[LINK] Humour: Communications beyond the grave

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself 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, to see 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 rendered a decision.

"Hmmmm. 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 go 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, and the beautiful women playing in the water???"

"That was the demo," replied God.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd at austarmetro.com.au