# The google ads, the goggles do nothing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532 "2005-10-03T04:20:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/1 "2005-10-03T04:20:01Z")
This has probably already been said a thousand times, but I had a laugh out loud moment reading a post of mine (about how my work atmosphere isn’t as cordial as it used to be). The google links? Something about stress reduction (ok, makes sense) And Sexual Harassment Lawyers :eek: ---
**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/2 "2005-10-03T04:23:31Z")
Hm…one of the Google ads right now reads, “Stressed? Relief in the palm of your hands.” Reminds me vaguely of [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=337811)… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/3 "2005-10-03T07:04:08Z")
My favorite was the “death or lose a hand” poll that brought up an ad for a “hands-free mouse” ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/4 "2005-10-03T07:25:54Z")
**Oprah Has Spoken** : **Relora for Stress**! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/5 "2005-10-03T08:42:36Z")
Ha! In the thread [High explosives don’t make sound?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=337950) > [@](#): > > Foreign Policy 101 > Global politics, economics, & ideas > at discounted academic rates! Yup, that seems tailor-made for the policy-makers that need it most. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/6 "2005-10-03T15:32:12Z")
Funny, for me the _googles_ do nothing. Must be the combination of Firefox and Adblock, but I’m not seeing them at all. [Hagrid] I shouldn’t have said that! [/Hagrid] ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/7 "2005-10-03T17:26:25Z")
Minor hijack. Is the origin of the phrase “The goggles, they do nothing” that Simpsons episode, or was the Simpsons quoting some earlier catchphrase? Thanks ever so. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/8 "2005-10-03T18:01:48Z")
> [@Sal Ammoniac](#): > > Minor hijack. Is the origin of the phrase “The goggles, they do nothing” that Simpsons episode, or was the Simpsons quoting some earlier catchphrase? Thanks ever so. Pretty sure The Simpsons writers came up with that one. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2005, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-ads-the-goggles-do-nothing/324532/9 "2005-10-03T22:00:59Z")
I started a thread about pubs. Three of the ads were the obvious (find pubs in your area etc.). The fourth: “Crohn’s And Colitis” 😕