[sdiy] [OT] Behavior of advertisers

[Tim Parkhurst]

I hate it when I accidentally stumble onto an evil genius' plan and he / she
has to kill me. Third time this year. Rats!

Tim Servo
"Do you expect me to talk?" - James Bond
"No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!" - Goldfinger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: harrybissell at prodigy.net [mailto:harrybissell at prodigy.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:59 AM
> To: madhun2001 at yahoo.com
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] [OT] Behavior of advertisers
> 
> HAH.... you mortals do not REALIZE the diabolical
> nature of this 'spam'...
> 
> It does not MATTER if you buy or do not buy... I have
> CLOGGED the telecom circuits with my nefarious plan... and
> now those companies I own stock in will get BIG contracts
> to provide more bandwidth... which will enable me to add
> even MORE spam....
> 
> your puny pop-up blockers are no match for ME...
> 
> Muah-ha-ha-ha-ha !!!
> 
> (oops did I say that outloud... oh well now I have to kill you :^)
> 
> H^) harry
> 
> --------Original Message--------
> 
> From: madhun2001 at yahoo.com
> To: Synth-Diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: May 27 2003 04:40
> Subject: [sdiy] [OT] Behavior of advertisers
> 
> >Hey all,
> >After closing the umteenth advert, of the type that
> >somehow sneaks past the popup blocker, I have to
> >wonder why these people think anyone would buy their
> >products. Surely anyone who gets annoyed as I do about
> >these intrusions will not patronise the offending
> >businesses ... are some people actually happy to see
> >billboards on their computer and therefore buy the
> >stuff?? Or have advertisers convinced themselves that
> >this crap works?? Some mass self-deception caused by a
> >combination of new car smell and too much cocaine...
> >Being the rebellious type, I have a highly negative
> >reaction to these intrusions. Sort of like an immune
> >system. I try real hard to close the ad without
> >actually reading its content. It takes effort, sure,
> >but these folks are worth it.
> >--Tim "Your Ad Here" Ressel
> >__________________________________
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> 
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