I found it interesting the last time this came up on HN (not very long ago) to see http://jbr.me.uk/ranto/j.html http://jbr.me.uk/ranto/j.html, which includes s

I found it interesting the last time this came up on HN (not very long ago) to see http://jbr.me.uk/ranto/j.html http://jbr.me.uk/ranto/j.html, which includes several examples of the "boato" phenomenon.