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Old Sep 4th 2003, 5:20 pm
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Hi guys

I thought it would be helpful to share our fave sites with one another.

Here are mine:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Getting sentemental. I use this a lot, and Im still in the UK. Exc site.


http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/

Great for all sport - but I use it for the Premier League


http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/

Buying Dvds? Very cheap, and free P & P


http://www.imdb.com/

Movies movies movies - anything you need to know, it is here!


http://games.yahoo.com/

Bored, chess, backgammon, scrabble (literati), pool, LOADS OF GAMES


Of course, Im assuming everyones got Google as their home page, as this is essential!

cheers
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Old Sep 4th 2003, 5:51 pm
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www.limmy.com - This belongs to a mad Glaswegion - take time to watch his videos and the other things he has created.
www.theonion.com - WIll make you laugh!
www.cideology.com - Have to mention it as its mine :-)
www.soccernet.com - Had to get a football one in.
www.forevernetwork.com - Watch the life story movies - quite moving (And if you want one - email me and I will sort it out!)
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www.bbc.co.uk for all the news from home.

http://fantasysports.yahoo.com/ to track all my fantasy sports leagues. I have two baseball, two American football, one golf, one formula 1, one premier league soccer and soon to be in a hockey league when commish starts it up.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ for all my sports news.

http://www.sports-central.org/commun...ards/index.php A sports message board I post at often.

And the last one is voyeur web because, well, I'm a perv I'd post the link, but I'd probably get banned!
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Originally posted by waxwabbit
Hi guys

I thought it would be helpful to share our fave sites with one another.

Here are mine:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Getting sentemental. I use this a lot, and Im still in the UK. Exc site.


http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/

Great for all sport - but I use it for the Premier League


http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/

Buying Dvds? Very cheap, and free P & P


http://www.imdb.com/

Movies movies movies - anything you need to know, it is here!


http://games.yahoo.com/

Bored, chess, backgammon, scrabble (literati), pool, LOADS OF GAMES


Of course, Im assuming everyones got Google as their home page, as this is essential!

cheers
Lee

www.zdnet.com
For viruse/ii, computer news

www.cnn.com
News about what any psycho has done what this time.

www.darkhorizons.com
Movies news

www.yahoo.com
games, news, search engine about TSC approval times etc

www.bbc.co.uk
Any sexed/non sexed up news

www.apple.com/trailers
Movie trailers, are they worth spending more hard earn cash on.

www.aintitcool.com
Movie news and what is coming out in years to come.

www.futureent.com
Cheap region 1 DVD's

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www.hellomagazine.com - an essential for staying in touch with UK tittle tattle. Seeing what Posh Becks is wearing these days, and pondering the ascent of Camilla to the throne.

www.epinions.com - for consumer reviews and advice, written by the likes of you and me, on just about anything from bug spray to face creams to cars to major appliances

www.monster.com - jobs, jobs, and more jobs!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - obviously!

www.britishexpats.com - for the shared and unshared experiences!

www.rottentomatoes.com - the essential source for movie reviews
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http://www.sky.com/

Great up-to-date news


http://www.melissaetheridge.com/

My favorite singer, and where I met my girlfriend.


http://www.datalounge.com/datalounge....html?forum=13

The best gay celebrity gossip!


http://uk.gay.com/boards/list.php?f=15

The gay.com immigration board. Lots of heartbreaking stories about couples who can't be together.


http://www.next.co.uk/

My favourite clothes shop online.
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www.hellomagazine.com - an essential for staying in touch with UK tittle tattle. Seeing what Posh Becks is wearing these days, and pondering the ascent of Camilla to the throne.
I actually buy "Hello" at Barnes & Noble. Never miss an issue
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http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ - Every radio station in the UK that broadcasts on the net. Direct links that open up in your media player so you don't have to visit the websites...updated all the time.
http://www.freedb.org/ CD database. Pretty much every CD you can think of...great resource for info on albums.
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OK... this can always make me laugh Interactive art click on the picture!

... and then this one because of the webcam. Albert Square

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1.
http://www.fordtruckworld.com/forums/ very large ford online community

2.
http://www.darkhorizons.com/ Movie Trailers and Reviews

3.
http://www.alamak.com my first real time web chat that i went to back in late 95 which is the same site where me and my wife found each other online..been over a year since me or her has been in there but it has to be listed since it was part of our timeline together

4.
http://groups.google.com/groups ( access to all current and archived Usenet Newsgroups )


5.
www.cnn.com and www.news.com.au for online news



6. have to add our current homepage for the last 2 years
www.wellsfargo.com
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www.smirkingchimp.com

Somebody already mentioned my other fave:
The onion: sheer genius.
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Some of my Fave's for giggles are:



http://paul.merton.ox.ac.uk AB-SO-LUTE-LEEEE Hysterical!

www.ebaumsworld.com Love the kittens!!!!

http://www.sfpg.com/animation/nun/nun.html
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Some of my Fave's for giggles are:



http://paul.merton.ox.ac.uk AB-SO-LUTE-LEEEE Hysterical!

www.ebaumsworld.com Love the kittens!!!!

http://www.sfpg.com/animation/nun/nun.html

ooooooooh and not forgetting

www.rathergood.com
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