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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI and Homeland Security Respond to Shocking Goatse Bomb in Atlanta
The affluent denizens of Atlantas Buckhead neighborhood received a fun treat this week when they looked up at the corner of Peachtree and East Paces Ferry: a famous internet mans giant, ruddy, gaping spread asshole, displayed on an enormous digital billboard.
The billboard above is one of the thousands of YESCO digital billboards installed across the country. Naturally, it comes with an internet connection. The setup is exactly as insecure as youd imagine: many of these electronic billboards are completely unprotected, dangling on the public internet without a password or any kind of firewall. This means its pretty simple to change the image displayed from a new AT&T offer to, say, Goatse.
The appearance of this unexpected mammoth human asshole alarmed Buckhead residents so much that at least one called 911, WSB-TV reports:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that both the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are now both involved in chasing down the party responsible for briefly putting the graphic butt meme on a billboarda poster on Reddit already took responsibility:
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Blurred out image of billboard shown at Gawker so don't worry
The billboard above is one of the thousands of YESCO digital billboards installed across the country. Naturally, it comes with an internet connection. The setup is exactly as insecure as youd imagine: many of these electronic billboards are completely unprotected, dangling on the public internet without a password or any kind of firewall. This means its pretty simple to change the image displayed from a new AT&T offer to, say, Goatse.
The appearance of this unexpected mammoth human asshole alarmed Buckhead residents so much that at least one called 911, WSB-TV reports:
Theres an electronic billboard that is flashing a naked man, one woman said in the 911 call. Its not actually an emergency; its just totally disgusting. Police say the billboards owner temporarily cut power to the billboard.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that both the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are now both involved in chasing down the party responsible for briefly putting the graphic butt meme on a billboarda poster on Reddit already took responsibility:
....
Blurred out image of billboard shown at Gawker so don't worry
Wow, goatse hasn't crossed my mind in like 10 years. Well played.
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FBI and Homeland Security Respond to Shocking Goatse Bomb in Atlanta (Original Post)
Capt. Obvious
May 2015
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Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)1. Is the giver next?
The horror, the horror.
Action_Patrol
(845 posts)2. I second your analysis.
Welcome back you old filthy 'friend'
Cirque du So-What
(25,978 posts)3. What next? 'Tub Girl?'
Everything old becomes new again.
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)4. :/
lol
Codeine
(25,586 posts)5. Ah, the days of Goatse and Lemonparty.
Good times.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)7. I hope that by tomorrow morning
someone has done a "Hitler Reacts To Goatse Billboard" Downfall parody.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)6. Talk about mission creep. The DHS is now investigating pranks
Codeine
(25,586 posts)8. To be fair,
Goatse is about as dirty a bomb as I can imagine.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)9. Goatse is weapons grade disgusting but...
I don't think the secret police (DHS) should be investigating goatse pranks.
Response to Capt. Obvious (Original post)
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Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)12. ...
trumad
(41,692 posts)11. An unprotected network like that...
Easy picking.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)13. Goddamnit.
This thread is just a laundry list of gross shit from my high school years.