What kind of man gets a Zune tattoo?
By Ryan Block 
posted Jun 11th 2007 9:26PM
posted Jun 11th 2007 9:26PM
[Thanks, Nate]
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I'd say the tattoo is easier on the eyes than the rest of him! I bet he gets more hot chicks with this tattoo!
In 20 years from now, that logo will be adopted by some nazi/commie/al-quaida organisation and this dude will be thrown in jail for being a supporter of that perhaps illegal organisation.
NovaLand, too late.. it already has.
Even though I used to work for microsoft and I now work for a tattoo shop....I would never get a zune tattoo lol
http://www.inkworkstattoo.com
wow... just wow.
the wow starts NOW.
With the simple addition of a Zune tattoo, Larry completed the metamorphosis to become overwhelming attractive to the Ladies....
I hope somewhere in the world that symbol represents "owned"
This reminds me of that lady who got an ad tattooed on her forehead...
Plus that tattoo had to be on her forehead.
Luckily in 2 years (you know, when the Zune no longer exists) nobody will know what this meant & he can come up w/ any explanation he wants.
Wait, that's actually an interesting tatoo.
I have no Idea what a zune is.. though after reading the posts here I can guese it is MS's responce to the i-pod. I guese that says how popular and good the zune is. Especialy considering I am running 2 comps with windows. I have never had an i-pod.. but that is due to cost. I would definatly get one if I could afford it.. best MP3 player out there. though I would prefer if I DIDNT have to have i-tunes just to load songs on it... would be nice if it were like so many other MP3 players and I could just load directly from mediaplayer or if I could just open an icon on the "my computer" window and then drag my music to that to load it. Something tells me that when all is said and done, the zune will be a footnote in history, and the i-pod will be seen as a revolution in computer technology.
Isn't that the World of Warcraft guy from that South Park episode?
hahahhaahhahahahha
LOL nice
Wow, he does!
R.O.F.L.
a apple logo would fit better on that fat arm
Somebody better send this guy an iPod real zune... I mean 'soon.' Seriously, once he gets his hands on his iPod, he'll be regretting that tatoo.
Man, you could put the front page of the New York Times on that arm.
I don't hate the Zune at all (unlike the people here...), but that's just sad. But look at the guy, he's big, and looks like he's living in his parents basement. He has nothing better to do, then get a tatoo, then get 1 minute of fame. LAME!
i don't know why everybody is making fun of this guy. seriously, WTF? so what he likes the zune. so what he got a tattoo. does that give everyone the right to suddenly post hate comments? no! so shut the fuck up if you can't be a biased little bitch. personally, i like apple, but i will not stoop to the level of some on this site and judge somebody on a simple preference of music player. by the way, i think the zune has a much cooler logo than the ipod, just for the record.
dikkers; the answer is simple: The guy posted a picture of it online. Regardless of whatever reason he did put it online, he instantly agreed to the knowledge that he was going to get ridiculed, mocked, and laughed at. Why? Because the Zune is ridiculed, mocked, and laughed at. As well, that's how people are online. People voice their opinions loudly. Simply; people will because they can, and this guy had to know it was coming.
{lol} I actually know this guy. His name is Steve, lives in Sioux City IA, and he DOES actually live in his parent's basement!
Steve, if you ever read this, so you know who it is: You owe me $10 for losing the X-Pox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 bet. :)
Yes, he's a Microsoft tragic, through and through. He actually had an i-Pod and then sold it to buy the Zune on the first day of release. {shaking head}
I guess microsoft's "join the social" thing worked, it did on this guy anyways. But judging from his size he probably doesnt have friends so he needed some sort of gadget to get him plugged in
What would you say if that guy was reading the comments for this article?
Wow, what I wouldn't give to have my own solar system and Zune tat.
I would say Microsoft made him by the looks of his face
Does this mean he can only fornicate 3 times in the next 3 days?
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!
*dead*
squirt squirt squirt
The look on his face really roflz mah woflz because you can tell he knows he is stupid for getting it.
Come on Engadget!
I'm sure you guys are just hiding the fact that you probably all have Zune tramp stamps. ;-)
I wouldn't say he looks regretful, more shocked. Are you sure Bill Gates didn't get him really drunk and he woke up with it?
Aaaaactually, once the Zune is long forgotten and Apple only have the fruit market left to conquer, I can think of worse random symbols to have tattooed on your person.
Q. What kind of man gets a Zune tattoo?
A. Someone who gets his mate to draw it on his arm with marker pens, then takes a photo with a mock confused look on his face, so that this may make it to engadget's front page, & improve his chances of getting laid (or winning something free) by @ least 1%.
Well we know that's BS. This guy has no mate.
Oh sure, we can all laugh at him here on Engadget. But step into the World of Warcraft and we'd all be his bitch.
ROTFLMAO Rand wins the thread. :-D
I think he just looks really really apprehensive like Steve Ballmer is behind the camera and made him get the tattoo and not say anything about it.
Do you have to ask that question? The picture answers it for you.
What ever floats your boat.
I think he'd sink it.
Q: How is this different than a Harley Davidson tattoo?
A: There aren't a quarter of a million others who have the same freakin' thing.
I say this guy wins.
Answer: An idiot.
This includes anyone who puts a marketing logo on their body. Be it a shirt or a tattoo.
hard not to... what kind of sneakers do you wear??
Did this guy have the slightest clue that his new tatoo wouldn't have even dried by the time his mug was on Engadget being poked fun at?
ha haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
how embarassing
At least in a year when no one can remember what a Zune or a Zune logo looked like he can pass it off as something else.
Lol, you guys should see the forum where he posted it. All the people there are praising him and telling him to get more Zunes! That tattoo is probably the coolest thing about this guy, sad.
Post a link. I always like a laugh. :)
If it was an Apple tat, which I have seen, no one would have a problem.
Because one consumer electronic device is much less geeky than any other...?
Oh, I forgot, Apple is trendy and/or hip.
As a fan of all things Apple, I'd rather eat a roasted rat than put a company LOGO permanently on my body.
I wonder how many people have actually used a Zune, I have own both an Ipod and Zune... The Zune player by itself beats the ipod anyday!!! the only advantage of the Ipod is that is has a better library with Itunes and easier to set up... other than that the zune takes the ipod down anyday!!!
P.S. I am no fanboy for neither side
hi double negative!
the only attention that tattoo will bring is on engadget and a lawsuit from microsoft... b/c that's the only way they will make $$$ on the zune
Actually, he's getting a paid trip from IA to Redmond to meet up with MS execs. Go figure. I guess they need any media attention they can get about the Zune. {lol}
Didn't even know that was the Zune logo... wonder what that says about the Zune. Or me.
Anyway, I don't think it's nice that people are saying he lives in his parents' basement. That looks like a sink behind him on the right. He clearly lives in his parents' bathroom.
Nice try Apple Lovers! Can anyone say "Photoshop?"
Its not photoshopped check out the close up on www.zunescene.com. Because if its photoshoped then why the hell did I spend $80 and three hours in a tattoo chair?
Oh come on, am I the only one who's getting the metaphor here?
fat, ugly, probably slow and lacking 'feature'. Need I continue to list the similarities? :)
Perfect tattoo.
Moving on... too easy.
it would be funny if he didnt even own a zune
Judging from the comments here, if your overweight, you can't have any friends. Wow.
this tat means heil hitler in Germany, NOT! Anyways its fugly as teh dude himself.
hahah yea, that would be funny if it would mean that
Has anyone yet noticed that this man is overweight?
My god! He is? How can you tell? I guess size does matter. My girlfriend LIES! She IS after my money and cars.
i want a
what in the world was this guy smoking before doing this?
I guess it was less expensive than having "Bill Gates' Lovebitch" tattooed on those guns...
*just waiting for someone to photoshop PWNED in big bold white letters onto the background by his head....
"*just waiting for someone to photoshop PWNED in big bold white letters onto the background by his head...."
Done and done: http://c0nn0r.info/images/zune-tattoo_pwned.jpg
Man, look at the size of that bicep - I bet he really works out. Oh, wait...that's his left arm...
Just be happy he's not female. In which case, that would be just above the crack of his ass....
news spreads fast, he is already a internet fad.
http://zune-guy.ytmnd.com
Wait...that's not the new version? You know, the 'stache Zune?
The Decline of Western Civilization is now complete. Please return your tray tables to their fully upright and locked positions. Please fasten your seatbelts as we begin our descent into Hell.
Pedazo de idiota... oh my God, this dude is crazy.
Looks like a temporary tattoo to me. You know, the kind you hold water on for 5 minutes.
Wow, you guys are all cool. You can make fun of some guy who is overweight. Good job. What makes you making fun of him any different than everyone else who are just as shallow and cruel? Congratulations. At least this guy is willing to show that he doesn't care what any of you think.
And all of you with "he can say whatever he wants when no one remembers what it is" jokes, you guys are hilarious. The Zune is a better player, that has most of the features of the iPod, Wifi which the iPod doesn't have, a much better interface, a larger screen, and it's much more controllable. The only thing holding the Zune back is that people can't stand to have a slightly larger device, and that the Zune software is lacking in Podcasting support, and Videos on the marketplace. And these things are already in the software, but some things can't be released because of Apple. Like, in the coding, there is support for AAC files, but because Apple owns the AAC format, they can't put it on the Zune.
While I'm not going to argue with the rest of your post, the part about Apple owning the AAC format is incorrect. The Zune is one of many non-Apple players that supports AAC.
All I can say is that you are the most uninformed slut I've come across all day.
"Wifi which the iPod doesn't have..."
Now if only I could find another Zune user to use the damn thing... But until I do, it does nothing but rape battery life :)
Just my .2¢
I realise that what follows is not a popular point of view, but Dragod, perhaps it would be better for our overall health if people were less tolerant of the morbidly obese, not more so. It is after all a self inflicted problem whose cure also is the responsibility of the individual. In nearly all cases, though you might not have chosen to become fat, it's certainly your choice if you remain so. So just suck up the ridicule, as it's not nearly as important as the health implications, and the limitations it puts on your life, and yes, being fat just isn't pretty.
Call me a body fascist if you like, but it's the truth. That stupid tattoo is the least of his problems.
I bet I know who is fat & unloved!
Yeah, we'll be more tolerant, you fat, uninformed, bad tatse havin', friendless douchbag
Now back to the other forum you've been posting on debating whether or not Vince McMahon was really killed.
I don't know why this is shocking to some. I can only imagine the amount of Apple tattoos out there.
a gaping sore or a weeping abscess would be preferable to that
I think having a Zune tattoo is the least of his problems. (eh HEM hit the gym cough)
Yeah, the Zune won't be forgotten, as it is truly and awesome media player. The only one worth the money if choosing between the Zune and an iPod.
Seriously, though. I hope this guy is forgotten, because all the Apply fanboys will be eating this up for years to come.
Does this guy have embedded Bluetooth connectivity?
look whats on his other arm...
https://www.zebrahealth.com/images/blu-ray.jpg
Rofl. Now we just wait for the tattoo to transform itself to BSOD. We all know that apple fanboys do have a point, apple products are seemingly alot more reliable than microsoft. And soooooo much easier to use. So all of you who think Bill Gates' cock is a lollypop, stop arguing with fact...
As for the weight thing, Just go to a gym, and put the fried fucking chicken DOWN!
Fake. Why isn't he bleeding? Where is the swelling?
Lord, is this the cover of, The Cult of Microsoft, book coming out?
Wow! I didn't think it was possible to drink that much beer.
By looking at this person, a heart attack should be more worrying than the tattoo...
SHAME SHAME SHAME All of you who are posting comments about his weight are shameful.
I can't believe how many of you are being so disgusting. Do you speak that way to all the fat people you know? OR do you just do it behind their backs? Regardless of what the tattoo is of, you ought to be ashamed of yourself for commenting on his weight as if that is an indication of his value. Such shallow people!
As for choosing a Zune logo vs any other logo. How many people have a Harley logo? How about the oh so original dolphin on a girl's ankle? Tattoos are so often a mimic of what others like that I applaud this guy for at least choosing something different. I agree he will regret it, but that is usually true of most tattoos regardless of the content.
thom @ your comment is the most sane comment so far and I totally agree.
Yes, I do speak that way to my overweight friends, in the hopes that they will lose some weight, take better care of themselves, and not have a fatal heart attack at 25.
The fact that you seem like you'd rather sweep a problem like that under the rug instead of confronting a friend about it leads me to believe that you care more about being politically correct than about your friends' well-being. THAT'S what is shameful.
[quote]The fact that you seem like you'd rather sweep a problem like that under the rug instead of confronting a friend about it leads me to believe that you care more about being politically correct than about your friends' well-being. THAT'S what is shameful[/quote]
You assume an awful lot with a statement like that. I hope you don't judge everyone with such a flippant approach. Many people are overweight even after trying very heard to loose weight. Some people are genetically inclined to weight gain. Besides making fun of someone and remarking how hopeless his love life is based on his appearance is shallow regardless of whether it is weight based or whatever. The reason a woman choose a man has much more to do with his personality than his weight. That photo doesn't say very much about his personality. He could be a funny guy, He could be a very caring person. For all I know he could be the kind of guy who gives his free time to helpful causes. All of these things are what make him a value not his appearance.
For all you know, he may have a disorder that messes with his metabolism and makes him overweight. What then, he sucks? All I can say, is I am glad you aren't my friend because I don't need your kind of friendship.