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Would you like another distraction from *waves around* all this? Sweet, come check out lucidium’s post about a wig making game. Yeah, you heard that right, come try it!

2024 MetaFilter Gift Swap Sign-Ups are Open!! Thank you, rhyspenbras and okayokayigive for organizing this year's festivities!

detail from movie poster for Cats Of Malta

"I just posted paduasoy's "six films about cats, with no cat death" list. You can see the films via the hashtag #CatFilms ... Donate $25 to MeFi and I'll post six films on a custom theme of your choice, too!" In the Mefi fundraising thread, DirtyOldTown offers to do that thing he does so well. 💖

Gorogoa game artwork

derbyshire is looking for fun puzzle video games to play as a family.

the weekly Free Thread is always a bright spot

Glinn posted Animal Companions (esp. dogs) of Metafilter in Metatalk, and they are all good companions, Brent.

Look, emojis are art ok? If you don’t believe that, then check out this post by ambrosen, which highlights recreations of classic art, using emojis. Come see a fun bit of culture and art!

One of many creations made with The Incredible Machine

XKCD made a machine and Rhamoi made a post about it! There are balls involved, along with a fan, gears, an anvil and other stuff to direct the things in various ways. This is all about having fun, so come on in, the water's fine!

🐈 In MetaTalk, kensington314 has a fun idea for a collaborative mixtape!

lost baby hedgehog perched atop the head of an unsuspecting sightseer, apparently. (photo by Erik Mclean, pexels.com)

Post from fight or flight on Woman mistakes bobble for baby hedgehog wins for best photo of the day, best crouton petting post; best "bobble" vs "pompom" vs "puff" vs "tribble" vs "womble" post; best "Pro-hedgehog propaganda" post; best fluffy thread about fluffy threads post; and best fun name for baby animal (since yesterday) post.

typing by Kiran Foster (cc by)

Go ahead and cancel your plans for the next few hours 'cause Kattullus has posted about an addictive game you can play. Best part is that each game only lasts 20 seconds!

Prompt. Type. 20 seconds passes. REPEAT!

The majestic Snowyoctopowl, perhaps?

In case you missed it, Brids, Sfish and other Amals, a fun browser toy by dng that mixes up Victorian animal illustrations to create amazing new hybrid animals every time you click.

screenshot of opening level of the game I Have No Mouth, And I Must Create Blocks On All Sides Of Me

"charming, handcrafted, fiendishly difficult puzzle games with a retro 8-bit feel": Lovingly Crafted Puzzle Games Since 2013, a passel of Puzzlescript, iOS and Android games to while away the hours, 8-bit at a time.

Hey, it's the end of week and the day after a major holiday in the USA, so let's chill out with The 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards! Grab your favorite beverage and check out the link that wowenthusiast posted!

My Velveteen Rabbit by Alyssa L. Miller (cc by)

"My 11 year old announced he wants to keep track of all his stuffed animals. On paper, he has maybe invented 2005 Facebook all over again, for his imagination. How can we do this?"