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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 22 May 2015

    "ly" is the mullet of startup names.

    11:47 AM - 22 May 2015
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      2. Alex Pinto‏ @alexcpsec 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg I think of it as “carbon dating”. http://Thing.com  - Pre-crash iThing - Early 2000s Thing.ly - 2008-2011 Thing.io - 2012-?

        4 replies 3 retweets 45 likes
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      2. Kurt Braget‏ @kurtybot 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg it's the fanny pack of startup names

        1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
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      1. Sara Mauskopf‏Verified account @sm 25 May 2015
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        @paulg lyft tho

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      2. Kevin Law‏ @kvnlw 26 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        .@paulgpic.twitter.com/77IdVynJWP

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Brady Law‏ @bradysays 26 May 2015
        Replying to @kvnlw

        @kvnlw @paulg i sense @billyffrench had a hand in this one...

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Brian York‏ @yupyork 22 May 2015
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        @paulg serious.ly?

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      2. Bilal Ghalib‏ @bilalghalib 24 May 2015
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        “@paulg: "ly" is the mullet of startup names.” Haha! @enjrolas

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      3. Saurav Shrestha‏ @realsshrestha 24 May 2015
        Replying to @bilalghalib

        @bilalghalib @paulg @enjrolas adding on to that is .io is the mullet domain of startups?

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. caseyjohnellis‏Verified account @caseyjohnellis 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        .@paulg @thegrugq and .io is the hipster top bun

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. OJ  🧗‏ @TheColonial 23 May 2015
        Replying to @caseyjohnellis

        @caseyjohnellis @paulg @thegrugq but I had io domains before they were cool!

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Ashwin‏ @ashwindeshmukh 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg introducing @mulletly, a startup naming service.

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      1. Kyle Waring‏ @kylewaring 22 May 2015
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        @paulg mullet.ly I like this

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      1. Jeremy Yamaguchi‏ @jeremyyamaguchi 22 May 2015
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        @paulg In that case, we may also need hillbilly analogs for 'zen' and 'joy'. :D

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      1. Erik Hedges‏ @erikhedges 22 May 2015
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        @paulg just saying: Congratulations! mullet.ly is available!

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      2. Doug Hall‏ @fastbloke 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg and -ify? @jonoalderson

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      3. ¥§¥Stephan Froede¥§¥‏ @asknbid 22 May 2015
        Replying to @fastbloke

        @fastbloke @paulg @jonoalderson -ify is also nice you can do Twittifyly.io I'm sure that domain name is available - or ifyly.io

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      2. Neil Thawani‏ @lioninawhat 22 May 2015
        Replying to @paulg

        @paulg Business in the front, party in the back? Yep.

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