A Conversation for Blank Cheques
Bill Gates
Steve K. Started conversation Sep 20, 2002
... so this guy rear ends my car, stumbles out and mumbles "OK, heeerz a blank check, fill in whatever will make thiz go away ..." The guy is Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and so it says on the check. What to do?
Bill Gates
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Sep 21, 2002
Make it payable to the Free Software Foundation?
Bill Gates
Steve K. Posted Sep 21, 2002
.. probably a little better than payable to Apple Computer, but I kinda like the latter ... Ballmer might have that coronary that he's been building up to ... 
Bill Gates
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Sep 22, 2002
Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!
Sorry.
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Bill Gates
NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) Posted Sep 22, 2002
Apparently, links to movies of Steve Ballmer.
Yeah, I can see why he might be considered "unsuitable".
Bill Gates
Martin Harper Posted Sep 23, 2002
Why does Bill Gates have a dodgy Italian accent? 
-Lucinda
Bill Gates
Steve K. Posted Sep 24, 2002
I sort of know what "dodgy" means, but I looked it up anyway. Turns out it means "Clintonesque", so that part I understand ... "I did not commit illegal monopolistic acts on that company!" 
Not sure about the Italian part ... 
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- 1: Steve K. (Sep 20, 2002)
- 2: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Sep 21, 2002)
- 3: Steve K. (Sep 21, 2002)
- 4: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Sep 22, 2002)
- 5: Steve K. (Sep 22, 2002)
- 6: NMcCoy (attempting to standardize my username across the Internet. Formerly known as Twinkle.) (Sep 22, 2002)
- 7: Martin Harper (Sep 23, 2002)
- 8: Steve K. (Sep 24, 2002)
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