I know, I know, I can practically hear you guys through my computer screen responding with a resounding "well, duuuhhhh." But I'm not talking like kinky-weird, or how-does-it-work weird, or breeds-creeps-weird. I'm just referring to the fact that we have reached the point where there are websites dedicated to literally any and everything you could possible imagine, and some things you can't. The amount of time that has been spent making websites dedicated to the most random, obscure, things is astonishing. With the growing popularity of tumblr, these sites seem only to be getting more popular. Here are ten examples of a few of my favorite "hidden gems" of the world wide web, highlighting the vast extents of the human mind:
1) Catalog Living (http://catalogliving.net/). While based on a very random idea, this site is actually hilarious. It depicts the stories behind the scenes you see in catalogs, describing the context in which these photos fit into the life of two fictional people, Elaine and Gary. I recommend giving it a look, preferably while in a quiet space (for example, the library) and be ready to stifle some serious giggles. A preview:
"Gary, don’t forget to wipe your feet and leave your
wet umbrella before walking into the brick wall."
2) Things Organized Neatly (http://thingsorganizedneatly.tumblr.com/) For those of you with a bit of OCD running through your veins, this is the site to see. It is literally just pages and pages (and pages and pages) of random objects. Organized. Very neatly. Example:
A very neat (and delicious) sandwich.
3) Chicks with Steve Buscemeyes. (http://chickswithstevebuscemeyes.tumblr.com/) Steve Buscemi has very distinct eyes. They do not go well on faces. But that won't stop people from photoshopping them on every celebrity, ever. Example:
My eyes! HER EYES! Oh god. (PS. Guess who?)
4) Hungover Owls (http://hungoverowls.tumblr.com/). Because owls like to party too. This website is just pictures of owls, looking haggard after a long night of partying. They're nocturnal, so you know they must party twice as hard during the nighttime. Read the captions, they are hilarious. Example:
“Yes, I may be sprawled out on the floor right now, but dammit,
you look me in my one good eye and show me some respect.”
5) Pretty Colors (http://prettycolors.tumblr.com/). No captions or anything, not even the name of colors. Just colored squares, with the "color number" (I don't know what it's really called). 1269 pages. Of pretty colors. Example (I picked an especially pretty one, from page 278):
#00b8c6
1269 pages of this.
6) Michael Buble Being Stalked By A Velociraptor (http://bubleraptor.tumblr.com/) Seriously, who thinks of these things? But it's oddly hilarious (the best ones are the ones you have to really look for). Example:
More like... STALKERAPTOR.
7) Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things (http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/). Because Kim Jong looks at a lot of things. Example:
looking at cucumbers
8) Selleck Waterfall Sandwich (http://selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com/). I.. I don't even know. This is very, very self-explanatory, yet unexplainable all the same. Example:
...what?
9a) Bread People (http://breadpeople.tumblr.com/). Just... just look.
9b) Cheese People (http://cheesepeople.tumblr.com/). Same here.
10) Sims Gone Wrong (http://simsgonewrong.tumblr.com/). Because everyone has played The Sims. And gotten a kick out of glitches and taken advantages of cheats. Again, it's all in the captions. Example:
SCARY.
So there we are... 11 sites that highlight the highly sophisticated and easily amused minds of our species. Hopefully this will help provide you with some successful procrastination techniques, and restored your faith in either the human race or the fact that you are, in fact, more intelligent than 90% if the internet community.
Internet folk are weird.
P.S. If you know of a website dedicated to equally random things, post below!
