Comments on: Your Florida Tax Dollars at Work: flhsmv.gov

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Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:17:52 +0000

[...] screw it up. Remember what the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles did to simplify its domain name? It changed the domain from hsmv.state.fl.us to flhsmv.gov. That’s not easy to [...]

By: Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:33:31 +0000

“Before you rush out and register flhsmv.com (and you know that you are)…”

Dang hilarious, Andrew! I love your perception of the opportunistic domainer’s mind!

At least they didn’t rush to register a name you coined. (Bah!) Great coverage on this story.

Stephen Douglas

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:05:59 +0000

@ Patrick – I set myself up for that one about GW, and bet myself how long it would take for someone to comment. Not long, it turns out

@ Steve M – this was another bet I had with myself (at least for the .org).

That means I’ve won two bets in a row. Unfortunately both were with myself, so I owe myself ten bucks.

By: Steve M

Steve M — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:40:28 +0000

… now just look at what you’ve done, Andrew … even the .net and .org have been snapped up … just today.

Is this a great business, or what?

ps Could this be the start of the LLLLLL.com land rush?

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:05:49 +0000

Thanks, I did laugh at this. They lost me at f…

By: Patrick McDermott

Patrick McDermott — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:45:03 +0000

“Before you rush out and register flhsmv.com (and you know that you are), the folks at Clicks Cons LTD have beaten you to it,…”

And Electra Bustle (some name) is regged too!

Regged last October but not by Clicks Cons.

Patrick

By: Patrick McDermott

Patrick McDermott — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:40:20 +0000

“I like to think we do things better in Texas”

I dunno.

Didn’t Texas produce George W. Bush???

Patrick