the web is dangerous with sites and whatnot

[seperis]

I always make the mistake of forgetting that if I go to snopes, I will never leave until I am unconscious. The tab can stay open for days--every time I gird myself to close it, I see something like, IDK, tug of war severs men's arms (TRUE!) and boom, I'm back.

Snopes - the center of urban legend debunking and confirming.

My other internet-as-drug sites:

Acts of Gord - the trials and tribulations of a video game store owner. I don't think it's been updated since the early 00's, but I always end up re-reading it a few thousand times. If I remember correctly, it's set entirely in Canada.

The SCP Foundation - it's almost like an encyclopedia of horror both horrific and mundane, isn't it?

Etiquette Hell - sometimes okay, sometimes victim-blamey, usually classist, and always manners above all, including common sense. And yet, it's fascinating sometimes to read, like an anthropological study of the Personus Passive-Agressiveus. And sometimes, it has awesome entries, too.

Passive Aggressive Notes - yeah, exactly. Could lose years in here.

Rotten Tomatoes - in general, probably the best predictor of whether a movie is a.) good or b.) I'll want to see it. The review collection as well as the personal opinions of sitegoers tend to give a fantastic breadth of opinions to mine for information.

Boomshine - yes, I know, and I'm not even sorry. Much. I once played until my fingers cramped.

Not Always Right - from the front lines of the service industry, these are their stories

Lifehacker - it's so soothing, like this weird combination of a do-it-yourself manual and a technological gossip site.

Newegg - okay, yes, technically speaking it's a shopping site, but who doesn't sit entranced while designing teh most awesome computer ever?

Anyone want to contribute? Think of it as poetic justice.

Comments

[jadey]

Eek, I looked up that tug-of-war thing and nearly lost my lunch when I saw the graphic picture that was included in the article. I know you didn't link it directly and I probably should have seen it coming, but a warning might be in order for other curious souls.

My own contribution is Not Always Right - I never get tired of the customer shenanigans.

[jadey]

Oh crap, and it's already on your list! Oh well, it's fun enough to be mentioned twice.

[kickair8p]

TVtropes.org . Its semi-unofficial tagline (or the official tagline of its deviantArt group) is "TV Tropes will ruin your life!" They aren't kidding -- it's a "I will never leave until I am unconscious" site for a lot of people.

~

[the_future_modernes]

Oh yes.

[green_grrl]

This.

[wyomingnot]

Oh, man. I had forgotten about Boomshine.

[malachite]

mine are tvtropes and wikipedia.

[nagasvoice]

Writing research site that can get...quite explicit.
Post questions and what research you've already done, various people try to get you answers.

http://little-details.livejournal.com/

[synecdochic]

*shakes fist* dammit, now I will be on Etiquette Hell all week.

[seperis]

*hands* I have gone to sleep reading it before.

[synecdochic]

I totally see what you mean about the victim-blamey and the classist, AND YET I CANNOT LOOK AWAY.

The comments are awesome, too. Usually I don't read comments on anywhere but DW/LJ/a few other blogs I know have consistently high quality of commenters (it was my new years' resolution, and it's making me so much happier in life) but the comments to that blog are like this perfect storm of passive-aggressive wankiness and holier-than-thou smugness.

dammit, I had plans to work today. *shakes fist at you again*

[akacat]

I just have to say "me too!" for newegg. Even when I have absolutely no intention of buying from them, it's my go-to site to find specs and reviews for current computer hardware. It doesn't hurt that I almost always do buy from them -- the prices are good, and the shipping is fast.

A few other sites:

Photoshop Disasters. They have an unfortunate tendency to not explain some of the more subtle disasters, but there are plenty of extreme disasters mixed in.

OMG that dress! For all of your pretty pictures of historical clothing needs.

I Can Has Cheezburger. Lolcats.

[leupagus]

SCP FOUNDATION. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. *FISTBUMPS*

[hunningham]

Just a little late to the party, but never mind. Me, I'm all about the schadenfreunde. These are a couple of my insomnia sites:

Cake Wreaks - mockery is allowed. The poster tells us that these are all professional fuck-ups.

Etsey gone wrong - although I feel bad for enjoying the mockery

Texts from last night - like watching a car crash. I was never this young.

Sex is not the enemy Just good old-fashionned dirty fun

[iteari.livejournal.com]

Similar to Not Always Right, I'd recommend Our Valued Customers (http://ourvaluedcustomers.blogspot.com/). It's all done in illustration, drawn by a comic book-store clerk portraying all sorts of people he has had to interact with at his job.

[lillian13.livejournal.com]

cracked.com and retailhellunderground.com are two of my go-to sites.

[trinity_clare]

TVTROPES TIMES A MILLION. I barely escape with my life every time I click a link.

[risha]

+1(000,000) There's a reason that it's slowly becoming common to warn for.

[reginagiraffe]

Does that mean warning for TVTropes...has become a trope? *g*

[romyra]

YES THIS!!!!!

[christycorr]

Oh God, THIS. I've wasted days there, literally.

Mandatory xkcd:

[kitsunec4.livejournal.com]

YES, (million)^2?

I don't even know how to quantify the time I've lost there, neither do I dare to.

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

Clientsfromhell.com It's like "Not always right" in a different industry.

[cpt-untouchable.livejournal.com]

This. :) It's Not Always Right for the design industry.

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

http://foodgawker.com or the similar http://tastespotting.com I can spend way too long browsing there, and it's the first place I go when I'm like, hmm, watercress, what can I do with watercress (or any ingredient).

http://fark.com always has some fun/weird/WTF stuff.

[cerulean-sky.livejournal.com]

No one has yet mentioned Hyperbole And A Half (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com) so I will. Every time I go to read one entry, I get sucked into the hilarity of all the others. I've read them countless times at this point.

[reginagiraffe]

Some games:

Meeblings.

Meeblings 2.

Filler.

Bloxorz.

[ifeedformula.livejournal.com]

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com--I don't know w ho hooked me up with that site but I end up dying of laughter every time.

Also, www.engish.com--Japanese no talk English good. Veddy veddy funny!