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Old 04-04-2004, 05:02 PM   #1
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Default Gates overtaken by Swede.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html

"Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday."
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Old 04-05-2004, 02:18 AM   #2
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Well, I guess that means Bill will be raising the price on Windblows . . .
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Old 04-05-2004, 02:35 AM   #3
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Haha! The richest man in the world is a nazi!
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Old 04-05-2004, 04:05 AM   #4
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Now, the Drudge Report is wondering what's up, as he was only listed as #13 on Forbes, and as having 18.5 Billion.

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Wonder where the suddenly available $35 billion extra came from?
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To think there was that much money to be made by not including the last screw needed to put the furniture together.
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To think there was that much money to be made by not including the last screw needed to put the furniture together.
Sooooooo true!
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Aaah, the American dream, come true, in SWEDEN????
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Aaah, the American dream, come true, in SWEDEN????
Sweden - The true 51st state!
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