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I’ve heard some crazy rumors about Ted Murphy (the founder of PayPerPost) but I don’t believe any of them. See, there’s a different theory. It all started when Ted was only seven years old…

Ted grew up in a typical abysmal city, covered in too much concrete. His parents weren’t particularly fond of fuzzy mammals, so they ignored Ted’s plea for a pet. Being a resourceful and creative boy, Ted decided to adopt his own pet — a shiny red button! Ted loved his pet button and named her Sparky because she was the best button in the universe! Sparky was always there when he needed her, and he could take her everywhere with him in the pocket of his shorts.

One day after school, Ted’s babysitter took him to McDonald’s to play on the playground. Little Ted loved to play on the McDonald’s playground, but his favorite part of all was the ball pit. After having grand adventures in the ball pit, Ted reached into his pocket to tell Sparky about his day. But Sparky wasn’t there! Sparky must have fallen out while he was playing in the ball pit! Frantically, Ted dove into the balls, desperately searching for his beloved pet. Alas, he never found her.

From that day forward, Ted hated ball pits. With a passion. In order to extract revenge for the loss of his precious shiny red button, Ted founded PayPerPost in an effort to obliterate ALL ball pits from the face of the world! He thinks that if he can just get enough ads on blogs, then the ball pits will feel threatened and return Sparky to her loving owner.

Well, that’s the story I heard, anyway.