Pointless things you do on the Internet

[Mulholland Drive]

Visiting porn sites and laughing at all the faking that goes on, especially the exaggerated facial expressions. Comedy gold

 

[Chablis1]

Every few days I look through a guy’s timeline I used to follow on Twitter. He’s a fantasist. Comes up with the most amazing stories at times. Today’s one is that a cruise missile landed near him and his colleagues but he managed to drag them to safety. Mate if one of those landed you’d be fucking obliterated

 

[NightCircus]

Reblogging stuff on Tumblr so that I've got a really pretty blog.

I have no followers, literally nobody cares what my likes/dislikes etc are but looking at it and keeping it all organised makes me happy so I have fun with it.

 

[Mulholland Drive]

I like to go back to Digital Spy and lurk in the Politics forum and watch all the hate and bitchiness that goes on between entitled members there

 

[Hodgies]

Yyyeees! I am chuffed others do this too.

I'm just so bloody nosey

Tracking planes if I hear one flying over to see where it’s come from / going

Looking at menus of restaurants/ take aways when I have no plans to go or get said take away.

I'd forgotten about plane tracking! Tbf I live near an airport so tend to get quite a few nearby but obviously in recent times it's been much quieter. I get such satisfaction from knowing that the big plane going over came from London and is off to New York despite it making absolutely no difference to my life!

I do the same with menus as well, love deciding what I'd have etc. I had a proper rant the other night about a Christmas menu I read, I don't even think the restaurant was vaguely local! There was an amazing sounding turkey dinner or an equally amazing sounding beef one....then the veggie option was shit - carrots, goats cheese, dukka and a pesto I think which is such a crap main course! I'm still angry about it, irrationally so

 

[Belulah]

When my husband is pissing me off I go on a benefits calculator to see how much I would be entitled to as a single mum

You are very welcome to swap with me. I don’t get a penny from the government- I do have to work every hour God sends though. I’m happy to do it though so she always has enough- why she should feel less than because of choices her father made? I’d love to be able to sit in my ivory tower joking about going on benefits. To me that’s our reality if I ever lose my job.

 

[Hendrix]

I miss going to the cinema and coming out and reading the trivia on IMDb on the way home.

Tattle for several hours a day!

I google a hell of a lot from DIY to recipes.

Social media - mainly Instagram.

 

[Mel Donte]

I do imaginary personal shopping on Net-a-Porter. Sometimes I'll make up a client like... a CEO who wants to let everyone at her school reunion know that she's 'made it' or boho wedding dress for a socialite. Or challenges like the most expensive outfit that looks like it was purchased in the BooHoo sale.

 

[Hodgies]

When my husband is pissing me off I go on a benefits calculator to see how much I would be entitled to as a single mum

I also do that I've will also check out houses that would suit my new single lifestyle. There's a housing estate across the road from my eldest's school and houses there are top of my housing stock as they're fairly cheap but still not too rough an area. I may have thought about this too much

Editing to add that I'm actually very happy with my husband and have zero plans to leave but knowing I could and it would be fine definitely helps when he's being a knob

 

[Motherpuffin]

I’m now going on to trip advisor to do this... brilliant!

 

[Hodgies]

You quoted somebody who said they used a benefit calculator to see how much they get and said yes I do that too. Maybe my original post should have also been aimed at who you quoted.


Vile.

I apologise, yes I did quote that. In my reply I was talking to looking at houses. It still has nothing to do with being smug or intending to be offensive.

 

[Itsallaboutmememe]

I have a habit of looking on rightmove and having a nosey at neighbours houses-our neighbours moved about a year ago and I was on the nosing round their kitchen and telling my fella that I hated their bath

i then got stuck in on others houses-I’ve never spoken to them but I know what their bedrooms look like

i need a life…

 

[TheScarletgirl]

Look up old flames I really need to get rid of social media.

 

[chandlercheesecake]

watching clips of old TV shows such as Eastenders, Orpah Winfrey Show, Crimewatch, Stars in their Eyes, Pop Idol, etc...

using a savings calculator to figure out what I need to save for holidays and moving out (I only have a temp job atm)

reading about random obscure actors/actresses or people that used to be famous

reading about Unsolved Mysteries cases on SitcomsOnline forum

reading people's opinions on random film and TV characters on forums

going on Reddit and Netmums to read about bad stuff that's happened to people (when I'm feeling down about my own life) - it's quite therapeutic and I feel less alone

 

[Loulou_23]

Tracking planes if I hear one flying over to see where it’s come from / going.

Rightmove looking at properties I’ll probably never afford.

Looking at menus of restaurants/ take aways when I have no plans to go or get said take away.

Reading trip advisor and various other sites to find out about far flung and crazy places.

 

[supernintendochalmers]

Reading bad reviews of shops, restaurants etc.

Years ago I used to go on sites like Habbo, Stardoll and Club Penguin.

 

[ProphecyGirl]

- Looking at homes on Righmove
- Google map in random places
- Getting into a Wiki hole of random things
- Looking at expensive websites for things I can never afford
- Stalking celebrity homes on Google maps
- Fake booking expensive holidays
- Searching bands/artists 'top songs' on websites and agreeing with the order of the list
-Stalking people I know... quite scary what you can find out about people, I've found so many addresses
- 'Porngames' they're so funny just like girlgame.com but for adults
- Buzzfeed quizzes to find out what type of pizzaI am

 

[under the ivy]

-Google street view places I’d like to visit
-Rightmove look at expensive homes especially in London
-Wiki random things and end up in a Wiki reading hole

 

[BethanyGilbert]

I also do that I've will also check out houses that would suit my new single lifestyle. There's a housing estate across the road from my eldest's school and houses there are top of my housing stock as they're fairly cheap but still not too rough an area. I may have thought about this too much

Editing to add that I'm actually very happy with my husband and have zero plans to leave but knowing I could and it would be fine definitely helps when he's being a knob

I’m sure I’ll be called humourless but this very offensive. I know many single parents who don’t get a penny in benefits so have to pay for everything out of their own salary. This is also very smug as it’s saying I look at their lives for a bit of entertainment then I go back to my husband who provides for me

 

[Serious_Susan]

I love atlasobsucura for random places in locations haha - i lose hours to searching