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History of the Internet Part I
outdoortexas
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May be an old one, first time I've seen it. Love the ending! [:D]
The True Origin of the Internet
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.'
And 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. And 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 secrete
himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And
the young man 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.
And 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!
The True Origin of the Internet
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.'
And 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. And 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 secrete
himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And
the young man 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.
And 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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