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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]]. | ||
The picture shows a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, a councilwoman named Kathy McBride became a victim | The picture shows a yeast infection stained with an antibacterial triarylmethane dye known as crystal violet. In Trenton, New Jersey, a councilwoman named Kathy McBride became a victim of the hoax during a City Council meeting in 2013, when she received a concerned call from a resident asking what Trenton was doing to combat blue waffle disease.<ref><nowiki>https://www.nj.com/mercer/2013/04/trenton_councilwoman_falls_pre.html</nowiki></ref> | ||
There are many variations of this site, including "Red Pancake" and "Giant Cheese Taco." Red Pancake shows a picture of a diseased anus, possibly infected with anal warts/HPV | There are many variations of this site, including "Red Pancake" and "Giant Cheese Taco." Red Pancake shows a picture of a diseased anus, possibly infected with anal warts/HPV. Giant Cheese Taco offers a picture of a diseased ulcerated vagina covered in yellow pus and blood. All of these sites have shut down. | ||
An episode of the | An episode of the web series ''SML'' made a reference to this shock site in episode 535: Chef Pee Pee Goes to Hollywood.<ref><nowiki>https://sml.fandom.com/wiki/Chef_Pee_Pee_Goes_to_Hollywood</nowiki>!</ref> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
