How to truly impress clients...

. - .... .- -. .... · 26th August 2002, 12:15

I was in the airport VIP lounge en route to Seattle a couple of weeks ago. While in there, I noticed Bill Gates sitting comfortably in the corner, enjoying a drink.

I was meeting a very important client who was also flying to Seattle, but she was running a little bit late.

Well, being a straightforward kind of guy, I approached the Microsoft chairman, introduced myself, and said, "Mr. Gates, I wonder if you would do me a favor."

"Yes?"

"I'm sitting right over there," pointing to my seat at the bar, "and I'm waiting on a very important client. Would you be so kind when she arrives as to come walk by and just say, 'Hi, Ray,'?"

"Sure."

I shook his hand and thanked him and went back to my seat.

About ten minutes later, my client showed up. We ordered a drink and started to talk business.

A couple of minutes later, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Bill Gates.

"Hi, Ray," he said.

I replied, "F *ck off, Gates, I'm in a meeting."

whiteflip · 26th August 2002, 13:49

that wouldnt impress a client.

. - .... .- -. .... · 26th August 2002, 13:51

Damn, I guess I shouldn't have done it then......

Twilightseer · 26th August 2002, 13:51

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteflip
that wouldnt impress a client.

The concept of joke didn't make it to you, did it ?

binary hero · 26th August 2002, 14:55

LMAO, it'd have impressed me

roby0215 · 26th August 2002, 15:20

Binary hero, that is the scariest avatar / sig combo out there......

whiteflip · 27th August 2002, 22:16

joke? me know understand...

Xerxes · 27th August 2002, 22:20

He arranges it so Gates looks like he knows him (Hi Ray) and then brushes him off- get it? Wouldn't you be impressed if Bill gates said "Hey Xerxes" and I shooed him away?

Schismx · 27th August 2002, 22:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
He arranges it so Gates looks like he knows him (Hi Ray) and then brushes him off- get it? Wouldn't you be impressed if Bill gates said "Hey Xerxes" and I shooed him away?

I'd be suspicious, but that's just me.

Bilbo Baggins · 27th August 2002, 22:26

I do not actually see what is wrong with the guy personally. If he said hello to me, I would shake his hand and offer him a drink.

(Although I would be interested to know how he knew my name).

Schismx · 27th August 2002, 22:26

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
I do not actually see what is wrong with the guy personally. If he said hello to me, I would shake his hand and offer him a drink.

(Although I would be interested to know how he knew my name).

Maybe he's read Lord of the Rings.

dollerspark · 27th August 2002, 22:28

I got the joke. That's pretty funny! Yeah, that would probably impress a client, all right!

Shenlong · 27th August 2002, 22:30

Haha! I get it now that I've re-read it over again...

Word.

whiteflip · 27th August 2002, 22:38

being impolite infront of clients is not impressive. maybe a not now gates im busy woulda been better.

Schismx · 27th August 2002, 22:41

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteflip
being impolite infront of clients is not impressive. maybe a not now gates im busy woulda been better.

I think you're missing out on the whole joke concept there.

whiteflip · 27th August 2002, 23:12

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteflip
joke? me know understand...

yep

Curi0us_George · 28th August 2002, 09:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
I do not actually see what is wrong with the guy personally. If he said hello to me, I would shake his hand and offer him a drink.

(Although I would be interested to know how he knew my name).

I'd want to talk to the guy. Hell, he turned a two-bit, no-product company into the wealthiest corporation in the world.

(He got your name from the Word documents your computer has been sending him.

)

Xerxes · 28th August 2002, 09:17

I'd love to talk to him... I can imagine the conversation going something like "Xerxes......... I am your Father"

fwgx · 28th August 2002, 09:19

It's a nice concept that bill gets loads of word documents sent to him. Not very likley is it though, I mean the smallest word document is like 2 meg!

Good joke e_h

missyob · 28th August 2002, 11:21

I thought it was hilarious

I have some true stories to tell about the Delta Crown rooms but my hand is hurting right now and I cant type much more.

Some of you would be amazed at what the rich and famous really do when out there in the real world.

Big hugs everyone!

~ Missy

lemon_chicken · 28th August 2002, 12:59

would it impress girls if i brushed off bill gates trying to hit on me?

Bilbo Baggins · 28th August 2002, 20:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
I'd love to talk to him... I can imagine the conversation going something like "Xerxes......... I am your Father"

That would worry me slightly actually, although I could see the resemblence

binary hero · 28th August 2002, 20:51

Quote:

Originally posted by roby0215
Binary hero, that is the scariest avatar / sig combo out there......

click the link in the sig (the pic/text under it) and you'll see something scarier.

btw, it's steve gedikian (nullsoft employee)

whiteflip · 29th August 2002, 09:34

some one should hack bill gates house network and turn it into linux. then maybe he would improve windows security

or he might even use linux for the windows kernel if he hasn't already. hehe

anywhoo id have a quick normal conversation with bill then i would go back to the client. just me... he wouldnt fly coach anyway. charter planes and private jets ya know.

Curi0us_George · 29th August 2002, 18:44

Well, Windows NT is POSIX compliant, so it wouldn't be much of an ordeal to make it compliant with Linux, but that compatability sure as hell won't happen from the Microsoft end.

26th August 2002, 12:15	#1
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,104	How to truly impress clients... I was in the airport VIP lounge en route to Seattle a couple of weeks ago. While in there, I noticed Bill Gates sitting comfortably in the corner, enjoying a drink. I was meeting a very important client who was also flying to Seattle, but she was running a little bit late. Well, being a straightforward kind of guy, I approached the Microsoft chairman, introduced myself, and said, "Mr. Gates, I wonder if you would do me a favor." "Yes?" "I'm sitting right over there," pointing to my seat at the bar, "and I'm waiting on a very important client. Would you be so kind when she arrives as to come walk by and just say, 'Hi, Ray,'?" "Sure." I shook his hand and thanked him and went back to my seat. About ten minutes later, my client showed up. We ordered a drink and started to talk business. A couple of minutes later, I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Bill Gates. "Hi, Ray," he said. I replied, "F *ck off, Gates, I'm in a meeting." Like my photography? Buy some here....

26th August 2002, 13:49	#2
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	that wouldnt impress a client. I'm Back?

26th August 2002, 13:51	#3
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,104	Damn, I guess I shouldn't have done it then...... Like my photography? Buy some here....

26th August 2002, 15:20	#6
roby0215 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 262	Binary hero, that is the scariest avatar / sig combo out there...... Listen Or check out the website

27th August 2002, 22:16	#7
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	joke? me know understand... I'm Back?

26th August 2002, 14:55	#5
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	LMAO, it'd have impressed me

27th August 2002, 22:20	#8
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	He arranges it so Gates looks like he knows him (Hi Ray) and then brushes him off- get it? Wouldn't you be impressed if Bill gates said "Hey Xerxes" and I shooed him away?

27th August 2002, 22:26	#10
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	I do not actually see what is wrong with the guy personally. If he said hello to me, I would shake his hand and offer him a drink. (Although I would be interested to know how he knew my name).

27th August 2002, 22:28	#12
dollerspark Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wh!te Tr@sh Hell (AZ) Posts: 708	I got the joke. That's pretty funny! Yeah, that would probably impress a client, all right! "We are fortunate: we are alive; we are powerful; the welfare of our civilization and our species is in our hands. If we do not speak for Earth, who will? If we are not committed to our own survival, who will be?" -Carl Sagan

27th August 2002, 22:30	#13
Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	Haha! I get it now that I've re-read it over again... Word. A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

27th August 2002, 22:38	#14
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	being impolite infront of clients is not impressive. maybe a not now gates im busy woulda been better. I'm Back?

28th August 2002, 09:17	#18
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	I'd love to talk to him... I can imagine the conversation going something like "Xerxes......... I am your Father"

28th August 2002, 09:19	#19
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	It's a nice concept that bill gets loads of word documents sent to him. Not very likley is it though, I mean the smallest word document is like 2 meg! Good joke e_h "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

28th August 2002, 11:21	#20
missyob Angel of Winamp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Winamp House Posts: 4,578	I thought it was hilarious I have some true stories to tell about the Delta Crown rooms but my hand is hurting right now and I cant type much more. Some of you would be amazed at what the rich and famous really do when out there in the real world. Big hugs everyone! ~ Missy

28th August 2002, 12:59	#21
lemon_chicken Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: the land of the collapsable clothesline Posts: 627	would it impress girls if i brushed off bill gates trying to hit on me? \|arbitary focus\| it's never as flaccid as it is when plucked \| 01110011 01100101 01111000 \|

29th August 2002, 09:34	#24
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	some one should hack bill gates house network and turn it into linux. then maybe he would improve windows security or he might even use linux for the windows kernel if he hasn't already. hehe anywhoo id have a quick normal conversation with bill then i would go back to the client. just me... he wouldnt fly coach anyway. charter planes and private jets ya know. I'm Back?

29th August 2002, 18:44	#25
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