ON A RAINY DAY IN 2005, A NEW WEBSITE APPEARED. WITH ONLY TWO PAGES AND VIRTUALLY NO VISITORS, BENZONE, IN IT'S ORIGINAL RED AND BLACK COLOUR SCHEME, HAD ARRIVED.


THINGS GREW - A STORIES PAGE ARRIVED, ALONG WITH PICTURES.


IN 2006 THE WIDER AUDIENCE OF SCHOOLCHILDREN WAS ALERTED TO THE PRESCENCE OF THIS USELESS SITE - BENZONE'S GLORY DAYS BEGAN.


BY 2007, NOW FAIRLY PROFICIENT IN THE AREAS OF WEBSITE MAINTAINENCE, BENZONE'S MANAGEMENT WAS ADDING NEW CONTENT FOR EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR. NEW VIEWERS WERE INFORMED OF THE WEBSITE'S EXISTENCE AND BENZONE WAS AT THE PEAK OF IT'S SUCCESS.


2008 SAW THE END OF THE GLORY DAYS, BUT BENZONE STILL STOOD TALL, AS USELESS AS EVER.


BY 2009, BENZONE HAD SO MANY PAGES (THERE ARE MANY MORE THAN ARE ACCESIBLE FROM THE MAIN PAGE) THAT SPACE WAS TIGHT. BENZONE WAS TESTING GAMES TO INSTALL ON THE MAIN SITE (PROJECT GAMESTATION) AND NEW SOFTWARE WAS TESTED, STILL CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE USE TO MAKE THE SITE FLASHIER.


AND NOW, IN 2010, HERE WE ARE, WITH A HOST OF CELEBRATORY GOODIES SOON TO ARRIVE. 5 YEARS AGO, ON A MURKY DAY, THE DAWN OF AN ERA BEGAN. AND IT'S NOT ABOUT TO END ANYTIME SOON!

What most people DON'T realise is that Benzone exists on around 4 pounds 50 pence a year - and that goes to the cost of hiring internet space for the site. Benzone exists without the use of money - it's just a bit of useless fun. And that's why, some day in the future, we could have games, videos, all sorts of fun goodies - but one thing is certain - Benzone is free, ran by a person who doesn't know his six times table, rather self-depreciating, English, and, above all, useless.