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"Our secret is our number. There are about 30 of us and we operate in very small groups

"Our secret is our number. There are about 30 of us and we operate in very small groups." - Noel Godin, notorious "entarteur" (he throws pies in famous peoples' faces as a form of harmless disrespect), speaking on Belgian TV after Bill Gates was hit by cream pies in Brussels last week.

"We look at it this is an isolated incident. He does have ap- propriate security at all times." - Microsoft spokeswoman Erin Brewer about the incident.

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