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Clinton Humor Sites
When you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, it’s usually better to laugh. Case in point: the current presidential impeachment fracas. It may be an embarrassing political crisis, but it has provided fodder for some great new jokes. And, as with most jokes, the Internet’s the best place to find them. Here’s where to [...]
Classic Comedy Capers
The Three Stooges. The Marx Brothers. Charlie Chaplin. W.C. Fields. They’re all masters of physical comedy, stars in an era when falling down properly was a lot more important than doing a top-notch Ronald Reagan imitation. Our tastes in comedy may have changed a bit (I mean, I fall down and hurt myself several times [...]
Best of the Worst of the Web
As you (hopefully) know by now, we at NetGuide are dedicated to bringing you the best sites on the Internet. Other sites, though, take the opposite tack: they’re devoted to tracking down the worst websites around, the most annoying, the ugliest, the most useless. Here’s the rundown on the anti-NetGuides — the sites devoted to [...]
April Fools’ Pranks
Sure, Christmas may get all the ink, but April Fools’ Day is the only holiday where you can set your roommate’s underwear on fire without getting slugged or prosecuted. And while you’d love to let yourself go this time of year, the problem is, your favorite prank, “your shoes are untied,” has lost the zing [...]
“They Killed Kenny!” — Searching Through South Park Sites
Some people just can’t wait until June 30, when the South Park movie hits the theaters. The show has been quite a success story. Few TV shows have had a stranger — or more unexpected — rise to prominence than South Park. The crudely drawn, profane but-hilarious series began when a Fox executive paid two [...]
Relax — Don’t Surf It ’80s Sites on the Web
You know you’re getting old when the music you used to rock out to when you were younger is now featured on oldies radio programs, and the clothes you thought never went out of style are now making a “comeback.” It happened to our parents, and now it’s happening to us; yup, the ’80s are [...]
Web Games
One of the most important developments in video games over the past couple of years is the ability to play them over the Internet — to go head-to-head against real live people instead of predictable, boring computer opponents. In fact, multiplayer action is the prime attraction of many newer games; it can be as important [...]
Finding Video Game Demos and Patches
Sick of shelling out $49.95 for the latest video games? Want to see what a game’s actually like before you buy it? Then you need to start checking out game demos, my friend. Demos are simplified versions of computer games that companies put out as “free samples.” There are thousands of them available for download [...]
Finding Video Game Cheats
Just can’t get past that one level in Riven? Having trouble fighting off the Zerg hordes in Starcraft? Maybe you need some outside help. The Internet’s the perfect place for finding cheat codes and hints for practically every video game ever made, whether it’s for the PC or for Nintendo. Here’s how to find them. [...]
Test Your Trivia Wits Online
You always knew your encyclopedic knowledge of Gilligan’s Island and the French and Indian War would pay off one day, didn’t you? If you know your trivia, the ’Net offers a wide variety of sites that promise to reward you with cash and other prizes–and to provide quite a challenge in the process. Here’s a [...]
