# Google pop-up blocker score?? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328 **Category:** In My Humble Opinion **Created:** [May 15, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328 "2004-05-15T22:07:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/1 "2004-05-15T22:07:52Z")
Mine just passed 1000 pop-ups blocked today, just wondering if anyone has gotten a ridiculously high number of pop-ups blocked, I’m sure someone’s online far more than I am 🙂 Any advance on 1010?? Pushkin ---
### Author: ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/2 "2004-05-15T22:11:50Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > Mine just passed 1000 pop-ups blocked today, just wondering if anyone has gotten a ridiculously high number of pop-ups blocked, I’m sure someone’s online far more than I am 🙂 Any advance on 1010?? > > Pushkin 1406 here. ---
### Author: ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/3 "2004-05-15T22:32:29Z")
I was up to 2000 or so when the toolbar mysteriously disappeared and I had to re-install it. Back up to 719 now. ---
### Author: ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/4 "2004-05-15T22:34:10Z")
2740 here. ---
### Author: ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/5 "2004-05-15T22:59:48Z")
Man, you guys are all playing in the little leagues. . . My google pop-up blocker has blocked 11,370 ---
### Author: ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/6 "2004-05-15T23:00:55Z")
3028! w00-h00!!! At least my number here is more impressive than the number I posted in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=256239) thread! Is that a good thing? 😕 ---
### Author: ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/7 "2004-05-15T23:30:48Z")
Mine’s at 1239, but this is my second installation, and I had at least 1000 the first time. We must be looking at a lot of porn! …Or maybe that’s just me. ---
### Author: ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799) #### Post date: [May 15, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/8 "2004-05-15T23:38:01Z")
317 ---
### Author: ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/9 "2004-05-16T00:45:56Z")
> [@Alias](#): > > Man, you guys are all playing in the little leagues. . . > > My google pop-up blocker has blocked > > 11,370 Damn, over 10 times what mine is 🆒 ---
### Author: ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/10 "2004-05-16T01:20:20Z")
only 2497 since Feb. but I switched to Mozilla a few weeks ago, no Google bar. ---
### Author: ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/11 "2004-05-16T03:13:48Z")
5588 here and it’s still my first install. Die, popups, die! ---
### Author: ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/12 "2004-05-16T03:49:49Z")
1473, but I don’t go to many sites that are popup-heavy. ---
### Author: ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/13 "2004-05-16T04:29:39Z")
1. Man I’m lame. ---
### Author: ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/14 "2004-05-16T07:57:32Z")
Ever since I switched to Opera i dont use IE much but it still shows a healthy count of 964. ---
### Author: ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/15 "2004-05-16T09:38:09Z")
My google toolbar has blocked a mere ten pop-ups since I installed it 2 months ago. Of course, I have only used IE once in that time frame; most of the time I use Firefox. ---
### Author: ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/16 "2004-05-16T11:39:52Z")
You guys view a LOT of porn. 1. ---
### Author: ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/17 "2004-05-16T15:22:39Z")
1. I think that’s pretty good. I’m not much for teh pr0n so I wouldn’t know how they compare, but IME, the biggest source of popups are newspapers. Jerk newspapers and their jerk popups. ---
### Author: ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/18 "2004-05-16T16:23:29Z")
325 now, but I just got a new computer. My old computer had 1433. ---
### Author: ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/19 "2004-05-16T16:33:23Z")
I use Yahoo’s Blocker, can I play too? 😉 511, and I use Mozilla at times. ---
### Author: ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate) #### Post date: [May 16, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328/20 "2004-05-16T16:54:54Z")
2629, but I haven’t had it that long, and have had to reinstall once, I think. I love it!! There are still a couple that sneak through, but not many. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-pop-up-blocker-score/245328.md?page=2)