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by jck

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All the interviews I've seen in the past couple of years, Bill Gates has always had a wedding ring on his left hand.

However the photo on Microsoft.com's current frontpage (as of 10:05am US ET), he seems not to be wearing one.

Anyone know if he and Mrs. Gates have had a parting of the ways?

ADDENDUM:

If they are, I got dibs on his wife!!! ]:)

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by jamesrl

First of all, lots of people in IT don't wear rings, I take mine off whenever I work in a computer. It could also be an old picture.

Personally, I don't think we should care whether he is married or not, unless and until that impacts his business.

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Much as I am not a MS or Bill Gates fan, leave the guy alone. There are many more important things going on in the world.

James

by jdclyde

a reversed picture.

Very common if someone is looking to the left and you want them facing the right, you just inverse the pic. I see it all the time because signs in the back ground will have the text inversed too.

Used to do a lot of photography. Fun hobby, but hard to make a living at it. That and radio broadcast, VERY hard to make any money at that one and NO job security.

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Hmm, is Gates right handed? if so, his watch is still on the left hand as should be. Maybe not the inversed pic after all.

by jamesrl

In high school, I was the yearbook photographic editor, pres of camera club etc. I did look at going to photo school - very expensive. And I looked at wedding photography - hated the idea. I enjoy landscape photography.

I also did some college radio work - lots of fun, but I knew I wasn't cut out for the instability of it all.

My brother in law is a video editor, and we see this stuff of reversing all the time - even in video!

James

by m_a_r_k

This has nothing to do with Bill Gates' impending divorce :/ but in reply to jd's message, I wanna be one of the people who read the traffic reports on the radio. Talk about an easy (but useless) job that you get paid to do. Why do they pay someone to do nothing but read traffic reports when the DJ could just as easily do it?

BTW, don't be surprised if someone takes a quick peek at this discussion and before you know it rumors of Bill Gates' marriage going south will be rampant on the Intenet.

by jck

watch is on same arm in a picture on the linked page and his ring is on the left hand in the linked page, as well as his hair parted on the same side.

I already did the background work before I asked the question.

by absolutely

I would have bet $ that jdclyde was going to say that removing a ring isn't the sign or marital problems, it's the sign of SOLVING marital problems.

Like James Linn, I don't care about Bill's personal life. I also don't care whether Jen and Brad make it work, either, 'cuz she didn't return my calls before they got married, so I don't expect her to start now.

by jck

Who put the rod up your arse and twisted?

And who are you to judge me, eh?

Christ man...next time you go questioning anything about anyone else's life, you should look in the mirror.

And here you go, Mr. Bible quote:
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

Hypocrite

by jdclyde

Don't run around here pushing your religion in my face! We don't stand for that sort of behavior around here!

The next thing you know, people will start showing up telling you your a monkey...... :p

by jamesrl

I had a good laugh.

I just substituted "Bill Gates" for me.

To wit;
And who are you to judge Bill Gates, eh?
..next time you go questioning anything about Bill Gates life, you should look in the mirror.

Hypocrite? I judged your actions re the post not overall as a person. I didn't judge your life.

I am entirely consistent on this. I don't think what happens between Bill Gates and his wife, Bill Clinton and his wife, John F. Kennedy and his wife etc or any aspect of their private life should be the subject of public fodder unless it impacts the decisions they make in their public life.

I worked on Parliament Hill, home of Canadian Federal government. There were good MPs and bad ones, in each party. Some of them had personal problems (alcohol, affairs etc) and still did a fine job for the country, compared to some who were squeaky clean but useless.

And I don't claim to be perfect or without sin. I quote the bible cause it has some good words to live by, I am sure there are other good books, including Ben Franklin's that have some equally pithy quotes along the same lines. Why does the bible rank lower? I am sure the Qu'ran has a similar quote if the bible offends you.

And feel free to call me whatever names you want, but if you are using "the lord's name" in vain, its not going to make me more empathetic to what you are saying.

James

by jdclyde

that traffic reporters are not needed. LOL!

It gives the [i]illusion[/i] of more crediblity to have an "expert" on the weather actually read it instead of the DJ.

[b]My dream was to have a job at RIF down in Detroit. They ROCKED! Alas, it just wasn't meant to be. [/b] B-)

Not to mention, a dj typically only makes about 20k a year if they aren't syndicated. I couldn't pay for my beer tab with that!

by jamesrl

In the late 80s I was partnered in a small consulting firm with a DJ. He used to work full time at it, then got a gig doing weekend mornings.

He made more on 2 4 hours shifts on the weekend than during the week, and he didn't do that badly during the week. Of course the Toronto market pays well. And he wasn't syndicated, but was working for a big chain.

James

by jdclyde

is fierce.

They don't have to pay crap because there are more people dieing to get a start than there is demand for so you are easily and cheaply replaced.

It isn't until you are established and have a following that things start to look up.

Sometimes I still think about starting up a web radio station. May yet do one after the divorce is final and I get my life back! Many radio stations are all computerized now anyways and even the voice overs are pre-recorded so it wouldn't cut into work time. Hmmmmm.

I have a transmitter that will transmit about two city blocks, and me and some friends would run a show out of the basement with a cable run up the tree out front for an antenna. Multiple turntables, faders and lots of albums! We did a 48 hour stint once, doing four hour shifts between three of us. Great fun. I wonder if that transmitter still works after twenty odd years? My boys would get a kick out of doing that!

by itgirli

someone could have just photoshopped the ring off. We could have tons of Gates photos without his ring.

by m_a_r_k

Why would someone even bother to edit the photo to erase the ring off his finger? Maybe Bill is strapped for cash and he hocked his ring.

by jdclyde

Many people hate him, many people wish they were him.

Have you ever seen his HOUSE? Wow! You wear a pin that identifies you and the house adjusts to the lighting you like, the temperature you like and even the music you want to hear just by walking around the house. So cool.

by jdclyde

And if you never were exposed to it, the general masses NEVER notice if something is reversed or not. Just like I bet there are hundreds of thousands of people that saw that pic of Gates and never noticed if there was even a ring or not.

I did realize my DJ life wasn't going to go anywhere when the best offer I had was from the local strip joint. Had to turn the job down though. I don't ever want looking at naked women to become a job.

And yes, the landscape photography, mountains, islands, ocean, the waste lands. All would be great to make a living off of going to see! Then there are the swimsuit model photographers! Woo Woo! ]:)

by jck

He quoted the Christian bible verse.

I just came back at him with his own medicine.

I was just putting it back in his face.

He got one thing right tho...I AM SWILL!!! ]:)

So...is Gates' wife leavin him?????? ]:)

by jck

you're nitpicking like you do all the time.

Fact is, I inquired (rather comically) about it because I thought it was interesting and tried to start a light conversation.

Thanks for turning a light moment sour, though.

And btw, I don't care if you empathize with me at all.

Fact is, you've made judgements about other people's lives, choices, opinions, etc. For you to judge me makes you as bad as you asserted I was.

I wasn't judging Gates at ALL. I was asking if anyone knew if anyone knew if he was having marital problems. The fact I inquire doesn't make me judgemental...it makes me inquisitive.

You jumped on me for asking a question.

I jumped on you for judging me.

Thanks, sad sack...for taking a light moment and turning it into melancholy experience.

by neil higgins

Forgot all about Gates,but looked up melancholia on Google,and came up with this:

Melancholia (Greek) was described as a distinct disease as early as the fifth and fourth centuries BC in the Hippocratic writings. It was characterized by "aversion to food, despondency, sleeplessness, irritability, restlessness," as well as the statement that "Grief and fear, when lingering, provoke melancholia". It is now generally believed that melancholia was the same phenomenon as what is now called clinical depression :)

by dmambo

Tho not quite up to his standards of vulgarity. I guess we all have a little Lobo in us.

Hey Swill, who says you get dibs on the Future "Ms." Gates?? If she gets any type of settlement and happens to visit Vermont, I might just lay a little of the old Mambo charm on her and get her to be my sugar mama.

That is, as long as she doesn't speak to me and make me all nervous and sweaty and stuff.

by jck

Although I hear she is a very bright, somewhat attractive woman...I have to say one thing:

I don't know if I could sleep with a woman who slept with Bill Gates.

I know people who knew Bill Gates when he was young, and they said he didn't have good hygiene.

I have to wonder if the guy is so angry in his meetings because of some deadly irritant in some crevice on his body :D

(Now...I am picking on Gates...is someone gonna chide me now? ]:) )

by jck

will you nominate me for an oscar? :D

I did good, eh?

ok...going home to have a beer.

weeeeeeeee

by m_a_r_k

Neil, hasn't that issue been hashed out rather thoroughly in the Evolution Lie discussion?

Some apes became monkeys, some became chimps, gorillas, orangutans, etc and others became humans. I believe in evolution because I have known some people who were still more ape than human.

by puppybreath

I heard a theory a while back that proposed that we evolved from pigs. Apparently the nasal cavities in a pig are extremely close to a human's. The other main argument was that the pig is the only other mammal that will live in filth.

by m_a_r_k

puppybreath, huh? Cute name. There is some validity to your pig theory. Pigs, not apes, are supposedly the animal that most closely replicates humans' biological functions. I'm not sure of the specifics, but pig organs are sometimes used for human transplants. If we have any medical experts around here on TR, maybe they can provide the details. Knowing what I do about some of these TR members, I'm sure a few of them are experts (in their own mind, at least) and can provide all the answers to this mystery.

by jdclyde

:^O

Why are there still apes? Were they just the dumb ones?

(I always thought it was monkeys. My bad)

And no, I did not miss the irony of your title..... ;\

by jck

maybe just a tad *innocent blink*...

made things interesting tho, right? hahahahaha

I love it...jdclyde...did I do good? jck as...the pitbull...hahahaha :D

Cracked me up...so, I just had to go overboard in my replies. It'll give James Linn someone to fight for a while and go into details ad infinitum.

nonetheless...I bid you...adieu...for the evening...

*bows*

:D

by itgirli

What if the woman formerly known as Mrs. Gates doesn't like swill? what then?

by Member 25348569

Pig organs are the right size and cheap - certainly compared to, say, a gorilla and pigs are much easier to breed. So it's easy to try to breed orgenetically engineer pigs for the specific purpose of transplant sources. Certainly, there is huge effort to try to GE a pig with the genes suppressed that would otherwise trigger rejection.

by jck

Do you think it would be the first time that a woman didn't like swill...and in particular, me (the King of Swill)? ]:)

Actually, I don't think she'd be my type. My guess is, she's probably become accustomed to a very secure, regimented life...being who her husband is and what kind of precautions are required to ensure their safety and what not. I couldn't live in that kind of atmosphere. I fear no one.

I was just being funny in my initial post and making an observation of Gates' picture that he had no ring and wondered if indeed there was a reason.

Some people have to be anal-retentive and think I'm really some retard buttgoblin who does nothing but look for reasons to bash Bush and Gates and Limbaugh and the gunners of Arsenal FC (you Brits know who I'm talkin about there! and...I do not like Arse....nal).

But if all you do is look at facts that already exist, you never look around to find the ones that you don't already know about.

by m_a_r_k

Mrs. Gates is from Dallas. A friend of mine went to high school with her and knew her well enough to be invited to the wedding in Hawaii. Friend said that Mrs. Gates is/was VERY intelligent, at least in the IQ area. Too intelligent actually. She was helping the the future Mrs. Gates shop for wedding dresses. The future Mrs. Gates put one of the dresses on backwards. True story.

by gadgetgirl

thy vassal would still be thy vassal, my liege, we guttermongers have to stick together....

Remember, you don't need extra security in the sewer.

Just massage oil, chocolate body paint, whipped cream, strawberries, champagne.....

:x

GG

by jck

you disappoint me...

you forgot:

- large plastic sheets
- flexi-handle spatulas
- 20 cases of sugar-free Jell-O gelatin (strawberry flavor)
- the 12' diameter wading pool

and last but not least...

- the bungee swing!!! ]:)

hehehehe...I'll explain sometime later :)

by dmambo

(Heh, heh, I said "hard on")

A lot of people know that you're a retard buttgoblin for many, many reasons. Not just the one's you listed. :D

Have a good weekend. Hope there's still some homebrew around!

And GG, good to hear from you. Been awfully quiet lately!

by gadgetgirl

I was just adding the extras.....

the "usual kit" is still in the bag in readiness.....;\

As always.....]:)

GG

by gadgetgirl

just been busy, but rather chuffed that you missed me!

No, I'll rephrase that - you just missed me not dragging you down into the gutter every day!

That's it really, isn't it? :D

(Made up for some of it with a post to the Yuk....back to the gutter I go - again! Nice place, really, friendly people, lots to do.....!)

Have a wonderful weekend, I'm outta here, and need a libation (or several, the week I've just put in!)

:x

GG

by jck

well...DMambo...

if there's any left around...NONE FOR YOU!!! TO THE DUNGEON WITH YA!!! :D

Sorry...King Swill had to get that out.

It's alright...I let people think what they want. After being called "lumpy" and "fatso" and "chub" for over 20 years of my life then losing over 200 lbs...and seeing how people treated me nice after that...I thought:

"You know...f*** them."

I know who my friends are...how good of a friend each of them is...and...I value them. Otherwise...people are people.

If they say things about me and really don't know me....their opinion means s**t in my mind because they're talking out of their arse.

So...love me or hate me...matters not to me...only matters if you leave me lots of money in your will...buys me more homebrew ]:)

by jck

so long as you don't bring booster cables next time!!! ]:)

have a good weekend and I hope your pint treats you right...CHEERS and GO GEORDIES!

by cp7212

Geez, this is something you would overhear a gaggle of women talking over.....

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