# Audible Ads - did I miss the memo? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 6, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669 "2011-01-06T22:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/1 "2011-01-06T22:01:12Z")
Since when do we have obnoxious audible ads? I just got my eardrums blasted by a Mucinex ad. I have never experienced an audible ad on this site before - I thought we didn’t have them. Or, have I just always been lucky to avoid them? ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/2 "2011-01-06T22:10:36Z")
> **[Video ads with sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=590441)** > > The last couple of days I have been getting the same video ad that automatically starts playing with really loud music. While I understand that the SDMB needs to make money, I was really hoping that such desperate measures were unnecessary. If... Thar’s just the latest one. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/3 "2011-01-06T22:12:28Z")
Apparently you missed the memo about Firefox and Adblock Plus, which solves that problem pretty well. Given the recent history of malware and other problems with ads, I see no reason to allow them on my machine. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/4 "2011-01-06T22:16:31Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Apparently you missed the memo about Firefox and Adblock Plus, which solves that problem pretty well. Given the recent history of malware and other problems with ads, I see no reason to allow them on my machine. How come every time there’s a thread about annoying ads, some asshole has to come in and make an annoucment about Firefox as if no one had ever heard of it until just then? People surf the web on computers other than their own, where installing new web browsing programs would be ill-advised. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/5 "2011-01-06T22:20:31Z")
Nevermind. Not worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/6 "2011-01-06T22:32:24Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > How come every time there’s a thread about annoying ads, some asshole has to come in and make an annoucment about Firefox as if no one had ever heard of it until just then? People surf the web on computers other than their own, where installing new web browsing programs would be ill-advised. [My name]Damn right! Unless your “solution” works for every single person in the world, _without exception_, don’t clutter up message boards with your “help”. [/My name] ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/7 "2011-01-06T22:40:06Z")
I really enjoy when you sass me, **Czarcasm**. It makes me feel pretty and special. Thank you. The issue is 1) using Firefox doesn’t resolve the issue of the SDMB having these kinds of ads. If I’m not mistaken, Mr. Zotti is none too fond of them himself, [and is looking into it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=590441), and 2) nobody missed the Firefox memo. Do you honestly think the OP has never heard of ad-blocking software? The “solution” isn’t even a solution. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/8 "2011-01-06T22:57:49Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > How come every time there’s a thread about annoying ads, some asshole has to come in and make an annoucment about Firefox as if no one had ever heard of it until just then? People surf the web on computers other than their own, where installing new web browsing programs would be ill-advised. My personal peeve is people that poo-poo other browsers and claim Firefox is such hot shit because it has an adblocker and other browsers don’t. For future reference, that’s just not true. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/9 "2011-01-06T23:05:58Z")
So the correct answer is, “yes **congodwarf** you did miss the memo”. 😃 Thanks for the link **srzss05**. Since I was planning on reupping my lapsed membership soon anyway, I think I’ll just do it sooner. Unless, that is, I missed the memo about members seeing ads too. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/10 "2011-01-06T23:12:24Z")
Ahhh, that’s much better. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/11 "2011-01-07T01:30:50Z")
The OP is a Member. I was under the impression that, even without Adblock, members do not see ads except for Google text ads. Isn’t that right? ETA: I just disabled Adblock and browsed a few SDMB pages. No ads for me. ETA a second time: Crap! I missed the OP’s previous 2 posts. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audible-ads-did-i-miss-the-memo/566669/12 "2011-01-07T18:15:02Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I really enjoy when you sass me, **Czarcasm**. It makes me feel pretty and special. Thank you. You called someone an asshole in ATM and if all you got was sassed by a mod I think that’s a pretty easy hand slap.