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Luck of the Draw
chatroulette.com
Chatroulette combines blind and speed dating, albeit across a computer
screen. Similar to Skype, the website displays video and allows participants
to speak or type to one another. The only difference: Chatroulette, as its name
suggests, is a gamble. Hit play to see a live feed and then click next to trawl
through countless random strangers from around the world. Some log in for
a legitimate chat, others to play pranks. Beware though. You’re bound to see
some nudity. Us AsiaLIFE staffers met with a young man from Tennessee,
two Turkish lads, a couple drunken Brits and a dancing buffoon before seeing
some full frontal action. It was a little disconcerting, to say the least. Aside from
the depravity, Chatroulette is addictive, great for a laugh and provides a quick
snapshot into the lives of others.
Today, I gave my ex-girlfriend two concert
tickets to show her I still care about her and
want to win her back. She sold them. FML
Life’s the Pits
fmylife.com
FMyLife is hilarious. People who’ve had beyond crappy days post their experiences
on the website, giving visitors the opportunity to rate the anecdote (“I
agree, your life sucks” or “You totally deserved it”). Divided into categories—
love, money, kids, work, health, intimacy and miscellaneous—each spiel begins
with the word “today” and ends with a short, yet effective “FML” (f**k my life).
Take this corker, written by a woman from Victoria, Australia: “Today, I discovered
I am the ‘before picture’ in an Internet weight loss advert. FML.” Or the
slightly more disgusting: “Today, I was playing around with my sister’s kitten. As
a joke I put him underneath the sheets and farted. He attacked my nuts. FML.”
A trek through FMyLife will make even the most downtrodden character feel
better about themselves.
Snarky Snaps
peopleofwalmart.com
People of Walmart documents the white trash (for lack of a more polite term)
that roam through the massive American super centres dotted across the
United States and Canada. A little mean, perhaps, but downright funny are
the sneaky snaps taken of unsuspecting victims. Think a heavily overweight
woman with protruding belly rolls from a skintight pink tank top, an elderly
man wearing a hotdog hat, a granny towing a child through the aisles behind a
scooter and a series of pantless wonders. It’s all class. The stories’ section is
funny, too, and gives Walmart-goers a forum to share their own up close and
personal experiences. The bunch behind the site have now released a book
called Shop and Awe—a picture collection of Americans in their natural shopping
habitat.
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