No doubt some of you will remember this story circulating in 1999. Merv Bill Clinton, Bill Gates (the Microsoft King) and a priest were leaving from New York on a private jet on the eve of the new millenium. They were heading for Rome to celebrate the occasion with the Pope.
Just before board a young man with long hair and a backback came up to the group and begged to be allowed to fly to Rome with them. The priest was very taken with the young man’s zeal to be in Rome for the 2000 commoration of the birth of Christ and convinced Clinton and Gates that it was OK to take him. The plane took off at 11.30pm on Dec 31, 1999. Just before midnight they were cruising at 35,000 feet. On the stroke of midnight the engines cut out. The pilot announced that the computers controlling the engines had shut down and consequently the engines. They would crash. The cabin steward announced that there were only three parachutes for the four passengers. Bill Clinton said he was the leader of the most powerful country in the world and so must survive. So saying he took a chute and jumped. Bill Gates said he was the most intelligent man in the world and must survive and jumped. The priest turned to the young man and said, “I am an old man and you are young and have everything to live for. You take the remaining chute.” The young man replied, “Not to worry Father. The most intelligent man in the world just jumped with my backpack.” -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
