AOL rules.
August 28, 2001 5:55 PM Subscribe
AOL rules. Not really. But this page is good for a muffled snicker.
I've been collecting AOL cds. Every time I'm at a place where they have the free AOL cds, I'll usually grab two or three handfuls (or the whole display when applicable). Keeps them from falling into the wrong hands (or rather, the hands they were intended for.)
I'm going to carve comics into the back of them and sell them for 25 cents each @ comic book conventions.
posted by fuq at 6:34 PM on August 28, 2001
I'm going to carve comics into the back of them and sell them for 25 cents each @ comic book conventions.
posted by fuq at 6:34 PM on August 28, 2001
I like it when they come in the DVD (or mini-DVD) cases. Grab a handful of them, take 'em home, steam off all the labels...voila, free storage cases! The CD-ROMS make handy coasters, too.
AOL...free cases, free coasters.
Makes you wonder how they turn a profit.
posted by tpoh.org at 9:09 PM on August 28, 2001
AOL...free cases, free coasters.
Makes you wonder how they turn a profit.
posted by tpoh.org at 9:09 PM on August 28, 2001
When I was in school, the RAs always used those free aol cds and wrote the residents of each room on them. Placed around the peephole it made for a pretty cool name plate on the door.
posted by wondergirl at 9:34 PM on August 28, 2001
posted by wondergirl at 9:34 PM on August 28, 2001
I *ahem* used to work for AOL. (I was young, and needed the money.) The conference tables in the headquarters were custom-made. The surface was a composite material that included shards of crushed AOL cds. When we had meetings, my boss used to point at those tables and say, "that's where our raises went."
posted by phichens at 10:38 PM on August 28, 2001
posted by phichens at 10:38 PM on August 28, 2001
I especially like the use of the Homer Simpson brain.
posted by designflea at 11:10 PM on August 28, 2001
posted by designflea at 11:10 PM on August 28, 2001
C'mon, making fun of AOL...it's like taking candy from a baby.
posted by salmacis at 12:54 AM on August 29, 2001
posted by salmacis at 12:54 AM on August 29, 2001
No, no ... put them in the Microwave! Trust me on this.
posted by walrus at 4:07 AM on August 29, 2001
posted by walrus at 4:07 AM on August 29, 2001
My brothers actaully thought that AOL was the Internet. God save us all. Has anyone seen Trailervision's You've Got Hell? Genius.
posted by adampsyche at 4:12 AM on August 29, 2001
posted by adampsyche at 4:12 AM on August 29, 2001
you probably think i'm a nut, but I use all the free cds in my mail to crochet trivets. just do two mini-doilies in heavy cotton, and sew them together around the CD. they're very pretty.
posted by meep at 4:55 AM on August 29, 2001
posted by meep at 4:55 AM on August 29, 2001
Ya'll.
This is pretty dated stuff. I mean really, whining about AOL?
*YAWN*
I'm just mad AOL doesn't send me free floppies every other day like they used to.
posted by glenwood at 7:06 AM on August 29, 2001
This is pretty dated stuff. I mean really, whining about AOL?
*YAWN*
I'm just mad AOL doesn't send me free floppies every other day like they used to.
posted by glenwood at 7:06 AM on August 29, 2001
What's a trivet?
posted by Grangousier at 7:08 AM on August 29, 2001
posted by Grangousier at 7:08 AM on August 29, 2001
But how do you convince people of this when they know NOTHING about the Internet except what they have seen in the AOL television ads. I fight this battle everyday.
I don't like AOL, but I have AOL; I use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express over it. Why is it worse than MSN or Earthlink. They all charge around $21.00. I live in NYC, and have connections galore. I even pay a few $s more to get my e-mail over the phone, and get "free 2 minute phone calls with that. I almost always connect at 48K.
The only significantly cheaper ISP I'm aware of is AT&T--assuming they're still offering their $7/month thing. But it doesn't seem to work with Mac.
So, really, why is AOL so bad? No one is forced to use their proprietary services--I never do.
posted by ParisParamus at 9:25 AM on August 29, 2001
I don't like AOL, but I have AOL; I use Internet Explorer and Outlook Express over it. Why is it worse than MSN or Earthlink. They all charge around $21.00. I live in NYC, and have connections galore. I even pay a few $s more to get my e-mail over the phone, and get "free 2 minute phone calls with that. I almost always connect at 48K.
The only significantly cheaper ISP I'm aware of is AT&T--assuming they're still offering their $7/month thing. But it doesn't seem to work with Mac.
So, really, why is AOL so bad? No one is forced to use their proprietary services--I never do.
posted by ParisParamus at 9:25 AM on August 29, 2001
So, really, why is AOL so bad? No one is forced to use their proprietary services--I never do.
Well, you're probably a member of a minority there. Most people, like me when I was on AOL, do think of AOL as the internet itself and are oblivious to the constant ad barrage, bugs, and virtually non-existent tech support AOL is notorious for. I think what makes people so angry at AOL is that so many internet users are on AOL because they initially fell for the marketing schemes, got used to AOL's interface and proprietary services, then were too afraid/lazy/apathetic to switch to a better ISP (even if they did know about AOL's defects). Also irritating is the fact that AOL Time Warner is a huge mega-corporation that's growing every day, and dominates so many forms of media. Correct me if I'm wrong?
posted by Laugh_track at 12:50 PM on August 29, 2001
Well, you're probably a member of a minority there. Most people, like me when I was on AOL, do think of AOL as the internet itself and are oblivious to the constant ad barrage, bugs, and virtually non-existent tech support AOL is notorious for. I think what makes people so angry at AOL is that so many internet users are on AOL because they initially fell for the marketing schemes, got used to AOL's interface and proprietary services, then were too afraid/lazy/apathetic to switch to a better ISP (even if they did know about AOL's defects). Also irritating is the fact that AOL Time Warner is a huge mega-corporation that's growing every day, and dominates so many forms of media. Correct me if I'm wrong?
posted by Laugh_track at 12:50 PM on August 29, 2001
Correct me if I'm wrong?
Well, I'm as against big stupid corporations as anyone, but I think peoples' energies should be directed at telecommunications policy in this country which is responsible for everything from the absence of an ISP which doesn't cost ~$21.00 for dialup service, to, e.g., NYC losing WEVD, one of its three remaining talk radio stationsan (independent, if somewhat lame) to ESPN/DISNEY. Too much power, too few competitiors, too few voices. It sucks!
posted by ParisParamus at 1:22 PM on August 29, 2001
Well, I'm as against big stupid corporations as anyone, but I think peoples' energies should be directed at telecommunications policy in this country which is responsible for everything from the absence of an ISP which doesn't cost ~$21.00 for dialup service, to, e.g., NYC losing WEVD, one of its three remaining talk radio stationsan (independent, if somewhat lame) to ESPN/DISNEY. Too much power, too few competitiors, too few voices. It sucks!
posted by ParisParamus at 1:22 PM on August 29, 2001
AOL is as SLOW as a fat woman on roller skates!!!!!!
posted by Jesus Christ at 1:52 PM on August 29, 2001
posted by Jesus Christ at 1:52 PM on August 29, 2001
AOL is as SLOW as a fat woman on rollerskates!!!!!!
posted by Jesus Christ at 1:53 PM on August 29, 2001
posted by Jesus Christ at 1:53 PM on August 29, 2001
AOL is as SLOW as a fat woman on rollerskates!!!!!!
does that mean my 48K connection is not really 48K?
posted by ParisParamus at 1:56 PM on August 29, 2001
does that mean my 48K connection is not really 48K?
posted by ParisParamus at 1:56 PM on August 29, 2001
Wow Jesus had an opinion on AOL. Neat.
AOL was my first experience with the internet. I realized they sucked and switched to a separate IP in 1997 when bellsouth introduced their ISP service. Then they sucked and I got mindspring. Then they got bought out by earthlink and I had MSN. Then I got a cable modem and I've been happier ever since.
I use all old aol cds and any free cds I pick up while I'm in Compuserve as coasters. I even color them with nailpolish or markers or paint.
posted by monique at 3:19 PM on August 31, 2001
AOL was my first experience with the internet. I realized they sucked and switched to a separate IP in 1997 when bellsouth introduced their ISP service. Then they sucked and I got mindspring. Then they got bought out by earthlink and I had MSN. Then I got a cable modem and I've been happier ever since.
I use all old aol cds and any free cds I pick up while I'm in Compuserve as coasters. I even color them with nailpolish or markers or paint.
posted by monique at 3:19 PM on August 31, 2001
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Maybe I should just keep a few of these flyers around for those occassions.
Oc course, we would always start a "Just say no to AOL" club.
This might hold some promise, too!
posted by dewelch at 6:17 PM on August 28, 2001