5 Online Games That Won’t Hurt Your Wallet

Whether or not you want to admit it, our economy is in a slump, my wallet has been saying so for the last few weeks. Now in these perilous times when money starts to run tight but bandwidth is still a plenty you can ease your troubled mind with these 5 completely free online games that only cost you your time.

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Top 25 Awesome Songs about Obama, McCain, and Palin

Top 25 Awesome Songs about Obama, McCain, and Palin.

From psychedlic bengan rock to electro to hip-hop, here’s a diverse rundown of the 25 best songs covering Election 2008. Regardless of who you’re voting for, it’s undeniable that this November highlights one of the most critical stepping stones for the United States in the 21st Century. Heck, even Everclear (yes, they’re still a band) thinks so.

PMS Buddy

PMSBuddy.com is a free online PMS reminder.  Yes, you heard it right fellas, a service which reminds you precisely when your wife or girlfriend’s “aunt flow” is coming for a visit.  All you have to do is enter the last date of the woman’s cycle and the site will send you reminders in advance. In addition to the reminders, the service makes suggestions to buy flowers, wine, chocolates and even lingerie (the site has to make money somehow right?). PMSBuddy also has a section for users to share stories and also some PMS tips for you.

In their own words: “PMSBuddy.com is a free service created with a single goal in mind: to keep you aware of when your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister, daughter, or any other women in your life are closing in on “that time of the month” - when things can get intense for what may seem to be no reason at all.”

They also have an interesting little meter on their homepage which shows the number of periods the site is tracking as well as the threat level.

We all may joke about  the “crimson tide,” but for some guys this might actually be somewhat useful. Just remember though, your women might not react too kindly about you charting their crimson tide so be careful!

Don’t Overlook These Details

These details may be mundane or an afterthought, but they can make a big difference in what you as a man want to say about yourself. This may come off as a bit of a rant, but you should be as informed and prepared as possible. With all we have going on in our lives, it’s easy to overlook certain habits and details. Hopefully this insight will open your eyes a bit more to the little things that we can all miss. Because after all, it’s the little things that sometimes make all the difference in the world.

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Ploomy in the Art Gallery

Ploomy in the art gallery. Frequent Ploomy contributor Mark Condon is cheesin it for the camera at a local art gallery opening in San Francisco. If you’re wondering how he got his Ploomy t-shirt, he’s contributed a few articles to the site.

If you’d like to submit your own article to Ploomy, click here.

Elsewhere:

Ploomy in Rome

Ploomy in the Club

8 Style Tips Every Man Should Know

1: There Is No Such Thing As A Comedy Tie

The world doesn’t mind if you love certain cartoon characters but does that mean you should wear images of them to board meetings? And that shirt with the ‘zany’ pattern that you’ve been saving for the party season: will people honestly think ‘he’s good fun’ or will they think ‘I wonder if that man’s color blind?’

The clothes you wear cannot, and should not, be a substitute for personality. If a man feels that he must advertise his sense of humour then he is really advertising his need to be liked. Stylish men do not have such needs. Keep it simple and let your clothes say ‘I have a lot of self respect’ rather than ‘please like me’.

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Facts, Myths, and Mysteries about Disney Theme Parks

One of the things that I love and despise most in the world is the Disney Corporation. I understand that it’s evil, but there’s something about it that is so appealing, and has been since I was a kid. From that childhood love grew an adult fascination with everything Disney which has ultimately led me to a lot of facts, myths and mysteries about the corporation and the theme parks they run. Hopefully this article will pique your interest as well.

No One Has Ever Officially Died on Disney Property:

According to legend, whenever there is a ‘death‘ on a Disney park, the paramedics are not allowed to declare the person dead until they have left the Disney property.

Walt Originally Planned Epcot to be a Model Utopia

We all knew Walt Disney was brilliant, but a couple of his ideas were way off the charts, like super crazy stuff. One of the best documented examples of this was the original plan for Epcot Center. The full video can be found on a DVD series called Tomorrow Land in which Walt proceeds to explain that he hopes to construct a city, resort, and urban sprawl that will provide everything for the residents of his utopia. At the center of the city was a giant skyscraper which would serve as office buildings and a resort hotel for the guests. On the outskirts of this would be acres of parks for the residents, then outside of this would be a suburban sprawl of homes. There wasn’t a need for roads here, instead there were trails leading to the residents’ respective homes. The residents of this utopia don’t need to drive anywhere. They were expected to ride a series of Monorails and small 2 person cars on tracks called people movers that never stopped being in motion. Walt even planned a series of industrial parks for the more blue color workers that were accessible by monorail. This is not to say that you didn’t need a car, for residents of the utopia there was an immense parking garage for residents and guests beneath the central sky scraper. Of course Walt’s dream of this utopia was never realized and in its place we have a giant sphere.

There is a System of Tunnels Beneath Disney World

During the early days of Disneyland, Walt continuously had his dream of a seamless magical world destroyed by seeing misplaced cast members. He often would find cowboys in Tomorrow Land, Jungle Cruise drivers in Fantasy Land and princesses in Adventure Land. Walt’s solution to this was to build a series of tunnels with different levels beneath Disney World. Not only allowing the cast members to move around, eat, and take breaks, but also for merchandise and food to be moved around the park, as well as delivery trucks to be loaded and unloaded. The tunnels have different portals throughout the park where the cast members and deliveries can enter and exit the tunnels. Read the rest of this article »

ClaraBelle Sings “Oh Well”

Since we introduced you to Ploomy Girl #6 ClaraBelle a few months ago, she’s received well over half a million views on YouTube. Her newest video entitled “Oh Well” is an original song and is just awesome. Her lovely voice and unique sound (not to mention her stunning looks) make her such a treat to watch.  Be sure to watch this video all the way through as she includes some great behind the scenes outtakes.

And also be on the look out for her debut CD coming out soon.

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