| The computer whizkids who first invented a program that leaves a little few byte marker at a site you have visited could not come up with a good name for it. They bandied about dozens of names but one night, they hit upon the perfect name.
They worked the swing shift and they all took their supper break at the same time so they could watch The Andy Williams Show (early 1970's musical variety show) in the break room. They were all big fans of the program. There was a running skit where this bear would knock on the door of the "house" (on the set) and beg for something to eat. It was a pretty funny bit but it was always the same result: no cookie for the bear. The bear came to the house and all he wanted was a cookie. One night, the script writers allowed Andy to give the bear a cookie and the bear went away. It was the night the computer whizzes were watching. They looked at each other and agreed to call the program they invented "cookies."
True story. |