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The dickensurl site itself becomes ... http://dickensurl.com/25/I_am_the_only_child_of_parents_who_weighed,_measured,_and_priced_everything;_for_whom_what_coul

by jkent 17y ago

The dickensurl site itself becomes ... http://dickensurl.com/25/I_am_the_only_child_of_parents_who_weighed,_measured,_and_priced_everything;_for_whom_what_could_not_be_weighed,_measured,_and_priced,_had_no_existence http://dickensurl.com/25/I_am_the_only_child_of_parents_who_.... That seems to defy the point in url shorterning?

codeodor 17y ago
And that URL becomes longer still! http://dickensurl.com/399/I_revere_the_memory_of_Mr._F._as_an_estimable_man_and_most_indulgent_husband,_only_necessary_to_mention_Asparagus_and_it_appeared_or_to_hint_at_any_little_delicate_thing_to_drink_and_it_came_like_magic_in_a_pint_bottle;_it_was_not_ecstasy_but_it_was_comfort http://dickensurl.com/399/I_revere_the_memory_of_Mr._F._as_a.... I think the joke is that Dickens is known for being extra wordy as an author, and to make a "tinyurl" service using his works would be... ludicrous. =)
- thismat 17y ago
  ludicrous? I think it's amazing...because I'm STILL trying to finish A Tale of Two Cities.