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Subject: Demo
 
>Subject: Comic Relief
>
>>Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory, being
>sized up by St. Peter.
>
>"Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure  whether to send
>you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a
>computer in almost every home in America, yet you also created that ghastly
>Windows '95. I'm going to do something I've never done before  in your case;
>I'm going to let you decide where you want to go."
>
>Bill replied, "well, what's the difference between the two?"
>
>St. Peter said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly, if it
>will help your decision."
>
>"Fine, but where should I go first?"
>
>"I'll leave that up to you."
>
>"Okay then," said Bill, "Let's try Hell first."
>
>So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear
>waters and lots of bikini-clad women running around, playing in the water,
>laughing and frolicking about.  The sun was shining; the temperature
>perfect. He was very pleased.
>
>"This is great!" he told St. Peter. "If this is hell, I REALLY want to see
>heaven!"
>
>"Fine," said St. Peter, and off they went.
>
>Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about, playing
>harps and singing. It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell.
>
>Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered his decision.
>
>"Hmmm. I think I'd prefer Hell," he told St. Peter.
>
>"Fine," retorted St. Peter, "as you desire."
>
>So Bill Gates went to Hell.
>
>Two weeks later, St. Peter decided to check on the late billionaire to see
>how he was doing in Hell.  When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a
>wall, screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured
>by demons.
>
>"How's everything going?" he asked Bill.
>
>Bill responded, with his voice filled with anguish and disappointment, "This
>is awful! This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago! I can't
>believe this is happening! What happened to that other place, with the
>beautiful beaches, the scantily-clad women playing in the water?!???
>
>"That was a demo," replied St. Peter.
 
Mason D. Harris, MA,MST, CCC-A
Department of Audiology
San Mateo County Office of Education