The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

29 June 2005

Don't stop 'til you get Anuff

What was the greatest Web site of all time?

Yep. And here, ten years later, is the secret history of Suck, one of only three sites I've ever bought in book form.

(Five points if you can guess either of the other two.)

(Via Mr. Mxyzpltk.)

Posted at 7:20 PM to Blogorrhea


The Onion
Brunching Shuttlecocks

Posted by: aldahlia at 9:07 PM on 29 June 2005

The Onion is correct.

I have swiped much from the Brunching Shuttlecocks, but never have I bought a book from them.

Posted by: CGHill at 9:48 PM on 29 June 2005

Vincent Flanders' "Web Pages that Suck?"

Posted by: Dan Lovejoy at 8:49 AM on 30 June 2005

I probably should have gotten that one, but didn't.

Posted by: CGHill at 9:11 AM on 30 June 2005

Philip Kaplan's F-Company?
Wendy Northcutt's Darwin Awards?
Jump the Shark?

Posted by: Brian J. at 9:51 AM on 30 June 2005

The Gallery of Regrettable Food?
Interior Desecrations?

Posted by: Dan at 11:14 AM on 30 June 2005

Give that man Dan a hand. (I have all of Lileks' books, including the out-of-print stuff.)

Posted by: CGHill at 11:23 AM on 30 June 2005