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I was sitting in a waiting room once many years ago and I ended up reading this fascinating magazine article chronicling one of Bill Gates’ regular retreats to his secluded cabin. I was a bit naive as I began reading. Once I got to the part about the dumb waiter that brings the cold soft drinks up from the ground floor, I realized that he and I didn’t have the same idea as to the meaning of rustic.

The founder of Thoof is on the same page as I am in this regard. He thought that Bill Gates’ thinking retreats were worth replicating, even if they had to be on a shoestring budget. He rented a one room cabin out in the forest and he was holed up there one snowy weekend trying to think of the perfect name for his new website. He was up all night tossing and turning. As the first rays of dawn creeped through the window, he suddenly was struck with an idea. He would let nature name his site for him. His plan was to go outside and listen for some sound in the forest that would be the name of a great new personalized news page.

He stood up, still wrapped in his sleeping bag and hopped over to the door. Opening was a bit awkward, but he managed it eventually. He then took the that one small hop for mankind….

THOOF!!!

All the hopping had loosened the snow on the roof and it all came sliding down on top of the founder of what is now known to one and all as thoof.com.

You may have noticed the Thoof badge on some posts around the blogosphere. The ranking lets you know how popular a particular article or post is on Thoof.

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