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Bill Gates, Time Magazine "Person of the Year"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the charity-gets-you-far dept.

klubar writes "Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, were named Time Magazine "Persons of the Year". He was joined in this honor with Irish rocker Bono-all being named for being "Good Samaritans" who made a difference."

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  1. Good Samaritans? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know for a FACT that none of them are from Samaria!

  2. Time Cover Photo by Pinkoir · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure I'd be smiling as much as Bill is if Bono were standing between me and my wife with such a smug look on his face.

    -Pinkoir

  3. Re:cancel my subsc... oh wait, never mind. by TCQuad · · Score: 5, Funny

    He arguably robbed from the rich and gave to the poor...
    Stood up to the Man
    and gave him what for!
    The Man of the Year
    that all Slashdot hates,
    The hero of Redmond
    the man they call Gates!

  4. Re:Sorry to get Biblical guys... by Tim+Browse · · Score: 3, Funny
    And we have a winner!

    Ok, who had 1 hour 59 minutes?