> > > 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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