Web 2.0 Site Name

Posted on December 6, 2005
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I have a name for a site for a Web 2.0 style service. I have no idea what it would do, but do you need to know? It is:

Finl Vowl Droppr

Update: The joke didn’t stay a joke very long, as Dan Tripp registered the domain name. Pete Prodoehl pointed it out to me, perhaps he was thinking about registering it too.

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    1. Ken Nelson on December 6th, 2005 6:44 pm

      What’s the URL? I bet it’s in the “.s” domain.
      -k-

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    2. Brooklyn Bluesman on December 6th, 2005 7:49 pm

      Too much-double belly laugh and dirty look from my wife as a result. Can’t wait to hear your IPodder X name after winner is announced.

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    3. Ken Nelson on December 6th, 2005 7:57 pm

      BB:

      I’m a mortal lock to win the iPX derby:
      http://www.quietvoice.org/index.php/2005/12/03/ipodderx-changing-names/

      I’m clearing out a spot here for the new shiny iPod.

      -k-

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    4. dave on December 6th, 2005 8:23 pm

      Ken, you’ll need a barn burner. I think my wife is going to win. I put in several entries but I think hers is better than any of mine.

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    5. Ken Nelson on December 6th, 2005 8:55 pm

      You mean she chose “cynono-catcher”, too? What’s the timestamp on her entry? ;)

      -k-

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    6. Ken Nelson on December 6th, 2005 9:09 pm

      Dave:

      If no one from EGC or its extended family wins this thing, someone should host an “also-rans” comment thread, where EGCers can submit their entries, for admiration by all.

      And if someone from the group wins, good on ‘em.

      -k-

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    7. Brooklyn Bluesman on December 6th, 2005 9:49 pm

      You suckers think you can beat the “The Bluesman Thingie?”Good luck-not in a week of Tuesdays.

      Excellent suggestion in #6 post Ken-I’ll second.

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    8. Nick Coster on December 7th, 2005 7:43 am

      As long as you don’t call it “iDropr”.
      wink wink.
      –nick

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    9. Pete Prodoehl on December 8th, 2005 6:32 pm

      check out finlvowldroppr.com

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    10. Ken Nelson on December 8th, 2005 7:51 pm

      OK, how does one handle a word like “a” or “i”, which consist of a single vowel? Do we need a placeholder?

      Is it “Tody s nw dy”? or “Tody s _ nw dy”?

      For purposes of this exercise, is the letter “y” always, never, or sometines considered a vowel?

      W gott gt ths rght :)

      -kn-

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    11. Ken Nelson on December 9th, 2005 11:10 am

      OK, here goes:
      Now, the graphichs people can design the pastel-colored, round-buttoned site, and the web developers can incorporate a front end for this, and we’re ready for the Season of Perpetual Betaness:

      #!/bin/bash
      # droppr – Backend processing for finlvowldroppr
      # Pass the argument on the command line, quoted
      # Released for the good of all mankind, and our own sanity, 2005
      # Ken – http://www.quietvoice.org
      #
      echo “${1}” | \
      sed -e ‘s/[AEIOUaeiou]\([^AEIOUaeiou]*$\)/\1/’ \
      -e ‘s/[AEIOUaeiou]\([^AEIOUaeiou]*\)\([ ,;.?!@#$%&*-+=]*\)/\1\2/g’
      #

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    12. Ken Nelson on December 9th, 2005 4:00 pm

      Forgot to mention, I’ve gotta log into WikiPedia now and claim credit for inventing “vowl droppng”.
      :)

      -k-
      PS: Feel free to edit the entry.

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