Spoofed (faked) sites are hugely annoying, and a bit scary if you're a regular eBay/Paypal user or do your banking online (and who doesn't, these days?). If you use Internet Explorer (we try not to) or Firefox (yes, we like!),...

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So, how fast do you read? Take this test and find out - no cheating, though. You're supposed to read like you normally would. JFK's inaugural address, a classic, definitely, but scintillating reading it's not. Guaranteed to slow you down...

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So, what exactly is an Easter Egg? Direct from the FAQs at the Easter Egg Archive, an Easter Egg is a hidden feature or novelty that programmers or creators have hidden in their works. The site lists eggs found in...

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This is one of those games where you can find yourself sitting there, still hitting the space bar, after a couple of hours have gone by. It's mezmerizing and almost addictive in a way. The whole point is to shoot...

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The name is very tongue in cheek but there's lots of artwork here to tickle your funny bone. Check out the mouseovers in the Vintage Vandals section - hilarious. Everything's for sale, too. (You're not going to find art to...

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Are Ann and Abby still around? Never mind, because Bubby's here. So who's Bubby? She's an 89-year-old grandmother who dispenses grandmotherly wisdom through her blog. This is practical, common sense advice - well worth checking out if you have "issues"...

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You'll want at least an hour to wander around this interactive museum at Metaphorical.net. This is definitely a boredom buster. We have to admit, we spent an inordinate amount of time just moving the mouse around and admiring the fish-like...

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Are you a Chile Head? We love this site - and if you love chili, so will you. In addition to a database of chile varieties (we think you really have to love chiles if you need all this info)...

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Juxtaposing art and artifacts about women, Picturing Women explores historical and contemporary representations and self-representations of women — how they are figured, fashioned, turned into portraits, and told about in words and pictorial narrative. An interactive component lets you create...

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No Pants Day. Are you game? One of us is, the other's not too sure. Note: We think underwear is required - at least, the gallery seems to say so. Hmmm.

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Da Font has da font. We're crazy about fonts (well, one of us is, anyway). Check out the typewriter fonts, the handwritten fonts and the grooooooovy ones. Note: Non-commercial use only. From the copyright page: The fonts presented on this...

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... of the way we were. Not that we recognize ourselves in any of these comics by the talented Maria Schneider. No, we have never worn a bandaid on our heads for attention. Definitely not. One of us might have...

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All we can say is, some of these ideas are just plain weird. But hey, they have a feed. Um, has anyone created a website for this yet? We're feeling the munchies here.

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Hey! Create your own! Now we won't have to go out to buy those dumb books when we want to get our eyes tied in knots. We have the tool, we have the desire. Now we can do it ourselves,...

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Badbossology. We LOVE the name - almost as good as Grossology. Tons of articles on handling that difficult person in your life - you know, the one who can fire you Just Like That. The site even allows you to...

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Type is an organism. Make type move, watch it interact. (Being kind of sleepy when we first found this site, we thought the name said something else. We were quite curious. 'Nuff said.) We enjoyed moving the DNA around the...

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To get the full effect of this, you need someone to help out. We'd recommend your current partner, who knows you and won't hold your antics against you. Don't skip the part on understanding the tongues of the frog of...

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