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                        Presenting a brilliant short film which I have neither the time, money, or talent to produce. Observe.

We pan in on a huge dark castle surrounded by an acid moat. As lightning flashes in the night, we see that the castle is emblazoned with the -gasp- WINDOWS LOGO!
Cut to inside, where Bill Gates, wearing an evil genius suit, is laughing maniacally.  One of his henchman walks in, and bows.
&quot;Sire.&quot;
&quot;What news, my minion?&quot;
&quot;Sire, Linux's popularity increases day-by-day. Free software and computer knowledge is taking over. Some people have even written their own distributions of Linux, thereby discovering how a computer works!&quot;
&quot;This cannot stand,&quot; Gates muses. &quot;How will an over-automated system survive in a world populated by people with [i]knowledge[/i]?&quot;
He retreats to the back of the room, where a huge box connected to a monitor and keyboard is clicking and whirring.
&quot;This, my minion, is the most powerful computer in the world. It has one kabillion gigabytes of ram, an octuple-core processor that runs at 95 terahertz, and a graphics card whose energy can barely be contained in this dimension. I will use it to scramble all sources of free software across the world! HA HA HA!&quot;
He turns on the computer. A Windows Vista loading screen appears, with a progress bar. It remains at 0% for ten seconds.
&quot;JESUS CHRIST HURRY UP!&quot;, Gates screams.
The bar goes down to -1%. 
Before Gates can react, there is a crash. A hoof flies through the wall, smashing it into raw brick and mortar. A flipper protrudes and clears the last of the rubble.
&quot;No! IT can't be!&quot;, Gates cries. But it is -- in fly the dynamic duo, GNU and Tux!
&quot;Your days of monopolizing the computer market are over, Gates!&quot;, GNU says in a deep, commanding voice. The henchman raises his gun, and GNU kicks him in the face.
&quot;Free software for all!&quot;, yells Tux, and he jumps forward to slash Gates in the neck. Before he can, a bolt of raw energy bursts from the computer and blasts him. He falls back.
&quot;Fools! No-one can challenge the sheer might of Microsoft!&quot;
&quot;Is that so?&quot; says GNU, cockily. Gates looks confused, and then his computer explodes.
&quot;What on earth?--&quot; he says. 
&quot;Your computer has been hacked, Gates, with the awesome power of the Linux command line!&quot;, says Tux. 
&quot;KARATE CHOP!&quot;, he yells, as he flies through the air and slashes Gates' face with his flipper.
&quot;SOFTWARE STRIKE!&quot; says the GNU as his hoof delivers a resounding kick to Gates' chest. They both step backwards. Gates is bleeding on the ground.
&quot;All right, FSF, you've won this round... but don't think the war is over. Windows will triumph.&quot;
The dynamic duo fly out of the room. Triumphant theme music starts.
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                        lol..you might wanna make a flash movie with this story.                    </div>
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