Dot Com: An Old Testament Tale

And, Lo, 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, her friends called her 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. Verily, the sale can be made on the drums, and delivery by Uriah's Pony Stable
(UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let
Dot have her way with the drums. And Dot said,
"There will be a lot of banging in the land."

And Abraham replied, "It is my most fervent wish that this be so." So the drums rang out,
and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all his goods at the top price, without ever
moving from his tent.

Alas, his success did arouse envy. A young clerk name Maccabia hid himself inside Abraham's drum, and was accused of insider trading.

And the young did take to Dot Com's trading as do greedy horseflies to camel dung. They
came to be known as Nomadic Ecclesiastical
Rich Dominican Siderites (NERDS).

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, a gaunt
chap known as William of Gates, who bought up
every drum company in the land. Indeed, he did
insist that the drums would not work unless
you bought his drumsticks.

And Dot did say, Oh, Abraham, what we have started has been taken over by others!"

Abraham gazed out over the Bay of Ezekiel (later known as eBay), and he said, "We need
a name for our service that reflects the kind
of people we are." He mused aloud, "Let's see.....we're young....ambitious....Hebrew....
owner.....operators...

"I've got it!" Said Dot. And taking Abraham's
stafff, she traced the word YAHOO in the sand.

And so it was written.

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