# Huh? the FBI is monitoring ME? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963 "2004-01-06T06:16:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/1 "2004-01-06T06:16:23Z")
I was just about to let loose a rant, but I think I´d better check this before… so, it seems that the FBI is sniffing into my non USA persona Interent ramblings, at least it says so [over here](http://www.stopcarnivore.org/visicountries.htm), would someone care to soothe my unrest about this; or else, confirm the offense? ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/2 "2004-01-06T06:21:25Z")
Huh? The website just shows what country visitors _to that website_ are from. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/3 "2004-01-06T08:54:37Z")
Meth is bad, mmmkay? ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/4 "2004-01-06T08:59:52Z")
Meth is bad, mmmkay? ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/5 "2004-01-06T09:09:49Z")
Meth is bad, mmmkay. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/6 "2004-01-06T11:42:01Z")
Meth is bad, mmmkay?!?!?!?!!?! ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/7 "2004-01-06T11:46:04Z")
Uh oh… ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/8 "2004-01-06T11:53:29Z")
Meth is a bad monkey? Bad monkey! ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/9 "2004-01-06T11:57:38Z")
Beth is mad, mmmkay? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/10 "2004-01-06T12:08:22Z")
Meth is bad, mmmkay? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/11 "2004-01-06T12:13:53Z")
Oh, what a meth. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/12 "2004-01-06T12:19:28Z")
Holy shit! **Question** was right with his daft ‘hive mind’ ramblings… ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/13 "2004-01-06T12:19:47Z")
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Meth Cliches”. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/14 "2004-01-06T12:25:24Z")
You guys are just ruining it for **Brutus**. It’s the first sensible post I’ve ever seen **Brutus** make (the initial reply to the OP, not the “hive-mind” post). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/15 "2004-01-06T12:30:50Z")
Any of you smart-asses gonna clue the rest of us in? ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/16 "2004-01-06T12:55:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*You guys are just ruining it for **Brutus**. It’s the first sensible post I’ve ever seen **Brutus** make (the initial reply to the OP, not the “hive-mind” post). 😉 \*\* It is an age of miracles we live in, **Desmo**. Who knows, maybe 2004 is the year **Elucidator** posts on-topic! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/17 "2004-01-06T13:07:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*You guys are just ruining it for **Brutus**. It’s the first sensible post I’ve ever seen **Brutus** make (the initial reply to the OP, not the “hive-mind” post). 😉 \*\* Even Homer nods… ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/18 "2004-01-06T13:35:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ale \* > \*\*I was just about to let loose a rant, but I think I´d better check this before… so, it seems that the FBI is sniffing into my non USA persona Interent ramblings, at least it says so [over here](http://www.stopcarnivore.org/visicountries.htm), would someone care to soothe my unrest about this; or else, confirm the offense? \*\* I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are sending emails like “the mango is in the basket” and such. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/19 "2004-01-06T13:47:40Z")
> [@](#): > > I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are sending emails like “the mango is in the basket” and such. But don’t forget the Mango chutney. Well, you might be a mango deliveryman… ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-the-fbi-is-monitoring-me/222963/20 "2004-01-06T14:02:01Z")
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