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Chess.com apparently has contracts with several ad agencies who place the ads and they don't always follow the guidelines.  Erik seemed genuinely peeved when it was brought to his attention in a previous post so report it.  Help & Support, then Contact.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/reward-earn-diamond-membership-by-finding-and-reporting-bad-ads

The abuse never ends, it seems. Just install Adblock Plus, problem solved.

You would think it was the end of the bleeding world.

All the best!

You seem oddly familiar.

I am familiarily odd. So to speak.

Good to have you back, in all your familiar oddness.  

Season's greetings to you Sir. Bet you're from Penicuik.

Ouch!  As it's the time of goodwill to all chesspieces I'll let that go. 

Please accept a dram on me, my assistant Miss Norma Snockers will attend to your every need.

That's swell of you.

She reminds me of the dame from Mad Men, whom i saw in all her flash-bulb popping glory, at the premier for 'Gods Pocket' a few months ago - but my question is, how does one acquire such a high calibre assistant, as a mere chess player - the inside gossip about Christina Hendricks, is that the girl in the wheelchair she always turns up with, is a fake ! ? are you

Well spotted,  WIKIPAWN.  It is of course internationally renowned actress and model Christina Hendricks, seen here flogging whisky to Americans by loading it up with ice and other pollutants.  Working as my PA is just her sideline, and, indeed, my fantasy.  But she kicks A_H_O_L_E_'S scrawny butt any day of the week.