21st Challenge No. 27 Results
Yachoo, Yaltavista and other "re-branded" sites.
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By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau
Oct. 26, 1999 |
Characters count. In this challenge we let you add, drop or change just one character from the name of a popular Web site -- and you wove a whole new Web. Hey, are any of these domain names available?
THE WINNER
DrKoot.com
Read the wonderful ramblings of an old country doctor, out of touch with modern everything! Science be damned! Drink castor oil and feel better!
-- Steve Naumann
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Stuck.com
Bitching and moaning about the same old things since the dawn of the Web.
-- Chris Bentzel
FedEx.mom
When it absolutely, positively has to be there by Mother's Day.
-- John B. Reynolds
Exsite.com
Search engine that only returns broken links.
-- Francis Heaney
Yachoo.com
The portal for allergy sufferers.
-- John B. Reynolds
NYTime.com
Find the exact duration of a "New York minute," for just $2.50.
-- Keith Ammann
CDnot.com
The Internet's No. 1 store for LP's, cassettes, and 8-track tape. If it skips, pops, tangles, or crackles, we have it!
-- Cindy Archer
AskReeves.com
Christopher Reeves answers your questions on everything from Kryptonite to politics.
-- Tyler J. Suchman
YaltaVista.com
Searching for that perfect time-share dacha on the Black Sea coast? Stop stallin'-- Dzugashvili Realty will bury you in listings! (Oligarchs welcome.)
-- Rob Bernstein
NYTines.com
All the news that's fit to print about forks.
-- William Davis
Foul.com
Two motley clowns teach you how to evade SEC regulations. Defraud day traders, hype your stock on chat boards and "pump and dump" like the pros.
-- Kenneth Rosenblatt
IWillAge.com
This chat and shopping site caters only to those women who admit the obvious.
-- Arthur Stock
Psalm.com
Hallelujah. Singing the praises of handheld computing. Psimply Psalm.
-- David Creemer
WebMan.com
Looking for some company this weekend? WebMan delivers!
-- Ross Wm. Rader
Late.com
For people who find the world moving too fast: News and commentary on last month's events.
-- David Hallerman
Ebaby.com
Your one-stop site for black market babies.
-- Francis Heaney
eBaa.com
Your personal sheep trading community.
-- Jeff Kirk
LookSmarm.com
Cosmetic supplies for women who have beauty makeovers on talk-show programs.
-- John Dodd
AskPeeves.com
Where's my left shoe? Who took my Jolt? Why doesn't Microsoft write back?
-- Brian Phipps
SalmonMagazine.com
The spawning ground of Americas fish-savviest journalists. Ask Mr. Blue about deep-sea fishing, join our Tangle Talk vegetarian forum! Today: Dave Horowitz on Dynamite Fishing
-- Helmut Schillinger
Halon.com
Caught by the fire-suppression system, Susie Bright decides to have one last fling -- with Garrison Keillor -- before toxic bromofluorocarbons enforce the ultimate deadline.
-- Ben Ostrowsky
Talon.com
The definitive source on birds of prey. One-click shopping for sturdy gloves, feeder mice and first-aid kits.
-- Tyler J. Suchman
Saloon.com
Modern culture, Old West ambience: Knock back rotgut with Camille Paglia, start a brawl with Horowitz and Conason, but please don't shoot the cartoonists!
-- Dave Demko
(There were many similar submissions -- but Dave's description was by far the best.)
Thanks for taking the 21st Challenge. Check back in two weeks for another contest.
salon.com | Oct. 26, 1999
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About the writers
Charlie Varon is a humorist and playwright. His works
include "Ralph Nader Is Missing" and "Rush Limbaugh in Night School." Jim
Rosenau is a writer, editor and software designer in Berkeley, Calif. Jim
and Charlie are also co-founders of the citizens group Californians for
Earthquake Prevention and partners in Mockingbird Media, which
offers a full line of comic services.
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