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October 12, 2005 11:59 PM
Broken: Bizarre online brochure
Scott Wenzel writes: "I stumbled upon this link while researching a problem with Javascript and Carriage Returns.... The article has nothing to do with Javascript or carriages; nor are there any mountains in Florida (despite the names shown on maps)."
Update: It appears to be a totally fake site just there to gain traffic and ad impressions. Bleah. -mh
They have a Perl Carriage Return page, Unix Carriage Return, and even a page called Mis Carriage... Frightful.
holydogdoo
Who is going to google miscarriage and then see there sight and then want a ride?
they should have a
imfloridawhitetrashcarriage
urinecarriage
asswipe carriage
iguzzlepisscarrige
Oh, that's absolutely wonderful. Gotta love totally misguided Google-spam.
They also have a page for Horse Drawn Hearse, which carries the same copy about "adding romance and elegance to special occasions". Well, OK, funerals are a "special occasion", but romance?!
Also, for some reason, if you view the source code, there's a bit of PHP code (not being interpreted, because it's not a PHP file!) providing a server-side include to a page on a foot-fetish site. Buhhhh?! O.o
And even worse, the "site map" linked from their home page is a whole list of these... well, mis-carriages.
I'm very tempted to submit this one to webpagesthatsuck.com...
I don't think it is really a farm that rents carriages. The photos of carriages have been lifted from other sites and the web page claims to be owned by a company in Los Angeles, which probably doesn't exist either.
It's probably just another weird google manipulating site. Tho hidden footfetish links are a nice touch though.
OK, I have confirmed it. The info of the person its registered to matches the information of a person running a porn site. I'll not give them additional ranking by mentioning them, but those interested can match via google. I STRONGLY recommend that Mark obfuscate the link to their page in some way, perhaps by spelling it out or breaking it up because the links from here probably only serve to increase their credibility for their next scam.
It says call or email for price quotes but there is no phone number. That right there would tip me off that it was a fake.
wow, i grew up in plantation, florida and i don't remember any mountains like that! just shopping malls and retirees . . .
"The Florida"? Come on, they gotta be kidding. Also, I have plenty of family throughout Florida, and that looks more like home, up in greater New York.
The aol mail ink seems to work. Theres no profile associated with it, but when i checked, the "member" was online.
If you would e-mail them, if only to say "Ha Ha, You's funny." wouldn't they get your address, and You could get spam out the wazoo.(put on a spam list)
Well im pretty sure there are some "mountains" in florida, but they would be called hills anywhere but here...
also here's another kinda broken site.. LOL
http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/F/F01848-florida-peak.html
Notice it says it is in the state of florida, but if you look at the bottom it is in new mexico and florida peak in the florida mountain range.....a little different LOL
How about a ride in a nice Wide Carriage Printer? http://stormsedgefarm.com/Wide-Carriage-Printers.html
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Posted by: bikko at October 13, 2005 12:19 AM