h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Along with the best use, totally non-absorbent beer mats, which you got you forgot snazzy Su Pollard style ear-rings and instead of playing cards or beads in the spokes of your bicycle try the CD Roms. The shiny side makes an amazing reflector to blind that dolt-headed, unable-to-use-their-eyes, I'm-safe-who-cares-about-you-in-your-lycra-shorts-on-a-night-like-this Volvo driver.

Keep em peeled

Kd

Drinks holders. Indeed.
A physics teacher was very impressed when he refracted with a CD

Or search for "Paul is Dead" clues... which I'll say how if you want.

I'll bite... how?

I bought my computer three years ago, have been on the internet ever since, and I still haven't received any free internet CDs. How did I get so lucky?

1) I saved up and paid for my computer outright. No credit card companies are able to sell my purchasing information to internet providers that way.
2) I paid cash for every computer upgrade (and did most of the installation myself).
3) I've never used AOL. I use a lesser known internet provider that doesn't have advertisements and product sales attached and costs less.

Are you paranoid?

How can you possibly avoid it? I don't even own a PC and I get the f****ers throught the post every now and then!

I need some tuition on how to conceal my identity from people who want to sell me things. I'm far too easily tempted.

I find the free CDs make top coffee cup mats at work. They are also particularly useful to throw frisbee/ninja style at your boss/supervisor/workmate when the need arises and inflict a suprisingly satisafctory amount of pain.

You use the CD as a mirror and read the article:
http://www.h2g2.com/A277328
to find out where.

If you sharpen them, y'know, like circular saws...

I'm not paranoid, I just don't have a credit card and my parents have used AOL since they got their computer. Having seen the evils of both I decided to take a different route. I think not getting CDs is a beneficial side-effect. If I ever need any, say to find out if 'Paul is dead', I can borrow them from my parents.

Are we spinning these discs backwards?

A wise choice.

That "Paul is dead" stuff is surely absolute knickers.

Now Linda is a different story. . . .

My girlfriend got a free CD for "Handbag.com" which she thought was top, even though she has no credit cards and no PC. I can't understand it - maybe it was something to do with the neon pink handbag shaped packaging. . .eugh.

Especially with -computer- cd's
I think it might be the magpie attraction - shiny stuff attracts ladies (like diamonds....)