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Archive for October, 2009

QUIZ: Steak House or Gay Bar?

Only one way to find out. NOTE: There’s probably more than one way to find out, but this is probably the easiest. You’d be surprised how tasty some of these gay bars sound. If you’re into it, let us know how you do in the comments below.

LINK: Steakhouseorgaybar.

PLAY: Obechi

A joyously simple game from the makers of Boomshine. Click and hold to make circles that collect dots. First though, click the pic to get the game. NOTE: It takes a second to load, but it’s coming…
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HELP WANTED: Be Me Online (for 1 week)

Seriously, I have a problem:
- I have 642 unopened messages on Facebook and haven’t posted a status update since October 1st.
- I have 3,639 followers on Twitter and, though I tweeted 4 times yesterday, each one was a struggle.
- I try to post 6-8 times per day here on Zoomdoggle, but somehow talking about fun is keeping me from having any.
- My primary email account (gmail) currently has 29,568 unread messages. Admittedly most are newsletters I’ve signed up for, or notes from my mom who’s currently bedridden with little more than a laptop to entertain her, still, it’s hard to keep up.

I need a break. Just for a week. I need someone to take over my Facebook correspondence, picture posting, and commenting. I need someone to blog for me. I need someone to twitter, thumb things up and down on Stumbleupon, and vote things “cute” or “wtf” on Buzzfeed.

Of course we’ll replace my picture with yours in all of these places while you in control. And, because Ford lent me a Fiesta on account of my being active online – but for this week you’ll be active in my place – you can have the car for the week too. Perhaps most importantly IT IS A PAYING JOB; though salary is dependant on experience. Think you’ve got what it takes? Check out the full ad on Craigslist, then drop me a line.

UPDATE: The candidate has been chosen. The “Hi I’m Jake” photo changed out. The passwords transferred (for Facebook and Twitter too). Any second now, my doppelganger will kick off week one. He’s a great guy and I can’t wait for you to meet him, er, me. Anyway, if all goes well, we might be looking for another me next week. Keep the applications coming…

LINK: Craigslist.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: International Caps Lock Day


WHEN: Today, October 22nd (and June 28th, not sure why though)
WHERE: EVERYWHERE
WHAT: Writing in all caps is like shouting you know. But sometimes it’s fun to shout. Today, you’ve got the nod. Lock the Caps Lock down and type, type, type. Even the most tender missive will come out slightly threatening, but that’s the joy of caps lock day. Tomorrow, you’ve got an excuse. And a forum in which you can talk to others about your caps locking experience. That and more, written all in caps of course, after the jump.

LINK: Capslockday.

GAME: Ghostblasters

Shoot the ghosts, but only those with numbers divisible by 10. How fast can you get to 100? NOTE: It took me almost 5 minutes, but I was watching the office season finally on demand while I played. Click the pic to get the game.

LINK: Oswego.

FUN VIDEO: The Public Option

Yup, I want to the public option. Bad. Who’s with me? Dial the number.

LOOK: Travel Virtually In 360

A VR Photo sometimes called Immersive Photography, can be defined as a panoramic image (larger than 180 degree horizontal) displayed in a viewer which let you interactively pan around and look at it in different directions. Panoramas is a collection of VR at it’s best. There’s Tristan ‘Shu’ Lebeschu who does all kinda of fun stuff like paragliding over a lake in the Alps then loads it into the VR viewer for other to enjoy. Not to mention Times Square in VR, forest fires, the Neverland Ranch, etc etc. It’s hard to exlain, but easy to love once you start scrolling, rotating, and looking around. How fun is that?

LINK: Panoramas via Presurfer.

MAKE: Mouth Bubbles

Brandon Hardesty, Mr. I’ve Discovered Something Amazing discovered something, well, amazing. Mouth + baby shampoo = fun!

Thanks for the tip-off Mike. You’re rad. Even in Chicago.

PLAY: Monster Truck Maniac 2

Drive your fully-customizable and cartoonishly independent-wheeled monster truck to victory you maniac. Click the pic to make the jump.


LINK: Vivalagames.

FUN VIDEO: Drunk Guy Back For More

I know I’m a little behind on this one, but yesterday Buckyballs were on Good Morning Arizona’s Watercooler segment, and this guy was on before. Real or fake, anyone? I smell a hoax.