# This confirms it.  I am a loser.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 1, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475 "2003-03-01T23:23:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/1 "2003-03-01T23:23:28Z")

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Thoughout my life, I have always had this nagging feeling that I was not “up to par” with most of my comrades. My suspicions were confirmed just a few minutes ago.

Of course, everyone on this board has seen those annoying banner ads that say

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> If this banner is flashing, you are a winner! Click to claim your prize!

Today, I came across one of those links, and lo and behold!

It was not flashing. I was under the impression that they were always flashing, and were a cheap marketing ploy to sell you stuff you don’t need. Alas. I was mistaken.

Apparently, I am not a winner, as it was confirmed by a non-flashing banner ad that I am not.

I need a hug. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/2 "2003-03-01T23:33:03Z")

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{{{{Soup\_du\_jour}}}}

Maybe they just think that you are of such intellectual superiority that it’s no use trying to get you with this, because you would never fall for such a cheap marketing ploy!

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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/3 "2003-03-01T23:37:17Z")

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**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/4 "2003-03-01T23:51:36Z")

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Why thank you, **norinew** for your compliment and good spirits.

**samarm** , on the other hand…

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**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/5 "2003-03-02T00:06:41Z")

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I too have received those ads. And like you just figured they were always flashing and attached no importance to them. BUT NOW, NOW that I know this isn’t true, that there is some sort active choosing as to who is a winner and who isn’t I feel so…so special.

Thank you Soup\_du\_jour.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-confirms-it-i-am-a-loser/158475/6 "2003-03-02T01:23:14Z")

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A little like the episode of “Seinfeld” in which the Sunshine Carpet Cleaners, really a religious cult, don’t bother trying to recruit George.