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Charlie Rose saves MacBook Air, sacrifices face
Imagine walking down the street with The World's Thinnest Laptop. You stumble, and in an instant you're pavement-bound. Instinctively, you grab the laptop in an effort to keep it safe, and you do a graceless faceplant on the sidewalk. Ouch.Now imagine you're a television personality in that same situation; a person who makes his living, in part, by inviting millions of people to stare at his face. Do you make the same sacrifice?
PBS interviewer Charlie Rose answers with a hearty "Hell, yes!" Yesterday, his show's producers report, he was tripped up while walking in Manhattan, MacBook Air in hand. He instinctively saved the Air ... and took one for the team, as it were. Later that night he could be seen on his show, bandaged and bruised like a pro boxer after a 12-round bout.
It reminds me of the time I nearly killed myself trying to save a falling iPod. We're glad you're OK, Charlie -- and we award you the Official TUAW Icepack for valiant defense of falling hardware.
Now for the fun part. You'll notice Chuck's thought balloon is empty. Suggest your quote in the comments, and we'll post our favorite tomorrow. Be nice, stay on topic and be funny. Now, show us what you got!
[via TechCrunch]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
chris f said 3:56PM on 3-18-2008
"To Air is human, to interview - divine"
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Unregistered said 11:43AM on 3-18-2008
I may be 66, but I'm no featherweight!
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Quix said 11:47AM on 3-18-2008
My Rose quote: "You think this looks bad? You should see John Dvorak!"
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Scott Thompson said 11:55AM on 3-18-2008
"That Isaac Newton was onto something with falling apples."
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mliechti said 11:56AM on 3-18-2008
I fell for Apple's marketing.
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artifex said 11:56AM on 3-18-2008
"Welcome to the podcast. Tonight... I catch Air."
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Junzim said 11:57AM on 3-18-2008
"Macbook Air loves me.. It's my fault.. I shouldn't have made him mad"
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kwakerk said 12:00PM on 3-18-2008
Would you do this to save a Windows PC?
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Jon said 12:12PM on 3-18-2008
Nice one Junzim!!
"The first rule of fight club...."
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mannyv said 12:14PM on 3-18-2008
Then I heard someone say "What's the frequency Charlie?"
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Geoff said 12:15PM on 3-18-2008
"My Sudden Motion Sensor didn't park my head soon enough."
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Spartan said 4:14PM on 3-18-2008
This is the greatest comment i've ever read.. FUNNY!
Dylan Lukes said 8:27AM on 3-19-2008
i vote for this one!
Mason Turner said 3:40PM on 3-18-2008
I shouldn't have known Kucinich wanted more than to "just talk about the debates."
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miike said 12:25PM on 3-18-2008
Lovin' a Mac is "Tough Love"
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Jeff Burg said 12:28PM on 3-18-2008
I may not be a new soul but I do know a little about give and take.
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miike said 12:27PM on 3-18-2008
I like Macs and apparently Larry King really *loves* his Windows.. that sommabeetch!
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anson said 12:33PM on 3-18-2008
To Air is human, to faceplant divine
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Lee said 8:18PM on 3-18-2008
That's hillarious! :D
Jonathan said 12:35PM on 3-18-2008
The old Portege R500 hasn't taken too well to my new Air.
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