Okay... maybe not the 'House Of Fun' but hopefully a page full of fun stuff for you to look at!

Hey - I might be 'grown up' but I certainly don't have to 'grow up' - if it's childish or plain silly... as long as it's fun then it'll do for me!

Enjoy!

Yep... I'll admit it - I'm a Top Trumps addict - you know, the card game where the highest statistic in whatever category wins.

Great stuff, and they've been going for years... so I decided to do a few of my own - so far, I've got three series:

Top Comedy, Top Baddies and Top Gameshows!

Here are some examples:

Each pack has 30 feature cards, plus a 'front' card, 'rules' card, 'stats' card and the card 'backs' to make 'em look authentic!

If you want more info on the cards - email me and I'll provide you with info on how to get all the card pics FREE (you'll have to print them off yourselves though!):

humourtherapist@hotmail.com

Back in the far distant days before we had the cordless pen, the waterproof teabag and the dog's treadmill, there was another important invention that took our lives by storm - the home computer.

Previously seen as the plaything of nerds and boffins, these little devices invaded the homes of practically everyone - hey, if they hadn't, you wouldn't be reading this at home  now... what do you mean you're accessing this page at work? Crikey, what will your boss say?

The big thing about home computers is that you could play games on them (which might seem trivial now), and the games were relatively cheap... budget games from £1.99 (by the 'Mastertronic' range... all generally rubbish, but one or two rare gems) going up to approx. £10 - imagine that the next time you're spending £40 on a PS2 game!

The games came in cassette format, which was a pre-MP3 thing your grandparents might remember   and you'd actually have wait for the thing to load in - when I say wait, I mean wait - how does 5 mins + sound... can you imagine doing this nowadays in this high tech, 'I want it NOW' world?

For nostalgia buffs though - the following link will generate a smile or two... if you're old enough to remember the ZX Spectrum (that weird looking little black comp. with the rubber keys seen in the pic. at the top); if you're not old enough - take a look anyway!

http://www.spectrum.lovely.net/

Included there are classics such as Ant Attack (wow! 3D Graphics... okay, it looks dated now, but this was in the early days of computing and looked impressive at the time), Chuckie Egg, Manic Miner, Skool Daze and of course my favourite - Jet Set Willy.

Jet Set Willy was a game made in 1984, about a Miner cleaning up his house - collecting bottles and glasses after a wild party... unfortunately, his house had been taken over by floating demon heads, spinning rabbits and things that looked like those aniseed-flavoured pastilles you get in Licquorice Allsorts.

Sounds bizarre? Yep, it sure does... but this is still one of my favourite games of all times... okay, it doesn't have multi-angle shots or amazing intro movie sequences... but it does have a wee character who has the amazing ability to move left, right and jump! 

You only need to use three keys, so no worries as to which of the zillion buttons to press in order to simply move the character!

Click the following link to view this gem!

http://www.spectrum.lovely.net/Jetset.html

And for another classic game - look below!

Ever wanted to play the stock market but no money?

No idea about what companies to buy into?

If only there was an easier way...

There is - Celebdaq: Click the link below

It’s a celebrity stock exchange game but instead of buying shares in companies you buy shares in celebrities.

Once you join, they start you off with a ‘virtual’ £10K and you just take it from there...

You buy celebrities, and depending on if they appear on t.v. or the newspapers, you can do well... the more coverage they get, the more money you make.

Check it out... a warning though - it’s addictive!

Great fun!

What? You want to know what a 'Powerball' is?

A little plastic gizmo containing a gyroscope, about the size of a tennis ball.

The thing lights up and makes a weird whirring noise when set in motion - you have to move your wrist to keep the thing going, and by subtle movements you can greatly increase the speed.

It looks like an  ideal Xmas present for the 'executive toy' fan  but it's got far more to it than simply being another 'boy toy'... - the thing just feels so WEIRD in your hand as it generates force and seems like it's trying to escape from you - it's a great piece of exercise equipment too - check out the official website here to see why...

http://www.powerballs.com

There's a counter on there to tell you how fast the thing goes and let's you know when you've beaten your 'high score'... there's even a 'world record' for the fastest speed - can you believe it?

Definitely addictive, very unputdownable and most of all FUN!

Who says you have to grow up? With this thing, you can have a toy to play with that's also a cool piece of exercise equipment (so you can justify having it! ).

This is weird but fun...

it involves you downloading, printing and using card, scissors and glue (ask your parents to help if you like).

I'm not going to go on here... just click the link below to see... it's well worth it, and you will laugh out loud when you see the final result!

http://www.grand-illusions.com/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/