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{{w|Tumblr}} is a {{w|microblogging}} service, which has become a home for lots of animated {{w|Graphics Interchange Format|gif}}s and other internet {{w|Internet meme|memes}}, as well as other assorted novelties. | {{w|Tumblr}} is a {{w|microblogging}} service, which has become a home for lots of animated {{w|Graphics Interchange Format|gif}}s and other internet {{w|Internet meme|memes}}, as well as other assorted novelties. | ||
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The phrase that [[Cueball]] used to use when he heard a random phrase was "would be a good name for a band." With the advent of Tumblr, his go-to response has shifted because of the proliferation of Tumblr blogs with strange names such as "pissvortex", "hardpee", "iguanamouth", and "internetslug". | The phrase that [[Cueball]] used to use when he heard a random phrase was "would be a good name for a band." With the advent of Tumblr, his go-to response has shifted because of the proliferation of Tumblr blogs with strange names such as "pissvortex", "hardpee", "iguanamouth", and "internetslug". | ||
β | In the title text he muses on the fact that ''Dot Tumblr Dot Com'' would be an awful band name. There could be several reasons for this, but he mentions that it would be hard to direct fans to the band's website. As an example, someone who hears "www.thedottumblrdotcom.com" might instead write it out as "www.the.tumblr.com.com" since '.' is often pronounced as "dot." If the band's website was hosted on Tumblr, then their website would be "dottumblrdotcom.tumblr.com", but could be heard as ".tumblr.com.tumblr.com". | + | In the title text he muses on the fact that ''Dot Tumblr Dot Com'' would be an awful band name. There could be several reasons for this, but he mentions that it would be hard to direct fans to the band's website. As an example, someone who hears "www.thedottumblrdotcom.com" might instead write it out as "www.the.tumblr.com.com" since '.' is often pronounced as "dot."<sup>[[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''citation needed'']]]</sup> If the band's website was hosted on Tumblr, then their website would be "dottumblrdotcom.tumblr.com", but could be heard as ".tumblr.com.tumblr.com". |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |