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.su Lives On, Stronger Than Ever

Posted by timothy on from the c-c-c-i-p dept.

CWRUisTakingMyMoney writes "Yahoo! Finance has a story about the defunct Soviet Union's .su TLD. 'Sixteen years after the superpower's collapse, Web sites ending in the Soviet ".su" domain name have been rising — registrations increased 45 percent this year alone. Bloggers, entrepreneurs and die-hard communists are all part of a small but growing online community resisting repeated efforts to extinguish the online Soviet outpost.'"

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  1. Well. by Zarel · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like all those "In Soviet Russia" jokes will be on-topic for once.

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  2. Words that end in .su by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    babas.su
    jiujit.su
    jiuju.tsu
    jujit.su
    jujut.su
    shiat.su
    tirami.su
    zaibat.su

    Hurry up and register them!

    1. Re:Words that end in .su by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

      you forgot peggy.su!! And Maibat.su! We.su?

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  3. Rumour has it... by jd · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...that the next batch of registrants are:

    • www.microsoft-will.su
    • www.sco-will.su
    • www.rambus-will.su
    • www.riaa-will.su
    • www.mpaa-will.su
    • www.oldies-internet-radio-peggy.su
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    1. Re:Rumour has it... by OMNIpotusCOM · · Score: 5, Funny

      omnom-eat.su
      chucknorris-kill.su
      insovietrussia-domainregister.su

  4. The only domain I wanted. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    pant.su is taken :(

    1. Re:The only domain I wanted. by sqrt(2) · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wish I was the kind of person that wouldn't know why that's funny.

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    2. Re:The only domain I wanted. by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

      You wish you were me? >_> That's messed up

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  5. Ah, this takes me back. by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 4, Funny

    The last we heard of the .su domain here on slashdot was when we were discussing Outdated Domains to meet their end. Like .um from that article, .su was high on the list for the chopping block. *Sniff* that article was one of my first submissions to be accepted on Slashdot...*tear*

    Erm? *Ahem!* .um...
    In .su, ISP is throttled by you!

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  6. Re:Oblig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, goatsecx.su!

  7. Re:commies! by mcpkaaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll have each other.

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  8. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, zone forbids YOU.

    (/me registers "in-soviet-russia-website-visit.su")

  9. aboynamed.su by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just checked, it's available.

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  10. Re:Where to register a .su? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    how deliciously ironic that the "last outpost of Russian communism" has fallen prey to capitalism.

  11. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 4, Funny

    insovietrussiadomainregister.su

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  12. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Kjella · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know, sometimes it's funny when they find a new way to beat a dead horse. The first time I saw "In soviet america" is was funny and that was long after the initial joke. Or the infamous "all your base are belong to you" was fun the first time I saw the poem:

    roses are #FF0000
    violets are #0000FF
    all my base
    are belong to you

    In the end, reusing old material is ok as long as you're doing it with a twist. If you just throw up the same "In Soviet Russia, [subject] [verb]s you!" then you're just rehashing old material. Think of slashdot a bit like a stand-up comedian, you can't pull the same jokes over and over to the same audience. Instead, use the opportunity that we have some memes to make some in-jokes, it makes those who get it feel smug and the rest curious. I love Futurama for that, they go so many geeky references I've probably missed a bunch and still feel I "got it".

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  13. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by calebt3 · · Score: 5, Funny

    you can't pull the same jokes over and over to the same audience. You must be new here.
  14. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, I for one welcome our new "In Soviet Russia" joke posting Yakhov Smirnoff clone overlords!

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  15. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by Handover+Phist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh come on now Mods, that was funny!

  16. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by tubapro12 · · Score: 2, Funny

    For some reason, I think ".su" would be a good domain for lawyers.

  17. DEAD HORSE BEATS YOU by tepples · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know, sometimes it's funny when they find a new way to beat a dead horse. And sometimes it's just funny when the dead horse beats you.
  18. mary.su and de.su by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fanfiction critics will be familiar with mary.su, and anime otakus with de.su.

  19. Re:THIS IS A NO 'IN SOVIET RUSSIA' ZONE by StarfishOne · · Score: 3, Funny


    > Let me in!
    < In Soviet Russia, zone forbids YOU.
    > SUdo let me in
    < Okay
    [ http://xkcd.com/149/ ]