CHICAGO (SNARKY) -- Advertising revenue at two pornography web sites is down dramatically thanks to Luke Penca's infatuation with his blog "Lukateake" and Myspace.com.
"Ego has completely supplanted my sexual desires," said a tense and uptight Penca. "When I expend so much energy trying to be funny, there's nothing left for 'The Captain'," said Penca, referring to the name given to his penis by a college girlfriend.
Incidentally, the moniker "The Captain" is an unfortunate coincidence for Penca as it's also the nickname of one of his closest friends. Added Penca, "Every time someone yells out 'The Captain', I have to check that my zipper is up."
Sites affected by Penca's non-patronage include TheHun.net and Perfect10.com, a site referred to him by his roommate, Chris T.
"Perfect 10 is losing money on both ends," said T. "On one hand, they're not getting the advertising revenue [Penca] generates while on the expense side, they're engaged in a nasty legal battle with Google concerning fair-use thumbnail images."
Pornography or "pr0n" (pronounced "prawn") in geek-speak, has always been a profitable enterprise on the Internet. The advent of web logs has somewhat diminished that trend as bloggers seek gratification through personal publishing.
The Perfect 10 site is supported through subscription fees which helps offset the financial impact when viewers turn elsewhere. However, The Hun's revenue is entirely advertising supported.
"When we lose eyeballs, we lose money," said an emailed response from the Netherlands-based company. "But, frankly, we're not concerned about Penca, he'll be back. They always come back."
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At least David Coverdale was original:
"British rocker DAVID COVERDALE has confirmed the urban myth that his band WHITESNAKE was named after his penis.
Many fans of the 1980s group presumed the story was nothing more than rumour - but Coverdale is happy to clear up any confusion.
He says, "Totally. Probably if I was from Asia it would be a different colour. But being a Yorkshire lad and all..."
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