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I just noticed a web site whose domain name was a phrase, (sans nerd caps (aka CamelCase), which I parsed incorrectly at first, and yet both parsings worked: i.e., plentyoffish could be plenty of fish or plenty offish. Can you think of other examples where moving or modifying spaces makes a different phrase and meaning?


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There was the notorious penisland.com (or was it .net? - no matter), which has now been altered. It was intended to denote 'Pen Island' ...


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I know of several similar alleged websites though I haven't checked out which are real.

Supposedly an Italian electricity company had the domain

powergenitalia

and, so rumour has it, there is a site for finding medical or psychiatric help called

therapistfinder

and a web siter to find which agent acts for various stars called

whorepresents


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manslaughter ... man's laughter
 
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Good ones all. Do you know if this phenomenon has a name?

JT, your example reminds me of a sentence composed of words all of whose first letters may be chopped off: "This bold Prussian that praises slaughter; slaughter brings rout." Can't remember if it's a Cerfistic thing or not ...


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Do you know if this phenomenon has a name?

Yes, it's called a penis mightier. .
 
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Is this off topic or what ??

Kin Garther's Nights

Sir Jury (in charge of the infirmary)

Sir Cease (traffic cop)

Sir Lee (always in a bad mood)

Sir Cumference (runs around in circles)

Sir Cumstance ( ? )

Sir Mun (the chaplain)

Sir Plus (treasurer)

Sir Valance (head of Security)
 
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Don't know if it has a name but here are some more I remembered

A web site where expert computer programmers can exchange views

expertsexchange

A nursery at Mole Station in New SOuth Wales

molestationnursery

A design web site for Speed of Art

speedofart

Lake Tahoe tourist information at

gotahoe

The fan web site for the Red Foxes athletics team

goredfoxes


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We did these a couple of years ago, but I don't know how to find them. Fun anyway! Big Grin
 
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