What kind of Internet frauds have taken you in?

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Of course, Kaufman isn't the only one to delight in puzzling his audience...indeed, many web pages are made with that spirit. Which web pages have puzzled you whether they are real--or satire?--Al

-- Al Schroeder (al.schroeder@nashville.com), January 02, 2000

Answers

thehungersite.com. Which seems to be an excellent cause. Although when I went there the first time I was wondering if maybe it's a big.. oh I don't know.. off? It seems a bit fishy to me. Probably isn't at all though.. I don't know..

-- Jen (nyc@echoside.net), January 02, 2000.

I received an email about the Blairwitch site long before I knew it was going to be a movie. That one had me going for a bit.

-- Mahrya (miss_m@chickmail.com), January 02, 2000.

i am new enough at this to admit at this stage of the game, to me there is a remote possibility, that everyone out there but me are three headed, six legged green keyboard manipulators. and i am afraid to go look into the mirror ! as fox mulder would say, "the truth is out there."

but some seriousness creeps into what i read of the journals, some good thoughts and ideas - - maybe that is the alien part rather than the human, eh.

maybe sometime i will be able to meet some of you people - - - but you will have to wear hard hats and protective glasses and clothing.

-- doug (ionoi@webtv.net), January 02, 2000.


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