> > > > How It All 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 > 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. > > > > 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. > > ********************************** > > Maria Sula Evjen > > University of Bergen > > Department of Zoology > > All�gt.41 N-5007 Bergen NORWAY > > phone: (+47) 55 588726 > > 55 582591 > > fax: (+47) 55 589673 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ********************************** > > Assinantes em 08/08/2001: 2269 Mensagens recebidas desde 07/01/1999: 126911 Historico e [des]cadastramento: http://linux-br.conectiva.com.br Assuntos administrativos e problemas com a lista: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
