# Stop hijacking threads to comment on the google ads!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 29, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021 "2005-09-29T14:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/21 "2005-09-29T15:40:03Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#): > > Oh, and FTR I was one of the people who posted in the teabag thread. Twice. Me two! Er to, rather.šŸ˜‰ Did you know they make tea bag rests? I guess some people get tired whilst teabagginā€™ and a rest is needed. Cite: [http://www.abcfavors.com/browseproducts/Teabag-Rest-Favor.html](http://www.abcfavors.com/browseproducts/Teabag-Rest-Favor.html) ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/22 "2005-09-29T15:44:33Z")
Lighten up, Francis. Checks for Netflix adā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/23 "2005-09-29T15:45:57Z")
> [@alanak](#): > > Oh, my friend has [this band](http://www.nickcarr.com/music.shtml) called Susieā€™s Neighbor. He looks like Calvin (kind of). Thanks for the link, Iā€™ll have to check it out when I get home. šŸ™‚ And **vetbridge** , that looks like a godsend for teabaggers like myself. Does it balance easily on the chin? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/24 "2005-09-29T18:24:34Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > Iā€™m guilty of this, you can now sue me. Iā€™m guilty of it, too. I hadnā€™t paid much attention to the ads at all, and then I posted in a thread about co-workers making popcorn, and noticed all the ads were for various types of popcorn and popcorn makers, and I commented on it in the thread. It was the first time I had even realized the ads were geared to pick up on keywords in the threads - thatā€™s how much I was able to ignore them. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/25 "2005-09-29T18:28:14Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Saw this rant coming from 10 miles away. Iā€™m just going to quote **TYM** ā€™s sage advice because my prepared statement says about the same thing only with a lot more cursing. Uh, yeah, ditto. > [@This Year's Model](#): > > I suggest that you chill. The comments on ads are because theyā€™re new. As we get used to them, there wonā€™t be so many comments. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/26 "2005-09-29T19:34:13Z")
> [@alanak](#): > > stop annoying everyone else by commenting about them. As far as Iā€™m concerned, this could be a rule. Hopefully **This Yearā€™s Model** is right and itā€™ll die down, but I suspect that weā€™ll continue to see annoying content free posts referencing the ads for as long as we have them. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/27 "2005-09-29T21:00:43Z")
I have only two words to add to this: Tea. Bag. Oh, and who else thinks [teadog.com](http://teadog.com) is a cool name for a website? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/28 "2005-09-29T23:11:30Z")
I was thinking of starting a MPSIMS thread to see if we could make the ads say what we want. And then I realized how stupid that is and didnā€™t. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/29 "2005-09-29T23:37:14Z")
Hey look! An ad for lame rants! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/30 "2005-09-30T01:03:20Z")
Damn, the only ads Iā€™m seeing are for ā€œPhoenix Eastā€ and for ā€œPhat Farmā€. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/31 "2005-09-30T02:03:47Z")
You know what else is going to be a problem with these Google Ads? In Great Debates. I bet everytime thereā€™s a debate over God or religion, Google will most likely favor religion with Church ads and such. Thatā€™s going to suck. Itā€™s not like youā€™re going to see [Athiesttrinkets.com](http://Athiesttrinkets.com), or [Darwintoys.com](http://Darwintoys.com), are you? ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/32 "2005-09-30T02:19:59Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > As far as Iā€™m concerned, this could be a rule. > > Hopefully **This Yearā€™s Model** is right and itā€™ll die down, but I suspect that weā€™ll continue to see annoying content free posts referencing the ads for as long as we have them. I agree, i donā€™t think commenting about them will ever go away completely. Certainly, itā€™ll die down. But all it takes is one post to throw a thread off track. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/33 "2005-09-30T04:31:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Itā€™s not like youā€™re going to see [Athiesttrinkets.com](http://Athiesttrinkets.com), or [Darwintoys.com](http://Darwintoys.com), are you? We might, Iā€™ve been surprised at the non-mainstream stuff the google ads have brought up in threads. I imagine ā€œatheismā€ is a big keyword for Darwin fish. Iā€™m just hoping we donā€™t get ā€œDoes your crotch stink?ā€ ads in the abortion debates! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021/34 "2005-09-30T21:19:23Z")
Wow, reading this thread sure did make me think about how much Iā€™d enjoy a good cup of tea. I canā€™t remember the last time I had one. I wonder where I could get some. If only there were some way I could be directed to the right place when I had a sudden inexplicable craving like this! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-hijacking-threads-to-comment-on-the-google-ads/324021.md?page=1)