tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post1285730951650122479..comments2024-03-28T21:11:46.849-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: FIVE ANNOYING ONLINE TRENDS Doc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-47214237974105333152013-07-11T08:51:13.528-07:002013-07-11T08:51:13.528-07:00Laurie, I can't say that I like the idea of bi...Laurie, I can't say that I like the idea of birds on leashes, but that wasn't the intent of the post - I just got carried away with the bizarre photos. I did some further research and you're right that the poultry mannequins are not ducks, but geese. Dressing goose mannequins seems to be very popular in some parts of the US. <br /><br />We all seem to agree that slide shows are a nasty trick to keep people on pages longer. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-49470319959483680332013-07-07T12:49:14.999-07:002013-07-07T12:49:14.999-07:00I'm glad you explained the poultry photos; I w...I'm glad you explained the poultry photos; I was wondering if birds on leashes was a trend you disliked or something! Re the mannequins; someone in town used to have a white goose statue that was dressed up seasonally i.e. Santa suit, pilgrim hat, Easter bunny ears, patriotic, rain gear, etc. <br /><br />Anyway, I hate slide shows. Web MD has a nasty habit of putting everything in that format. Each slide has very little information with it, but it takes a long time to go through the entire article. Which is the intent, of course, to keep you on the pages with ads. The site I write for encourages slide shows and videos to keep people on the page longer. Laurie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815630032743705939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-63157288511516521332013-07-04T20:03:33.861-07:002013-07-04T20:03:33.861-07:00Gail, I had no idea that people put harnesses on p...Gail, I had no idea that people put harnesses on parrots. There seems to be no limit to the strange things people do. Good for Gomez, not allowing you to mess with him. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-12978012630731802272013-07-04T19:42:03.043-07:002013-07-04T19:42:03.043-07:00Marla, I've noticed those expanding and contra...Marla, I've noticed those expanding and contracting ads, too, and hate them. Usually it's possible to close them, but that's another good item to add to the list. Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-65213406686869557782013-07-04T06:42:06.892-07:002013-07-04T06:42:06.892-07:00Your list is good, and I love the chickens! I woul...Your list is good, and I love the chickens! I would add something that I've noticed happening more and more in the last several months. I pull up a page, and I'm trying to scroll down while reading, and ads keep expanding, doing their little video thing, then pop down again. This completely screws up my scrolling,and I can't orient on the page at all. I guess it's the marketing response to pop-up blocking, because they aren't pop-ups, they are expandable ads. Really annoying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888328097434089820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-12234491725990347342013-07-02T10:14:25.276-07:002013-07-02T10:14:25.276-07:00HA! I have never seen anything like those duck ma...HA! I have never seen anything like those duck mannequins you describe! Maybe the dressed up ducks make people feel better about Bloomington? <br /><br />Parrots have been subjected to harnesses for many years. It seems it was only a matter of time before poultry got the same treatment. I would never even consider putting a harness on Gomez. He would rip my hands to shreds. Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011756547431804355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-33799161069027568552013-07-02T08:50:11.544-07:002013-07-02T08:50:11.544-07:00When I visited Bloomington, Indiana a number of ye...When I visited Bloomington, Indiana a number of years ago I was struck by the fact that many houses had statues of ducks on their front porches, and most of the duck statues were dressed in costumes with sweaters, aprons, caps and such. It looks like the poultry garment industry has migrated from garden statuary to real, live birds. Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617147322518152988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-91974328227858793482013-07-02T01:30:18.989-07:002013-07-02T01:30:18.989-07:00I've been sucked into those stupid lists too m...I've been sucked into those stupid lists too many times but I've never received a mass invitation to a birthday party! That is something totally out there as are the photos of chickens in their fashionable harnesses. I especially like the hen in the pink dots.<br /><br />I've known that keeping chickens and other domestic fowl has been a suburban trend for a few years now but I didn't know that the trend had devolved into a poultry parade! Its great! I would love to see chickens attired in "holsters" and "hensavers" sharing the runways with fashion models. <br /><br />Azarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011756547431804355noreply@blogger.com