More AOL discs saved from the garbage heaps
Honestly, is anyone not going to think of this the first time they see these medals?? How many free hours are the athletes going to get if they win these things?
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I like them, very different
come on, they are not so bad…
Crappy little things.
They look so primitive.
From do you expect from that part of the world?
Little if any class.
Uuuuugleeeee.
Oh, g-d, I thought they were CD’s too.
I usually keep those in a bin in my workshop.
I wonder who took them and sent them to Torino?
Who the hell cares what the medal looks like, its the event that matters most. I think they look good personally. I like the colours on the ribbon. Maybe some techies should have designed it, could’ve come up with a nice little iMedal or someting….
hmmm … how bad do you have to lose for them to give you the rubber one?
I love the design. People living outside the U.S. don’t even know what an AOL disc looks like.
Aaah, make a chair out of them.
They’re not that ugly. I guess they were getting a little short on metal when they were making them huh? Had to leave the middles out! : )
It’s just another sponsorship ploy. Next thing you know, Dunkin’ Donuts will be giving away in a promotional contest “Torino Holes.”
Seriously, though, I do like them. Not traditional, but I do like.
I’m sorry. I really like them.
What, am I the only one here old enough to remember traditional Chinese coins? These will work fine for the Beijing summer olympics — except with a square hole.
This wouldn’t be so bad if they weren’t trying so hard to look flat. I can see how these are cheaper to produce, but they still look like cheap CDs.
Ed
In a word, yes.
On the reverse side are Pavaroti’s Greatest Hits.
I confess, when I first set my eyes on them, AOL jumped into my mind. I showed my wife and before I could anything more then these are the Olympic medals, she asked if they were CDs.
Paul
The password is on the string, “torino 2006”. I don’t know if it is case sensitive.
LOL, Pat ! I started to respond to Paul with your exact line about the password. I was also going to point out that maybe the reason they don’t come with a DVD case is because they include the handy carrying strap instead.
Interesting observation, but I would remind you that the important thing is the athletic competition. Specifically, the important thing as that we Americans pummel those inferior little crap countries, and teach them that they better not **** with us, even when it’s snowing.
Kevin that was an extremely unnecessary comment. How can you call other countries crap?
WTF is a AOL disc?
They have kinda ancient look to them. I think they’re beatiful… well, it’s all a matter of taste. 😉
Luís Camacho
AOL is short for America On Line. They are a very large Internet Service Provider here in the U S with something like 20 million customers. The joke is that once a month or so they send everyone a free CD offering to sign you up with a free trial period. Everyone in America has received several of them.
AOL uses their own browser. For those new to the Internet, they are fairly user friendly. Those with some experience stay away as AOL does a few not quite so nice things.
Last week there was a blog on Dvorak about someone who had built a chair from old CDs. We were joking then about them being from AOL. I used to use them to make “art objects” with my daughter when she was younger. I’ve seen others use them for reflectors at the end of their drive ways. And other uses include hanging several of them up into a Mobile that turns in the breeze and reflects the sun.
Was Life Savers a sponsor of the Torino Olympics?
I don’t know about silver and bronze, but the gold AOL cd , uh medal, includes 1045 free hours.
Hey! I like the new medal design!
If you want something to complain about in regard to the Olympics, try the usual crappy coverage by American TV as well as the misleading Olympic sponsership ads by American corporations who actually donate just a wee bit of money to like the torch run and then run ads that lull you into thinking they donated some major cash.
I covered this at my http://forevervoyaging.blogspot.com blog as it has been a lifetime annoyance trying to watch the Olympics via the inept and casterated American TV coverage.
I’d like to fill a little knowledge gap here. Some of you may not believe it, but AOL discs are common in other countries too. At least in Germany. (For those of you who are not aware of where or what Germany is: It’s a medium-sized country in “Old Europe”, formerly known as the “Third Reich”, which formed, together with other countries, the “Central Powers”, an ancient predecessor of the “Axis of Evil”) Gnihihi!.
mad gusto
“What did you expect from people in that part of the world?”
1. The Olimpic committee has members from all over the world.
2. AOL= AMERICA on line…..
I didn’t even realize that the medals from each Olympic were different other than what was pressed on them. I agree that they look like cd blanks. There should be some standards for the medals.
Also with regards to the US Network’s coverage of the Olympics… you should get Canadian Satellite so you can watch CBC’s coverage. You will have to put up with the sub-par Canadian announcers, but at least you can watch the events and not just the US athletes. It would also help balance off the millions of illegal direct tv dishes up here.
Quoted from Pat:
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AOL uses their own browser. For those new to the Internet, they are fairly user friendly. Those with some experience stay away as AOL does a few not quite so nice things.
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I would like to point out that AOL actually uses the Netscape browser (AOl owns Netscape)
Look!
If you look at the bottom of the medals, there is a triagular symbol with 2006 on it. Many might see it as the symbol of Torino 2006. But the key is, its actually the AOL symbol in disguise indicating 2006 hours free!
Also remember AOL 3.0 GOLD?
Marketing it is.