# File lib/oauth/consumer.rb, line 99
    def uri(custom_uri = nil)
      if custom_uri
        @uri  = custom_uri
        @http = create_http # yike, oh well. less intrusive this way
      else  # if no custom passed, we use existing, which, if unset, is set to site uri
        @uri ||= URI.parse(site)
      end
    end