Cool Sites
SkyMaps.com
Free maps of the night sky and stars. Chicago Sun-Times: ChicagoPedia
Learn Windy City lingo. MapMyRun.com
This site enables you to use Google Maps to plot your running or walking routes. It's fun and easy to use, and you can see exactly how much mileage you're racking up. Fun for a local story. Yes.com
This site tracks what is playing on radio stations nationally and keeps a log. Sailwx.info
Site tracks commercial ships at sea.
AdamWest.com
All you'd ever want to know about the old Batman series.
Holiday Excuse Generator
YackPack
Web-based service that lets people create groups and leave audio messages for one another.
FutureMe.org
Write an e-mail and designate it to be sent to someone at a later date. RetroFuture
A look back at all of the futuristic stuff that was supposed to be in use in 2000 (flying cars, rocket belts, etc.) The Resignator
This fun tool helps you draft a resignation letter. LivingOprah.com
Woman blogs about "Living Oprah" - for one year taking all of the advice given by Oprah Winfrey, her magazine, text updates, etc. She buys products Oprah endorses on the show, eats the food recommends and follows medical and lifestyle advice given on the show.
FamousLocations.com
Locations sites of famous movies. Star Wars Name Generator Jedi Name Generator BadGolfer.com
Funny tips on hitting into bunkers, etc. The Cuss Control Academy Tips
Tame your tongue! NetDisaster.com
Hate a site? Type in the URL and blow it up, shoot holes in it, etc. Worst Jobs in History
From a British news station, a collection of worst jobs of the past 2,000 years. The Beatles
Video, sound clips and more. Short Celebrities
A hilarious site from Liquid Generation. Comedy Central's Joke of the Day Crazy Sytes
Dozens of links to fun pages. Dumb Laws Database
Titled: Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws. A collection of silly laws in the United States and othe countries. Good for news feature writing. TerrorReady.net
A joke site about homeland panic. Wordspy.com
Read about new trendy words that have been used in recent media. ZeFrank.com
Includes great games, videos, art. How to Impress Your Date" and "Naughtybird.? Rinkworks.com
This site ultra-condenses classic books and is quite hilarious. Things to Think About
All kinds of funny, offbeat "facts" and other things that will bend your noodle. SmallTownMisfit
Colorful crime news stories from a roundup of police blotters throughout the nation. FunBureau.com
A site completely devoted to finding lost socks. ShoppingCartAbuse.com
As the URL indicates, this is a site that works to prevent "shopping cart abuse." The Weird Site
Links to many unusual sites. Inthe80s.com TV Commercials
A look back at the great 80s commercials. Salary Converter
Compare what you make with sports, entertainment stars. All Things William
Find quotes from folks named Bill, a history of the name "William" and links to columns by famous "Bills. TheLeftHand.com
A site for lefty-friendly items such as ball gloves, address books, tools and Danish soup spoons. Wedding Betting
Predict if a couple will stay together based on what's in their wedding announcement. America's Sweatiest Cities Interest Calculator
Track the
difference a small percentage change in interest can
make on an investment over time. YouTube.com
Searchable database of video clips from around the world. Type in a name and search, chances are, you'll find some video clips. AllWeatherSports.com
Cool tips on how to you?re your bike in the snow, etc. Physics of Cow-Tipping NewYorkish
A quirky, cool site about New York City. SpamGourmet
Set up a temporary address for online shopping purposes. TypoGenerator
This Flash tool converts text into a typographically gorgeous but hard-to-read image using images from Google. They are called typoPosters, a poster, created from images and letters/text that doesn?t have any sense, just to look good. Tourist of Death
This poor slob is never in the right place. HappyNews.com
As the title implies, the site focuses only on positive news. RadioLovers.com
Look up old-time radio shows online. FuckFrance.com Toilet Facts
There?s a website for everything. UglyChristmasLights.com Demotivators 2002
A hilarious job site from Despair, Inc. Bored.com
Lots of links to unusual (and usually useless) web sites. Talkingonline.com
Type in sentences and your computer repeats them back to you. Who Shares Your Surname?
Searches back to 1850. The Onion
Is there anything cooler? 3-D Glasses Download Notes from
the Road Japanese Name Translation
Type in your first and last name, and get it back in katakana, the Japanese alphabet used to write foreign words. ThatWasRandom.com
Quirky photos and other random stuff. Sled Riding Locations
This site makes recommendations all across the country. Bad Movie Script Query Letters Blog
An Hollywood talent manager posts horrible script pitches. Funny. BabyNameWizard.com
Uses JAVA to map the popularity of baby names over time. Clientcopia
Work with clients? Here are some dumb quotes from some. GripeSites.com
Links to more than 70 gripe sites. People complaining about everything in the corporate, consumer world, etc. Hangman
Game
Great for killing time! WhattheHeck.com
A good humor site aimed at the web audience. GoElvis.com Belly Button Lint Study
The science of lint. Very strange site. Soulmate Calculator
Use this database to determine your ideal mate. Funny. Sixties City
Relive the decade of cool. Hipster Handbook
A fun site on dressing, walking and talking the hip look. Internet Anagram Server
What do the letters in your name spell? TotallyOffTheRecord.com
Features silly, offbeat work stories from every business sector. RoadsidePeek.com
Offbeat roadside locations like drive-ins, tiki villages, petrol pumps, etc ... Inspice: Lost and Found Database
Search this database/bulletin boards for lost items such as pets, lap tops, etc. MyCatHatesYou.com
This site has no journalistic value. We just think it?s funny. NewWavePhotos.com
New wave music photos. E-Bituaries: Home of Dead Dot-Coms
Look up dead sites. Free Winona.com
A fan site dedicated to "freeing" Winona Ryder, who's accused of shoplifting. Order a T-shirt! UglyDress.com
A site about ugly bridesmaids dresses. Links like this can add some humor to a boring weddings special section. The 80s Server
ChiPs, New Wave and more. Zombo.com Age Gauge
Type in a birthday and this calculator gives returns what your age was at certain points in history, how much older and younger you are than celebrities, etc. TourBus.com RatherGood.com MamaRocks.com The Amazing Baconizer
Give the Baconizer any two books, CDs, films or the like, and it'll determine for you how many degree of Bacon-esque separation there are between them. Fark.com
People think it?s cool. So it must be. Super70s.com
A great flashback site. Boston Guide to Local English
It?s not a car, it?s a cah. Wacky Patent of the Month eyeEnvision.com
This site features unusual flash cartoons, home of litterbox, lethal llama, and more. Idea-a-Day
A great site devoted to creative ideas, including inventions, themes for stores and restaurants and products. Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things
Cool uses of household items. A new way of thinking. Advertising Humor Site: Had Enough Info.
A mock agency site that is an absolute riot and is sadly true in many cases. The Dialectizer
Convert English to several comic dialects. Hilarious. Mr. Beller's Neighborhood
A collaborative online journal. The "table of contents" is a satellite photograph of New York City. Pick one of the areas highlighted as you scroll over the photo and get a bird's eye view image of landmarks in the area, or open up a text box with a story that happened in that area. Twinkies Project
See people torture Twinkie cakes. Cool stuff! ClumsyCrooks.com
Anecdotes about foolish criminals. Liquid Generation
A great pop culture humor site that uses cool Flash animations. Underwater Hockey Society AdoptaPuck.com
Stop the abuse! Cyborger: Cyborg Name Converter
See what the acronym the letters of your name would spell if you were a cyborg. TIME Magazine Cover Search Database
In conjunction with the 80th anniversary of TIME magazine, all of the magazine's covers (around 4,200 of them) are now searchable and can be viewed individually as high-resolution 400x527 images. Some of the topic searches are listed below. TIME Magazine 80th Anniversary Special TIME Magazine: Watergate Covers TIME Magazine: Movie Covers TIME Magazine: Sports Covers Naked News
Mature Audiences Only: TV-style news delivered by newscasters in the buff! StupidVideos Anecdotage.com
A fun site with hilarious stories about famous people. Searchable index and organized by industries such as music, film, politics, etc. Web Pages That Suck ForteanTimes.com
A great offbeat/joke news site in the spirit of the Onion. JunkScience.com
Tons of offbeat, goofy stories. The Dialectizer
This mock site translates any Web site or block of text into several English dialects. UglyWeddingDresses.com
A mean, but funny, site. Infinite Teen Slang Directory
?There are a near-infinite number of slang words which are still only in hypothetical usage among the youth of today and tomorrow - this service attempts to pre-emptively catalogue them, for the benefit of baby namers, dot-com registrars and other dangerously bored people.? Infiltration.org
This is a 'zine published by a private author, but it has some good content of underground tunnels and buildings. Time Capsule
Type in your birthdate and get a digest of news headlines, top song titles and other timely factoids covering that era. Telemarketing Revenge Site
Links to resources that can help consumers gain vengeance, or maybe a monetary settlement, from obnoxious telemarketers. Annoying or Not? Rate Celebrities AmIRight.com
A veritable hit parade of song lyrics: parodies, misheard lyrics, and lyrics that are repetitive, funny, insulting, etc. AmIAnnoying.com Pinball Database
A searchable database of specific designs. Very cool. E-mail Joke.com JunkFoodNews.com
Get the lowdown on Twinkies and Ho Ho's. Etiquette Hell
A special cyberplace created for the truly etiquette challenged, the purposely greedy, the ungrateful, and the uncivil members of society. HeroBuilders.com: Action Figures
Get your own George W. Bush or Osama bin Laden action figures. NerdWorld.com
Your online resource for nerd culture, life and work styles. Links, rankings, submit stories and more. CastFetisch.com
Attractive models with casts on their legs. Way cool. Boston Guide to Local English
It?s not a car, it?s a cah. Famous Name Changes
Track celebrities, politicians. Graveyards of Chicago
Look for names of folks who've voted in Chicago elections. Twice. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A BBC site that sees the world through hitchhikers' eyes. American Heritage: Overrated, Underrated
Do you buy the hype? Check this site out. No More AOL CDs
Join the crusade to rid the world of those mailed AOL CD-ROMS by donating them to the guys who built this site. They're attemptiing to collect 1 million of them to return to AOL with a "no thank you" note. Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy Funeral Broadcasts OtherTimelines.com
A chance to rewrite history, giving the user the chance to write their own scenarios and sequels to historical events. Example: What would have happened had JFK not been killed? National Debt Clock
A cool tool that measures the debt and provides links to stories about the debt. MSNBC: Government Tax Refund Database
Does a state and/or the IRS owe you money? Type your name into this database and see. Some states also have now put their lists of people who are owed money online. Check Your Weight on Other Planets Where's George Money Tracker
This silly site allows people to track their American dollar bills. Bushlexia
Ridiculous things the President says. More fodder for Comedy Central. The Ad Graveyard
Examples of ridiculous advertising that almost made it. Famous Mugshots
Police mugs of celebrities. Periodic Table of Funk
A tribute to all things funky. GoodQuotes.com
Funny and some meaningful quotes and who said them. Oxymoron List
Has a top 20 list. You Guys Are Stupid
A group of guys walking from Chicago to San Francisco. Photo gallery, diary, etc. AlDaily.com The Toque.net Sportspages.com
Rich Johnson's site has become a must-read for sports journalists and sports nuts. Great discussion forums. PhoneSpell
What does your phone number spell? Virtual Beer Server UselessKnowledge.com
Some people REALLY have too much time on their hands. Worst Case Scenarios
A hilarious survival handbook. Example: How to jump off a bridge. Listology.com
Share your favorite lists of everything. Make Your Own Newspaper Corn Cam
Iowa Farmer magazine site's Web cam lets you watch the corn grow. The site also has a Dairy Cam and Soybean Cam. Mark Twain Guide
A great site on Twain from the Hannibal Courier-Post. CoolSiteoftheDay.com
A cool clearinghouse of trick sites. Swell.com
Look up real surfing spots. Bogus News Network
Another news parody site. The Political Graveyard
This page tells us where dead politicians are buried. Search by name, state, cemetery name, etc. Timeless Mail
This product allows you to send e-mail after you're dead. Ties into your social security number and delivers pre-authored message. RichDudes.com
Don't rely on accuracy of this site, but it posts a lot of executive salaries. Hilarious site! PBS.org: Mark Twain
Web site that accompanies Ken Burns' documentary on the author. San Diego Chicken
Nice Flash opening. I'm a big fan of the Chicken. Look up the grave site of your favorite dead public figure at www.findagrave.com WalkScore.com
Type in an address, and it'll rate its walkability on a scale of 1 to 100. DailyDoubter Blog
VoteVets.org National Gallery of Art Searchable Database
Search for all of their pieces by artist, title, etc.
National Portrait Gallery Searchable Database
Search for all of their pieces by artist, title, etc.
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