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ARCHIVE - August 2003
Fri, 01
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There is a whole subculture of wacky inventors out there and they are extremely prolific. Patent of the Week allows you to dip your toes in their often bizarre world. Check out the TV remote from the early seventies which is basically just a long stick.
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Sat, 02
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Keenspot is home to a massive variety of online comics, strips and cartoons which range from the bizarre to the hilarious. There is something for everybody here.
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Sun, 03
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BBC have recently given their teenage section a new, funkier look and now it's divided neatly into a girls and a boys section. The usual gossip, games and celebrity shenanigans make up the content.
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Tue, 05
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Frosty Welcome offers you a novel way of sending an email message to somebody. Just arrange the letters on the fridge door as you please and send it on to whoever you wish, it couldn't be easier.
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Wed, 06
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An awe-inspiring database which must contain pretty much everything related to every movie ever made. If it doesn't feature on IMDB it very well may not exist.
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Thu, 07
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There comes a time in everybody's life when you have to fumble around your mind for a good excuse and something feeble comes out your mouth. Well, Excuses.co.uk should sort out that particular problem with a healthy range of excuses from the reasonable to the ridiculous.
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Fri, 08
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A quirky little site for one of the best TV shows on at the moment, Six Feet Under. The navigation demands a bit of work, but it's worth it as there is plenty to discover for fans and newcomers alike.
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Sat, 09
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A great site to help your BBQ go off without a hitch and aid you in impressing your friends with some glorious barbecued concoctions the like of which they have never tasted before.
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Sun, 10
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A site to suit every mood. Just pick your current state of being and you get whisked away to an area which caters to somebody of your mood.
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Mon, 11
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Every Hit is a huge database which chronicles all the chart entries from 1952 to the present day. You never again have to rack your brain for hours trying to remember that it was Stan Ridgeway who had a hit with 'Camouflage' in 1986.
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Tue, 12
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Most people suffer from a lack of chickens throughout the course of the average day. This dangerous phenomenon can finally be avoided with a daily dose of randomchicken.com where various chicken-related pictures and videos can help improve your life.
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Wed, 13
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Sometimes the simplest games are the best and most addictive, and Gridlock is a prime example. The concept is simplicity personified, just move the blocks out of your way to get from A to B, and yes, it is harder than it sounds.
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Thu, 14
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If you don't love egg now you certainly should find yourself feeling considerably more affection for egg after watching some of these episodes. Pure madness really, but they make for pretty irresistible viewing.
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Fri, 15
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A great little test of your senses from the BBC. You may be surprised at how badly you end up doing but don't worry too much as I suspect that may be the point.
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Sat, 16
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Star Wars Spoofs does pretty much exactly what is says on the tin, and it does it very well too. Loads of funny little Star Wars related animations with a nice map to navigate through the site with.
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Sun, 17
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Ask Dr. Universe, the world's most curious cat apparently, any question which may be on your mind or take the lazy route and just browse through the archive of previously answered ones.
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Mon, 18
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Now your dreams can come true and you can make Bush say whatever you want him to say. Well, as long as you use the words on offer of course. You may be surprised at just how similar your own concoction is to the real thing, this must be how the spin doctors feel when they watch the Prez give a press conference.
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Tue, 19
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Fly Guy is a pretty unique experience as far as interactive flash goes and the only way to see why is to give it a try. Just fly around the screen encountering a variety of bizarre characters, it should relax even the most stressed soul out there.
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Wed, 20
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Kick-start your brain with some match puzzles which manage to be both addictive and infuriating. They start off pretty hard and get head-scratchingly difficult.
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Thu, 21
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A great presentation from the Discovery Channel which hazards a guess at what animals in the future may look and act like, and they are one freaky looking bunch of creatures.
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Fri, 22
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One of the most bizarre games around, Biz Wiz puts you behind the counter of a store of your choosing and then it's up to you to serve the customers as they come in and report any shoplifters. The tedium is perfectly captured, right down to the repetitive muzak. Should help all recent leaving cert students decide whether this is the job for them or not.
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Sat, 23
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There are a vast string of sites out there taking the mickey out of poor 'ol George W., but Bush Orwell '04 is one of the smarter ones.
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Sun, 24
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A collection of school remembrances which revolve around either insults or the slightly cruel pranks children get up to whilst out of sight of parents and teachers.
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Mon, 25
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Can you distinguish between a Programming Language Inventor and a Serial Killer? If you're not sure then this quiz may be the only way to find out the answer to this vital, and perhaps even life-saving, question.
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Tue, 26
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A rare thing indeed, a web phenomenon that involves you actually having to go outside and leave your computer. Flash Mobbing has been springing up all over the world and is where a group of people receive an instruction by email regarding a time and place to meet and perform some random act before they all disperse as quickly as they gathered.
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Wed, 27
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May you never be found wanting for a pithy comeback or incise and intelligent remark at whatever sophisticated dinner party you may be attending. World of Quotes does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Thu, 28
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You may have noticed an old Jedi Master taking in the sights around Ireland recently and dismissed it either as a fancy dress partygoer or an acute hallucination, but no, it was Yoda himself. I guess everyone needs a holiday sometime.
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Fri, 29
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This site ought to take you back a few years. TV Cream gathers up all those forgotten gems from television history and even offers up a fair few of the themes to download. Nostalgic bliss.
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Sat, 30
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A database of misheard lyrics, one of the most common being 'excuse me while I kiss the sky' from Jimmy Hendrix's Purple Haze. Nice to know you aren't alone.
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Sun, 31
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Seen an ad on TV and loved the music, but never been able to find out who it was by? Well, today's site should ensure that that never happens you again.
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