AOL Freebie

This is classic... Jay Tee at Wisbang! got one of those AOL Free Disks in the mail and noticed the "free time" they were offering. He noticed the termination date of this offer, did some quick math and came up with this story: bq. This is your brain. This is your brain on AOL. Any questions? The other day I received yet another AOL disk in the mail. They're now up to offering "1099 FREE HOURS!" in big print. As usual, I tossed the disk and kept the case for my own use. But for once I read the terms spelled out on the back. bq. The 1099 free hours must be used within 50 days. bq. Now, let's do some math: bq. 50 days X 24 hours each = 1200 hours. 1099 hours / 50 days = 22 hours/day. 1099 hours total / 24 hours in a day = 45.8 days. bq. That's right. The only possible way you can use all your "free" hours is if you a) spend all but 2 hours a day online, or b) spend over 6.5 weeks doing nothing but using AOL. bq. A few years ago I heard lotteries as "taxes on people who can't do math." Now it appears they have their own online service, too. bq. J. Heh... I know some people who seem to spend that much time online but I'm not telling. Why do you think Bloggers got the reputation for posting in their pajamas?