Gross Ads: Fat Gut Weight Loss Ad

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The discussion centers around the annoyance of intrusive weight loss advertisements, particularly one featuring a close-up of a person's gut. Participants suggest that avoiding commercial TV or subscribing to ad-free services can mitigate exposure to such ads. There is also commentary on how ads are tailored to forum topics, with humorous suggestions for creating a thread focused on idealized beauty standards. The conversation highlights the deceptive nature of advertising, especially in weight loss promotions, and the group's shared frustration with the prevalence of these ads. Overall, the thread reflects a mix of humor and critique regarding advertising practices.
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There is one with a fat persons gut for loosing weight. Ugh.
 
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Ugh, now there is another one with close ups of a person wearing braces!
 
Lol...

Well there is one $olution :smile:...
 
lisab said:
Lol...

Well there is one $olution :smile:...
I can think of one really cheap solution. Stop watching commercial TV. The content is paid for by the ads. Nothing is free.
 
turbo-1 said:
I can think of one really cheap solution. Stop watching commercial TV. The content is paid for by the ads. Nothing is free.

I believe Cyrus was referring to ads on PF.
 
NeoDevin said:
I believe Cyrus was referring to ads on PF.
I don't get ads on PF. Maybe he should go gold... Nothing is free.
 
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turbo-1 said:
I don't get ads on PF. Maybe he should go gold... Nothing is free.

Neither do I!... Thank God
 
Yeah, I've seen the up-close teeth/braces ad too on another site where I can't control whether or not I see ads. A handful of ads seem to be everywhere these days. I'm glad I can control them here.
 
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I pay 4c per day for the privilege of not seeing ads and keeping our fearless leader Greg out of trouble.
 
  • #11
DaveC426913 said:
I pay 4c per day for the privilege of not seeing ads and keeping our fearless leader Greg out of trouble.

How come?! I never paid a penny, and I don't get these ads, not even for once :confused:
 
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turbo-1 said:
Nothing is free.
My personal praise is free.

Gimme a T
Gimme a U
Gimme an R
Gimme a B
Gimme an O
Gimme a hyphen
Gimme a 1
Whaddaya got?
TURBO-1!
YaaaaaaaaAAAYYYYY TURBO-1!

I believe everyone would benefit from a personal cheerleader.
 
  • #13
drizzle said:
How come?! I never paid a penny, and I don't get these ads, not even for once :confused:

Are you sleeping with Greg?
 
  • #14
DaveC426913 said:
Are you sleeping with Greg?

YOOUU!

You're messing with the wrong person!
 
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drizzle said:
How come?! I never paid a penny, and I don't get these ads, not even for once :confused:

Firefox with adblock plus or noscript?
 
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It doesn't cost that much to join up.

Gimme a D
Gimme an A
Gimme a V
Gimme an E
OK, my fingers are tired, but you get the point.

Go gold and help support a valuable resource.
 
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drizzle said:
How come?! I never paid a penny, and I don't get these ads, not even for once :confused:
Shhhhh...:confused:
 
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Its amazing how the adds follow the threads. If I am in PF main, the ads are about physics tutoring. If I am in the aerospace forum, the ads are about airplanes. When I was in the cats vs dog thread, there was an Ad for cats!
 
  • #19
Because those’re 'Google' ADs.
 
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Cyrus said:
Its amazing how the adds follow the threads. If I am in PF main, the ads are about physics tutoring. If I am in the aerospace forum, the ads are about airplanes. When I was in the cats vs dog thread, there was an Ad for cats!
Cough up a few bucks, Cy! For the price of one drink in your airport-theme bar, you can be ad free for a year.
 
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What thread were you viewing to be confronted with a 'fat persons gut'? :smile:
 
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Monique said:
What thread were you viewing to be confronted with a 'fat persons gut'? :smile:
Must have been one in the "relationships" sub-forum. :devil:
 
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Monique said:
What thread were you viewing to be confronted with a 'fat persons gut'? :smile:

:smile: :smile: :smile:


I swear I was laughing for a couple of minutes :smile:
 
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Maybe we should start a thread for Cyrus. Only beautiful olive-skinned, brown-eyed, brunette females with NO piercings or tattoos would be allowed to post there.

Never mind. Policing that would be tough. We'd probably get Jersey Shore posters, or cougars who are real fans of white patent-leather shoes. Messy, either way. :-p
 
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turbo-1 said:
Maybe we should start a thread for Cyrus. Only beautiful olive-skinned, brown-eyed, brunette females with NO piercings or tattoos would be allowed to post there.

Never mind. Policing that would be tough. We'd probably get Jersey Shore posters, or cougars who are real fans of white patent-leather shoes. Messy, either way. :-p

I'm going to fill up my signature with weight-loss keywords in hopes of skewing the Google ads in every thread that I post.
 
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Born2bwire said:
I'm going to fill up my signature with weight-loss keywords in hopes of skewing the Google ads in every thread that I post.
That would be hilarious. I want to see screenshots if it works.
 
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turbo-1 said:
Maybe we should start a thread for Cyrus. Only beautiful olive-skinned, brown-eyed, brunette females with NO piercings or tattoos would be allowed to post there.
I would subscribe to that thread and check it every few seconds for new posts.
 
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Monique said:
What thread were you viewing to be confronted with a 'fat persons gut'? :smile:

:smile: Though, maybe that one should be in the S&D product claims subforum. Sure looks like one photo of someone slouched and forcing out their gut, then a second photo of them standing straight and sucking in their gut...oh, and of course conveniently placing their hand over their bottom in the second one to hide that their butt didn't actually get any smaller. :rolleyes:
 
  • #30
Moonbear said:
:smile: Though, maybe that one should be in the S&D product claims subforum. Sure looks like one photo of someone slouched and forcing out their gut, then a second photo of them standing straight and sucking in their gut...oh, and of course conveniently placing their hand over their bottom in the second one to hide that their butt didn't actually get any smaller. :rolleyes:
There's a whole art to misrepresentation in advertizing. Sometimes when I'm bored I pick them out of commercials.

Just yesterday I saw an 'theirs and ours'-type pizza ad comparison. The wholesome ingredients in our pizza are so wholesome they even add colour to the wood plank it's sitting on! And look, it even improves the kitchen lighting!

But weight loss ones are definitely the worst.
 
  • #31
turbo-1 said:
Maybe we should start a thread for Cyrus. Only beautiful olive-skinned, brown-eyed, brunette females with NO piercings or tattoos would be allowed to post there.

Never mind. Policing that would be tough. We'd probably get Jersey Shore posters, or cougars who are real fans of white patent-leather shoes. Messy, either way. :-p

They might be pretend engineers :).
 
  • #32
Just more of me to love.
 

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