

| Bill
Gates and the Brussels police department |
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- "Brussels police department, how may I assist
you?"
- "Uh.. yes.. I just got hit in the face with a cream pie."
- "Okay, sir. Have you called the Brussels police department before?"
- "No"
- "Well, let me get a little information about you for our records. Your
name?"
- "Bill Gates"
- "Country?"
- "The USA"
- "Native language?"
- "English"
- "Okay, sir. Your police department ID number is BP31415927. Please use this
number the next time you call. Now, you say you were hit in the face with a pie?"
- "Yes, I was just about to meet with the Belgian Prime Minister. One person
distracted me while another hit me with a cream pie."
- "We've had other customers report that they were hit in the face with a custard
pie. Are you sure it was a cream pie?" "Well, I have white stuff all over my
face and I don't see any custard, so I really don't think it was a custard pie."
- "Have you visited the Prime Minister before?"
- "Yes"
- "Were you hit in the face with a pie then?"
- "No"
- "Hmm... have you visited any other Prime Ministers in the past month?"
- "Yes"
- "Any pies then?"
- "No"
- "Okay, well.. let's try something. Go outside the building and come in again.
I'll wait."
- "Just a minute.." <several minutes pass> "Okay, I'm back."
- "Did you get hit by another pie?"
- "Of course not"
- "Well sir, I don't know what could have caused the first pie, but it looks like
things are working fine now. I'll make a note of the problem, though. If it happens again,
please note the exact details of the situation and call us again. Thank you for calling
the Brussels Police Department. <click>" |