AL Gore and the internet

Factual Questions
1

Okay, We’ve all heard that he said it, but when did Al gore claim to invent the internet? Does anyone have a transcript of the interview? Who was it with? and most of all, WHAT THE HELL possesed him to claim somthing so outlandish?
Reminds me of Lisa Kudrow’s character in Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion: “I invented post-it’s.”

2

Snopes is a good place for urban legends like this. Here’s the link from there:

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.htm

Arjuna34

3

Been there, done that.

4

Good article on it:

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/2000/10/05/gore_internet/index.html