Have you ever used CDs as coasters?

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Noone actually does this, right? It's not as if CDs would actually make good coasters. They lack absorbency. But has anyone ever used a CD as a coaster? And which Cds?

― sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 January 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I am at this very moment. But only freebie CDs from computer mags. I have a _lot_ of AOL CDs.

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 25 January 2004 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they make good coasters?

― sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 January 2004 00:22 (twenty-two years ago)

i use an aborted 3" cdr as a drink coaster at work. it's all scratched and sticky.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 25 January 2004 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I use cd cases as coasters more often.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Do they make good coasters?

I take your point about minimal absorbency. But I don't dribble down the sides of the cup/glass.

Well, only if I'm really drunk.

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

The majority of the coasters at my house have been generously provided by AOL, Earthlink, and MSN.

― d.w., Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess I should, as I have a quite considerable amount of burned CDs that failed, or that I have later removed with better versions (or original purchases...).

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 25 January 2004 01:56 (twenty-two years ago)

i sometimes use cd cases to do lines off of... does this count?

― mc (mcutt), Sunday, 25 January 2004 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Frente.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 25 January 2004 04:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I've Used CD Cases To As Popcorn Bowl Coasters.
You Know Like When You Don't Wanna Put Your Bowl Of Popcorn On The Floor Cause You Like The Bowl. So you Just Put It On A CD Case.

― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Sunday, 25 January 2004 04:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Some jewel cases make good mouse pads.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Sunday, 25 January 2004 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)

So ppl use them more for convenience then as expressions of hatred?
Like, has anyone called a CD coasterworthy in a review, then actually used that same terrible CD as a coaster?

― sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 January 2004 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I've used CDs as frisbees, does that count?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 25 January 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Which CDs? Do they make good frisbees?

― sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 January 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I used an oasis single as a frisbee in my high school drama class once

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Sunday, 25 January 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

So ppl use them more for convenience then as expressions of hatred?

Oh, I do hate AOL. The convenience came first, but now that you've mentioned it, I'll enjoy putting a hot mug on that CD much more.

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 25 January 2004 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Yep! At this very moment I'm using a Jamiroquai (SP?) CD that I found in the street on the way to work. Amazingly, the day after I found it, a coworker (whom I NEVER discuss music with) asked me, referring to a just-finished Jamiroquai song on the raio , whether I liked his music. My reply was to simply lift up my coffee cup and show her my coaster.

Also used a Slim Whitman (don't ask) disc as a shaving mirror.

― Scott, Monday, 26 January 2004 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I use the Thrills cd for one at work. What a waste of money.

― Chris V (Chris V), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Scott's story = clearly the best.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I've used cds I dislike to make art out of (via lighters, the microwave, etc.).

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

i tried to learn to juggle multiple copies of promos when i was in school--it's harder than you might think. these days an aol disc lasts a good 3+ months as a coaster.

― andrew s (andrew s), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Also used a Slim Whitman (don't ask) disc as a shaving mirror.

B-but I must! Is this a new beauty travel tip I'm missing?

I use aborted CDRs as coasters, most of the time...and they're grand as frisbee missiles against irritating neighbours.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a pile of failed burned CDr's waiting for a good idea of what to do with them...

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Monday, 26 January 2004 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

four weeks pass...

I hang free CDs in the yard to scare birds and deer away. I've only ever managed to scare myself though, when one of them catches a bit of light at night and I think "OH MY GOD! THERE'S A PROWLER shining their flashlight around the compost bin oh wait, yeah, those fucking discs".

― Poppy (poppy), Monday, 23 February 2004 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

radiohead - ok computer
beach boys - pet sounds
beatles - revolver
deerhoof - reveille
cd - cd man

― Zach Scott (feedback), Monday, 23 February 2004 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Zach Scott I luv u.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 23 February 2004 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Poppy's tale is amazing. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 23 February 2004 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

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