10,000 Saviors in your pocket

November 11, 2005 5:15 AM

iBelieve. The cross-shaped iPod Shuffle cap for those who want their MP3 player to double as a crucifix.
posted by XQUZYPHYR (37 comments total)

Oh for christ's sake, what next?
posted by philmas at 5:17 AM on November 11, 2005

I already ordered one and I don't even have an iPod shuffle.
posted by purephase at 5:20 AM on November 11, 2005

Christians: Whoring Jesus since 100 A.D.
posted by fatbobsmith at 5:21 AM on November 11, 2005

Vampires: hating IBeleive for who knows how long?
posted by wheelieman at 5:22 AM on November 11, 2005

Oh for christ's sake, what next?

iDontcare.

But the viral marketing continues, and with each iteration, it makes me loathe the Apple corporation and all who fall under its spell with ever more gut and spleen. And if buy, buy something else, just because it's not. Which is in and of itself being corsetted by the admonkeys, I know, so I lose just as profoundly and laughably as the dipshit fashion-dazed fuckheads who buy Apple's overpriced crap, iteration after iteration. Such is.

Sorry, what were we talking about?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:26 AM on November 11, 2005

How long before Apple releases their portable iBle?
posted by Songdog at 5:32 AM on November 11, 2005

stavrosthewonderchicken: "But the viral marketing continues..."

WTF? All third-party product accessories fall under "viral marketing" now? Or is it the simple existance of a product that one person thinks is funny or notable enough to point out that makes it viral marketing? If I emailed my friend about how "the new Altima is awesome", does that mean Nissan is guilty of viral marketing?
posted by Plutor at 5:35 AM on November 11, 2005

Sorry, what were we talking about?

I think we were warming up the "Pepsi Blue" and "Best of the Web" snarks for deployment, but then got momentarily derailed by the iChip on your shoulder.
posted by papercake at 5:37 AM on November 11, 2005

If I emailed my friend about how "the new Altima is awesome", does that mean Nissan is guilty of viral marketing?

It means Nissan is a carrier and you, Plutor, are infected. Wear a condom.
posted by three blind mice at 5:38 AM on November 11, 2005

Parody.

Albeit, this parody might make someone money, but this is parody all the same.

2 Jobs 3:15?
posted by grabbingsand at 5:39 AM on November 11, 2005

2 Jobs 3:15?

I thought the minimum wage was higher than that.
posted by eriko at 5:44 AM on November 11, 2005

"If Jesus had been killed 20 years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little Electric Chairs around their necks instead of crosses..."

― Lenny Bruce
posted by jpburns at 5:50 AM on November 11, 2005

for those who want their MP3 player to double as a crucifix.

It forms a cross, not a crucifix.
posted by duck at 5:56 AM on November 11, 2005

iGod?
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 5:56 AM on November 11, 2005

iThink this is damn funny, and I iMagine these people will make iMint off of this. Both from those who know it's a joke, and those who think it's serious.

"The fastest growing religion in the world" looks like it refers to iPod ownership, not Xtianity. In case you missed that bit.
posted by caution live frogs at 6:01 AM on November 11, 2005

For Christ's sake maybe.

Also comes in handy in case of attack by vampires.
posted by caddis at 6:05 AM on November 11, 2005

Accessorize up to 1G of illegally downloaded Christian music!
posted by spock at 6:14 AM on November 11, 2005

If I emailed my friend about how "the new Altima is awesome", does that mean Nissan is guilty f viral

Yes. And you'd be sphincteriffically lame, too! How excellent!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 6:57 AM on November 11, 2005

A Nail Cross Necklace is much more elegant and tasteful.
posted by brain_drain at 7:00 AM on November 11, 2005

Might do well if cross-marketed to Goths.
posted by jmccorm at 7:16 AM on November 11, 2005

I never really understand why people want to wear their electronics, and this I understand even less. Garish and stupid.
posted by agregoli at 7:24 AM on November 11, 2005

"You think when Jesus comes back, he ever wants to see a f*cking cross?" -Bill Hicks
posted by clevershark at 7:35 AM on November 11, 2005

That might be the funniest thing that I've seen in weeks.
That's not for real, is it?
posted by Jon-o at 7:48 AM on November 11, 2005

"If Jesus had been killed 20 years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little Electric Chairs around their necks instead of crosses..."

If Jesus had lived in Texas 10 years ago it George Bush would have gleefully flicked the switch himself.
posted by any major dude at 7:51 AM on November 11, 2005

The people who came up with this sure have faith in marketing, bless them!

Too bad it's not clear what decade it wants to belong to - if it had been around in the 80's it should have been black, now, it needs to be gold and with diamonds in it. White just doesn't do it.
posted by funambulist at 8:03 AM on November 11, 2005

As I type these words of spiritual insight on my ordained G5, I just wanted to say "Sinners, put down that PC! Yay unto thee, I have seen thy torrid posts laid upon the altar of MeFi, blasphemous rants at his most holiest of Steves. Do not think we have not seen thy wicked bedmaking with Beelzebub Gates! Now, cower before the mighty OSX and repent thy ways! Oh wicked Window user does thou not see the read error of thy ways?!
posted by Mr Bluesky at 8:07 AM on November 11, 2005

I think its kind of funny, better than the iFlea or whatever the tictac sized iPod parody was.

And they get bonus points if there's space in the cross of the cross so I can put my weed in there.
posted by fenriq at 8:10 AM on November 11, 2005

Can I fit more of my favorite musical songs in the arm parts?!?!?!
posted by slatternus at 8:35 AM on November 11, 2005

haha arm parts
posted by timory at 8:40 AM on November 11, 2005

Wow this goes very well with that post recently about American Christianity/consumerism...
posted by parallax7d at 8:45 AM on November 11, 2005

"If Jesus came back and saw what's going on in His name, He'd never stop throwing up."
-- Max von Sydow in Hannah and Her Sisters
posted by kirkaracha at 9:00 AM on November 11, 2005

The cross-shaped iPod Shuffle cap for those who want their MP3 player to double as a crucifix.

I think this is great! You really never know when you may need to crucify a really tiny Jesus. Well, this solves that long-standing problem, and plays music to boot! Win-Win!
posted by teece at 9:51 AM on November 11, 2005

So mabye I'll get that, and an iPod nano, and one of these, and stage little debates on my shoulders on the merits of OS X, and get punched out on the street by random passersby for sheer toolishness! God I'm bored. I could eat paste. Also the fourth design across that I linked to really makes me think they oughta do a goatse version.
posted by furiousthought at 10:42 AM on November 11, 2005

They should have had rounded corners, to match the shuffle, and to make a softer cuter cross to go around your neck.

Also, iAmwhatIam.
posted by jb at 6:16 PM on November 11, 2005

I know, let's have a sober and respectful discussion about Christianity and materialism.
posted by nanojath at 8:48 PM on November 11, 2005

What duck said.
posted by bugmuncher at 11:32 PM on November 11, 2005

Perhaps this post would have been better if you had explained what an iPod is.
posted by srboisvert at 9:36 AM on November 12, 2005