well, there is *one *way to know…
The ads that particularly chap my cheeks at the moment are the ones designed to look like the front page of a local newspaper:
[YOURTOWN] DAILY NEWS
Local man makes $31,000 a month on the internet
[Yourtown] resident Charles Madeupname, 34, is using high-tech internet technology over the World Wide Superhighway to make $31,000 a month. Yes, 31,000 dollars, and never mind that [Yourtown] is not even in America. And so on…
Agreed. I dumped adblock for flashblock and feel much better.
I do use Nuke Anything Enhanced too, but you can stop animated gifs with just the ESCAPE key (even works in IE).
The woman who discovered the trick HAS OFFSPRING? WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO BEFORE? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!
Fuck anyone who that ad would work on. “The American Dental and all their dentist stooges have no idea wtf they’re talking about with teeth whitening techniques, what I need is some folksy mom who discovered a secret! See, she’s a mom, and I’m a mom, and sure, the majority of women may be moms but somehow this is a unique bond that we share that makes me know this is legit”
If I was ever running a scary totalitarian state, rather than rounding up certain ethnic groups or what have you, I would put out ads like these on the web, and whoever bought my product would be snatched up by the secret police.
What’s next? “A person from your region with a nose discovered a secret cure for aids!” “What? He has a nose! I have a nose! This common bond we share certainly makes me relate more to him than some egghead scientist”
OBEY THE KITTY!
Sadly, my business partner (we co-own a small, local paper), sent me a link and was all excited about a person from the town which our newspaper serves, who had made all sorts of great money. “Shouldn’t we do a story on him?” she asked, all happy to have found this great lead on a story… I took one look at it. “Hey, now he’s from [my hometown]. How cool is that?” And promptly burst her bubble.
Sadly, my business partner (we co-own a small, local paper), sent me a link and was all excited about a person from the town which our newspaper serves, who had made all sorts of great money. “Shouldn’t we do a story on him?” she asked, all happy to have found this great lead on a story… I took one look at it. “Hey, now he’s from [my hometown]. How cool is that?” And promptly burst her bubble.