Y2K Bug Bites Gore The Associated Press Monday, Jan. 3, 2000; 6:57 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON  Al Gore helped lead the federal response to Y2K, but that doesn't mean his own Internet operations went bug-free.

The computer glitch took a tiny bite out of Gore's campaign Web site. The damage came inside his "virtual town hall," where a message from a supporter was dated January 3, 19100.

When 1999 became 2000, some computers decided that the year following 19-99 is 19-100.

Gore's campaign explained that the mistake was visible only on computers using a certain type of browser and that it was quickly fixed. Besides, they said, it wasn't exactly a major glitch, even for the man who once claimed to have invented the Internet.

"Maybe a few people saw an error. Most people didn't. It's extremely minor," said Gore spokeswoman Kathleen Begala. "Be that as it may, we want to have every person dialing up www.algore2000.com to get the perfect Web site. And now they will."

-- New Guy (Newbie@begentle.com), January 03, 2000

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Omigosh, Al GOre is infested with Y2KTermites!

WW ;)

-- Wildweasel (vtmldm@epix.net), January 03, 2000.

The Inventor of the Internet is now the Slayer of Y2K!

Right!

-- next he'll be (the@second.coming), January 03, 2000.

Just wait people, soon Good Guy Gore will take credit for fixing the Y2K bug -- all by himself!

-- asdf (asdf@asdf.com), January 03, 2000.

Actually Good ol' Al Gore invented the internet *and* the Y2K problem so that he could later say that he has the solution. That way everyone would vote for him because he had saved our nation!

-- Just you (wait@see.com), January 03, 2000.