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Beryl Greenacre

Big Scaredy-Baby

Join date: 24 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,312

05-04-2004 20:08

On the way home from preschool today, I gave in to kids' begging and stopped by the Burger King drive-through to grab some kids' meals and a burger for myself. When I got home and starting digging through the bags, I found an AOL CD! I can't believe they have found a new way to spam people with these stupid disks.

I think I'm going to take the disk back to the restaurant and complain. Or maybe I could negotiate with them to hand out fliers for SL. Hmmm...

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Ezhar Fairlight

professional slacker

Join date: 30 Jun 2003

Posts: 310

05-04-2004 21:34

It's for resting your coke on, so the table doesn't get sticky. On the shiny side of the disc of course.

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Cybin Monde

Resident Moderator (?)

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

2 things

05-04-2004 21:37

1) agreed. (with basic principal and reaction) .. i know that personally, i'm not only annoyed at how many places the AOL 'free trial' cd's pop-up, but much more so at the amount of waste it's producing! with the amount of trash in the world, do we really need all these cd's and their packaging adding to the numerous trash dumps of the world?!?
.."hi, we're AOL and we're here to spam you and fill the world with long-lasting trash to further destroy the Earth and our collective resources." ..ugh

2) Beryl, i'm honored! i can't believe i've been quoted for a sig! /bow

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Rysidian Rubio

Ruby Red Head

Join date: 14 Jan 2004

Posts: 263

05-04-2004 23:33

I know what u mean about those stupid AOL cd's.

I'm in Australia and a few years back (5 or so) when i was at highschool i remember a bunch of people recieving these AOL cd's in the MAIL! The stupid thing was (apart from everything already mentioned) is that AOL wasn't even available in Australia at the time!

Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

05-05-2004 08:30

http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/

Can't find the current "count" they have, could have sworn they had it somewhere...

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Julian Fate

80's Pop Star

Join date: 19 Oct 2003

Posts: 1,020

05-05-2004 09:35

Nail overlapping AOL CD's to your roof to reflect sunlight and provide passive cooling. Use them as coasters. Make frisbees. Collect a stack and use them to level your couch. Melt them into a molten liquid mass and pour them right down the throats of each and every AOL employee, one liter per employee.

Siobhan Taylor

Nemesis

Join date: 13 Aug 2003

Posts: 5,476

05-05-2004 09:41

Mark them all return-to sender and pop them back in the mail...

See how long it is before AOL HQ is buried in CDs...

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Hank Ramos

Lifetime Scripter

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 2,328

05-05-2004 10:02

You're supposed to place your burger on it when you reheat it in the microwave.

Bzzzt

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Jimmylee Brodsky

Member

Join date: 13 Mar 2004

Posts: 24

05-05-2004 16:49

From: someone

Originally posted by Garoad Kuroda
http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/

Can't find the current "count" they have, could have sworn they had it somewhere...

That is soo weird, the address to send these unwanted AOL CD's is seriously less than half of a mile away from my RL home. Good ol' El Cerrito California..

Jimmylee Brodsky

Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

05-05-2004 17:04

From: someone

Originally posted by Siobhan Taylor
Mark them all return-to sender and pop them back in the mail...

See how long it is before AOL HQ is buried in CDs...

No good, just makes more work for the post office when they have to throw it in the trash. The site I posted mentions that in the FAQ.

oh, and heh heh Jim offer to help the guy store them lol

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BTW

WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Phil Metalhead

Game Foundry Leaɗer

Join date: 11 Mar 2003

Posts: 291

05-06-2004 07:00

my roommates and i find AOL CDs to be a source of (possibly non-environmentally-friendly-nor-healthy) amusement:

stick one in the microwave on some sort of stand that holds it upright, shiny side to the window
close microwave door
turn off room lights
set microwave for five seconds and press start
enjoy the show while it lasts!

(no this will not damage your microwave - certainly not for the five seconds that it runs - do this continually for a minute or two, and you might have problems)

Del Dayton

British Beer Guzzler

Join date: 12 Dec 2003

Posts: 157

05-06-2004 13:51

One of our neighbours on Jubilee day (UK) used a bunch of them on a rope and scattered around a bush to make them look like the little Union Jack flags you can get. Worked fairly well with the blue and red colours they used on the CDs

Not a very meaningful anecdote for most of the world, but a very interesting use for an AOL CD, I thought!

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Teeny Leviathan

Never started World War 3

Join date: 20 May 2003

Posts: 2,716

05-06-2004 17:08

Cut them into Ninja Throwing Stars.

Caution: Do not throw at other people's eyes.

I'll take a Whopper with cheese and a side order of a crummy ISP
Beryl Greenacre Big Scaredy-Baby Join date: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,312	05-04-2004 20:08 On the way home from preschool today, I gave in to kids' begging and stopped by the Burger King drive-through to grab some kids' meals and a burger for myself. When I got home and starting digging through the bags, I found an AOL CD! I can't believe they have found a new way to spam people with these stupid disks. I think I'm going to take the disk back to the restaurant and complain. Or maybe I could negotiate with them to hand out fliers for SL. Hmmm... _____________________ Swell Second Life: Menswear by Beryl Greenacre Miramare 105, 82/ Aqua 192, 112/ Image Reflections Design, Freedom 121, 121
Ezhar Fairlight professional slacker Join date: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 310	05-04-2004 21:34 It's for resting your coke on, so the table doesn't get sticky. On the shiny side of the disc of course. _____________________ My Second Life stuff
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	2 things 05-04-2004 21:37 1) agreed. (with basic principal and reaction) .. i know that personally, i'm not only annoyed at how many places the AOL 'free trial' cd's pop-up, but much more so at the amount of waste it's producing! with the amount of trash in the world, do we really need all these cd's and their packaging adding to the numerous trash dumps of the world?!? .."hi, we're AOL and we're here to spam you and fill the world with long-lasting trash to further destroy the Earth and our collective resources." ..ugh 2) Beryl, i'm honored! i can't believe i've been quoted for a sig! /bow _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Rysidian Rubio Ruby Red Head Join date: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 263	05-04-2004 23:33 I know what u mean about those stupid AOL cd's. I'm in Australia and a few years back (5 or so) when i was at highschool i remember a bunch of people recieving these AOL cd's in the MAIL! The stupid thing was (apart from everything already mentioned) is that AOL wasn't even available in Australia at the time!
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	05-05-2004 08:30 http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/ Can't find the current "count" they have, could have sworn they had it somewhere... _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Julian Fate 80's Pop Star Join date: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,020	05-05-2004 09:35 Nail overlapping AOL CD's to your roof to reflect sunlight and provide passive cooling. Use them as coasters. Make frisbees. Collect a stack and use them to level your couch. Melt them into a molten liquid mass and pour them right down the throats of each and every AOL employee, one liter per employee.
Siobhan Taylor Nemesis Join date: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 5,476	05-05-2004 09:41 Mark them all return-to sender and pop them back in the mail... See how long it is before AOL HQ is buried in CDs... _____________________ http://siobhantaylor.wordpress.com/
Hank Ramos Lifetime Scripter Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,328	05-05-2004 10:02 You're supposed to place your burger on it when you reheat it in the microwave. Bzzzt _____________________
Jimmylee Brodsky Member Join date: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 24	05-05-2004 16:49 From: someone Originally posted by Garoad Kuroda http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/ Can't find the current "count" they have, could have sworn they had it somewhere... That is soo weird, the address to send these unwanted AOL CD's is seriously less than half of a mile away from my RL home. Good ol' El Cerrito California.. Jimmylee Brodsky
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	05-05-2004 17:04 From: someone Originally posted by Siobhan Taylor Mark them all return-to sender and pop them back in the mail... See how long it is before AOL HQ is buried in CDs... No good, just makes more work for the post office when they have to throw it in the trash. The site I posted mentions that in the FAQ. oh, and heh heh Jim offer to help the guy store them lol _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Phil Metalhead Game Foundry Leaɗer Join date: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 291	05-06-2004 07:00 my roommates and i find AOL CDs to be a source of (possibly non-environmentally-friendly-nor-healthy) amusement: stick one in the microwave on some sort of stand that holds it upright, shiny side to the window close microwave door turn off room lights set microwave for five seconds and press start enjoy the show while it lasts! (no this will not damage your microwave - certainly not for the five seconds that it runs - do this continually for a minute or two, and you might have problems)
Del Dayton British Beer Guzzler Join date: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 157	05-06-2004 13:51 One of our neighbours on Jubilee day (UK) used a bunch of them on a rope and scattered around a bush to make them look like the little Union Jack flags you can get. Worked fairly well with the blue and red colours they used on the CDs Not a very meaningful anecdote for most of the world, but a very interesting use for an AOL CD, I thought! _____________________
Teeny Leviathan Never started World War 3 Join date: 20 May 2003 Posts: 2,716	05-06-2004 17:08 Cut them into Ninja Throwing Stars. Caution: Do not throw at other people's eyes.

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