Okay. Maybe it's all time we stop trying to ignore the fifteen thousand ton gorilla that is just crapping and shrieking in the center of the room. I appreciate what you guys are trying to do, but this needs to be addressed and I think its best that you hear my side me from me.
There is another No-Town.
When when entering this site's URL, you may accidentally forget to type the hyphen. "Ah, I'm finally at No-Town, and it feels like coming home," you might say to yourself. "I can't wait to see what hilarious scrape Larry and the gang have gotten themselves into, this week! Will they solve a mystery or simply point out a funny, little universal truth that I could never articulate? The foundation of the strip is dynamite writing, but Tom's really starting to push himself as a visual artist, too!" Unfortunately, as your browser finishes loading, you are horrified to arrive here.
Notown: the official website of a Swedish breeder of Old English sheepdogs. Which is all well and good (except for being very inherently confusing. Swedish? English? Pick one, please!) unless you were actually trying to go to the REAL NO-TOWN! Which you were. In the above scenario.
The enemy.
"They're using your name! It's confusing! This is a disaster! Surely you have some legal recourse!"
Not in this case, friends.
Unfortunately, if someone thinks of a name (such as "NoTown") first and then uses that name (including registering an Internet domain) first, according to "the law" they own it. I know this seems unfair, but like it or not, that's just the way it is. I do plan to make it an ongoing project to learn more about this so-called law and how it can be changed. In the meantime, however, I've put together a three-point plan of action for my readership that may eventually persuade the owners of Notown.com to choose a different name for their dog brothel:
1. Remember the hyphen.
Every time you accidentally visit their site, they get what are called "hits." In Internet terms, each "hit" is worth several dollars. You're making them richer simply by viewing their site, so please remember the hypen! I know it's tough, but I've invented this easy anagram that I think may help:
Have Your Perfect Hilarious Entertaining No-Town: H.Y.P.H.E.N. Easy enough, right? You can do it!
2. Practice non-violent resistance.
I know this whole situation has probably got some of you pretty hot under the collar. Maybe you were thinking of grabbing your "strap" and a couple of your "OGs" and pulling a "hoo-ride" on Sweden. WELL, DON'T! Violence only breeds violence. In the immortal words of Tupac:
3. Do not buy any of their sheepdogs.
I think if we use our heads and our hearts, we can win this thing! See, there's a little difference between them and me. At Notown.com it's bout dollars and cents. Watching the bottom line. Not caring who you have step on to be number one in the dog-hawking game.
No-Town.com follows a slightly different business model. You may have heard of it. It's called "caring."
And oh yeah, I posted a new comic. It's double-sized. For you.
There is another No-Town.
When when entering this site's URL, you may accidentally forget to type the hyphen. "Ah, I'm finally at No-Town, and it feels like coming home," you might say to yourself. "I can't wait to see what hilarious scrape Larry and the gang have gotten themselves into, this week! Will they solve a mystery or simply point out a funny, little universal truth that I could never articulate? The foundation of the strip is dynamite writing, but Tom's really starting to push himself as a visual artist, too!" Unfortunately, as your browser finishes loading, you are horrified to arrive here.
Notown: the official website of a Swedish breeder of Old English sheepdogs. Which is all well and good (except for being very inherently confusing. Swedish? English? Pick one, please!) unless you were actually trying to go to the REAL NO-TOWN! Which you were. In the above scenario.
"They're using your name! It's confusing! This is a disaster! Surely you have some legal recourse!"
Not in this case, friends.
Unfortunately, if someone thinks of a name (such as "NoTown") first and then uses that name (including registering an Internet domain) first, according to "the law" they own it. I know this seems unfair, but like it or not, that's just the way it is. I do plan to make it an ongoing project to learn more about this so-called law and how it can be changed. In the meantime, however, I've put together a three-point plan of action for my readership that may eventually persuade the owners of Notown.com to choose a different name for their dog brothel:
1. Remember the hyphen.
Every time you accidentally visit their site, they get what are called "hits." In Internet terms, each "hit" is worth several dollars. You're making them richer simply by viewing their site, so please remember the hypen! I know it's tough, but I've invented this easy anagram that I think may help:
Have Your Perfect Hilarious Entertaining No-Town: H.Y.P.H.E.N. Easy enough, right? You can do it!
2. Practice non-violent resistance.
I know this whole situation has probably got some of you pretty hot under the collar. Maybe you were thinking of grabbing your "strap" and a couple of your "OGs" and pulling a "hoo-ride" on Sweden. WELL, DON'T! Violence only breeds violence. In the immortal words of Tupac:
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.
3. Do not buy any of their sheepdogs.
I think if we use our heads and our hearts, we can win this thing! See, there's a little difference between them and me. At Notown.com it's bout dollars and cents. Watching the bottom line. Not caring who you have step on to be number one in the dog-hawking game.
No-Town.com follows a slightly different business model. You may have heard of it. It's called "caring."
And oh yeah, I posted a new comic. It's double-sized. For you.
