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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-never-get-the-cool-invites dept.

theodp writes to mention a C|Net article about Chinese President Hu Jintao's historic first visit to the U.S.. The catch is that his first dinner won't be at the White House. It will be at Bill Gates' manse. From the article: "The approximately 100-person guest list is a who's who of the U.S. Pacific Northwest power elite, including Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz and Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire, said event organizers. The guests will undergo strict security checks before entering Gates' lodge-style, 66,000-square-foot home overlooking Lake Washington with a reported seven bedrooms, six kitchens, 24 bathrooms, a domed library, a reception hall and an artificial estuary stocked with salmon and trout. Gates and Gregoire are expected to introduce and welcome Hu, who will then offer a toast in front of the gathering."

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  1. Who does number 2 work for by fxer · · Score: 5, Funny

    with a reported seven bedrooms, six kitchens, 24 bathrooms, a domed library, a reception hall and an artificial estuary stocked with salmon and trout.

    I bet the 1:3.4 ratio of sleeping to dumping at Gates' place has to be the highest in the nation.

    1. Re:Who does number 2 work for by sumdumass · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe he just expects everyone to be full of shit when they come a'courtn him.

  2. Pirated Windows easy to spot... by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Chinese government issued a decree two weeks ago that all PCs will need to have a licensed operating system software installed before leaving the factory gates in an effort to crack down on piracy.

    Spotting the pirated copies of Windows will be easy.

    Instead of "Start," the button will say "Very Much Go."

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    The coolest voice ever.
  3. Takes One to Know One by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 5, Funny

    What happens when that security check reveals that one of the people walking through the door is a tyrant with billions subjects, harboring the biggest piracy, spammer and phishing rings it the world, with nuclear weapons?

    And that another is the slightly less powerful guest of that tyrant, the president of China?

    --

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    make install -not war

  4. Now that your country has purchased XP by tlynch001 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Gates: Now that you've purchased a zillion licenses for XP, I want to talk about Vista.

    Hu: Yes, the view of Lake Washington is magnificent.

    Gates: Hee hee, that's not what I'm talking about...

  5. Re:Only 7 bedrooms? by RoadWarriorX · · Score: 5, Funny
    And 24 bathrooms? Why? Possibly it could be useful for situations such as this, but it seems a bit odd.


    You obviously never lived with 5 sisters. They need all the bathrooms they can put there hands on.
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    Coderz 4 Life
  6. Re:Oh boy, here we go.... by sunwolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Uh...properly spaced, that would be:

    Bush: What about when?
    Rove: Wen?
    Bush: Yes, when.
    Rove: I don't know if the Premier is coming.
    Bush: Who asked about the Premier, damnit!
    Rove: Oh, did he? I assume he would know.
    Bush: Who?
    Rove: Yes, Hu would know Wen.
    Bush: Rove...
    Rove: Yes?
    Bush: Don't make me feed you a pretzel.