# I'm playing hooky today -help me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034 "2000-12-11T17:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/1 "2000-12-11T17:03:21Z")
Since my uncle died I haven’t had a day to myself. Between holiday preparations and +60 hour work weeks I’ve become pretty worn out. Oh, that and my car won’t start, and I’m not in the mood to deal today. Now here’s the problem - it’s -30F with windchill so I’m staying in my apartment all day…and I don’t have cable…and I expect to get completely bored out of my skull by 2, at the lastest. So…if any of y’all have some interesting websites to send my way that will keep my attention for a good long while I’d appreciate it 🙂 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/2 "2000-12-11T17:05:53Z")
OMG, I’m sorry, Manhattan! This was supposed to be in MPSIMS ☹ ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/3 "2000-12-11T17:09:12Z")
Yea, but ask, and ye shall receive. Off to MPSIMS. Oh, and that Altoids site has some pretty cool quicktime movies. You know, if you wanted to support our advertisers and all. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/4 "2000-12-11T17:42:01Z")
You could go admire [Poofy](http://www.poofnspray.homestead.com)! This is one of my good friend’s online journals. [Terribly Happy](http://www.terriblyhappy.com) You could write him and tell him “Babette” sent you, that would make him giggle. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![doc\_miller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f05b48/32.png) [@doc\_miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doc_miller)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/5 "2000-12-11T18:10:34Z")
[http://www.brunching.com](http://www.brunching.com) The archive should keep you laughing all day. Scott ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/6 "2000-12-11T18:14:36Z")
and there is the classic [http://www.amused.com](http://www.amused.com) And you could always write some emails too. Keith ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/7 "2000-12-11T19:24:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by manhattan \*\*\* > Oh, and that Altoids site has some pretty cool quicktime movies. You know, if you wanted to support our advertisers and all. \*\* Hey! I did that a long time ago! What kind of SDMBer do you think I am, anyhow? **tatertot** - I think I’ll be at Terribly Happy for WEEKS - I like this place 🙂 …which means, of course, that I haven’t gotten to the rest of the sites yet…but I’ll have some free time in March, I think 😃 ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/8 "2000-12-11T20:58:20Z")
chique! May I recommend [http://www.bored.com](http://www.bored.com)? Talk to you later, my friend. ---
**Author:** ![Nika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba9def/32.png) [@Nika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nika)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-playing-hooky-today-help-me/45034/9 "2000-12-11T21:02:19Z")
Magdalene, beat me to it!! Check it out though. It is great, especially the hot or not site. HA! It’s great. Have Fun! oh and [http://www.women.com](http://www.women.com) has a few good links.