# Advertisement on the main page?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 14, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618 "2000-12-14T21:34:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/1 "2000-12-14T21:34:35Z")

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Does anyone know anything about the advertisement on the Straight Dope main page? The “All Knowing, All Merciful” ad. Seems kind of odd, right? (The site it links too, that is, not just the ad). Or maybe I’m missing something.

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**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/2 "2000-12-14T21:37:12Z")

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I meant to add that I didn’t post to ATMB 'cause the ad isn’t **on** the MB. I apologize (and humbly ask to be moved) if this is the wrong forum.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/3 "2000-12-15T00:15:34Z")

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That’s OK, **vix** , no harm done. Even though the ad isn’t on the MB, you’ll still probably get a better answer over in ATMB.

I’ll shoot the thread over there for you.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/4 "2000-12-15T01:48:49Z")

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Hmm . . . I keep seeing all about Jonathan Rosenbaum, that sorry soandso.

If I ever see the ad in question, I’ll let you know what I find out.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/5 "2000-12-15T15:22:16Z")

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Yep, it’s gone. A figment of my imagination, perhaps. In any case, thank you both.

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertisement-on-the-main-page/45618/6 "2000-12-16T23:02:20Z")

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I saw it, too, and I agree with vix - it’s just weird. The site looks a lot like the ad, of course. Here’s the URL, if you want to check on it yourself: [http://www.all-knowing-all-merciful.com/main.htm](http://www.all-knowing-all-merciful.com/main.htm)