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HTTP Headers For Fun & Profit

Posted December 07, 2012

Recently I’ve stumbled across some curious HTTP headers.

Pinterest loves corgis

Pinterest seem to be a fan of corgi dogs:

$ curl -I pinterest.com

Breed: CORGI

Newsblur love The Simpsons

Newsblur will deliver you a random Simpsons quote in their HTTP headers:

$ curl -I newsblur.com

X-Homer: D'oh.
X-Sideshow-Bob: Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?
X-Ed-Begley-Jr: I prefer a vehicle that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. It's a go-cart, powered by my own sense of self-satisfaction.

Interstate loves hackers

Interstate use their header to find hackers looking for a job:

$ curl -I interstateapp.com

X-Company: BakedCode
X-Hacker: bakedcode.com/jobs

I’m sure there are a ton more interesting/fun headers out there, if you’ve seen a particularly good one, add it to the discussion on Hacker News.