He broke a DYSON?

Take him out and shoot him.
No court would convict.

Let me be the first to say that sucks. In a good way.

Dyson decides to hop on board a silly little story to get free press time. That was a smart business move on their part.

someboy will get his achievement points.
the kid is an achiever whatever gameskill says.

MOM 1
Dyson Marketing 1

KID -1

i don't think he broke a dyson. she's just getting one for free.

awesome.

the kid earned this , his invention. his mom just like Macaulay Culkin's and Michael Jackson takes fame and earnings.

Maybe Microsoft will send the boy a broken X-Box?

Totally awesome. Kudos to Dyson (and their marketing team!) for acting so quickly.

Ok let me get this straight.....the brat breaks a Dyson then goes on to sit and surf porn!?!? I typically don't support cracking down on the video games but way to go mom.....definently "one-up'ed" the little shmuck.

@Mayor McRib: Now THAT would be some awesome publicity.

"Microsoft shits on kid while he's down. Film at 11."

Score for Mom!
Kid should be beaming he's doing his chores with such a pimpin' vacuum cleaner. For his next temper tantrum, he'll be throwing all sorts of dirty crap on the carpet, then seeing if the Dyson can clean it up.

...well I would if I were the kid. Then again, I'm not that kid.

Mom will now use the X-Box sale money to tatoo a vacuum cleaner in kid's chest and change his name to Dyson.

Ha! stupid brat.

Forgot to add, kid will not be allowed to touch the Dyson, he will use toothbrush to mop the floor.

Someone tell BMW that I sold my kid's XBox because he broke my car.

@DeLarge: that cracked me up. khe-khe
Even forgot my lines.

Kid breaks x-box to vacuum the world.

@m4ximusprim3:
Unfortunately, over 40% of the kids who bought the XBox got that already.

Good for her!!! Now what to do about my little brat that hides my stuff during her temper tantrums.

@Klaymen: I agree, this is a good reason companies must allow it employees (at least the Marketing Dept.) to surf the net for this one of a kind opportunities.

Pr0n sites have a lot of funny stories also.

@Monty: ... "that sucks" get it? very clever. took me a few seconds to catch that.

Well, this brat won't have a problem breaking the Dyson since they tend to just break on their own.

I do have to say that Dyson made me feel all warm inside for what they did.

Hope the kid gets a severe beating the next time he does something so stupid.

well shite, i'm going home to break my own vacuum now!

oh
and surf pr0n
but that goes without saying

right?

no, what Microsoft needs to do is send him an xbox that will only run off the vacuum. That way if he breaks it he fubars himself, and Mom gets a clean house to boot. Not to mention the fact that he cant hide the late night pRon sessions... although it may lead to some rather painful lessons about the Dyson never losing suction!!!!!

@Jimbuck: It doesn't say anywhere that he broke a Dyson. He broke a "vacuum cleaner" and Dyson smartly got some free publicity by giving her a Dyson vacuum cleaner. Now if it happens that he indeed broke a Dyson, that would be a coincidence.

Microsoft should send the kid a GTAIV edition Xbox 360 to start a parenting-corporate p0wning war.

I am sending this child a prostitute, just to up the ante.

I think the kid saved his mother from a more disturbing discovery. Porn + Pubescence + boredom = new uses for vacuum-cleaner with attachment.

@Pope John Peeps II: Send him to the Bunny Ranch with a $5,000 line of credit. Free marketing right?

@Pope John Peeps II: Careful there. We've got all the future mayors we need.

Ut oh my g/f just broke her vagina, please send reins!

@liveinvt: This gives a whole new meaning to "red ring of death". EWWW

This is still a net loss to Mom. The $500 vacuum is taxable as income, so she's going to owe the IRS anywhere from $50 to $175.

@bandit: She can pay the taxes with the proceeds from the XBox sale :)

Kid's running a -2 on this one.

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@bandit: Not necessarily, what's the cutoff for claiming taxes? I know if you earn under $500 from an employer for the year that you don't have to report it or claim it.

I don't know what the rules are for gifts or rewards. Plus, wouldn't it be on Dyson to write it off? It's no different than receiving a free gift when you buy a new Camera or something from what I can tell.

@bandit: Even still, she is selling the XBox. If she makes less than $175, then yes, she may end up with a net loss. Considering the publicity for this auction, I doubt that will happen.

@bandit: In that case, she still profits off of this.

Remember, she's selling sonny boy's 360 for $250 + $15 per game.

yeah, trade in your 360 for a dyson, the dyson has a better gpu and a better library anyways.

Put the little perv up for adoption.

I wonder if all the porn is still on the XBox...hmm...

i hope there's a warranty on that dyson.

Dyson is the BEST vacuum cleaner in the world!!!! No one can beat Dysons #1 relaibality(spelling?)

ICanHazMy$500Now?

@male roof blower: If the mom could find out that her kid was surfing pr0n, dont you think she would have deleted it?

@HeartBurnKid: I think she is expecting to get $600 or so, so she can get her kid a Beamz [gizmodo.com] that really will be a severe punishment.

@shamoononon:

Maybe if you showed the kid some love instead of calling him a Brat, he wouldn't feel so angry and the need to trow tantrums and hide your shit.

There is such a thing as Emotional and Spiritual abuse. My mom makes a ton of money as a Psychologist fixing kids from parents, that going by your words, sounds like you.

And she's ready to quit because everytime she gets some progress with a kid, the parents douche it up again.

And I'm sorry if this gets me banned, but any parent that calls their kid a brat shamelessly in an internet forum, isn't looking at their own responsibilities for their kid's emotional distress...

Im glad I bought my DC17 now.
thats a pretty awesome thing to do.

Damn that dyson looks hot...almost makes me feel like i should clean my room.

I hope Microsoft jumps on the bandwagon and flags his xbox live account as a cheater. the last thing they need is a bratty little porn watching 13 year old associated with them.

That's the best thing I've heard all day. Way to do the follow-up reportage, Frucci. Thanks!

@Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention: Jesus DAMN son, you gots what pappy useta call "emotional problems". You should sort those out before using the internet again.

@Pope John Peeps II:

No, son, you've got it all wrong.

Take that imaginary tone you have going for me in your head and turn it way, way down....

Then read it again and see it for what it is...

Maybe you should work on those communication skills before you use the internet again?

And anyone that called their father "pappy"; must stand to reason that they also must stem from some kind of abuse as well, or their brother is also their father...

(That's an attempt at sarcastic humor, in case you get the tone wrong again. But, hey it's the internet! No hard feelings. In fact, I'm gonna follow you, so you can get that big star next to your name just to make sure you've got something legit to validate that false sense of superiority you're carrying...)