So if I’m talking to someone and I tell them I have a blog and they actually care and want to know the url I tell them, UnknownMami.com, but they hear UnknownMommy.com. Then I have to be all like, “it’s Mami, not Mommy” and they’re all like, “What’s the difference, you are saying the same thing?” And I’m like, “No, I’m not! One is in Spanish and the other one is in English!” And they’re all like, “Sounds the same to me.” And I’m like, “You know what? You are an insensitive jerk! I hate you and your a$$ face. I’m going to go home and bite my pillow! (I might have stolen the last two lines from the movie Waiting for Guffman.)” I actually say the parenthetical statement, which just confuses them and I stomp off only to lose a potential reader. Don’t you just hate that?
Well, I will no longer have that problem. You know why? Because if you visit UnknownMommy.com, it will redirect you to UnknownMami.com. Don’t believe me? Click the link and you’ll see it takes you right back here. Yup, that’s how I roll. I spend tens of dollars investing in my blog. You never know, someday Unknown Mami might be huge and I don’t want some Unknown Mommy coming along to steal my thunder, to ride my coattails, to sample my beat, to be the chicle (gum) on the bottom of my shoe, to…okay I’ll stop. I don’t want to beat a dead horse.
you go girl!
You are just getting too fancy, Mami!
Hey, I keep meaning to get in touch. I want to see you, I miss you.
Good idea.. hopefully you won’t run into any Brits looking for UnknownMummy. 😉
Oh no! I didn’t think of that.
I was just about to say what about UnknownMummy!!
… or any southerners looking for UnknownMammy?
No wonder we have been blog buddies all this time. Waiting for Guffman is my all time favorite movie!
I don’t blame you. You were here first. Some fool comes and steals your thunder. Even I would be pissed.
OMG! I love that movie. Just thinking of it makes me happy.
I think it was a good investment. One day I decide to grab lisleman.com for a similar reason. Now I don’t have the automatic redirection setup but I probably should. If you use that URL it has a page with a link to A Few Clowns Short on it. Maybe I’m wrong but doesn’t most of your traffic come from other blog links and readers? Mine does. The other source is searches. But getting this related URL is smart. When will Unknown Industries be hiring?
I’m always looking for a few good heads to cover with paper bags, I just can’t pay them yet.
Working for free -??- you need a good cause. I just had the oddest thing pop into my head about the paper bags. Sometimes when I think of SF I think of the Zodiac movie. So you covering heads with paper bags had me going into some weird direction with you being crazed psycho. – sorry maybe it’s getting too late here.
Oh you could create a $ problemo if you go nuts with all possible related names. What about unknownbagonherheadlady.com – which no has me wondering (problemo with that) – when are you going to update your pic with two kids?
The second child is out of frame.
Oh yeah right – you really think I’ll believe that? I know you don’t care and should not care if I believe it. I sure other readers would love to see you holding two kids. I’m also sure you could find cute bags for everyone. I wonder (damn wondering again) if I could get other reader support for this request.
I love it! You are so smart, Mami!
I love this post.
First, I’ll admit that until last week, I thought your blog was “Unknown Miami”
I thought that’s where you lived. Maybe you do. I don’t know.
Also, I think that first line from Guffman to myself in my head frequently. I snickered out loud just now when I read it. It’s one of those that’s hilarious if you say it out loud to someone who knows the reference, and just rude if they don’t know the reference.
I hate you and your a$$ face!
The sound of the phone slamming down also immediately follows the line in my head.
The other one I’m never sure of my audience on is “It’s possible, pig” from The Princess Bride. Whenever I find myself in the situation of saying “It’s possible” I always want to tack on the “pig” right after, but if I’ve misjudged the Princess Bride fluency of my audience, it just comes off as rude.
You are the most famous and most known Unknown Mommy in the whole wide world! But only some of us know how fabulous you are;)
I love how you just grabbed the bull by the horns and solve all problems!
Clever girl. I was just going to say that you might also want to also peg ‘UnknownMummy’ to scotch any sneaky so-and-sos from this side of The Pond. … Then I saw Hilary’s comment. There is also quite a thriving market in ‘nearly names’ on the internet – well-known companies where typos would lead consumers/readers to a different site – so in an ideal world, all connotations should be pegged by you. At least you now don’t have to explain yourself any more!
Yeah, man, if anyone else wants to be UnknownMommy they’ll just have to, like, settle for UnknownMommy1!! You go, girl!
i want to be the chicle under your zapatos!
Good thinking! At first glance, way back when I first was following you, I thought it was Unknown Miami! Duh!
You know, I’ve never seen that movie, but i’m totally going to start using that line…
Good idea, grab them both and make them both famous. Being a famous blogger may turn out to better for you than being a famous actor.
Hey there!! hahahaha!how r u?
Love, love, LOVE this. You, my dear, are a brilliant woman!
You crack me up, mami!!
This could really get deep.
UnkownMommy isn’t unkown now that it’s UnknownMami and vice versus. Whoa!
I think that is very cool (and smart!).
🙂
Ha – I hate you and your ass face! I love that line. I could say that about multiple people every single hour of my day.
I appreciate that you spend tens of dollars on your blog – I find it so enjoyable.
Hope all is well with the new babe! 🙂
Nifty idea. Protect the assets.
That is a very smart idea! Good for you.
xojj
Excellent! I’m impressed!
That is the coolest solution I have ever seen to keep from adding to the People I Hate list. Genius. Although I do agree, how can people not hear the difference. MOM-ME, MA-ME. Big difference. Now I’m inspired to find solutions to keep people off that list.
You told them!
You’re funny. 🙂
I am so glad that I can never lose you!
🙂
Traci
You are a hoot no matter who you are.
That is so cool. What did you do, make a blog and then re-linked it to you?
No, I just bought the domain and had it redirect to my blog. I did it through my host/server, but I’m sure there are other ways to do it.
Visit me at: http://www.unknownmami.com.