Snopes has been my go-to source for urban legend and Internet myth for ages. Every time someone forwards me something of dubious origin, the first thing I do is check Snopes, then send them back a link if I'm right and it's fake. I'm not sure that's going to be my plan anymore.

Snopes, or a company advertising on Snopes has decided that pop-up ads are a great way to get extra revenue. I think it's just a great way to keep people from visiting your site. Sure, Firefox blocks pop-up windows from web pages, but it doesn't block all pop-ups that occurr when you click on a link in the page which, when web browsing, I am wont to do.

Sorry for the rant.

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