Pharrell seeks N.E.R.D.vana with Gizmondo Enzo Tee

Look Pharrell, just because you've Yin'd Stefan Eriksson's crashed Enzo onto your Tee doesn't mean your own Enzo won't get Yang'd. Dietrich is out there, somewhere.

[Husar @ Jun 6th 2008 2:28AM]

Huh?
i dont get it

[Stantla @ Jun 6th 2008 2:32AM]

yea im with u there

[Nick Darveniza @ Jun 6th 2008 2:35AM]

Something about... cheese... I'm sure.

[Funke, Tobias Dr. @ Jun 6th 2008 2:46AM]

1. Ferrari wrecked by executive from electronics maker Gizmondo.

2. Man prints t-shirt.

3. Man wears t-shirt.

4. Author's quota filled.

5. Reader cravings for real tech news increase 6%.

[ill trooper @ Jun 6th 2008 3:54AM]

Dear snobs: Stand down. You don't own the gadget world, it OWNS YOU.

I get it; it hurts no one, it's the middle of the night, a new post will be up in a few hours, move on.

For those who feign 'not getting it': It's a shirt that immortalizes the image of the Gizmondo/wrecked Ferrari incident. Surely all of you 'Engadget' purists remember that? Perhaps you even typed 'LOL Douchebag' in the comments way back when?

[Andir3.0 @ Jun 6th 2008 4:15AM]

I'm just trying to figure out who this "Pharrell" guy is...

[r3loaded @ Jun 6th 2008 4:16AM]

I think it says, "Pharrell Williams has a picture of Stefan Eriksson's crashed Ferrari Enzo on his T-Shirt. He'd better watch out, his own Ferrari Enzo might get crashed, and 'Dietrich' might do it"

[BananaBoat @ Jun 6th 2008 8:49AM]

Are we to believe that of the very, VERY few people in the world that have Enzo's, this guy has one? (ofcourse I know he doesn't, I'm joking)

I guess some people aren't happy unless there is actual tech news to report at 2am in the morning, when most people are sleeping.

Personally, I'd like one of those T-Shirts, but only if the Enzo is red....it looks bizarre in blue.

[BananaBoat @ Jun 6th 2008 8:51AM]

Holy crap...he does have one...and it's....it's.....black X_X


WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!?!?

[Trey D. @ Jun 6th 2008 10:32AM]

Pharrell = Pharrell Williams, one of the founding members of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D. (No One Ever Really Dies). DJ/Hip Hop/produces a lot of songs for big artists of the day.

[Greg Baz @ Jun 6th 2008 10:31AM]

The problem people are having with the post is that they dont understand the slang(if it is even slang) in the post. From the picture I was able to figure out that that dude that that may be in some kind of music group put the crashed Enzo on a t-shirt and he too has one and it could be him who may also do that at some time in the future. this issue is should I have to rely on my interpretation of a picture and my memory of a post from 2+ years ago to understand a post? .

[CraigJ @ Jun 6th 2008 12:16PM]

Jeeze. I thought everybody knew who N.E.R.D is. They are awesome. The whole Yin/Yang thing is somewhat puzzling though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N*E*R*D

[Cassini @ Jun 7th 2008 5:15AM]

"N.E.R.D. (No One Ever Really Dies)"

I guess they forgot about the "O", eh?

[derX @ Jun 6th 2008 2:38AM]

Well, duh, Nick, obviously it's about cheese, but exactly what?

What type? With what is it being served? Is there a wine pairing?

I am just a little bothered by the combination of Pharrel and cheese.

Okay, I've said my piece. I can calm down now.

*hits the albuterol*

[BobTurbo @ Jun 6th 2008 3:55AM]

I lilke old english cheese, what about everybody else?

[YacozA @ Jun 6th 2008 2:41AM]

02:22: "Pharrell seeks nerdvana with Gizmondo Enzo Tee" Posted;
02:25: "Thomas Ricker"is fired

[derX @ Jun 6th 2008 2:46AM]

"Thomas Ricker," you should be honored, your name gets quotation marks.

....and sorry about the loss of a job, but apparently Pharrell is doing something with cheese, so there's possibly a job opportunity, there.

[wasabi @ Jun 6th 2008 2:42AM]

how do you not get it? it's a critique on society!

[Toolman @ Jun 6th 2008 2:44AM]

Thiis the kind of shit that got me to stop reading Gizmodo. Just Stop.

[Laughing Man @ Jun 6th 2008 2:45AM]

It is proof that Engadget is going to sellout on use and start doing pop culture bull that affects NO ONE.

Take this dumb "news" post on the site please.

[Jesse S @ Jun 6th 2008 2:48AM]

They already post too much Apple news. (One product does not deserve more than 2-3 posts.)

[phanbouy @ Jun 6th 2008 3:39AM]

jesse, do you ever stop fucking trolling?

[Frankie @ Jun 6th 2008 2:47AM]

In for 4. But, which color to I wear first? Perhaps not the light mauve. Everyone will be wearing that color in a few weeks. Perhaps the celadon. That new polo from Ralph Lauren's collection that I tried on at Dillard's like looked sooo good on me even under that awful florescent. But that was really more of a kelly green. Guess there's always periwinkle. Hope these are still HOTT by the time the get here from ebay.

BTW who the fridge is this Erriksson guy, did he do phones that are now like sony or something?...

[Funke, Tobias Dr. @ Jun 6th 2008 3:37AM]

You forgot to mention: There's a sale at Penney's!

[Marc-O @ Jun 6th 2008 2:48AM]

Geeze, peeps, take a deep breath... It's going to be alright...

[derX @ Jun 6th 2008 2:49AM]

You're going to tell out on use, Engadget? How could you?!

*slaps and storms off*

------

But seriously, take the post down now, the Laughing Man isn't laughing.

[ObeytheFist @ Jun 6th 2008 2:51AM]

You think that you don't have to ever quit. You think that you can get away with it.

It's almost over now.

[GreezyG @ Jun 6th 2008 2:52AM]

Everytime you masturbate God kills an Enzo! Please, think about the Enzos.

[Cal @ Jun 6th 2008 4:55AM]

Good job I'm a Bugatti fan = )

[nak @ Jun 6th 2008 3:05AM]

I thought I was losing my mind and this story actually made sense to someone. Glad to see my sanity is intact and Mr. Ricker is the one whose mind is gone.

[Macroy @ Jun 6th 2008 3:13AM]

Am I the only one that actually understood this post?

[Ace b @ Jun 6th 2008 10:55AM]

Nope.I got it.

I really wish they had that shirt in black and red though.

[tiuk @ Jun 6th 2008 10:56AM]

I understood everything except who the fuck Pharrel is, but I just assumed he was in a band or something I'd never heard of.

[Zorque @ Jun 6th 2008 3:28AM]

OH NO ENGADGET MADE A POP CULTURE REFERENCE

It's not like they've been sneaking them into the actual article text for years, maybe you guys should try reading it sometime.

[Anthony @ Jun 6th 2008 3:30AM]

lol i get it n all .. cool you let the community and rss subscribers kno

but honestly .. what does this have to do with ' tech ' gadgets

02:22: "Pharrell seeks nerdvana with Gizmondo Enzo Tee" Posted;
02:25: "Thomas Ricker"is fired
02:30: "Thomas Ricker" found dead in office, severe cut to the wrists

[ill trooper @ Jun 6th 2008 3:40AM]

He cemented a secure nerd status (should that be N.E.R.D.?) in my mind when I saw a pic of him wearing a bootleg 'Blue Harvest' t-shirt in a magazine many years ago... Yes, many years before 'Family Guy' molested the sacred inside joke of 'Blue Harvest.'

Pharrell is a real nerd, don't be mad because he knocks back models.

[Liam @ Jun 6th 2008 3:49AM]

...And where could I find such a tee?

[WarMouse @ Jun 6th 2008 4:04AM]

Have 99% of you not been reading Engadget for over a year? Good lord. There were a million posts about Stefan Eriksson and the madness that ensued.

I can understand people asking "Okay, what's the reference here?" and then waiting for an answer. But you guys seemed to be pissed the f*** off for not being part of an inside joke that's been on the outside for awhile now.

This was huge news for awhile. It's now transitioned into media representation through a popular music figure. They made a small post on it, so that those of us who read the site a lot get something to chuckle about. Calm down.

n.e.r.d.s

[Ryan Block @ Jun 6th 2008 4:08AM]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Andrew @ Jun 6th 2008 7:55AM]

Nope, definitely been here for a long time. I remember the whole car crash thing, problem is, there is no "joke". It's just no funny. Sorry.

[Alex @ Jun 6th 2008 8:35AM]

N.E.R.D vana used in title of article

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[Idlemind @ Jun 6th 2008 9:36AM]

For real... Besides... this site has a wider audience (of tech hungry, and not so..) people to appeal to. So every single story wont get your chops watering. It like the weather in London, if you dont like it... just wait a few min.

Besides all the people that wanted to know where the reference was.. there was a big friggin link (engadget style) for you to find out had you bothered.

[Loneguitarist @ Jun 6th 2008 7:15AM]

The comments here are starting to look like they're from /b/ ...

I don't see why though, I found this interesting and got it straight away... I wonder if Pharell has a Gizmondo

[TubeTop100.com @ Jun 6th 2008 7:24AM]

It's a Billionaire Boys Club shirt:

http://www.bbcicecream.com/store/bbc_18110013.php

His own brand by the way.

[L8on @ Jun 6th 2008 10:36AM]

lol @ price. [$80]

[J.Am @ Jun 6th 2008 4:24PM]

Sold Out!? Even if he sold a minimum hundred of these @ $80 a pop, thats easily 8 grand for a shirt that costs $2. Brilliant!

[Chris @ Jun 6th 2008 7:30AM]

woot.shirt!

[fourthletter @ Jun 6th 2008 7:43AM]

So playing games while driving is definitely a bad idea.
Mind so is listening to Pharrell Williams

Check out the control freaks telling engadget what to post and how many time to post it, start your own website freak shows, I own apple stuff and non-apple and i want to hear about it ALL

[R031E5 @ Jun 6th 2008 9:20AM]

Engadget: I watch The Big Bang Theory too.

[matt @ Jun 6th 2008 9:25AM]

yeah, where can we buy 'em? (the shirts, not the cars)