quinta-feira, 4 de dezembro de 2008

Web domains with double meanings

Some people should have given a bit more thought to their chosen URL.
Here are a few examples of intentional or unintentional URL gaffes:
www.whorepresents.com
- Want to find a present for a prostitute? No, this site is for finding out the agent who represents a celebrity.
www.penisland.net
- Another site that is not quite what you should think. It is actually meant as Pen Island, a site specialising in pens.
www.therapistfinder.com
- Want a rapist? No, didn't think so, except maybe if you're the police. A therapist on the other hand...
www.molestationnursery.com
- I wouldn't send my child to this nursery... the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales.
www.cummingfirst.com
- Is this what I think it is? No, of course not. It's the First Cumming Methodist Church. (a church?! Maybe looking for lost souls...)
www.gotahoe.com
- No I don't have a hoe... Oh, you mean if I want to holiday in Lake Tahoe?
www.ringtoneshits.com
- Perhaps ringtonehits would have been more appropriate. (Well, most of them are s*** anyway...)
www.expertsexchange.com
- A website for wannabe Transexuals? No, it's Experts Exchange, where programmers can exchange advice...
www.powergenitalia.com
- No, it's not some phallic enhancing product. It's the website of the Italian company Power Generator (PowerGen)
[there are many posts/threads like this online, but the original source (from Jan 2005) seems to be this one: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=8527]

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