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by Luyt 5421 days ago
"a series of menu buttons that aren't labeled; you've got to mouse over each one to find out what you're about to click on"

This actually has a name: 'Mystery Meat Navigation'[1]. It's one of the most irritating usability ailments. I thought it was extinct by now, but apparently it's still used on restaurant sites. It used to be quite popular on art- and band-related sites, some ten years ago.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_meat_navigation