# 9/22 Weird Earl (Passed Out Wookies)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-22-weird-earl-passed-out-wookies/265553>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 22, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-22-weird-earl-passed-out-wookies/265553 "2004-09-22T21:04:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-22-weird-earl-passed-out-wookies/265553/1 "2004-09-22T21:04:16Z")

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How come whenever I open this page, my system crashes? I was able to get the system monitor open one time, and my CPU usage was at 100%. I closed the wookie window, and everything was fine. Anybody else have this problem? What’s going on over there?

[http://www.passedoutwookies.com/](http://www.passedoutwookies.com/)

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-22-weird-earl-passed-out-wookies/265553/2 "2004-09-23T13:53:22Z")

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Obviously I did not have a problem with it. 🙂

Anyone else?

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-22-weird-earl-passed-out-wookies/265553/3 "2004-09-23T15:02:48Z")

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I acquired a sizable dose of Adware right about the time I clicked on it.

And this is a newly-installed computer, less than 6 days from IT.

That site is fishy, if you ask me. :dubious: