Sahamamama Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 This is a rant. I have HAD IT with these "Bigger P&nis" ads that are all over the Internet these days. My just-turned 4 year old daughter came up quietly behind me a few minutes ago while I was checking my innocent email on Yahoo. She asked, "Mommy, what does it mean when it says, Are you an average man? Want to shock girls? Surprise her with a bigger p&nis. What does all that mean What is a p&nis?" So, you see, Homeschoolers of America, there ARE disadvantages to teaching our children to read at an early age. The only good aspect I can see is that she can't quite read it all yet. She pronounced a certain word as "pen is," as in, "The pen is out of ink." Are these ads bothering anyone else, or is it just me? Do I have a legitimate gripe about things that are pornographic/nearly pornographic, or do I just need to :chillpill:? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is it possible you have some sort of spyware on your computer that's doing this? I'm not getting things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 They'd bother me, too, but like Abbey, I don't get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Yep, they have ads like this on the TV as well. That's why we rarely watch live TV anymore. We DVR the shows and skip the commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The proliferation of those ads on t.v. and radio are pretty much single-handedly responsible for turning me to the dvr and mp3 player. Honestly, is there *anyone* who doesn't know already that such products are available?! Do we really need such a constant stream of reminders?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 The proliferation of those ads on t.v. and radio are pretty much single-handedly responsible for turning me to the dvr and mp3 player. Honestly, is there *anyone* who doesn't know already that such products are available?! Do we really need such a constant stream of reminders?! ETA: I don't get that stuff on my computer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Is it possible you have some sort of spyware on your computer that's doing this? I'm not getting things like that. Well... now that you mention it... We had some "Antivirus" virus :confused: on our computer, and we took the thing to Best Buy to have it "removed." The tech who did the "repairs" told us that the whole computer was shot, that the motherboard :confused: was bad, and we needed to buy a new computer.... My husband did not believe this person was, um, telling the truth. We brought the thing home, plugged it in, and it has worked fine ever since, except for this pornography (Bigger Weenie ads) on almost every site... ALSO, when I search for an item in the Google toolbar, then click on the search link, up pops a truly pornographic site, and I DO mean pornographic... Our computer never did this before we took it to Best Buy... What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 It sounds like you have some sort of nasty spyware virus. They are not always removable, but some times you can remove them after hours of frustration. I am not a computer whiz, so I can't help! Sorry. But I don't get ads of any sort like that. The only ads I take issue with are the ones on my husband's facebook, the ads that facebook puts on for women are fine, but the ones for married men are all for dating services. Explain that! But nothing as bad as you are describing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I don't get very many ads at all anymore. I am using FireFox as my browser and I have installed an "add on" program called Foof that filters the ads. I love it and have it installed on all our computers. I do get ads on Facebook, but they are just black and white "word" ads, no pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 My old pc did that when it had a virus. Luckily, none of my girls could read then. I'm sorry. That stinks. I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I read the way she is pronouncing p*nis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 It sounds like you have some sort of nasty spyware virus. So, I wonder if this means that the Best Buy guys did NOT remove the spyware/viruses, which is what we paid them to do? Do we need to buy a separate program to protect us from pornographic ads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Geez, who would want a bigger one, anyway? How do they walk around with that thing as it is? :lol: Chris feeling a little naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Geez, who would want a bigger one, anyway? How do they walk around with that thing as it is? :lol: Chris feeling a little naughty. Yeah, the other line on the screen, the one my daughter did NOT see, was "Add 4 inches with Vimax." THAT line might have prompted her to ask for her inchworms and inchworm ruler..... We just love playing with math manipulatives around here.... :tongue_smilie: I'm sorrying about the rant, but sheesh, is there no limit on what can be on the ads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Two questions Are they pop up ads (appear in their own window) or are they ads sponsoring a site (usually ads within the window you are viewing?) Do you clear your cookies, browsing history, add ons etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabelle's Mom Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I hate them even more on TV when everyone is sitting there, trying to be oblivious to it. I have a 12 yo ds and 14 yo dd and I'm in agony everytime these come on because some day I just know they're going to ask what it's about. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'm most annoyed by those type of ads when I watch baseball. They're everywhere. Hello, women watch baseball too, and don't you want KIDS to be watching the game? I don't want to be explaining what "ED" is anytime soon. :001_huh: I get it if it's ESPN at 10 at night, but not in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'm sick, sick, sick of them. Gag. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2ncr Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Yes, I would definitely say it's Spyware as we just had the same thing. That Vimax ad was on almost every website I went on, including Pioneer Woman's! That's when I knew it was Spyware. We were able to get rid of it though fortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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