(One) Taffyd wisps: the main source of derision is from all of their promo CDs.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I like those CDs.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I wish they'd use more colours.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I've got lots of blue ones, and a few yellow and orange ones.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I collect them. If I see one with a new colour or picture on it, I make sure to keep it.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Inna box.
(One) PThag wisps: Nerd.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Of course, it's completely pointless.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I never even open the box except to put new ones in.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: It's like a mass grave for AOL CDs.
(One) PThag wisps: <voice="nasal anorak">This is my collection of AOL CDs. This one was printed in 1997. Notice the striking gold pattern. It celebrated the release of the AOL GOLD program...<voice>
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Good grief, I don't remember any *information* about them.
(One) PThag wisps: You don't?
(One) Aikanaro wisps: But it's a Substantial Pile.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I can point to the box and say 'I bet you'll never guess what's in there'.
(One) PThag wisps: That's even worse. You're a half-arsed trainspotter.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: And then people say 'No'.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: And I say 'Well, I'm not going to tell you. Be off with you.'
(One) Jeremiah wisps: You say "I dont know either...lets open it up and see"
(One) Aikanaro wisps: One day I may destroy it in an Amusing and satisfying way.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Or just send it back to AOL.
(One) PThag wisps: PINS! They're just pins!
(One) Aikanaro wisps: But only when the box is full!
(One) Methew wisps: Sell it on eBay. Some fool'll buy it. ;-P
(One) Jeremiah wisps: Some fellow anorak
(One) PThag wisps: AOL CD Collection. Well catalogued.
(One) Aikanaro wisps that he nods happily.
(One) Jeremiah wisps: I exspect there's a reality tv/game show that will auction them and raise you lots of money for some useless purpose
(One) PThag wisps: Say, you got any of the floppies in there?
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I could buy a bigger box with the money I'd raise!
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Floppies?! How dare you!
(One) Aikanaro wisps: This is a respectable house!
(One) Jeremiah wisps: You could collect junk mail in the bigger box
(One) PThag wisps: See. Geek.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Nerds and geeks are different things, though.
(One) PThag wisps: <voice> And in this box you can see my collection of Free Holiday Giveaway scratchcards. All intact, I assure you.</voice>
(One) Aikanaro wisps: A combination would have to be called...
(One) Leyan wisps: Nerd-in-a-box? Sounds delicious...
(One) Aikanaro wisps: Neeks.
(One) Jeremiah wisps: Gerds
(One) PThag wisps: Gneekerds.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: That's the sort of noise a donkey makes.
(One) PThag wisps: Yes. Fitting, isn't it?
(One) Aikanaro wisps: It is, actually.
(One) Kefka wisps: wow... a friend just wrote about this exact topic! http://sooj.deviantart.com/journal/3614403/
(One) PThag wisps: *prods Aikanaro*
(One) PThag wisps: Your cue, sir.
(One) Aikanaro wisps: COINCIDENCE?
(One) Aikanaro wisps: I think so!
(One) PThag wisps: *claps briefly*