The Fun Lab www.thefunlab.com
The Fun Lab
www.thefunlab.com
Typing “monkey turds” into a search engine can
finally yield results. Destination? The Fun Lab, at www.thefunlab.com, where Web users
can go to watch live streaming video of paint drying, or witness a
day in the life of a man and his struggle to say goodbye to his
mustache ““ or at least half of it. Created by four guys who
really need to get out more, thefunlab.com plays host to a variety
of fun-tastic experiments. With meticulous documentation in every
aspect of their “experiments,” the site may seem a
little anal at first. But, luckily the writing is whip smart and
very witty, so along with hilarious pictures and videos, clicking
through the pages of whacky “data” is well worth the
time. With interactive games like “Save Face,” users
can distort and manipulate the faces behind the Fun Lab with just a
click of a mouse. These guys are pretty funny looking to begin
with, but what can be done to their mugs is downright criminal.
Also, keeping in stride with pop culture and all of the monkey
business in Washington over the election, the Fun Lab, accordingly,
taunts George W. Bush. Providing a plethora of mucked up photos to
fit the namesake bestowed by the fellows at the Fun Lab: George W.
Monkey. Poor Regis Philbin can’t avoid getting railed either,
with the Lab taking “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,”
and giving users its own version, hosted by “Jesus
Philbin.” Nothing is sacred on this site. As it is a lab,
albeit a fun one, the “doctors” (with very funny
pseudonyms like Dr. Arthur Whittlocke and Dr. Willard Gutenhosen)
perform experiments solely to “explore the science of
fun.” Nonsensical and droll, the Fun Lab also offers a
“My Fun Lab” section where users can set up personal
e-mail accounts and a merchandise section where avid fans can
proudly display their devotion to fun by purchasing tee shirts
sporting the trademark name. And about that whole monkey turd
chatter, the Fun Lab provides a job posting board, where site goers
can go to seek employment at the Lab ““ but, only if they fit
the Lab’s stringent requirements. For instance, the applicant
must be a monkey, or, Merv Griffin, or not afraid to clean up the
aforementioned turds. Viewers just have to chuckle. The Fun Lab is
out for laughs and succeeds in abundance. So whether looking to see
just what happens with the marriage of a pineapple and Tequila,or
what the photos of the research (i.e.: drunk girl) look like, log
on and guffaw the day away at thefunlab.com, the only place in
cyber space to truly find fun.
Sarah Monson Rating: 10
Create-A-Fart
www.createafart.com
Pee-yeeew! This site is a real stinker ““ but in a good
way. For those who forgot to send their special someone a
Valentine, www.createafart.com will do Web users even better. Just
pick the duration, smell, density and type, and site goers can
e-mail any and all their own personally customized fart. The parts
that make up the whole of a fart are harmoniously horrendous. Take
the “Short-Cheesy-Blaster,” a toot sure to knock out
those who lack the time to fully invest in the thundering din of
the “Embarrassingly-Long-Death-Like-Wet-Fart.” For a
real kicker, “The Long-Cheesy-Sulphurous-Queef” is sure
to add the perfect touch to anyone’s day, and maybe even make
them rethink Mexican food for dinner. All these long names may
sound like a mouthful, but the end product is cacophonic genius. At
createafart.com, users can make their fart barely noticeable or off
the scale, depending on how bad and how quickly they want to lose
the valued friendship of the person they are e-mailing. For those a
bit too lazy to take the 15 seconds it takes to customize a fart,
createafart.com offers a line of pre-made, ready to explode gases
that really are the perfect coupling between gut busting belly
laughs and sadistic punishment. One malodorous beauty, “The
Gambler” makes the person listening to it ask themselves if
the bearer of that beast didn’t leave a little present behind
““ hence the name. Duh. “The Sneaky Elevator Fart”
serves up a putrid reverberation that would provoke even the
portliest of passengers to take the stairs. Even girls, long
living a life under a strict “No Farting” clause, can
finally claim some ground and let one rip with the “Musty
Girl Fart,” a robust yet fruity sounding rooty tooty from the
booty. Even createafart.com, however, is not completely
altruistic. Site organizers also want to profit from
poop’s less tangible brethren. Offering tee-shirts with the
Create-A-Fart logo, as well as books ““ yes, books solely
concentrating on the cry of an imprisoned turd. Purely potty humor,
many may find this site a little brash but, face it, everybody
farts and with the help of site goers can finally put a name to
it.
Sarah Monson Rating: 8