Lemon Party - Revision history

Screamerenthusiast99 at 06:08, 14 July 2026

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	Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link.		Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link.

	Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. Such as a 2 Christmas versions. One of the versions was featured on [[Coasterexpert.weebly.com]].		Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. Such as a 2 Christmas versions. One of the versions was featured on [[CoasterExpert\|Coasterexpert.weebly.com]].

	As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com. But fortunately there's still a link in lemonparty.org what features the picture.		As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com. But fortunately there's still a link in lemonparty.org what features the picture.

Screamerenthusiast99 at 20:41, 11 July 2026

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	** '''Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20101224190618/<nowiki>http://www.lemonparty.org/</nowiki>		** '''Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20101224190618/<nowiki>http://www.lemonparty.org/</nowiki>
	** '''Second Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20111225114506/<nowiki>http://lemonparty.org/</nowiki>		** '''Second Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20111225114506/<nowiki>http://lemonparty.org/</nowiki>
			*** lemonparty.org/xmas/
	* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv		* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv
	* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz		* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz

Screamerenthusiast99 at 03:00, 11 July 2026

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	Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link.		Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link.

	Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s.		Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. Such as a 2 Christmas versions. One of the versions was featured on [[Coasterexpert.weebly.com]].

	As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com. But fortunately there's still a link in lemonparty.org what features the picture.		As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com. But fortunately there's still a link in lemonparty.org what features the picture.
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	* ''' Original link:''' web.archive.org/web/20050719000616/lemonparty.org		* ''' Original link:''' web.archive.org/web/20050719000616/lemonparty.org
	** lemonparty.org/p2.html		** lemonparty.org/p2.html
			** '''Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20101224190618/<nowiki>http://www.lemonparty.org/</nowiki>
			** '''Second Christmas Version:''' web.archive.org/web/20111225114506/<nowiki>http://lemonparty.org/</nowiki>
	* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv		* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv
	* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz		* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz

Screamerenthusiast99 at 17:40, 9 July 2026

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	Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s.		Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s.

	As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com.		As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com. But fortunately there's still a link in lemonparty.org what features the picture.
	==Afterparty==		==Afterparty==
	Beginning in the late 2000s, the shock site was mentioned in several TV sitcom and talk show programs. including a comedy sketch on FOX late night program Talk Show with Spike Feresten, an episode of the radio show Opie and Anthony, an episode of E! TV show Chelsea Lately and NBC sitcom 30 Rock's Season 2, Episode 9 "Ludachristmas" and Season 4, Episode 18 "Khonani," as well as in animated TV series like Archer, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show and American Dad.		Beginning in the late 2000s, the shock site was mentioned in several TV sitcom and talk show programs. including a comedy sketch on FOX late night program Talk Show with Spike Feresten, an episode of the radio show Opie and Anthony, an episode of E! TV show Chelsea Lately and NBC sitcom 30 Rock's Season 2, Episode 9 "Ludachristmas" and Season 4, Episode 18 "Khonani," as well as in animated TV series like Archer, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show and American Dad.

Screamerenthusiast99 at 15:41, 9 July 2026

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	* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}		* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}
	* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg		* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg
	* img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2013-12/enhanced/webdr03/27/15/enhanced-buzz-orig-1711-1388175208-13.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto
	* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com		* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com
	* web.archive.org/web/20101122031607/<nowiki>http://drewpickles.com/files/lemonparty.jpg</nowiki>		* web.archive.org/web/20101122031607/<nowiki>http://drewpickles.com/files/lemonparty.jpg</nowiki>

Screamerenthusiast99 at 02:23, 9 July 2026

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	* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}		* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}
	* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg		* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg
			* img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2013-12/enhanced/webdr03/27/15/enhanced-buzz-orig-1711-1388175208-13.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto
	* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com		* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com
	* web.archive.org/web/20101122031607/<nowiki>http://drewpickles.com/files/lemonparty.jpg</nowiki>		* web.archive.org/web/20101122031607/<nowiki>http://drewpickles.com/files/lemonparty.jpg</nowiki>

Screamerenthusiast99 at 02:10, 9 July 2026

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	<u>NOTE</u>: The following [[shock site]] contains [[pornographic images]]!		<u>NOTE</u>: The following [[shock site]] contains [[pornographic images]]!
	* ''' Original link:''' web.archive.org/web/20050719000616/lemonparty.org		* ''' Original link:''' web.archive.org/web/20050719000616/lemonparty.org
			** lemonparty.org/p2.html
	* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv		* '''[[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20071122192056/lemonparty.tv
	* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz		* '''Another [[LOLShock]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20111117061720/lemonparty.biz

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	* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg		* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg
	* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com		* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com
			* web.archive.org/web/20101122031607/<nowiki>http://drewpickles.com/files/lemonparty.jpg</nowiki>
	* lemonparty.cc		* lemonparty.cc
	* lemonpartywtf.ytmnd.com		* lemonpartywtf.ytmnd.com

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	* '''[[Shockchan]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20180320225349/shockchan.com/lemon-party		* '''[[Shockchan]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20180320225349/shockchan.com/lemon-party
	* '''[[Bestshockers.com]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20141024040159/bestshockers.com/lemon-party		* '''[[Bestshockers.com]] mirror:''' web.archive.org/web/20141024040159/bestshockers.com/lemon-party
	* web.archive.org/web/20160306130810~~/<nowiki>http:/~~/www.lemonparty.fr~~</nowiki>~~		* web.archive.org/web/20160306130810/www.lemonparty.fr
	* meatspin.com/shock-sites/lemon-party		* meatspin.com/shock-sites/lemon-party
	* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}		* {{EDDomain\|File:Lemonparty.jpg}}
	* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651~~/<nowiki>http:/~~/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg~~</nowiki>~~		* web.archive.org/web/20071001015651/maddox.xmission.com/lou7.jpg
	* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com		* web.archive.org/web/20121015123424/lemonparty.tumblr.com
	* lemonparty.cc		* lemonparty.cc

Kevin Durant at 06:10, 27 June 2026

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	{{Infobox		{{Infobox
	\|title = Lemon Party		\|title = Lemon Party
	\|image = ~~Bait and switch~~.~~jpg~~		\|image = Lemon Party literally.png
	\|imagecaption = ~~A bait and switch to trick somebody into thinking that Lemonparty.org is the website of the~~ "~~tea party~~" ~~movement.~~		\|imagecaption = Know Your Meme's art rendition for "Lemon Party"
	\|maker = Eric Johnson		\|maker = Eric Johnson
	\|type = Shock site		\|type = Shock site
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	{{Quote\|A famous website referenced in popular culture on TV and by celebrities\|Lemonparty.org}}		{{Quote\|A famous website referenced in popular culture on TV and by celebrities\|Lemonparty.org}}
	'''Lemon Party''' (domain: '''lemonparty.org''') is a [[shock site]] that leads to an image, entitled "lemonparty.jpg" of two elderly men on a bed kissing each other, with another sucking on the penis of the one lying on the bed performing oral sex. It is commonly used as a bait-and-switch link by trolls in discussion forums and imageboard communities. This is one of the [[PenisBird\|earliest]] [[Goatse\|shock]] [[Tubgirl\|sites]] that only shows a single image.		'''Lemon Party''' (domain: '''lemonparty.org''') is a [[shock site]] that leads to an image, entitled "lemonparty.jpg" of two elderly men on a bed kissing each other, with another sucking on the penis of the one lying on the bed performing oral sex. It is commonly used as a bait-and-switch link by trolls in discussion forums and imageboard communities. This is one of the [[PenisBird\|earliest]] [[Goatse\|shock]] [[Tubgirl\|sites]] that only shows a single image, solely inspired by [[Goatse.cx]].
			==Background==
			[[File:Bait and switch.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|A bait and switch to trick somebody into thinking that Lemonparty.org is the website of the "tea party" movement.]]
	The site was possibly intended to lead people to believe it was about the [[wikipedia:Lemon Party\|Lemon Party of Canada]], a Canadian political party from which the name was supposedly derived. This site was originally hosted by Eric Johnson,<ref name="Interview" /> but was later passed on to other sellers who bought the domain. The Lemon Party (Parti Citron in French) was a satirical Canadian political party founded in 1987 and active until the mid-2000s, which advocated making Canada the world's lemon-growing capital. To do this, the party ironically embraced global warming and agitated for policies such as the abolition of the city of Toronto and the merging of the Great Lakes.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071018033129/https://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/analysiscommentary/columns/danbrown190604.html</ref> It is unknown whether the Lemon Party and lemonparty.org are connected.		The site was possibly intended to lead people to believe it was about the [[wikipedia:Lemon Party\|Lemon Party of Canada]], a Canadian political party from which the name was supposedly derived. This site was originally hosted by Eric Johnson,<ref name="Interview" /> but was later passed on to other sellers who bought the domain. The Lemon Party (Parti Citron in French) was a satirical Canadian political party founded in 1987 and active until the mid-2000s, which advocated making Canada the world's lemon-growing capital. To do this, the party ironically embraced global warming and agitated for policies such as the abolition of the city of Toronto and the merging of the Great Lakes.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071018033129/https://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/analysiscommentary/columns/danbrown190604.html</ref> It is unknown whether the Lemon Party and lemonparty.org are connected.
			==Website content==
			Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link.

	Originally registered on October 3rd, 2002, in Canada, according to DomainTools. and sold as an [[Wikipedia:Non-fungible token\|NFT]] on OpenSea,<ref>https://www.opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/63719237016069894865453429567860377251298415838385378267555992653978667057153</ref> the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021011044611/lemonparty.org</ref> once featured a yellow text on the top left corner that said "Lemonparty.org", while "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxUY-99TPRY If You Wanna Be Happy]" by [[wikipedia:Jimmy Soul\|Jimmy Soul]] plays. On November 21, 2002, the site<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021121221811/Lemonparty.org</ref> added a link below the image that said "''omfg crazy! Click here to wash your eyeballs!''", which leads to an image<ref>web.archive.org/web/20021114192211/lemonparty.org/kitty.html</ref> of a kitten with medals below it. However, this link was removed shortly, on an unknown date. In 2003, the site just showed an image in the center of the page without the watermark and the link. Beginning in the late 2000s, the shock site was mentioned in several TV sitcom and talk show programs. including a comedy sketch on FOX late night program Talk Show with Spike Feresten, an episode of the radio show Opie and Anthony, an episode of E! TV show Chelsea Lately and NBC sitcom 30 Rock's Season 2, Episode 9 "Ludachristmas" and Season 4, Episode 18 "Khonani," as well as in animated TV series like Archer, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show and American Dad.		Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s.

	Edited versions of the image, including one of a man named Keith Boadwee squirting blue paint from his anus, began to appear on the site by the 2010s. On December 27, 2013, [[wikipedia:Buzzfeed\|Buzzfeed]] reporter Joseph Bernstein interviewed the original owner of the domain, Eric Johnson. The owner stated that he purchased the site for $450,000 and has been running the site for 9 years.<ref name="Interview">Bernstein, J. (2013, October 27). [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lemonparty-the-legendary-shock-site-is-for-sale "Lemonparty, The Legendary Shock Site, Is For Sale."] [[wikipedia:BuzzFeed News\|BuzzFeed News]].</ref> Shortly thereafter, the site removed the image and was turned into a pornographic website, no longer relating to the classic Lemon Party itself. Later, the site put the image back in its original state. Johnson had also mentioned in the interview that the image had originated and spread "''in the early aughts while being passed around internet relay chat''".<ref name="Interview" />

	As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com.		As of right now, the site shows the image in HD while the title of this page reads: "''Lemon Party - A game of bingo gone horribly wrong.''" The website then redirects to chat.poo.com.
			==Afterparty==
			Beginning in the late 2000s, the shock site was mentioned in several TV sitcom and talk show programs. including a comedy sketch on FOX late night program Talk Show with Spike Feresten, an episode of the radio show Opie and Anthony, an episode of E! TV show Chelsea Lately and NBC sitcom 30 Rock's Season 2, Episode 9 "Ludachristmas" and Season 4, Episode 18 "Khonani," as well as in animated TV series like Archer, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show and American Dad.

	~~== Spread ==~~
	Similar to other shock sites that began circulating at the same time, Lemon Party gained much of its notoriety through usage in bait-and-switch pranks among friends as well as trolling on various online discussion forums.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&oq=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&ei=jhuLUNbpHsmx0AH0jIDgBg&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=a0c622d7254d215d&bpcl=35466521&biw=1918&bih=1004</ref> The site made "lemon party" into a mainstream term for elderly people having gay sex, and has since sometimes been criticized as homophobic shock humor.<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/culture/pop-culture/lemon-party</ref> One of the most widespread schemes used to trick people into visiting the site involves sending flyers with misleading messages, often of a political nature, so that unsuspecting targets would believe they were navigating to the site of a political party.- Urban Dictionary<ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lemonparty</ref><ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lemonparty.org</ref> definition of "Lemon Party" was submitted by user DynamiteRave on August 15th, 2004.		Similar to other shock sites that began circulating at the same time, Lemon Party gained much of its notoriety through usage in bait-and-switch pranks among friends as well as trolling on various online discussion forums.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&oq=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=%22forums%22+and+%22lemon+party%22&hl=en&safe=off&prmd=imvns&ei=jhuLUNbpHsmx0AH0jIDgBg&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=a0c622d7254d215d&bpcl=35466521&biw=1918&bih=1004</ref> The site made "lemon party" into a mainstream term for elderly people having gay sex, and has since sometimes been criticized as homophobic shock humor.<ref>https://www.dictionary.com/culture/pop-culture/lemon-party</ref> One of the most widespread schemes used to trick people into visiting the site involves sending flyers with misleading messages, often of a political nature, so that unsuspecting targets would believe they were navigating to the site of a political party.- Urban Dictionary<ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lemonparty</ref><ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lemonparty.org</ref> definition of "Lemon Party" was submitted by user DynamiteRave on August 15th, 2004.
			==Website auction==
			On December 27, 2013, [[wikipedia:Buzzfeed\|Buzzfeed]] reporter Joseph Bernstein interviewed the original owner of the domain, Eric Johnson. The owner stated that he purchased the site for $450,000 and has been running the site for 9 years.<ref name="Interview">Bernstein, J. (2013, October 27). [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/lemonparty-the-legendary-shock-site-is-for-sale "Lemonparty, The Legendary Shock Site, Is For Sale."] [[wikipedia:BuzzFeed News\|BuzzFeed News]].</ref> Shortly thereafter, the site removed the image and was turned into a pornographic website, no longer relating to the classic Lemon Party itself. Later, the site put the image back in its original state. Johnson had also mentioned in the interview that the image had originated and spread "''in the early aughts while being passed around internet relay chat''".<ref name="Interview" />

			==Heyya.org==
			{{Main\|Heyya.org}}
			[[Heyya.org]] was Lemon Party's original host. It has the similar charm as the [[Meatspinnetwork.com\|Meatspinnetwork]]'s fiasco.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	*"Lemon Party" is referenced in the 2011 video game ''[[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac (video game)\|The Binding of Isaac]]'', where it is the name of one of the pill effects.<ref>https://bindingofisaacrebirth.fandom.com/wiki/Pills#Lemon_Party</ref>		*"Lemon Party" is referenced in the 2011 video game ''[[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac (video game)\|The Binding of Isaac]]'', where it is the name of one of the pill effects.<ref>https://bindingofisaacrebirth.fandom.com/wiki/Pills#Lemon_Party</ref>
	*On June 25, 2007, a discussion about "Lemon Party" was featured on the Opie & Anthony radio show with Jimmy Fallon. In the same year, an episode of the American sitcom 30 Rock ("Ludachristmas") referred to it, and a video discussion about lemonparty.org by ''[[wikipedia:Superbad\|Superbad]]'' stars [[wikipedia:Jonah Hill\|Jonah Hill]] and [[wikipedia:Michael Cera\|Michael Cera]] went viral.<ref name="trivia">https://web.archive.org/web/20220215123700/slanguide.com/what-does-lemon-party-mean</ref>		*On June 25, 2007, a discussion about "Lemon Party" was featured on the Opie & Anthony radio show with Jimmy Fallon. In the same year, an episode of the American sitcom 30 Rock ("Ludachristmas") referred to it, and a video discussion about lemonparty.org by ''[[wikipedia:Superbad\|Superbad]]'' stars [[wikipedia:Jonah Hill\|Jonah Hill]] and [[wikipedia:Michael Cera\|Michael Cera]] went viral.<ref name="trivia">https://web.archive.org/web/20220215123700/slanguide.com/what-does-lemon-party-mean</ref>
			*Lemon Party is part of an ongoing rival with [[Fruit Launcher]].
	*Lemon Party was mentioned in episodes of [[wikipedia:Chelsea Lately\|Chelsea Lately]], ''[[wikipedia:American Dad\|American Dad]]'' ("Killer Vacation"), ''[[wikipedia:Archer (2009 TV series)\|Archer]]'' ("Double Trouble"), and ''[[wikipedia:The Simpsons\|The Simpsons]]'' ("Flaming Moe") in 2011 and 2012.<ref name="trivia" />		*Lemon Party was mentioned in episodes of [[wikipedia:Chelsea Lately\|Chelsea Lately]], ''[[wikipedia:American Dad\|American Dad]]'' ("Killer Vacation"), ''[[wikipedia:Archer (2009 TV series)\|Archer]]'' ("Double Trouble"), and ''[[wikipedia:The Simpsons\|The Simpsons]]'' ("Flaming Moe") in 2011 and 2012.<ref name="trivia" />
	*The name is sometimes used jokingly, as in "Hey, there's a lemon party tonight and you're invited!", which is often shortened to "you're invited."		*The name is sometimes used jokingly, as in "Hey, there's a lemon party tonight and you're invited!", which is often shortened to "you're invited."