So This Manatee Walks Into the Internet

2006 December 13

Apparently, on the December 4 episode of Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Conan wrapped up a sketch on fetishes by inventing one himself: hornymanatee.com

Fearing repurcussions if the new web domain were to fall into the wrong hands, the network bought it.

By yesterday afternoon hornymanatee.com

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2006 December 15

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You know I think that using “horny” as a metatag will attract a whole different group than your usual readers.

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