From: "Andy" <as-AT-spelthorne.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 12:21:59 +0000
Subject: (Fwd) (Fwd) Heaven or Hell


I don't know how long this one's been going round, but I liked it:

Bill Gates died in a car accident.  He found himself in Purgatory being
sized up by God...
 "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 the world and yet you 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, thanks, God.  What's the difference 
between the two?"  God said, "I'm willing to let you visit both 
places briefly if it will  help you make a decision."
 "Fine, but where should I go first?"
 God said, "I'm going to leave that up to you."
Bill said, "OK, then, let's try Hell first."  So Bill went to 
Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters.  
There were thousands of beautiful women running around, playing 
in the water,  laughing and frolicking about.  The sun was 
shining and the temperature was perfect.
 Bill was very pleased. "This is great!" he told God, "If this 
is Hell, I REALLY want to see Heaven!"
 "Fine," said God and off they went.  Heaven was a high place 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.  
"Hmm, I think I prefer Hell," he told God.
 "Fine," retorted God, "as you desire."  So Bill Gates went to 
Hell. 
Two weeks later, God decided to check up on the late billionaire 
to see how he was doing in Hell.  When God arrived in Hell, he found 
Bill shackled to a wall, screaming amongst the hot flames in a 
dark cave. He was being burned and tortured by demons.
 "How's everything going, Bill?" God asked.
Bill responded, his voice full of anguish and disappointment, 
"This is  awful, this is not what I expected.  I can't believe 
this happened.  What happened to that other place with the beaches 
and the beautiful women playing in the water?"







 God says, "That was the screen saver".
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