GET The HEll off My Screen!!

Popups. Don't you absolutely hate them? Well, I hate them. There's very few things in the life of an internet junkie that are more frustrating than those annoying little ad boxes that jump up, totally out of the blue, screaming "SURPRISE -- BUY ME!"

It's like swatting at mosquitoes, only you have a chance to get them before they bite. But you are dealing with blood suckers either way.

Now, before anyone accuses me of being a computer neophyte, I know that some browsers can be adjusted to block popups. I am also aware of the many programs that are available to act as a shield against these pests. But I find that these interfere with some web pages that just don't work the same if you won't capitulate to the Popup Piper.

In any case, I'm totally sick of being force fed information regarding the following:

THE SINGLES GAME
There's one that says "thousands of members online now" right below a picture of a woman who looks so hot she should be out jilting Average Joes. Uh-huh. Then there's the one that says, "find romance and friends with scientific matchmaking." Scientific, huh? Gee, I sure hope this doesn't involve peeing in a bottle. Who do they think they are, Clone-A-Mate?

FREE INSURANCE QUOTES
Gee, I can't figure out why I'm skeptical. The quotes might be free, but I'm sure the premium payments are extracted through the nostrils.

WIRELESS PACKAGES
Buy the cell phone and get cash back. Nah, I got a better idea. Just give me the cash and you can keep the handphone.

MORTGAGE RATES
At an all-time low, huh? Click your state and refinance? I keep looking for Singapore, but nothing's there. Oh, that's right. Singapore is NOT A STATE!!! Stupid, lousy, geographically-challenged thing...

FREE SMILEYS
Get another 8,000 free smileys? How many emoticons does a person need? Right as though we will use every single one of them.. can't life be alittle simple with less emotions.

AROUND THE CLOCK CASH FLOW
It's some sort of money making scheme masquerading as some sort of money making scheme. Their "revolutionary system harnesses the power of the internet and advertising," but the ad won't tell you what it is -- unless you hand over a heap of personal information and/or dinero.

CONGRATULATIONS AND SALUTATIONS
I'm utterly astounded at how often I'm somebody's millionth site visitor. Flashing lights, floating balloons... How come I don't get this lucky playing the lotteries?

And last, but certainly least:

FREE PORN
I don't care if it's free -- which I know it's not. I have no desire to be watching any jungle-fetishist, old-man spanking, monkey-pulling, whip-cream wearing, tranny nymphos at work.

Sheesh!

What about you guys? Name your two cents worth of crap. The tagboard section is open for your bitchin' pleasure.