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Annoying Misconceptions by the Ignorant
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:39 pm
by I REALLY HATE POKEMON!
I was just surfing VGF and an acquaintance of mine glanced at my computer monitor and seen this picture. She scolded me in ignorance, and any protests from me just cemented her image of me as a pervert.
Kind of annoying, and btw, wtf? Who created that service? It seems retarded.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:34 pm
by DarkZero
I can relate. My parents once threw away one of my magazines because it had an ad with a naked (albeit blurry and censored) woman in it.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:15 pm
by Jailbreaker
I can react pretty strongly to these.
I was playing 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and I was in a room with a medical mannequin. My friend looked over and asked if I was playing a porn game. I flipped out, not understanding that it was a joke.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:37 pm
by ZeldaGirl
Well, they are smart ads...
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:46 pm
by LOOT
So the fact that I've gotten gay dating site ads...
.. oh god
oh god
OH GOD
OH GOD
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:08 pm
by Antisocial
I want to pay girls to play video games with me. I am not shamed about this at all.
I'd rather vent about the fact this Game Crush thing exists.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:48 pm
by Fairlight Excalibur
These ads are often tailored based on browsing history. And clearly, since you have visited a videogame website, your only chance of ever speaking with a female again is if you pay these people.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:04 pm
by Zaden
Yes, smart ads. Now, because you posted that image and I viewed this thread, that ad appears at the top of this page even as I type.
Although, I must admit, video games and girls are very high on my list of interests.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:19 pm
by ZeldaGirl
The ads reflect both the content of the actual website you are visiting (that's why Loot has gotten the gay dating site, it came up a lot when we were discussing gay rights in the past), and personal browsing history.
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:01 pm
by Calamity Panfan
Like my ads generally end up being about music, video games, or the occasional "MEET HOT GOTH/EMO CHICKS" (possibly because of my liking of emo music)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:35 pm
by Ace Mercury
I guess I'm the only one that talks about ostriches a lot. =\
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:53 pm
by X-3
[spoiler]It's just a bunch of crying and screaming. I guess I don't 'get' it.[/spoiler]
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:02 pm
by Apiary Tazy
Star! Tree!
[video]OaJckcCZtBQ[/video] ?
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:12 pm
by Valigarmander
That's strange. I haven't seen any ads about Asian women or hermaphrodites yet.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:59 am
by Kargath
I'm still not sure why Yahoo! showed me a video ad for menstrual pads ... in front of the trailer for Max Payne.
I'm not the target market here O_o
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:59 pm
by LOOT
Antisocial wrote:I'd rather vent about the fact this Game Crush thing exists.
Penny Arcade! - Friends, Romans, Countrymen
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:04 pm
by Deepfake
Kargath wrote:I'm still not sure why Yahoo! showed me a video ad for menstrual pads ... in front of the trailer for Max Payne.
I'm not the target market here O_o
For when the bleeding just
won't stop. *commences unnecessary and fully disturbing bullettime sequence of changing pads*
BTW, IRHP, if you could tell your acquaintence that I said her thought process is as well grounded in logic as the good year blimp, I'd appreciate that, thanks.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:55 pm
by Greenmarioman
*******~
wait ad-block is censored?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:59 pm
by Jere
I don't really know i have *******er on most sites, though i have to say that i turned it of once due to a flash script error and the banner that came up...... let's just say that it was intended to make the user to Came in the end, to bad it did a bad job doing what it was supposed to do.
Ohh and i got recomended to travel to LaManga when i was discussing anime some time ago!
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:53 pm
by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds
I currently have ads for... uh, bank accounts/credit cards on one end, and some "hey small business owner, win this stuff" on the other.