In this day and age of almost constant web surfing we’ve become pretty used to being bombarded with stupid banner ads. But there are a few of these lame ads that seem to be far worse than others. I’m refering specifically to the freaking stupid silhouette dancers. Now I’m not a fan of the dumb animals with all 50 states plastered across their terribly contorted bodies. I also hate the stupid “tattoo” ads, but they both pale in comparison to the dancers. I have yet to figure out how any of these ads relates to what they’re advertising, but regardless of the product they might be trying to push, THEY SUCK!!!

I realize that everybody has their own pet peeves (Zarch’s happens to be stupid real estate ads with happy couples smiling and laughing in front of their new dream home), but these ads in particular just rub me the wrong way. I also realize that through the use of firewalls and firefox plugins most ads can be totally removed from the surfing experience, but in many cases I’m using computers where I have little control. Also, there are times when I actually want to see what’s being advertised on my sites so I have to leave ads enabled. I just wish I didn’t have to deal with 4 slightly out of sync and obviously gay cowboys dancing at the top of the screen while I’m trying to read my email.

While looking for a picture to help get my point across it became apparent that LowerMyBills.com is by far the most guilty party in this trend, but I also blame apple and their stupid Ipod ads. I’m pretty sure the Ipod ads came before any of these craptacular banners. I realize that much like reality tv, these ads are probably going to be around for a while. I just wish there was a way to arrange a meeting in a dark alley with the creator of this garbage. I’d also like to kick the creators of MTV’s Real World in the head as well. I blame them for ushering in this age of reality tv spewtum that we now have to deal with on a nightly basis.

Rant over.