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Bill Gates an Usher at Friend's Wedding in Sweden

by Kaiser Hwang on November 26, 2008 at 02:17 PM


Even if you're one of the wealthiest men in the world, given away billions of dollars, created a little thing called Windows, and have some mysterious new company on the horizon, you just can't escape some of life's more "normal" tasks. Take, for instance, the wedding of billionaire Charles Simonyi and not-as-rich-but-still-loaded socialite Lisa Persdotter. The one and only Bill Gates, and old friend of Simonyi's, was asked to be an usher in the ceremony, and usher he did. Also in attendance were Mick Jagger of Rolling Stones fame, and Ulf Ekberg of Ace of Base, er, fame.

If Simonyi's name sounds familiar, don't be surprised. He headed the creation of Microsoft's 'Office' applications, and dated Martha Stewart for 15 years. He also spent 13 days in space for the lowly sum of $25 million dollars, and plans to go again sooner rather than later. Simonyi has even been referred to as "a sort of combination of International Renaissance Man, Playboy of the Scientific World, Test Pilot of the Intellect, and Space-age Orbiter of the Mind as well as of the Planet" by scientist Richard Dawkins. So, uh, if you've got similar credentials and are in need of an user, Gates might be your man. [From: The Local]

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