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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote:
> > http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0744/
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> In my opinion, this is off topic for .fun ... it more properly belongs in
> .debate.
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> I presume you know that, Dave!
Doh! That's where I meant to put it. Force of habit, I suppose. Or maybe
LUGNET suffered a glitch that put my .fun post in .debate despite my best
efforts. That seems likely...
> It's also kind of annoying because it asks me if I want to install something
> or another (some spyware presumably, I turned it down pretty fast so I
> forget)... which I find ironic for a site ostensibly concerned with
> consumers. Those "do you want to install X" boxes are not stopped by Popup
> Stopper although it did stop some popup or another that also tried to launch.
>
> All in all a pretty bogus site (not that other sites don't try the same
> tricks, mind you). Even if the underlying message is pretty scary!
I feel worse and worse about posting the link, but I swear I didn't see any of
those pop-ups on my system. As pennance, maybe I'll buy and consume one of
these healthy breakfasts.
Dave!
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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) I wouldn't eat that stuff under almost any conditions. They should feature it in 'Fear Factor' for the eating part.... I remember an old 'Wizard of ID' comic in which the King, while sitting (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) .debate. I presume you know that, Dave! It's also kind of annoying because it asks me if I want to install something or another (some spyware presumably, I turned it down pretty fast so I forget)... which I find ironic for a site ostensibly (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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