Monday, April 25, 2005

404 Fun

"Webmasters get creative with '404 Error' pages"
   <http://edition.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/03/22/creative.404.errors.idg/
       index.html>
"Defunct Web pages and mistyped URLs generally deliver error messages that are
 as dull as dirt. But a growing cadre of witty webmasters opt to make light of
 AWOL Web pages. Instead of displaying the standard '404 Error File Not Found,'
 they dole out a dose of humor instead"

The 404 Research Lab
   <http://www.404lab.com/>
A site dedicated to "404" pages, including Area 404:
   <http://www.404lab.com/404/area404.asp>
"Links to the best 404 Not Found errors on the web, researched and categorized
 for your surfing enjoyment"
History of 404:
   <http://www.404lab.com/404/history.asp>

A selection of possibly humorous 404 pages:
* Inspired by Marvin from H2G2?
   <http://freshsqueeze.com/404>
* Website Error Message 42
   <http://www.hhgttgonline.com/html/404.html>
* Wha Chu Talkin 'Bout Willis?
   <http://www.wchou.com/errors/404.htm>
* Ransom Note
   <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.leecy/404.html>
* File Not Found Haiku
   <http://www.fool.com/haiku404.asp>
* Play Zork (a text adventure game from the 80s)
   <http://thcnet.net/error/404.php>
* Newsflash
   <http://www.trinicom.com/trinicom/servererror/404.htm>
* Eyechart
   <http://www.2020hindsight.org/iuywoeifylkh>
* Flowchart
   <http://rubberducky.org/404>
* The 404 Band
   <http://www.vudumedia.com/404/>
* Philosophical
   <http://tsbolton.com/bertramslair/error.htm>
* Error - You have spent too much time on the net
   <http://thecenter2000.com/last/>