The Corporative Action* third prize winner was Jeff Johnson , who was a witness in the following interview:
"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)
* Source:
Jeff Johnson Microsoft Joke-O-Rama Contest CorpWatch (www.igc.org/trac/feature/microsoft/)