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Fun with mugshots: Guess the Crime

Murder by Death
Murder by Death

Let’s face it. Mugshots are fun.

There’s a little schadenfreude with it as well, knowing that the person staring back at you from the mugshot gallery has allegedly done something wrong, and you haven’t.

And if Nick Nolte or other celebrity mugshots have proven anything, it’s just that some people make pretty funny police fodder.

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How to win at Jeopardy!

Suck it, Trebek t-shirt
“SUCK IT, TREBEK” t-shirt

We’ve been on a bit of a Jeopardy! roll recently here at Web Watch, but that’s not going to stop us from throwing another bit of fun at our readers — mainly because we want to see you get onto the show… and once there, win.

While you may have to practice your buzzer techniques in the privacy of your own home, there’s nothing stopping you from spending months memorizing 3×5 index cards that cover the typical subjects — British royalty, geography, and state capitols.  That’s what Jeopardy! superstar Ken Jennings did, and look at how well it worked for him.

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Flash Fun: GemCraft Labyrinth

Lego Castle Defense
Lego Castle Defense

Last year, Web Watch told you about GEMCRAFT CHAPTER 0, one of the better, more involved games in the Tower Defense genre of computer games.

The folks at GAME IN A BOTTLE have been pretty busy recently, and have released a sequel entitled GEMCRAFT LABYRINTH.  And as sequels go, it’s a fine addition to the line.  If you’re a tower defense fan, you’ll definitely want to check this one out.

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This year’s Jeopardy! online test starts February 8th, 2011

Prisoner of Trebekistan - a Decade of Jeopardy!
Prisoner of Trebekistan – A Decade of Jeopardy!

Many years ago, Web Watch had an opportunity to take the JEOPARDY! contestant test.

It wasn’t easy – 50 rapid-fire questions that were asked so quickly so as to not give you the opportunity to go back and correct answers that you thought you’d be able to answer later lest you lose track of the current questions being asked.

Needless to say, we’re sometimes not the best test takers under pressure.  We missed the cut to move to the next round by 2 wrong answers.

It happens. Maybe next time.

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Hottest Toy this Holiday Season? The TSA Security Checkpoint from Playmobil


TSA Security Checkpoint Playset
TSA Security Checkpoint Playset

What is expected to be the hottest selling toy this holiday season?

Considering it’s currently sold out at many retailers, the TSA AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINT PLAYSET from Playmobil is right at the top of the list.

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Angry Birds walkthrough, the science of Angry Birds, and Angry Bird Toys


a Nintendo Angry Bird
A Nintendo Angry Bird

Have you caught the ANGRY BIRD craze for your iPhone, Android, or other mobile device?

Would it help to know that ANGRY BIRDS is coming to WII and XBOX LIVE, and PS3 soon?

How about that some math geeks have determined that the RED ANGRY BIRD is 70cm TALL?

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Love to play boardgames and videogames? National Gaming Day is November 13th


Settlers of Catan board game
Settlers of Catan board game

If you, like Web Watch, love playing boardgames and videogames, then you need to pop over to your local libary on NOVEMBER 13th to celebrate NATIONAL GAMING DAY.

As part of the celebration, over 1800 participating libraries are going to try to set a world record for the LARGEST SIMULTANEOUS VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT. 

See?  Who says that libraries need to be all quiet and stuffy?

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WHEN IT DROPS tells you when new releases are coming out each week


The Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle

The AMAZON KINDLE is great:  whenever a new book release comes out, you can pretty much instantly download that book to your Kindle and begin reading immediately.

The hard part is knowing what books — or movies, or DVD’s, or video games — are being released each week so that you can be prepared ahead of time.  Sometimes things get released and you just haven’t been paying attention.