Since the early days of the web...
for some reason I've always found slow loading images to be rather titillating.
( rofl harris, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 13:54, 5 replies)

However,
all to often they set you up for disappointment...
Or a nasty surprise.
(Connor Lingus is running this monkey farm now, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:20, closed)

Well
It makes it all the more exciting.
( rofl harris, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:23, closed)

There is the problem
that you may get 30 seconds into a wank before the picture reveals itself to be a pre-op tranny. If you're on a particular slow connection, there's always the risk that you crash the yoghurt truck at the point of realisation.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 22 Oct 2009, 14:40, closed)

I'm glad I know
where this was meant to go now.
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 2:35, closed)

It's a common phenomenon.
Closely related to artefact attraction: xkcd.com/598/
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 9:22, closed)