> There also has been controversy surrounding some Federal Bureau of > Investigation probes into Web sites that many claim are simply jokes or pranks. > > A perfect example was last February's Bonsai Kitty phenomenon, which has drawn > conversation to the NewsFactor forum for more than a year. > > A prank project by students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (news - > web sites) (MIT), the Web site elicited amusement from some but enraged many > animal rights activists with its tongue-in-cheek dedication to "preserving > the long lost art of body modification in house pets." > > Savvy Surfers > > Still, the Pew Institute's Horrigan referred to a recent study of Americans and > their Web habits, saying that the number of people who believe bogus > information or fall for scams is "in the couple of percent range of all > Internet users." >
Ah, the PETAphiles can't detect a joke. Who woulda guessed. Can we put a hard number to the "couple of percent range"? Think of it as evolution in action. Eventually, even the FTC will grow a clue. Dr. Strangelove --- "AAAGGGGH! They shot my goat!" -- OBL
