Excellent wastes of time

If you're anything like me, you probably spend too much time at work not doing any work at all. (If any of my bosses happen to be reading this, I'm obviously talking about my other job). And if you're anything like me, you've probably felt (at least once or twice a week) that you've exhausted all the internet has to offer. You've visited all of your favorite bookmarks, you've snooped through old friends' Facebook profiles, and you've read every snippet of interesting news posted in the last twelve hours. If any of that resonates with you, please visit a few of these minesweepers ---

"The Perry Bible Fellowship"

True to its ironic name, the PBF is a dark, Eisner-winning comic strip drawn by New York artist Nicholas Gurewitch. The strip sees hardly any new additions, as Gurewitch stopped posting in February '08 to "do other things." But the archive is well worth a look if you share a black sense of humor.

("Suicide Train" by Nicholas Gurewitch)


"Someecards.com"

Someecards should be everyone's first stop for funny, inappropriate e-cards. Birthdays, holidays, workplace humor - all topics receive democratic treatment. "When you care enough to hit send" is their tagline but even if you particularly don't, the site is wonderfully amusing.

(from someecards.com)


"The New Yorker Caption Contest"

A weekly contest gives readers a chance to submit their own captions to pre-drawn comics and vote on the top three. (For those of you interested in actually winning, check out Slate's how-to penned by a former champion).

(from contest #178, drawing by Tom Cheney)