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SubscribeMay 20, 2008 2:59 PM
Arianna Huffington credits Ballmer's egg-dodging skills
Posted by Benjamin J. Romano
Speaking to an influential audience of Microsoft advertisers on the company's campus today, Arianna Huffington started out by asking the crowd whether there were any Hungarians in the audience. Then she asked if there were any eggs.
The answer was no. And the trap was set for a zinger referencing Monday's egg attack on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who by the way came away unscathed, other than having his train of thought derailed.
"Great," Huffington said, "because I'm not as good at dodging eggs as Steve Ballmer."
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NewsvinePosted by steveballmer
6:14 AM, May 21, 2008
Those Yak-eating Hungarians will pay!
Posted by larryillman
4:31 PM, May 21, 2008
I guess it is an indication of the times when a wacko like Huffington is invited on Microsoft's campus.
Posted by steve ballmer
5:31 AM, May 22, 2008
So, I decided to accept a speaking engagement at the Corvinus University of Hungary (yes they have one, one!)
I figured,
"how hard could this be, they're Hungarians!. I should be greeted as a god by Hungarians, right? Who the heck goes to Hungary?"
Well, I found that I walked into an Hungarian ambush!
Before I could even get warmed up good, some Hungarian moron got up and started yelling some kinda' goulash at me, he threw three eggs, I took cover. The guy was escorted out and I regained my classic composure, the goat smelling Hungarians laughed:
WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS:
The kid was taken to a back room where he was being held by a campus security guy and my Blackwater Bodyguard #6.
I told the university staff that I was concerned about him and wanted to speak to him personally. He was handcuffed and tied down to a chair. As everyone left so I could have my little "talk" with this poor troubled soul, I instructed BWBG#6, "Nobody gets in here for the next 45 seconds!", he said, "I understand sir."
The rest of my story goes like this:
"I approached the kid and he became irrational! He screamed, tipped his chair over backwards, slammed his head into the wall several times! I tried helping him up by the neck, but he tried to bite me! I released him and he fell to the floor hitting his head on my shoe (several times)! Boy was I glad to get out of there! That guy was crazy."
The Hungarian authorities have assured me that he will never do anything like this again.
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Bill Gates, who last week ended his full-time involvement with Microsoft, was often right. He made a career, a company and an industry by looking over the horizon.
Posted by John Bailo
9:33 PM, May 20, 2008
I guess that guy bought MSFT at $60 back in 1999...