Ten of the World’s Strangest Social Networks

Tom Selleck, no doubt, would be a fan. StachePassions.com is a social networking site for those fond of the ‘stache. You can browse Mustache Groups to find members by their preferred ‘stache style, including the Dali, Walrus and Pencil, or by their experience level: newbie, expert or Stache Groupie. Also featured on the site: “Stache chat,” message boards and e-mail. Gilette is definitely not a sponsor.

Think “MySpace for hemo-gobblers.” This site boasts a surprising 2.2 million members and targets those with a fascination (or is it obsession?) for all things gothic. Users create profiles and can peruse info on top Metal bands (Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Dealthloff), “rate” other users, join “cults” (i.e. interest groups such as “Emo Hair,” “Twilight” and “Marilyn Manson”) and participate in chat rooms.

Calling all clairvoyants! Zii Trend is a social prediction community in which users predict future events and trends. The site is based on the theory that aggregation of information in groups results in decisions that are often better than those that could have been made by any single member of the group. Here, users weigh in on such questions as “When will Madonna announce retirement?” and “Will there be a World War III before 2050?” Maybe these folks can figure out what will happen on “Lost” at the end of the season.

If you’re looking to get in good with The Big Guy Upstairs, consider Line for Heaven. Here, you earn karma points by “blessing” people, which helps to save your soul and reserve a place in heaven (spots are awarded on Judgement Day, every Sunday). Amen to that.

Welcome to the social network where everyone is your friend! Ncludr, a tongue-in-cheek site, boldly states that, “You’ll never be rejected. Everyone will love you. You’re thin and fabulous.” To complete your profile (or rather, Ncludr uses their “patented, synchronized, algoarithmic Personal Profile Generator”) simply answer three questions, including: “If two apples fall from the window of a six story building, with a wind speed of 10 MPH in the middle of winter, and one of the apples has a bite out of it, which of the apples will fall first?”

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