# Internet Pitfalls

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-pitfalls/7083>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 23, 1999, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-pitfalls/7083 "1999-08-23T02:44:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![makphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@makphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/makphisto)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 1999, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-pitfalls/7083/21 "1999-08-24T13:11:00Z")

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My two infamous online mistakes:

1. While going to the White House site to look for an e-mail address I typed in [www.whitehouse.com](http://www.whitehouse.com) instead of .gov. There’s ol’ Bill and Monica! It’s amazing what someone can do with Photoshop!
2. Once did a search for “Big 10”, referring to Big 10 Basketball. 8 out of the top 10 results were “Hot Gay Porn” or something.  
The Internet can be irratiting at times, but I still wouldn’t want government intervention.

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**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 1999, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-pitfalls/7083/22 "1999-08-24T14:37:00Z")

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I’ve been on-line for about 2-3 years now and I do “surf”.  
My biggest “whoops” was doing a search for the band Dire Straits. Pulled up some porn actresses site. My GOD, the picture they showed!! Don’t think my mouse has ever clicked the “x” faster!

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