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Unfortunate URLs
I posted an entry a week or so ago about unfortunate last names. On a related subject, here are some unfortunate URLs. First we have cummingfirst.com. It's the website of the Cumming First United Methodist Church located in Cumming, Georgia (via The Presurfer). It's definitely a real church and not a joke. Next we have IPWine.com, home on the web of the Ingleside Vineyards in Virginia. I actually visited the Ingleside Vineyards (it's a nice place), and when they told me their website url I had to ask them if they were joking. Incredibly, it didn't seem to have occurred to them what their url spelled out. Along the same lines is IPAnywhere (also not a joke). And WhorePresents.com. The classic joke url is PowergenItalia.com (or Power Genitalia), which has nothing to do with the real company called Powergen.
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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More examples:
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/powergen.asp
Posted by Goo in Dexter, Maine on Wed Jun 02, 2004 at 12:13 AM
http://www.snopes.com/business/names/powergen.asp
it's WhoRepresents not WhorePresents...althought the distinction is not always evident.
Posted by Jacko on Wed Jun 02, 2004 at 12:49 PM
i don't get what "ipwine.com" actually stands for... could anyone explain for me please??
Posted by Q from Japan in Osaka, Japan on Wed Jun 02, 2004 at 07:30 PM
Q, I think the IP in 'ipwine' is supposed to stand for 'internet protocol.' Though it doesn't make a whole lot of sense in that context.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Wed Jun 02, 2004 at 08:49 PM
Dear Q from Japan
RE: "ipwine" - in English there is a informal word "pee" which means "urine" or "to urinate".
A visit to the lavatory would be referred to as "I'm going to have a pee".
It's a more polite form of "piss".
So"ipwine" is effectively "I pee wine"
Peter
Posted by Peter in London on Thu Jun 03, 2004 at 05:25 AM
RE: "ipwine" - in English there is a informal word "pee" which means "urine" or "to urinate".
A visit to the lavatory would be referred to as "I'm going to have a pee".
It's a more polite form of "piss".
So"ipwine" is effectively "I pee wine"
Peter
I think we all know what they really mean, Jacko, but it's funny nonetheless.
Posted by Britt on Thu Jun 03, 2004 at 08:50 PM
Posted by Katey in MA on Fri Jun 04, 2004 at 08:33 PM
I can't get penisland.com to pull up anything. But http://www.penisland.net works (your source for the best pens!).
Kind of along similar lines (but deliberate) is http://www.nice-tits.org ... home of the Royal tit-watching (ornithological) society of Britain.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Fri Jun 04, 2004 at 10:15 PM
Kind of along similar lines (but deliberate) is http://www.nice-tits.org ... home of the Royal tit-watching (ornithological) society of Britain.
heh, Pen Island.co.uk is rad.
Posted by Adam on Thu Jul 01, 2004 at 09:15 AM
LOL- http://www.mofo.com
Posted by Gloomy Bear in Australia on Fri Jul 09, 2004 at 03:06 AM
Don't forget the classic http://www.rightsexchange.com
the origonal page can be found here:
http://web.archive.org/web/19990422213916/http://www.rightsexchange.com/
Posted by Drunk Stepdad on Thu Jul 22, 2004 at 01:30 AM
the origonal page can be found here:
http://web.archive.org/web/19990422213916/http://www.rightsexchange.com/
Posted by Karim The Muslim Terrorist in London on Thu Dec 16, 2004 at 02:47 PM
That muslim terrorist guy is a liar. Don't click his link. It's porn.
Posted by Briana in Minnesota on Tue Jun 21, 2005 at 10:38 AM
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