My guess is that he took a meme for normal people ("that would make a good band name") and twisted it into a more nerdy version ("that would make a good domain name").

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NuclearPM 12 hours ago | parent [-]

That makes sense. I assumed posting on hackernews implies the nerdiness.

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mattmaroon 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Lots of nerds go to regular colleges so perhaps he’s saying he’s extra nerdy. (Though I think at this point we’re overanalyzing, the worst thing you can do to any joke.)

	▲	bigstrat2003 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah but if you keep analyzing it hard enough, the funniness underflows and then it's maximum funny.