10.30.2007

I before E, except after http://

It is becoming more and more obvious that most people are forgetting (or don't care) how to spell. And in a digital world where the information needs to get to you first - function over form - I've relaxed my spelling and grammar etiquette a little bit, beleive me. But no matter how many spelling mistakes you make while rofling ur lol, you must always make sure you remember how to properly spell one thing - the name of the website. If you screw that up, it is impossible to know where you might end up (though it's statistically probable that it will be a porn site).

I myself made this mistake recently - I forgot how to spell the name of this very website. In fact, for the last 3 months since the site's launch, I've been actively trying to navigate to weirdcomedy.blogspot.com (ahh! feels good to finally type it right). The beauty of the internet is that you tend to get interested in the sites you find, even if you are lost, so my misspellings of this website have led me to several other interesting pages. To save you the time and the free iPod offers, I have documented my travels and must warn others: do not spell WeirdComedy wrong.
  • wiredcomedy.blogspot.com
    • Formerly a popular IT and computer joke database in the late 90s, the rights to the website have since been transferred to "Wired Comedy" an improv comedy troupe in which all of the members have braces.
  • idrewmycoed.blogspot.com
    • For the past 10 years, IDrewMyCoed has been the premiere art destination for college parents wanting to show off anything from charcoal sketches to finger paintings of their female undergraduates. There are currently no pictures on display and the site is under federal investigation.
  • ewcorydidme.blogspot.com
    • A social networking site for young women who have had the regrettable experience of hooking up with any guy named Cory. The site is based off of the fundamental principle that there never has been a guy named Cory worth talking positively about. New users to the site are cautioned that child star Feldman's first name is spelled Corey, thus exempting him from the rule.
  • medicdrewyo.blogspot.com
    • "Medic Drew, Yo!" appeals to the young, urban crowd and claims to be the number one site for low-income medical advice on a no-income salary. Unintelligible users violently mash the keyboard until a health question is formed, at which point Medic Drew, M.D. hits them back with advice that they can comprehend in an welfare-centric medium: rap lyrics. "She stripper, she dancer, da Mistubishi Lancer - done smoked and now you do da cancer. Medic Drew, yo!"
  • deridemycow.blogspot.com
    • A site where bitter farmers come to contemptuously ridicule other farmers' livestock.
  • myredcowdied.blogspot.com
    • A memorial website dedicated to remembering a great amber-colored bovine who was pushed over the edge after reading the hateful comments about him on deridemycow.blogspot.com
So in summary, there are 2 m's. Don't misspell it.

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