Humor 4/27/97: Bill Gates

Hi everyone,

Hope your weekend went well. This bit of humor comes from Jenny Liang.
Those of us working in the computer-related fields will probably
appreciate this a bit more. Take care!

-Josh.
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Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory,
being sized up by God...

"Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure
whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously
helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in
America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95. I'm
going to do something I've never done before. I'm going to
let you decide where you want to go."

Bill replied, "Well, what's the difference between the two?"

God said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly,
if it will help your decision."

"Fine, but where should I go first?"

"I'll leave that up to you."

"Okay then," said Bill, "let's try Hell first."

So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach
with clear waters and lots of beautiful women running around,
playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun
was shining; the temperature perfect. He was very pleased.

"This is great!" he told God. "If this is hell, I REALLY want
to see heaven!"

"Fine" said God, and off they went.

Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about,
playing harps and singing. It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell.

Bill thought for a quick minute, and made his decision. "Hmmm.
I think I'd prefer Hell," he told God.

"Fine," retorted God, "as you desire." So Bill Gates went to
Hell. Two weeks later, God decided to check on the late billionaire
to see how he was doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill,
shackled to a wall, screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves,
being burned and tortured by demons.

"How's everything going?" he asked Bill.

Bill responded with his voice filled with anguish and
disappointment, "This is awful! This is nothing like the Hell I
visited two weeks ago! I can't believe this is happening! What
happened to that other place, with the beaches, the beautiful
women playing in the water????"

"That was the demo," replied God.