I was watching Nostalgia Critic’s latest Korra review, and as it fairly often is, the sidebar was a Barnes and Noble ad consisting of a rotating cycle of My Little Pony-related books and videos with a few other things thrown in…
Does this mean I’m legit now?
yes, yes it does. =D
Google's ad algorithms are scary in how much they track… but the fact that it's on the B&N reg list at all? You are indeed legit.