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Richard Reeves "Quiet Lion" Brodie (born November 10, 1959) is an American computer programmer, motivational speaker, writer, and professional poker player. He is the original author of Microsoft Word and was employee number 77 at Microsoft. He is the author of two books: Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme, and Getting Past OK: The Self-Help Book for People Who Don't Need Help

During the World Series of Poker of 2006, he said that the red squiggly underline marking misspelled words in Microsoft Word was his idea. He writes a blog called Lion Tales. , his total live tournament winnings exceed $180,000. Richard is a Full Tilt Poker pro and he plays under the screenname "Quiet Lion". He appeared on NBC's game show Identity and played himself in the movie The Grand in 2007.

In May 2007, Harrah's banned Brodie from the company's casinos in Nevada, California, and Arizona. He was also barred from the World Series of Poker. According to Brodie's blog, on June 8 Harrah's executives relented and said that the ban was a mistake.

At the 2009 World Series of Poker, he placed 10th in one of the preliminary events, but did not make the cut for the main event. He then hit a $37,000 jackpot on a penny slot machine.

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