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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 dost 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 the towns)
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 lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the
deafening sound of drums, that no one noticed 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, he did insist on making drums that would work only if you
bought Brother Gates’ drumsticks. And Dot said, “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."
Oh, mmmmm, “Whoopee!”, said Abraham.
“No, YAHOO!” said Dot Com.
. . . and that is how it all began.
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