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DIED. DESMOND LLEWELYN, 85, British actor who played the beleaguered gadget inventor Q in 17 James Bond films; in a car accident; in Firle, England. "In real life I'm allergic to gadgets," Llewelyn said. "They just don't work for me, not even those plastic cards for hotel-room doors...
Lots of hands shoot up during the Q.&A. period. "Bloomberg says Amazon is going to fall flat on its face," asserts one person. Bezos dismisses the comment. "We have a ton of doubters, and the fact of the matter is, we don't try to convince them," he says, pointing out that he will start making a profit when the "cone of opportunity" begins to narrow--that is, when there's no room left for more competitors to enter. The questions go on for 15 minutes. What does your house look like? (It's lovely, and we are amazingly...
...Q I love golf, but the prize money just isn't motivating me like it used to. What can I do? A If you live in Australia, there's hope. A charity golf tournament organized by a cosmetic-surgery firm offered a penis enlargement for the man with the longest drive and a breast enlargement to the woman with the best round. In response, the government is trying to ban surgical prizes...
...Q What's up with those ferrets Mike Tyson has? I love those guys...
...Q I hate when people's cell phones ring in public. Anything I can do to stop them...