July 05, 2003

search this on google

A rare gem passed through my email box today. Follow the instructions below to see the parody.
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1. go to google.com
2. type in "weapons of mass destruction" ... with the quotes
3. press 'I'm feeling lucky'
4. you will get an error message... BUT read the entire message...!
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If this doesn't work for you, click here to see the page.

Posted by doug at July 5, 2003 11:12 PM | TrackBack
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clicking here will also bring up an error message.

Posted by: travis at July 7, 2003 07:38 PM

from WAPO:

The joke has been circling the Internet since February, but only recently did it tickle the global funny bone enough to become the top listing on Google for searches on "weapons of mass destruction." Now that top ranking has become part of the joke.

The page is the handiwork of 34-year-old Anthony Cox, a pharmacist in Birmingham, England. Cox said in an e-mail that the page he created before the Iraq war was a "niche in-joke" until it got so widely linked; now it draws 2.5 million daily visits.

"These are pretty dark days," Cox said. "I just hope it made some people laugh."

Posted by: travis at July 15, 2003 10:28 AM