WTB INTERNET

[TheMike]

um n00b !! I use those damn things as scarecrows.. just hang em up by a string and the flashing from reflected light keeps most things away.

[Wenchie]

um n00b !! I use those damn things as scarecrows.. just hang em up by a string and the flashing from reflected light keeps most things away.

I ran a 1 hour costume workshop at a convention where people had to make costumers out of piles of "junk" - one guy made roman-centurion style armor complete with shield all of out AOL CD. It was awesome. I wish I had pictures, but they were lost in a move. Needless to say, he won that portion of the masquerade.

[MadonnaC]

I feel I just have to add this:

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons...5&mode=classic

[Pure Caitred]

I accidentally an AOL. Is this bad?

[Mytical]

Using AOL in itself is not bad. Some have no issues with it, and even like AOL. Most have had bad experiences with AOL and hate it with a passion equal to the fire of a million suns. It is slow, customer service was pretty much non-existent, and now there are things that (if available) are just so much better it is not even funny.

So..all the AOL users out there..it is not you, it is the company.

[Andara Bledin]

It's not Romanesque, but it is armor partially made with mutilated AOL CDs.

^-.-^

[MoonCat]

um n00b !! I use those damn things as scarecrows.. just hang em up by a string and the flashing from reflected light keeps most things away.

Seems to keep a lot of internet users away.

[alowlypotato]

The fact that people are still using AOL kind of hurts my brain.

I ran a 1 hour costume workshop at a convention where people had to make costumers out of piles of "junk" - one guy made roman-centurion style armor complete with shield all of out AOL CD. It was awesome. I wish I had pictures, but they were lost in a move. Needless to say, he won that portion of the masquerade.

Oh man that sounds sooo cool!

When I was in college, a couple friends of mine made a bridal gown out of AOL CDs for a wacky fashion show...and I got to model it, haha! Thing had a four foot train and weighed a ton. My shoulders hurt like hell afterward, but damn, was it fun to strut in that thing.

[alowlypotato]

It's not Romanesque, but it is armor partially made with mutilated AOL CDs.

^-.-^

That is HOT.

I think it's official -- costuming is definitely the best use for these things!

[Mr Hero]

That is HOT.

I think it's official -- costuming is definitely the best use for these things!

I had friends who would put them in the microwave and then hang them on the Christmas tree in their apartment.

[EricKei]

I used AOHell back when I was just a Internet virgin . . .

Same here. Loooooooong loooooooong time ago. I have since moved on.

Seconded on the fact that, yeah, it's the service that sucks -- but the dregs-level users, much like those IRL, are the ones that squawk the loudest and give nicer users (including probably more of us in this thread) a bad rep by association.

[Erin]

I'm old enough to remember using Compuserve (on a TRS-80 model III) back in the very early 80's before the internet became the glorious thing that it is today.

and then the succession of other providers like Prodigy and of course, AOHeLl.

I remember trying to cancel AOL. Repeatedly. (they wouldnt let us cancel. They'd say we were canceled, but then the charge would show up on the CC the next month)

[dalesys]

I'm old enough to remember using Compuserve...

I can see what you're doing because I have reverse video!


(dark text on bright background instead of the common bright on dark)

I had a green phosphor CRT in one of my III's - it had been improperly addressed with a 12 gauge.

[HawaiianShirts]

Okay, can we please find a way to convince the world's population to come to an agreement on the operational definition of "Internet"? From my retail electronics days, "Internet" in customer-speak could mean web browser, ISP, web pages, Google, Yahoo, an operating system, modem, wi-fi, MS Office, MS Outlook, and in one case, porn.

I almost hope the OP email was genuine. I would reply to it and see if Dan responds.

If they say "coaster" they may proceed forward.

My wife has decorated one full living room wall and half of the next with those. They make an amusing mirror effect. My 11-month-old son loves them.

[It's me]

Ohh... ohhh! It can be a litmus test.

Hold up an AOL CD. Ask what it is.

If they say "coaster" they may proceed forward.

If the word internet or online is used in their description: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.

I always hated AOL for those CDs. It really annoyed me when they discontinued the supply of free floppy disks

Okay, can we please find a way to convince the world's population to come to an agreement on the operational definition of "Internet"?

I'd be happy if people would just quit saying things like "my internets"! There is only ONE (capital I) Internet! While there are other internets, the average person has no access to them, at least not directly. </rant_off>