CRAZY ~ Microsoft Pays Couple to Name Child After Their Search Engine ($150,000)

[Focus]

yawn, boring

 

[randomo]

Since an entire town took a bribe to rename itself Half.com some years ago, almost any mercenary act seems possible ....

 

[SonnyBurnett]

Since an entire town took a bribe to rename itself Half.com some years ago, almost any mercenary act seems possible ....

Where's that town?

 

[randomo]

Where's that town?

Here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry about Halfway, Oregon:

"Halfway earned a place in the history of the dot-com experience when it received, and accepted in December, 1999, an offer to rename itself Half.com, Oregon in exchange for $100,000, computers for the school, and other financial subsidies."

 

[SonnyBurnett]

Crazy.