# could you help me for a sec? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206 "2002-11-27T21:33:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/1 "2002-11-27T21:33:10Z")
I am appealing to the dopers, you royalty of time wasters, to assist me in a project for an old friend. He was injured in an accident and is facing a lengthy rehab. He can surf however, and i would love to send him a nice long list of funny, interesting and amusing sites to pass some time. Can you copy a couple of your fave links for me? Its much appreciated if you can. Thanks in advance, Kelli ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/2 "2002-11-27T21:37:54Z")
Almost 100 shockwave games and other goodies [here.](http://www.kickgranny.com/toc.htm) I like the Jerky Boys Battleship and Skyworks lanes. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/3 "2002-11-27T21:46:09Z")
The [Oxymoron](http://paul.merton.ox.ac.uk/) humour archive. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/4 "2002-11-27T21:47:44Z")
[http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com](http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com) > **[IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows](https://www.imdb.com/)** > > IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming... [http://www.tomatonation.com/](http://www.tomatonation.com/) [http://www.spinnwebe.com/](http://www.spinnwebe.com/) > **[Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/)** > > Fighting Ignorance Since 1973 ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/5 "2002-11-27T21:58:39Z")
For all your fun link needs: [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/weirdearl.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/weirdearl.html) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/6 "2002-11-27T21:59:05Z")
[The Darwin Awards](http://www.darwinawards.com) [Ray Owens’ Joke A Day](http://www.jokeaday.com) ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/7 "2002-11-27T22:01:14Z")
> **[AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands](https://www.allmusic.com/)** > > AllMusic provides comprehensive music info including reviews and biographies. Get recommendations for new music to listen to, stream or own. > **[AllMovie | Movies and Films Database | Movie Search, Ratings, Photos,...](https://www.allmovie.com)** > > AllMovie provides comprehensive movie info including reviews, ratings and biographies. Get recommendations for new movies to watch, rent, stream, or own. > **[Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos](https://www.yahoo.com/)** > > Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo! I know a bunch more links, send me a e-mail if you like, with specific information as to what sort of thing he’s into. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/8 "2002-11-27T22:01:37Z")
[http://homestarrunner.com](http://homestarrunner.com) > **[Drew Curtis' FARK.com](https://www.fark.com/)** > **[PopCap Studios - Official EA Site](https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/popcap)** > > Our games are sprinkled with a whirlwind of smile-inducing awesomeness and polished to a shiny sheen that keeps the world coming back again and again. And best of all, you’ll find our games on mobile, console, PC, and many other devices – you may... [http://randysweb.com/weird/](http://randysweb.com/weird/) [http://www.lileks.com](http://www.lileks.com) [http://www.everything2.com/](http://www.everything2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/9 "2002-11-27T22:12:47Z")
[My website](http://www.ravingsfromdave.com) I haven’t updated it since July, but there are archives and links to other internet humor sites. I hope your friend feels better, Kel. You’re a doll to find some links to keep him amused and intellectually stimulated. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/10 "2002-11-27T22:20:05Z")
Nah, you guys are doing all the work, i will just make a list 🙂 Thanks Dave, thanks everyone, i really appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/11 "2002-11-27T23:38:14Z")
[www.somethingawful.com](http://www.somethingawful.com) ~ Hilarity ensues. [www.jabootu.com](http://www.jabootu.com) ~ Incredibly long & amusing reviews of bad movies. [www.theonion.com](http://www.theonion.com) ~ Parody at its finest. [Scifi.com | SYFY](http://www.scifi.com/scifiction) ~ Free science fiction stories by high-quality authors, if your friend is into that sort of thing. [www.sonicnet.com](http://www.sonicnet.com) ~ Good for music research. [www.mrqe.com](http://www.mrqe.com) and > **[Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews](https://www.rottentomatoes.com)** > > Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets and [www.suntimes.com/ebert](http://www.suntimes.com/ebert) ~ Large databases of movie reviews. For extra fun, read reviews of the worst movies around. [www.snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com) ~ Always fun to read clever debunkings of urban legends. I get bored a lot. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Benanuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@Benanuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Benanuel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/12 "2002-11-28T00:52:22Z")
[www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/index.htm](http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/index.htm) The everyday happenings of Weebl and sometimes Weebl’s friend Bob ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/13 "2002-11-28T01:27:51Z")
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html](http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/14 "2002-11-28T01:31:58Z")
[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/](http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/) Movies and games in Flash and Shockwave [http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/home/](http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/home/) Lots of short movies [http://www.fool.com](http://www.fool.com) Learn about investing since he has some time (unfortunately, their message boards aren’t free anymore) [http://www.howstuffworks.com/](http://www.howstuffworks.com/) Interesting and educational [http://www.stomptokyo.com/](http://www.stomptokyo.com/) One of my favorite odd movie sites [http://www.janes.com/](http://www.janes.com/) If he’s into military stuff And of course, news: > **[CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos](https://www.cnn.com/)** > > View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com. > **[Google News](https://news.google.com/topstories?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en)** > > Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. > **[The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos](https://www.nytimes.com/)** > > Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news, politics, business, technology, science, health, arts,... > **[Home - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news)** > > Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. > **[The Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance](https://www.economist.com/)** > > Authoritative global news and analysis. The Economist offers fair-minded, fact-checked coverage of world politics, economics, business, science, culture and more [http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=home](http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=home) Maybe not his interest, but what the heck. They also have a message board ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/15 "2002-11-28T02:20:16Z")
[www.popcap.com](http://www.popcap.com) for games Best wishes for a speedy recovery to your friend! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![SCSimmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/16 "2002-11-28T02:38:26Z")
[www.ilovebacon.com](http://www.ilovebacon.com) ---
**Author:** ![RAWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/17 "2002-11-28T03:26:06Z")
I can’t believe I stumbled over this thread and didn’t see: [The Second Most Refered to Person on this board](http://www.randi.org/) Second to Cecil, of course. Sundey morning after coffee and local paper, this is My first stop.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/18 "2002-11-28T04:08:59Z")
Kelli, tell him many of my most interesting web experiences have happened because I put odd things into Google, like “Norway” or “eels”, and then followed the links that came up. ---
**Author:** ![RAWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/19 "2002-11-28T04:11:18Z")
Do they have eels in Norway? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206/20 "2002-11-28T04:30:21Z")
You know, you really don’t need to make a list–just email him the url to this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=146699](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=146699) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-help-me-for-a-sec/139206.md?page=2)