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Shock sites were made in response to the popularity that blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just a picture of what appears to be a diseased vagina, with a small description. Eventually, this was used as a form of bait and switch, baiting people into searching it on Google Images. These mainly came in the form of images, showing a literal blue waffle, followed by the caption ''Bet you can’t find me on Google Images!.'' The original picture originated on Documenting Reality. | Shock sites were made in response to the popularity that blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just a picture of what appears to be a diseased vagina, with a small description. Eventually, this was used as a form of bait and switch, baiting people into searching it on Google Images. These mainly came in the form of images, showing a literal blue waffle, followed by the caption ''Bet you can’t find me on Google Images!.'' The original picture originated on Documenting Reality. | ||
There is no Blue Waffle disease. All stories about Blue Waffle being an STD not true. The pictures show a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, councilwoman Kathy McBride fell victim to the hoax during a 2013 City Council meeting, when she received a concerned call from a city man asking what Trenton was doing to combat blue waffle disease.<ref>https://www.nj.com/mercer/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html</ref> | There is no Blue Waffle disease. All stories about Blue Waffle being an real STD are not true. The pictures show a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, councilwoman Kathy McBride fell victim to the hoax during a 2013 City Council meeting, when she received a concerned call from a city man asking what Trenton was doing to combat blue waffle disease.<ref>https://www.nj.com/mercer/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html</ref> | ||
There are many variations of this site, including Red Pancake and Giant Cheese Taco, showing a picture of a diseased anus, possibly infected with anal warts, or HPV, alongside with a picture of a diseased ulcerated vagina covered in yellow pus and blood. All of these sites went down. | There are many variations of this site, including Red Pancake and Giant Cheese Taco, showing a picture of a diseased anus, possibly infected with anal warts, or HPV, alongside with a picture of a diseased ulcerated vagina covered in yellow pus and blood. All of these sites went down. | ||
