# There used to be more of this didn't there? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385 "2004-05-10T01:55:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/1 "2004-05-10T01:55:41Z")
I’m looking for websites like [this one](http://www.newsoftheweird.com/), but I can’t seem to find any others that are still a going concern (as opposed to, say, [this one](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nweird.htm)). Does anyone have links to weird news sites that are both factual and current? Please contribute. –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/2 "2004-05-10T02:35:52Z")
Try [The Darwin Awards](http://www.darwinawards.com/) or [Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/). (The Darwin folks seem a bit credulous at times while Snopes (particularly when Barbara is writing) are occasionally _too_ skeptical, but they both provide decent entertainment with_some_ information. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/3 "2004-05-10T02:52:07Z")
Not as good as NOTW, but there is [Reuters Odd](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index&cid=573&/). ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/4 "2004-05-10T03:31:31Z")
[The Bondage File](http://www.sfgate.com/news/bondage/) is pretty good. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/5 "2004-05-10T13:27:59Z")
How about [www.fark.com](http://www.fark.com) ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/6 "2004-05-10T20:52:48Z")
As I was reading the replies I was thinking…“Wow, you mean nobody’s mentioned…could I be the first…?” But then I saw **Dragwyr’s** post. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/7 "2004-05-11T00:57:15Z")
[http://www.forteantimes.com/](http://www.forteantimes.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/8 "2004-05-11T01:10:45Z")
[Portal of Evil](http://www.portalofevil.com/) has a news site: [POE News](http://www.poe-news.com/). Somewhat weird, somewhat disturbing. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/9 "2004-05-11T02:57:29Z")
> [@Trigonal Planar](#): > > As I was reading the replies I was thinking…“Wow, you mean nobody’s mentioned…could I be the first…?” > > But then I saw **Dragwyr’s** post. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumious_Bandersnatch)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/10 "2004-05-11T12:26:27Z")
link broken Not work safe, but some seriously strange stuff reported. I’ll also second [fark.com](http://fark.com) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/11 "2004-05-11T12:32:52Z")
> [@Frumious Bandersnatch](#): > > link broken > > Not work safe, but some seriously strange stuff reported. > > I’ll also second [fark.com](http://fark.com) If it’s not work safe, you don’t provide _direct_ links to it. Understand? ---
**Author:** ![Marjorie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@Marjorie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marjorie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/12 "2004-05-11T12:35:27Z")
[Joe Bob Briggs’](http://www.joebobbriggs.com) website has his “Joe Bob’s Week in Review” column posted weekly. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/13 "2004-05-11T14:37:23Z")
[Ananova’s News Quirkies](http://www.ananova.com/news/lp.html?keywords=Quirkies&menu=news.quirkies) ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/14 "2004-05-11T14:44:10Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > … Snopes (particularly when Barbara is writing) are occasionally _too_ skeptical… Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one who’d noticed that. Here, have a banana. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/15 "2004-05-11T18:00:46Z")
Jim Romenesko’s [Obscure Store and Reading Room](http://www.obscurestore.com/). Where every morning is silly season. ---
**Author:** ![Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Frumious\_Bandersnatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumious_Bandersnatch)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/16 "2004-05-12T16:07:09Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If it’s not work safe, you don’t provide _direct_ links to it. > Understand? My apologies to all. It wasn’t this graphic that last time I was there. ---
**Author:** ![myrnajean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@myrnajean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myrnajean)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/17 "2004-05-13T15:10:05Z")
> [@Frumious Bandersnatch](#): > > My apologies to all. It wasn’t this graphic that last time I was there. What?? What? I missed it. Whats this broken link thingie??? (darn, now you all got my curiousity going!) ---
**Author:** ![Padmaraga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@Padmaraga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padmaraga)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/18 "2004-05-13T16:23:04Z")
I can’t believe no one has mentioned [This Is True](http://thisistrue.com) yet. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-used-to-be-more-of-this-didnt-there/244385/19 "2004-05-13T19:13:03Z")
I’ll 3rd \*\*Fark \*\* Not only do you get odd newstories, you get The Happening Newstories almost as they happen and faster than CNN, et all, it also contains loads of biting sarcasm, cliches and photoshop contests. If it weren’t for Fark and SDMB, I might actually have a life. But then I would be just another unwashed goober out there.