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mahannah

(893 posts) Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:08 PM Mar 2018

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DU ads suck

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DU ads suck (Original Post) mahannah Mar 2018 OP

Get yourself a star! eom OldHippieChick Mar 2018 #1

Step up to star membership. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #2

Grovelbot couldn't have said it better Hekate Mar 2018 #11

I miss Grovelbot. Mariana Mar 2018 #13

Me too. He was a friendly little fellow, used to roll up and jostle my elbow with his head... Hekate Mar 2018 #15

Will I receive residuals? guillaumeb Mar 2018 #24

Only the Admins know Hekate Mar 2018 #31

That simple malaise Mar 2018 #22

The ads were torturous. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #25

I get caught some years because I send a bank draft a few weeks before malaise Mar 2018 #28

Become a star member and never see them again! dhol82 Mar 2018 #3

Become a star member. No ads JDC Mar 2018 #4

Become a star member emulatorloo Mar 2018 #5

Star membership!! MontanaMama Mar 2018 #6

Buy a star. Control-Z Mar 2018 #7

3 bucks a month and they go away Lochloosa Mar 2018 #8

Cheaper than that, if a member is cash strapped. nt tblue37 Mar 2018 #21

This is your grand pronouncement for the day? Hekate Mar 2018 #9

pony up some bucks and get you a STAR Skittles Mar 2018 #10

I don't see them.. there's a simple Cha Mar 2018 #12

Well I just got a WONDERFUL ad about Vegan cheese and it looks yummy! Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #14

The cheeses do sound good. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #26

google sends the ads or whatever browser you use based on your browsing history...a few dollars Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #16

I'm glad the same response to your question wasn't repeated a dozen times. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #17

A star would be a worthwhile investment. lpbk2713 Mar 2018 #18

I would not know GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #19

Ads suck. Initech Mar 2018 #20

Adblock browser for Android - no ads. n/t MicaelS Mar 2018 #23

Theres a solution to that. TDale313 Mar 2018 #27

Oh, I don't know. Aristus Mar 2018 #29

There's another solution defacto7 Mar 2018 #30

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)

1. Get yourself a star! eom

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:09 PM

Mar 2018

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

2. Step up to star membership.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:10 PM

Mar 2018

No minimum contribution, and no ads.

Wait, did that sound like an ad for star membership?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10131833

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

11. Grovelbot couldn't have said it better

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:24 PM

Mar 2018

Mariana

(14,858 posts)

13. I miss Grovelbot.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:29 PM

Mar 2018

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

15. Me too. He was a friendly little fellow, used to roll up and jostle my elbow with his head...

Reply to Mariana (Reply #13)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:32 PM

Mar 2018

All he ever really wanted was a little machine oil and a sparkplug now and then.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

24. Will I receive residuals?

Reply to Hekate (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:25 PM

Mar 2018

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

31. Only the Admins know

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #24)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 10:32 PM

Mar 2018

malaise

(269,054 posts)

22. That simple

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:01 PM

Mar 2018

I love my star - spares me the ads

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

25. The ads were torturous.

Reply to malaise (Reply #22)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:26 PM

Mar 2018

And with the option of each member deciding what they can afford, it was an easy decision.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

28. I get caught some years because I send a bank draft a few weeks before

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #25)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:37 PM

Mar 2018

my annual subscription expires.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

3. Become a star member and never see them again!

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:10 PM

Mar 2018

JDC

(10,129 posts)

4. Become a star member. No ads

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:11 PM

Mar 2018

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

5. Become a star member

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:12 PM

Mar 2018

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)

6. Star membership!!

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:15 PM

Mar 2018

Feels so good to support this community! 😊

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

7. Buy a star.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:16 PM

Mar 2018

You can get one for as little as $5/year, I believe. You will be ad free and also eligible for other benefits.

Lochloosa

(16,066 posts)

8. 3 bucks a month and they go away

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:19 PM

Mar 2018

tblue37

(65,408 posts)

21. Cheaper than that, if a member is cash strapped. nt

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:59 PM

Mar 2018

Hekate

(90,714 posts)

9. This is your grand pronouncement for the day?

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:19 PM

Mar 2018

Membership stars are cheap.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

10. pony up some bucks and get you a STAR

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:24 PM

Mar 2018

Cha

(297,323 posts)

12. I don't see them.. there's a simple

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:28 PM

Mar 2018

solution for that.

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)

14. Well I just got a WONDERFUL ad about Vegan cheese and it looks yummy!

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:31 PM

Mar 2018

http://www.treelinecheese.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIverr0-XO2QIVhJzICh2hugVBEAEYASAAEgJHGvD_BwE

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

26. The cheeses do sound good.

Reply to Kirk Lover (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:28 PM

Mar 2018

But I will remain ad-free.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)

16. google sends the ads or whatever browser you use based on your browsing history...a few dollars

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:33 PM

Mar 2018

will get you commercial free...I recommend it...star membership ...so worth it.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

17. I'm glad the same response to your question wasn't repeated a dozen times.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:40 PM

Mar 2018

I'm glad the same response to your question wasn't uselessly and ineffectually repeated a dozen times. That would be awkward.

They were useful and effectual.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

18. A star would be a worthwhile investment.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:44 PM

Mar 2018

What is this "ad" stuff you speak of?

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

19. I would not know

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:51 PM

Mar 2018

Initech

(100,081 posts)

20. Ads suck.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 07:54 PM

Mar 2018

Fixed it for you!

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

23. Adblock browser for Android - no ads. n/t

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:02 PM

Mar 2018

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

27. Theres a solution to that.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:33 PM

Mar 2018

Buy a Star Membership.

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

29. Oh, I don't know.

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:49 PM

Mar 2018

The ones I get usually say: "Sexy mature women want to meet YOU!"

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

30. There's another solution

Reply to mahannah (Original post)

Fri Mar 2, 2018, 10:03 PM

Mar 2018

But I'm not tellin' . Just get starred.

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