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Soylent Communications also registered a site, named '''trenchcoat.org'''<ref>web.archive.org/web/20000901050221/trenchcoat.org</ref> because of the [[wikipedia:Columbine High School massacre|Columbine High School massacre]]. The site depicted as the official site for the Trenchcoat Mafia. At the bottom of the page, there was a link titled "who to sue" which linked to the website of the [[wikipedia:Burlington (department store)|Burlington Coat Factory]]. This would result in a legal threat from Burlington<ref>web.archive.org/web/20080219054935/rotten.com/legal/desist-trench.html</ref>. | Soylent Communications also registered a site, named '''trenchcoat.org'''<ref>web.archive.org/web/20000901050221/trenchcoat.org</ref> because of the [[wikipedia:Columbine High School massacre|Columbine High School massacre]]. The site depicted as the official site for the Trenchcoat Mafia. At the bottom of the page, there was a link titled "who to sue" which linked to the website of the [[wikipedia:Burlington (department store)|Burlington Coat Factory]]. This would result in a legal threat from Burlington<ref>web.archive.org/web/20080219054935/rotten.com/legal/desist-trench.html</ref>. | ||
==PenisBird== | ==PenisBird== | ||
PenisBird''',''' also known as the "The Incident With The Bird" is a shock image hosted on Rotten.com and [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The image displays a close-up picture of a naked man standing in the middle of a concrete parking lot with a [[wikipedia:Scarlet_macaw|scarlet macaw]] perched on the man's erect penis. Links to the image and ASCII versions were spammed on the [[wikipedia:Slashdot|Slashdot]] messageboards<ref>hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=6240&cid=977380</ref>. There is an edited [[GIF]] version of PenisBird which shows the macaw masturbating the man's penis with semen discharging from it<ref>encyclopediadramatica. | PenisBird''',''' also known as the "The Incident With The Bird" is a shock image hosted on Rotten.com and [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The image displays a close-up picture of a naked man standing in the middle of a concrete parking lot with a [[wikipedia:Scarlet_macaw|scarlet macaw]] perched on the man's erect penis. Links to the image and ASCII versions were spammed on the [[wikipedia:Slashdot|Slashdot]] messageboards<ref>hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=6240&cid=977380</ref>. There is an edited [[GIF]] version of PenisBird which shows the macaw masturbating the man's penis with semen discharging from it<ref>encyclopediadramatica.top/File:Jackoff110we.gif</ref>. | ||
==Rotten Library== | ==Rotten Library== | ||
The Rotten Library was created in 2003 as an encyclopedia to supplement the website. The Library contained hundreds of articles written in a humorous fashion under 17 different headings, including culture, art, medicine, crime, travel, and the occult. | The Rotten Library was created in 2003 as an encyclopedia to supplement the website. The Library contained hundreds of articles written in a humorous fashion under 17 different headings, including culture, art, medicine, crime, travel, and the occult. | ||
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The Sports Dignity was another site hosted by Soylent hosting shocking or offensive photos related to sports, such as athletes flipping off the camera or exposing their genitalia. | The Sports Dignity was another site hosted by Soylent hosting shocking or offensive photos related to sports, such as athletes flipping off the camera or exposing their genitalia. | ||
==Rotten Dead Pool== | ==Rotten Dead Pool== | ||
The Rotten Dead Pool was a game released in November 2003, where players would pick around ten people who would die in the next 12 months. If a player was correct with celebrity dead, a point would be given. However, a player would not be given a point if it was incorrect. The Number 1 player before the site shutdown | The Rotten Dead Pool was a game released in November 2003, where players would pick around ten people who would die in the next 12 months. If a player was correct with celebrity dead, a point would be given. However, a player would not be given a point if it was incorrect. The Number 1 player before the site shutdown was named MitchellStirling, who had a total score of 7<ref>web.archive.org/web/20180104140228/deadpool.rotten.com/winners/</ref>. | ||
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