Fake or not

JamieLee2k · Post by **JamieLee2k** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:35 am

My cousion got offered a job at microsoft for this work jlrforum

Got an email from Bill Gates and he forwarded it to me.

----- Original Message -----
From: billgates@microsoft.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: Jobs for you!

"Fancy coming to work for me mate? It would be really really good.

Regards, Bill."

Then I got an email:

"We have recently spotted your website, JLR Forum, and became very impressed with the style.

We understand that the development work was carried out by a man named tHE DSS?

We cannot contact your developer as we believe he has set the forum to not allow any private e-mails to be sent from within - therefore, we request that you ask if he will contact us himself?

your co-operation is most appreciated - thank-you, "

Do you think it's a fake?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:36 am

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:38 am

I find it funny you have to ask if its fake or not.

OOOH. DID you see that REAL PICTURE of the guy on top of the twin towers?! It survived the fall of the building!!

JamieLee2k · Post by **JamieLee2k** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:42 am

Originally posted by Prey521
BS

huh

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:44 am

fake. Gates is on kcet right now

Qwijib0 · Post by **Qwijib0** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:45 am

you don't know HOW EASY it is to fake email addy's. It's a fake!

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:47 am

----- Original Message -----
From: billgates@microsoft.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: Jobs for you!

"Fancy coming to work for me mate? It would be really really good.

Regards, Bill."

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I think if i ever heard Bill Gates call someone "mate" or ask if they "fancy" something, I would have to question it. Just IMHO......

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:49 am

not to mention saying "really, really" doens't sound to business professional like.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:52 am

Originally posted by JLR

huh

Bull Sh1t

Hitman · Post by **Hitman** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 2:56 am

Do you really think Bill Gates would send that email

He got other people to do that for him.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 7:16 am

Yeah, like Bill Gates has a habit of calling people "mate."

Why do I have the feeling that this is another ruse on your part in order to get people to come over to your forum? Quit fvcking with us, would you?

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 7:47 am

From: billygates@microsoft.com
To: croc@ my.net.au
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 0858AM

Subject: Will you work for me too Croc?

I need someone downunder that I can rely on to promote our WinXP OS. Please help me out!!!
Billy.

There ya go.
Bill has lot's of mates. One even works at Microsoft. LOL.

Croc.

EvilAjax · Post by **EvilAjax** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 8:10 am

Originally posted by -Hitman-
Do you really think Bill Gates would send that email

He got other people to do that for him.

LMFAO!

Hilarious!

Anyway, naw man. That aint real.. I think Bill Gates would say bigger words.. and I think he has people who could do that stuff anyway.. LOL... It's not that hard you know. Anyway... Um.. I know why you asked... I would have posted it for laughs.

CompGeek83 · Post by **CompGeek83** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 8:23 am

Originally posted by JLR

huh

send me an email address! ill make sure it gets mail from Tony Blair, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Walt Disney!!!!

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 8:34 am

Have we finished? I think so. All in good fun. Great value in an otherwise gloomy day.

Croc.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 8:41 am

Originally posted by Croc
From: billygates@microsoft.com
To: croc@ my.net.au
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 0858AM

Subject: Will you work for me too Croc?

I need someone downunder that I can rely on to promote our WinXP OS. Please help me out!!!
Billy.

There ya go.
Bill has lot's of mates. One even works at Microsoft. LOL.

Croc.

I wondered how long it would take for you to pick up on this thread Croc.

Croc · Post by **Croc** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 9:13 am

Yeah, and notice that I get to call him Billy.
Not even his Mother is allowed to call him Billy.
That's how far we go back.
I remember him writing me about DOS Ver 000.012. See, even then he realised the importance of versions and left 999,999 available version numbers in case his other mates found an error or two in the release currently out. Just lucky DOS wasn't written at the Microsoft lab. Buying it saved him using all those numbers.

Enough already, I am off to bed.

Croc.