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  1. April 7th, 2004, 08:20 AM #1
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    Post Gates no longer world's richest man

    http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5184773.html


    STOCKHOLM--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 Sunday.
    Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion).

    Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in Forbes magazine, SVT2 said.
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  2. April 7th, 2004, 08:29 AM #2
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    I don't think so.

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes
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  3. April 7th, 2004, 08:37 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damned Angel
    I don't think so.

    http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes
    I stand corrected.

    I guess everything one read on the Internet isn't necessarily true.


    Still, wouldn't that have been something...
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  4. April 7th, 2004, 08:34 AM #4
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    It's all of those law suits that are killing Bill. He would be richer, if he wasn't found guilty of being rich!

    The question is, how do you sew a furniture manufacturer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ya_know
    It's all of those law suits that are killing Bill. He would be richer, if he wasn't found guilty of being rich!

    The question is, how do you sew a furniture manufacturer?
    With an upholstery needle of course
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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    With an upholstery needle of course
    Those must be some damn nice needles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    With an upholstery needle of course
    Ya_got me !!!



    :butt:
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  8. April 7th, 2004, 09:17 AM #8
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    I wouldn't stick those cheeks out there Ya_know. She might sew those up next.
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    Let me get this straight. Some guy invents unfinished furniture you have to put together yourself and becomes super rich?
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