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[Anonymous]

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> Pie attack has executives worried
> By Charles Cooper
> February 6, 1998 12:10 PM PST
> ZDNN 
> 
> This time it was a custard pie in the face. Could it just have
> easily been a bullet in the gut? 
> 
> That is the subject du jour among startled industry
> executives following the bizarre assault in Brussels
> Wednesday against Bill Gates. While en route to deliver a
> speech on technology and education, Microsoft's chief
> executive was nailed in the kisser by a local prankster who
> has made a reputation for pulling similar stunts. Gates, who
> was unhurt, suffered no more than a wound to his pride,
> soggy glasses, and an unexpected charge on his weekly
> cleaning bill. 
> 
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