Interesting

Ben Pfaff pfaffben@msu.edu
31 Aug 2001 14:47:08 -0400


Joe Glass <joe@glass.cl.msu.edu> writes:

> joe@glass:~/$ whois microsoft.com

Ah yes, the amusing way that substring (prefix?) searches work.

> MICROSOFT.COM.WHOIS.RESULTS.MAKE.A.GREAT.HUMOUR-LIST.COM

Ha.

But it's the French ones here that are truly bizarre:

> MICROSOFT.COM.N-AIME.BILL.QUE.QUAND.IL.N-EST.PAS.NU

"Microsoft only likes Bill when he isn't naked"?

> MICROSOFT.COM.FAIT.VRAIMENT.DES.LOGICIELS.A.TROIS.FRANCS.DOUZE.ORG

"Microsoft really makes programs for 3 francs 12 centimes"?

> MICROSOFT.COM.A.BIEN.BU.DU.COLA-COCA.SUR.L.ILE.DE.NUMEA.COM

"Microsoft drank Coca-Cola on the Isle of Numea"?
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