# Did somebody hack ESPN.com? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563 "2009-04-27T22:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/1 "2009-04-27T22:53:13Z")
> **[ESPN - Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.](https://www.espn.com/)** > > Visit ESPN for live scores, highlights and sports news. Stream exclusive games on ESPN+ and play fantasy sports. When you get there, type: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, b, a ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/2 "2009-04-27T23:01:38Z")
You only need to do the BA once, though more times will give you more unicorns and such. Very cool and funny! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/3 "2009-04-27T23:05:41Z")
It appears these fine folks are in some way responsible. > **[🦄 Unicorn & Rainbow Happiness | Cornify](https://www.cornify.com/)** > > The #1 unicorn and rainbow service providing sparkles for websites around the world. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/4 "2009-04-27T23:07:53Z")
How did you know to do that? How would anyone know to randomly type those things in? ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/5 "2009-04-27T23:17:59Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > How did you know to do that? How would anyone know to randomly type those things in? That’s an old-school Nintendo cheat. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/6 "2009-04-27T23:20:37Z")
30 Lives Code. (Not sure why anyone would type that onto a webpage, though) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/7 "2009-04-27T23:20:37Z")
But how would you know to do it today? And on ESPN of all sites? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/8 "2009-04-27T23:31:53Z")
Didn’t work for me in Safari. ::shrug:: ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/9 "2009-04-28T00:29:29Z")
I got it to work on one article, but not on the main page. I didn’t see any unicorns, but the text turned pink and some words like cute and wonderful popped up. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/10 "2009-04-28T00:33:59Z")
Hahahahaha! It works on the articles. That’s hilarious… ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/11 "2009-04-28T00:41:50Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > Didn’t work for me in Safari. ::shrug:: Do you have javascript turned off? ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/12 "2009-04-28T02:57:38Z")
Crazy, some intern at ESPN must have too much free time. Worked for me on one of the articles, but can’t get it to work anymore. Even after closing and restarting Opera, or trying it in IE. ---
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/13 "2009-04-28T03:00:20Z")
From what I have read, it has been removed. But, if you use the google cached page it will still work. [link](http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ssdn4F46EEYJ:espn.go.com/+espn.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/14 "2009-04-28T03:04:09Z")
I clicked the link…still doesn’t work… ---
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/15 "2009-04-28T03:08:34Z")
Hmm, I don’t know then. It works for me still. I am using firefox 3.0.9 without a popup blocker FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/16 "2009-04-28T03:11:11Z")
[kinda sorta hijack, sorry] > [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, b, a, b, a There’s a song in a Kia commercial that plays at the theater I go to and that sounds awfully familiar. There are a bunch of hamsters running in their wheels, taking the place of cars on the road. Then at an intersection, a Kia with hamsters in it pulls up. They’re listening to this very cool song, then drive away. I get really into the groove of the song, then these inane lyrics start being sung, very similar to the ones quoted. The stupid lyrics turn me right off. Anyway, is this hack related to that song somehow? Does anyone know what I’m talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/17 "2009-04-28T03:16:24Z")
Yay! Got it! It was the popup blocker that killed me (Thanks **Equipoise**!!) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/18 "2009-04-28T03:19:46Z")
Never mind. I went looking for the commercial and 1) found out there are several of the same commercials but have different songs playing, though I’ve only seen this one version, and 2) the specific one I’m thinking of is [“Do What You Do”](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-UFHCfwF87_o/official_2010_kia_soul_hamsters_spot_hd_commercial_feat_music_by_marz/) by Marz, and the lyrics (when the guy starts singing) are “front back, side to side, front front back back side to side, up down” and so on. The version that plays in the theater seems longer than the one at that link. You’re welcome Sir T-Cups, but I’m not sure what I did. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/19 "2009-04-28T03:29:20Z")
> [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](#): > > From what I have read, it has been removed. But, if you use the google cached page it will still work. > > [link](http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ssdn4F46EEYJ:espn.go.com/+espn.com&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) On that link, I found that if I just kept clicking left-right-left-right over and over again, more stuff just kept popping up. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563/20 "2009-04-28T03:38:52Z")
Aha! The cached version worked for me. Anyway, turns out you can just hold down “B” after the first “B A”, and more and more unicorns appear. :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-somebody-hack-espn-com/494563.md?page=2)