I recently asked a question (ID 181379) which generated an answer and
9 comments with which I was delighted.  However, I'm greedy--I want
more.
Accordingly, this is a repost of that question, with a few
modifications (inspired by granny) aiming to generate more comments.

Namely, I ask the following:

1)  that the question be left open until there are at least 30
comments;

2)  that no one post more than one comment;

3)  that, if the researcher who eventually answers this question has
commented on it, at least 6 hours separate the posting times of the
comment and the answer.  (That way, the 5 bucks (and stars) won't
necessarily go to the researcher who posts the 30th comment).

That's it.  Comments are welcome from researchers and non-researchers
alike, whether or not they commented on the original question.

If I understand the rules correctly, the question may now be answered,
since 30 comments have accumulated.

Here, in no particular order, are ten of my favorite sites. Your
mileage may vary.

1.   James Lileks' online home is one of the most amusing, elegant
places around. Don't miss "The Institute of Artificial Cheer" and "The
Gallery of Regrettable Food."

James Lileks
http://www.lileks.com/

2.   The Grandiloquent Dictionary is a small collection of unusual
English words. Here I learned that girouettism means "altering one's
opinions to match public trends." At least I think that's what I
learned. I'll have to check the polls first.

Grandiloquent Dictionary
http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/dict.htm

3.   Multibabel is an entertaining, if useless, oddity which takes a
phrase entered by the user and translates it serially from one
language to another. The result is often strangely charming and
unintelligible. Warning: sometimes this site does not work, sometimes
it does. I am including it because, when it works, it is wonderfully
entertaining. When it does not work, I suspect that the universe is
trying to tell me something about being patient and such.

Multibabel
http://www.tashian.com/multibabel/

4.   There are times when everyone wants to see photos of cute little
kittens, right? When one of those times arrives, have I got the site
for you!

Cute Little Kittens
http://www.blogjam.com/cute_little_kittens/

5.   Hedweb Site of the Day is just what it sounds like. A single
website is featured each day. Browse through the archives and discover
some real gems.

Hedweb Site of the Day
http://www.hedweb.com/siteoday/2003.htm

6.  Here is a bizarre, yet addictive gizmo. As you move your mouse
around the screen, the face of either George W. Bush or Tony Blair is
dragged by the nose into strange shapes. When you're tired of playing
with Bush, click "Blair" (at the bottom of the frame) to toggle the
image, and vice versa. I don't know why I find this so fascinating.
Must be my childhood fondness for "Pinocchio."

Warp George W Bush / Warp Tony Blair
http://www.foulds2000.freeserve.co.uk/bushv6.htm

7.  Sarah Scotland's Fractal Gallery is a nicely-chosen collection of
breathtaking fractal images. If you'd like to try your hand at
creating images like these, try the shareware program Ultrafractal.
The latest version has just been released:
http://www.ultrafractal.com/

A Fractal Gallery
http://sasqui.freeservers.com/index.htm

8.   Kartoo is one of the coolest search engines on the Web. It's not
for every search, but there are times when Kartoo's 3D visual
interface is a big help. Even when it doesn't find what you want, it
is interesting to use.

Kartoo
http://www.kartoo.com/

9.  Catscape Fonts offers some of the nicest shareware fonts around,
without the crop of annoying pop-up ads that often mar font-sharing
sites.

Catscape Fonts
http://www.catscape.com/fonts.asp

10. Tarzan's Tripes Forever is a compedium of more than 1000 shaggy
dog jokes and "Feghoots." For those of us who like this sort of thing,
this is the sort of thing we like.

Tarzan's Tripes Forever
http://www.awpi.com/Combs/Shaggy/index.html

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to share! Reading through the
comments by my colleagues has been an ongoing source of interest, and
I hope the comments will continue. Like many Internet addicts, I'm
always looking for new corners of the Web to prowl.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

Wonderful!  Many thanks.

Kind of a religious version of The Onion, I enjoy visiting Landover Baptist:
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

I always get a laugh by browsing through this site:

http://www.b3ta.com/

The posts on b3ta.com's messageboard are often vulgar, usually funny,
and always worth browsing though. The board specializes in bizarre
digital graphic collages submitted by users. Although I dabble in
graphics, I haven't yet summoned the nerve to post anything, so I'm
just an amused lurker.

Humorist Dave Barry is one of my favorites as a font of
laugh-so-hard-you-cry humor:
http://davebarry.blogspot.com 

Regards,

ace

Naturally it would have something to do with ancient Egypt in my case.
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy/ - "You really wouldn't want
to be an Egyptian mummy"

If you do - then go get stuffed, just don't get wrapped up in your
work.

I always learn something when I visit this site.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

when i'm doing university coursework this site is essential:

http://www.bored.com

For Japanese hero information, I go to these:

The Kamen Rider Forever Website
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/poitier/32/e_kamen.htm

Tokusatsus Pages
http://cdecas.free.fr/robots/tokusatsus/whatisit.htm

http://www.theregister.co.uk

Brit humo(u)r + tech news + BOFH.  Need I say more?

Illustrated Stories:

Fray.com
http://fray.com

http://www.artknows.com/index.htm
A spoof news site on the world of Art and Art Dealers.
answerfinder-ga

www.popbitch.com


because I'm nosey. 

Cobrien

http://answers.google.com

It's certainly the site on which I spend the most time!  :)

granny loves to inspire adventurous questioners so it's fun to see
this one.  it's hard for me to choose my favorite so that might take a
day or so.  can I give you my most disturbing one for
now?http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/2680

this site makes granny quite cautious in opening her door fearing
they've come for her cured meats and candles.  she will, however,
surrender her vegetables without so much as a peep.

granny is a rebel.

www.sharpeworld.com

www.worstoftheweb.com

http://www.lordoftherings.net/

I like Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) for tech news, and I like to
read my comics page (http://gleffler.us/comics.htm) for comics every
day. :)

here's a pretty neat feature to have on your desktop:
http://www.reporter.org/desktop

For all things math (though I have Stephen Wolfram's new book and it is crap): 

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

Google Answers is the only site I visit regularly at the moment. I
also like to surf around google and google news; and occasionally
visit travel websites such as: faresearch engines, travelselect.com,
itasoftware.com, orbitz.com; airline websites;
www.biddingfortravel.com (about priceline); and for travel news may
check out frommers.com and travelzoo.com.

Favorites from the past are:

www.wordplayer.com  Everything you could possibly want to know about
screenwriting from two very generous guys.

www.aldaily.com     All the "best" journalism from around the world,
selected and presented in a very easy-to-use format.

www.ips.org         For news from all around the world written by
local correspondents.

For sheer usefulness, it has to be Jeffrey's Japanese<->English
Dictionary Server. I use this dictionary daily, and often wish there
was some way to carry it everywhere with me, since it's much better
than my paper dictionaries.
http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e/sjis/tty/dict

Here are some runners-up:

Homestar Runner is the funniest Flash animation site I have found. The
characters are endearing and fun, and the humor is generally suitable
for young and old alike. I especially like "Where's the Cheat" and
"Luau", as well as "Strong Bad Email". It usually has new content once
a week, on Mondays.
http://www.homestarrunner.com/

I also spend a great deal of time at Plastic.com, a news and culture
discussion site. It has been a remarkably pleasant place to debate,
and is mostly free of flames. The discussions are usually eclectic:
today we're talking about philosophy (or lack thereof) in The Matrix
Reloaded, possible negotiations between the US and North Korea, and
bugs that can turn poison into food, among other things.
http://www.plastic.com/

If you cook, you might want to visit Recipe Source. I've had a lot of
luck with some of the recipes here.
http://www.recipesource.com/

some strangeness here: 
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/realitycarnival.html

This isn't really my *favorite*, but it's just so danged
well-organized and useful that I have to list it:


http://www.searchsystems.net/

Protection from the naive and gullible, all of whom seem to have my e-mail address:
http://www.snopes.com

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

My favorite artful entertainment site is Broken Saints:
http://www.brokensaints.com/

I find this site very inspiring and informative:

 
http://www.waitallday.com/

NewScientist.com

http://www.newscientist.com/

Where else are there (detailed) artiles such as:

Million-user online game previewed 
Automated programs - and players themselves - will generate the
vast virtual world of Rekonstruction

on the same page as:

Venerable bird notches five million air miles 
The recapture of a ringed sea bird reveals its 52 years on the
wing - it could be oldest wild bird ever recorded

The site always has interesting (and educational!) articles.

Looking Forward, denco-ga

For supreme timewasting I'd suggest the FHM Top 100 Greatest Online
Games at:

http://www.fhm.com/

At the very bottom centre of the homepage, you'll see the link "100
Greatest Games" (provided you're not too distracted by the
strategically placed scantily clad women!).  Click on the link and
you'll be taken directly to the launch page where you can click on and
play any one of the 100 games listed online.  Most of the games
require Java or Flash to be installed but the quality of graphics
alone is worth it.  I particularly like Quidditch and Alchemy and, of
course, PacMan!

:) jem-ga

Everything 2: 

http://www.everything2.com/

Recommended URL for the 30th comment is:

http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=185217#a

http://www.meatsicle.com/hatsofmeat/index.html
"Remembering the past, cherishing the present, and celebrating the
future of meat hats"

and: http://www.unstbusshelter.shetland.co.uk/
(be sure not to miss 'Summer Bus Shelter Attractions')

enjoy...
fj