The World Wide Web: 1. An extensive network of computers holding much valuable information. 2. A great way to waste lots of time.
If the second definition strikes a chord in you, I suggest that you check out these pages right away. Amusing and fun, you can waste hours with just the click of a mouse.
- Poorly Drawn Lamps
http://www.geocities.com/soho/lofts/8112/lamppage.htm
You've never seen lamps drawn this poorly. And it's a good thing too, or this page wouldn't be so amusing. A new lamp every week from the lamp artist known in the online world as Shoebox and other aspiring lamp artists. This page is sure to make you laugh every time you check back. It features an archive of favorites and the last 10 weeks of lamps. While you're there, check out Shoebox's Homepage, a gateway to the bizarre and silly on the web.
- Pig Latin Converter
http://voyager.cns.ohiou.edu/~jrantane/menu/pig.html
Eesay hetay ebway niay igpay atinlay. See the web in Pig Latin! This page offers you the unique opportunity to see all the text on the web in Pig Latin. You just go to the page, type in a web page address, and voila, Pig Latin! The program kicks in every time you click on a link too, so everything you link to is automatically converted. Develop your pig Latin fluency or just have fun trying to figure it out.
- Virtual Crack
http://www.virtualcrack.com
You think online greetings are something you send your grandmother on her birthday when you remember at the last minute? Not anymore. Send your friends and loved ones some virtual crack with the greeting of your choice. With a wide variety of crack options to choose from and customizable greetings ranging from "I love you" to "So, you lost another job," the possibilities are unlimited.
- T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project
http://www.twinkiesproject.com
What does it take to ruin the cream filling in a Twinkie? Students at Rice University decided to find out. The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project, or Tests With Inorganic Noxious Kakes In Extreme Situations, is the results of a series of tests done on Twinkies during finals week in 1995. The results are slightly frightening and very funny, and the possible implications and applications for Twinkie use are included. Be sure to consult this page before consuming the cream filled cakes since you'll probably want to know what you're ingesting.
- The Infamous Exploding Whale
http://www.perp.com/whale/
You have to see this to believe it. A dead whale washes up on shore in Oregon. It's been a while since this has happened, and no one is quite sure what to do. They have to get rid of it somehow. The solution? Half a ton of dynamite. See what happens when things don't go exactly according to plan. Video footage, articles and a whole lot of dead whale.
- Harry's Internet Disco Strobe Light Party Page
http://home.HiWAAY.net/~jwg/
You've got the polyester. You've got the disco music. But what's missing from your funky disco party? A strobe light of course. This page provides the solution. A virtual strobe light anywhere you have a computer. So invite all your friends over, turn down the lights, and boogie down. The page plays music too, in case you've running short on 70's classics. An added feature is the hypnosis Spanish lessons, one of the more bizarre and random features of the page.
- Useless Information Home Page
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/contents.html
Impress your friends with weird facts! Learn things you never knew you didn't know! This page is the largest collection of bizarre information I've seen. Over 60 bizarre stories about things you never wanted to know but will read anyway.
- Pass the Pigs
http://www.ultranet.com/~gkramer/PassThePigs.shtml
This game is great in real life. On the computer it's just silly. Tell the computer to roll the pigs, it tells you how they landed and adds up your score. You play against the computer. After a dozen or so games, you may realize that all you're doing is clicking a mouse. In fact, the chance that there are any virtual pigs rolling around in your computer is very slim.
