# Funny error message

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829 "2003-07-16T06:53:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829/1 "2003-07-16T06:53:51Z")

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> [http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/](http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/)
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> These Weapons of Mass Destruction cannot be displayed
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> The weapons you are looking for are currently unavailable. The country might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your weapons inspectors mandate.

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> [http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/15/google.wmd.reut/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/15/google.wmd.reut/index.html)
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> The site, which is designed to look like a genuine error message – replete with “bomb” icon – is the top result when “weapons of mass destruction” is entered into one of the Web’s top search engines, [Google.com](http://Google.com).
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> And despite being five months old – a real veteran by Internet standards, the site is more popular than ever and is attracting over a million hits a week.
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> Cox said he created the site in February before the Iraq war when the debate about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction first arose. With the war over and such weapons as elusive as ever, Cox’s site has enjoyed new-found popularity.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829/2 "2003-07-16T06:56:43Z")

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> Posted using 100% recycled electrons.

Too true.

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829/3 "2003-07-16T06:58:16Z")

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Deja vu?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-error-message/188829/4 "2003-07-16T07:58:47Z")

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Maybe.