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 I'm considering selling my soul

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Mar 21, 2002
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to AOL. Now, please note that this is for practical reasons rather than any actual desire to use AOL above any other ISP.
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Except (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by Right Hand Man on Thu Mar 21st, 2002 at 01:42:11 PM PST
I have read some of your posts and it appears that the devil has first claim, unless of course you ask for God's forgiveness and stop supporting the comission of sin.


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Hmm. (none / 0) (#2)
by because it isnt on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 03:00:16 AM PST
I'm considering selling my soul to AOL.

Except [...] it appears that the devil has first claim

That's what he said, wasn't it?
adequacy.org -- because it isn't

 
I shouldn't even bother asking, but... (none / 0) (#3)
by hauntedattics on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 09:49:45 AM PST
why is buying a product from a company 'selling your soul'? That's like saying you sold your soul to Tesco or Safeway when you bought groceries, or you sold your soul to Best Buy or Radio Shack when you bought a new TV. It just doesn't make any sense.




It means: (none / 0) (#4)
by budlite on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 10:24:06 AM PST
that given the choice, I'd never choose AOL over another British ISP like Telewest or NTL (depending on region). Unfortunately, if I want an internet connection to my room in the hall of residence AOL is the only choice. It's the only dialup that seems to work over the Ericsson Student Connect phone network we have here. Which is pathetic.

What about uklinux.net? [nt] (none / 0) (#6)
by because it isnt on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 10:32:04 AM PST

adequacy.org -- because it isn't

Because I want an unmetered dialup. (none / 0) (#7)
by budlite on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 12:59:02 PM PST
For some reason, no-one on this Ericsson network can dial 0808 numbers, and no-one else seems to know of any other ISPs other than AOL that have an 0800 dialup. I've tried UKLinux before, it was a good service, but local call charges don't quite exist on Student Connect.

 
It means: (none / 0) (#5)
by budlite on Fri Mar 22nd, 2002 at 10:25:01 AM PST
that given the choice, I'd never choose AOL over another British ISP like Telewest or NTL (depending on region). Unfortunately, if I want an internet connection to my room in the hall of residence AOL is the only choice. It's the only dialup that seems to work over the Ericsson Student Connect phone network we have here. Which is pathetic.

"Selling my soul" means I'm basically accepting a far inferior product for a higher price, willingly.

 

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