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Web site names: a fiasco!

Started by Landlocked Dive Nut , Sep 20 2008 03:59 PM

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#1 Landlocked Dive Nut

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 03:59 PM

All of these are reported to be legitimate companies that did not spend quite enough time to consider how their online name might appear!

1) "Who Represents" is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web Site is: www.whorepresents.com

2) "Experts Exchange" is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice & views at: www.expertsexchange.com

3) Looking for a great pen? Look no further than "Pen Island". It can be found at: www.penisland.net

4) Need a therapist? Trh "Therapist Finder at: www.therapistfinder.con

5) Then there is the "Italian Power Generator" company. Check it out at: www.powergenitalia.com

6) "IP computer" software, there's always: www.ip_anywhere.com

7) And the designers at "Speed of Art" await you at their web site: www.speedofart.com

Be careful what you name YOUR new web site

Edited by Landlocked Dive Nut, 20 September 2008 - 04:00 PM.

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#2 scubaski

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 04:09 PM

Good One, Thanks

MADRE FELIZ DIA MAMÁ

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#3 uwfan

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 04:14 PM

All of these are reported to be legitimate companies that did not spend quite enough time to consider how their online name might appear!

1) "Who Represents" is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web Site is: www.whorepresents.com

2) "Experts Exchange" is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice & views at: www.expertsexchange.com

3) Looking for a great pen? Look no further than "Pen Island". It can be found at: www.penisland.net

4) Need a therapist? Trh "Therapist Finder at: www.therapistfinder.con

5) Then there is the "Italian Power Generator" company. Check it out at: www.powergenitalia.com

6) "IP computer" software, there's always: www.ip_anywhere.com

7) And the designers at "Speed of Art" await you at their web site: www.speedofart.com

Be careful what you name YOUR new web site

After I stop laughing....Can we say OOPS!!.... :wakawaka:

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#4 KeithT4U

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 10:19 PM

Reminds me of 2 Korean doctors that I saw that should have thought in English before they chose the order on the door. They were Drx Leong and Dong. Some things no matter how normal just don't translate good.

Keith

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#5 Mermaid Lady

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 10:38 PM

FAIL!

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#6 weescot

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Posted 20 September 2008 - 10:55 PM

Hillarious. I had heard of the Italian generator company name but not the others..... :cool1:

thanks for sharing

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#7 ScubaSis

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 07:32 PM

Oh this was good!!!

I am still finding things I missed while out of power here.

I am up and running again!!!

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If you can't eat it or play with it,
Just pee on it and walk away.

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#8 Dive_Girl

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 09:11 AM

I actually looked one up, hilarious!

It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!

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#9 Racer184

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 10:42 AM

I think these names are genius, not mistakes !
They have probably gotten millions of visitors throughout the English speaking world as a result of postings like this one and the forwarded emails (I have received this list several times over the years in my emails).

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#10 Mermaid Lady

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:39 PM

Reminds me of 2 Korean doctors that I saw that should have thought in English before they chose the order on the door. They were Drx Leong and Dong. Some things no matter how normal just don't translate good.

Keith

Digressing into other "names" I do recall seeing a classified ad for a legal firm called "Cheatham and Steele". (Not to be confused with the better known bogus firm called "Dewey Cheetem and Howe") :clapping:

Edited by Mermaid Lady, 23 September 2008 - 01:39 PM.

Cheers,
Teresa,
The original Mermaid Lady
Bass player for the band formerly known as Opulent.
"'I'm only wearing black until they come out with something darker..."

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#11 Dive_Girl

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:58 PM

I think these names are genius, not mistakes !
They have probably gotten millions of visitors throughout the English speaking world as a result of postings like this one and the forwarded emails (I have received this list several times over the years in my emails).

exactly - the nondescript speedofart for example. I wonder the number of hits that site gets!

It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!

Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.