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...matched by corporate sponsors who pay for banner clicks. Social Responsibility with mindless fun what a combination!
In addition to all this, I enjoyed looking at pictures of girls and giving them ratings points. I feel bad because most of them were pretty ugly, and beauty is on the inside (at least that is something ugly people tell themselves). You can also read stupid jokes, vote on grudge matches between such stars as Gary Coleman and Webster and get the lowdown on everything from fart and poop.
But my two favorite links at bored.com were definitely Timelab 2000 and Yesterday Land. Timelab2000, which many of you history buffs are familiar with if you watch the History Channel, is a treasure chest of interesting historical occurrences. For example: The 17-year-old girl who struck out two baseball legends! It's April 2, 1931, during an exhibition game, Jackie Mitchell takes the mound to face the legendary Babe Ruth. After four of Jackie's "mean drop pitches", Ruth is called out. Lou Gehrig is up next; he swings three times -- for three strikes. The crowd goes wild! Jackie's future looks bright. She was signed by a minor league team, the Chattanooga Lookouts. But, a few days later her professional status is revoked and her contract voided. Though Jackie Mitchell proved herself ready to compete in the big leagues baseball proved unwilling to play ball with women.
The other site Yesterday Land, is one I will continue to visit for a long time to come. Inside, you can see brief summaries about all your favorite cartoons, songs, video games, lunch boxes and more from decades past. I got tads of info about such past icons as Pac-Man, Madonna and the Star Wars lunch box. Yesterday Land is truly a site for those who like to reminisce.
Overall, bored.com is the least boring thing on the net. I have never been to a site that has made me want to come back, as I was writing this piece, I kept going back to play and was distracted so much that it took me hours to complete this article. Not only has Bored.com made the Random Acts of Surfing column, but it has also made my AOL favorite places list as well.
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