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Something Old Something New

2007-03-15

I was taking a walk around the web tonight, for one just to stretch my mind a bit, and I came across an old site that I haven’t visited in years. It was just happenstance that I went there, following a link about Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance. Which I was going to post about, but honestly, we can’t live in a world of absolutes, either good or bad so I’m not going to get indignant over stupidity.  But seeing that Randy Cassingham is still delivering THIS IS TRUE after lo these many years, and remembering he was very entertaining I subscribed. Somewhere in a kitchen drawer is my Get Out of Hell Free keychain that you can still purchase here: http://www.goohf.com/ or buy the multipack cards. Amusing on a moderate level, but a fun gift for a buck, and I'm sure everyone can think of someone who could use a GOOHF card.

 Having been online for many years, I remember the internet before a GUI or for those of you not up on your jargon, it means Graphical User Interface. Which means you had a blinking curser, either green or gold, depending on your monitor and you actually typed commands. The first commercial account I subscribed to was Prodigy. I think I remember my logon identity; UXPT228. No clever names in 1993, though I have had my Witqueen moniker since 1994.

There were some very clever sites back then, since everything was new. One of my old favorites was a web site where you did a virtual dumpster dive, and a random picture of something heinous was shown on as a Polaroid and you emailed it to your friend with a blurb about being in the trash and how I Found The Perfect Gift For You. It was always something gross like bad Spam, a One Eyed Dolly, just silliness. But amusing in the early 90’s. Now search on the term dumpster dive and it’s a whole way of life, frugal if you own a home, low rent if you live on the streets. I looked around for it tonight, but sadly there is no trace, not even the smell of spent Spam to guide me home. Sigh.

Some sites have held on for years and glad to see that they are still free. http://www.netives.com/ was a site that I used to spend hours playing. Marbles was my favorite, as was Speed Marbles. Go ahead, this blog will still be here when you get back. Let me know your high score.

One of the oldest internet jokes out there to spawn multiple pages http://home.att.net/~cecw/lastpage.htm

Who doesn’t remember the most famous dancing baby of all? http://www.burningpixel.com/Baby/Babygif.htm

Well, I’m getting tired of memory lane, after all I can’t even begin to count the thousands of sites I’ve seen in 14 years. I’ve seen it all, heard it all and know where to find the underbelly of the web, however, I'm sparing you the link. 


But for now, I think I’ll play a little game in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and share the fun with you. Slainte! and Guid forder!

http://www.pissonaleprechaun.com/

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Elvenbeads (2007-03-15)
Great sites... thanks for the trip down memory lane. Here's one for you. http://www.deathclock.com/ just in case you'd like to determine the day you're going to die. ~Brightest Blessings

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