Slurls Unintentionally Hilarious Domain Names

Well, it happens to every blog... a break of several months where there are no new posts. I apologise for that, dear Slurl-watchers, and will try to do better in the future.

I came across this just the other day. Its an average Slurl, in my opinion, but absolutely genuine.

http://www.oneoffart.co.uk

They offer "...something custom made for your friend, colleague, home or office..". Well I thought every one was custom made, each unique in its assault on the senses. And I often like to contribute one to the office. Aaah, there goes another...

This one ain't bad, courtesy of our old friend Anonymous:

"how about the O'neill building? I think its got a case of the flu."
www.theoneillbuilding.com (screenshot)

Or maybe it's ill in a Beastie Boys kind of way - it is in New York after all. And boy, is that building purty!

Ill is helpfully defined by Rap Dictionary as meaning negative, positive, or drunk. Thank's for that.

Here are a couple of visitor contributions. Thank you for these, and keep 'em coming!

From Anonymous (he's a busy guy, I've seen his stuff everywhere):

"How about www.battlefieldsexperience.co.uk ?
Sex on a battlefield?"

That's not a proper slurl but imagining full-on rumpy in the midst of clashing knights raises a smile. Want to know why it doesn't count as a slurl? Because "perience" isn't a word. Get a dictionary anonymous. Screenshot.

From Tom:

"There is a painting supply store in the town I live in called F.A. Gray. Unfortunately for them, they happened to choose http://fagray.com for their URL. Oops."

Now that's what I call a real slurl. Small, but perfectly formed. The only thing more perfect would be if the owner's son is called Ray, but that's unlikely. Here's a screenshot for posterity.

It's been a while since my last post, and I can't deny that I've been negligent. Real life has got in the way of important stuff like Slurling.

Here's my pick of the best true Slurls from Domain Rookie. There's loads of domains on there but most of them are clearly intentional or not genuine websites. Or just rubbish.

I have seen SCA Tissue's products in the washroom/toilet at work, which is appropriate enough. BTW, I love the woman's expression in the screenshot... looks like she has found some of the company's "product". (UK visitors might not get this... look up "scat".)
www.scatissue.com (screenshot)

There's a joke in this somehow... something to do with going on holiday to Ibiza and getting a week of grief from beligerent Brits abroad. Or something.
www.choosespain.com (screenshot)

A new variation on an old, old favourite. This is a site for trading used printing machinery, and proudly announces "Dealers: Sell Your Equipment!". It's amazing what people will do for art.
www.graphicartsexchange.com (screenshot)

It takes time to find the finest Slurls for your titillation, so if you have one to contribute please post a comment and I'll tell the world - with credit to you (if you want it!)

Thanks to Tracy for this:
Teachers Building Society. My teachers produced a lot of this.
www.teachersbs.co.uk (screenshot)

House Of Art
www.houseofart.com (screenshot)
It's an ex-Slurl, as the site is now just full of ads, but worth a mention.

Would you get on this psychiatrist's couch?
www.therapists.com
Sadly it's another ex-Slurl. They saw sense and changed their name to sober.com. I wonder if www.therapistfinder.com is listening?

It has been pointed out that there are similarities between Slurls and Googlewhacks.

OK, let's see what they have in common. Both are on the web, about language, unintentional, and difficult to find. But they part ways when it comes to sense of humour. Whereas your average Googlewhacker hangs out in libraries guffawing at "indiana paroxetines" and "insudate electrons", the Slurler will be seen at the local amusement arcade asking the kids if they've been to Pen Island yet. Whoops, I may have gone too far. But that's what Slurling is all about, if it ain't distasteful it's hardly a proper Slurl.

* Don't know what a Googlewhack is? It's a two word search that when typed into Google produces one, and only one, result. Google has several billion web pages in its index, so they are pretty rare. See www.googlewhack.com for examples like "episcopal brachiosaur" and "primp schadenfreude". And if you haven't read/seen Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, you are missing out. The man is a genius. Here is his book on Amazon.com and book/DVD on Amazon.co.uk.

Thanks for all the positive feedback. It's good to give back to the web community. Here's some more pearls...

Hard to believe that this is unintentional, Cumbria Storage Systems Ltd
www.cumstore.co.uk (screenshot)

I feel sorry for these guys. When Mr Childs set up his delivery company in 1891 how was he to know that words would get all run together 100 years later? It's so tragic.
www.childsexpress.com (screenshot)

MP3's Hits. Hmmmm.
www.mp3shits.com (screenshot)

I've seen it performed by Experts, and done for a Dollar, but I always knew it was pretty odd. The site compares betting odds, obviously.
www.oddsexchange.com (screenshot)

A small Minnesota-based firm that specializes in hybrid applications. Huh?
www.bitart.com (screenshot)
You might need to know UK slang to get the Slurl.

This one is not crude enough for my taste, but what the hell, you might like it. At Rate-a-Ten you can rate Guys, Girls, and "Other Types".
www.rateaten.com (screenshot)