It's been over a year since we played this game so some of you may be new to it while others may have forgotten how it works. How it works is that I describe six websites and post links to them. Five of them are real websites. One, I made up. Your mission — should you decide to accept it, Mr. Phelps — is to figure out which website is the phony one. When you click on its link, you'll be taken not to the described site but to a page that will tell you you're right, the one you picked is bogus.
Pretty simple concept? Yep. Just keep in mind that when I've done this in the past, all the sites seem to get a ton of extra hits and one or two have been known to crash so you can't get to them. A non-connect doesn't mean it's the phony website. If you click on the phony website, you'll know for sure. Got it? Here we go…
- The Burger Museum – What can you do with a McDonald's hamburger if you don't want to eat it? Well, you can just put it on display for many years. Apparently, they don't change that much.
- My Cat Hates You – A collection of photos of pussycats who don't seem to like you (or anyone) very much.
- Jell-o Star Shots – Hey, doesn't that dish of America's favorite gelatin dessert look a lot like Tony Soprano? Or is that Tom Arnold?
- Gum Wrapper – Gary Duschl has created the world's longest gum wrapper chain, currently at 50,905 feet…and still growing!
- Rate My Cow – So, uh, what do you think of this one? Surely you have an opinion of this fine cow, don't you?
If you come across a website on the Internet that is real but sounds like I made it up, drop me a note with the link. If enough of you do, maybe we'll play this game more often than annually.