Well, the person who wrote the "this is interesting" thing has had his account suspended and the LJ folks are aware of the problem & working to make it impossible to do after this weekend, so let's hear it for the good guys!

Nah, you weren't going wonky. Too many people simply have too much fun clicking on the tempting links. As a dial-up user, I'm slightly less likely to click on a link unless I have some idea of where it's going to go. It's rare that a slow connection provides such a clear advantage. :-)