# Erm... typing made up words into your browser's address bar sometimes backfires!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 1, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004 "2009-05-01T19:02:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004/21 "2009-05-03T19:32:00Z")

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> [@Terrifel](#):
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> I take it you’re not aware that “broomsporg” is the generally accepted abbreviation for “broom sphincter-penetrating orgasm,” then.
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> Well, it’s generally accepted among the broomsporging community anyway. See www.broomsporg.org for details. (Warning: NSFW)

What’s nice here is that googling ‘broomsporg’ has one hit, which is…this thread.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004/22 "2009-05-03T19:45:27Z")

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> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#):
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> What’s nice here is that googling ‘broomsporg’ has one hit, which is…this thread.

Now it has two. Both this thread.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004/23 "2009-05-03T22:47:50Z")

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Just in case anyone was thinking of shopping for rollerskates on line and thought Dick’s Sporting Goods would be a good place to try, whatever you do, don’t forget to include the “sportinggoods” in your search.

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erm-typing-made-up-words-into-your-browsers-address-bar-sometimes-backfires/495004/24 "2009-05-03T23:02:15Z")

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I noticed that page had one thumbnail of a chick and a dog. Considering that typing random name could take one to whatever is behind that (and possibly worse), I shall refrain from doing so.

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