iLoser retains place in line, crisis averted

Rarely does a reader-submitted tip appear so urgent that we feel the immediate need to leave the comfort of our cushy home office, but when we heard that Greg the iPhone Camper [a.k.a. New Jersey highway maintenance worker and professional line sitter Greg Packer] -- affectionately dubbed "iLoser" in the media -- had been dragged out of line at Apple's Fifth Avenue store along with the rest of the wackos hopefuls, we were obligated to spring into action and investigate. Well it turns out that the reports of Greg's preemptive removal were greatly exaggerated, as the man himself was right there yucking it up with reporters and curious passers-by just like he has been since Tuesday morning. Keep on reading for more pictures of this unlikely internet celeb, along with a few shots of the madhouse that the corner of 58th and 5th has become...

Not surprisingly, even the sedentary activity of sitting in line makes a man thirsty on an oppressively hot Manhattan afternoon.

Line sitters have the same needs as the rest of us: they just need to perform those functions in public.

Interesting tidbit: girls and women also seem to be fascinated by the iPhone and all the hype surrounding it -- as evidenced by Sirius' Cosmo Radio live on the scene -- but become decidedly less interested when the topic of conversation turns to writing and editing a gadget blog.

It's already pretty wild out there; can you imagine what this place is gonna look like in less than 24 hours?

We guess that's why these crowd control barriers are being hauled in by the dozen.

Good luck tomorrow buddy!

[Thanks, Jonathan]

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2007 9:02PM]

I just can't stop laughing my a** off. This is just hysterical. I love the pictures and the reporting. The pics are priceless. Thanks for setting the record straight. As a fact checking kinda guy i was glad to see the proof that he was still in line. ;)

Job well done guys!

Rodney Rumford
publisher: http://www.facereviews.com

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2007 9:23PM]

Props to him to have the balls to do something like this for a phone

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2007 10:08PM]

You know that dude has shit stains.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2007 10:33PM]

So how much will he get for it on ebay?

- Noga Rosenthal

[Jake Le Master Posted Jun 29th 2007 12:30AM]

Hell I'd pay hundreds for that sweat and scrass laden underwear.

[cacca Posted Jun 28th 2007 11:08PM]

now this is history

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2007 1:15AM]

Has nobody heard about this guy? Doesn't anyone here watch Olbermann? Greg Packer's famous for being in the public waiting lines and getting quotes in the paper and on the news.

Here's an article about it.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000576165&imw=Y

Just leave attention-whoring slobs like this alone and maybe they'll go away.

[iHEARTbiff Posted Jun 29th 2007 8:04AM]

A few things:

1) The girl in the Maroon shirt works for Sirius radio. This is evident by her badge in the pictures she is in. Cannot believe nobody noticed this when starring at her ass.

2) I give the guy props for sleeping in public without a shirt on. Love that Wiki on him.

3) I cannot wait to be flamed for these comments by the Apple Fanboys. While the iPhone will surely usher in a new wave of technologies to cell phones and get us closer to being on par with the rest of the world, it still will not live up to it's hype or it's price. That's all....

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2007 11:20AM]

iLoser!! Haha, pure genius!