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'''Blue Waffle''' is term for a fake disease, internet hoax, and [[Shock site|shock image]] coined in 2008. Because of this meme, many people believed that "blue waffle" was an actual [[wikipedia:Sexually_transmitted_infection|STD]] like HIV or gonorrhea (sometimes referred to as "the clap" | '''Blue Waffle''' is term for a fake disease, internet hoax, and [[Shock site|shock image]] coined in 2008. Because of this meme, many people believed that "blue waffle" was an actual [[wikipedia:Sexually_transmitted_infection|STD]] like HIV or gonorrhea (sometimes referred to as "the clap"). Trolls would tell victims to search for an image of a blue waffle on Google's Image Search, only to be surprised by a close-up shot image of a diseased vagina. | ||
Shock sites were made in response to the popularity blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just the image with a small description. The original picture originated on Documenting Reality. | Shock sites were made in response to the popularity blue waffle was getting. Most mirrors consisted of just the image with a small description. The original picture originated on Documenting Reality. | ||
