# Thanks so much, CNN - I've now viewed porn on my office computer. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307 "2002-12-12T19:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/1 "2002-12-12T19:22:23Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/12/paris.gay.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/12/paris.gay.ap/index.html) An article about “Gay Paree”, or how the city of Paris, France is courting gay American tourists. I suppose my workplace is pretty tolerant, and I read this article with no shame or embarrassment or fear of inappropriate work computer use. Then I innocently clicked on the “Related” link, which was labeled “Gay Paris.” I figured it would be a Time magazine article; those related links usually are. Well, it wasn’t. It was a tourist website (www dot gay hyphen paris dot net/en\_index dot htm) which, on the very front page, featured Big Hard Cocks In Action. My blood ran cold. I closed the window pretty fast; I’m not sure yet if I was fast enough. I guess I’ll find out. Well, great. I AM gay, by the way, and I’m not an anti-porn crusader or anything, but for corn’s sake. I’m at work, I’m reading [cnn.com](http://cnn.com), and the next thing I know, I’ve committed a fireable offense. Damn them. That’s why I broke the link above; it’s definitely not work-appropriate. Think of the cow-orkers, people. CNN. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/2 "2002-12-12T19:31:27Z")
😕 I clicked the “Gay Paris” link on the CNN page, and got a normal-looking page. Only pics were of the Eiffel Tower at night and a small banner with a pic of a guy wearing boxers. Other than that, there’s a “Gay Paris” logo, a navigation bar, some text about gay tourism, a weather report, and a hotel ad. The URL matches the broken one you gave above. No Big Hard Cocks to be seen. Did the link get hacked? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/3 "2002-12-12T19:35:25Z")
Well, OK. I reloaded, and it turns out that the Young Boxers Guy banner changes into Big Hot Cocks eventually. Yeah, what’s with that? ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/4 "2002-12-12T19:38:01Z")
Let’s not drag a perfectly innocent vegetable into this. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/5 "2002-12-12T19:38:50Z")
E-Mail CNN. They probably didn’t notice. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/6 "2002-12-12T19:39:54Z")
It’s a pornographic banner ad. Refresh the page a few times and watch the banner ad at the bottom change. You’ll see the Big Hard Cocks In Action. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/7 "2002-12-12T19:44:11Z")
ummmm…no thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/8 "2002-12-12T19:46:12Z")
Stupid poultry. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/9 "2002-12-12T19:48:44Z")
I didn’t even realize it was a banner ad, and that it changed back and forth from Big Hard Cocks to Not- Big Hard Cocks. You’re right, probably CNN didn’t even notice, although I’m sure my email, if I sent one, wouldn’t be the first to reach them. I expect the link to be removed by mid-day. I just clicked the link, scrolled down a bit, and just about fell out of my chair. Cocks, cocks everywhere. I just wasn’t prepared for it! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/10 "2002-12-12T19:50:07Z")
Is anyone ever really prepared for wall to wall cocks? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/11 "2002-12-12T19:53:24Z")
“A complete on-line guide of Paris and its gay and lesbian community”… Yeah, now the banner ad is for Black Stallions dot com, “#1 Gay Interracial site” and it shows an erect penis. I’m emailing [cnn.com](http://cnn.com), too. This has to be a colossal screwup on their part. And I’m sending it under “notice any errors on our website?” 'cause I bet they’re more likely to have someone monitoring that than just comments in general. And for the same reason, I put it under “technical” and put the URL of the cnn article. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/12 "2002-12-12T20:36:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*Is anyone ever really prepared for wall to wall cocks? \*\* I’m not sure if I’m really prepared for it, but I certainly _think_ about it. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/13 "2002-12-12T22:21:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by masonite \* > **Cocks, cocks everywhere.** And not a drop to drink. 😃 ---
**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:** [December 12, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/14 "2002-12-12T22:24:07Z")
Funny, I was reading that article while I was waiting for the thread to load. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-so-much-cnn-ive-now-viewed-porn-on-my-office-computer/142307/15 "2002-12-13T01:52:54Z")
**Hastur** I think S.T. originally wrote: “Cocks, cocks, everywhere, _nor any_ drop to drink”.