Does anyone know of some mindless fun websites to keep my mind off of

[smirkymonkey]

politics for a while? Kind of like Buzzfeed or stupid things like that? I am kind of on overload and I just want to spend the weekend watching old movies and surfing the web, but don't really want to get into anything heavy. Of course I will check in here periodically, but I just need some light distraction.

Thanks in advance!

[vlyons]

1. Forge of Empires

[Glorfindel]

2. Check this out....

http://inktank.fi/11-wonderful-websites-thatll-keep-you-happy-for-hours/

[smirkymonkey]

12. Awesome!

Thanks!

[cilla4progress]

3. Smirky...

So on board with you.

Dug out my old copy of Good Night and Good Luck to watch while baking yesterday. Hoo boy. Prescient. I think it was released during the good ol' days of GW's term.

Heart of a Dog should be arriving from Netflix today.

I'll be tuning in here for ideas as I am as close to a breakdown as I can recall.

[smirkymonkey]

13. It all sucks, but sometimes it makes us feel better to know that others feel the same way.

Not that I want you to feel bad, but they say that "pain shared is halved". So if you can just let other people know about it, it can unburden you somewhat.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Plaid Stallions

http://plaidstallions.blogspot.com/

Sensational fashion advice.

[TeapotInATempest]

5. Cake Wrecks!

www.cakewrecks.com/

[Laffy Kat]

6. This isn't a stupid one, but if you like documentaries,

I really enjoy documentaryheaven.com They have loads of topics and I can always find something interesting. Totally understand your situation. I've started watching True Crime murder shows TO RELAX; that's how bad the regular news has gotten. LOL.

Oh, AtlasObsura.com, for weird places and things. I subscribe to that for daily postings.

Good luck,

[smirkymonkey]

43. I do! I love documentaries.

Thank you! I think I will watch one today. That is so funny that you are watching "True Crime" to relax. That just shows us how bad things have gotten!

[Laffy Kat]

46. I know!

But I think it's because the monotone voice of the narrator lulls me into relaxation even though it's about murder. I rarely follow the plot line. Yes, I know it's weird.

[Boomerproud]

7. I go to YouTube to watch old videos of songs I grew up with or TV shows and totally

stay away from 80% of the dreck that is on there.

[smirkymonkey]

44. I watch a ton of old music on You Tube.

I am a big classic jazz fan, but it's fun to just pick a song and see what else they suggest in the same genre.

[samnsara]

8. two things keep me sane.. SLOTMANIA and old b/w westerns...

...the westerns I just discovered I liked! I am consciously trying to escape the 21st century and after over 60 yrs of avoiding them like the plague I am finding comfort on MeTv..FeTv and Tv land and have a little crush on Matt Dillon and Hoss.

Great.. all the ones I like are dead....

I get up at 330-4am so I start the day with Morning Joe..only if its juicy crap about the D..if not I turn to the Weather Channel)

Anyway at 7 am Pacific time I start with FeTv and an hour of Father Knows Best...then back to MeTv for an hour of Leave it to Beaver..then to Tv land for Gunsmoke (the hour long, color ones where Matts kind of an after thought...the b/w 30 min ones are back on MeTv in a cpl hours). This basically gets me thru to Hardball where I play slots and flip back and forth on the tv til Rachael is on.

By then I have cleaned house, fed the dogs, let them in and out 100 times... I'm ready for a drink and (a little pot).

[cilla4progress]

16. Too funny...

wish we were neighbors...

[woodsprite]

9. I like wimp.com and boredpanda.com, and

If you're interested in spending some time helping citizen scientists with research (looking at pictures, identifying animals, plants, etc.) or transcribing handwritten notes (artists, musicians, politicians, civil war generals, etc.), you could go to Zooniverse.org.

I love going out and identifying and counting the animals on IR cameras - jaguars, elephants, giraffes, seals - they have a ton of research areas.

[MLAA]

10. My go to therapy is to search funny pet videos and spend an hour binge watching em!

[FSogol]

11. Watch Documentary Now. It's a spoof of documentaries with Helen Mirren as host and starring

Fred Armisen and Bill Halder. Very funny.

For websites, check out Seanbaby.com or Sean Baby's pages at Cracked.com

[smirkymonkey]

14. Thank you everyone!

These are great suggestions! I am actually looking forward to goofing off all weekend!

[JonLP24]

15. Cracked.com

[smirkymonkey]

20. I love Cracked!

It's already one of my go-to sites, but thanks anyway!

[cilla4progress]

17. Yep -

bookmarking!

[demmiblue]

18. A few: Open Culture, Messy Nessy Chic, Amusing Planet

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http://www.openculture.com/

http://www.messynessychic.com/

http://www.amusingplanet.com/


Bonus pick: Irish people eating/drinking/watching stuff

https://www.youtube.com/user/facts

Edit: BuzzFeed also has a YouTube account. A lot of mindless fun there.

https://www.youtube.com/user/BuzzFeedVideo

[smirkymonkey]

25. Thanks! Good choices!

[Nay]

19. Cuteoverload. And any Russian dash cam videos.

[nocoincidences]

31. I am crazy for Russian car crash videos!

I know more Russian swear words and phrases than I do the ordinary polite conversational Russian.

[Nay]

37. Bilyat!!

[Leith]

21. Here Are a Couple That Will Make You Laugh Until Tears Run Down Your Cheeks

Most people know about this one:

http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/


If you have ever worked on a helpdesk, this one will make you cry, but most of us will laugh out loud:

http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/

[smirkymonkey]

23. Oh, I am looking forward to this.

I love stuff like this!

[SkatmanRoth]

22. Modern Drunkard Magazine

http://www.drunkard.com/

[smirkymonkey]

24. Looks pretty funny. If I am not a drunkard yet, I will be by the time Trump is out of

office.

[demigoddess]

26. i do online crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles

you can google and find a bunch.



https://thejigsawpuzzles.com/Castles-jigsaw-puzzle

[Stuart G]

39. OUTSTANDING IDEA....you beat me too it...I posted the same a few numbers down.

https://thejigsawpuzzles.com/Castles-jigsaw-puzzle


I will try your link,,,,right now!!!! thank you, Stuart..
.....post 38 is mine..thank you for another link.

[BigOleDummy]

27. A lot of nothing important here....

[link:http://www.pointlesssites.com/|

But some are mighty fun!

[stonecutter357]

28. Twitch TV are ..

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmEnDJfwzlfVZyDdIznoiww?&ytbChannel=Facts.

[byronius]

29. Archive.org

[mucifer]

48. I'm there all the time. Free downloads of old tv and radio shows and books

[smirkymonkey]

30. Thanks again to everyone!

Plenty to keep me occupied here!

[appleannie1943]

32. I have been playing freecell at Pogo. Any game where I have to keep my brain busy so I don't

start thinking what is going on in this country. It is way too depressing to not take breaks from it.

[procon]

33. For totally mindless diversions, try free online games at Pogo.com

http://www.pogo.com/?pageSection=guest_header_logo

[Cartoonist]

34. Comic books

Too many to read in one lifetime. There's even more.

http://comicbookplus.com

[hibbing]

35. Not really mindless, but physics games are fun

Lot of them here:

http://www.physicsgames.net/



Peace

[csziggy]

36. I've been hooked on NotAlwaysRight.com

As in "the customer is not always right." It started for employees to post stories about stupid and funny things customers did. They've added various other categories - Not always working, for things workers do; not always romatic; not always related; not always learning; not always friendlyl and for a more upbeat and refreshing theme, Not Always Hopeless.

https://notalwaysright.com/

Another site I enjoy is CakeWrecks for some of the worst - and best - decorated cakes ever.

Recently I have become hooked on James Veitch's videos on YouTube starting with this one:

And this one:

He also has a series of short videos on the YouTube Mashable called Scamalot, some of which are repeats of parts of his TED talks.

[Stuart G]

38. ..Go to Dollar Store, or some cheap store, or some internet place...SUDOKU..

here is one link I found...........

http://www.websudoku.com/

Once you get hooked on Sudoku.....it is mindless fun, and will keep busy for many hours. As you learn, you can move up to more difficult puzzles .........IT IS NOT MATH..........IT IS LOGIC...as Mr. Spock would say..
I got hooked a few years ago..many years ago...here was the test..and it was a good test for Stuart G..

I had a long plane trip from my Midwestern city, to Tokyo Japan. 13 to14 hours. playing Sudoku kept the mind occupied. I gradually got to know the tricks and difficulties..but it is all ....LOGIC..nothing else, and wasted a whole lot of that time. It still does that. Once you figure how to do it, then it is a real challenge..as you work up to the harder puzzels.....................ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh another ideas...

Go to some cheap store, your choice..get some, Jigsaw Puzzles ....you know, 500 pieces , a 1000 piece puzzle etc...start the puzzle..pick a picture you like, and watch it come together. Some will take a lot of time to put together, and they too are totally engrossing...No great skill as required, (Sudoku also required very little skill) but once you start one, you cannot stop. Nothing deep either..hell, it is just putting together jig saw puzzles ..I have a bunch of them hanging from my walls. They are kind of pretty too. Once you are through, you can get some goo at an art store that will make the puzzle permanent...........

GOOD LUCK TO ALL ON THESE IDEAS... . Stuart ....

[smirkymonkey]

45. I love Sudoku!

I have an app on my phone and play it often. Also a big fan of Mah Jong and there are tons of different layouts!

[Rhiannon12866]

40. I don't know if you get it - but my brother turned me on to an obscure (to me) channel

It's called ANTENNA and they show all kinds of really old shows - many are sitcoms - some I never even saw first run. For example, tonight they're running The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times, The Addams Family, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Circus Boy(!) and my favorite: All in the Family. A couple of weeks ago I watched The Flying Nun and It's About Time. That last one I never saw before.

[Stuart G]

41. Yes, I just put togethe a Jigsaw Puzzle at the websit..

Good Luck ...be very careful if you use the site, some pieces get hidden underneath other pieces and a person could get very mad and walk away from putting it together...Be calm and sort out all the pieces...slowly and carefully..they are all there, it just takes time......good luck too all...............Stuart

[left-of-center2012]

42. I quit Buzzfeed

Too many obscenities

[CabalPowered]

47. Paperclip

http://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/index2.html