"Yes, except the average American doesn't know that IP addresses are xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, but they definitely know phone numbers are (xxx) xxx-xxxx."
- Jason Carter
"Guys, they know the IP address is clearly fake. It's done purposely because it's to avoid any potential lawsuits if they don't personally own the IP address being shown. With an IP address that is completely fake, they don't have to worry about it. This is the same thing as when Conan O'Brien said "manateesex.com" and found out the next day that NBC had to buy the domain for the next ten years to avoid legal issues if someone bought the address and redirected it to goatse. As mentioned previously in the thread, it's the same reason why TV shows use phone numbers that start with 555-"
- Jason Carter