Posts Tagged ‘Yahoo’

geocities-izer

Dancing Babies, webcounters and bad color schemes. That was Geocities. Now that it’s gone, we can only remember the horrible designed, left for dead websites. Or do we have another option?

Wonder-Tonic has created the Geocities-izer – a website that will turn your favorite website into a Geocities – looking page. Complete with all those bad .gif files like spinning floppies and Bill Gates – turn to Devil.

Although Dorkazine doesn’t look that annoying, you should see what sister-site Geekazine looks like. Talk about a Packer fan’s dream – Green and Yellow with dancing babies…

The website also has quick links to sites like New York Times, Boing Boing and YouTube. Check it out with your own favorite website or just keep looking up Dorkazine. I wonder what Sportazine would look like…

It was the perfect prank– until it FAILED!

Olathe High school girls’ basketball coach Joel Branstrom was told he’d win tickets to the Final Four if he hit a half-court shot while blindfolded. All in the gymnasium were in on the punk, prepared to scream wildly when his attempt inevitably failed. This way, you see, the coach would think the shot went in. For an instant
he would think he was Final-Four-bound, and then the joke would be revealed.

Well, muhahahaha to those pranksters- He made it.

Not only is this Kansas High School coach a much-loved guy, he was also a walk-on for the University of Kansas basketball team in 1997. That Kansas team was ranked No. 1 headed into the NCAA tournament but lost one game short of the Final Four.

Coach Branstrom took the joke in stride. He said he thought something was up, waiting for a pie in the face moment. He figured the crowd would cheer after any shot he attempted. He didn’t believe that it actually went in until a good bit afterwards.

Yahoo news reported that he received a gift certificate from a Mexican restaurant from students who felt guilty about setting up the prank. However, local residents have since chipped in, and now he and his family are going to the Final Four Tourney.

That’s AWESOME baby!