Random Rants: --... ---.. Don't expect others to convert it for you.

[Gori the Grey]

I can deal with all the pro-Trump ads being served on CFC but an ad for non-alcoholic whisky goes too far

Especially because, with Trump, one needs alcoholic whisky, very alcoholic whisky.

 

[Synobun]

Phone provider raised price of data so now it's $35 for a gig.

 

[Broken_Erika]

I can deal with all the pro-Trump ads being served on CFC but an ad for non-alcoholic whisky goes too far

Non-alcoholic whiskey? What kind of satanic blasphemy is this?

 

[Lexicus]

Non-alcoholic whiskey? What kind of satanic blasphemy is this?

It's like wood-flavored water or something idk

 

[Cutlass]

I can deal with all the pro-Trump ads being served on CFC but an ad for non-alcoholic whisky goes too far

There are ads on cfc?

 

[Synobun]

I block them, but that's because CFC is the only forum I visit that decided auto-play video and audio ads are a cool idea.

 

[Cutlass]

I block them, but that's because CFC is the only forum I visit that decided auto-play video and audio ads are a cool idea.

I don't even block them. They don't come through with Firefox. I don't take any action at all.

 

[GenMarshall]

I block them, but that's because CFC is the only forum I visit that decided auto-play video and audio ads are a cool idea.

I remember back in the day when we had an ad that splurred out “ELECTRICAL SUPERSTORMS!!!!” each time a movie ad for The Core was playing back in 2003.

 

[Lexicus]

All I'm talking about is banner ads and I've never had an audio ad on here afaik.

 

[Cutlass]

All I'm talking about is banner ads and I've never had an audio ad on here afaik.

There are banner ads?

 

[MagisterCultuum]

When I turn off uBlockOrigin and reload this page, I see a Kroger banner ad at the top and a Fossil banner ad at the bottom. Those are the first ads I've seen here in about a decade.

 

[Lexicus]

 

[Cutlass]

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You're doing something wrong...

 

[Ajidica]

Just saw the trailer for Artemis Fowl and it isn't filling me with confidence. The scene with the fairy in Ho Chi Minh City is wrong, Butler is supposed to be bald, the bulk of the book takes place at night (so what is Butler doing with a bow and arrow in daytime?), the trailer description implies the fairies were behind Artemis' father's abduction when it was clearly established from the beginning it was the Russian Mafia, and based off a perusal of the Wikipedia page, it looks like they are going to be combining the first and second books into one movie despite the two having completely different stories!
Artemis Fowl was one of my favorite fantasy series when I was little (first three books, the rest were meh) and now it looks like Disney is going to ruin it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

ABP went haywire for me some days ago, so I had to delete it and try a different ad-blocker. So far, so good.

Just keep in mind that some of the ads you see happen because the adbots read specific keywords or phrases in the posts and think, "Aha! That's what these people will buy!" and provide an ad they think is appropriate.

You wouldn't believe all the crap we had on the Dune forum I ran, after someone posted a thread wondering about the effects of the stillsuits on the human body (pertaining to hygiene and skin disorders). I finally sent an email asking for ads that were more appropriate to a forum that was mostly comprised of teenage and young adult males interested in science fiction, books, and gaming, rather than dermatology products suited for women.

Of course it did get a bit funny when we had a thread about the pug dog Patrick Stewart carried around for most of the Lynch movie. We got ads for purebred pug kennels, premium dog food, training and obedience lessons, and all sorts of other dog-related stuff.

 

[zazazuzu]

Old people. They make me late for work. Every effing day. Why? Because they don't know, and furthermore, can't learn how, to use their Metro card. I'm a junior old person, 53 years old. So it's ok for me to say: Moderator Action: Redacted

Moderator Action: Mind the language please, this is a family friendly forum. --LM
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[Zkribbler]

Old people. They make me late for work. Every effing day. Why?

Leave earlier.

 

[zazazuzu]

Leave earlier.

Hmmmm.....Interesting concept I'll think about it.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

And remember that you're going to get older, too. There are probably already people a generation younger than you are, muttering that you don't move fast enough.

Some jerk started in on me for being slow last time I was at a grocery store. I just told him I was doing the best I can and he'd have to be patient. I refuse to risk my balance because somebody can't take 30 extra seconds for courtesy.

 

[Arakhor]

The scene with the fairy in Ho Chi Minh City is wrong...

To be fair, that scene would be pretty gross if committed to screen as it was in text.