True story from the Bible! Laurent
> > 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.
