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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:44 PM
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These Google Ads are kinda freaking me out now...
Edited on Tue May-30-06 10:50 PM by ZombieNixon
I click on my Milwaukee's Best thread and these are the ads I get:

India: Taste all that India has to offer with Essence of India Tours. Book Today!

India: Give to the Disaster Response Fund. Help Children and Families!

India: Find Deals for India. Less for Airfare and Hotels!

India has nothing to do with Milwaukee's Best. Do you think the ads can sense my ethnicity or something? :shrug: :scared:
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Conan_The_Barbarian Donating Member (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:49 PM
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1. FEAR GOOGLE!
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:51 PM
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2. India decided to make Milwaukee's Best its official drink
:evilgrin:
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:54 PM
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5. Eek. Times must be rough.
:scared:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:51 PM
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3. Google uses a tracking cookie
So yes, if you've searched for prices on airfare to India or something you'd get targeted ads. Apparently they fine tune it pretty well, all the ads in my gmail account are for vegan chocolates and sexy underwear. :shrug:
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:54 PM
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4. But I haven't.
If I wanted to go to India I get on the horn and call my mom and get her to do it for me. :scared:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:55 PM
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6. Hmm
Odd.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:55 PM
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7. Well they really dropped the ball on me
Bird repellants? Big cat hunts in Africa? Republicans in South Carolina???

:wtf:
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:57 PM
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9. It takes time to get accurate
When I first opened up my gmail account I was getting ads for Terducken and organic game meats. :rofl:
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:56 PM
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8. nah, i keep getting stuff about India too
:P
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 10:57 PM
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10. They got you on an PWI--
Posting while Indian...
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:01 PM
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12. well i'm not indian
Edited on Tue May-30-06 11:02 PM by Ava
and i keep getting these messages... maybe it's just one of the sponsors? :shrug:

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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:05 PM
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14. Maybe it's time to ask your parents some tough questions
:shrug:
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:08 PM
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15. please
Edited on Tue May-30-06 11:08 PM by Ava
my mom looks german or any other type of european, and my dad (and his entire family) look like they came straight out of the bible (jewish)

:rofl:
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:00 PM
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11. Yes. Google was invented by the NSA to find out about you, ZombieNixon.
This is why DU was invented as well, to find out about you, ZombieNixon.

But don't be paranoid. It's already too late, Google and DU knows everything, all the details.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:04 PM
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13. I always thought life was testing me.
I guess this proves I am the center of the universe. :D
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:10 PM
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16. Well, you are at least the center of attention.
Mostly the reason Dick Cheney stays in an undisclosed location is to study the files on you, ZombieNixon. He doesn't want you to know that he knows.

But I know.

And now you know.

And Dick Cheney will find out that you know.
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ZombieNixon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-30-06 11:10 PM
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17. At last! People are paying attention to me!
:D :bounce:
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