Here at Street Attack we value our efficiency and productivity as diligent (and slightly neurotic) advertisers.  Everyone needs a break now and then- a brief respite from the daily grind- so here’s a list of our favorite time-wasting websites to ensure that even your off-time is productive, depending on how you look at it.

Don’t Even Reply

DontEvenReply.com is a website that features e-mails sent by the site’s creator to people who post classified ads with the fantastically simple goal of trying to mess with them and eventually piss them off.  The e-mail conversations are fairly entertaining and definitely merit a quick look-see, but the blog is only updated about once a week, so we’ll classify this site as more of a Monday pick-me-up than a consistent productivity killer.  If you’re a fan of the site, there’s of course a book that you can buy so that “e-mails from an asshole” are never out of reach.

Stuff White People Like

I’ve been a long time fan of Stuffwhitepeoplelike.com, mainly because of the striking accuracy of the posts.  Sometimes I’ll read a post and be able to instantly verify its accuracy of being something that I, as a white person, do enjoy, such as the World Cup, sweaters, Ray Ban Wayfarers, and hating people who wear Ed Hardy (I understand that it’s a lifestyle choice, but still…).  There is, of course, a book and posters available to buy on the site, but to some degree, Stuff White People Like has become a victim of its own success.  The author only posts about once a month (or even skips months) and half of the posts are about a new SWPL product or news about the book tour.  If you’re never heard of the site before, I strongly recommend you clear a few hours of your schedule, or better yet, pace yourself so that the inconsistent posting isn’t a concern.  Either way, Stuff White People Like is definitely a productivity killer and a great concept.

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Texts From Last Night

Textsfromlastnight.com (or Tfln as it’s affectionally referred to by fans) is a website that posts funny text messages and the area code they’re from (very funny stuff).  Users can text message the site directly or post their funny text themselves from the computer.  Visitors then have the option of voting on whether or not they like the text (good night or bad night) and can even buy a t-shirt of the text message if they really relate.  Since the content is often updated, this is a great website to check as often as you’d like, and can serve as great Facebook wall-posting material.

People of Walmart

This website will make you laugh, cry, shriek, rofl, and call your friend over to see.  Peopleofwalmart.com is a lovely collection of photos of people who shop at the largest retailer in America (with that kind of title there are bound to be some bad apples).  The site has recently evolved to include stories and other salacious aspects of the Walmart clientele, but in my mind, a picture is still worth a thousand words.  Check out the site if you dare.  I also apologize for insulting anyone if they happen to find themselves on it… a personal shopper might be in order.  Surprise!- there’s a book available for purchase if you so feel the need.

Awkward Family Photos

We’ve all had the experience of matching sweaters, picturesque backdrops, and maybe even professional studios with all sorts of “nifty” props and costumes.  Awkwardfamilyphotos.com is a gallery of families who couldn’t make it look 100% natural.  Fortunately for us, doting family members or friends decided to share their misfortunes with the world wide web!  Personalized book available for your coffee table.  Try not to make it in.

Look At This Fucking Hipster

Latfh.com is a great example of people taking something too far; in this case, that “something” is how hipster once can be to the point of ridiculousness.  City folk, you know exactly what I’m talking about.  The blog’s updated about once a day which is perfect for the occasional procrastinator, and most of the photos live up to the blog’s reputation (the captions are pretty funny too).  Even hipster haters, however, are not above publishing.  My suggestion is to get the book and use its pages as rolling paper.  Or you could spend that money on Pabst, you choose.

All in all, there are a plethora of websites in cyberspace that can alleviate some symptoms of the Mondays, boredom, self-loathing, self-conciousness, and the daily grind.  The websites that feature user-generated content are the most dangerous for your productivity, but waiting sometimes makes the prize that much more satisfying.  Each of these sites is definitely worth a quick, even cursory, glance, and we at Street Attack can validate their potency as vicious murderers of our highly-valued productivity.  It seems like publishing a book of a blog has been a trend recently, as you can see. I can’t understand for the life of me why anyone would buy them if they have the same content as the blog, but if they make money then more power to you.  Coming soon: a stapled printout of every Street Attack tweet from the last five years, available on Amazon in time for the holidays.  Browse at your own risk!