NOTE FROM KIM:

Bill Gates has officially
left Microsoft as of July.

The Top 8 Things Overheard
at Bill Gates’ Retirement Party

8> “Uh, an iPhone and matching iPod. How, er, thoughtful of you.”

7> “401K? I have $40.1B, beyotch!”

6> “You know how some retirees get a gold watch? Well, they bought him Big Ben.”

5> “Yeah, I know I was gone a while. The stupid toilet kept asking me, ‘Are you *sure* you want to flush now?’”

4> “640 billion dollars ought to be enough for anybody.”

3> “Watch out, Ballmer is hammered and trying to use Surface to copy his butt.”

2> “I would have had more money saved if everyone hadn’t responded to that chain email.”

and the Number 1 Thing Overheard at Bill Gates’ Retirement Party…

1> “Poor guy. It’s at least 10 years until his Social Security checks start coming in.”

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Credits:

Selected from 42 submissions from 14 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 1
Bruce Kane, Charlotte, NC — 2
Pam Wilhoit, Royal Palm Beach, FL — 2, 7
Matt Van Opens, Janesville, WI — 3
John Schmidt, Dayton, OH — 4
Chris Pulliam, San Dimas, CA — 5, 6
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 8
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — Topic
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator