone to China and finds it!

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richardycc

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Apr 29, 2001
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I some how think they took advantage of this guy, who knows if Bro Orange got any money for all the product endorsements.
 

Vdubchaos

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Didn't read it, I have a life. How much time and money did guy spend chasing phone?

My first thought.

Between the trip, chasing and article etc........sounds like the guy has no life and cares WAY too much for his stupid cell phone.
 

TheVrolok

Lifer
Dec 11, 2000
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My first thought.

Between the trip, chasing and article etc........sounds like the guy has no life and cares WAY too much for his stupid cell phone.

So you're saying that the dude who traveled to China, explored a region of the country, met hundreds of new people, learned about a new culture, and made a new friend has "no life?" I skimmed the article because I have the attention span of a gold fish and even I realize it's not really "about" a cell phone. I guess it's easier to be ignorant/cynical though.
 

DCal430

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Feb 12, 2011
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Stuff like this knocks me out:



The implications of little things like this for the economic future of the US are mind-boggling.

That "City" land area is larger than Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura county all combined. Its population density is actually low.
 

Ns1

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Jun 17, 2001
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My first thought.

Between the trip, chasing and article etc........sounds like the guy has no life and cares WAY too much for his stupid cell phone.

Uhhhh. It sounded like the dude had the best week ever. Gratis.
 

repoman0

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Jun 17, 2010
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My first thought.

Between the trip, chasing and article etc........sounds like the guy has no life and cares WAY too much for his stupid cell phone.

Guy has more interesting and fun week than most people will have in their lives .. Vdub's response: "I'm a hater"
 

Homerboy

Lifer
Mar 1, 2000
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Wow. That is an awesome story.
The internet is a crazy powerful thing... sometimes for good, too!
 

Mai72

Lifer
Sep 12, 2012
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Uhhhh. It sounded like the dude had the best week ever. Gratis.

I thought the same thing. This guy had an amazing adventure that he's going to be able to talk about to his grandchildren. At least he can say he did amazing sh*t on his deathbed.
 

twinrider1

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Sep 28, 2003
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Didn't read it, I have a life. How much time and money did guy spend chasing phone?

The title isn't quite accurate. The phone was located with socialinterwebmagic and then he traveled to retrieve it. Still a cool story though.