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
“Great Mass of Atmospheric Ice”
A curious phenomenon occurred at the farm of Balvullich, on the estate of Ord, occupied by Mr Moffat, on the evening of Monday last. Immediately after one of the loudest peals of thunder heard there, a large and irregular-shaped mass of ice, reckoned to be nearly 20 feet in circumference, and of a proportionate thickness, fell near the farm-house. It … [Link]
Fire and Fog
“My mother … pointed out that one could not say ‘a green great dragon,’ but had to say ‘a great green dragon.’ I wondered why, and still do.” — J.R.R. Tolkien (Image: Flickr) [Link]
Weird Universe
It’s Not Good To Be A British Patient
Belinda Waite, 21, of Bampton, England had a rough 9 months leading up to February 6th of this year. She was in and out of the hospital with diagnoses of irritable bowel syndrome and gout. Finally, on the 6th of last month, doctors told her she was 3 months pregnant. They sent her home telling her to make an appointment … [Link]
HEAD-lines
Thomas Alan Heugel, 56, of Sparta, Michigan was running a business out of his home. Not usually a problem, but Mr. Heugel was passing himself off as Dr. Heugel and doing circumcisions. Yes, he was doing home circumcisions as well as peircings and massages. Jeff Foxworthy once remarked about there being some things you just shouldn't look for a bargain … [Link]
PassiveAggressiveNotes.com — funny (if not necessarily "passive-aggressive") notes from pissed-off people
The time-tested “sausage, egg and cheese” diet
Angie in Columbus, Ohio says this is the second (hilariously) furious fridge note to be posted lately in the office kitchenette. Adds Angie: “Who knew a Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich fit into a ‘special diet’?” Perhaps next time the writer could just hop (er, drive) on over to Taco Bell? 
related: It’s not funny, it’s my sandwich extra credit: This … [Link]
Launching a cannonball at the breeders
Emily in Richmond, Virginia says this note was recently posted in her apartment building, “right next to a note complaining about a) the tenants in the building that have parties and don’t clean up the beer that gets left in the hallways and b) the laziness of the dog owners in the building that don’t pick up their dogs’ poop.” … [Link]
Ironic Sans
Idea: The Email Abstract Field
Sometimes I write too-long emails. Before I hit send, it occasionally occurs to me that if I got an email that long I would probably dread reading it. But there are times when a long email is necessary. For example, sometimes you need to tell a company every detail of how awful your experience with their product was before you … [Link]
They Don't Make Computer Manuals Like They Used To
My family's first computer was a Franklin Ace 1000. I think we got it in 1983. Franklin Ace computers were clones of Apple II computers, which eventually prompted a lawsuit from Apple and a court ruling that operating systems can be protected by copyright. The computers may have been clones, but the Franklin manuals were definitely original. I recently found … [Link]
Oddee –
18 Funny ChatRoulette Screenshots
Chatroulette.com, Internet's new sensation, has some seriously weird users. Meet some of the most unexpected webcam images, that are only a click away from you. [Link]
8 Unconventional Ways to be Buried
From a diamond created from the ashes of your loved one to a reef ball placed into the ocean, meet eight of the most creative ways to rest in peace. [Link]
Overheard in the Office
That's Nothing– My Blackberry Can Perform It.
Reporter: I know how to do CPR. I have the CPR ap on my iPhone.Augusta, Georgia Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | wtf? Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2010-03-10 [Link]
Now That Was a Happy Hour
Female employee, preparing for office happy hour: Do any of you have a bottle opener for the beer?Male employee #1: He does.Male employee #2: No, I don't.Male employee #1: Yes you do, isn't there one on your belt buckle or key chain?Male employee #2: Uhhh… No.Male employee #1: Really? I'd swear that last time we did this, you took something out … [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories
The State of The Oatmeal
An update on what's happening with The Oatmeal.View [Link]
10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone
I avoid talking on the phone at all costs. Here's why. View [Link]
Featured Stories
St. Patrick's Day Treats: Green Cupcakes + More
St. Patrick's Day is coming–get your green food coloring ready! Slashfood provides a history of St. Patrick's Day food and Daily Fork examines contemporary Irish fare (hint: it's not just "overly starchy potato dishes"). Susi’s Kochen und Backen Adventures makes glazed corned beef, which she says is tastier than the traditional boiled version. Notecook concocts a pretty light green … [Link]
Must Watch: Awesome Tron Trailer in HD
Jeff Bridges just won a best actor Oscar for Crazy Heart, but he's now in something way cooler: The newly released trailer for Tron: Legacy (which is 3D and comes out December 17). (Here it is, at Trailer Addict.) "Jeff Bridges is still being held against his will by an evil, blacklight-abusing microprocessing regime, and only his son can get … [Link]
The Onion
In Focus: Senate Candidate Drops Out Of Race Due To Shyness
KNOXVILLE, TN–Donald Miller told his campaign manager to tell the people that Tennessee would be better off with a more confident, outgoing representative.
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How Are We Protecting Our Valuables?
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New school gym features locker rooms that allow people in the hall to watch the showers. "The first time a person looks in there and sees a naked kid we're going to have a problem" [Stupid]
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Tasteful Israeli supermarket ad parodies Dubai assassins. Offers killer prices [Amusing]
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xkcd.com
Single Ladies
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Seismograph
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FMyLife
Anonymous says FML
Today, it's the third anniversary of when I started looking for a new job. I'm still working at the job that made me want to get a new one and I haven't even had an interview for another one in almost two years. My Master's degree on the wall is looking more and more like a roll of toilet paper. … [Link]
stuckathome says FML
Today, I was awoken by a conversation my mom was having with my dog upstairs. She was telling my dog that a ghost lives in our house. She was completely serious. The ghost even has a name and a backstory. FML [Link]
Dilbert Daily Strip
Comic for March 11, 2010
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Comic for March 10, 2010
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Cool Site of the Day
Cool Site of the Day – 3/11/10
Today’s Cool Site of the Day:
Care.org!
“CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, … [Link]
Cool Site of the Day – 3/10/10
Today’s Cool Site of the Day:
Apartment Therapy!
Helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online.
See It & Rate It HERE.Visit Cool Site of the Day 
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GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them.
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