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101 Uses for an AOL CD?

Posted by Cliff on from the coasters-have-been-done-already dept.

Richard C asks: "I've just seen, for the first time, the newest AOL advert on UK television. One section depicts a man phoning AOL to ask for a free CD. As he speaks, he picks up his coffee mug, to which an AOL CD is stuck - he's been using it as a coaster. "Oh, don't worry - I've already got one" he adds. The irony of this amused me, to say the least, thought probably not in the way AOL intended. In any case, and in the true '101 uses for a dead cat' style, I thought it would be amusing (if not productive) to ask the Slashdot readership for their '101 uses for an AOL CD'. Be imaginative!"

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  1. Google Image Search... by Kaz+Riprock · · Score: 5, Interesting


    Here are a few uses:

    --Suit of Armor, Shield, Sword, and Helmet

    --Scare Grackles from your bird feeder for cardinals

    --Robot wheels

    --Microwaveable dish

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    Mordor...a magical, mythical land where women are more rare than dragons--but where every man would rather find a dragon
  2. Collect them! by Gregory+S+Patterson · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, I collect AOL CD, as do a lot of other people. It's truly amazing how many different styles and variations there are of these things (it's in the thousands). I feel like they've become icons of a generation.

    ~GP

  3. An indicator for who is giving your address away by skinfitz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Use a slightly different spelling of your name (or insert a random letter as a middle initial) whenever you sugn up for things like game company loyalty cards etc. ensure that you tick the "do not spam me" box on the form. Keep a record of which spelling you used where.

    Wait for the obligatory AOL CD to come through the door with the misspelling, look up who supplied it, then sue them under the UK Data Protection Act 1984 law for disclosing your information.

  4. send them to GreenDisk by Mr.+Slippery · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Send them to GreenDisk for recycling.

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