15 Web Addresses for Wasting Time … View At Your Own Risk!
There’s a lot of articles around about how to make your time more productive. But some days I really don’t want to be productive, and while I should get off my chair and go outside instead I find myself killing time online.
Here are a few of my favourite web addresses for wasting time. (Got your own favourites? Comment them!)
Do Something!
1. MyGame
http://www.mygame.com/
Create your own games and play them with just a photo and some free time
2. Fuzzwich
http://www.fuzzwich.com/minivid/minivid.php
Make hilarious cartoons with Fuzzwich’s video making machine. Complete with music, backgrounds and actors…
3. Strip Generator
http://stripgenerator.com/
Similar to Fuzzwich, strip generator gives you everything you need to make amusing cartoon strips of your very own. You can even “strip blog” which isn’t nearly as risque as it sounds.
4. Url-a-dex
http://www.urladex.com/
Fight for fame and glory by buying and selling shares of websites. Not sure if this is a ‘do something’ or ‘play something’, probably a little in between. The site uses Alexa rankings which everyone knows are somewhat arbitrary which makes it that much more realistic I suppose.
Play Something!
5. Duels
http://www.duels.com/
It’s like Magic the Gathering but online and very, very addictive. Approach with caution!
6. Desktop Tower Defence
http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp
If you haven’t played DTD you may have been living under a rock. It’s so simple, yet so blindingly addictive. When you find yourself watching videos on YouTube to understand how to top score you know you’ve gone too far.
7. Kongregate
http://www.kongregate.com/
It’s the home of everything gamey, witht 1345 flash games and lots of community, kongregate is games 2.0 
8. WeeWar
http://weewar.com
Designer cool meets pixel gaming. Weewar is a round based strategy game that is well wortth seeing.
9. Stackopolis
http://www.stackopolis.com/
A bizarre combination of pixel graphics, tetris and neatness won this little game a webby!
10. Mansion Impossible
http://3form.net/mansion_impossible/
Like property, but too cheap to actually buy any? … fear not with Mansion Impossible you can waste time and get rich … sorta.
11. Kottke’s List
Need More? Try Kottke’s list of addictive online games – http://www.kottke.org/06/12/addictive-little-online-games
Watch Something!
12. Newgrounds
http://www.newgrounds.com/
The grand-daddy of Flash movies and games, newgrounds would take years to traverse properly, so there is no way you won’t find something interesting to watch (or play)
13. Trailers on Apple
http://apple.com/trailers
The only drawback to watching trailers is that when you go the cinema the ones before the movie aren’t nearly as exciting as they used to be. Still the great thing about watching trailers is they’re nice and short so you can get back to being productive again … unless of course you start watching another one.
14. Very Funny Ads
http://veryfunnyads.com/
Movies not your thing? How about rampant commercialism made good!
15. Metacafe
http://www.metacafe.com/
Tired of wading through the rubbish on YouTube? Metacafe filters so the quality is much higher meaning even more time wasted.
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nice list, this sure will be come in handy for everyday bored or getaway time
There’s another smaller site with funny tv ads: http://www.ifun.ro
~ Razvan
You’re right! Whoops… there goes a half hour.
Just don’t wast your time with this sites please…
You forgot a the best one!! …. freelanceswitch.com
ha
how could you forget about http://popurls.com and http://popurls.tv
Here’s another site to add to the list: tradeyourstuffonline.com!
The best time waster so far…Travian
How about http://www.channel101.com ?
Duels is great but for some retro BBS time wasting to take you back to your childhood (or mine) http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/07/dial-up-bulletin-board-system-revisited.html
Play Trade Wars Of YesterYear! You could also stop by AskTheAdmin and NOT waste time but get some good tech advice with some geeky humor to boot!
Awesome article!
I’m already addicted to mansion impossible!
Added this page to my bookmarks :]
Cheers!
-James
Don’t forget there is Alexa Share (http://www.alexashare.com) which is a much better replacement of Url-a-dex!
try http://rndpic.com/ , nsfw because not all content is categorized but nice !
And again you prove just how USELESS this site is. Gratz
Great list – especially with a bank holiday almost upon us!
Superficiality at its best – great for an hour college class – http://www.hookthemup.com
Hand picked music videos, movie reviews, game reviews and much more.
http://www.meatspin.com
you forgot two more sites
http://www.astawerks.net
http://www.xtremedirectory.com
I would add http://onlineclock.net …just get stoned and…stare at it
I wish I could get in to play weewar
(If anyone could send me an invite, that’d be awesome, pgiven@gmail.com)
Everyone’s true favorite time waster is killing zombies!
http://www.kdice.com
Have you seen the privacy policy of some of these sites?
Duels’ “Privacy” section say “….YOU will not do this. You will not do that” . Never says what they’ll do with your information.
I’m a fan of goChongo – they seem to have a strange variety of things to kill time. But freelanceswitch is definitely a favorite
http://www.sidereel.com – far better than metacafe – a video entertainment wiki with thousands of links. a must have.
Greeaaaat. Just what I needed, more ways to surf the web. I already have enough trouble with casual games sites (love space invaders!) and personal development review sites!
I love how most of these are sites I’ve already ‘wasted’ my time on T_T
Urladex.. one of my favorites.. but you also should mention Kdice.. addictive too..
I’m a big fan of wasting a few minutes here and there on Newstoday myself.
I would add http://wiqipedia.org it’s a parody of Wikipedia / satirical Encyclopedia popular amongst high school kids.
Yay! And by the way, see the amazing list of 5000 web apps : http://www.fubiz.net/blog/index.php?2007/08/24/1244-web-applications
I really like http://www.lolviral.com. It has a ton of funny videos and pics!
You forgot this one:
http://www.FireBettman.com
Or
http://www.nabiscoworld.com (addictive games)
http://www.freetube.us.tc (television streams)
http://www.digg.com (highly addictive)
http://www.stumbleupon.com (anything and everything)
No link to Good Experience Games? http://www.goodexperience.com/games
bash.org
i waste my time on apple.com/trailers …
or when i’m in the mood i go to …
http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk
Actually, a site that I am currently addicted to is Moola.com. The concept is you play games against other people to double your money, if you double it 27 times you will be at a million dollars and you can catch out. The site is 100% free and is supported by ads and advertisers.
Because it is still in its beta stage, It is invite only, so if you are interested and can see yourself playing such a game you can send your self a invite using the link below (please do not waste my invites):
http://www.moola.com:80/moopubs/b2b/exc/join.jsp?sid=4d544d744f4441304e6a633d-2
I know what I’m upto this afternoon =] Newgrounds has always been damn good for killing time. Cheers
ya, good idea putting newgrounds on that list. I think youtube deservrs a little more attention than you gave. miniclip.com has been distracting me from work for years now, so throw it on while you’re at it.
You forgot http://www.dailywaste.com
Try wastin your time usefully – http://www.freewebs.com/clickforcharity . And yes, Duels is addictive
The ultimate online timewaster http://www.linerider.com – be warned this game is highly addictive!
Here’s a simple and relaxing fun games. http://ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
Have you checked out http://www.doodlingonline.com?
If you want to really waste time, then go check this out. The internet’s most comprehensive list of all the different shits we shit! Ha! Very witty!
great list – i wish i had time to try all the links – gotta go work now
Or you can tell us what yer sayin’ over at http://www.squidoo.com/favorite_quotes
Complete waste of time but fun.
Another great turn-based strategy game is Legendary Kingdom Tactics at http://lktonline.com.
OMG.. I can’t believe you missed my number one!
http://secondlife.com
nice list, you missed some good games but ok
I often find that I just sit online with nothing to do. Now that I have found this list I at least have a semi valid excuse to stay online. Some of these are really great sites, even though they are just for time wasting. Thanks for sharing these.
Also, so much time wasted at http://www.playnesflashgames.com
I spent ages (months) playing Travian, with it being really limited as to what you can do every day. Almost at the point where I could do something, and they ended the game. I lacked the desire to go through it all again. Just no action, rather boring, and not enough information on how to get started.
I didn’t notice any regular humor sites listed in the top 15.
I know where I worked before I got laid off in February, groups of people would swap hilarious You Tube videos around to other people in the office.
Games are rather risky at work, unless it’s the sort of game where you can quickly play and get out. Many companies also ban games, along with social networking sites, bit there are often some that don’t get blocked
For a variety of jokes, funny pictures and video clips, I recommend The Laughline (http://www.thelaughline.com) as a place for taking a break from work and unwinding.
Just don’t wast your time with this sites please…
Yes I do agree that this is a time waster websites but it gives us fun anyways
Gee, thanks.
http://www.classicgamesarcade.com is great for wasting time on.
nice article………….
nice article, thanks for the info was pretty usefull.
I have just stumbled across this site and what a find!
i use http://www.chooseandwatch.com/ to watch live tv online
Always a good site is the web comic xkcd. You’ve probably seen a forward or two in your email. Some of them are hit or miss, some are really stinkin’ funny.
HomeStarRunner was always a favorite. StrongBad = a good laugh after a long day of work.
LOL. I can’t believe I missed this site until now. Some of the items in the list are so familiar, HomeStarRunner especially.
How about http://www.observeabsurd.com?
Here’s a great time waster: http://www.megamillionssimulator.com
It allows you to simulate playing Mega Millions for years
If you really want to waste time, beat Chuck Norris and Count to Infinity: http://www.count-to-infinity.com
Just hit the count button and watch the counter increasing
I’m sorry i know its obvious but how is Facebook and YouTube not on the list. These two probably equate to 90% of all internet procrastination!
This is brand new, but kind of funny. Fmylife.com is a good one as well. This could get big.
I found this site is very funny http://funfuuu.com
Go check it.
Hahaha. Funny! Well, some people visit websites just to waste time so it’s a matter of choices..But for me, I’d rather spend time for those websites where I can earn some extra money..
Check out http://kelhole.blogspot.com/
Great for killing time.
Well, some people visit websites just to waste time so it’s a matter of choices..But for me, I’d rather spend time for those websites where I can earn some extra money
if you really wanna get sucked into a site, waste a couple hours, and laugh til you almost cry check out
http://www.dearblankpleaseblank.com
http://www.grouchyrabbit.com
http://www.iwastesomuchtime.com
http://www.attackofthecute.com
trust me i wasted a full day when i was feeling antiproductive on just these 4 sites… well… and facebook
Some of these links are dead such as:
Fuzzwich.com
Check them again then update your list.
How is it possible that I don’t see http://www.9gag.com in the article or comments? Biggest time waster I know
You should really add a few to this list!!!
I like wasting time on http://www.ishouldhavesaid.net/
They have hilarious rude comebacks for rude people.
I think that you missed one here. Reddit is my all time favorite time waster. For an explanation and how to get the most out of your experience i put together a guide Here