I appreciate that MMM is making money on this forum, I especially appreciate what he is doing with it. Thus, I have absolutely no problem with the rarely obvious ads stuck at the bottom of the page. In fact, they often brighten my day. There is a wonderful bit of irony in what most of these ads are selling, and the life style MMM preaches.
Case and point, the ad that made me post this: The bowflex treadclimber - the cardio walker! I'm going to assume I don't need to explain why] the idea of a cardio walking machine being advertised here has me snickering.
So, if you want moment of enjoying someone else's misfortune, take a look at the ad at the bottom of this page and think "Somone paid for that to be shown here."