Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Futility Closet
Outsider Art
This is Sunset Over the Adriatic, a painting exhibited at the 1910 Salon des Indépendants and attributed to the “excessivist” Genoan painter Joachim-Raphaël Boronali. When critics praised the work, novelist Roland Dorgelès revealed that he’d tied a paintbrush to the tail of a donkey named Lolo to decry the excesses of modern art. Lolo’s thoughts are not recorded. See Different … [Link]
In a Word
Image: Wikimedia Commons argute
adj. sharp, as a taste missment
n. a mistake, an error mauvais quart d’heure
n. a short period of time which is embarrassing and unnerving deligible
adj. worthy to be chosen The label on Angostura bitters is larger than the bottle. When company founder Johann Siegert died, his sons planned to enter the tonic in a competition … [Link]
Weird Universe
Dr. Dante’s Figure Control Record
Just listen to Dr. Dante's exciting voice and lose weight permanently. No exercise! "For Women Only"
The album was released in 1972.
Some trivia about it from discogs.org: "this album is clearly visible in the movie Gremlins which came out in 1984. Towards the end of the movie, after they blow up the movie theater, when they’re chasing Stripe through … [Link]
Smell of the Apocalypse
A fragrance recently released by Thomson & Craighead is described as "a complex fragrance based on olfactory materials detailed in The Book of Revelation as it appears in the King James Bible first published in 1611."
Some of those materials:
Thunder, blood, hail and fire, the creatures of the sea that have died, wormwood, a rod of iron, the opened … [Link]
GraphJam
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That's Hella Cool Bro
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Fark.com RSS
In case of national emergency, the Swiss government stockpiles essential goods such as sugar, cooking oil, medicine, water, and coffee. For some reason, no booze [Interesting]
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The War on Christmas continues. Turns out that wreaths and lights are too religious. If Jesus was known for one thing, it was electric lighting [Asinine]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories
Tree love
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Music at various ages
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Overheard In The Office
Just a Little One
Cubicle #1: Oh no, today is Tuesday the 13th! Does that mean anything?
Cubicle #2: Umm… Today is the 12th. Tomorrow is the 13th. And humpday!
Cubicle #1: Oh no! Wednesday the 13th! Does that mean anything?
Cubicle #2: Well, it’s the day before Valentine’s Day. You got your wife something already, right?
Cubicle #1: Dang! I better think of something quick, right?
Cubicle #2: You … [Link]
Which You've Already Done by Wearing Such a Loud Tie.
Temp: It's so silent in here.
Boss: Don't ruin the magic. East Circle Drive
East Lansing, Michigan [Link]
Mental Floss
Check Out Friday's Awesome Amazon Deals
From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]
World Capitals
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The Onion
Mom Has Stacked Dinner Party Roster
GOLDEN, CO—Their eyes widening in amazement as the 43-year-old rattled off the names of heavy hitter after heavy hitter, impressed members of the Dreeshen household confirmed Friday that the roster for their mom’s upcoming dinner party was absolutely stacked. “Wow, she’s got Joyce from work, Cheri, Dana from yoga, Carol, Carol’s new husband—that’s all of the A-listers, together under one … [Link]
Explosions: The Loud Killer
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FMyLife
JustRidingMyBike says FML
Today, I started my new job as a supervisor. I began by cleaning out my new office, including recycling large sheets of cardboard left over from the new calendars. When the 2nd shift came in, however, they got very upset and yelled at me. Apparently, I had thrown away my Muslim workers' prayer mats. FML [Link]
Zanquis says FML
Today, I got stuck with a water damaged kitchen. The manufactor says their warranty doesn't cover it as it's user error, my insurance says they don't cover it as it's a manufacturer error. FML [Link]
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