# I need a domain name. Heeellllpppp!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2000, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991 "2000-04-13T20:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/1 "2000-04-13T20:47:00Z")
Now that I’ve got this static IP and Microsoft’s Personal Web Server running at home, I need to get a domain name. It needs to be something cute yet refined, memorable and descriptive. I’ve already thought of (and this is gonna’ get translated, but not go anywhere) [www.everybodylovesross.com](http://www.everybodylovesross.com) . Does anyone else have any ideas? If you come up with the winning entry, you get a free e-mail account for as long as I’m up and I won’t even read your e-mail (much). Actually, anybody with any submissions at all gets a free e-mail account. Am I generous or what? Please make sure the domain names are available before suggesting them and/or include the whole thing so I can check it easily by simply clicking on it. [www.niceguy.com](http://www.niceguy.com)[www.fungi.com](http://www.fungi.com) \<–mushroom joke [www.amigoodorwhat.com](http://www.amigoodorwhat.com)[www.handyguy.com](http://www.handyguy.com)[www.inteligentattractivesingleguy.com](http://www.inteligentattractivesingleguy.com) \<–too long [www.iloveketchup.com](http://www.iloveketchup.com)[www.twofistsofbeer.com](http://www.twofistsofbeer.com) You get the idea. ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/2 "2000-04-13T20:50:00Z")
Look what I’ve done now, niceguy is taken fungi is taken handyguy is taken and (I really can’t believe it) iloveketchup is a porn site. I honestly had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/3 "2000-04-13T20:56:00Z")
Ok how about [www.intertiasdomain.com](http://www.intertiasdomain.com) ? It isn’t taken, nor is [www.beerisreallydamngood.com](http://www.beerisreallydamngood.com) What did you expect? Genius before my first Old Style? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/4 "2000-04-13T20:57:00Z")
Is there a specific point to this web site? I don’t mean to sound mean; what I’m asking is, is this web site just all about you for anything that pops into your head, or is is about specific subjects of interest? Are all variations of your name (first, last, first + last, initial + last) taken? I can probably come up with good suggestions, but I know next to nothing about you as a person or the web site you’re building. * * * Chaim Mattis Keller [ckeller@kozmo.com](mailto:ckeller@kozmo.com) “Sherlock Holmes once said that once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the answer. I, however, do not like to eliminate the impossible. The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it that the merely improbable lacks.” – Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/5 "2000-04-13T20:57:00Z")
Based on your user ID, how about [icantstop.com](http://icantstop.com)? * * * The Stanley Cup: A repeat is in the STARS! ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/6 "2000-04-13T21:02:00Z")
Don’t forget about .net and .org, either. * * * Truth does not change because it is, or is not, beleived by a majority of the people. -Giordano Bruno ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/7 "2000-04-13T21:07:00Z")
cmkeller: Specific point? What’s that? No, not as of yet, but I’m willing to take suggestions. Right now it’s really just a trainer for doing bigger and better things. I hope to eventually run a specific service I have in mind, but haven’t quite gotten the skills necessary to implement. At that time, I’ll choose a more appropriate domain name. Right now I just want something that sounds cool to have an e-mail address @. ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/8 "2000-04-13T21:10:00Z")
iloveketchup.cc is available, too. And check at [www.spot.cc](http://www.spot.cc) for .cc domains * * * Truth does not change because it is, or is not, beleived by a majority of the people. -Giordano Bruno ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Derfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lord\_Derfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Derfel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/9 "2000-04-13T21:11:00Z")
How about [imtheintertiagodgo.com](http://imtheintertiagodgo.com)? Alright, I admit my creativity is pretty low this afternoon… ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/10 "2000-04-13T21:12:00Z")
is “www.I\_just\_want\_something\_that\_sounds\_cool.org” taken? how about “www.zero\_kelvin.net”? That definitely sounds cool to me. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/11 "2000-04-13T21:13:00Z")
Flymaster, aren’t .cc domain names more expensive? I thought they cost more. ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/12 "2000-04-13T21:15:00Z")
Well, sure, but what’s $15/year among friends? Regular domains usually range between ~$15 and $35 /year, while .cc is $50. But if you’re set on a specific name, it might be worth it. * * * Truth does not change because it is, or is not, beleived by a majority of the people. -Giordano Bruno ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/13 "2000-04-13T21:19:00Z")
Don’t you have to be an organization to qualify for the .org? Then there’s also all of the country specific .'s like .usa . ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/14 "2000-04-13T21:20:00Z")
Flymaster: I don’t really love ketchup all that much (opposed to popular opinion.) ---
**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/15 "2000-04-13T21:21:00Z")
If you’re counting on a .com, you’re gonna be shocked at what little remains. You basically have to go to a registrar and free-form everything that comes out of the cranium, curse occasionally, then of the 3 lousy ones that are acutally availabe, pick the least un-desirable. Sorry for the harshness, but I’ve been going through this a couple of times recently. Of course, if you’re content with a .to or .tv, or a [www.i-have-the-coolest-domain-name-in-the-world-37.com,](http://www.i-have-the-coolest-domain-name-in-the-world-37.com,) you’re in good shape. ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/16 "2000-04-13T21:26:00Z")
[www.DamnCool.com](http://www.DamnCool.com) is available. What do you guys/gals think about that? ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/17 "2000-04-13T21:33:00Z")
Nope…anyone can get .org And I’m not sure if restrictions have been loosened, but I know internic never really liked profanity in the names, so [damncool.com](http://damncool.com) might not go through. But personally, I like it a lot. * * * Truth does not change because it is, or is not, beleived by a majority of the people. -Giordano Bruno ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/18 "2000-04-13T21:37:00Z")
I know there’s a porn site out there named [teenpussy.com](http://teenpussy.com). You can’t tell me that’s not profanity and don’t ask me how I know that either. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/19 "2000-04-13T21:42:00Z")
Well, I’m giving you what I wouldn’t mind taking as a domain name if I ever get the itch to do so: [www.spacecabby.com](http://www.spacecabby.com) It’s definitely unclaimed. Space Cabby was the star of a series of stories in 1950’s Mystery in Space comics, and the stories have a kitsch-y appeal. (I should know, I have a [Space Cabby web site](http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/4846/cmkeller/scabby/), although, as you can see, it’s very much a work still in progress.) So I’m giving _you_ the chance to be the Space Cabby! Take people for a ride, and maybe they’ll give you some tips! Chaim Mattis Keller ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Derfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@Lord\_Derfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Derfel)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991/20 "2000-04-13T21:45:00Z")
You were browsing for sites on elderly cats, right inertia? Actually, I think the rules on profanity have been relaxed since registrations were opened up to other companies. [Damncool.com](http://Damncool.com) is pretty damn cool, if you ask me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-domain-name-heeellllpppp/15991.md?page=2)