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. As history now reveals, It wasn't Al Gore after all.
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