There are ready-made scripts for that, like slowloris.

I'd be surprised if he couldn't find an attorney to take it on contingency. The site's been around for a decade and scores OK on traffic rank; Ben Huh was able to get ~$30m for the cheezburger/lolcats operation so it's probably worth something...and that would be discoverable.

Amusingly enough, funnyjunk.com has a very assertive list of terms and conditions, and looks ready to stoutly defend its own brand against infringement.

Your self-effacing "PHP programmer" comment surprised me and made me chuckle. Thank you for that!

My reaction as well. I find myself in the unfamiliar situation of wishing I could help. And all I can think to do is upvote every comment on this page that mentions the f__ search-replace. That last bit is the most poignant part of the story. The operators of that site should go to hell (even though I don't believe in it).