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”