The internet sometimes is weird

[Bretrick]

I was attempting to find information on the soft drink, Sarsaparilla and found the site - wideopeneats.com
Their page displayed this message only
We appreciate your interest in our content. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to allow international traffic or online transactions.
Well blow me down...I will find information on another sight

 

[Ruthanne]

Good idea @Bretrick !

 

[hollydolly]

I was attempting to find information on the soft drink, Sarsaparilla and found the site - wideopeneats.com
Their page displayed this message only
We appreciate your interest in our content. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to allow international traffic or online transactions.
Well blow me down...I will find information on another sight

lol..or even another site....

 

[MACKTEXAS]

I was attempting to find information on the soft drink, Sarsaparilla and found the site - wideopeneats.com
Their page displayed this message only
We appreciate your interest in our content. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to allow international traffic or online transactions.
Well blow me down...I will find information on another sight

When I Googled Sarsaparilla, the site wideopeneats.com was not in the search results. Then I went to wideopeneats.com and when it opened it said wideopencountry. Still, I entered Sarsaparilla in their search bar. The results I got said nothing of international traffic - I just got this: "No results found for “Sarsaparilla”. Check the spelling or use a different word or phrase."

You might find it at Swanson. I order from them all the time with good results, and they sell in your country: TRY HERE. They do carry Sarsaparilla, I checked.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Sometimes I go on TOR, or the dark web as people call it. It's not as scary and unsafe as people think. Now that's the Internet. There is nothing ya won't find there.

 

[VaughanJB]

You should easily be able to buy some from the UK. I haven't had any in many many years.

The only thing that bothers me is that you said "the internet is sometimes weird". Nah. It's ALWAYS slightly weird, and getting increasingly so.

 

[Nathan]

You should easily be able to buy some from the UK. I haven't had any in many many years.

The only thing that bothers me is that you said "the internet is sometimes weird". Nah. It's ALWAYS slightly weird, and getting increasingly so.

 

[robin416]

I'm seeing that kind of response more and more often. Companies are trying to protect their websites from bad actors with bad intentions. Or they just really don't want us foreigners viewing their websites.

Doesn't make sense to me. After all there is VPN and using other legitimate sites to get access.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Sometimes I go on TOR, or the dark web as people call it. It's not as scary and unsafe as people think. Now that's the Internet. There is nothing ya won't find there.

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[Paladin1950]

Weird is an understatement! This site has been around since the early days of the internet.
https://chickenonaraft.com/

 

[Paladin1950]

So has this one. Click on the speaker button.
ZOMBO

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Some states are working to require internet providers to monitor and block vpn connections.

 

[KSav]

I'm seeing that kind of response more and more often. Companies are trying to protect their websites from bad actors with bad intentions. Or they just really don't want us foreigners viewing their websites.

Doesn't make sense to me. After all there is VPN and using other legitimate sites to get access.

In my experience VPNs sometimes make things worse. Some sites can detect them and block access.

 

[robin416]

In my experience VPNs sometimes make things worse. Some sites can detect them and block access.

Yep. Xenforo is good at detecting them. Other sites are getting better and better stopping them. It's one of the reasons I haven't bothered with a VPN.

 

[KSav]

I love to read restaurant reviews, and I've noticed lately that Yelp will first give me a message saying "We've detected unusual activity coming from your network" (this is not when I'm using a VPN) and will ask me to click a CAPTCHA box (luckily not one of those frustrating puzzles) before allowing me to proceed to the site.

 

[MarciKS]

@Bretrick what kind of information? Are you trying to buy some or what?

 

[outlander]

Sometimes I go on TOR, or the dark web as people call it. It's not as scary and unsafe as people think. Now that's the Internet. There is nothing ya won't find there.

There is one more internet level deeper than the dark web. It's supported by reptilian aliens.

My ex learned about it on YouTube, so it must be true

 

[Bretrick]

@Bretrick what kind of information? Are you trying to buy some or what?

I was curious as to how the drink was made and what ingredients were added.

 

[KSav]

@Bretrick, you probably already have learned this, but it's a plant used to make a root beer–like beverage. My daughters got to try some on a school field trip back when we lived in Nevada.

 

[MarciKS]

I was curious as to how the drink was made and what ingredients were added.

There is a Wikipedia page on it. Try searching sarsparilla drink.