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10 Most Unintentionally Funny Domains

Did you *really* look closely at that domain before you registered it? Not everyone does, and the result is that sometimes companies and online services build their brands around unfortunate domains that can be read several ways. Independent Sources has supplied a list of 10 of the worst ill-named domains.

An example: The Pen Island company registering www.penisland.net. Then of course, there’s the Italian Power Generator company that chose www.powergenitalia.com. If you haven't seen it already, check out the full list. It's a major hoot.

  Posted by RichM August 1, 2006 | Permalink | Newsletter