This is only the second time it’s happened to me, but it’s infuriating. Both times it occurred when I was clicking on an email inbox link to a Straight Dope thread. Instead of the thread, I get an IE message box saying it can’t display a page. Then another box, and another, and another, until there are nearly 60. I finally find an X that lets me get off the AOL, but boxes are still popping up. Even the three-finger salute doesn’t work. I couldn’t shut down or get rid of the hourglass. The ESC didn’t help.
In desperation, I pulled the plug.
It’s okay now, but is there a way I could have stopped this from happening?