Dallas Cowboys Forget To Renew Domain Name

from the oops dept

Wed, Nov 10th 2010 2:12pm — Mike Masnick

The Dallas Cowboys are notoriously bad this year. As such, I'm sure they've got plenty of stuff to focus on, but it seems pretty bad that the team would forget to renew its domain name. It seems that DallasCowboys.com expired last Tuesday, and Network Solutions put it up for sale on Sunday. The team did eventually figure it out and got the domain back. While I have no idea what the team can do to fix its awful performance on the field, for its domain troubles, I might suggest it figure out how to "auto renew" domain registrations.

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Daryl, 10 Nov 2010 @ 2:38pm

Maybe this was a Omen that the team should just fold up and call it quits.
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Jason, 10 Nov 2010 @ 2:43pm

DFW Weather Warning
The NOAA has issued a severe tornado warning for the entire Dallas/Ft Worth area. Eleven separate tornadoes have been sighted and more are expected. Everyone in the Dallas/Ft Worth area is urged to seek immediate shelter. Emergency shelter to be set up in Cowboys Stadium as there is no expectation of a touchdown there, ever.
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Nov 2010 @ 2:51pm

Sounds like a money-making opportunity here
Just start selling paper bags with eye-holes pre-cut at the stadium entrances. You'ld clean up. Premium bags might even come pre-decorated. :)
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Wes, 10 Nov 2010 @ 4:44pm

I'll be here all week...
What do you call 53 millionaires watching the Superbowl?

The Dallas Cowboys.
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Anonymous Coward, 10 Nov 2010 @ 5:36pm

is this thing on?
No! The reason the website was down was because the Cowboys cant string together 3 w's.

(stole that from the radio)
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sprearson81 (profile), 10 Jun 2012 @ 9:01am

Oh man, I wish I'd caught that drop, would've been fun!
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