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KRL · 04-11-2003, 06:16 PM

Iraq Humor Web Site Gets Too Popular

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer

A Web site that pokes fun at Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s minister of information became such a global hit that its operators had to temporarily pull the plug Friday as they scrambled for more powerful computers.

To help pay for the upgrades, the site will sell T-shirts, mugs and barbecue aprons featuring choice quotes from Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, who maintained with a straight face that Iraqi troops were routing the Americans even as U.S. tanks busted through Baghdad.

The site, WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com, features quotes as well as obviously doctored photos showing al-Sahhaf boasting of the Confederacy's successes during the Civil War and Darth Vader's victories in the "Star Wars" movies.

"My feelings ? as usual ? we will slaughter them all," reads one quote from al-Sahhaf from two days before Baghdad fell.

Until he disappeared Tuesday, al-Sahhaf was the colorful face of Saddam's regime. Some Arabs, getting a kick out of how al-Sahhaf ridicules President Bush (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites), even called his daily news conferences "the "al-Sahhaf show."

In the United States, Conn Nugent and his friends got a kick out of the comments, too, and decided to create the Web site Tuesday.

The site, Nugent said, was meant as a private joke.

"We didn't advertise it at all," he said. "We just sent it to our friends."

Within hours, someone at the Pentagon (news - web sites) got wind of it, and soon word spread to journalists, Nugent said. By Friday, many Web journals, called blogs, referred to the site. Internet users also circulated e-mail telling friends to check it out.

Nugent said the group's contract with its Web host called for a limit of 2,000 hits a month ? but the site was getting 4,000 per second, putting other businesses sharing that host in jeopardy. The group looked for more powerful servers and decided to shut down after crashing four.

It's not the first time a site got too popular.

One blog, "Live From the Sandbox," had to switch servers and domain names soon after the war began. Another, ostensibly written from Baghdad, was upgraded for free by its hosts.

In this case, Nugent and his pals will essentially be paying for their successes in Internet spontaneity. Technicians were working Friday to find ? and pay for ? a Web hosting computer powerful enough to handle the worldwide traffic.

"It's worth it," said Nugent, who runs an environmentalist foundation in New York. "How else are we going to have fun in this world?"

Juicy D. Links · 04-11-2003, 06:22 PM

whats the url?

KRL · 04-11-2003, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juicylinks
whats the url?

http://www.WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com

NetRodent · 04-11-2003, 06:25 PM

Someone in hollywood better recruit this guy. He's better than Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey and the rest of the Hollywood comedians.

Juicy D. Links · 04-11-2003, 06:26 PM

what a bunch of cocks suckers you know how much $$$ could have been made with that traffic

EscortBiz · 04-11-2003, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NetRodent
Someone in hollywood better recruit this guy. He's better than Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey and the rest of the Hollywood comedians.

you can see the content?>

Pipecrew · 04-11-2003, 06:28 PM

I find 4000/second hard to believe

that would mean 360 million visitors a day, and mainstream bandwidth isnt cheap

Juicy D. Links · 04-11-2003, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pipecrew
I find 4000/second hard to believe

that would mean 360 million visitors a day, and mainstream bandwidth isnt cheap

There host prob said that so they could charge them more $$$

NetRodent · 04-11-2003, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EscortBiz

you can see the content?>

I saw the website yesterday. I was talking about the Iraqi Information Minister, he's a riot.

http://www.croqueweb.com/download2.html

KRL · 04-11-2003, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pipecrew
I find 4000/second hard to believe

that would mean 360 million visitors a day, and mainstream bandwidth isnt cheap

Hell even getting 1% of that action would be sweet $$$.

FATPad · 04-11-2003, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pipecrew
I find 4000/second hard to believe

that would mean 360 million visitors a day, and mainstream bandwidth isnt cheap

It said there were a lot of pics on the site.

The host might have been going by the technical term for hit. 1 page with 20 images will be 21 hits.

*shrugs* Or at least that's my best guess. I do agree that 4000 unique visitors per second would be an outrageous claim.

KRL · 04-11-2003, 06:34 PM

Dang, time to put up the "Is Saddam Alive or Dead? 900 Number".

Plat · 04-11-2003, 06:36 PM

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/how_many_online/

BRISK · 04-11-2003, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KRL
Nugent said the group's contract with its Web host called for a limit of 2,000 hits a month ? but the site was getting 4,000 per second

What kind of hosting company sells hosting based on the number of "hits" per month?

foreverjason · 04-11-2003, 06:56 PM

ya probably not 4k a second.

asuna · 04-11-2003, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by foreverjason
ya probably not 4k a second.

I'd believe 4K an hour, yeah, Is Saddam dead? 1-900-Saddam1 , 50cents a call, sheesh

foe · 04-11-2003, 07:44 PM

ahhh makes you wish

04-11-2003, 06:16 PM	#1
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Baghdad Bob getting 4,000 hits a second :) Iraq Humor Web Site Gets Too Popular By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer A Web site that pokes fun at Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s minister of information became such a global hit that its operators had to temporarily pull the plug Friday as they scrambled for more powerful computers. To help pay for the upgrades, the site will sell T-shirts, mugs and barbecue aprons featuring choice quotes from Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, who maintained with a straight face that Iraqi troops were routing the Americans even as U.S. tanks busted through Baghdad. The site, WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com, features quotes as well as obviously doctored photos showing al-Sahhaf boasting of the Confederacy's successes during the Civil War and Darth Vader's victories in the "Star Wars" movies. "My feelings ? as usual ? we will slaughter them all," reads one quote from al-Sahhaf from two days before Baghdad fell. Until he disappeared Tuesday, al-Sahhaf was the colorful face of Saddam's regime. Some Arabs, getting a kick out of how al-Sahhaf ridicules President Bush (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites), even called his daily news conferences "the "al-Sahhaf show." In the United States, Conn Nugent and his friends got a kick out of the comments, too, and decided to create the Web site Tuesday. The site, Nugent said, was meant as a private joke. "We didn't advertise it at all," he said. "We just sent it to our friends." Within hours, someone at the Pentagon (news - web sites) got wind of it, and soon word spread to journalists, Nugent said. By Friday, many Web journals, called blogs, referred to the site. Internet users also circulated e-mail telling friends to check it out. Nugent said the group's contract with its Web host called for a limit of 2,000 hits a month ? but the site was getting 4,000 per second, putting other businesses sharing that host in jeopardy. The group looked for more powerful servers and decided to shut down after crashing four. It's not the first time a site got too popular. One blog, "Live From the Sandbox," had to switch servers and domain names soon after the war began. Another, ostensibly written from Baghdad, was upgraded for free by its hosts. In this case, Nugent and his pals will essentially be paying for their successes in Internet spontaneity. Technicians were working Friday to find ? and pay for ? a Web hosting computer powerful enough to handle the worldwide traffic. "It's worth it," said Nugent, who runs an environmentalist foundation in New York. "How else are we going to have fun in this world?" __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

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