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If Banner Ads Were Forced To Be Truthful...

By CRACKED Readers February 7, 2008 636,379 views
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Aren't banner ads awesome? Go ahead, click on a few over there. We'll wait.

But, unfortunately, a few bad apples have given the industry a bad name by being just a little misleading in their promises that hot singles and easy money are just a click away. What would banner ads look like in a world where they were required to tell the honest truth? We offered a prize to whoever has the Photoshop skills to show us. The winner is below, but first, the runners-up:


by aroundentropy


by Chab Gassie


by iancheesman


by sprouticus


by AdjectiveNoun


by Logical Penguin


by The Hulk


by anansi


by Johnny Roastbeef


by detroitsmisterx


by evilkumquat


by shakeypapers


by Vincent


by TheAlmightyCoxy


by Rex Taffel


by mnemosyne23


by mac734


by Itchimpo


by LukeMcKinney


by oball


by wanderingsun


by coop


by inyarear


by blemm


by detroitsmisterx


by Allen


by College Binary


by Mauso


by Sanchez


by Chab Gassie


by StillHonest


by Carbonadam


by Inyarear

And the winner is...


by Allen

Congrats, Allen. You win money.

Want in on this?

You'll have another chance. This week's Photoshop contest theme is:

Inappropriate Children's Books

Post your entries in the forums.



and great landing page design are also important so all entrepreneurs involved in internet marketing must keep it in mind
http://www.bannerhero.com/

4/17/2009 3:52:48 PM
franciejung

those were great, I especially liked the one about the "free" playstation

3/24/2009 6:34:58 AM
yesbutnotyou

What I mean to say is that the picture is an accusation of negative attitudes toward the Asperger's-affected. I don't see why anyone believing themselves to be one should be offended by that.

2/24/2009 5:19:58 PM
Randomex

I wasn't offended by the Monster ad, and I've been considered for the diagnosis. I imagine Monster wouldn't be too happy with it, though. :P

2/24/2009 5:16:41 PM
Randomex

I really liked these entries, they were all very good.

2/14/2009 10:49:57 AM
Ice9

God damn I keep clicking on the are you stupid ones.

2/8/2009 5:00:48 AM
m3ntallym3

Sad. Just sad.

1/22/2009 11:45:24 PM
RaistliniltsiaR

heres one for u myspace a place for complete strangers to stalk u over the internet xD

1/14/2009 10:36:47 AM
urbancowgirl

anyone else find it funny that there is a real ad at the bottom? i imagine the returns from this are less than expected

1/12/2009 7:02:48 PM
tmarks91

I got endless amusement from reading these. I almost pee'd myself to be completely honest.

12/15/2008 4:11:22 PM
aditi

Classics!!!
LOL!

11/29/2008 9:10:08 AM
workingcat8

f*****g Annoying!! Arrg!!!
Firefox with no-script and Adplus
Add a host file too
bam done son

11/20/2008 10:57:08 PM
onlocash

Monster.com is full of s**t, but it's not nearly as pretentious as ladders.com (or its initial ads). If you want a real job-search site with reasonable starter requirements, I recommend snagajob.com.

11/12/2008 9:15:06 AM
kvinnan86

Some of these really reveal a lot of our inner insecurities.
This is possibly the most truthful Cracked article I've evefr read.

10/30/2008 7:13:13 PM
DonZabu

FYI, fellow aspies, I wrote what I did in that Monster banner because I felt that was what Monster.com would be saying to *me* if it were a more truthful website. One's personal tragedies sometimes provide the best material for some of the most crowd-pleasing comedies, I've noticed...

10/22/2008 9:41:27 PM
Inyarear

f*****g ANNOYING!!!
f*****g ANNOYING!!!
f*****g ANNOYING!!!
f*****g ANNOYING!!!

9/27/2008 9:30:20 PM
Isshiah

That's not how you do a bench press =P

9/27/2008 12:55:58 AM
GoatGoat

hehehe I like the millions of f*****g horrible smileys with spyware

9/25/2008 11:00:19 AM
SatansBarbie

The sad thing is is that the Monster one? Pretty much true. D:< I just got out of high-school! These "entry-level" jobs that require ten years of experience and a PHD in table-waiting aren't entry-level at all!

8/2/2008 7:19:32 PM
MaggieMarvel

jamie is hott :P

7/23/2008 6:22:06 AM
shadyzladii