Knocking on heaven's door

From: Yakov Horenstein (yakov@planet.it)
Date: Tue May 27 1997 - 08:16:08 EEST


> 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 rendered 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.
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Yakov Horenstein
Milano, Italy



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