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  • #2386
    Blzer
    Resident film pundit
    • Mar 2004
    • 42694

    Re: Off-Topic


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    Originally posted by southernmetalhead
    There are some ****ty pet owners behind my mom's house. They let them bark non-stop and leave them out in horrible weather.

    If I didn't love animals I would just put a bullet in them.

    It's not the dog's fault but damn.
    I have a neighbor like that, as well. I don't know if they leave them out in rain, but they leave them out in cold.

    I wonder why they bark? Hmm.

    EDIT: I thought you meant you'd shoot the owners, heh.
    Last edited by Blzer; 01-12-2024, 11:44 PM.
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    • #2387
      southernmetalhead
      Inter Miami
      • Dec 2012
      • 3862

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      Lol, no not the owners. I just worded that poorly.

      And I wouldn't do that to the dogs either. Just frustrating sometimes.

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      • #2388
        Majingir
        All-Star Member
        • Apr 2005
        • 48309

        Re: Off-Topic


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        So Twitter/X is clearly monitoring you 24/7 right?

        I've noticed this for quite some time, it feels like if I type something even on here, or am even just watching something on tv, feels like more than just a coincidence that the "for you" trending topics happen to mention something I either typed on here or relating to a show I'm seeing on tv. Not like I'm searching or tweeting about those topics at all either.

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        • #2389
          slickdtc
          Grayscale
          • Aug 2004
          • 17128

          Re: Off-Topic


          Re: Off-Topic

          I think that’s everything nowadays
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          Originally posted by Money99
          And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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          • #2390
            Blzer
            Resident film pundit
            • Mar 2004
            • 42694

            Re: Off-Topic


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            Truth.

            Place an order for Round Table Pizza on my phone app? Very first ad on my Facebook computer is a coupon for Round Table. And it's not a coincidence, obviously. I find it questionable why I didn't get a coupon ad any time before I placed the order, but whatevs (and yes, I know the reason why).

            Part of this will become a RT coupon gear-grinder, though. There is a specific code I can use to get $8 off any online order of $40 or more (CETEST1), and I simply reuse that all the time unless I find something else superior. Then throughout the entire year, any email, text, or Facebook ad I get from them never seems to best that one, except $10 off $50+ order (which is equivalent percentage, but my order doesn't best that pre-tax so it's not helpful). What's sad is that even on Black Friday, their title will claim they have ungodly deals, and they become something like 15% off orders (not an improvement in my case, though I see how it may help a $200 order).

            Basically, their ads help me none, and pizza is expensive enough as is that they really should be throwing you a more enticing bone. I'd order it more if they did.

            EDIT: And going back to FB now, the advertisements are back... just because I posted about it here.

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            Last edited by Blzer; 01-14-2024, 01:37 PM.
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            • #2391
              Majingir
              All-Star Member
              • Apr 2005
              • 48309

              Re: Off-Topic


              Re: Off-Topic

              Originally posted by Blzer
              Truth.

              Place an order for Round Table Pizza on my phone app? Very first ad on my Facebook computer is a coupon for Round Table. And it's not a coincidence, obviously. I find it questionable why I didn't get a coupon ad any time before I placed the order, but whatevs (and yes, I know the reason why).

              Part of this will become a RT coupon gear-grinder, though. There is a specific code I can use to get $8 off any online order of $40 or more (CETEST1), and I simply reuse that all the time unless I find something else superior. Then throughout the entire year, any email, text, or Facebook ad I get from them never seems to best that one, except $10 off $50+ order (which is equivalent percentage, but my order doesn't best that pre-tax so it's not helpful). What's sad is that even on Black Friday, their title will claim they have ungodly deals, and they become something like 15% off orders (not an improvement in my case, though I see how it may help a $200 order).

              Basically, their ads help me none, and pizza is expensive enough as is that they really should be throwing you a more enticing bone. I'd order it more if they did.

              EDIT: And going back to FB now, the advertisements are back... just because I posted about it here.

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              Targeted ads are a thing, but this was more than an ad, and more than only something I type, it seems to almost work with mics too.

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              • #2392
                LambertandHam
                All Star
                • Jul 2010
                • 8008

                Re: Off-Topic


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                There is a reason why Google, Facebook etc. make most of their money from ads.
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                • #2393
                  EUBlink
                  heyoka
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 1040

                  Re: Off-Topic


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                  I trust X a helluva lot more than I do anything from Meta. That said, I have accounts on all of them to keep up with friends and family. I just try and limit what is being pulled from my devices as much as possible by downloading necessary browser extensions and adjusting the settings on my devices as well. It takes time but if you really want to pull the rug out from under the ad-sniffers, it's possible.

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                  • #2394
                    zello144
                    MVP
                    • Jul 2013
                    • 2186

                    Re: Off-Topic


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                    Sports betting at the supermarket now? That's crazy.
                    Last edited by zello144; 01-19-2024, 08:39 PM.

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                    • #2395
                      l3ulvl
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 17282

                      Re: Off-Topic


                      Re: Off-Topic

                      Originally posted by zello144
                      https://twitter.com/stoolgambling/st...08853513806016
                      Sports betting at the supermarket now? That's crazy.

                      we're at the combination football game and grocery store!
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                      • #2396
                        dubcity
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • May 2012
                        • 17882

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                        On the Pop Tarts wrapper it says to put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then "enjoy the frosty goodness." What kind of a manbeast actually does that?

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                        • #2397
                          ProfessaPackMan
                          Bamma
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 63850

                          Re: Off-Topic


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                          Originally posted by dubcity
                          On the Pop Tarts wrapper it says to put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then "enjoy the frosty goodness." What kind of a manbeast actually does that?
                          Those people need to be charged with War Crimes.
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                          • #2398
                            Majingir
                            All-Star Member
                            • Apr 2005
                            • 48309

                            Re: Off-Topic


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                            Originally posted by dubcity
                            On the Pop Tarts wrapper it says to put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then "enjoy the frosty goodness." What kind of a manbeast actually does that?
                            Eating it warm makes it taste like a pastry.

                            Eating it at room temperature makes it taste like a cookie.

                            Eating it out of the freezer......I don't know what that's supposed to be.

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                            • #2399
                              Master Live 013
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Oct 2013
                              • 12484

                              Re: Off-Topic


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                              I guess it reminds me of Fig Newtons and how I can only eat them if they are really cold (and even then, barely), at room temperature, ugh.
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                              • #2400
                                slickdtc
                                Grayscale
                                • Aug 2004
                                • 17128

                                Re: Off-Topic


                                Re: Off-Topic

                                Originally posted by Majingir
                                Eating it warm makes it taste like a pastry.

                                Eating it at room temperature makes it taste like a cookie.

                                Eating it out of the freezer......I don't know what that's supposed to be.


                                Frosty goodness, apparently

                                Got some cherry ones. Throwing them in the freezer now. Check back latre
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                                Originally posted by Money99
                                And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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