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whistle.com -> IBM ? why?
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mondayisgreat
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:15 PM
 
I randomly tried the url www.whistle.com and it brought me to an IBM web page. Why? Maybe they have a product called "whistle", or maybe it's an upcoming project
     
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:21 PM
 
It does that because if a normal URL went to anything vaguely related to what it describes, the universe would collapse on itself.
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Feb 28, 2006, 04:56 PM
 
Originally Posted by Chuckit
It does that because if a normal URL went to anything vaguely related to what it describes, the universe would collapse on itself.
     
   
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