Bill Gates Unleashes Swarm of Mosquitoes on Crowd

[QuikSsurfer]

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Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite technology conference to make a point about the deadly disease malaria.

"Malaria is spread by mosquitoes," Gates said while opening a jar onstage at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference — 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."

First reported on social networking site Twitter, Facebook's Senior Platform Manager Dave Morin blogged, "Bill Gates just released mosquitos into the audience at TED."

Gates then waited a minute or so before assuring the audience the freed insects were malaria-free.

The unusual presentation on malaria prevention was confirmed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's media office. A spokesman said the insects released were not carrying malaria.

Gates retired as head of Microsoft last year to focus more on his foundation. One of its key projects is ending malaria and it has spent millions on fighting the disease.

The philanthropist has been pushing to reduce malaria deaths through the nonprofit. In September, Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would provide $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to help develop a vaccine for the deadly disease.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,488348,00.html

[Scorp]

Bill Gates is the debil!

[kepp]

He's so wacky.

[QuikSsurfer]

Even his philanthropy has bugs

[Bob Dole]

BILL GATES HAS A MOSQUITO FARM!

How the hell else is he going to guarantee they aren't malaria-carrying?

[Fat Elvis]

Even his philanthropy has bugs


ROFL

[Dinny Blues]

I'd love to be a philanthropist.

I just don't have the money.

Dinny

[alpha_omega]

Well, a great speech or presentation should always have an attention getter...i guess this probably worked pretty well.

[Toadkiller]

Would have been better if those mosquitoes had been carrying malaria and a lot of high level people came down with it. Now that is spreading a message.

[Braincase]

I'm betting Bill released male mosquitoes. The females are the bloodsuckers... but then again, any number of you guys already knew that.

[seclark]

i remember a conference i was at where a woman released crab lice into a small crowd.
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[Braincase]

Would have been better if those mosquitoes had been carrying malaria and a lot of high level people came down with it. Now that is spreading a message.

He's saving that demonstration for Apple.

[Braincase]

i remember a conference i was at where a woman released crab lice into a small crowd.
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Did you tell Paris to put her panties back on?

[Lzen]

Even his philanthropy has bugs

:clap:

ROFL

[Lzen]

BILL GATES HAS A MOSQUITO FARM!

How the hell else is he going to guarantee they aren't malaria-carrying?

Gates lied, people died.




Oh wait, wrong forum.

[Mr. Laz]

Even his philanthropy has bugs
nice :clap:

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I think it was an awesome move.

[ZootedGranny]

Check out the TED conference videos on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector). A lot of interesting talks.

Shit, Cliff Stoll's speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8IA6xOpSk&feature=channel_page) makes Gates' look completely sane.

[KCChiefsFan88]

Is he sure they didn't carry other types of diseases? Mosquitoes carry other diseases than just malaria.

[EyePod]

I would have thrown a pie at him...

http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Elbrash/msjokes/ani_bill_pie.gif

[Micjones]

Even his philanthropy has bugs

FTW!

[Simba]

Is he sure they didn't carry other types of diseases? Mosquitoes carry other diseases than just malaria.

Dengue fever for one. It feels nearly as bad as malaria.

[King_Chief_Fan]

i remember a conference i was at where a woman released crab lice into a small crowd.
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and that is what you told the mrs. and you are sticking to it:D

[FAX]

Dang. I was kinda hoping he would release pecker gnats.

FAX

[seclark]

Dang. I was kinda hoping he would release pecker gnats.

FAX

in nemo we call em "dog pecker gnats". you guys need to either bathe, or wear pants.
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[FAX]

Hey. That's a great idea, Mr. seclark. That might just solve the incredible pecker gnat problem around here.

FAX

[seclark]

Hey. That's a great idea, Mr. seclark. That might just solve the incredible pecker gnat problem around here.

FAX

:thumb:that's what i'm here for.
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["Bob" Dobbs]

i remember a conference i was at where a woman released crab lice into a small crowd.
secA conference, huh? Sounds more like an orgy.

[Delano]

Check out the TED conference videos on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector). A lot of interesting talks.

Shit, Cliff Stoll's speech (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8IA6xOpSk&feature=channel_page) makes Gates' look completely sane.

Cliff Stoll is awesome.

[kstater]

He's now officially joined the eccentric(sp?) billionare club. He means well, but this makes him look batshit crazy.

[FAX]

He's now officially joined the eccentric(sp?) billionare club. He means well, but this makes him look batshit crazy.

Batshit causes histoplasmosis, Mr. kstater. We're talking malaria, here.

FAX

[bevis369]

He is just sharing like the Jerry from the subway commercials has AIDS according to southpark...

[Iowanian]

Releasing the mosquitos was just his way of using symbology to explain the swarm of bugs in VISTA.

...and that microsoft is a pest that will never stop bleeding us dry.

[bevis369]

just like a STD...:hump:

[bevis369]

the gift that keeps on giving...