07-01-2004, 09:38 AM
Quote:About the "I invented the internet" you're probably making fun of something that Gore said that got turned into something else. If Gore actually put money or at least his energy into growing the internet, what are you making fun of?
First, on a serious note....
I believe that Gore said that he was 6 when he came up with the idea for what became the Internet, and told his dad about it, who then somehow got everything into the works for the construction of the 'Net. I wouldn't be surprised if Al Gore was more interested in watching Howdy Doody and going camping (which was probably the beginning of his eco-nazi attitude). Gore has demonstrated later on, especially as a politician, that he doesn't have the brain power (he must be one of the lesser species of coliflower) to even grasp the concept of the internet, whether it's as an adult or at 6 year old.
However, the entire concept of the Internet came from the military, during the onset of the Cold War. The US Military didn't want to lose everything if Washington or NORAD was nuked by the Russians. So they split up thier computer systems, and linked them up. However, there were many, many sites that existed, some of which I'm sure are still secret. One thing that you might not have known, are various universities were believed to have been targets if there was a nuclear strike. Purdue University was one of them.... why? Because it had a particle accelorator.
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