Disturbing ads...

Wolferz · 01-22-14, 09:56 AM

Kids Army ad.
http://www.kids-army.com/?gclid=CM_N...FU7xOgodInwACA

Looks like a quick way to get your kid shot by trigger happy cops.

Or do a Google search for their bomb bags and see how quick homeland security comes a knockin' on your door.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Neal paying for the site with advertisement money. But.....KIDS ARMY?

MH · 01-22-14, 11:24 AM

Those adds are usually driven by suffin habits.

fireftr18 · 01-22-14, 11:55 AM

I'm all about kids playing army, but some of that stuff is just way out there.

Wolferz · 01-22-14, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireftr18

I'm all about kids playing army, but some of that stuff is just way out there.

When I was a kid we didn't need high end props to play army.

Stick guns and dirt clod grenades were just fine.

"I shot you man"
" No, you missed me"

"ok, dirt clod grenade upside the head!"
<dirt clod explodes on contact>

"You can't say I missed now!"

Sailor Steve · 01-22-14, 02:40 PM

When I was a kid my dad stopped by an Army/Navy store brought me a couple of genuine silk maps used by the Flying Tigers. He told me he thought about buying me a disarmed hand grenade, but then he had a vision of me throwing it and putting some other kid in the hospital.

fireftr18 · 01-22-14, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz

When I was a kid we didn't need high end props to play army.

Stick guns and dirt clod grenades were just fine.

"I shot you man"
" No, you missed me"

"ok, dirt clod grenade upside the head!"
<dirt clod explodes on contact>

"You can't say I missed now!"

Sounds familier!

I don't know about anywhere else, but the kids in my neighborhood still play like that.

Betonov · 01-22-14, 05:07 PM

Kids in the US are lucky.

They take their toy guns or bended sticks, point at one another and go bang.

We in Europe played swordfights. A sword hit was simulated by an actual hit with a stick (or worse)

Platapus · 01-22-14, 05:19 PM

Some of the stuff on that website looks pretty cool. Wish they had that when I was a kid.

01-22-14, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Kids Army ad.
http://www.kids-army.com/?gclid=CM_N...FU7xOgodInwACA

Looks like a quick way to get your kid shot by trigger happy cops.

Or do a Google search for their bomb bags and see how quick homeland security comes a knockin' on your door.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Neal paying for the site with advertisement money. But.....KIDS ARMY?

the ads that pop up on your screen are driven by cookies from each individuals own computer so you see ads based on your stored browsing history and others see different ads then you do.

its a software program that matches ads tailored to each users viewing habits. if you have no browser history you only get plain generic ads

nikimcbee · 01-22-14, 08:45 PM

les green01 · 01-22-14, 09:08 PM

lol no wonder i don't get any ads,actral i got two disarm grenades,folks if you watch a war movie showing them pulling the pin with their teeth well it can be done but you have a jaw ache doing it,you guys use sticks heck we use pellet guns by the end of the day if you didnt know how to use cover or shoot one you was asking for it

Red October1984 · 01-22-14, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster

the ads that pop up on your screen are driven by cookies from each individuals own computer so you see ads based on your stored browsing history and others see different ads then you do.

its a software program that matches ads tailored to each users viewing habits. if you have no browser history you only get plain generic ads

Who's been on my PC...and what have they been doing? Because for a while there....there were 1000's of Russian Singles ready to meet me in my area.

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Anyway, some of this stuff is cool....but no kid wants a gun case for their yellow M-16.

I played army all the time as a kid.

It's crap like THIS that annoys me.

Compact Combat Mission Machine Gun...

@Betonov, I also remember partaking in the game of "swords"

I had these yardsticks (Slightly shorter than a meterstick) that were square instead of the usual flat ones. Getting hit by one hurt a lot more than a usual yardstick.

Let's just say I broke many of those throughout the years.

fireftr18 · 01-22-14, 11:46 PM

We did sword fighting too. And kids today still do it too.

Spiced_Rum · 01-23-14, 03:42 AM

Growing up in the 70's I would love to have had toy guns and clothing of that realism and quality to play with. We had to make our own guns and swords with wood because we could not afford commercially produced ones. Although we have some old World War 2 helmets and clothing/belts to dress up in.

I wonder if re-enactment societies and those people who go outside and do live fantasy role playing (cannot think of the term for it) are still partly reliving their childhood but with better gear?

Imagination was always the key component, in reality it may only be an old stick found in the woods but in my hands it was a deadly rapier when playing Zorro, a long-sword when defending Camelot, and a cutlass when boarding other pirate ships.

Wolferz · 01-23-14, 04:49 AM

If I have my browser set to delete the history on exit, then how can this site be choosing relevant ads? I think they're just set on a random rotation.

Ads are a good thing IMHO. Without them we'd have no programming to watch on TV. It's too bad that the mAD men fail to realize that word of mouth is the best advertising... and it's free.

On second thought (there goes another tumbleweed) maybe they do.
Then you realize that the product would be less expensive if it didn't have the big ad budget tacked on.

01-22-14, 09:56 AM	#1
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Disturbing ads... Kids Army ad. http://www.kids-army.com/?gclid=CM_N...FU7xOgodInwACA Looks like a quick way to get your kid shot by trigger happy cops. Or do a Google search for their bomb bags and see how quick homeland security comes a knockin' on your door. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Neal paying for the site with advertisement money. But.....KIDS ARMY? __________________ Tomorrow never comes

01-22-14, 11:55 AM	#3
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I'm all about kids playing army, but some of that stuff is just way out there. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

01-22-14, 02:40 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	When I was a kid my dad stopped by an Army/Navy store brought me a couple of genuine silk maps used by the Flying Tigers. He told me he thought about buying me a disarmed hand grenade, but then he had a vision of me throwing it and putting some other kid in the hospital. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Some of the stuff on that website looks pretty cool. Wish they had that when I was a kid. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	__________________

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Those adds are usually driven by suffin habits.

01-22-14, 05:07 PM	#7
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Kids in the US are lucky. They take their toy guns or bended sticks, point at one another and go bang. We in Europe played swordfights. A sword hit was simulated by an actual hit with a stick (or worse)

01-22-14, 09:08 PM	#11
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	lol no wonder i don't get any ads,actral i got two disarm grenades,folks if you watch a war movie showing them pulling the pin with their teeth well it can be done but you have a jaw ache doing it,you guys use sticks heck we use pellet guns by the end of the day if you didnt know how to use cover or shoot one you was asking for it __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy Last edited by les green01; 01-23-14 at 09:19 AM.

01-22-14, 11:46 PM	#13
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	We did sword fighting too. And kids today still do it too. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

01-23-14, 03:42 AM	#14
Spiced_Rum Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2013 Location: Enjoying a run ashore Posts: 1,129 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Growing up in the 70's I would love to have had toy guns and clothing of that realism and quality to play with. We had to make our own guns and swords with wood because we could not afford commercially produced ones. Although we have some old World War 2 helmets and clothing/belts to dress up in. I wonder if re-enactment societies and those people who go outside and do live fantasy role playing (cannot think of the term for it) are still partly reliving their childhood but with better gear? Imagination was always the key component, in reality it may only be an old stick found in the woods but in my hands it was a deadly rapier when playing Zorro, a long-sword when defending Camelot, and a cutlass when boarding other pirate ships. __________________ Spiced_Rum "The only rocks I want to see are in my glass, and covered with lashings of Spicey and Coke"

01-23-14, 04:49 AM	#15
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	If I have my browser set to delete the history on exit, then how can this site be choosing relevant ads? I think they're just set on a random rotation. Ads are a good thing IMHO. Without them we'd have no programming to watch on TV. It's too bad that the mAD men fail to realize that word of mouth is the best advertising... and it's free. On second thought (there goes another tumbleweed) maybe they do. Then you realize that the product would be less expensive if it didn't have the big ad budget tacked on. __________________ Tomorrow never comes