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Imagine if your newspaper was bloated

2016-03-24 16:30:10.540169+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

Imagine if your newspaper was bloated to a coffee table book that might spontaneously combust. That's what web advertising has become.

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#Comment Re: Imagine if your newspaper was bloated made: 2016-03-24 20:52:50.472284+00 by: Dan Lyke

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Eric Wolf And every time you pick up your newspaper from your front step, another one magically appears. This continues until you edit your hosts file to block the paper boy.



Eric Wolf And 99% of the advertising I see on the web is for stuff I've already purchased...



Mike Kite I wear kevlar coveralls to keep the newspaper from harming me.



Mike Kite Some people even build new homes for themselves to protect against newspapers.

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