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The Internet Is For Porn - Avenue Q - Original Broadway Cast

2.7M views · Jan 19, 2013 · 3:11 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2016–2024

The original Broadway cast performs 'The Internet Is For Porn' from the musical Avenue Q, with press-reel footage synced to the live performance.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters post it as a joke when a thread touches on the internet and porn.

What Hacker News said 4

Jokejohan_larsonJul 2016

“The internet is for porn.”

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The internet is for porn. this video I seem to recall that basically all lists of top search terms are filtered. Any raw list would be at least half dirty.

in “When Yahoo Ruled the Valley: Stories of the Original ‘Surfers’” · view on HN
JokebsderJul 2021

“Avenue Q had it right”

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HAH! But I'm not sure how many people are going to get your joke ... That's pretty specialized jargon. But, Avenue Q had it right: this video The only thing he can't make fun of on Twitter is "YouTube Face" ...

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JokecainxinthSep 2022
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As early as 2003, popular culture was catching on to the fact that the ‘information superhighway’ had some potholes: this video

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JokevascoMay 2024
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I mean I didn't want to say it in my original reply but your comment makes it even more difficult to resist: "The internet is for porn" this video

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