# Boy, did I read that wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187 "2007-11-29T16:01:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/1 "2007-11-29T16:01:39Z")
The other day I saw a commercial for Dell computers. Their new slogan is “Yours is here” (who are the geniuses that come up with this drivel :rolleyes: ) so they created a website called [www.yoursishere.com](http://www.yoursishere.com). My screwed up mind has split the url instead as “Your sis here”. I imagine a site where you find pictures of your sister in compromising positions. Yuck. Anybody else do this kind of thing? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/2 "2007-11-29T16:03:27Z")
It’s not hard when there are some doozies out there: > **[Home](https://www.penisland.net/)** > > Pen Island Pens - Home > **[WhoRepresents.com | Database of Talent Representatives](https://www.whorepresents.com/)** > > Contact any celebrity. Celebrity Jennifer Coolidge Amy Schumer Selena Gomez Anthony Mackie Olivia Rodrigo Ramy Youssef Geena Davis LaDainian Tomlinson Hailee Steinfeld John Krasinski and many many others! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/3 "2007-11-29T17:08:26Z")
[QUOTE=sandra\_nz] It’s not hard when there are some doozies out there: > **[Home](https://www.penisland.net/)** > > Pen Island Pens - Home [/QUOTE] That’s a joke site. Read the text more closely (“Whether you’re looking for a long and skinny pen, a thick pen, a fountain pen that squirts ink, or even a black pen, we have just the one for you.”) and note that there’s no ordering mechanism. Still funny, though. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/4 "2007-11-29T17:47:27Z")
Once upon a time an Italian company by the name of PowerGen put their homepage at [www.powergenitalia.com](http://www.powergenitalia.com), but it seems to have been replaced by an Under Construction page. Ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/5 "2007-11-30T05:42:03Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] Once upon a time an Italian company by the name of PowerGen put their homepage at [www.powergenitalia.com](http://www.powergenitalia.com), but it seems to have been replaced by an Under Construction page. Ah well. [/QUOTE] Damn! I came in with that one tucked under my arm. Didn’t there used to be [www.kidsexchange.com](http://www.kidsexchange.com)? ---
**Author:** ![A.I.Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@A.I.Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.I.Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/6 "2007-11-30T06:26:33Z")
I think it was [www.expertsexchange.com](http://www.expertsexchange.com), though it seems now they’ve wisely added a hyphen. Another classic is [www.therapistfinder.com](http://www.therapistfinder.com). ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/7 "2007-11-30T06:34:04Z")
> [@Slypork](#): > > My screwed up mind has split the url instead as “Your sis here”. I imagine a site where you find pictures of your sister in compromising positions. Yuck. > > Anybody else do this kind of thing? What, take pictures of your sister in compromising positions and put it on the Web? Yeah, dude, she’ll pose for _anyone._ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/8 "2007-11-30T07:43:13Z")
This whole thread is a copy of an episode of QI. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/9 "2007-12-01T05:33:11Z")
[QUOTE=GuanoLad] This whole thread is a copy of an episode of QI. [/QUOTE] What’s QI? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/10 "2007-12-01T06:41:08Z")
[QUOTE=Slypork] What’s QI? [/QUOTE] “Quo Iota?”, or “Who’s counting?”: It’s what APL programmers say when an array is off-by-one. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/11 "2007-12-01T06:54:29Z")
**QI** , aka [Quite Interesting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QI), is a panel show from the UK. Just a couple of weeks ago [they had an episode](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_QI_episodes_%28E_series%29#Episode_9_.22Entertainment.22_.28Children_in_Need_Special.29) that addressed most of the website names listed in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/12 "2007-12-01T16:46:34Z")
[QUOTE=A. I. Wintermute] I think it was [www.expertsexchange.com](http://www.expertsexchange.com), though it seems now they’ve wisely added a hyphen. IAnother classic is [www.therapistfinder.com](http://www.therapistfinder.com). [/QUOTE] If only people realised just how misleading they can be,its infuriating when you need to get in touch with a rapist quickly and then find yourself talking to some bloody psychologist. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/13 "2007-12-01T20:03:01Z")
Although if the psychologist is indeed bloody, he could be a rapist, too. That’s worth looking into. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/14 "2007-12-01T21:30:01Z")
I read things wrong all the time. The prime example is everyday when I walk to the bus stop after work there is this seventh day adventist Chinese church and they have a kids play area for their day care service. It has a big sign that says “DISCOVERYLAND!” in all capital letters like that. It’s the only word on the building (except for seventh day adventist) that is in English. Every time the first thing my brain tells me it says is Disco Very Land! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-did-i-read-that-wrong/428187/15 "2007-12-01T23:39:06Z")
> [@](#): > > What, take pictures of your sister in compromising positions and put it on the Web? Yeah, dude, she’ll pose for anyone. Dude, she’s even doing Burt Reynolds and that guy’s like seventy.