Fun stuff

Read my blog 'Bad Ads' – celebrating the good, the bad and the ugly in UK advertising.

I've also collated some wordy fun and games for you to enjoy (some links are to other pages in this site, some open external sites, some open pop-up windows):

My favourite mitsakes!

Words of Wisdom

 

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Silly stuff!

Quiz Show Howlers

Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector

Shiver Me Timbers! It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day on 19 September www.talklikeapirate.com

Which Matrix persona are you? quizilla.com...MatrixPersona

Google Maps flight simulator isoma.net/games/GogglesBeta09.swf

Ah! Cute pictures of sloths cultofdegan.com/images/costarica/sloths/index15.html

Play Billy Goat Gruff gprime.net/flash.php/thebillgoatsgruff

Gonzo's ridiculously dangerous and downright foolish stunt!
muppets.go.com/games/muppets-flyinggonzo.html

What's the best anagram of your name? wordsmith.org/anagram/advanced.html

Oh no, the cow has been abducted again! Cowabduction.com

Where are the fashion police when you need them? sandalandsoxer.co.uk

Relieve your stress by popping bubble wrap urban75.com/Mag/bubble.html

Play Pass the Pigs www.fontface.com/games/pigs

So you think you've suffered from the worst clients from hell?
clientcopia.com

Can you tell a serial killer from an IT professional? malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz

Unbelieveable shadow puppetry (YouTube)

Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog

Find your cheese personality profile at ilovecheese.com

Play Scrabble online at Scrabulous.com

The Impossible Quiz

Why you should switch off your PC at night Icon wars!

30 time-wasting websites compiled on msn.co.uk
 

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General interest

Find the cheapest petrol in your area petrolprices.com

See the actual selling price of properties in any postcode ourproperty.co.uk

Save time sourcing insurance quotes confused.com

A fantastic brand, and my all-time favourite web-site
innocentdrinks.co.uk (I recommend you sign up for their newsletter too)

Compare business bank accounts

Monitor your MP's activity

Zeitgesit 2007 by Google

Telephone Preference Service No more cold calls!

Mailing Preference Service No more junk mail!

Fax Preference Service No more junk faxes!

wikipedia.com

Easy currency conversion: Just type the conversion you want into Google e.g. $100 in £ and get an instant figure

Help save the stag beetle! ptes.org/greatstaghunt/index.php
 

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Design & Creativity

Top 10 Type Crimes by Fonts.com

Ban Comic Sans!

Why PCs use Arial and Macs use Helvetica

Express yourself with Artpad

Combine 2 faces to create 1 at MorphThing

Create your own Simpsons avatar

Artist or Ape? Can you tell who painted what?

Wonderful photos by Mark Denton
 

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Wordy websites

For when you have some time to spare:

Plain English campaign

The top 86,800 words in the English language

The origin of words

How to get your own definitions into a Collins dictionary

The way we speak

Difficult words defined

Spelling tests

Word games

More word games

Fun with words

More fun with words

Yet more fun with words

For kids

And finally, another one for kids

Test your proofreading skills

SMOG calculator to test the simplicity of your text (Simple Measure Of Gobbledegook)
 

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