Thanks to blocking software, today's savvy Internet user no longer sees many pop-up ads. Good riddance, most would say, yet annoying as those flashing boxes might be, it's somewhat sad to watch them go extinct, given that pop-up marketing has been around since the dawn of civilization! BYOB took a look back at the commercial come-ons our ancestors encountered on their computers.

Classicist

beer pal

slow meme

The Green Calx

Stormyish

Oog? Ogg ugg uh hhuh *screeching noise* hoh?
*flashy gif of a rock*
OOG! Bugga oog!

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