"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; in your case, 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 me 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.
"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 got there, he found Bill, shackled to a
wall,
screaming amongst hot flames in a dark cave, 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 SCREENSAVER," replied God.