This was sent to me back in 2000. At the time I did not think it was
very amusing. Now, I must admit that it brings a wry smile to my lips
(GP)

Three beggars are begging in New York City.

The first one wrote "beg" on his broken steel
cup and he received ten bucks after one day.

The second one wrote "beg.com" on his cup and after one day
he received hundreds of thousand dollars.  Someone even
wanted to put him on NASDAQ.

The third one wrote "e-beg" on his cup.  Both
IBM and HP sent vice-presidents to talk to him about a
strategic alliance and offered him free professional consulting.