# help entertain a sick person **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 11, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593 "2011-07-11T05:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/1 "2011-07-11T05:23:00Z")
That would be me. I am stuck in bed with just mt tablet for company - which unfortunately does not have mant intersesting sites bookmarked. I have worked my way through icanhazcheezeburger ( i particularly like my food looks funny), [boingboing.net](http://boingboing.net),cakewrecks, regretsey, here of course and cute overload. I am after some interesting time waisting/educational/cute or weird links I Promise i wont give you cooties if you do;) ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/2 "2011-07-11T05:37:03Z")
On a tablet you might be able to hit [kongregate.com](http://kongregate.com) up Games. So many flash games. So much time sucked down the black hole of oblivion. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/3 "2011-07-11T07:05:38Z")
“Family friendly” vids at [wimp.com](http://wimp.com) [pointlesssites.com](http://pointlesssites.com) “Riveting talks by remarkable people” at [ted.com](http://ted.com) Never be hoaxed again, courtesy of [snopes.com](http://snopes.com) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/4 "2011-07-11T07:27:21Z")
[notalwaysright.com](http://notalwaysright.com), especially if you’ve ever worked in retail. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/home](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/home) , which is the Earthling version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It has the reassuring “Don’t Panic” slogan on the front page, should you need such advice. Give it a browse. Write an entry. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/5 "2011-07-11T07:30:05Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > On a tablet you might be able to hit [kongregate.com](http://kongregate.com) up > > Games. So many flash games. So much time sucked down the black hole of oblivion. Sadly no. Cannot watch old movies at the internet archive or half of youtube either due apparently to the androiid version = no flash ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/6 "2011-07-11T23:51:11Z")
[cracked.com](http://cracked.com) is fun…I spend ages there and still haven’t seen it all. ---
**Author:** ![Parenchyma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Parenchyma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parenchyma)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/7 "2011-07-12T00:16:39Z")
Depending on your sickness, this might not be the right thread for you (but it sure is wicked long: 61 pages/over 3000 posts). [Things I Learn From My Patients](http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=257985) on an emergency medicine board. Some of it is harsh and cynical but a lot of it is very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/8 "2011-07-12T01:12:09Z")
[fark.com](http://www.fark.com) is where I get all my news. I cannot believe people actually watch TV for the news. Funny, wacky, maddening, insightful. Come for the photoshop contests, stay for Caturday! [The Superficial](http://www.thesuperficial.com) celebrity timewaster crap. Snarky. I can lose days, nay, weeks on the sea of wikipedia. I hope you feel better soon! ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/9 "2011-07-12T11:54:31Z")
Lots of interesting stories at [www.damninteresting.com](http://www.damninteresting.com). The site isn’t active anymore, but check their archives; lots of interesting short reads. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/10 "2011-07-12T17:59:44Z")
[www.postsecret.com](http://www.postsecret.com) - some very funny, some very moving, some heartbreaking ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/11 "2011-07-12T18:36:54Z")
1. Things my Girlfriend and I have argued about. [http://www.mil-millington.com/](http://www.mil-millington.com/) An English man and a German woman hold each other responible for the sins of thier nations. 2. Sauron’s I stood next to the Emperor of the World at McDonald’s! [I stood next to the Emperor of the World at McDonald's! - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=152737) 3. Funny things said during love making/intimate moments… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24960](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=24960) On a more serious note, there’s some interesting things on Metafilter, [http://www.metafilter.com/](http://www.metafilter.com/) ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/12 "2011-07-12T20:31:18Z")
I second [wimp.com](http://wimp.com) and [postsecret.com](http://postsecret.com). Try [fakeposters.com](http://fakeposters.com) for “Demotivational” posters. Note that there are also a fair number of scantily clad pictures of the Maxim / FHM level. You may consider this either an advantage or disadvantage. 🙂 Or try a Google Image search for “demotivational posters”. Yahoo and USA Today for crossword puzzles. [IndigoPuzzles.com](http://IndigoPuzzles.com) for “Hashi” puzzles (a new interest of mine). J. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/13 "2011-07-12T21:14:03Z")
Can’t believe I forgot [http://www.etiquettehell.com/](http://www.etiquettehell.com/). It’s got some real gems. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/14 "2011-07-16T01:12:37Z")
[Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/) for the crafty, the cooks, and those interested in style! ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-entertain-a-sick-person/588593/15 "2011-07-17T10:10:26Z")
watch Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune & Family Feud. you need some people interaction, but if you can’t get it (& there are programs that would provide you with some) they are a kind of substitute. also, start writing down your musings…things that you take for granted aren’t obvious to others.