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If you’re developing search engine optimization software in Poland, 
it’s probably not wise to test it on the Web site of your notoriously 
humorless president–especially if you plan to insult him.

A 23-year-old programmer is facing three years in prison after he 
Google-bombed the Web site of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, making 
it Google Polska’s top result for a search on “kutas,” the Polish word 
for penis. Said the programmer, “I just wanted to verify my skills and 
check if the software works.”

A sophomoric prank to be sure, but one that did not go over well with 
an administration that views insults to a head of state as a 
prosecutable offense. “This is not a matter of freedom of speech,” said 
Andrzej Holdys, a regional prosecutor in the southern town of Cieszyn, 
where the programmer lives. “If somebody uses a derogatory word to 
libel the head of state, then it’s a clear insult which violates the 
law.”