Welcome to FUBAR, where we'll talk about "the seedy underbelly" of the Internet. Not, of course, because we think that the seedy underbelly needs to be nipped, tucked, or liposucked. My fellow authors and I, in fact, take quite the opposite position. All the gentlemen involved believe that "the seedy underbelly" of the Internet reflects what people of all stripes actually do, often to the chagrin of our leading moralists.

In this issue, we're looking at ROTTEN.COM. Please trust us when we tell you that this site is not for those of weak of stomach, weak of heart, or thin of skin. It is, as the name implies, rotten (personally, I try not to view the site too close to bedtime). You can probably enjoy our column without visiting the website, and you might want to. Is that a strong enough warning?

If you choose to visit the website, I encourage you to keep open the browser window that appears when you click the above link, so you can simultaneously view rotten.com and read FUBAR. On the main rotten.com page, there are no pictures (besides the logo); there are only links, each of which goes to an image. On that main page, however, when the site provides you a title and a sarcastic caption hint, you need to decide whether you'd really like to go to that next destination in cyberspace. (If you have viewed one of the pictures and at this point you have not decided to close both browser windows and email our editor directly, please look at two of my personal favorites: Fingerhead and Weightlifter.

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