One evening, God invited Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, and Bill Gates to dinner.
God said, "I have requested your attendance tonight because you are the three most powerful people on Earth, and I want you to spread my message. I am going to destroy the world tomorrow. Do you want baked potato or mashed with your dinner?"
"Nyet! Never!" said Boris Yeltsin, looking up from his bottle of vodka.
"Say wha'?" said Bill Clinton, looking up from his Playboy.
"Could I have french fries instead, please?" asked Bill Gates, looking up from his laptop computer.
After dinner, the three guests each went home to spread God's message.
Boris Yeltsin returned to Moscow and called a meeting of Parliament. "I have bad news and worse news. The bad news is that God DOES exist. The worse news is that he is going to destroy the world tomorrow!"
Bill Clinton returned to Washington, DC, and called a special session of Congress. "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that God does exist. The bad news is that he is going to destroy the world tomorrow!"
Bill Gates returned to Microsoft and sent an email over the internet. "I have good news and great news. The good news is that I am one of the three most powerful people in the world. The great news is that the Year 2000 problem is solved!"