The History of Schrand

Late Summer 2006, Co-founder Darwin Schrader decides he cannot found a Think Tank by himself. Searching frantically for another Co-Founder, Darwin finds himself at the famed Los Angeles Zoo. There, the history of the world would change forever.

Half-crazed right-wing zealot Durwood Sanders was strolling alongside the monkey cages when he spotted the brilliant primate, Professor Bananas, who was thoughfully throwing his poo, which he did with a purpose, not like the other chimps, who flung feces with reckless abandon, nary a rhyme nor reason. Sanders wanted to take Bananas home, but Schrader was already a step ahead. He had applied weeks in advance and put up substantial amounts of money (and some unseemly sexual favors which he refuses to discuss) for Bananas release so he might live the rest of his years out to stud. Sanders wouldn't hear of it, and he challenged Schrader to a fight. Moments before the fisticuffs broke out, Professor Bananas intervened and brokered a peace deal. The three instantly formed a triumvirate of virtue, a pyramid of peace, and in the end, a tank to think. The three co-founders were set: Darwin Schrader, Durwood Sanders, and Professor Bananas. The three of them share the profits of their for-profit non-profit equally, although Professor Bananas does receive far less than one-third of the profits. The good news is, he is blissfully unaware of monetary values and all that entails.