January 2010 Replacements

Thursday, January 14, 2010-- Creative Uses for Junk Mail

The original site is down, but the artsy folks at this site will show you dozens of ways you can recycle junk mail and paper trash.

http://junkmailgemsblog.blogspot.com/

Sunday, January 31, 2010-- Spooky Sounds from Saturn's Moons

New web address--

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/sounds2/index-flash.html

December 2009 Replacements

Monday, December 7-- Nintendo Paper Toys

The original site is down, but at this blog devoted to Nintendo Papercraft, you can download numerous Nintendo paper projects, along with instructions on how to build them.

http://www.nintendopapercraft.com/

Sunday, December 20-- Avian Fashion

New web address--

http://www.avianfashions.com/

Monday, December 21-- Migraine Art Gallery

The original site no longer exists, but you can learn all about migraine headache-inspired art, literature, and music at this site--

http://www.migraine-aura.org/content/e24966/index_en.html

Friday, December 25-- "It's a Wonderful Internet"

New web address--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFQ4MGjSGU

November 2009 Replacements

Tuesday, November 10-- Nature-themed Wallpaper

New web address--

http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/wallpaper/

Wednesday, November 11-- Crazy Labels

New web address--

http://www.bubblegumcards.org/Crazy%20Labels/CrazyLabels.html

Friday, November 13-- Bunnies of the Caribbean

New web address--

http://www.angryalien.com/aa/piratesbuns.asp

Sunday, November 15-- Website Guestbook Comments

The original site is kaput, but you can enjoy all the fun at this site--

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

Saturday, November 21-- Needle Book Museum

The original site is down, but you can see some fine vintage examples here--

http://seesaw.typepad.com/blog/collecting-needle-packs/

Thursday, November 26-- Turkey Escape Video

The original film has been taken down, but you can watch this parody of "Chicken Run," in which a bunch of doomed Thanksgiving Day turkeys plot their escape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8u-gvimNh0

Friday, November 27-- Virtual Etch-A-Sketch

New web address--

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/joeyman/197303

October 2009 Replacements

Saturday, October 10-- Martian Calendar

The original site is down, but you can learn all about Martian time at this website--

http://www.martiana.org/mars/webrings.htm

Monday, October 12-- Wordsworth Rap

New web address--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXbrSALG684

Tuesday, October 13-- Jumping in Wing Suits

New web address--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttz5oPpF1Js

Thursday, October 15-- Anomalies on Mars

New web address--

http://www.marsanomalyresearch.com/

Saturday, October 17-- Four Seasons in Each Picture

New web address--

http://www.yeeta.com/_Four_Seasons_In_Each_Picture

Saturday, October 24-- Tarantula Gallery

New web address--

http://tarantulas.com/photos.html

Wednesday, October 28-- Devil's Number

New web address--

http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgames/mathgames_10_04_04.html

Friday, October 30-- Spooky Sounds

New web address--

http://www.countessbloodshalloweenhorror.com/sounds/

September 2009 Replacements

Sunday, September 6-- Raymond Crowe Shadow Puppets

New web address--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-3KwXpkkM

Saturday, September 26-- Stop-motion Animation Commercials

In case you're having trouble navigating through the site, the commercials are located on this page-

http://www.loosemoose.net/commercials.php

August 2009 Replacements

Friday, August 14-- 30 Second Bunny Theater-- March of the Penguins

New web address--

http://www.angryalien.com/aa/marchpengbuns.asp

Friday, August 21-- Make fake newspaper clippings

The make-your-own newspaper clippings site is down, but you can make your own magazine cover page here--

http://www.oncoverpage.com/

July Replacements

Thursday, July 9-- Dave's World of Yo-Yos

Dave's World of Yo-Yos is down, but you can check out the vast yo-yo collection of a different Dave at this site--

http://www.dazzlingdave.com/

Thursday, July 16-- Science Tattoos

New web address--

http://sciencetattoo.com/

Saturday, July 18-- Fake Road Signs

Corrected web address--

www.bopano.com

Sunday, July 19-- Cockney Translator

The original site is gone but you can still translate English into Cockney here--

http://www.betranslated.co.uk/cockney-translator.php

Tuesday, July 28-- Night Sky Navigation

New web address--

http://lifehacker.com/5058100/how-to-navigate-by-the-night-sky

Thursday, July 30-- Surreal Mad Libs

The surreal site no longer exists, but you can still play online at the official Mad Libs site--

http://www.madlibs.com/category/funstuff/?g=madlibs

June Replacements

Tuesday, June 2-- Slow Motion Bullet

New web address--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIayrDbVdJ0&feature=related

Sunday, June 21-- Banned Books

The original site no longer exists, but you can read about censored books here--

http://www.banned-books.com/

May Replacements

Monday, May 4-- Ms. Demeanor's Bubble Gum Page

Unfortunately, this site is kaput, but if you want to see a whole mess of gum, check out the Wall of Gum outside the Market Theatre in Seattle, where people waiting to get into the theater stick their gum on the wall, creating a huge abstract mural that rivals the art of Jackson Pollack.

http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2007/03/seattle-wall-of-gum.html

Saturday, May 9-- Stone Trek

New web address--

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/sapringer/STONETREK.html

Sunday, May 17-- Disneyland Castle Model

New web address--

http://www.disneyexperience.com/models/castle_model.php

Wednesday, May 20- Old Tablecloth Trick

New web address--

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x329ng_tablecloth-trick

Sunday, May 24-- 1000 Journals Project

There is a warning on the 1000journals.com site that it might contain malware. Instead of risking your hard drive, visit the website of the film based on the project, where you can see short videos about many aspects of the project.

The other journals site-- www.1001journals.com-- seems to be fine.

http://www.1000journalsfilm.com/

April 2009 Replacements

Friday, April 3--

Likebetter.com has now become a dating site. If you'd rather stick to rating objects instead of people, try the cakes at this site, where you'll also get recipes to bake your favorites at home.

http://www.ratemycakes.com

Friday, April 10--

The original site has self-destructed, but you can continue to make mayhem at this site--

http://www.netdisaster.com

March 2009 Replacements

Monday, March 2-- Capuchin Cemetary

The original site is down, but you can learn about the crypt at this site--

http://www.hiddenmysteries.org/weird/palermo/palermo.html

Sunday, March 8-- Painted Ladies

New web address-- 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs

February 2009 Replacements

Sunday, February 1-- Gobbler Motel in Wisconsin

New web address--

http://www.lileks.com/institute/motel

Thursday, February 19-- World's Longest Gum-Wrapper Chain

The original site is no longer functioning, but you can read about the chain here--

http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long234.html

When you're done, go to the site's homepage to learn about dozens of other "longests."

January 2009 Replacements

Thursday, January 15-- Talking Mynah Birds

The site we sent you to is being reconstructed.  Meanwhile you can hear Toby whoop it up here--http://www.honoluluzoo.org/mynah_bird_video.htm

Friday, January 30-- Park My Car game

New web address--

http://www.addictinggames247.com/play-2340-Park_my_car.html