Links

So here's a random assortment of funny links and / or stories. Except for the one's that aren't funny.

As the caption says, sometimes it really isn't all that hard to ID the rapist. (courtesy of Erik)

I was doing a little search on the border fence news (because when the Act was first signed, CNN had a picture of a chain-linked fence up, which was hilarious) and I found this gem. So, um, if you're so slow that a photographer can take a picture of you futilely trying to climb the border fence, in broad daylight, how much of a chance do you actually have of making it into the country?

And finally there are the Not Safe For Work (NSFW) links and a story without a punchline to go with them: For those of you familiar with AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) or any other instant messenger for that matter, you'll know that you can send links to other people also using the instant messaging client. You may also know that you can link certain words as a substitute for the link, not unlike I have in this blog entry for "caption" and "gem". Well, what's technology without a diabolical use? A certain friend of mine and I have taken to im'ing other friends with disguised links. That is, not only do we substitute words for the actual links we're sending, but we substitute in fake links. Thus, a p-rn site looks like an espn link in the IM window. Certainly, this is nothing new. (Many have done this at work with a link that takes the victim to a site that, at the loudest possible volume shouts, "I'm looking at gay p-rn!!!!" and makes it impossible for the user to leave the site unless he turns off his computer. High comedy for cubicle users.)

What we've brought to the table is doing such things in class. With dreadful links. (e.g. google 'meatspin' or 'tubgirl' to get an idea) Let me reiterate... do NOT click on these at work... or ever... if you want to be able to eat again. Really, I mean that.

So anyway, the other day, after running out of people to 'meatspin', I sent the aforementioned friend a link to meatspin. Just straight up. Didn't try to hide it. In scrolling over it to try to discern what it was actually a link to, he clicked it. In class. To say my friend hid behind his laptop laughing at his error would be an understatement. Try... shook convulsively to the point of eliciting stares from classmates. As he later said, it's a good thing class was almost over.

Anyway, I promised that this story didn't have a punchline. And it doesn't. Go forth with your new knowledge and have fun tricking people. But don't say I didn't warn you about those sites.