# Most common pop-up ad **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734 "2003-04-20T00:34:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/1 "2003-04-20T00:34:54Z")
What’s the most common pop-up ad you’ve ever seen? For me by far it is **The Amazing X-Cam** I think they have an **X-Cam 2** out right now actually. I can only imagine how many times I’ve seen it. Millions, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/2 "2003-04-20T01:10:40Z")
X-Cam is probably the one I saw the most of. Lots of travel services as well. I no longer allow pop-ups to appear on my computer. ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/3 "2003-04-20T01:18:59Z")
If I ever see an X-Cam I will personally break it apart and grind each part into a fine dust and then urinate on the resulting pile of dust. I hate those pop-ups so much. Who knows how much of my life has been wasted clicking out of those ads and what wonderful things I could have been doing instead? And is it just me or are those cameras not marketed for “security” reasons but rather toward men who want to spy on hot chicks? ---
**Author:** ![Payne\_N.Diaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Payne\_N.Diaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payne_N.Diaz)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/4 "2003-04-20T01:30:38Z")
Sort of a tossup between X-Cams of various sorts, travel stuff. and the------------University of Phoenix. It seems I’m supposed to fly to the nearest U of P and study wireless camera technology, or something. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/5 "2003-04-20T01:52:03Z")
Goddamned Orbitz! I swear I wouldn’t book a trip to the fucking bathroom with Orbitz in retaliation for all the times that they’ve hassled me with one of their pop-ups! Is it ironic for me, a telemarketer, to bitch about pop-ups? Yes, indeed, it is. But there IS a difference – at least I never made anyone’s computer lock up when I made a call. Goddamned Orbitz! ---
**Author:** ![Bob55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/6 "2003-04-20T02:15:38Z")
How about “you are the 1,000,000th visitor to this website, to claim your prize, click here!” ---
**Author:** ![Payne\_N.Diaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Payne\_N.Diaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payne_N.Diaz)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/7 "2003-04-20T02:49:51Z")
I do like those stupid little games that Orbitz has, though–I’m developing a pretty good slapshot… ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/8 "2003-04-20T02:52:20Z")
“You have 1 NEW MESSAGE waiting for you!” Thing is, that one regularly fools my father despite my constant explanation of it. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/9 "2003-04-20T02:53:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\*Goddamned Orbitz! I swear I wouldn’t book a trip to the fucking bathroom with Orbitz in retaliation for all the times that they’ve hassled me with one of their pop-ups! \*\* 😃 Funny. I see WAY too many pop-ups from [Classmates.com](http://Classmates.com). No, thank you, I really DON’T want to find any of my high school classmates. I had my fill of them then. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/10 "2003-04-20T03:19:09Z")
Yep, I’ve also seen all of the popups mentioned so far. Very annoying. And yet I’m still hesitant to get anti-popup software. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/11 "2003-04-20T03:46:52Z")
Lately I’ve been bombarded with that damn Picasa ad. I swear if I see it one more time I’m going to scream! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! ---
**Author:** ![Sauroposeidon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Sauroposeidon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauroposeidon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/12 "2003-04-20T04:50:20Z")
I thought of the X-Cams when I opened this. The popups promoting the anti-popup software are showing up a lot lately, too. ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/13 "2003-04-20T07:09:18Z")
X-Cam , Classmates, and Expedia. I also often get a pop up for something called “Gator”, but it is more of a Java prompt than a regular pop up. ---
**Author:** ![slice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@slice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slice)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/14 "2003-04-20T07:18:26Z")
Classmates by far. I actually went and looked up my high school. Apparently, Ja Rule was a member of my graduating class. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/15 "2003-04-20T11:59:17Z")
I seldom see the X-Cam ads. Mostly, it’s [Classmates.com](http://Classmates.com), University of Phoenix, Orbitz, Ameriquest, and [CheapTickets.com](http://CheapTickets.com). Depending on the site, I can usually guess which one I’ll get. The most annoying one of all, IMO, is the [about.com](http://about.com) ads. Full screen popups suck. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/16 "2003-04-20T12:54:54Z")
Hmm. Weird. I keep getting “World’s Largest Casino”. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/17 "2003-04-20T15:01:44Z")
That ‘15 millionth visitor to my website’ one quite a lot recently. X-cam as well, and Casino ones like **GuanoLad**. I don’t remember seeing a ‘Classmates’ one though. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/18 "2003-04-20T15:06:20Z")
Pop-up Ads?? Didn’t they die completely right after I intalled some pop-up blocking software, or is that just me? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-pop-up-ad/169734/19 "2003-04-20T15:21:55Z")
Orbitz is the current leader in my cyber realm. Follwed closely by x10 and classmates. When pop-up killer’s not activated. KA-POW!!!