In the spacious hall, gentlemen and ladies in their finest attire sat around round tables, applauding and cheering from time to time for the man in the center of the stage who was delivering a rapid-fire series of witty remarks. However, this middle-aged man was not the steward of the United Countries, but a talk show host of ABC Television's currently most popular show: Jon Stewart.
"... Then the father approached the president of the World Bank and said, 'I can recommend a vice president for you'; to which the president replied, 'I already have enough vice presidents'; the father immediately said, 'But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law!' The president immediately said, 'That's wonderful! You see, this is how many deals in the world are made.'" Despite Stewart's jesting, the audience once again burst into laughter and applause, and the object of the joke also smiled and shook his head as he clapped.
