# I have a friend who has only been on the internet for 6 months, what should I show..? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935 "2008-12-19T17:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/1 "2008-12-19T17:32:56Z")
Title ran too long. What should I show him? Most of you will think this is lame but the first thing I thought of was All Your Base. He won’t be interested in stuff like The Straight Dope or Snopes. I’m guessing he already knows about Wikipedia but I’ll mention it to him. FTR He’s 32, average joe type, stay at home dad/online student. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/2 "2008-12-19T17:35:29Z")
Google Maps IMDB You Tube ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/3 "2008-12-19T17:36:15Z")
Stumbleupon ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/4 "2008-12-19T17:57:12Z")
Tubgirl. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/5 "2008-12-19T17:57:25Z")
EBay Amazon Auto Trader Edmunds Tiger Direct Gutenburg Project on-line books Google News Google Earth His bank/brokerage ESPN Sports Illustrated Orbitz, Expedia, etc… > **[Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words](https://www.dictionary.com/)** > > The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years! What are his interests? Sports? Politics? Religion? ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/6 "2008-12-19T20:12:42Z")
> [@black\_rabbit](#): > > Tubgirl. how 'bout 2g1c? ::d&r:: S^G ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/7 "2008-12-19T20:23:09Z")
He’s already gone through all the porn? 😃 Try these. [http://www.worth1000.com/](http://www.worth1000.com/) Photoshop contests. [http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/](http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/) Horrible cakes. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/8 "2008-12-19T21:39:16Z")
Fark Slickdeals Slashdot if he’s nerdy at all Steve Don’t Eat It xkcd Gmail ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/9 "2008-12-19T21:55:30Z")
[The Darwin Awards](http://www.darwinawards.com/) [Galacticast](http://www.galacticast.com/) Three years of archived materials. They have nothing new. [Project Gutenberg](http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/recent/last1) [Archive.org](http://www.archive.org/index.php) [Galactic Customs](http://www.unitedheroes.net/gc/archive.php) No new stuff. A number of hilarious stories that are a series. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/10 "2008-12-19T22:17:58Z")
Gotta have some [redtube.com](http://redtube.com) [not even remotely safe for work] [http://despair.com/viewall.html](http://despair.com/viewall.html) [http://www.thinkgeek.com](http://www.thinkgeek.com) though a 32yo geek would have been there years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/11 "2008-12-19T23:16:53Z")
Nobody gets away with missing this: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k6jeEJQi8qk/hqdefault.jpg "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jeEJQi8qk) ---
**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/12 "2008-12-19T23:36:50Z")
Even if he isn’t interested in Snopes he needs to know about it, and how to use it. Otherwise you will soon find yourself with one more friend you hate seeing in your inbox. Teach him how to use google. The advanced options, how to limit searches to a domain, how to use the - to remove terms from a search, etc. Especially being a student having strong google skills is a must. -Otanx ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/13 "2008-12-20T00:18:13Z")
Uncyclopedia xkcd and other quality webcomics (if that’s to his taste) Facebook Newgrounds Yahoo Games Lolcats and Failblog [Om nom nom nom](http://www.omnomnomnom.com) If he’s into entertainment: Television Without Pity TV Tropes ---
**Author:** ![T\_SQUARE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/14 "2008-12-20T01:06:26Z")
I think **Google Earth** might be the best free thing ever. If he has any hobbies, eBay is a must. Can you imgaine collecting coins or anything like that in the olden days? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/15 "2008-12-20T01:38:30Z")
> [@T\_SQUARE](#): > > If he has any hobbies, eBay is a must. Can you imgaine collecting coins or anything like that in the olden days? Heh, I did. In some ways it sucked but in a lot of ways it was a lot more fun and exciting. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/16 "2008-12-20T01:40:17Z")
All the ‘obvious ones’ have been said already, except one: [Digg](http://www.digg.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/17 "2008-12-20T02:02:36Z")
[http://www.timecube.com/](http://www.timecube.com/) ---
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/18 "2008-12-26T02:06:24Z")
-chan boards ---
**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:** [December 26, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/19 "2008-12-26T02:12:20Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I have a friend who has only been on the internet for 6 months, what should I show..? The World Wide Web (WWW) is not the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935/20 "2008-12-26T02:14:42Z")
Goatse. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-friend-who-has-only-been-on-the-internet-for-6-months-what-should-i-show/477935.md?page=2)