( Mental Floss ) -- Fantasy football drafts are firing up , and workplace productivity will soon grind to a halt as half the office spends half the day managing their rosters in an attempt to get the next Steve Slaton off the waiver wire . Just because you 're not a football fan does n't mean you have to be left out of the fantasy mania , though . There are all sorts of alternative fantasy leagues you can join . Why not try one of these ? Pick your breed of dog , then allocate your `` funds '' to help train and groom it into a champion on Showdog.com . Fantasy music league . If you spend more time listening to the radio than watching sports , the Fantasy Music League might be right up your alley . In this league your job is to compile a roster that has more real-life chart movement and album sales than other owners ' `` labels . '' You shell out a certain salary to sign the acts you think have the most promise , and if they out-earn your competitors , you 'll earn the fantasy world 's equivalent of a Grammy . The label that 's at the top of the standings for this season , Jenny Baird Records , boasts a roster that includes Fall Out Boy , Daughtry , Justin Timberlake and Fergie . Fantasy dog shows . If fantasy leagues come any more adorable than this , we do n't want to see them . Showdog.com allows you to enter a virtual simulation dog show league . You pick your breed of dog , then allocate your `` funds '' to help train and groom it into a champion . Your simulated dog can take on other owners ' pooches in a dog-eat-dog competition to help ascertain the best way to breed a champion show dog . All of the glory , none of the fetch ! Mental Floss : America 's most lavish dog spas . Fantasy water skiing . Water skiing is great fun , but it takes some practice before you can do it well . Why not skip all of those embarrassing spills and noses full of water by just joining a fantasy skiing league instead ? Pick your professional skiers , then get points according to how many buoys your slalom skiers pass , how many points your tricksters pile up , and how far your jumpers soar . Never again will you and your buddies just have to argue in vain about which one of you is really the most hardcore water skiing fan ! Fantasy pro wrestling . Like the violence of football but wish you had a fantasy league that stuck to a script ? Try fantasy pro wrestling . Web-based E-wrestling federations allow you to draft a stable of grapplers and then receive points for their performance in the ring and appearances on broadcasts . ( We 're guessing the Undertaker is the fantasy wrestling equivalent of Peyton Manning : maybe not the top guy every year , but you know you 're going to get consistently solid production out of him . ) Mental Floss : Where are they now ? WWF superstars . Fantasy bass fishing . The only thing more exciting than watching someone else fish is beating your friends at predicting who will get the nicest bass in their livewell ! ESPN.com offers a Fantasy Fishing Challenge that allows angling fans to create a team of their favorite pro anglers while working under the constraint of a $ 100 salary cap . Each angler has a set `` salary '' that he earns , and when you sign one to your team they score you points according to their performances in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings . Fantasy Congress . Just because you prefer C-SPAN to ESPN does n't mean you ca n't find a way to waste several hours on a fantasy league each week . Try out Fantasy Congress . Although the game 's Web site is currently down , FantasyCongress.com launched in 2006 to allow politics junkies to draft their favorite legislators and then rack up points according to how their Congressmen 's proposed legislation fared , how often they voted , and their willingness to cross party lines to up their `` Maverick Score . '' Fantasy eating . Do you watch the Nathan 's hot dog eating contest each Fourth of July and find yourself feeling pangs of jealousy because you ca n't match the competitors ' gluttony ? Now you can life vicariously through them ! Krystal Square Off offers fantasy eating leagues for four to seven teams that allow you to score points based on how many mini hamburgers your roster can wolf down . ( Hot tip : I sat next to `` Humble '' Bob Shoudt and his adorable daughter on their flight home from Shoudt 's winning performance at the Nashville Krystal Square Off in 2006 . Not only did the man look like he could down some burgers -- his world record is 28 in two minutes -- but he was also maybe the most doting , sweetest father I 've ever seen . Pick against this guy at your own risk . ) Mental Floss : 10 foods that are aphrodisiacs . Fantasy bowling . You might not be able to pick up a 7-10 split , but that does n't mean you ca n't destroy your friends at fantasy bowling . The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour has its own fantasy league , and it sounds intriguingly easy to play . Your squad scores points based on how your bowlers finish in individual tournaments , so if you 've got a guy who piles up strike after strike , you 're going to be tough to beat . According to the league 's Web site , the number four overall pick is a guy named Rhino Page . Do you really want to pick against a guy named Rhino ? For more mental_floss articles , visit mentalfloss.com . Entire contents of this article copyright , Mental Floss LLC . All rights reserved .
Showdog.com allows you to join a virtual simulation MMA fighting league . Web - based E - wrestling leagues allow you to join a stable of grapplers . Krystal Square Off offers competitive eating leagues for four to seven teams .