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    What do you have engraved on your iPod?

    Initial ideas....

    OK....

    Time has come for me to consider picking up one for myself as well. So far I've accumulated about 40 GBs of music for iTunes, and I might as well take it with me when I go out. Will have to pick up an FM transmitter (for use in car), and I've seen some interesting skins/cases....

    Plus, I can fill up the rest of the space with converted videos of World Cup fencing. That way, I have a visual reference at hand to discuss various calls with referees and fencers! And even make use of idle in-flight moments to remain productive! Thank goodness for iPod Video...

    Since Mac.com Apple Store offers free engraving, I must consider what I want on the back.... Here are some initial ideas, based on more memorable quotes of Mr. Roboto on duty. But, of course, I'm open to new ideas....

    So, what do y'all have engraved on your iPod?
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    I can't afford one so I have a $50 MP3 player from Wal-Mart.
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    Not much of an audiophile, though I have a PSP with a 1gig memstick for my musics and such. Though if I were to get an iPod, I would probably put a quote from Miyamoto Musashi on there. If possible, it'd be sweet to have Emerson's Brahma engraved on the back, but I doubt there's enough space, and there's a character limit, right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JackOfHearts
    Though if I were to get an iPod, I would probably put a quote from Miyamoto Musashi on there.
    OOoohhh!! Good one! Applicable to refereeing!

    "Let there be mind, but no mind."

    Yep. Character limit. Basically just about what you see on the picture is it.
    When you have three Romulan Warbirds blocking the escape route, Worf has an emotional breakdown about his childhood toy, Riker announces he's gay, Data's positronic brain gets a virus, and Geordi quits because he's had just one too many imminent warp core breach.... Just sit back, breathe, and follow these simple steps:

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    I had considered the iPod Video vs PSP choice... In the end, it came down to storage capacity. My music directory alone is 40 GB at the moment, and I haven't even been really actively seeking to build a libarary. I didn't like the idea of picking and choosing what music I want to carry around any given day. The way I use iTunes, I'd like to have my entire libarary available to me so I can listen to whatever I feel like listening to at the moment.

    While PSP screen is great, the advantage of being able to play games just doesn't have much appeal for me... as I don't care for the selection of PSP games.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mauler
    While PSP screen is great, the advantage of being able to play games just doesn't have much appeal for me... as I don't care for the selection of PSP games.
    I tend to use it more for music and portable web browsing. Heh, it can be slow, but it beats lugging around a laptop everywhere.
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    I'd probably never buy an iPod (or a PSP for that matter), but if I would:

    "Dschinghas Khan was here"



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    I like the suggestion I once saw:
    "Help, I'm trapped in an iPod factory and can't get out!"

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    Unless you have tons of money to throw around, engrave your phone # on it.

    Thataway, when you lose it, someone can call you, and say "neener neener, free Ipod for me".

    Yeah, I mean it.
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    i will say engrave something goofy on it about fencing. i don't like ipods, the zen micros are better. but your choice not mine. suggestions:
    -Fencing : violence is a way of life
    - the fencing team : the only team legally allowed to bring weapons to school (but you're not in school, are you?)
    -You'll die as you lived, in a flash of the blade...
    - fight for the honor, fight for the pleasure, fight for your life!!!/to the death!!!
    -your name and a quote by you?
    -che viva! viva la revolution!!!!! (if you support him or have a wierd sense of humor like my friend - che's his idol)
    -en garde
    Fencing: Violence is a way of life!!

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    "Theft of this iPod will result in a Group 4 penalty applied for several months to years."

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    Quote Originally Posted by KD5MDK
    "Theft of this iPod will result in a Group 4 penalty applied for several months to years."
    Oooohh..... Good one.
    When you have three Romulan Warbirds blocking the escape route, Worf has an emotional breakdown about his childhood toy, Riker announces he's gay, Data's positronic brain gets a virus, and Geordi quits because he's had just one too many imminent warp core breach.... Just sit back, breathe, and follow these simple steps:

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    Quote Originally Posted by fencingfrog
    -che viva! viva la revolution!!!!! (if you support him or have a wierd sense of humor like my friend - che's his idol)
    I might go with this one instead Viva La Miyamoto!

    I'm a non-fencer, so the other quotes kinda don't work for me. As for Zen Micros, I considered it just as other mp3 player options. But my current incomplete collection alone is about 40 GB... which will most likely grow once I get a portable mp3 player of my own. So storage capacity is definitely a major issue.
    When you have three Romulan Warbirds blocking the escape route, Worf has an emotional breakdown about his childhood toy, Riker announces he's gay, Data's positronic brain gets a virus, and Geordi quits because he's had just one too many imminent warp core breach.... Just sit back, breathe, and follow these simple steps:

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    good almost choice! ill have to tell my friend someone took him seriously, even if that was sarcastic. but che was the guy who put fidel castro in power, so i don't know if you support him. did you know he was executed with a 23 gun firing squad??
    Fencing: Violence is a way of life!!

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    I was going to get "Don't Panic" engraved on mine, but it turned out that it was a lot cheaper if i bought it through my school, sans free engraving.... so that's what i did.

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    Well, i had "One ring to rule them all" engraved on mine, but i wanted to have "I have come, but i do not chose now to do what i came to do. The ring is mine" but i wanted to have my name and number on the bottom line so if i lost it then everyone would know it was mine...yay. Unfortunately after i ordered it i realised that i wanted "It's behind you!" written on it but thats life

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