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The site was possibly meant to lure people into thinking that it was about the [[wikipedia:Lemon Party|Lemon Party of Canada]], a Canadian political party, from which the name was supposedly derived. This site was originally hosted by Eric Johnson<ref name="Interview" />, but was later passed on to other sellers who bought the domain. | The site was possibly meant to lure people into thinking that it was about the [[wikipedia:Lemon Party|Lemon Party of Canada]], a Canadian political party, from which the name was supposedly derived. This site was originally hosted by Eric Johnson<ref name="Interview" />, but was later passed on to other sellers who bought the domain. | ||
Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002<ref>opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref>, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[[wikipedia:If You Wanna Be Happy|If You Wanna Be Happy]]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21st, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with | Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002<ref>opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref>, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[[wikipedia:If You Wanna Be Happy|If You Wanna Be Happy]]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21st, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with metals below it. However, this link was shortly removed as of an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link. | ||
Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. On December 27, 2013, [[wikipedia:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]] reporter Joseph Bernstein interviewed the original owner of the domain, Eric Johnson. The owner stated that he parked the site for $450,000 and has been running the site for 9 years.<ref name="Interview">Bernstein, J. (2013, October 27). [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lemonparty-the-legendary-shock-site-is-for-sale "Lemonparty, The Legendary Shock Site, Is For Sale."] [[wikipedia:BuzzFeed News|BuzzFeed News]].</ref> Shortly thereafter, the site removed the image and was turned into a pornographic website, no longer relating to the classic Lemon Party itself. Later, the site then put the image back to its state. Johnson had also mentioned in the interview that the image had originated and spread "''in the early aughts while being passed around internet relay chat''".<ref name="Interview" /> | Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. On December 27, 2013, [[wikipedia:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]] reporter Joseph Bernstein interviewed the original owner of the domain, Eric Johnson. The owner stated that he parked the site for $450,000 and has been running the site for 9 years.<ref name="Interview">Bernstein, J. (2013, October 27). [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lemonparty-the-legendary-shock-site-is-for-sale "Lemonparty, The Legendary Shock Site, Is For Sale."] [[wikipedia:BuzzFeed News|BuzzFeed News]].</ref> Shortly thereafter, the site removed the image and was turned into a pornographic website, no longer relating to the classic Lemon Party itself. Later, the site then put the image back to its state. Johnson had also mentioned in the interview that the image had originated and spread "''in the early aughts while being passed around internet relay chat''".<ref name="Interview" /> | ||