Another joke

Another joke from my friend T.K. - internet related:

Subject: Fw: How the Internet Began


>Subject: How the Internet 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.'
> >
> >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.
So now you know!!