Letter to Bill Gates

[choro]

Microsoft head honcho Mr Bill Gates has finally retired. Here is the
untold story of what make him walk out. It was due to a letter written
by Rupeshbhai Patel in Bhadran in Gujarat . Gates was unable to give even a
single satisfactory answer.


Dear Mr.Bill Gates,

Jai Sri Krishna

We have bought computer for our home and we have found some problems,
which I wants to bring to your notice:

There is a button 'Start' but there is no button 'Stop'. We request
your company to rectify shortage.
One doubt is whether any 'Re-scooter' is available in system? I find
only 'Re-cycle', but I owns scooter at my home.
There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost
home door key and we tried trace key with this 'Find' button, but was
unable to get. Please do correction of this problem.
My bigger son Lucky has learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn
'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?
I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon
which shows 'My Computer'. When you will provide the remaining items?
It is surprising that Windows says 'My Pictures' but there is not even
single photo of mine. So when you will put my photo in that.
There is 'Microsoft Office' what about 'Microsoft Home' since I using
the PC at home only.
You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past
Documents'
You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide
'My Secret Places'. I dosn't want to let my wife know where I go after
my office hours
Lastly, one personal question, if you dosn't minds : Sir, how your
name is Gates but you are selling Windows?

Regards,
Rupeshbhai

 

[Fishface]

Microsoft head honcho Mr Bill Gates has finally retired. Here is the
untold story of what make him walk out. It was due to a letter written
by Rupeshbhai Patel in Bhadran in Gujarat . Gates was unable to give
even a single satisfactory answer.

I encourage your to quit your day job and become a stand-up comedian.
You will easily be able to feed your family with all the food thrown at you.

 

[choro]

I encourage your to quit your day job and become a stand-up comedian.
You will easily be able to feed your family with all the food thrown at
you.

For one thing, I did not write that "letter to Bill Gates". It was a
copy and paste job. However, I do really feel sorry for people with no
sense of humor, you dabface!--
choro
*****

 

[Ken Blake]

Microsoft head honcho Mr Bill Gates has finally retired.

"Finally"? He retired on June 27, 2008--four and a half years ago!

 

[George]

This is even funnier if you are old enough to remember seeing "Who's on first" by Abbott and Costello. Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott.



ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?



COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer.



ABBOTT: Mac?



COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.



ABBOTT: Your computer.



COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.



ABBOTT: Mac?



COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Lou.



ABBOTT: What about Windows?



COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?



ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?



COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?



ABBOTT: Wallpaper.



COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.



ABBOTT: Software for Windows?



COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?



ABBOTT: Office.



COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?



ABBOTT: I just did.



COSTELLO: You just did what?



ABBOTT: Recommend something.



COSTELLO: You recommended something?



ABBOTT: Yes.



COSTELLO: For my office?



ABBOTT: Yes.



COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?



ABBOTT: Office.



COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!



ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.



COSTELLO: I already have an office, and it has windows! OK, let's just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?



ABBOTT: Word.



COSTELLO: What word?



ABBOTT: Word in Office.



COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.



ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.



COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?



ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".



COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?



ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.



COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!



ABBOTT: Real One.



COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 and 4. Can I watch them?



ABBOTT: Of course.



COSTELLO: Great, with what?



ABBOTT: Real One.



COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?



ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".



COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?



ABBOTT: The blue "1".



COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue "W"?



ABBOTT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.



COSTELLO: What word?



ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.



COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!



ABBOTT: No, just one. but its the most popular Word in the world.



COSTELLO: It is?



ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.



COSTELLO: And that word is real one?



ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even Part of Office.



COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping, you have anything I can track my money with?



ABBOTT: Money



COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?



ABBOTT: Money.



COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?



ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.



COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?



ABBOTT: Money.



COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?



ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.



COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?



ABBOTT: One copy.



COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?



ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.



COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?



ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!



(LATER) COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off??



ABBOTT: Click on "START"

 

[Sam Hill]

"Finally"? He retired on June 27, 2008--four and a half years ago!

It's a joke that has been circulating the Interwebs for almost that length
of time...

"Forward this to all your friends."

 

[VanguardLH]

Microsoft head honcho Mr Bill Gates has finally retired. Here is the
untold story of what make him walk out. It was due to a letter written
by Rupeshbhai Patel in Bhadran in Gujarat . Gates was unable to give even a
single satisfactory answer.

Dear Mr.Bill Gates,

Jai Sri Krishna

We have bought computer for our home and we have found some problems,
which I wants to bring to your notice:

There is a button 'Start' but there is no button 'Stop'. We request
your company to rectify shortage.

If it said "Menu" then the boob would ask why there was no Appetizer,
Dessert, and Wine buttons.

One doubt is whether any 'Re-scooter' is available in system? I find
only 'Re-cycle', but I owns scooter at my home.

That's s-o-o-o lame ... "How lame is it?" It's so lame that Dick
Cheney donned his hunting togs, loaded for bear, and is waiting for you
to pass by to "accidentally" shoot you, too.

There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost
home door key and we tried trace key with this 'Find' button, but was
unable to get. Please do correction of this problem.

Twas next to your wife's vibrator which she didn't turn off. The EMF
from the vibrator masked magnetic detection of your metal key.

My bigger son Lucky has learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn
'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?

Stop delegating your parenting responsibilities to technology.

I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon
which shows 'My Computer'. When you will provide the remaining items?

So what part of your house does your mailing address refer? Just the
basement bedroom where you've been yanking to Internet porn?

It is surprising that Windows says 'My Pictures' but there is not even
single photo of mine. So when you will put my photo in that.

That's because Microsoft built the software so "my" refers to them, not
you. Plus Microsoft is forbidden by law to include your kiddie porn.

There is 'Microsoft Office' what about 'Microsoft Home' since I using
the PC at home only.

Because "Microsoft Home" was an already used title for a product line.
Dee-dee-dee, thar's yer sign.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Home

You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past
Documents'

Why? You don't backup so you don't have any past documents. Wait until
your hard disk crashes to realize that event.

You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide
'My Secret Places'. I dosn't want to let my wife know where I go after
my office hours

She already does. Your secretary and wife were bosom high-school
buddies and they're still best friends. They share everything. They
get together during lunch while you're at work and laugh the whole time
talking about your failings and quirks.

Lastly, one personal question, if you dosn't minds : Sir, how your
name is Gates but you are selling Windows?

Just think if Warp had sold better and your current OS was warped. That
would match your warped but limp humor.

You passed this on from someone else sending it to you on some Joke
mailing list, didn't you? (Shhh, say Yes if you want to save face.)

 

[Nil]

It's a joke that has been circulating the Interwebs for almost
that length of time...

"Forward this to all your friends."

O! My grandmother will plotz!

 

[Ken Blake]

It's a joke that has been circulating the Interwebs for almost that length
of time...

And maybe it was mildly funny back then. But it certainly isn't any
longer.

 

[DanS]

And maybe it was mildly funny back then. But it certainly isn't any
longer.

Mildly is probably an exaggeration, however, if this was posted in a
Linux group today, I'm sure they would all be LOL'g it and +1'g it.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

This is even funnier if you are old enough to remember seeing "Who's on first" by Abbott and Costello. Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott.



ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?



COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm thinking about buying a computer.

<A small amount of text and many blank lines suppressed>

Any chance you could post it with only *one* (1) blank line separating
paragraphs?

 

[George]

Any chance you could post it with only *one* (1) blank line
separating
paragraphs?

Sorry about that, I saw only 1 line separation on my machine. See
if this formatted better:

Abbott and Costello
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm
thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer.

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the
windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to
write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you
got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office, and it has windows! OK, let's
just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a
proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start
with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on
the Internet?

ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none
of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 and
4. Can I watch them?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie.
What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue "1".

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue "W"?

ABBOTT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!

ABBOTT: No, just one. but its the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left.
It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even
Part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial
bookkeeping, you have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(LATER) COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off??

ABBOTT: Click on "START"

 

[choro]

Sorry about that, I saw only 1 line separation on my machine.

So did I. Looks like Stumbling Bloch stumbled again. ;-) Actually since
the names are capitalized there is no great need for blank lines either.--
choro
*****

See

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Sorry about that, I saw only 1 line separation on my machine. See
if this formatted better:

Abbott and Costello
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm
thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer.

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the
windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to
write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you
got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office, and it has windows! OK, let's
just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a
proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start
with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on
the Internet?

ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none
of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 and
4. Can I watch them?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie.
What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue "1".

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue "W"?

ABBOTT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!

ABBOTT: No, just one. but its the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left.
It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even
Part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial
bookkeeping, you have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(LATER) COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off??

ABBOTT: Click on "START"

Much better. Thanks.

Looks like another mystery...

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Sorry about that, I saw only 1 line separation on my machine. See
if this formatted better:

Abbott and Costello
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den, and I'm
thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer.

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the
windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to
write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you
got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office, and it has windows! OK, let's
just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a
proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start
with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on
the Internet?

ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none
of your business. Just tell me what I need!

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 and
4. Can I watch them?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOTT: Real One.

COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie.
What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue "1".

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue "W"?

ABBOTT: The blue 1 is Real One and the blue W is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!

ABBOTT: No, just one. but its the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left.
It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even
Part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial
bookkeeping, you have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled to my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(LATER) COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off??

ABBOTT: Click on "START"

Much better. Thanks.

Looks like another mystery...

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

Careless of me. I meant this: "Hu's the premier of China".

 

[Drew]

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

Hu is ?

 

[Sam Hill]

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

Hu is ?

Hu's on first base -- and here is proof!
<http://jacobfarmerproductions.webs.com/photos/Funny-
Pics/164368_483494262869_88420692869_5595124_6960227_n.jpg>

 

[Anthony Buckland]

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

Hu is ?

Hu's on first base -- and here is proof!

....

And some years ago Deng Xiaoping visited Seattle:

Bunch of guys in Chinese attire come into souvenir store.
Clerk sees them pick up stuff and head in general direction of exit.
Clerk thinks one of them looks really familiar.

"Excuse me, Sir. Are you Deng Xiaoping?"

"No, not yet. We still want six Space Needles, and a picture book."

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

Any chance you could post it with only *one* (1) blank line
separating
paragraphs?

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Sorry about that, I saw only 1 line separation on my machine. See
if this formatted better:

Abbott and Costello
Costello wants to buy a computer from Abbott

[snipped - thanks for that.]
Much better. Thanks.

Looks like another mystery...

Re the actual text:
A couple of years ago I mentioned[1] that "Hu is the premier of China".
Nobody seemed to get it

I would have, had I seen your post; it was part of the sketch set in the
Oval Office or similar, when Condi was around, and included "get me
Rice" (and the obvious misundrstandings), didn't it?

[1] Not online, but in several conversations with different people.

Careless of me. I meant this: "Hu's the premier of China".

Oh, and Kofi was in it too.

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <[email protected]>, Anthony

...

And some years ago Deng Xiaoping visited Seattle:

Bunch of guys in Chinese attire come into souvenir store.
Clerk sees them pick up stuff and head in general direction of exit.
Clerk thinks one of them looks really familiar.

"Excuse me, Sir. Are you Deng Xiaoping?"

"No, not yet. We still want six Space Needles, and a picture book."

Took me a while for the penny to drop there. That is _awful_ (-:!