communication. community. cognition.
Spell it out for me
From Twitter:
As tempting as it might be to click on what I’m most certain is an “adult-dating” site, you have to wonder about how successful “Laci Casey” will be with a screen name that phoenetically reads “Do-w-your-herpes.”
Not to be outdone, the irrepessible SkateHank followed up with this gem of marketing:
Why thank you! When I think of sex, feminine names such as “Hank” and activities such as “Skateboarding” come to mind.
Actually, given my predilection for wordplay, the first thing that came to mind was the anagram HateSkank.
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