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Title: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: MyndFyre on November 09, 2005, 10:31:43 AM
I was listening to talk radio today and the host, Barry Young, was talking about the oil companies and the hearing today about the windfall profits.

He said, "I don't hear anyone calling Microsoft into the Senate about this.  Microsof'ts Q3 profits were almost as much as Konoco-Phillips, and I don't hear anyone calling Bill Gates, saying 'Mr. Gates, all the computers in the world, with the exception of a few Apple holdouts and some geeks with pocket pencil protectors, they're all Windows, so we need to see why you're making so much profit.'"

LOL
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Sidoh on November 09, 2005, 04:51:17 PM
Haha, that's pretty good.

I wonder why he called it a "pocket pencil protector", though.  The lead on a pencil doesn't seem very threatening.  :)
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Blaze on November 09, 2005, 05:02:01 PM
Pocket pen protectors are cool man!   8)
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: iago on November 09, 2005, 05:34:07 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=3647.msg37386#msg37386 date=1131550303]
I was listening to talk radio today and the host, Barry Young, was talking about the oil companies and the hearing today about the windfall profits.

He said, "I don't hear anyone calling Microsoft into the Senate about this.  Microsof'ts Q3 profits were almost as much as Konoco-Phillips, and I don't hear anyone calling Bill Gates, saying 'Mr. Gates, all the computers in the world, with the exception of a few Apple holdouts and some geeks with pocket pencil protectors, they're all Windows, so we need to see why you're making so much profit.'"

LOL

Haha, but it seems to me that there are more and more people using Apple and even Linux, that I know of.  Maybe it's just because I know more people now, though..
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Newby on November 09, 2005, 05:36:20 PM
/me hugs his pocket protector.

Fuck 'em all, you'll be holding my pen for D&D next Saturday. :(
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Warrior on November 09, 2005, 05:44:26 PM
nerd.
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: MyndFyre on November 09, 2005, 05:48:15 PM
Quote from: iago on November 09, 2005, 05:34:07 PM
Haha, but it seems to me that there are more and more people using Apple and even Linux, that I know of.  Maybe it's just because I know more people now, though..
CMON!  It was FUNNY!
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: iago on November 09, 2005, 05:54:25 PM
No, it seems more like a totally unjustified generalization...
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: trust on November 09, 2005, 06:25:10 PM
Quote from: iago on November 09, 2005, 05:34:07 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=3647.msg37386#msg37386 date=1131550303]
I was listening to talk radio today and the host, Barry Young, was talking about the oil companies and the hearing today about the windfall profits.

He said, "I don't hear anyone calling Microsoft into the Senate about this.  Microsof'ts Q3 profits were almost as much as Konoco-Phillips, and I don't hear anyone calling Bill Gates, saying 'Mr. Gates, all the computers in the world, with the exception of a few Apple holdouts and some geeks with pocket pencil protectors, they're all Windows, so we need to see why you're making so much profit.'"

LOL

Haha, but it seems to me that there are more and more people using Apple and even Linux, that I know of.  Maybe it's just because I know more people now, though..

Maybe because they're all nerds.
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Sidoh on November 10, 2005, 12:42:20 AM
I thought it was pretty funny, hehe.
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: Joe on November 10, 2005, 09:39:06 PM
Someone buy me a pocket protector please.
Title: Re: Big Oil and Bill Gates
Post by: ZeroX on November 11, 2005, 10:40:58 PM
Quote from: Joe[e2] on November 10, 2005, 09:39:06 PM
Someone buy me a pocket protector please.

Just beat up someone playing Yu-Gi-oH in the libary for it. That way you can spend your money on the new wow exp.  :P