Buried in the clutter of my browser's bookmarks bar is a folder called Inspiration. This is where I store sites that make me marvel at how funny and creative people can be, and it's often my first stop when I need to stretch my brain in a new direction. It includes shopping sites like Poppytalk Handmade and the Your Face blog, which features an artist's strangely wonderful drawings of reader-submitted portraits. At the moment, this particular folder contains almost 40 sites, and it's one of about 30 folders sitting in my bookmark bar--each of which serves a different purpose. And yet, even with all of this ever-changing content sitting at my fingertips, there are still days when browsing through my bookmarks leaves me bored.

Sometimes we all need a little help getting out of our Internet rut. With that in mind, I recently asked my fellow Macworld editors to open up their own bookmark collections and share their favorite sites. The results ranged from super-practical resources for advice to fun and addictive time-wasters--provided some interesting insights into my coworkers and why I sometime hear them giggling in their cubicles.

In the October issue of Macworld, which should be hitting newsstands soon, we hand-picked 55 Web sites that make you smarter, save you money, or help you pass the time more quickly. But I thought I'd also share some of our editors' personal favorites here. Most of these probably won't help you get more work done or make you a better person, but hopefully they will give you a laugh or help you freshen up your own bookmark list.

We'd also like to hear from you. What hidden gems have you found online? Are there sites you rely on for tracking down bargains, getting some down time, or just expanding your mind? Share it with us.

So here goes...

Fire Joe Morgan: This blog is a laugh-out-loud-funny critique of bad sports journalism. It's not just about baseball commentator Joe Morgan (though the annotated versions of Morgan's weekly ESPN.com chat are hilarious), but it's also about any sportswriter or broadcaster who makes ridiculously false statements. Fire Joe Morgan is a delightful combination of logical, intelligent analysis and caught-you-with-your-pants-down humor.--Jason Snell

This irreverent podcast doesn't take itself or TV too seriously.

TV Talk Machine: In this podcast, listeners submit TV-related questions to San Francisco Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman. However, Goodman and his sidekicks never actually answer the questions. Instead, they fill time with wacky impressions (from Bill Walton to Juan Antonio Samaranch) and a bizarre collection of recurring callers. The TV Talk Machine makes me laugh so hard that the other people waiting at my bus stop must think I'm crazy.--JS

You Look Nice Today: If you consider learning about Chuck Norris's Action Jeans or the National Day of Goatee Reconsideration useless, then you should avoid this blog-podcast at all costs. But if deadpan humor and artful non sequiturs are your cup of tea, then join productivity guru Merlin Mann, iTunes podcasting product manager Scott Simpson, and visual effects artist Adam Lisagor for navel-gazing that runs the emotional gamut. It's worth noting that the show's content and language veer toward the explicit.--Dan Moren

Found Magazine: This site makes the voyeuristic thrill of digging through someone's private papers feel artsy and socially acceptable. The featured Find of the Day can be photos, doodles, letters, cocktail napkin poems, or other random scraps. The funny finds are priceless (a note from fat camp requesting candies), and some items are strangely affecting (a to-do list that reads "Quit Smoking. Join AA. Join the Church. Play tennis").--Heather Kelly

Cool Tools: As the founder of MacOSXHints.com, which shows people cool things they can do with OS X, I have a soft spot in my heart for similar sites on other topics. One of the very best is Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools, which highlights