I should maybe mention that I meant this in jest - I think very highly of Al Gore and the joke was intended to allude to Cerf's high opinion of his role in the

I should maybe mention that I meant this in jest - I think very highly of Al Gore and the joke was intended to allude to Cerf's high opinion of his role in the early days. I don't think Al Gore claimed to have literally invented the Internet, and believed that was the gag this whole time. Have people been walking around thinking he actually believed that this whole time?