Share your Favorite Web Sites

[Tubby]

Do you have a favorite web site that others might enjoy.
Here are a few that I visit at least once a week.

Geocaching (http://www.geocaching.com)

Garmin (http://www.garmin.com)

ebay (http://www.ebay.com)

Infospace (http://www.infospace.com)

Ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.com)

[Best Teach]

Woo hoo-eBay!! I love eBay; I get all of my son's Hot Wheels clothing and cars there (the ones that are no longer available in stores).

Some other favorite sites:

Make Up Info (for addicts like me) (http://www.makeupalley.com)

Awful Plastic Surgery (http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com)

Sephora--yes, more makeup! (http://www.sephora.com)

[Toad]

Clicking on this site feeds the hungry (http://www.thehungersite.com) and from here you can then save the rain forest or go to it directly at

Clicking on this site saves the rain forest (http://www.therainforestsite.com)

Try to make it a habit to do this every day!

[d-o-b]

Awful Plastic Surgery (http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com)


LMAO!!!!!!!

[Tubby]

[QUOTE=Best Teach]Woo hoo-eBay!! I love eBay; I get all of my son's Hot Wheels clothing and cars there (the ones that are no longer available in stores).

Some other favorite sites:

Awful Plastic Surgery (http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com) /QUOTE]

Interesting site :)

[Donna]

It doesn't make you want to run out and get plastic surgery seeing those photos. If the rich Hollywood celebrities can't even get good results, imagine the odds of a regular person getting good work.

[Best Teach]

There is also Good Plastic Surgery (http://www.goodplasticsurgery.com), but it isn't as interesting.

On a side note, compared to the other sites mentioned here by Tubby and Toad, I feel really shallow! :D

[Best Teach]

Oh, another website I visit. I hope many of you take a look:

The REAL Cuba (http://www.therealcuba.com)

[Tubby]

Check this site before you aggravate your waitress and make sure you leave a good tip.

Bitter Waitress (http://www.bitterwaitress.com/)

[Tubby]

D.O.B.

Ok, I still read another board try this site. :) Birthday Alarm (http://www.birthdayalarm.com/)

This site will send you advance emails and notify you the day of your event or a birthday.

[Tubby]

another siteToilet Humor (http://www.toilette-humor.com/index.html)

[Toad]

another siteToilet Humor (http://www.toilette-humor.com/index.html)

Was that "thing" in the Savanna pool :eek:

[billuscher]

This is the web site of my nephew, William Barrett. With this one site you can get rid of all your other sites, it is a phenom.



http://members.aol.com/wmpb/

[Toad]

If you have time on your hands, here are a couple of fun sites.

This one has some very interesting web cams:
http://www.liveviews.org/

This one has some funny road side attractions. There are some out in the Midwest which I have actually seen, like the world's largest hand dug well, and the largest prairie dog!
www.roadsideamerica.com

I am starving at this moment and jonesing for the best bbq on the planet:
http://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/

[Non Member]

This site has a live elephant cam. http://www.tappedintoelephants.com/asp/index.php#

[Toad]

It seems we have a web cam theme going. Here is one that a guy has on his macaw and another on his African Grey. I had one of these set up once to watch my macaw when I wasn't home, but found out the bird is only active when I'm home.

http://www.maccam.com/maccam.html

[Toad]

This one has some funny stuff if you look around awhile :)

www.engrish.com

[d-o-b]

Do you think you have some free time?? these people do.
Crops (http://www.lucypringle.co.uk/photos/2005/jun.html)

[Mrs. Hein]

Ever wonder what those lab tests your doctor ordered were for?lab tests (http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/)

North American Bird identification Bird ID (http://www.percevia.com/)

Looking for your favorite TV stars and their movies/tv show appearances in the next 30 days? TV star appearances (http://www.tv-now.com/)

[d-o-b]

Evolution of Balance (http://www.krisholm.com/images/)

[Non Member]

Evolution of Balance (http://www.krisholm.com/images/)
Wow - that's amazing!

[Toad]

Evolution of Balance (http://www.krisholm.com/images/)


There is a whole subculture of unicycle mountain bikers. I can't ride one two feet. They are amazing.

[d-o-b]

This is too much!!!!!!!!!
Bubble wrap!! (http://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-11-24/bubblewrap.swf)

[Toad]

This is too much!!!!!!!!!
Bubble wrap!! (http://fun.from.hell.pl/2003-11-24/bubblewrap.swf)


Haaa. I love that one. Did you pop a full sheet?

[d-o-b]

Haaa. I love that one. Did you pop a full sheet?
you bet.... more than once!!!!

[d-o-b]

here is another cute one:
the dogs (http://www.thedog-clubs.com/pup-ography.html)

[jzt]

Okay - I'm going to post this one. But don't open if you have a light stomach. Someone showed this to me this a long time ago. (Okay - I will admit it, my own mother told me about this) But it is funny in a disgusting kind of way.

http://www.ratemypoo.com/ratemy/poo

[Mrs. Hein]

I also like Snopes (http://snopes.com) and Truth or Fiction (http://truthorfiction.com). I check them as soon as I read some "sounds reasonable but is it really true?" e-mails...

[Max]

German Shepherd Dog Club (http://www.gsdca.org/) :)

[Tubby]

Did you ever wonder how things work?

and the Answer (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/)

[Tubby]

A free Virus Scan

Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)

[Tubby]

Amber Alert (http://www.codeamber.org/)

[d-o-b]

beach'n billboard (http://www.beachnbillboard.com/04images.htm)

[d-o-b]

rock, scissors, paper (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/games/Scissors+Paper+Stone/)

[Mike Brady]

www.postopia.com
"Ice Bowling"

[jzt]

rock, scissors, paper (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/games/Scissors+Paper+Stone/)

Okay - I lost like 8 times in a row. :eek: (and that is why I don't ever gamble unless it is nickle slots)

[Donna]

ha ha, I played only twice, lost both times and gave up. My gambling experience is like yours. I probably hold a record for how quickly I can lose $20 in slots. You wouldn't think the odds would be that you could lose it all with consecutive pulls and not win even once.

[Tubby]

State web site discloses once-secret data on infections, deaths, prices at hospitals

By Bob LaMendola, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Health Writer

In a nationwide first, Floridians have a new tool to assess local hospitals -- an online state analysis of every hospital's track record for infections, deaths, complications and even prices.

Although health care specialists say the new Web site is limited and does not allow for direct hospital-to-hospital comparisons, they say public disclosure of previously secret data on medical outcomes could spur hospitals to work harder to combat preventable conditions.

"All the hospitals are aware that people are watching now," said Dr. Paul Barach, former director of the University of Miami Patient Safety Center and a member of a state advisory panel on hospital-based infections. "They will want to look good."

Florida is the first state to disclose data on infections and complications for each of its 207 hospitals. Other states merely collect the data, and only five release it in statewide compilations.

The Florida Web site -- www.floridacomparecare.gov (http://www.floridacomparecare.gov)-- details each hospital's rate of medical problems in seven categories, such as bedsores, hospital-based infections and post-operative complications.

It also lists each hospital's death rates among patients in 10 areas, including heart attacks, strokes, pneumonia and heart surgery.

Some health experts said the state data indicate all hospitals could do better, but overall South Florida hospitals score about average.

The hospital industry had opposed disclosing the data, but the state Legislature and Gov. Jeb Bush passed a law in 2004 requiring it.

"It gives consumers some information that's useful. If they're going to go have an elective surgical procedure, going online to look at the hospital's infection rate would help them," said Alan Levine, secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, which runs the Web site.

Consumers can use the data to ask questions of their doctors or surgeon before a hospital stay, and they can ask what preventive measures a hospital will take to limit complications.

The new tool cheered advocates pushing for more action to reduce health complications from hospital stays. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that 90,000 people die every year from infections caught at hospitals.

Florida's analysis shows about 2.5 percent of patients statewide develop bedsores, less than 1 percent overall develop major infections and about 1.5 percent develop life-threatening systemic infections after surgery.

"In some things we're doing very good, and in some areas we need work," Barach said. "We have a lot of hospital infections and we haven't focused on it."

The state rated each hospital in each category, and adjusted the scores based on the severity of its patients' illnesses, so that hospitals with sicker patients would not be penalized when compared to others. An average score was called "as expected."

South Florida hospitals generally received "expected" rates of complications, but not in all areas:

Seven of 16 hospitals in Broward County, but none in Palm Beach, reported more bedsores in patients than expected, with rates ranging from 3.5 to 6 percent of patients. Two in Broward and four of 13 in Palm Beach reported fewer cases than expected.

Six hospitals in Broward and three Palm Beach reported a higher rate of serious infections than expected.

Three hospitals in Broward and one in Palm Beach County reported more stroke patients died than expected, with 13 to 16 percent death rates.

"Some of them are doing a better job than others at preventing infections," said Lisa McGiffert, coordinator of the Stop Hospital Infections Project at Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. "They all need to improve. Any hospital doing average or the same as everyone else, that's not good enough."

Hospital officials emphasized that the state data show they are doing well, in general, with low complication rates.

Florida nurses contended that the infection rates are high because hospitals have cut back on nurses, making them overworked.

"When you are too busy, that's when you get sloppy. You don't wash your hands as you should or you don't put the gloves on when you should," said Betsy Marville of Boynton Beach, an intensive care nurse at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach..

Health care specialists on all sides of the issue cautioned consumers not to try to compare one hospital's rate against another's, saying the information is not precise enough to allow apples-to-apples comparisons. Among the problems: correctly adjusting for hospitals with high numbers of very sick patients and transfers from other institutions.

Consumers also may look at separate medical-quality data from the federal government, available at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov.

"Consumers want to be able to compare one hospital to another. They can't right now," said Kim Streit, vice president of health care research and information for the Florida Hospital Association.

[dianepmny]

This is a great thread and I am going to add to it - one link per post. It's a shameless way to bump up my post count.

My first link is:

listed in the next post.

[dianepmny]

Here is a great web site founded by my cousin (-in law) Jason and his brother Todd.

www.BeerAdvocate.com/ (http://beeradvocate.com/)

The site has received much notice and accolades and is the largest and most popular site of its kind online. They've grown so popular that they're about to launch a magazine.

[dianepmny]

Here's a site that I visit from time to time to see what stupid new things are available.

www.stupid.com

The last thing I purchased from there was an uncut sheet of Wacky Packs from the 1970s. It proudly hangs in my house.

[dianepmny]

A few friends turned me on to these products and I placed my first order just this week.

www.Lush.com (http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/index.html?lang=en_US)

I haven't received my items yet, but I'm anxious to receive the bath bombs, butter creams, bubble bars, and bath melts that I ordered. We have a nice tub now, so I might as well begin using it. There's also a cool thing that I ordered that makes an excellent Valentine's Day gift. It's called a Sex Bomb.

heh heh

[Tubby]

A few friends turned me on to these products and I placed my first order just this week.

www.Lush.com (http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/index.html?lang=en_US)

I haven't received my items yet, but I'm anxious to receive the bath bombs, butter creams, bubble bars, and bath melts that I ordered. We have a nice tub now, so I might as well begin using it. There's also a cool thing that I ordered that makes an excellent Valentine's Day gift. It's called a Sex Bomb.

heh heh

before we buy, can you submit a before and after picture :)

[dianepmny]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No way dude.

[dianepmny]

It's nothing nasty. And it's only $4.95.

http://images.northamerica.lush.com/zoom/157.jpg

Straight in at number one is the impossibily irresistible Sex Bomb, scented with the 'come hither' fragrance of jasmine and ylang ylang. Soak yourself in its pink, scented waters before a promising night out. Clary sage essential oil, as well as being a reputed aphrodisiac, helps you to keep a balanced viewpoint and a clear mind, so your head will not be turned by all the offers of champagne, caviar, lobster and rides home in a ferrari. However, the Sex bomb is not just for nights out; it makes a wonderful start to a quiet night in. Its sumptuous luxurious fragrance fills the whole household to turn your home into a pleasure palace. Share if it you dare.

[dianepmny]

I forgot to say, you drop it in your tub and bathe in it. :)

Hey look! Another post to up my count.

[dianepmny]

On a somewhat related note, I noticed that a link to Amber Alert is posted. I would like to suggest that we have a small section on the board devoted to Amber Alerts. Either that or a link in the 'related links' area.

[Tubby]

On a somewhat related note, I noticed that a link to Amber Alert is posted. I would like to suggest that we have a small section on the board devoted to Amber Alerts. Either that or a link in the 'related links' area.

The Amber Alert is built into my home page, I will turn it off and on as needed. If an Amber alert is issued I also get an email and will turn on the link. I can leave it on if the scrolling doesn't bother anyone.

[dianepmny]

I had no idea that it was built into the home page. I think that's awesome. Thanks.

[jzt]

another siteToilet Humor (http://www.toilette-humor.com/index.html)


Just saw - I was tasteless before and already posted... LOL

I thought this was a new thread.

[jzt]

Funny little clips.

The exorcist is my favorite.

http://angryalien.com/

[jzt]

Here's another cool site.

http://lingo2word.com/index.php

[jzt]

Here's another funny one. Some interesting and creepy food.

http://kookychow.com/kookychow/03/page/mrclem.htm

[jzt]

Here's a site that pays you money to shop with them. My dad swears by it, so I will pass it along.

http://www.ebates.com/


Another site for shopping deals.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/

[dianepmny]

The Superficial (http://www.thesuperficial.com/)

A hiliarious blog.

[dianepmny]

Townhall.com (http://www.townhall.com/)

News. Opinion. Action.

[dianepmny]

RightWingStuff (http://rightwingstuff.net/)

Back-handing the left into submission. heh heh

[dianepmny]

Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/)

A directory of wonderful things.

[dianepmny]

Go Fug Yourself (http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/)

I LOVE this site!

[d-o-b]

The Superficial (http://www.thesuperficial.com/)

A hiliarious blog.
all I could see was Sharon Stone completely naked!!! :D

[dianepmny]

Ha!

Scroll down. It's a funny celebrity blog.

[Nipples the Clown]

http://www.drunk-dialed.com/

[Toad]

http://www.drunk-dialed.com/

These guys sound fun. I love their party rules.


1) If you take off your shoes, it doesn’t count as passing out.

2) If you wake up knowing where you are, how you got there, and what you did, you had a good time.
2a) If you don’t remember, do not ask. Connect the dots is fun for kids, but not for drinkers.

3) Supplying alcohol for half the city of Richmond will make you the most popular person for the night, providing you don’t mind answering to “the guy that bought the beer” when all the random people forget your name again.

4) When passing out during a raging party it’s very likely to have “****er”, “Bitch”, “Pussy”, or any number of slurs written on your face and/or body, and all misspelled. The mandatory penis that winds up on your check, however, will be drawn with anatomical precision every time.
4a) When you find something written, be sure to check the rest of your body before leaving for work. Writing on the back of your neck is never suitable for for the office, but especially not when it says “I love the cock”.

5) If you wind up sleeping somewhere out of the ordinary, don’t be surprised when pictures of random partiers spooning with you and giving a drunken thumbs-up begin circulating around town.

6) Never, never, never place your full can next to the ash can. No matter how infallible you feel, you will **** up.

7) When waking up in “wet”, do not ask under any circumstances. If tempted, think about who you were drinking with and what they might be capable of. You’ll get a “you spilled” at best. At worst, no direct eye contact.

8) When having a kegger, here’s a good equation to keep in mind:
(# of people you called*2)*(# of kegs you have to the 2nd power) = how many people will actually arrive at your house.

9) When committing a party foul, expect to be asked to suck it up… no matter where you spilled. Nobody likes an alcohol abuser.

10) No matter how bad the cleanup, hangover, or fines, if you and your friends had fun, it was worth it.

[Toad]

Next time you get pissed off, consider this web site (http://www.pissedoffpete.com/index.html). I will admit I have give it some serious thought, and then never got around to it.

[Non Member]

Next time you get pissed off, consider this web site (http://www.pissedoffpete.com/index.html). I will admit I have give it some serious thought, and then never got around to it.
I wish I had the nerve!

[jzt]

I had to laugh at the "Tossing Salad" one. I never knew what that was until a few weeks ago.. :eek:

[dianepmny]

I'm dying over here, Toad. I'm dying.

Those are hysterical. And a very good idea.

[Toad]

I'm dying over here, Toad. I'm dying.

Those are hysterical. And a very good idea.

We could have a whole thread on who should get which bumper sticker. I think all Corvette owners should get one that say this car makes up for my small penis.:D

[jzt]

We could have a whole thread on who should get which bumper sticker. I think all Corvette owners should get one that say this car makes up for my small penis.:D


Can you put bumper stickers on bikes? :D ;)

[Toad]

Can you put bumper stickers on bikes? :D ;)

Yep and horses.;) :D

[jzt]

Yep and horses.;) :D

Oops - Good Comeback. :)

[Tubby]

Yep and horses.;) :D

I would hate to be the person removing the bumper sticker from the horse. Stand clear and pull quick. :eek:

[d-o-b]

can't wait to see this one (http://www.pimpmycubicle.com/)

[Steveo 90]

Yep and horses.;) :D


is somebody not telling me something

[jzt]

is somebody not telling me something

I don't think so... last time I looked I didn't have a penis. :D

[Toad]

I don't think so... last time I looked I didn't have a penis. :D


Is it true you have someone's nuts in your purse?:D :D :D

[dianepmny]

Ouch!

:)

[Steveo 90]

Is it true you have someone's nuts in your purse?:D :D :D


http://phinzmania.com/forums/Smileys/default/couch3sj.gif

[jzt]

You guys are too funny!

[Tubby]

Five great technology-based freebies


By Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch

December 24, 2006



The best things in life are free -- and they're even better when they're high-tech (or at least seem that way). Here's a roundup of five great technology-based freebies that will help you work and play more efficiently:

Backpack is a simple Web application that allows users to create shared Web pages that can include to-do lists, notes and more. Your office staff or book club can stay easily organized with this free tool. Find it at www.backpackit.com (http://www.backpackit.com)

FreeConference.com (http://www.freeconference.com) offers the ability to set up -- you guessed it -- free conference calls through its Web site. Though callers have to join by calling a long-distance number, there is no fee for the conference service. So use your cell phone minutes and save.

Who needs a fax machine when you have eFax? You can receive faxes for free through this easy-to-use service -- you'll just likely have to make do with a fax number that's not in your local area code. Try it at efax.com (http://www.efax.com).

Finding a free wi-fi hot spot is like discovering gold. But why leave it up to serendipity? Check out the Wi-Fi Freespot Directory at wififreespot.com (http://www.wififreespot.com) before you leave the house so you know exactly where to log on.

If you find yourself in a store debating whether you should buy in person or online, just refer to ShopEdge. This free service for your smart phone allows you to check prices and reviews at Amazon.com before you buy. Download it from www.edgeq.com (http://www.edgeq.com).

[Tubby]

Funny TV Ads from around the world (http://www.veryfunnyads.com/)

[Steveo 90]

phinzmania.com/forums


the best place for miami dolphins to talk about there team

[FSUmom]

I never get tired of this one. Amazed at how many places I don't know!!
http://www.minijuegosgratis.com/juegos/hwdykyworld/hwdykyworld.html?8d2f=4c5b

[JungleJim]

That was a good one FSU