The 100 Most Unfortunate URLs on the Internet

by Terrence O'Brien on July 23, 2009 at 03:01 PM

The 100 Unfortunate URLs on the Internet

Last month, we put together our own list of unfortunate URLs, culling six of the most ridiculously named sites on the Web. Highlights include therapistfinder.com (for finding therapists) and penisland.com (a site dedicated to writing instruments). Now there's an entire Web site dedicated to the idea.

Slurls is a message board that collects the worst-named sites on the Web. In honor of its 100th submission, the message board members compiled all the "Slurls" in one easy-to-read list. Some are priceless, like childrenslaughter.com (a children's charity); some are creepy, such as molestationnursery.com (a defunct plant nursery); and others -- innocent in their native tongue -- are hilarious in English, like Campanal.com (a Spanish restaurant).

Hit the read link for the entire list of 100 terribly named Web sites. We dare you not to giggle like a schoolgirl the entire time. [From: Slurls]

Wacky Sign Hacks and Mistakes

In 2008, a group of students at MIT pasted funny "DANGER" signs all around campus. Even the school's Visual Arts Center can't escape the ubiquitous Rickroll.

Hackers, seemingly pushing a pro-green agenda, figured out how to change the messages displayed on signs at the University of Toronto in Canada.

On first glance, this sign appears to offer up a normal set of bilingual directions. If you read Welsh, you may notice the problem -- the bottom translates to "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated." Looks like someone was slacking on the job, and the e-mail away message ended up pasted onto a sign.

This construction sign on the MIT campus was hacked in 2007 to alert drivers first that the sign had been hacked. The sequence was followed with, "Mass ave bridge closed," "Sunday 04/22/07 6am-3pm," and "to appease Godzilla."

This street sign in Reno City, Nevada was modded by the Glenn Group, an advertising company. While at first it doesn't seem to have anything to do with traffic, it may have helped combat road rage.

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