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'''Blue Waffle''' is a [[shock site]]. Victims are told 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 what appears to be a diseased woman's vagina. | '''Blue Waffle''' is a [[shock site]]. Victims are told 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 what appears to be a diseased woman's vagina. | ||
When accessing the site, the page 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 picture was originated on | When accessing the site, the page 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 picture was originated on Documenting Reality. | ||
There is no known disease named Blue Waffle. All stories about Blue Waffle being an STD are wrong. 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 believing the disease was real. | There is no known disease named Blue Waffle. All stories about Blue Waffle being an STD are wrong. 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 believing the disease was real. | ||
