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The Internet Phenomena Alphabet

Internet Phenomena AlphabetYou know how sometimes you have to spell your name over the phone, because nobody can ever figure out how your last name (Prybclowiz) is spelled when you say it out load? Sure, you could always resort to the "P as in Peter" way of doing things. But really, wouldn't you get the point across much quicker if you just said "P is for Porn?"

Inspired by The Big Lebowski Phonetic Alphabet, a Grupthink user submitted a challenge to the masses: help create a phonetic alphabet based on internet phenomena. You know, all those things that your friends and family won't stop forwarding you. Or perhaps you're the one subjecting your friends to videos of Chocolate Rain remixes.

Since the project is hosted on Grupthink, the alphabet is not written in stone. Go ahead and submit your own ideas, and vote on your favorites.

[via Neatorama]

Filed under: Fun, Games, Kids, Text, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Freeware, Time-Wasters

Finger Frenzy - Today's Time Waster

Finger FrenzyThis is probably the most simple Time Waster we've ever featured, but it's one that can be terribly addictive, particularly if you can get friends or co-workers involved. It's called Finger Frenzy, and the game is ridiculously basic. All it does is measure how quickly you can type the alphabet - that's it.

You'd be surprised how hard it is to type the alphabet quickly and accurately. The letters don't roll off the fingers like you might think, since they're not in orders that commonly occur in written language. It makes the game far more challenging than you might imagine it to be.

And with a game that takes only 5 (or less) seconds to play, that's really all I have to say about it. Oh - post your scores in the comments. Mine is still too embarrassing to mention (over 8 seconds) but I haven't had a chance to practice yet.

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