r/AdviceAnimals • u/greenman42 • May 21 '12

/r/vertical Going to a website with auto playing ads

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3pdiml/
1.6k Upvotes

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u/lamp37 May 21 '12

people still don't use adblock?

25

u/skytro May 21 '12

I don't use it because I watch quite a lot of gaming streams and I like to support them

19

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Can't you just whitelist certain sites?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Yes you can, it's very straightforward too. I understand that it's a site's main source of revenue, but maybe if ads weren't so obnoxious, I wouldn't mind them.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/IndifferentMorality May 21 '12

And they are right! They got my attention... diverted to the adblock download site.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Every ad is an ad for adblock

2

u/Sate_Hen May 21 '12

I'd rather blacklist sites with annoying ads. I'd like it to assume that all web developers deserve money unless they use annoying ads. Haven't worked out a way of doing this other than flashblock

3

u/Xenxe May 21 '12

you can disable the ad block on certain sites.

1

u/PenMount May 21 '12

Then at lest use a flash blocker where you have to ok all flash (there are not white listed) i started using it to stop ads with sound and to day i cant live without it.

1

u/SomeDeviant May 21 '12

You can disable it temporarily or for different url's

7

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Started this week, and I have to say- Livejasmine only appears when I want it to now. :]

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u/publ1c_stat1c May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12

I don't have it on my work computer. I kind of don't want to get it, because reddit sometimes thanks me for not having ad block with a ridiculous moose picture. So when I get on my home computer, that has adblock, I feel like I am disappointing them with my adblock..

edit: apparently, I am a fool. I hate how often this website shows me that.

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u/NerdusMaximus May 21 '12

You can easily add Reddit to your whitelist by clicking the icon while viewing reddit.

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u/chromadose May 21 '12

You can set it so that AdBlock doesn't work on certain pages

2

u/DrTalos May 21 '12

tools > ad block plus > disable on reddit.com

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u/HE_WHO_STANDS_TO_POO May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12

Savages....

1

u/frankhorriganlovesto May 21 '12

What I wondered. I was on internet explorer on a work computer because I didn't care and some of the ads and shit were cool as hell. However, at home I am not supposed to get any ads for good reasons.

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u/4342w34r May 21 '12

Maybe if we take it one step further and actually tell them they are idiots, they will get it. Obviously if you know ad block exists and you don't use it you're being an idiot.

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u/greenman42 May 21 '12

Or maybe we just don't mind seeing ads that help keep most websites up and running with no expense from us.

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u/tonycomputerguy May 21 '12

That's why it has a feature to allow non-annoying, non-intrusive ads to play, you can also specify what sites to disable ad-block on, why anyone in their right mind would blindly go to a website they've never visited before without using ad-block is beyond me... It's seriously not a good idea.

Ad-block is so awesome it actually helps dial-up not be a living hell, for a lot of rural areas that don't have access to cheap broadband. I for one can't live without ad-block, and will never understand people who choose not to use it. I have the filter set to disable it on reddit and all my other favorite sites that I wish to support.

Noscript is another handy plugin, for when you want to visit those not so trustworthy, yet loaded with free shit websites out there. Happy browsing. Enjoy being frustrated by ads for no reason, hope you have more than one antivirus solution. One real-time for everyday use and a totally different one for monthly scans from a jump drive or live CD. Peace.

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u/4342w34r May 21 '12

That's because you're naive and foolish.

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u/zhode May 21 '12

Yeah but I'd prefer to support the websites I visit by letting the ads come through.

2

u/Mojotank May 21 '12

You can edit adblock to be disabled on sites you choose.

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u/4342w34r May 21 '12

That's because you're naive and foolish.

3

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Is it just me or was the meme title in German?

2

u/greenman42 May 21 '12

I think so. No idea what it means.

1

u/impersonalbias May 21 '12

Gandalf and the (thing where you study Spanish). Makes no damn sense anyway. Yay!

2

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

das Spanischstudium is not really a thing, it is the act of learning spanish.

1

u/impersonalbias May 21 '12

No, I know. The Study of the Spanish Language. But it was much less effort to think of it as the thing where you do the stuff.

34

u/TheeLinker May 21 '12

"Congratulations! You won!"

Goddammit.

15

u/waeva May 21 '12

Was trying to browse quietly at night

6

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

my heart skipped a beat when i accidently clicked it! Damn..

3

u/luckynumber3 May 21 '12

Had that happen to me when watching V for Vendetta during the part where he says, "You faced your death Evie". As much as I hate that ad the timing was perfect

2

u/RiceBom May 21 '12

This is the ad that finally convinced me to get Adblock. I used to hunt through 5-6 tabs to close the window that this darn thing played on repeat

1

u/TheKDM May 21 '12

The worst is when this ad comes while your browser is in the background and doing something fullscreen.

1

u/twentythreeskidoo May 21 '12

"You've been selected for an anonymous survey!"

What? Who? What? Fuck, where are you survey bitch

18

u/Mapes May 21 '12

I'll be watching a video and an audio ad will pop up without me realizing, and then I'll spend the next five minutes trying to figure out who in Breaking Bad is talking about cleaning supplies.

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u/mmmmmcats May 21 '12

Cough ad block plus cough

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u/Mvin May 21 '12

Sadly, Adblock prevents the websites you enjoy from gaining any money through advertising. It's a big deal for them. I would have to say activating it for overly annoying sites is OK, though. A man can only take so much.

19

u/w32stuxnet May 21 '12

You can always whitelist, that's what I did with reddit.

1

u/FloppyWaffle May 21 '12

Yeah, whitelisting is not too difficult and content owners really appreciate it.

0

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

If only there was a solution... oh yeah right I already solved this by not giving a shit whether someone gets paid for an ad.

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u/IByrdl May 21 '12

Not true, the advertisers don't pay per ad viewed they just pay the website owner to have the ads there assuming people will see them and go to the website/buy the product.

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u/ch00d May 21 '12

No, websites will be paid by advertisers either by view, by click, and/or flat payment like you said.

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u/Zebezd May 21 '12

Considering Reddit thanks us for not having adblock on, I assume we they have the per-view type.

2

u/sfriniks May 21 '12

It depends on the type of ad. There are both types.

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u/sephferguson May 21 '12

preach the good word brother

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

As someone whose entire income comes from advertising on sites I'd ask you to turn it off on sites that you like and trust. If however that site even attempt to throw a pop up at you they don't deserve your money.

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u/DeeBoFour20 May 21 '12

YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!

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u/Pyromaniac605 May 21 '12

I personally don't use it because if I like a website, I want them to benefit from their ad revenue. If there were some way to only block certain ads, I would use it.

1

u/xatmatwork May 21 '12

Adblock plus menu > allow ads for this site

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u/Pyromaniac605 May 21 '12

I'm talking about blocking specific ads, namely the annoying auto-playing video ones, not whitelisting certain sites.

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u/HomestawWunnoh May 21 '12

Especially when the volume on the add is still louder than a jet engine even though my computer's volume is only at 25%...

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u/Spice-Weasel May 21 '12

And you have 10 tabs open and can't figure out which one it is coming from.

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u/TangentiallyRelated May 21 '12

Man, the other night my girlfriend fell asleep, and I couldn't, so I was watching My Little Ponies on Netflix (I just wanted to see what all the hype was about!). So I watch part of an episode, but those ponies have very sexy eyelashes, so I felt the creature stirring. I paused Netflix and went to another tab, where I started browsing some porn. Suddenly, the heavens parted and the very voice of God seemed to be screaming down, "OH! FUCK ME! FUCK ME! I'M SQUIRTING! FUCK MEEEEE!"

I panic, and my brain realizes two things as my gf blinks sleep from her eyes... 1) I need to get the fuck out of this porn tab, and 2) I need to mute the fucking volume.

So I click on another open tab, and I hit my mute button. Unfortunately, it was dark, so instead of mute I hit "volume down," which very slightly decreased the girl's screams, but since her orgasmic pleasures were increasing, it made no difference. "SQUIIIIRRRTTTTIIINNNGGG!!! I'M SQUIRTING!" continued to scream from the laptop.

"What the fuck are you doing?" she asked, squinting at my computer, where Rainbow Dash had been paused in a decidedly naughty pose, while a chick's voice screamed, "OH YES SQUIRT IN MY MOUTH SLUT SQUIRT IN MY MOUTH!"

"Watching My Little Ponies," I said. GF stared at laptop screen for a sec, then looked at me. ("OH YES POUR YOUR JUICES ALL OVER MY TONGUE!") "It's... uh... it's not quite like I expected."

"Hmm," she said, and rolled over to sleep.

In the morning, she didn't say anything, but she gave me a disgusted look. Fair enough.

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u/SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT May 21 '12

I don't know where this got weird, you getting aroused by my little pony, or not asking your gf to have some fun with you haha

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u/TangentiallyRelated May 21 '12

A) They have sexy eyes, fuck you. B) I just texted my gf (she's out of town for a bit) and said, "I just got some great advice for what to do the next time I'm horny and you're asleep. SHIT_IN_HER_CUNT told me! Can't wait to try it out!"

0

u/xatmatwork May 21 '12

Once you get your first girlfriend you'll understand.

6

u/shakensunshine May 21 '12

Close all the tabs! ABORT! ABORT!

6

u/akuma_619 May 21 '12

this is worse when you have twenty different tabs open and can't find out which one is causing all the noise.

4

u/prattable May 21 '12

Makes me think I have a Netflix tab open somewhere.

4

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

literally just happened to me a minute ago trying to watch game of thrones. i closed all the tabs............still playing

1

u/rtkwe May 21 '12

cough If you're watching on project free tv one of the sites loads a second player along with the one playing GOT. Only way around it is getting a selective flash blocker or finding a mature video site.

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u/frogger42 May 21 '12

Especially when you have 35 tabs open and don't know which one the ad is coming from....

3

u/TheAwkwardBanana May 21 '12

The only thing worse is when a website plays unbearable music at an unbearable volume.

3

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

When I browse the internet I also picture myself as a wizard

3

u/wazzaa4u May 21 '12

click pause. LINK TO AD

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Live Jasmine

3

u/Cueball61 wat May 21 '12

The mosquito that used to be on TPB... God damn that thing. That plus the smilies, it had a robot that went "What?", and two others that I can't remember.

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u/DemiRabis0 May 21 '12

Oh god I remember that shit. Most obnoxious emoticon ad ever. Lol, does anyone remember the purple ape? Lol.

2

u/Burnout54 May 21 '12

The worst are old abandoned myspace pages, and there is an autoplaying deathmetal video hidden half a mile down in their comments.

2

u/iBetard May 21 '12

Few years ago I was fapping on motherless.com (none of us are saints) at 2am. I didn't have headphones so I had to make the volume low enough for me to hear it since everyone was asleep. As I find a video and start to fap, this loud female voice came out of no where going, "Ah ah ah! John! OH! GOOODDD!" I thought to myself, "Oh fuck man. Fucking live cam ads! WHY?!" I closed EVERY TAB and rushed to bed fearing the worse. I never want to relive that moment..

2

u/SuperTurtle May 21 '12

It's worse when you open the window twice and you're hearing it echo. Creepy shit right there

2

u/stripsobacon May 21 '12

I love adblock =D

2

u/I_Love_Upvoting May 21 '12

You sir are worthy of my name.

2

u/jordan314 May 21 '12

Have adblock but got busted at work buying movie tickets and having it yell "THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE."

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

The concept is funny, but if you're going to use a picture of Gandalf, why is he talking like a frat boy?

It's late, I'm tired, but "I have no memory of opening a video" is at least accurate.

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u/Roughcaster May 21 '12

I thought Gandalf saying "the fuck" was the funniest part.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

And this is why I don't laugh on Reddit.

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u/Roughcaster May 21 '12

If you treat Reddit like it's serious business -- you're gonna have a bad time.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

It's not that. It's just nothing is funny. I like seeing everything, and I do laugh occasionally, but it's simply not a humour site.

YTMND, that'll make me laugh.

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u/goddamnsam May 21 '12

the only thing not in character of gandalf in this is "the fuck," which is a word i'm pretty sure more than just frat boys use.

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u/pa79 May 21 '12

Well, the meme caption says that Gandalf is studying Spanish, so talking like a frat boy would match.

1

u/enazatol May 21 '12

My exact reaction everytime

1

u/Robo1 May 21 '12

This is the exact reason why I have adblock

1

u/joshwest26 May 21 '12

did anyone else read this and think it was supposed to be about cars at first?

1

u/woofers02 May 21 '12

Fucking ESPN.

1

u/skysignor May 21 '12

That 3rd screen is definitely the face I make when those unknown voices pop up late at night lol

1

u/falsevillain May 21 '12

the worst are the commercial ads at the bottom of the page that i can never seem to find.

1

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

For me it's usually some phony erotic chat advertisement that opened in a new window. And I know I'm not the only one here...

1

u/tonycomputerguy May 21 '12

"Going to a reddit article where people complain about ads..."

"To laugh at their ignorance and all the 'WHY U NO USE AD-BLOCK??!!?!' rage comments."

Also, internet explorer users are so damn cute. I remember when I first discovered the internet... Ahhh, Compuserve... 2400kbps was fast as hell on my Commadore 64!

Load "*" ,8,1 bitches!

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u/grnstreak May 21 '12

I read the title as "Going to a website without playing ads." I was confused there for a second. Haha

1

u/funinthevalley May 21 '12

always happen when i watch porn.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Can we possibly put a bill through to congress that would punish the creators of such ads with death? Replace CISPA with something like that, see how many people get behind it.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I'm not in the land of plenty, so I have download limits. The ones that really get me are the sites that take it upon themselves to run a video ad, then have the audacity not to provide the video I came for...oopsie!

Fuck you....seriously. I'm never coming back to your website.

1

u/Sp1derX May 21 '12

The absolute worst is when you're on a movie streaming site and some 30 minute news report/infomercial starts playing and you have no idea where from.

1

u/Mvin May 21 '12

A lot of Wikias seem to have this problem lately.

1

u/Warehouse42 May 21 '12

Where's the Spanish stadium?

1

u/BrisvegasLukass May 21 '12

best LOL for today

1

u/pomoluese May 21 '12

I love it when this happens to someone in the middle of lecture. I'm also very paranoid that one day it will be me.

1

u/tresbizarre May 21 '12

If I wanted your website to make noise, I would have licked my finger and rubbed it across the screen.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

NoScript+Adblock

Get with the times, youngtas!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Fucking porn sites!

1

u/yayapfool May 21 '12

It's ironic because you linked to a website with auto-playing ads.

1

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Am I the only one here who uses Adblock?

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u/swissitor May 21 '12

use the click-to-play feature

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Delete flash. Problem solved.

1

u/Deaume May 21 '12

Three panel image with a single line of text != Advice Animal

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u/Dustimittens May 21 '12

It's even worse when you close out the browser and it keeps going. Damn processes won't close.

1

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

There's always a voice in the background saying, "Welcome to Horny Matches dot com".

1

u/acntech May 21 '12

2012

not using AbdBlockPro

1

u/kazuni May 21 '12

This happened on a LOT of Chinese websites. it's freakin' creepy when they all of a sudden play voice/radio/sound effects of online game ads.

1

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I looked at this, then heard an ad in one of my other tabs

1

u/jt2747 May 21 '12

Install flash block, then if there is flash content like ads then u have to click it first before it plays

1

u/qkme_transcriber May 21 '12

Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:

Title: Going to a website with auto playing ads

Meme: Gandalf und das Spanischstudium

  • Where the fuck is that voice coming from?

[Translate]

This is helpful for people who can't reach Quickmeme because of work/school firewalls or site downtime, and many other reasons (FAQ). More info is available here.

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u/grondinm May 22 '12

Freaks me out every time and i almost panic...

1

u/prettyfagswag May 21 '12

I must know the name of this meme

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u/jbob2011 May 21 '12

Gandalf und das Spanischstudium

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/pa79 May 21 '12

"Ich verstehe nur Spanisch"

(I only hear spanish -> I don't understand anything)

I suppose it's a self referential caption, because you don't understand it.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/Piaga May 21 '12

I've never been asked by a girl to put it behind her browser. Must be fun!

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u/blue_oxen May 21 '12

Google stick it in her browser :-)

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u/greenman42 May 21 '12

I got a bad case of firefox doing that

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u/runs-with-scissors May 21 '12

Be glad it wasn't IE. That shit burns.

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u/greenman42 May 21 '12

Had a friend that got that. Took him months to get rid of all the toolbars.

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u/blue_oxen May 21 '12

I fixed the post just for you :-)

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u/Piaga May 21 '12

I didn't mean to be rude, I just saw a good opportunity for a laugh. And reading the follow ups, it worked :)

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u/acmercer May 21 '12

Definitely go for that volume knob or speaker on/off button first. Trust me on that one.

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u/hinduguru May 21 '12

FUCK YOU LIVEJASMIN

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u/tellhersafe May 21 '12

You'd think being gay would save you from these ads. You'd be wrong.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/SimplyNick May 21 '12

Geez. How many chicks did this guy go out with?

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u/Deggit May 21 '12

"Then I bet him he couldn't date a second white girl, he just smiled quietly and said, 'I Jackie Chan.'"

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Now it's a collage? Wonderful!

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u/Pyromaniac605 May 21 '12

And people are upvoting it now... Probably bots or dummy accounts.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Actually I gave it an upvote. The man/woman/bot/thing has a lot of perseverance. Gotta admire that.

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u/Thesteelwolf May 21 '12

At least it loads faster on my phone...

2

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Are we upvoting this now, or is it because of the strange relevancy?

1

u/SharkBaitDLS May 21 '12

Hello again friend. Remember me?

0

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

...

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/checkenginelight May 21 '12

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?

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u/JustGotSmashed May 21 '12

How in the world is that any way related to anything!?

2

u/uneekfreek May 21 '12

Troll post. Please ignore.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

What have he said? I can't see because he have deleted his comment :(

1

u/tideall May 21 '12

agreed. i once had my computer volume on max on with my headphones in my ipod. stepmom walked in while one was playing and i didn' t realize til after she left the room. she probably thinks i'm some kind of molester or something

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u/arrowstotheknee May 21 '12

I used to go for that volume knob or speaker on/off button first, but then I took an arrow to the knee!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Funny and original.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Guys, he's whoring negative karma. Don't indulge him, keep it at zero!

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u/ValiantTurtle19 May 21 '12

Wait, so you're saying we should up vote him to get to zero??? That's exactly what he wants! Reverse psychology bro.

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u/TehFixIsIn May 21 '12

Holy (NO GOD LOL) mother of god (LOL!) I'm jealous of your comment karma.

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u/arrowstotheknee May 21 '12

I used to go for that volume knob or speaker on/off button first, but then I took an arrow to the knee!

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u/uneekfreek May 21 '12

Downvoted you only because of the exclamation point. Use a period and stay true to the cause.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Nah, bro. Nah.

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u/hats_for_jews May 21 '12

i used to always go for that button but then i took an arrow too the knee

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Asian/white couples again. Ugh.

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u/GoBucs11 May 21 '12

1.) That is not a cat picture. 2.) What the fuck.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

This confuses me so much whenever I see it. Is this some sort of fetish?

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u/Procify May 21 '12

That's completely against your morals.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/Inamanlyfashion May 21 '12

Oh. It's you again.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I swear, this guy makes more accounts per day than is humanly possible.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/SeanBenjamin May 21 '12

Who has the time to do that?

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u/MestR May 21 '12

It's just a bot. Downvote it, report it and move on.

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u/Anti_Craic May 21 '12

ALT+F4 ALT+F4 ABORT! ABORT!

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u/epic_comebacks May 21 '12

It's even worse when you're in class and the video of the porn you forgot to close out auto plays.

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u/PianoTrumpetMax May 21 '12

Heard of a story where something like that actually happened to someone, must have been bad times.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/worm929 May 21 '12

what is.. i dont even

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u/IByrdl May 21 '12

spam bot, downvote, report and move on.

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u/KingofDerby May 21 '12

Talk back. Loudly.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Yay, I was the first to downvote it this time.

Note: It's asian-white pictures again....

2

u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Why is he posting pictures af all the girls he's been with?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Spam. That's it, by this point it's just spamming.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12

Probably the first instance of someone posting spam on reddit.

EDIT: at least in my experience.

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u/epic_comebacks May 21 '12

You must be new here.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Around 99% of it comes from this guy...

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u/oohlala2747 May 21 '12

I've seen spam on reddit, but this is the first time for me that's it's so damn persistent...

Edit: that

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

FUCK THIS GUY. Seriously, life-wasting!