grab html data without rss

hey nerds.  Hopefully some of you will help me.

I want to get dynamic html text off a webpage that doesnt have an rss feed...can this be done?

Easy but retarded way:

<?php
$fp=fsockopen("whatthefuckever.com",80);
fwrite($fp,"GET /blahblah.html\r\nHost: whatthefuckever.com\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n");
while(!feof($fp)){$shit.=fread($fp,128);}
// do something with $shit
?>