Our Soldiers Having Fun in Iraq

A Weird Little Game Website... I think.

It just looks weird, okay? Anyway, one of the games lets you be a microbe trying to outrace viruses that want to kill you before you reach the pill you have to take. Pleasant little time-waster, eh? VISIT THE SITE.

Official Website of Willy Wonka

CLICK TO GO THERE

Make Your Own Ooze

Get the directions HERE.

Play Some Tic-Tac-Toe

Go ahead. I dare you.

Holy Toast Maker

HOLY TOAST!
The Miracle Bread Stamper that
makes a heavenly breakfast!

Do you know someone who's still amazed by the fact that when you put bread in a toaster, out comes toast? Well, they'll crap their pants when they see Holy Toast! Use this stamp on your bread, put it into the toaster, and out comes heavenly toast! A great gag gift for those who believe in miracles!

SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT

Akiyoshi's illusion pages

The above image is just a small piece I cut out of one of the illusions. This is one of those "you have to see it to believe it" websites. This guy has many illusions he's created that he shares on his site. Very interesting.

Buzzword Bingo - Played at Your Workplace!

RULES: Buzzword Bingo can be played at any meeting or when surrounded by coworkers. Simply print out the play cards (refresh this page to get new cards) and take them to work. As you hear your co-workers mindlessly spew these tired old clichés, mark them off. If you get 5 in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal), yell out "Bingo!" You win.

SAMPLE CARD (smaller than actual size):

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

"The Yuckiest Site on the Internet" is a fabulous place geared for kids but interesting and fun even for adults. The main entry page (first image above) allows you to navigate to several destinations (other images above).

Want to know all about snot and boogers and bad breath and hiccups and more fascinating facts about your body? Check out the "Your Gross and Cool Body" section.

Play the "Toxic Waste" game or try a "Creepy Craft" or "Revoltin' Recipe" or "Unusual Activities" or "Icky Experiments" in the Yucky Fun & Games Lab.

Ask Wendell crams in "everything you could want to know about science." This should prove to be highly disturbing... and that's fun.

Worm World and Roach World are all about... you guessed it... worms and roaches.

The Kaleidoscope Painter & Kaleidoscope Links

You'll have lots of fun with this free online toy. I made that image above. Also created the images and animation below:

KALEIDOSCOPE LINKS:

How to make a kaleidoscope
A fascinating online interactive kaleidoscope
Another Fun Online Kaleidoscope toy by Zefrank
A Kaleidoscope Gallery (beautiful!)
Kaleidoscope Builders Knowledge Base
The Brewster Kaleidoscope Society
Kaleidoscope Heaven
Mark Newbold's POV-Ray Kaleidoscopes
Kaleidoscopes To You - kaleidoscopes for sale
Turn your favorite website into a kaleidoscope
Stacy Reed's Kaleidoscope Screensaver
KGallery Kaleidoscope Screen Saver
KaleidoMorph Screensaver
Kaleidoscopes of America

Online Coloring Pages

Do you like to color? Do you know somebody who does (especially a very young somebody)? The following links will take you to online pages that offer online coloring or print-out-and-color pages. Have fun!

Coloring.com
Online Coloring Books
Color Our World Bright and Beautiful!
Children's Storybooks Online
Let's Start Coloring!
PapaJan.com
ColoringSite.com
Stacey Mayer's Free OnlineColoring Books
More Coloring Pages
Holiday Online Coloring Book
The Kidz Page
Celebrating Wildflowers
BillyBear4Kids.Com
FEMA for Kids
ColoringBookFun
Coloring Pages Directory
Coloring-Book.info
Kendra's Coloring Book
Solar System Coloring Book
Animals to Paint Online
Yellowstone's ONLINE Coloring Book
Crayola.com Online Coloring Pages
Homes of Our Own
Hasbro.com
Jonra.com
VA Kids
PingaLee
National Geographic Coloring Book
listing of coloring books published by Federal government agencies
Junie B. Jones Coloring Book
Coloring-Page
Free Printable Coloring Pages
Safety
NASA coloring pages
Coloriage
Interactive online coloring book pages
Vehicle Coloring Pages to Paint Online
Santa's Very Special Coloring Book
Fisher-Price
NOGGIN Doodle Pad
Coloring and Drawing at BlackDog

...MUCH, MUCH MORE TO COME!

Coney Island's Cyclone

The Coney Island Cyclone is one of the most famous attractions in Brooklyn, New York. The first rides of the historic roller coaster began on June 26, 1927. Over 80 years later, the Cyclone is still thrilling thousands of riders each year.

Brothers Jack and Irving Rosenthal commissioned the legendary Vernan Keenan to design, and Harry C. Baker to construct, the preeminent wooden-tracked roller coaster. The design had to be exceptionally tight and steep because of the relatively small ground space that was available for the attraction.

The construction of this masterpiece began on a historical site which was significant in the world of roller coasters -- the Cyclone graces the place which contained the world's very first roller coaster, LaMarcus A. Thompson's Switchback Railway.

When the Rosenthal Brothers left Coney Island to operate their newest property, Palisade Amusement Park, they turned over the operation of the Cyclone to Chris Feuchts, who lovingly maintained and ran the ride for decades. Eventually, ownership of Cyclone was acquired by the City of New York, and it was operated by the City's Parks Department.

Every roller coaster enthusiast around the world has heard of, has ridden or hopes to ride The Cyclone. This historic roller coaster graces virtually every "top roller coaster" list and publication. Roller coasters may have gotten bigger and faster, but they have not gotten any better than The Cyclone. Time Magazine quoted Charles Lindbergh as saying that a ride on the Cyclone was more thrilling than his historic first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Emilio Franco, a mute since birth, regained his voice on the Cyclone, uttering his first words ever -- "I feel sick"!

An official New York City Landmark since July 12, 1988, Cyclone was listed in the New York State Register of Historic Places on June 31, 1991. National Historic Landmark status followed, on June 26, 1991. On April 14, 1992, Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden issued a citation to Jerome Albert and the late Dewey Albert for their operation of both Astroland and the Cyclone, saluting them for being the primary energizing force in the regeneration of the Coney Island Amusement District.

The Cyclone, now faster than ever, is the heart and soul of Coney Island, birthplace of the American amusement industry, and going strong for over 150 years!



LEARN MORE AND VIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY

Coney Island's Cyclone Roller Coaster To Open Sunday

Brooklyn, NY − Coney Island's world-famous Cyclone roller coaster will kick off its 2009 season Sunday, April 5. The first 100 people in line on Sunday will be treated to a free ride on the roller coaster.

A team of fourteen have been polishing track, painting cars and performing maintenance to ready the historic wooden coaster for its traditional Palm Sunday opening.

The opening festivities begin at 12 Noon with Miss Cyclone and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz breaking a bottle of authentic Brooklyn chocolate egg cream against the coaster's lead car.

New York City's legendary street brass party band, The Hungry March Band will also perform to make the party complete.

The Cyclone roller coaster opened on June 26, 1927. The 2009 season will be its 82nd year of operation.

Adjacent

Astroland amusement park will remain closed for 2009, but the Cyclone roller coaster will continue to be operated by Astroland owner Carol Hill Albert.
"Astroland is in storage for the time being," said Mrs. Albert, who added "but everyone in Coney Island is working hard to make sure that this summer is an enjoyable one. Keep in mind, we have a beautiful beach in Coney Island, and the beach is free."