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Mario and Eee PC Girl bust Best Buy profits

Best Buy's bottom line dipped lower than it anticipated for the second quarter, due to expansion and more folks purchasing less profitable wares such as notebook computers and video game consoles. But the slump was somewhat smoothed by strong sales from its lucrative mobile phone biz. America's top electronics retailer …

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Happy

Oh, you probably came for this:

Yes!!

Paris Hilton

Oh you probably came for this

Oh you know your audience too well

Research

You sort of touched on some of the issues; but failed to note some of the most important. Best Buy revenue was up considerably from same quarter last year and profits were down primarily because of store retrofits and improvements/upgrades. They spent more on upgrading stores than they lost on falling sales of high margin items.

Icon!

It's not too visible when reduced to 32px, but I think we have an entry for the Reg extra icon contest. Use a caption of "Gratuitous sex in advertising".

Those who can't see it probably need a break from such images anyway if it's upsetting their eyesight.

Flame

wrong EEE girl

damnit when are you gonna listen to your readers, we wont the other EEE girl, the cute looking one

@Solomon Grundy

Fuck off and look at the eeepc model

Re: Research

No! The most important is the eeePC girl... and we did noticed!

Happy

Oh you probably came for this

Obviously

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Guilty as charged

Gratuitous is good!

Paris Hilton

Oh yeah

Thanks , now the only thing missing is the parachute pod babes too !

@Solomon Grundy

you do relise noboady read the article

ps can we get the other girl as well sort of a double hitter

Coat

Oh you probably came for this

Yep!!

My's the one with the hole in the pocket.

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@James Condron

Beat me to it.

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Happy

You probably came for this

Well not quite, but it was exciting! :-)

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Coat

well yes,

I did come for that but ... how did you know ?! get out of my head !!! {and post more attractive women}

mines the one with recently-made-illegal porn stash.

Re: wrong EEE girl

Seconded.

The "I'm drunk on red wine - what can I cook for you" look is a sure fire winner.

Black Helicopters

Look at her left hand....

....looks like the hand, the eee, and the camera have been photoshopped in to me...

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@Dave

I second that! But she does need to be in a swimsuit...

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Paris Hilton

Wrong girl...

I'm with Dave. We no longer want the leather skinned lady... we want the extremely cute (if a little scrawny) lovely that likes a drink and knows her place! *Imagining aforementioned hottie having a few too many reds and deciding to discard with the clothes beneath her pinny!*

//Paris because I'm sure she's fond of discarding clothes after a few drinks too!

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yes

I haven't even read the article....I hope there is nothing important in there.

Oh yeah?

"the world's most resilient economy"

Snigger... (in the style of Muttley)

I'd use a smiley icon, but I realise we'll end up picking up the same pieces. So good to have a special relationship...

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Coat

Oh you probably came for this

Almost, it's a great picture!

Coat

Oh you probably came for this. . .

I guess "came" is a good way of putting...... :)

/Yes the one with the tissue in the pocket.

Happy

you mean this eee girl?

http://www.i4u.com/article16250.html

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