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''Disambiguation: SRS may also refer to [[Shit Reddit Says]]'' | |||
<div style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;color:red;font-size:20pt">/!\ WARNING: THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS SHIT /!\</div> | |||
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[[Image:Seriouswiki.jpg|thumb|right|333px|'''"[[Why so serious?|Y SO SRS?]]" -[[Heath Ledger]]'''.]] | [[Image:Seriouswiki.jpg|thumb|right|333px|'''"[[Why so serious?|Y SO SRS?]]" -[[Heath Ledger]]'''.]] | ||
[[Image:Seriousbusiness2.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Seriousbusiness2.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
[[Image:Seriouswikipl0x2.png|thumb|right|250px|Let's hope it isn't fucked up yet.]] | [[Image:Seriouswikipl0x2.png|thumb|right|250px|Let's hope it isn't fucked up yet.]] | ||
'''''The Internet Is Serious Business''''' is a phrase used to remind those who have just been successfully trolled that being mocked on the [[Internet]] is, in fact, the end of the world. Common variations include, '''Internet... Serious Fucking Business''', '''The Internet: Serious Business''', '''Internet = Srs Business''', '''SRS BIZNS''' and even just '''INTERNET!!''' Plural: '''The Internets Are Serious Businesses'''. The phrase is often used as the text of an [[image macro]] or to highlight the [[Stupidity|complexity]] of a [[flame war|heated debate]] in an internet [[forum]]. | |||
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<big><big><span id="sectionLink1">Jameth</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink1" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent1">Jameth</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink2">Summmer '05</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink2" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent2">Summmer '05</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink3">1/14/2006</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink3" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent3">1/14/2006</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink4">Navy Guy!</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink4" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent4">Navy Guy!</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink5">Trucker Business</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink5" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent5">Trucker Business</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink6">Tracy v.s. UK</span></big></big> • | <big><big><span id="sectionLink6" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent6">Tracy v.s. UK</span></big></big> • | ||
<big><big><span id="sectionLink7">Jake Brahm</span></big></big></font> | <big><big><span id="sectionLink7" class="morphlink showhidetext" data-correspondingcontent="sectionContent7">Jake Brahm</span></big></big></font> | ||
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[[Image:Jamethemo.jpg|thumb|right|333px|Jameth]] | [[Image:Jamethemo.jpg|thumb|right|333px|Jameth]] | ||
[[Jameth|James Robert Murphy]], 38, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced to 5 years of probation, 500 hours of community service, and more than $12,000 in restitution for two counts of [[Trolling|Use of a Telecommunications Device (the internet) with Intent to Annoy, Abuse, Threaten or Harass]]. | [[Jameth|James Robert Murphy]], 38, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced to 5 years of probation, 500 hours of community service, and more than $12,000 in restitution for two counts of [[Trolling|Use of a Telecommunications Device (the internet) with Intent to Annoy, Abuse, Threaten or Harass]]. | ||
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Murphy was indicted in April 2004, for [[trolling IRL|sending harassing emails]] to [[Seattle]] resident Joelle Ligon and to other employees of the City of Seattle. He pleaded guilty to two counts in June 2004. [[internet court|In sentencing Murphy]], [[tl;dr|U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly]] told Murphy he "[[I did it for the lulz|...did not demonstrate the type of remorse he should under the circumstances]]." | Murphy was indicted in April 2004, for [[trolling IRL|sending harassing emails]] to [[Seattle]] resident Joelle Ligon and to other employees of the City of Seattle. He pleaded guilty to two counts in June 2004. [[internet court|In sentencing Murphy]], [[tl;dr|U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly]] told Murphy he "[[I did it for the lulz|...did not demonstrate the type of remorse he should under the circumstances]]." | ||
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[[Image:DAoC-furries.jpg|thumb|right|133px|Lovers of DAoC]] | [[Image:DAoC-furries.jpg|thumb|right|133px|Lovers of DAoC]] | ||
'''In The Summer Of 2005''', the internets was taken by storm by the serious business event known simply as '''"[[YOU FUCKING STOLE MY CLOUDSONG]]"'''. This was an event in the game "Dark Age Of Camelot" where some nerd made numerous [[internet tough guy|death-threats]] against a party of people who stole his rare item, a "Cloudsong". Was made popular by [[DeviantArt]], but was mislabelled as "''[[World of Warcraft|WOW]] is serious business''". | '''In The Summer Of 2005''', the internets was taken by storm by the serious business event known simply as '''"[[YOU FUCKING STOLE MY CLOUDSONG]]"'''. This was an event in the game "Dark Age Of Camelot" where some nerd made numerous [[internet tough guy|death-threats]] against a party of people who stole his rare item, a "Cloudsong". Was made popular by [[DeviantArt]], but was mislabelled as "''[[World of Warcraft|WOW]] is serious business''". | ||
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'''On January 14, 2006''', a new lawsuit came about when a "man" [http://www. | '''On January 14, 2006''', a new lawsuit came about when a "man" [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1556769/posts sued his internet buddies after he was made fun of in a chatroom.] This is an excellent example that the internet is still SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS. | ||
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'''In July, 2007''', US Navy Petty Officer Russell Tavares was sentenced to seven years in prison [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19980505/ for driving 1,300 miles to burn down the trailer owned by someone who called him a "nerd" on the internets]. SERIOUS BUSINESS INDEED! | '''In July, 2007''', US Navy Petty Officer Russell Tavares was sentenced to seven years in prison [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19980505/ for driving 1,300 miles to burn down the trailer owned by someone who called him a "nerd" on the internets]. SERIOUS BUSINESS INDEED! | ||
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[[Image:Emma forrester.jpg|thumb|right|120px|She should not have been fucking around with Facebook.]] | [[Image:Emma forrester.jpg|thumb|right|120px|She should not have been fucking around with Facebook.]] | ||
'''On October 17, 2008''' truck driver Wayne Forrester got jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death because she changed her [[Facebook]] status to ''single'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7676285.stm after they split up]. SERIOUS AMOUNTS OF SERIOUS BUSINESS!!11[[oneoneone]] | '''On October 17, 2008''' truck driver Wayne Forrester got jailed for life for stabbing his wife to death because she changed her [[Facebook]] status to ''single'' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7676285.stm after they split up]. SERIOUS AMOUNTS OF SERIOUS BUSINESS!!11[[oneoneone]] | ||
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Another example is Tracy Williams, a college lecturer who used a Yahoo group as a base for repeatedly hassling one Michael Keith Smith (a member of the [[Douche|UK Independence Party]]), discussing the Iraq War. He ended up suing her and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4829932.stm winning £10,000], though whether or not this had something to do with Tracy's flagrant breaches of [[Godwin%27s_Law|Godwin's Law]] remains unreported. Tracy obviously grossly underestimated the seriousness of the business in which she was engaging (or something). Likely originated on the [http://www.genmay.com/ General Mayhem] forums. | Another example is Tracy Williams, a college lecturer who used a Yahoo group as a base for repeatedly hassling one Michael Keith Smith (a member of the [[Douche|UK Independence Party]]), discussing the Iraq War. He ended up suing her and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4829932.stm winning £10,000], though whether or not this had something to do with Tracy's flagrant breaches of [[Godwin%27s_Law|Godwin's Law]] remains unreported. Tracy obviously grossly underestimated the seriousness of the business in which she was engaging (or something). Likely originated on the [http://www.genmay.com/ General Mayhem] forums. | ||
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[[Image:Lol party V&.jpg|thumb|333px|right]] | [[Image:Lol party V&.jpg|thumb|333px|right]] | ||
Recently, [[Jake Brahm]] learned that the internet was still SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS after being arrested for [[copypasta]], which is now apparently a criminal offense. | Recently, [[Jake Brahm]] learned that the internet was still SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS after being arrested for [[copypasta]], which is now apparently a criminal offense. | ||
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==SERIOUS FUCKING VIDEOS== | ==SERIOUS FUCKING VIDEOS== | ||
[[File:Syrs_bird.jpg|thumb|This are no laughing matter]] | [[File:Syrs_bird.jpg|thumb|This are no laughing matter]] | ||
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|<youtube>FGhGHxw0mSo</youtube> | |<youtube>FGhGHxw0mSo</youtube> | ||
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==SERIOUS FUCKING IMAGERY== | ==SERIOUS FUCKING IMAGERY== | ||
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[[Image:Srs_bzns.jpg|thumb|serious motherfucking business]] | [[Image:Srs_bzns.jpg|thumb|serious motherfucking business]] | ||
[[Image:Internet_serious_business.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Non-compliance will result in [[Falcon Punch]], bitch.]] | [[Image:Internet_serious_business.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Non-compliance will result in [[Falcon Punch]], bitch.]] | ||
[[File:Bob monkhouse.jpg|thumb|right|SFB guy IRL]] | |||
It has been recently discovered that [[Shit nobody cares about|other shit]] is serious business too. | It has been recently discovered that [[Shit nobody cares about|other shit]] is serious business too. | ||
*[http://www.sportscarforums.com/ Cars and censorship] | *[http://www.sportscarforums.com/ Cars and censorship] ([http://bit.ly/c57V0 Archive]) | ||
*[http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/04/03/wii-piracy-in-china-is-serious-business/ Chinks] | *[http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/04/03/wii-piracy-in-china-is-serious-business/ Chinks] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://archive.is/bnJOs Clowns] | ||
*[http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11131 Cyberterrorism] | *[http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11131 Cyberterrorism] | ||
*[[Dolemite|Dolemite]] | *[[Dolemite|Dolemite]] | ||
*[http://www.seriousbusiness.org.uk/ Feminism] | *<s>[http://www.seriousbusiness.org.uk/ Feminism]</s> {{archive|IBfbU}} | ||
*Mario Party | *Mario Party | ||
*[[Mia Janin]] | |||
*[[CP|CP]] | *[[CP|CP]] | ||
*[[Patrick Hamm]], or so the article says. | *[[Patrick Hamm]], or so the article says. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Image:Jd3li0l4hsq1l301.jpg|thumb|A po' [[Nigger|black]] family try'n to do some serious chik'n bidness]] | [[Image:Jd3li0l4hsq1l301.jpg|thumb|A po' [[Nigger|black]] family try'n to do some serious chik'n bidness]] | ||
*[[LOL INTERNET]] | *[[LOL INTERNET]] | ||
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*[[Leaderfag]] | *[[Leaderfag]] | ||
*[[moralfag]] | *[[moralfag]] | ||
*[[Public Apologies]] | |||
*[[Srsly]] | *[[Srsly]] | ||
*[[Serious Cat]] | *[[Serious Cat]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.sportscarforums.com/ THE serious forum] | * <s>[http://www.sportscarforums.com/ THE serious forum]</s> bandwidth owned, archive [http://bit.ly/c57V0 here] | ||
* [http://www.myspace.com/mminternets INTERNETS. SERIOUS BUSINESS.] | * [http://www.myspace.com/mminternets INTERNETS. SERIOUS BUSINESS.] | ||
* <s>[http://internetisseriousbusiness.com Official website of the Internet]</s> bandwidth owned, archive [http://bit.ly/5iq8W5 here] | * <s>[http://internetisseriousbusiness.com Official website of the Internet]</s> bandwidth owned, archive [http://bit.ly/5iq8W5 here] | ||
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* [http://greyhoundtimmy.deviantart.com/journal/15048770/#comments Serious motherfucking yiffy business] | * [http://greyhoundtimmy.deviantart.com/journal/15048770/#comments Serious motherfucking yiffy business] | ||
* [http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=78545 Srs forum debate between some drama whores and some 9/11 conspiracy theorists] | * [http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=78545 Srs forum debate between some drama whores and some 9/11 conspiracy theorists] | ||
* [http://internetting.biz An internetting forum] | * <s>[http://internetting.biz An internetting forum]</s> | ||
* [http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=image_macros&keyword=INTERNET%21&filter=all Collection of "Internet is Serious Business" image macros] | * [http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=image_macros&keyword=INTERNET%21&filter=all Collection of "Internet is Serious Business" image macros] | ||
* [http://attorneyatlol.com Attorney At LoL] | * <s>[http://attorneyatlol.com Attorney At LoL]</s> {{archive|zklnN}} | ||
* [http://internet-srs.biz/ INTERNET-SRS.BIZ]: [[Last Measure]] is serious fucking business | * <s>[http://internet-srs.biz/ INTERNET-SRS.BIZ]</s>: [[Last Measure]] is serious fucking business | ||
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-10-internet-defamation-case_x.htm Wow.] | * [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-10-internet-defamation-case_x.htm Wow.] | ||
* [http://www.internet-serious-business.com internet serious business] | * <s>[http://www.internet-serious-business.com internet serious business]</s> | ||
* [http://www.lvl9.org/ "Level 9"] ([http://www.lvl9.org/Wiki/index.php/Main_Page wiki]) | * <s>[http://www.lvl9.org/ "Level 9"]</s> {{archive|D704Y}} <s>([http://www.lvl9.org/Wiki/index.php/Main_Page wiki])</s> {{archive|fxlGj}} | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Friendly_Neighbour&diff=78377488&oldid=76002511 Physics discussions - serious business] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Friendly_Neighbour&diff=78377488&oldid=76002511 Physics discussions - serious business] | ||
* [http:// | * [http://archive.is/zKb9 Fun bag full of legal threats at the Pirate Bay] | ||
* [http://www.ic3.gov/ IRL American Internet police] | * [http://www.ic3.gov/ IRL American Internet police] | ||
* [http://www.seriousbusiness.com/?last_metric=088c0897612ced82ce3d7fd9896ba86f-invite-1772520804-0 Seriously Serious Buisness] Seriously - Serious Business | * [http://www.seriousbusiness.com/?last_metric=088c0897612ced82ce3d7fd9896ba86f-invite-1772520804-0 Seriously Serious Buisness] Seriously - Serious Business |
Latest revision as of 06:19, 11 August 2024
Disambiguation: SRS may also refer to Shit Reddit Says
The Internet Is Serious Business is a phrase used to remind those who have just been successfully trolled that being mocked on the Internet is, in fact, the end of the world. Common variations include, Internet... Serious Fucking Business, The Internet: Serious Business, Internet = Srs Business, SRS BIZNS and even just INTERNET!! Plural: The Internets Are Serious Businesses. The phrase is often used as the text of an image macro or to highlight the complexity of a heated debate in an internet forum.
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Jameth • Summmer '05 • 1/14/2006 • Navy Guy! • Trucker Business • Tracy v.s. UK • Jake Brahm |
SERIOUS FUCKING VIDEOS
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SERIOUS FUCKING IMAGERY
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Daniel Craig on serious Business!
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The internet is serious fucking business!
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Kongregate.com is serious business!
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Great Googly Moogly, that's some fucking serious business!
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Ceeb's fascinating write-ups on eff aye are serious motherfucking business.
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She dun get it.
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Looks like we're gonna have to jump!!!
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Doing some serious business
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W knows about the serious business
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VERY SERIOUS
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SERIOUS!!!!
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Internet! Serious fucking business!
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Al Gore is Serious Business.
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Internet! SERIOUS FUCKING business!
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This guy can rape you over the internet. This is serious business.
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Rape is serious business indeed.
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The blue flames in the background prove that the internet's serious business
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WHAT!
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he is flying into a world of knowledge and porn
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The FBI knows serious business.
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Serious fucking sideburns.
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Internet Serious Business. Sr'sly
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If a rubber chicken has a lazer on it's stomach. RUN.
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He should know. He created it.
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Even Neopets agrees.
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Juggalettes are teh serious business
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Cripples take things seriously.
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He is serious business.
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Isaac Asimov knows his shit, yo.
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Even Sai knows.
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My Little Pony is serious business.
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Internet lolsuits are srs fucking business
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An example of the Crackhead school of graphic design
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Old media, Sirius Business
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PUTT-PUTT GOLF IS SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS
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srs biz!
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MOTHERFUCKING BANK ROBBING CLOWNS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS
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FLYING SAUCERS ARE SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS!!!!1!!!ONE!!!!
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This crest is serious business
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Wikipedia doesn't mess around
VARIOUS OTHER SERIOUS FUCKING SHIT
It has been recently discovered that other shit is serious business too.
- Cars and censorship (Archive)
- Chinks
- Clowns
- Cyberterrorism
- Dolemite
Feminism(archive)- Mario Party
- Mia Janin
- CP
- Patrick Hamm, or so the article says.
- Sonic's eye color
- UFOs
- Video game voice-acting
- Thinking people give a shit about Japanese Cartoons made in the 20th Century
- Making poorly made Mugen characters and hoping that it would get good reviews.
See Also
- LOL INTERNET
- Anti-Encyclopedia Dramatica.com
- The Internets
- ESS
- Girl Drama
- Leaderfag
- moralfag
- Public Apologies
- Srsly
- Serious Cat
- Why So Serious?
- Colony Drop
External links
THE serious forumbandwidth owned, archive here- INTERNETS. SERIOUS BUSINESS.
Official website of the Internetbandwidth owned, archive here- The most Serious of Internet Business
- Serious motherfucking yiffy business
- Srs forum debate between some drama whores and some 9/11 conspiracy theorists
An internetting forum- Collection of "Internet is Serious Business" image macros
Attorney At LoL(archive)INTERNET-SRS.BIZ: Last Measure is serious fucking business- Wow.
internet serious business"Level 9"(archive)(wiki)(archive)- Physics discussions - serious business
- Fun bag full of legal threats at the Pirate Bay
- IRL American Internet police
- Seriously Serious Buisness Seriously - Serious Business
- Wikipedia article on Serious Business
The Internet is serious business is part of a series on serious business |
Serious Concepts
Free Speech • Identity theft • Irony • Internet asshole • Internet Celebrities • Internet disease • Internet drama • Internet humanitarians • Internet Law • Internet lawsuit • Internet lawyer • Internet stalking • Internet tough guy • Internet Vigilante Group • Operation Falcon Punch • Swatting • Vandalism • World Wide Web Consortium People & Organizations
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