Ever wanted to convert long urls to Dickens quotes?

There are dozens (if not hundreds) of ways to take an overly-lengthy URL and cut it down to size. There are even services that do the exact opposite, turning nice, short links into gigantic, bandwidth-wasting behemoths.

But suppose you really, really need to convert your URLs into, say, quotes from works of classic literature? I can't count the number of times I've wanted to - possibly because I never have yet.

Nevertheless, DickensURL is certainly an interesting take on URL modification. Submit your link, and the service returns a brief quote (punctuation included) from one of the author's numerous works like Great Expectations or Bleak House.

It won't actually make sharing your links any easier and it's certainly not a good fit for use on Twitter, but it's a little less boring (a more confusing) than including a direct link in your next email message.

Now if someone would just put together a Lenny Bruce based "How to talk dirty and share your links" service...

[via Addictive Tips]

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