The day came when Bill Gates passed away and found himself before
the throne of God.
"Well Bill," said God, "I'm really confused on this one, I'm not sure
whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you helped society
enormously by putting a computer in nearly every home in the world,
and yet you created that ghastly Windows, I'm going to do something
I've never done before, I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."
Mr Gates replied, "Well, thanks God. What's the difference between
the two?"God said, "You can take a peak at both places briefly, if it will
help you decide. Shall we look at Hell first?" "Sure," said Bill, "Let's go."
Bill was amazed. He saw a clean white sandy beach with clear waters.
There were thousands of beautiful men and women running around,
playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining
and the temperature was perfect.
"This is great." said Bill. "If this is Hell, I can't wait to see Heaven.
God replied, "Let's go." so off they went to Heaven.
Bill saw puffy white clouds in a beautiful blue sky with angels drifting
about playing harps and singing. It was nice, but surely not as enticing
as Hell. Mr Gates thought for a brief moment and then rendered his
decision. "God, I believe I would like to go to Hell."
:As you desire." said The Almighty.
Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire to see
how things were going. He found Bill shackled to a wall, screaming
amongst hot flames in a dark cave. He was being burned and
tortured by demons. "How ya doing Bill?" asked God.
Bill responded with anguish and despair, "This is awful ! This is not
what I expected at all. What happened to the beach and the beautiful
women playing in the water ?"
"Oh THAT !" said God. That was a screen saver."