> > > How the Internet Began
> > >
> > > In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by
> > > the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a
> > > young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a
> > > comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg.
> > > Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com.
> > >
> > > She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou
> > > travel far from town to town with thy goods when
> > > thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?"
> > >
> > > And Abraham did look at her as though she were
> > > several saddle bags short of a camel load, but
> > > simply said, "How, Dear?"
> > >
> > > And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the
> > > towns and drums in between to send messages saying
> > > what you have for sale and they will reply telling
> > > you which hath the best price. And the sale can be
> > > made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony
> > > Stable (UPS)."
> > >
> > > Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot
> > > have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and
> > > were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the
> > > goods he had at the top price, without ever moving
> > > from his tent.
> > >
> > > But this success did arouse envy. A man named
> > > Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum
> > > and was accused of insider trading. And the young
> > > men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy
> > > horsefly take to camel dung. They were called
> > > Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or
> > > NERDS for short.
> > >
> > > And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new
> > > riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one
> > > noticed that the real riches were going to the drum
> > > maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up
> > > every drum company in the land. And indeed did
> > > insist on making drums that would work only with
> > > Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
> > >
> > > Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is
> > > being taken over by others."
> > >
> > > And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel,
> > > or as it came to be known "eBay" he said, "We need a
> > > name that reflects what we are,"
> > >
> > > and Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner
> > > Operators."
> > >
> > > "YAHOO", said Abraham.
> > >
> > > And that is how it all began. It wasn't Al Gore
> > > after all.
> > >
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