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  • Mr.Fiction
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    • Feb 2002
    • 9484
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    Another big domain sale: PETA buys Beef.com

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals may have one-upped the beef giants on this. Friday, it will take over the Web address www.beef.com, which had been for sale, to offer vegetarian news.

    http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...1-crisis_x.htm

    Recently it was listed on Great Domains for $150,000, previously listed for over $300,000. I wonder how much PETA paid?

    Seems like a brilliant PR move, sure to piss off a lot of people. What do you think?
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    • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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      • Mar 2003
      • 30307
      #2
      Thats Sweet!

      Bad ass LOL!
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        • stocktrader23
          Let's do some business.
          • Jan 2003
          • 18781
          #3
          Where's the beef?


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            • KaLi
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              • Aug 2003
              • 4371
              #4
              Haha, interesting

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                • Rictor
                  Old Timer
                  • Jan 2001
                  • 12208
                  #5
                  I wanted to put a gay site on that domain.

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                    • The Truth Hurts
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                      • Nov 2002
                      • 15797
                      #6
                      fuck peta, someone send them some omaha steaks.

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                        • juicylinks
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Apr 2001
                          • 122992
                          #7
                          Please be aware that, as the registered, legal owner of BEEF.com, I will not be considering a negotiation on any offers that do not begin at or above $2,500,000 (US).

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                            • flashfire
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                              • Feb 2003
                              • 13098
                              #8
                              peta sucks....they mean well but dont really look at the facts, there already isnt enought food for everyone on earth so if we were all vegetarians where would we be??

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                                • dirtysouth
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                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 2613
                                  #9
                                  Isn't that a bit mis-leading? Aren't their laws to keep people from doing that kind of shit? Think about it this way: What if you were a cattle farmer? It's gonna have a hell of an impact on his business.

                                  They tell us we can't serve porn an a domain like "cookies.com" so why is PETA better than us?
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                                    • Rictor
                                      Old Timer
                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 12208
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by flashfire
                                      peta sucks....they mean well but dont really look at the facts, there already isnt enought food for everyone on earth so if we were all vegetarians where would we be??
                                      Well, you have to take into account that one farm animal can eat as much grain as 100 humans. Or that land used for grazing could be used to grow crops instead. It works out that if no one ate meat, there would be a LOT more food.

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                                        • Ic3m4nZ
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                                          • Aug 2003
                                          • 6285
                                          #11
                                          Good move

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                                            • NetRodent
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                                              • Jan 2002
                                              • 3985
                                              #12
                                              I'll stop eating beef if I can start eating PETA members.
                                              "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
                                              --H.L. Mencken

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                                                • EZRhino
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                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                  • 6258
                                                  #13
                                                  Awesome and funny at the same time

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                                                    • Mr.Fiction
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                                                      • Feb 2002
                                                      • 9484
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by dirtysouth
                                                      Isn't that a bit mis-leading? Aren't their laws to keep people from doing that kind of shit? Think about it this way: What if you were a cattle farmer? It's gonna have a hell of an impact on his business.

                                                      They tell us we can't serve porn an a domain like "cookies.com" so why is PETA better than us?
                                                      Should Persian Kitty be illegal?

                                                      Should Walmart be illegal because they don't sell walls?

                                                      What about Apple?

                                                      The only thing that is illegal, and it has not been tested in the courts yet, is trying to trick kids into visiting porn using a non-porn domain name.
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                                                        • Mr.Fiction
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Feb 2002
                                                          • 9484
                                                          #15
                                                          One more thing - MADD owns DrunkDriving.org - what's the difference?
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                                                            • dirtysouth
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                              • 2613
                                                              #16
                                                              Thanks for the lesson.
                                                              no sig

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                                                                • vas
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                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                  • 562
                                                                  #17
                                                                  they will probably get sued using the same law that that guy got sued by that was redirecting kids to porn...
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                                                                    •  Smokey The Bear 
                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                                      • 3880
                                                                      #18
                                                                      <a href="http://www.BEEF.com"><img src="http://www.BEEF.com/beefcom-186x60.gif" alt="BEEF.com -- Starting Point for Beef Information on the Internet" height="60" width="186" border="0"></a>


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                                                                        • DarkBob
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                                                                          • Jun 2001
                                                                          • 2300
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by vas
                                                                          they will probably get sued using the same law that that guy got sued by that was redirecting kids to porn...
                                                                          no they won't.
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                                                                            • Forkbeard
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                                                                              • Feb 2002
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                                                                              #20
                                                                              I'll stop eating beef if I can start eating PETA members.
                                                                              Some of 'em are pretty tasty....
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                                                                                • Richard - Triplexcash
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                                                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                                                  • 915
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Be interesting to see how they handle the site.

                                                                                  Personally, I don't care what people eat. But a thought crossed my mind reading this post:

                                                                                  If everyone quit eating beef, what the hell would happen to all the cattle?
                                                                                  Richard
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                                                                                    • NetRodent
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                                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                                      • 3985
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by rockdude
                                                                                      Be interesting to see how they handle the site.

                                                                                      Personally, I don't care what people eat. But a thought crossed my mind reading this post:

                                                                                      If everyone quit eating beef, what the hell would happen to all the cattle?
                                                                                      Extinction. PETA would then want the government to set aside special "Cow Sanctuaries" where the beasts could run free. Never mind the fact that the species has been selectively bred for thousands of years for domestication.

                                                                                      The best way to ensure a species never goes extinct is for people to domesticate it. Cats, dogs, cows, pigs, chickens will never go extinct.
                                                                                      "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
                                                                                      --H.L. Mencken

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