# Things I learned from teh internets **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904 "2006-11-02T23:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/41 "2006-11-05T22:48:39Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] I touhgt it wsa “teh intarweb” [/QUOTE] Tahts o sew much mor kl3r, aint it? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/42 "2006-11-05T23:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] 1. No matter what your problem is, you are not the only one who has suffered for it. There is most likely a message board for you, as a matter of fact. [/QUOTE] In fact, whatever your problem is, whether it be deafness, obesity or alopecia, there’s a group out there that’s militantly defensive about it to the point of insisting that it _isn’t_ a disability, and in fact it’s _everyone else_ who has the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Wheeljack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/43 "2006-11-06T07:41:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mirror Image egamI rorriM] No matter what you’re looking for in Google Images, there will be a picture of someone’s pet. [/QUOTE] And porn. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/44 "2006-11-06T13:28:30Z")
On 9/11, I learned the Internet can be a lifeline. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/45 "2006-11-07T09:28:35Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] =E(_o_)3= [/QUOTE] I’ve just learned that there is a goatse. smiley. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Push_Up_Bra)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/46 "2006-11-07T10:55:15Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] I’ve just learned that there is a goatse. smiley. :eek: [/QUOTE] Oh my god, is that was that was?? I am _so_ using that! ---
**Author:** ![AndLuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@AndLuna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndLuna)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/47 "2006-11-07T15:26:52Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] I touhgt it wsa “teh intarweb” [/QUOTE] Teh intarweb **z** , n00b. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/48 "2006-11-07T15:37:33Z")
I get all my information on the Interlink, myself. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/49 "2006-11-07T15:52:51Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] I’ve just learned that there is a goatse. smiley. :eek: [/QUOTE] You like that? I made it up on the spot (someone else may have come up with one, but I’ve never seen it)…took me about six tries. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/50 "2006-11-07T16:54:56Z")
Good job! I like it too…but perhaps it’s a bit more shocking in a wider position: =E( 0 )3= ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/51 "2006-11-07T17:20:28Z")
I don’t know anything about ASCII art. Could someone maybe explain what that series of characters is supposed to represent? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/52 "2006-11-07T17:26:03Z")
[QUOTE=fishbicycle] I don’t know anything about ASCII art. Could someone maybe explain what that series of characters is supposed to represent? [/QUOTE] There’s a famous internet picture which you could Google with safe mode off, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s called “goatse”, and it’s a guy bent over, stretching is butcheeks wide with his hands, revealing his anus to the photographer. Apparently, it’s “Teh Roxxorz” or something. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/53 "2006-11-07T17:49:38Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] There’s a famous internet picture which you could Google with safe mode off, but I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s called “goatse”, and it’s a guy bent over, stretching is butcheeks wide with his hands, revealing his anus to the photographer. [/QUOTE] Not exactly. He’s stretching his **anus** wide with his hands, revealing his **rectum** and other inner workings. It’s more disturbing by an order of magnitude. :eek: Just look up “goatse” on Wikipedia for a “history” of the infamous pic. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/54 "2006-11-07T17:56:06Z")
A man who claims to be the goatse guy had an interview in the Body Modification E-zine a few years ago. That’s an interesting workout routine he has… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/55 "2006-11-07T18:01:34Z")
[QUOTE=Wheeljack] [QUOTE=Mirror Image egamI rorriM] No matter what you’re looking for in Google Images, there will be a picture of someone’s pet. [/QUOTE] And porn. [/QUOTE] Often, these are the same picture. ---
**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/56 "2006-11-07T23:53:55Z")
Cat pics taken out of context are funny! ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/57 "2006-11-08T07:33:00Z")
No matter how clearly you write your OP, someone will completely misunderstand it. No matter how clear your question, you will more than likely receive many, many, non answers before you get a real answer, if at all (this board is a partial exception). No topic is too interesting for someone not to hijack it, redirect it and turn it into a boring argument about something inconsequential and unrelated. Strippers seem to think belly rings, tattoos and fake fingernails are the height of coolness and look good. There are a lot of people who think they are funny but aren’t. Examples? Just surf for 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/58 "2006-11-08T12:03:57Z")
No matter how trivial the subject, there is someone out there who has devoted their entire life to researching, studying, and mastering it. Related to this: No matter how much you think you know about something, there is someone out there who knows more about it than you (even if it’s only a specific area of the overall something). ---
**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/59 "2006-11-08T18:47:32Z")
Everybody on the Internet is an expert on everything except you. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-teh-internets/378904/60 "2006-11-16T07:45:04Z")
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