The Ranting Room

Sorry, just a quickie, but has anyone heard that bloody awful song, that goes 'Elvis isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead, coz I heard him on the radio'..?

Well, I have heard it.. over and over and over again on the bloody radio. All I have to say to the nauseating quazi Indie band that wrote it is; he is dead. He died in 1977. Get over it. I dont wish to hear anymore on the subject. Oh, and your song is as appealing to my ears as listening to cattle being electrocuted..Now belt up!

Rant over..Lunchtime..

darqDean wrote: I have no idea how to block the interstitials (as they are known) since blocking them would also block the page you were heading for. Ads on TV are a good time for a bathroom break or to go and brew a pot of tea - unfortunately 14 seconds is not long enough to do either of those tasks.

Yeah, thinking about it, the script blocked pop ups and banners that scrolled across the page you were on, and not interstitials.

Blacksword wrote: As with TV adverts, if they annoy me, I'm unlikely to get as far as even noticing what the product actually is. The ad will have failed on me..

Don't get me started on TV adverts - have you seen the new Loreal one for Derma Genesis?

eh? eh? eh? eh?

What the f is ProXylane complex...? Or Hyaluronic Acid...? Or Nanosome Encapsulated ProRetinol-A...?

"Derma Genesis is skincare with a difference" - Penelope Cruz

Yeah, Right - Skincare with added Bocks!

LOREAL - BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT

No.

LOREAL - BECAUSE YOU'RE GULLIBLE ENOUGH TO BELIEVE AN AIRBRUSHED PANCAKE MAKEUP WEARING C-LIST ACRESS WHEN SHE TELLS YOU THAT VARIOUS RENDERED ANIMAL PRODUCTS SLATHERED ON YOUR SKIN WILL MAKE YOU LOOK ONE IOTA YOUNGER EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE WEARING IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU DARE TO SMILE THE MASK CRACKS & HALF YOUR FACE FALLS OFF IN THE STREET & CRACKS THE BLOODY PAVEMENT!

Pseudo-science = Bad
Natural = Good

Man, I have to SELL that crap to people sometimes. I'm temped just to stick in the trash underneath my cash sometimes.

''Help disguise the appearence of ageing...'' Hmmm!



When I was very young, my nan told me never to clean my face with anything but water.
I have hardly ever had a facial zit or any other facial blemish for that matter. Her (my Nan) complextion was as clear when she died at 85 as when she was a young girl.The only thing that she applied to her face other than water was Pond's cold cream.She reckoned that the massaging of the face when applying water was enough to hold wrinkles at bay...Well it worked for her.

My grandfather would get annoyed sometimes when my Nan would buy a two pint bottle of Courage Best as a beer shampoo.

Jim Garten wrote: Of course, we're old enough to remember...

Get drunk whilst shampooing your hair and you don't give a what it looks like...Except Arthur Lee of course.

R.I.P. Arthur

Edited by Man Erg - January 17 2008 at 09:05

Blacksword wrote: Someone with a bit of know how will be able to advise on how to block those f ing ads. About a year ago someone gave me some script to paste in some folder among my program files, which stopped ads loading on a news forum I went on at the time. So it can be done.. Adverts on websites are infuriating. They are intrusive and hateful. As with TV adverts, if they annoy me, I'm unlikely to get as far as even noticing what the product actually is. The ad will have failed on me, and I imagine most other people using the website. I do acknowledge that the ads on PA pay for this site to keep going. If only they could be a little more discreet..

You've probably heard this before, but using Firefox with the AdBlock extension is the best way to be ad-free.

Blacksword wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Blacksword wrote: Someone with a bit of know how will be able to advise on how to block those f ing ads. About a year ago someone gave me some script to paste in some folder among my program files, which stopped ads loading on a news forum I went on at the time. So it can be done.. Adverts on websites are infuriating. They are intrusive and hateful. As with TV adverts, if they annoy me, I'm unlikely to get as far as even noticing what the product actually is. The ad will have failed on me, and I imagine most other people using the website. I do acknowledge that the ads on PA pay for this site to keep going. If only they could be a little more discreet.. You've probably heard this before, but using Firefox with the AdBlock extension is the best way to be ad-free. Firefox does sound like a good solution to the ad problem. A friend of mine swears by it. I'll get round to instaling it at home at some point..

I honestly can't recall the last time I've seen, let alone be bothered by, a web ad, popup, or other such nonsense.  AdBlock has worked wonders for me and I recommend it to everyone.  I agree that I sometimes feel bad as I know sites such as this depend on the ad revenue.

Could they at least have put ads up for multiple countries? I live in Melbourne and I'm unemployed (although i am a student, part time work would be good), and I'm not too sure of the usefulness of Workopolis for me.

Andy, you need some Cillit Band to get rid of those Adverts.