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Boulevard of Broken .dreams

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pornforge dept.

kubla2000 writes "Salon has a fascinating article up examining the detritus of the dotcom craze of registering anything and everything as a domain name. This is, by turns, a tragic and hilarious piece... there's an irrisistable pathos to the fact that "FreeRoofTile.com" has expired as well as an urge to take a clue-bat to whoever "thought" to register it in the first place."

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  1. But what everyone who reads /. wants to know is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who registered that damn Goatse site!

    1. Re:But what everyone who reads /. wants to know is by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

      (* Who registered that damn Goatse site! *)

      Possible leads:

      1. Check medical records for somebody who had an ass-ectemy.

      2. Check Guiness records for pole-sitting accidents.

      3. Look for a shack-like shop with a sign that reads "Over 5 Million Lunches Ruined".

      4. Ask websites that sell jumbo-sized toilet rolls.

      5. Check court records for any bicycle seat lawsuits.

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  2. ambiguous spacing by kisrael · · Score: 5, Funny

    Odd that she mentioned thepenismightier.com, since a version of it it is a fairly thriving site, and they like the ambiguity of the name.

    One my favorite tech info resource sites has to have a dash in its name, otherwise it might look like "expert sexchange" instead...

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  3. comment on Thepenismighter.com by bons · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably from this old Saturday night live skitAlex Trebek: Mr. Connery, why don't
    you pick?

    Sean Connery: Ah! Well met! I'll take Months That Start With Feb, Trebek.

    Alex Trebek: For how much?

    Sean Connery: Suprise me, you filthy bastard!

    Alex Trebek: Okay, that's completely unnecessary. Months That Start With Feb for $800. This is the only month that starts with Feb. [ Sean Connery buzzes in ] Mr. Connery?

    Sean Connery: Febtober!

    Alex Trebek:No. [ Calista Flockhart buzzes in ] Calista Flockhart.

    Calista Flockhart: What is.. Febturday?

    Alex Trebek: No.

    Sean Connery: She said turd!

    Alex Trebek: I hate you! The answer was February. That's the month that starts with Feb. It was last month!

    Sean Connery: Aha! A trick question!

    Alex Trebek: Yeah, it was a trick question, Mr. Connery. Why don't you pick a category?

    Sean Connery: I've got to ask you about the Penis Mightier.

    Alex Trebek: What? No. No, no, that is The Pen is Mightier.

    Sean Connery: Gussy it up however you want, Trebek. What matters is does it work? Will it really mighty my penis, man?

    Alex Trebek: It's not a product, Mr. Connery.

    Sean Connery: Because I've ordered devices like that before - wasted a pretty penny, I don't mind telling you. And if The Penis Mightier works, I'll order a dozen.

    Alex Trebek: It's not a Penis Mightier, Mr. Connery. There's no such thing!

    Nicholas Cage: Wait, wait, wait.. are you selling Penis Mightiers?

    Alex Trebek: No! No, I'm not.

    Sean Connery: Well, you're sitting on a gold mine, Trebek!

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  4. One made laugh.. by MADCOWbeserk · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would think that Ceilinghooks.com was an artistic bondage site.