Home cinema - this is how HD-DVD shall go down!!!

The clock in town square struck 12 at midnight, the townspeople
gathered around the old wooden gallows. This was a sight seen not too
often in this mostly peaceful place. Whisperings and murmuring were
uttered by all those gathered around. The sheriff stood with his hand
to the square, slowly lowered his hand, and after everyone quickly
fell silent, in a solemn voice spoke, "Let the deed be done." The man
in the dark cloak off to the side began a short eulogy, "We gather
here today to witness the demise of the HD-DVD player, may this be a
forgotten technology, forever bound to darkness, never to be spoken of
again" Everyone standing around made a promise to themselves to never
speak of this wicked technology again, to ensure their children's
children never had to deal with this forevermore. Suddenly, a woman in
the back of the crowd shouted "SAVE HD-DVD". She could only cry in
despair. Everyone suddenly turned to stare at her in disbelief. The HD-
DVD player carefully placed in the noose belonged to her, and was the
last remaining player in the town. All others had been burned at the
stake. The iron-clad soldiers held her back, and a smile lit up on her
face as she was handed a box containing a Blu-Ray player. The sheriff
nodded his head, and the HD-DVD player dropped down. The drive on the
player opened up, and an HD-DVD disk which had lost its luster, spun
out and shattered. The LED display dimmed, and soon fell dark, never
to be lit up again. A final, bright blue electric spark flashed from
within, and thick black smoke belched from the vents. It was done. The
woman who lost her player said "Let HD-DVD never be uttered out from
the mouth again." Everyone nodded at each other in agreement. It was a
sad day, but it was to be forgotten.