# Those Mentally Ill **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177 "2007-11-12T21:04:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/1 "2007-11-12T21:04:41Z")
I’m seeing this google ad at the end of every thread I’ve been posting to! What the hell’s going on?! Is this some kind of twisted joke?! WHO’S DOING THIS ! ! !! ---
**Author:** ![Shelf\_stable\_at\_room\_temperatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shelf\_stable\_at\_room\_temperatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shelf_stable_at_room_temperatu)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/2 "2007-11-12T21:18:22Z")
It’s caused by the words appearing on the page. And every time you post, your name appears, which is the Esperanto idiom for “untethered marbles” ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/3 "2007-11-12T21:22:30Z")
These ads show housing for the mentally ill. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/4 "2007-11-12T21:51:37Z")
I get “Lawyer Jokes” and “Twisted Oriental Handbags.” But I maybe delusional. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/5 "2007-11-12T22:02:15Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] I get “Lawyer Jokes” and “Twisted Oriental Handbags.” But I maybe delusional. [/QUOTE] Really? I’m getting “Twisted Sister Layouts.” I wish they’d leave my sister out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/6 "2007-11-12T22:21:11Z")
The ad on the bottom of this page, as I’m writing this, says, Mentally ill folks… Don’t hire 'em. Scary." ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/7 "2007-11-12T22:32:20Z")
Actually it says “Hire mentally ill? Here’s what happens. Scary.” When you follow the link, you get a website by a person who identifies as mentally ill and his indictments of the Salvation Army in Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/8 "2007-11-12T22:35:45Z")
Mine is a full banner ad that says “Who is watching you?” Apparently I’m the crazy one. Thanks Google. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/9 "2007-11-12T22:39:42Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] Actually it says “Hire mentally ill? Here’s what happens. Scary.” When you follow the link, you get a website by a person who identifies as mentally ill and his indictments of the Salvation Army in Alaska. [/QUOTE] Maybe yours says that. I quoted mine verbatim. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/10 "2007-11-12T22:40:06Z")
All of mine are talking about children… hey! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/11 "2007-11-13T04:11:47Z")
This may be the only thing I don’t like about having blocked all ads. I don’t get to join in the fun of the Google ads here. So I’m just going to pretend there’s an ad at the bottom that reads, “MONKEYS 2 FOR $5, FIND OUT HOW” ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/12 "2007-11-13T04:18:11Z")
My ad asks if I like “messing with Sasquatch”… How do they KNOW? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/13 "2007-11-13T04:24:31Z")
I was getting mentally ill ads a while ago. They’re really odd. Kind of mean spirited, too. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/14 "2007-11-13T04:49:00Z")
I got the Sasquatch one, plus “Shop For A Twisted Heart” (which is remarkably prescient) …and “Guide Dogs For The Blind” WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/15 "2007-11-13T04:52:47Z")
Down’s Syndrome Dolls here. Kinda creepy. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/16 "2007-11-13T04:57:01Z")
> [@](#): > > Maybe yours says that. I quoted mine verbatim. My error. I’ve only seen the version I quoted. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/17 "2007-11-13T05:03:33Z")
I’ve bookmarked the site. Gave me giggles. I read this person’s description of life in the system and it’s totally believable. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/18 "2007-11-13T05:07:27Z")
"Twisted Sister Layouts’ and “Teach Autistic Toddlers” Fuuuun ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/19 "2007-11-13T05:13:46Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve bookmarked the site. Gave me giggles. I read this person’s description of life in the system and it’s totally believable. He’s put together a pretty ambitious site. I haven’t read all of it, but did look up the facility, which appears to have closed the detox unit he’s complaining about. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177/20 "2007-11-13T07:33:55Z")
I got “Dual Disorders Treatment”; “Family Service of King County”, and “Ashley Judd in Esquire” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-mentally-ill/426177.md?page=2)