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Homer Simpson and Bill Gates buy out

Michael Gibbons · 814.5K views · 2015-01-14 · 1:07

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Overview

A one-minute clip from The Simpsons in which Homer is bought out by Bill Gates. It is a short cartoon scene that parodies Gates and Microsoft.

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HN mostly uses it as a joke or a reference point when discussing buyouts, Gates's competitiveness, or Microsoft's public image in the 1990s.

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acomjean · 2023-07 · Joke / meme

Reminds me of Homer Simpson getting bought out by Bill Gates. Gates: “Buy him out boys” Gate’s goon trash Homers office Homer: “What is going on” Gates: “I didn’t get rich writing a lot of checks” [VIDEO]

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TMWNN · 2023-06 · Joke / meme

Wait. So basically the "Bill Gates visits the Simpsons" < [VIDEO] > clip actually happened, except Jobs instead of Gates?

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heurisko · 2022-06 · Joke / meme

Reminds me of the Simpsons episodes when Bill Gates "buys out" Homer's internet business. "Well I didn't get rich by writing a lot of cheques!" [VIDEO]

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