# That was weird **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105 "2002-06-26T21:19:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/1 "2002-06-26T21:19:25Z")
You may not want to click this link if your IT guy is standing around. I found this on google, [enjoy](http://www.absurd.org/) ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/2 "2002-06-26T21:40:12Z")
Isn’t there some sort of rule against posting crap like this? Oh yeah, incase nobody knows about the site its a java applet that spawns 30 or so windows then closes them… Close the window the link opens into to get rid of the applet. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/3 "2002-06-26T21:45:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > \*\*Isn’t there some sort of rule against posting crap like this? > \*\* Kind of like that “What’s Wrong With This Picture?” scream thing that invaded my bloody inbox from just about everyone who sens me email on a regular basis? :rolleyes: - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/4 "2002-06-26T22:23:52Z")
I’ve seen stuff like this here before, I thought of it as amusing, sorry to get your dander up…sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/5 "2002-06-26T22:25:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Stuffy \* > \*\*I’ve seen stuff like this here before, I thought of it as amusing, sorry to get your dander up…sheesh! \*\* No, no, things like that don’t bug me. I just recall reading a rule against posting stuff like that, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/6 "2002-06-26T22:33:22Z")
From ATMB: > [@](#): > > no jack-in-the-box links! > > New rule - we’re tired of seeing that site with a picture that has a face jumping up with a scream. If you’re going to post a link to that site, or another site that is intended to startle/ annoy by a sudden sound/image, check with a staff member first. Close enough, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/7 "2002-06-26T22:49:17Z")
I hadn’t seen that new rule, I don’t spend anytime in ATMB. My apologies if anyone was annoyed. I’ve sent a note to some of the Mods to lock or remove it. Stuffy ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2002, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-weird/116105/8 "2002-06-27T14:35:38Z")
I expect people to periodically check ATMB once in a while to read the latest FAQ. I would suggest that you **always** start your visit to the SDMB with a quick look at the ATMB forum. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. In this case the infraction is not that great, but we do ask that you contact a staff member first when you post one of those “annoying” links because we get complaints about them. I will now close this thread.