That's how it all began... by Unknown Story Teller
An old, bearded shepherd with a crooked staff walked up to a stone pulpit
and said, "And lo, it came to pass that the 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 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 if you bought Brother Gates' 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."
"Whoopee!" said Abraham.
"No, YAHOO!" said Dot Com. ...and that is how it all began.
The above story line is of fictional behaviour and is only meant to be a joke. Any parties whose name seem to be similar to the above story is meant to be so as in a joke. However, the joke above is not meant to be of harm or insult to parties that resemble the above story.