Don, I have three words for you: Everything is relative. One man's clutter is another woman's pile of... wait, that doesn't quite sound right. Not everyone finds this stuff objectionable. Take Vanagons. Some people think they are heinous toads. I happen to think mine is a beautiful princess with Dingleberries to match. Same as tag lines. Some find them obnoxious. Others find them useful. Since we don't ban them on the List, there may be more coming to annoy or amuse you. Your choice. If only we can chose our relatives. Well, that's not relative. Move along folks. Nothing to see. Go about your business. Nothing be concerned about.
BenT On May 7, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> On the other hand, we get a lot of stuff free because advertising >> supports >> it. >> >> sent from my Dell laptop, >> Scott >> www.turbovans.com >> > > I was just gonna sic this subject on you all and leave it alone, > but .... > > "clutter" sucks. Advertising that inserts itself into everyday > life..Obnoxious. > For example: When you travel across the US, some states do not allow > billboards and then you come to a 'billboard state' You no longer > see the > countryside, you see the billboards instead...Some states even allow > Neon-lit billboards....Now I ask you, does that intrude on the > enjoyment of > life? Maybe not for everyone...some people go... "Oooh, Great! > Something > to look at.." because they prefer billboards to open countryside. > Some don't see the harm in adding a few lines of script to every > page...."You don't HAVE to read it, you know" and "what's the harm?" > and > like that.. > But watching a boxer with some corporate tatoo on his back or > reading a > message on the internet with the device makers tag line > included...they do > it because we just let them without thought. Maybe Apple sells an > App to > remove their message saying "sent from my I-Phony" ... > Me, I was just thinking about that crap for some dumb reason as I > sipped > my Yuban from my Gevalla with H2o from my Sureflow pump out of my > DOW PVC > plumbing. > > sent from my Dell inspiron via Century Link DSL from Washington USA, > Earth, > Universe. > > Don Hanson > Happy Friday |
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