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Experts say Bill Gates’ doodles show he’s ‘stressed and tense, not a natural leader’ (with image)
Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:46 PM EST

"When a sheet of paper covered in doodles was found on Tony Blair's desk at the Davos World Economic Forum, handwriting experts delighted in analysing it, concluding the Prime Minister was stressed and under pressure. Experts who examined the tangle of boxes, circles, loops and notes on debt and trade variously described Blair as 'struggling to concentrate' or 'not a natural leader' and 'stressed and tense,'" Reuters reports.

"But there was a problem. The doodles, it later transpired, were nothing to do with Blair but were the work of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who shared a table with Blair at the summit," Reuters reports. Full article here.

Terry Kirby reports on other interpretations of Gate's doodles for The Independent, "He is full of nervous energy but likes to keep things firmly in their own compartments and, while aiming high, is struggling to maintain control in a confusing world full of major problems... [the doodle] suggests things are in danger of getting out of control."

MacDailyNews Exclusive: MacDailyNews has obtained an exclusive scan of Gates' doodles. How they ever could have been mistaken for Blair's is beyond us. See for yourself here.

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Jan 31, 05 - 05:18 pm Comment from: focker

what a loser

Jan 31, 05 - 05:25 pm Comment from: Buffy

funny

Magic word "once"
as in
Dont hang me on a hook Johnny. My mother hung me on a hook once. ONCE!

Jan 31, 05 - 05:45 pm Comment from: Justin

LOL Great take MDN

Jan 31, 05 - 05:51 pm Comment from: JadisOne

MDN: Great graphic. That was H I L A R I O U S !!!

Jan 31, 05 - 05:52 pm Comment from: Bizarro Jeff

cheese

LOFL! I love the doodle. What an amazing exclusive for MDN!

The magic word for this post is "deep", as in Microsoft is in deep, deep denial...

Jan 31, 05 - 05:54 pm Comment from: NoMacForYou

HAHA..Thats some funny sh!t...

Jan 31, 05 - 06:02 pm Comment from: AlanAudio

This is one of the articles that was written when the 'experts' thought the doodles were Tony Blair's instead of Bill Gates's

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=605702

Think of Longhorn when you read what the analysts say and have a jolly good laugh.

Jan 31, 05 - 06:10 pm Comment from: electrikmonk

love the doodle. kind of looks like M$'s code - messy.

Jan 31, 05 - 06:26 pm Comment from: Anger Monkey

very cheeky indeed

Jan 31, 05 - 06:32 pm Comment from: Peter

BBC has some better quotes from the press. My favorites:

"[...] struggling to keep control of a confusing world [...]"

"[...] an unstable man who is feeling under enormous pressure [...]"

Jan 31, 05 - 06:34 pm Comment from: BuriedCaesar

Fun! Fodder for ages and ages...

Jan 31, 05 - 07:00 pm Comment from: Aryugaetu

Gates was NEVER a leader. Nobody EVER saw that geek as any sort of leader. He was simply the B+ student that was able to copy others' work and run to the patent office faster. That's it! Once he had enough money, he bought others' work (via buying up their company) so he didn't have to run so fast.

Leader? Never was. Never will be. Longhorn is proof!

Jan 31, 05 - 07:40 pm Comment from: Mr Skills

The original article in The Times said that the handwriting demonstrated "megalomania" grin

Jan 31, 05 - 09:47 pm Comment from: me

I loved the graphic! Gives a new meaning to LOL!

Thanks MDN, I needed that.

Jan 31, 05 - 10:11 pm Comment from: iSteve

Very funny graphic!

Jan 31, 05 - 10:16 pm Comment from: g$

Ha Ha Ha! Good one Buffy, you fargin' icehole!! Gates is a lousey corksucker. LOL

Jan 31, 05 - 10:33 pm Comment from: MacDust

"full of nervous energy but likes to keep things firmly in their own compartments and, while aiming high, is struggling to maintain control in a confusing world full of major problems... [the doodle] suggests things are in danger of getting out of control."

This is really on target, and goes to show that the handwriting experts are not quacks. This would pretty much explain anyone who has Aspergers Syndrome, a form of High-Functioning Autism, which many people believe Bill Gates has.

Not really a big surprise that Gates would be like this.

Go Apple!

Jan 31, 05 - 11:33 pm Comment from: rickl

And the world runs on microsoft PC's. Scary.

Feb 01, 05 - 12:08 am Comment from: Jason from Omaha

that was totally kik ass! ROFL on and on

Feb 01, 05 - 02:25 am Comment from: SiliconAddict

Is that picture for real? Seriously. Is it?
If so...*dies laughing*

Feb 01, 05 - 07:55 am Comment from: Your New Therapist

You guys nees help

Feb 01, 05 - 08:48 am Comment from: webbyswim

i take full repsonsility for the article - i sent it to MDN as soon as it broke. i actually got a scoop!

magic word - reaction. bill gates REACTION to apple's resurgance is telling (see doodle)!

BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (maniacal laugh)

Feb 01, 05 - 10:38 am Comment from: Andy C.

I wonder what analysts would conclude after studying NoMacForYou's doodles?

"Stuggles to be accepted, lost touch with reality, misunderstood..."
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Feb 01, 05 - 11:16 am Comment from: rogozhin

... and what does his horoscope say? Perhaps we should send someone out to Redmond to feel the bumps on Bill's head to tell his future.

Buncha quacks...

Feb 01, 05 - 06:28 pm Comment from: MacGonzo

Scary to think Gates is the calm, collected one. I wonder what Ballmer's writing (monkey doodle?) looks like!!!

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