Concocted to put worlds of worthy information at our fingertips, the Internet has become such a rage that it now touches all corners of life, strange and small. Need proof? Here, a guide to a few of the more twisted spots recently visited on the I-way. * Barney Haters (address: alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die) ''I love you, you love me '' Not so fast, pal. Here's a whole gaggle of disgruntled, homicidal dinohaters who form on-line anti-Barney terrorist groups, come up with dirty Barney limericks, and otherwise get down on the up-with-people pet.

* Spam (alt.spam) That's right, Spam testimonials. Sculpting advice. And fun facts about Hormel's infamous canned meat. Only here will you learn that the substance is considered a delicacy by many in Korea.

* Dysfunctional Family Circus (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/mjd/dfc/dfc.html) ''Heartwarming cartoons by Bil Keane, gone horribly awry.'' You can chortle at sick captions provided by visiting 'Netheads or create a few of your own.

* Cybermonk (E-mail to dharmacomDelphi.com) Your direct line to nirvana. Trade koans and meditation tips with the high-tech monastics at the Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, N.Y.

* Nasty Jokes And Habits (alt.tasteless) A forum for snot jokes, scatological curiosities, and other sick frat-boy gags. Learn about mucus and oth- er bodily humors in excruciatingly vivid detail-no place for the squeamish.

* Elvis Sightings (alt.elvis.king) A virtual cyber-Graceland housing the latest spottings of Jacko's grave- spinning father-in-law, arcane memorabilia, and even that shopping list he took to a 7-Eleven last week in Bangor, Maine.

* Conspiracies (alt.conspiracy) The Internet's hive of drooling paranoids. Whether you're suspicious about the Zapruder film, extraterrestrial abduction, or that plate the government put in your head while you were sleeping, make this electronic grassy knoll your hangout.


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