Annoying websites are here to stay; sometimes considered incredible feats of tech savvy and other times just web junk, the most annoying websites show us how creative and abrasive some webmasters can be. Some of these sites are likely intentionally caustic, but many are simply awkward. Here is a list of twenty annoying websites with five dishonourable mentions awarded to annoying website pages. Enjoy!

#20 Tripod: What is the easiest way to assure you will have an annoying website? Have it hosted on Tripod. Though a wonderful way to learn HTML, the number of pop-ups and banners on Tripod get any Tripod hosted website a space on our top twenty most annoying websites list. In addition to the ad trash, Tripod sites often have a large number of dead links from being abandoned, slower load times, and confusing navigation. Even the Tripod “help sites” created by the company echo with the familiar click of blocked pop-ups, an annoying website pet peeve for many internet users.

#19 Ad Farms: Who wants to browse for content only to find an ad farm with misspelled words, poor grammatical structure, or even worse, no content at all? The truth is; nobody does. Ad farms are annoying websites that junk up the system, even when being used to simply populate a parked domain. Ad farms feel like a cyber cheat and a waste of time. They become even more annoying when the “back” option is disabled, leaving a site visitor the option of either closing the browser and starting over again or using right-click back. After visiting one of these annoying websites, most visitors immediately clean out all the adware they gathered just by browsing in.

#18 Boohbah: A site created for little ones and offered by a popular Public Television children’s program, Boohbah is full of fun sounds and amusing animations. Clearly intended to entertain preschoolers, this annoying website gets at its worst when you click on the little dancing gumdrop characters. If you intend to spend any amount of time here, be sure to turn down your sound and take an aspirin.

#17 Bait and Switch: An entire breed of annoying websites is out there bearing the generic term, “Bait and Switch Redirection.” This technique of moving website visitors like cattle is helpful if your site outgrows its server or moves for another reason, but some unscrupulous webmasters use this method to trick visitors into generating ad revenue or for other hidden agendas. That’s why all bait and switch sites rank #17 on our most annoying websites countdown, though the practice is considered possibly illegal as well as annoying.

#16 Dog: Dog is a website featuring the word “Dog” leashed cleverly to a narrow stump. Dog pants, begs for attention, barks, follows your mouse, and though interesting can be one of the most annoying websites online due to its limitations. Dog has a lot of personality and is very well made, but the point to it isn’t clearly indicated, so a visitor often leaves in frustration.

#15 Mattel’s Everything Girl: Everything Girl is a child-oriented, annoying website created for girls by Mattel. It is designed to be hip, targeted specifically toward preteen girls in the Barbie demographic, but the pixie Pippa who guides you through the site is nothing less than annoying.  Any hesitation to perform activities on the site leads to Pippa’s annoying and occasionally rude commentary, making this our fifteenth most annoying website.

#14 Computer Geeks Annoying Site: Number fourteen of our most annoying websites countdown is an offering by Computer Geeks, whose site can be conquered if you’re fast enough and can prevent distraction from confusing you too much. This annoying website is flashy, so if you have trouble dealing with rapid light flux, you may want to skip the Computer Geeks site.

#13 Funny Junk’s Most Annoying Website 2: If you want a little brainless fun, consider Funny Junk’s Most Annoying Webpage 2 , an awesomely bad, saccharin sweet, friendly mini site. Funny Junk is known for hosting the weird, the amusing, the amazing, and the awful. Sometimes, the site seems to loop. Other times, it seems like one of those annoying small-talking folks you run into in the elevator. The only way out is ctrl-alt-del.

#12 Wax Hasslehoff: One of the most unusual annoying websites is the Wax On Wax Hoff site. Introduced to the game by the wisecracking car Kitt from Nightrider, visitors are encouraged to take strips of waxed cloth and wax the hair off David Hasslehoff’s chest. I don’t know what they were thinking, but this annoying website kind of makes you wonder about why people find this sort of thing entertaining.

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