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Title: Paul Allen, Cofounder of Microsoft gives $25 million to search for aliens...
Post by: T_Bone on March 21, 2004, 04:32:04 PM

...but doesn't have enough to fix those teeth!?
(http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2004/03/21-in-allen.jpg)

Title: Re: Paul Allen, Cofounder of Microsoft gives $25 million to search for aliens...
Post by: on March 21, 2004, 04:45:57 PM

That's not particularly either nice, nor warranted.  Not funny.

Title: Re: Paul Allen, Cofounder of Microsoft gives $25 million to search for aliens...
Post by: T_Bone on March 21, 2004, 05:16:09 PM

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Wayne wrote:
That's not particularly either nice, nor warranted.  Not funny.

The New York Times didn't seem to think so :-)

"Paul Allen to build a shrine to sci-fi.
You'd think with his billions of dollars he could afford a prettier smile. Look at those teeth. Austin Powers has nothing on him. Still, we do love sci-fi (plus, taking pot shots at the odd billionaire is in poor taste. After all, Austin's teeth are a tad worse in the original movie)."

(linked to...)

(subscription only page) (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/17/arts/design/17SCIF.html?ex=1051156800&en=0fe59d4a591d6478&ei=5062)
[edit - they printed a less flattering shot too!]

Title: Re: Paul Allen, Cofounder of Microsoft gives $25 million to search for aliens...
Post by: cecilia on March 21, 2004, 05:56:04 PM

well, i'm a big fan of bad taste and rich people need to be reminded that they aren't better than anyone else. the "emperor's new clothes" sort of thing.

it's a bit funnier if there is satire, but i don't expect great comedy from the Times. The onion is alot better at it!

Onion (http://www.theonion.com/index.php?i=1):roflmao: