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drew618
07 February 2009, 05:19 PM
LONG BEACH, California (AFP) – Microsoft founder turned disease-battling philanthropist Bill Gates loosed mosquitoes at an elite Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference to make a point about the deadly sting of malaria.
"Malaria is spread by mosquitoes," Gates said while opening a jar onstage at a gathering known to attract technology kings, politicians, and Hollywood stars.
"I brought some. Here I'll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected."
Gates waited a minute or so before assuring the audience the liberated insects were malaria-free.

TED curator Chris Anderson fired back at the legendary computer software maker, joking that the headline for the video of his talk to be posted online at Ted.com (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/afp/ts_alt_afp/storytext/usitinternethealthfinancegates/30848975/SIG=10g7obr0m/*http://Ted.com) would be "Gates releases more bugs into the world."

That is...interesting. I bet the crowd was freaking out until he told them none of the mosquitoes had malaria.

Red the rest of the story that I didn't think was very interesting here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090205/ts_alt_afp/usitinternethealthfinancegates
Steve Green
07 February 2009, 05:22 PM
Lol @ "Gates release's more bugs into the world". But I guess he did get his point across.
drew618
07 February 2009, 05:23 PM
Lol @ "Gates release's more bugs into the world". But I guess he did get his point across.

Also note the fact that I used the "PC Error" tag. ;)
Steve Green
07 February 2009, 05:24 PM
Also note the fact that I used the "PC Error" tag. ;)

Haha i noticed that, but yeah I bet everyone was scared for a little bit.
Chandru
07 February 2009, 06:37 PM
Wow, that was strange. Not only poor people should be infected?
Jeebus
07 February 2009, 06:49 PM
Bill Gates has gone off the deep end. :rolleyes:
walmartshrty
07 February 2009, 06:53 PM
Bill Gates is a hell of a pranker.

I would have seriously thrown a shoe at him if he did that kind of crap to me though.
256log
07 February 2009, 07:12 PM
What a creative way to get a point across. :O
Powdinet
07 February 2009, 07:16 PM
Wouldn't it be funny if one of the mosquitos actually had malaria?:P(jk)

Bill Gates is really creative. But shouldn't he be fixing the bugs on Windows instead of wasting money buying mosquitos?
Steve Green
07 February 2009, 07:19 PM
Bill Gates is a hell of a pranker.

I would have seriously thrown a shoe at him if he did that kind of crap to me though.

Haha, throwing shoes is the new thing.
sonic30132
08 February 2009, 12:59 AM
This is why I love Bill Gates.