<p>Anytime I see Flash content the first thing I think of if the classic Calvin and Hobbes bit where Calvin presents his school paper
"Bats - The Insect Scourge of the Skies", and expects to get bonus credit because of the "clear plastic binder" that his paper is contained within. Flash is the "clear plastic binder" of the World Wide Wide.  All glitz and no substance.<p>

<ul>
<li>Slow Load Times? - Check</li>
<li>Useless eye candy? - Check</li>
<li>Impossible to navigate? - Check</li>
<li>Impossible to link to? - Check</li>
<li>You really think I want to listen to that crappy music you force me to download and then auto-play?  Here's a hint - I don't (except for the person who put Lady Gaga's Bad Romance on her page - because that song is awesome)</li>
<li>Whatever you do don't hit the 'back' button in your browser</li>
<li>Chances are google will have just as difficult a time navigating your web page (I know, they are much better now) as a typical user, so be sure to spam craiglists since you won't show up in search results</li>
</ul>

<p>And good luck pulling off the Lorenzo Von Matterhorn on anybody who owns an iPhone</P>