The Inventor of Email Proposes to Fran Drescher Via Email
This past weekend, comedian Fran Drescher married boyfriend Shiva Ayyadurai, an MIT professor known for being the first person to hold a copyright for “EMAIL”, an electronic mail system he began building as a high school student in the early 1980s. Here’s how he popped the question.
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: marriage?
My darling Franny,
This past year with you has been the best year of my life, even better than 1982, the year I invented email. Would you make me the happiest man in the world and be my wife?
thx
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
oh shiva my little baby i’m so haaaaaaapppppy! ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: Re: marriage?
Oh darling, your laughter fills me with joy ‘ I keep telling you though, you should really start using “LOL” instead of always typing out all the “ha”s. This would be a huge time saver for you. Trust me, I invented email.
So is that a yes re: the marriage?
Best,
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
oh shiva of course i’ll marry you!
does this mean we can start talking on the phone now? Or in person?! I love email but I feel like it shouldn’t be the only way we communicate as man and wife! Don’t you wanna hear my voice? ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: Re: marriage?
Mmm, let’s go ahead and stick with email for now ‘only because I invented it though, not because of anything having to do with your voice.
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email / New Fianc ‘!
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh okay honey i trust you. I can’t wait to tell everyone!!!
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net, Nan_E_mom69@netscape.net, Dresch4Success@aol.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
That works on my end.
looping in your parents.
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email / New Fianc ‘!
From: Nan_E_mom69@netscape.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com, TheNanny420@compuserve.net, Dresch4Success@aol.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
hello?
From: Dresch4Success@aol.com
To: Nan_E_mom69@netscape.net, InventorOfEmail@email.com, TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: Re: marriage?
testing
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
my parents are old and don’t understand email sweetie, why don’t I just come over and we’ll call them together? their hearing is bad so I might have to talk EXTRA loud ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: Re: marriage?
Hello. I am currently away from my office with limited access to email, something I invented. If this is an emergency, please contact my assistant, Josh, at Josh@email.com.
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email / New Fianc ‘!
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
honey, where did you go??
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: Re: marriage?
Sorry, my love. I had to run immediately to my workshop. I thought I had a new idea almost as good as email but it turns out Tinder already exists. Anyway, wanna get high and watch The Nanny on mute?
– Shiva Ayyadurai
Inventor of Email / New Fianc ‘!
From: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
To: InventorOfEmail@email.com
Subject: Re: marriage?
awww! just like our first date ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh
From: InventorOfEmail@email.com
To: TheNanny420@compuserve.net
Subject: marriage?
I’m telling you, just use “LOL”
