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When Domain Names Go Bad

By Callimachus | Related entries in Bad Decisions, Kitchen Sink, Technology

Domain Rookie explores the hilarious unintended consequences of not thinking about the ways words can be run together (as they are in domain names) and re-separated.

There are other classic mispronounced domain names. One is the site WhoRepresents.com, with the unfortunate alternate enunciation of WhorePresents.com. But, since it’s in the performing artist arena, maybe it’s not just a misnomer. Another is TherapistFinder.com, for those looking for California marriage and family therapists. Unfortunately, the wrong clientele might stumble upon the site as TheRapistFinder.com. And then there is PenIsland.net, where you can buy custom pens. However, someone could mistake their site name for something else if they pronounce it PenisLand.net. Adding to the hilarity–and maybe it’s just me and my sick mind–is this quote: “Whether you’re looking for a long and skinny pen, a thick pen, a fountain pen that squirts ink, or even a black pen, we have just the one for you.� Is it just me? I’m on the floor laughing my ass off! They had to have written that fully knowing what they were saying.

If after reading all this, and I’ve offended you because you are, in fact, a candidate for a sex change if you only had the money, I apologize and I’ve got good news for you. You can head over to DollarSexChange.com. Oh sorry, that was DollarsExchange.com.

[Hat tip, American Digest]


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