Is this one of the infamous fake Chinese Apple Stores, finally being eliminated by a Cupertino hit squad? It would explain the massive guy with the SIG SG 550, and the other fellow (his partner) blankly staring with the dark shades. At a laptop. Was everyone at the Kunming shop blown away in a mist of blood and brushed aluminum?
Is this some sort of incredibly nerdy spec ops training exercise? A simulation? This would explain the strange ratio of languorous Apple Geniuses lolling about, and the fact that one of the laptops is actually a Sony VAIO with an Apple logo sticker on the back. But could they be preparing for the Jobsian nightmare scenario in this training complex?
Commander, they’ve taken the Boca Raton store — they’re threatening to put fingerprints on the iPads.
Send in the commandos. Spare… spare no one.
But sir, the civili—
I said spare no one. Oh, and one more thing — we want the portly dunce in the sunglasses. Alive.
Or is this just a Swedish guy, as speculated by Redditors, who felt the need to carry around his enormous firearm while computer shopping? If so, screw you, Swedish guy. Your country constantly ranks among the happiest, healthiest and most prosperous in the world. Your countrymen are beautiful. Your chocolate, rich. Do you really need to compensate with the huge guns? Leave that for us. We need something. Anything. Our markets are crashing. Rebecca Black can’t capture the magic of her first single. We need something.
In all likelihood, this is probably just a viral marketing campaign for Doritos or something. [via Reddit]
olearymo
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:57 AMOne of the funniest ones I’ve read all week Sam, nicely done :D
Hamish
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:58 AMSwiss. Switzerland.
olearymo
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 9:32 AMumm, yeah, the source says Switzerland, Sam. Sweden and Switzerland are different places. And Sweden isn’t really famous for its chocolate.
rb
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 1:40 PMThis does however reinforce the ‘American’s aren’t really known for their geography skills’ stereotype tho :)
olearymo
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 11:40 AMThose crazy Swedes, yodelling and putting holes in cheese… :P
PranoyG
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 11:43 AMOh man the Swiss hate it when you call them Swedes. This article may irreparably damage US -Swiss relations and you don’t want the Swiss to be anything but neutral.
olearymo
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 4:49 PMYeah, ’cause then they’d close down all the Ikea stores, right? :P
Paul
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 7:58 PMI AM JUST WONDERING WHY THERE IS A VAIO WITH AN APPLE STICKER ON IT?
Ed
Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 10:55 AMThe rifle in question has no magazine, so if you lived in a country where people carrying their rifles was fairly common, you would see this as fairly benign. It’s on his back rather than being toted in-hand, and without the mag inserted.
If the mag was inserted he’d probably cop an immediate bollocking from the public and be arrested for un-safe handling of a firearm or something. Would need to know the local laws to confirm that of course!
Ed
Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 10:57 AMAlso it looks like an Stgw90, the most common issued rifle in the Swiss army. So again, likely Switzerland and likely normal.
Steve
Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 5:13 PMIt’s Switzerland. Everyone has compulsory military service, and just about every home has a rifle + sidearm somewhere. It’s fairly common to see this in the street.