419 is the section of the Nigerian criminal code dealing with the email scams we all see in our inbox from time to time. I did a Google search on “419 scam” and found some information. But in addition, Google Ad Sense advertising returned this jewel:
Entries Categorized as 'Bad Commerce'
Ad nonsense
October 27, 2009
Fox News for Stupid People
September 9, 2008
As a rule I don’t watch Fox News because every time I do, I get insulted. I get insulted because every time, they insult my intelligence by some sort of propaganda track to mislead me.
Last night I was waiting in line at a restaurant and they had Fox News on. Fox played a nice clip [...]
Frequent Flier Games
June 18, 2008
I went on the US Airways web site to use some of my frequent flier miles on a trip to Albuquerque 3 months from now. Although their brochure says you can get round trip flights for 25,000, the web site (without explanation) asked for double that. I read the fine print about blackout dates. I [...]
Auto Cool [not]
August 13, 2007
What a cool idea! What a lousy product!
The Auto Cool is a solar-powered fan that’s supposed to keep your car cooler inside when parked in the sunshine. It mounts atop the side window.
Here’s what’s wrong with this cool idea:
It needs bright sun to power the fan. Most modern auto windows are tinted, reducing how [...]