~ this thread is a continuation of Fun Websites #2, which can be found at: <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000064.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000064.html</A> <P>[i'm keeping these threads short, because they are inclined to be image-intensive, which will slow up page-loading.]<P>for those with a macabre sense of humour -and quite a bit of patience - "Bob's Bad Day" <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/6512/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/6512/</A><BR>it's an animated gif, which could have done with a bit more speed... (edit: actually, it seems to be fine after it's loaded/i.e. after it has played thru once...)<P>it has NOTHING to do with dance, but certainly MAY give some of you creative people out there, some ideas for things to do on a boring day with Ballerina Barbie and your camera ! <P>any contributions by michael goldbarth in this area will be carefully scrutinised before being presented for public consumption! <BR> <p>[This message has been edited by grace (edited July 20, 2000).]

while we're on the 'bad day' theme...here's a cute item (notice Australia gets a mention!):<BR> <P>"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" <A HREF="http://kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/" TARGET=_blank>http://kennedy-center.org/programs/family/alexander/</A> <P>this book is ONLINE, courtesy of the kennedy center, read by the author (if you've got Real Player G2, which is free and can be downloaded frm this site here): <A HREF="http://kennedy-center.org/storytimeonline/" TARGET=_blank>http://kennedy-center.org/storytimeonline/</A> <P>there are a couple of other stories, too. alexander is at <A HREF="http://kennedy-center.org/storytimeonline/alexander.html" TARGET=_blank>http://kennedy-center.org/storytimeonline/alexander.html</A> <BR> <p>[This message has been edited by grace (edited July 20, 2000).]

"More than anyone could have ever imagined, the Internet has encouraged enormous numbers of otherwise productive human beings to waste vast amounts of time each day reading jokes, writing jokes, and relaying jokes on to other easily distracted friends."<P>~ sound like anyone YOU know?? <P>i got this quote from a comedy site i was planning to recommend, but after reading a few 'jokes', i decided it was definitely not 'our' style! ~ the following are 'MY' style:<P>here's 'Dr. Seuss for nerds': <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/dr_seuss.txt" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/dr_seuss.txt</A> <P>if you like cats , you'll appreciate "Etiquette for Inexperienced Cats": <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/catiquet.txt" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/catiquet.txt</A> <P>"How to tell you're an email junkie!" <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/mailjunk.txt" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/2687/jokes/mailjunk.txt</A> <P>

thru our member Birdie's OWN site i have found this leprechaun dance:<BR> <P>and this fred astaire character... (limited movement vocab, tho' !):<BR> <P>there is also a turtle in pink tutu and pointe shoes - but being, as i am, a card-carrying proponent of animal rights, i won't make THIS particular little creature keep doing relevés - it's most undignified...

oh yes, p.s. if you want to get those li'l dancers, they're at NuttySites.com: <A HREF="http://www.hampsterdance.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.hampsterdance.com/</A> <P>there is also this site: <A HREF="http://www.fishydance.com" TARGET=_blank>www.fishydance.com</A> - watch THIS space!<BR> <P>p.p.s have you all heard of catfish?<BR> <P>if you're wondering if i've had a frustrating weekend, such as would have put me in the mood for all this silliness, the answer is: Yes! <P>if you'd like to make your OWN animated gifs of fish -or anything else (barbie dolls...)- here's a basic little tutorial, complete with pictures (my kind of lesson): <A HREF="http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/freshaquarium/library/gallery/blg051199.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/<BR>freshaquarium/library/gallery/blg051199.htm</A> <p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited July 05, 2000).]

then of course there is pooh bear's dance - the ORIGINAL choreography:<BR> <P>and the reconstructed version:<BR> <P>not sure if this is a kangaroo or a mouse...(!) actually we have something called a 'quokka' in this part of australia (and nowhere else in the world, not even in other parts of australia!) which looks like this, a small kangaroo, with ratty proportions:<BR>

Hmm....'Bob's Bad Day' site seems to be having a Bad Day - nothing's happening.

stuart: go to the site and click on "What happens next!" -that should work.

i just needed to see some fun things again - feel better, now!

Hmm... maybe this will also help, grace. Has anyone seen the Pig Polka dance page?<P> <A HREF="http://www.yuckles.com/pigpolka.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.yuckles.com/pigpolka.htm</A> <P>Or the Amoebas in the Infectious Organism Dance?<P> <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/ga/scantsanity/amoeba.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.angelfire.com/ga/scantsanity/amoeba.html</A> <P>And, oh, for Christmas variations of the Hampster Dance, here is the .... Christmas Hampster Dance page:<P> <A HREF="http://adventure2.simplenet.com/christmas/" TARGET=_blank>http://adventure2.simplenet.com/christmas/</A>

VERY nice azlan, thank you!<P>i like the infectious organism dance, otherwise known as "Lew, You need a new hobby!"

this thread has become extremely slow-loading (for some of us, azlan!)....so please anyone who wants to add to it, would you mind to go and start a new thread, in fact i think i'll do it for you...... Fun Websites #4 thread coming up.

Fun Websites #4 thread is at <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000086.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000086.html</A>