Should iPods be banned?

Erica,
Joke or no joke, you should be fired for writing this.

This is, as many people have said, the dumbest post ever on TUAW. Erica, you should stop writing in any medium.

OH HEY GUYS IF WE GET RID OF THE WITCHES PEOPLE WILL STOP FREAKING OUT HURR HURR.

Wow so much anger. Just agree that it is not the smartest post on TUAW, but don't chuck hissyfits of anger. Save that for when your iPod does get stolen.

Tongue in cheek people, tongue in cheek :-)

Even without the humour tags, how could anyone not see this is a bit of a p*sstake? Good on you Erica - I particularly love how the ones who vow they'll never read TUAW again are always back to leave idiotic comments on your subsequent posts...

From where I come from there's quite a lot of cars being stolen and being sold off somewhere. I don't think our government's that stupid to band cars if they were the cause of crimes.

There's a saying; Speeding cars don't kill, people with cellphones do. Don't blame the car when the driver is irresponsible - no cellphones while driving. There will always be theft regardless of what is stolen. iPods are just easy prey that's all.

To put it simply, people are just stupid. They never think about the consequences of their actions - stealing or otherwise. In the end, iPods don't go to hell on Judgement day.

Ah Erica! I've been disappointed in your posts for the last few days: so generally inane and tedious. But today, you're up to your old tricks. You don't have a clue to write about (who does these days, eh?), so instead you create "humor" piece. Wonderful. So sad, however, that your "sarcasm" notwithstanding, your little post is about as funny as Janet Reno doing an impersonation of Elian Gonzalez crying (wait, actually, that might be funny...in a weird kind of way). Regardless, the next time your funny bone starts to itch, don't scratch it: cut it off. Hey, while you're at it, why doncha do something about those pesky fingers which keep making the mistake of translating the babble in your brain into text.

Okay, that was a little harsh. Look...let's just say I hope Santa brings you a new job for Christmas. Happy Holidays!

Hahaaaa, Give an Apple fan a nudge and see how they roar! Awesome entertainment, the general masses thank you for your most amusing post (moreso for the chaos which ensued, pure gold). :D

I hate to publicly disagree with you, Erica - but iPods are no more responsible for crime than sneakers are. iPod = thing of value. Thing of value = attractive to thieves. The fact that the word "iPod" is such a part of the lexicon now is the only reason you notice it more than any other posession involved in a crime.

There's an easy way to stop all this, which is for TUAW to lose Erica and employ a decent writer. Look at all the interest the last job search generated amongst readers - is this really the best that could be found?

by the way: your comment form lacks of a tag input field! i tag this comment with _tag_HUMOR_tag_, just in case.

the article is absolutely ok, interesting and indeed funny, for those who think there lacks a punchline...read comment 42 (and 43 aswell).