The oldest form of advertisement is billboards. They have sprung up along every major highway, as well as any highly traveled road. If you have ever taken a long car trip, you have come to love these monstrous works of art. I remember as a child going on vacation, billboards were a great source of entertainment. They took my mind and eyes off the tiresome road. Af

ter straining my eyes to see every last word before it flew by, my eyes would grow tired and I would soon drift to sleep. Once in this deep slumber, the only type of advertising that could awake me was the radio.

This holds true for television. Commercials have spread like a virus through television networks. The average comedy sitcom is given a 30-minute slot of time. On average, only 17 minutes of that is the actual show. The remaining 13 minutes are devoted to commercials. The show you are watching is only on a little over half the time the T.V Guide says it should be playing. What makes matters worse, is that during those 17 minutes of real television viewing, there is a pesky company logo watermark in the corner of your screen. If you too are annoyed and feeling a bit rebellious and plan on boycotting cable, don't turn to the Internet to waste some time.

I do not really see the good in firing advertisements at us at every imaginable angle. They have become a nuisance, and most consumer

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