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.”
The Onion » TV Listings: Downton Abbey
PBS 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST The hit British show has to do damage control after last week's episode, in which all the characters referred to the fighting in France as "World War I."
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Fark.com RSS » London's first "shared space" road is a misery for drivers, blind people, and cleaners, but at least it looks weird [Fail]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went tanning. When I got home, I realized I'd left my engagement ring next to the tanning bed. I went back to get it. It wasn't there. FML [Link]
FMyLife » deadhamster says FML
Today, I woke up to one of my hamsters cannibalizing the other. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Miami named most miserable U.S. city by panel of judges who have never been to Hartford [Unlikely]
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Futility Closet » Down at Heel
When actor Conrad Cantzen died in 1945, he left $226,608.34 in a special fund to enable performers to buy new shoes each year. “I leave the Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund for the people who can’t buy shoes, even if they are not paid-up members of Equity,” his will read. “Many times I have been on my uppers, and the thinner … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 37 people gunned down at South Sudan peace conference [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » The 5pm Quiz: The Bud Bowl
Throughout one of the greatest Super Bowl ad campaigns of all time, Bud and Bud Light met on the football field to decide the ruler of the cooler eight times. How well do you remember the stories and stars of the Bud Bowl? Take the Quiz: Bud Bowl [See Also: How Apple's "1984" Ad Almost Never Aired] [Link]
The Onion » Greg Schiano Leaves Spotlight Of Rutgers Football For Low-Profile Buccaneers Job
TAMPA, FL—New Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano explained to reporters Friday his decision to leave Rutgers, saying the mid-Florida football team offered his family the privacy and anonymity he missed during his years in the Rutgers spotlight.
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this out of the world probe [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Quiz time, you know the drill. Can you beat your score from last week? [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » There's dick, there's douchebag, and now there's "dart player" [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Poll: GOP Nomination Now Two-Way Race Between Mitt Romney, Total Voter Apathy
The FDA urges Americans to check out a really weird-looking potato, a suitcase looks forward all year to the carousel ride, and Syria is running dangerously low on citizens to oppress.
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Mental Floss » 15 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in February
February may be the shortest month of the year, but there is certainly no shortage of unusual holidays to celebrate. February 4th: Ice Cream for Breakfast Day 
Ice cream waffle image via Shutterstock Created by a brother and sister in upstate New York, Ice Cream for Breakfast Day says its official founding was in 1997. The only rules to observing … [Link]
The Onion » Area Man Finally Sees Enough Images Of Bare Breasts For Entire Lifetime
BOISE, ID—With what he described as "a deep sense of satisfaction," local man David Glean closed his laptop Tuesday after viewing his 98,344th pair of naked breasts, telling reporters he had seen enough bare bosoms in his 32 years to last …
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FMyLife » AvengedSevenX says FML
Today, I came home from work and went into the bathroom. I saw a poo on the toilet lid, and thinking it was a trick toy that my son had got to trick me, I picked it up. It wasn't a toy. FML [Link]
FMyLife » xX_nsn_Xx says FML
Today, the pervert in my computer class asked me if I "mowed my lawn." Not knowing this was a vaguely sexual term, I replied, "No, my dad does." FML [Link]
The Onion » Ron Paul Blames Florida Loss On Expensive Advertising Costs Of Poster Board, Markers
TAMPA, FL—After finishing last in this week's Florida primary, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul told reporters his poor showing in the polls was caused by the prohibitively expensive cost of the poster board, markers, and tape he uses to c…
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Fark.com RSS » Bad: You're repairing a yacht when it sets sail with you on board. Worse: It's going to Antarctica. Fark: The skipper's last trip there sank [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Canadian Senator wants to give prisoners the option of being in the loop [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » All right… but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order… what has infrastructure done for us? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Step 1: begin copying photos from a woman's Facebook page and blog, step 2: setup social media accounts and new blog under a new name and post them for months, step 3: profit? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » February is National Children's Dental Health Month, or as it's abbreviated in Mississippi … February [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Lunchtime Quiz: Historic Site or Superfund Site?
Sometimes a site holds such important status to our regional or national heritage, it warrants preservation for the ages. Other times it’s so polluted the EPA demands clean-up before more people become gravely ill. Are these sites on the National Register of Historic Places, or are they listed on the National Priority List, a.k.a. the Superfund list? Take the Quiz: … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Spokeswoman says that a few thefts by TSA agents shouldn't make us forget all the good that they've done. You could tell the Spokeswoman was a pro, because she managed to say that with a straight face [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Leave a Comment About the Comments
On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else’s reply, whatever you want. On to this week’s topics of discussion… 
1. We’re in the middle of this big site redesign, and one of the crucial things to consider is how the comments should work. What … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » College student gives up cell phone and all social media for three months–and actually survives to tell the tale [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » When you buy a hotdog near the Super Bowl over the next few days, you will be buying from an unofficial undercover Homeland Security Agent [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Komen reverses funding change due to it not having broad appeal [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The Decemberists have withdrawn their support of the Susan G. Komen foundation, Nicholas I [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Jack Sparrow injured "in the fight that included Cat Woman, an alien and a second pirate" [Amusing]
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The Onion » Cocky Giants' D Reveals Game Plan That They Will Try And Tackle Tom Brady
News is breaking all over Indy as the Giants reveal their plans to tackle Tom Brady, Belichick rallies the troops with genital mutilation, and Peyton Manning gets over the Colts with some casual football.
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Mental Floss » Back to the Future: The Musical?
According to Deadline, Back to the Future may be headed to Broadway: “I’m told that [Robert] Zemeckis is in early talks with his co-writer Bob Gale and the film’s composer Alan Silvestri to explore a stage transfer. A stage musical would be an intriguing way to reintroduce a franchise which, over three films, grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide. Zemeckis’ ImageMovers … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Famous People Who Turned Down a Knighthood
Of all the honors that the Queen of England bestows on her subjects, a knighthood is easily the most coveted. To British citizens, few titles could be greater than having a “Sir” or “Dame” in front of their name. So what kind of person would turn down such a title? Surprisingly enough, many notables have done so. Here are some … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Jewish Indiana Jones faces 20 years in prison. He chose…poorly [Sad]
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The Onion » Opinion: Oh, Shit! What Day Is It? (by Punxsutawney Phil)
Boy, it feels like I just went to bed. I must've hibernated on my back all weird or something. What a dream, though, wow. I wonder what time it…
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Mental Floss » nullthing
I love the intersection where design meets games. Our friend John Pham in Chicago turned us on to this site called nullthing.com, which, if you’re not careful, might consume the rest of your Friday! Explore by clicking and dragging via the 12 design games at the bottom of the page. 
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Fark.com RSS » The most clever, conniving way to adopt your own baby ever [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » World Court says Germany has immunity from lawsuits over Nazi atrocities, says the country was only following orders [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark ready headline "Christians Boycott Starbucks – Because Romans 1 Explains Starbucks Hates God" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Court battle over cat ownership collapses after star witness dog dies [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Rabid 900-pound cow attacks Georgia farmer. Okay, okay, we'll eat more chicken [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Things you don't want to have written in your obituary: "Killed by hair extensions" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Come down to Marina del Rey. Enjoy the seafood, marvel at the yachts, see the bales of pot floating near the dock [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Machete wielding rapist deemed dangerous offender. You don't say? [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's "teacher has sex with student" takes a shocking turn when hot 22 year old teacher is arrested for supplying alcohol before she gets a chance to bang anyone. (With "you'd drink with her" pic) [Fail]
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The Onion » American Voices: Should Sugar Be Regulated?
In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
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Fark.com RSS » Cain not able to explain why he attacked his brother [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Jodie says FML
Today, I had to change my mobile number because I was getting abused by a guy, so I sent my new number to all of the people on my contact list. Including him. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my dad killed my pet rats. They were playing on the sofa, and he thought they were vermin. This would have been understandable if the reason he came over wasn't to meet them, and they hadn't been wearing bright pink walking harnesses. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman takes crack at driving [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » America: Love it or leave it*. *$450 charge for leaving it [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Advice: If you are Muslim, or even have a Muslim sounding name, don't text your co-workers and tell them to "Blow away" the competition. Fark: Especially if you are in Quebec [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman picking her kid up from school enters through bus-only lane, hits gate with her car, drives over curb, and exits through entrance, and is busted for DUI and other charges. Ta-da [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Utah prosecutors clear police of all charges for using pepper spray and batons on a group of Polynesian students performing a haka at a football game, because no one in Utah can be expected to have the slightest idea what a haka is [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The violence is spreading across Egypt as the football riots continue. Here is a timeline of the events [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The Labor Department releases its list of careers that are dying out, which includes typists, switchboard operators, data entry, and Rob Schneider [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Heck of a job, Brownie [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » No happy ending for masseuse who gave customer unexpected discharge [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure, we've all sped when we were running late for work. It's just that most of us didn't have weed and meth on us, nor did we decide to start a fight with the cops who stopped us [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Group of scientists searching the Antarctic for a lake buried for tens of millions of years suddenly stop responding to colleagues, Miskatonic officials [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Researchers say men become nicer, kinder, more caring when a beautiful woman is nearby. Well, duh [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: The ‘Big’ Game
Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us. If you choose to party, have plenty of fun, but please do so safely. Start off the weekend right by solving today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge. Good luck! Except for one letter that’s different,
the names of what THREE current NFL teams
are anagrams of each other? Here is the ANSWER. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » College student sues fraternity for negligence because he fell off a deck after a bottle rocket went off in another student's rectum [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Drunk woman tells officer she cannot take DUI test because "of these big boobies" …it almost worked until she started to dance (with mugshot goodness) [Florida]
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The Onion » Rangers Mistakenly Attempt To Woo Roy Oswalt By Touting Dallas' Gay Nightlife Scene
DALLAS—Sought-after free agent pitcher Roy Oswalt said he was "flattered and impressed" by the effort the Texas Rangers made in trying to sign him this week, but admitted he had no idea why the team made such a point of emphasizing the abu…
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Fark.com RSS » My Father always told me, "If you're doing something that will make you wanted by the police, remember not to ask the police if you're wanted" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » In March there will be four carrier battle groups in the gulf region. Sleep tight, Ahmadinejad [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Horrible Norman Lear Show
This little clip proves that even geniuses can fail. The show lasted two whole episodes.
Did anyone catch this when it first aired?
Info here.
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Fark.com RSS » Russian attack plane headed for Everett. WOLVERINES [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman dies on her 110th birthday. Perhaps the surprise party was a bad idea [Sad]
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The Onion » Traveler Amazed By Sheer Number Of Mexicans
Traveler Amazed By Sheer Number Of Mexicans
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Fark.com RSS » Yeah, that's pretty much my exact reaction upon hearing Kenny Chesney, too [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Susan Komen Foundation introduces pink handguns to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Really [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure, I know a little Nepalese. He's right over there [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Pit Bull Treadmill
If your pit bulls aren't mean enough, some time on this should change that.
(via Pit Bull Extreme)
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Weird Universe » Bacon Triglyph
Brandon Shimoda was into bacon before it had become the all-pervasive pop-culture meme that it is today. In fact, he might be the guy who started the meme. Back in 2002 and 2003 he hosted the "Bacon Show" — an art show devoted to bacon. He ran it out of his Albany apartment, greeting visitors dressed in a pink pig … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You can tell Valentine's Day is near, because the media has produced the first "ZOMG, PERVERTED CANDY HEARTS" story of the season [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » Black and White
By N. Marache. White to mate in two moves. Click for solution … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman holding baby gets into argument over rent with boyfriend. After boyfriend douses woman in lighter fluid and sets her on fire, woman throws baby out window, where it is caught by attentive neighbors. The Aristocrats [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Vulcan man arrested for sexual assault. Look, there are better ways to deal with Pon Farr, dude [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » "Yeah, fill 'er up and check the radiator Josés under the hood" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop a flag for the new lunar state [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: TV K9s, Day 5
This week’s 5 Question quizzes all feature questions that contain the names of dog characters on television. Today: TV K9s, Day 5 [Link]
Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Police Chase Ends as Car Lands on Sleeping Man Police in Hamden, Connecticut, tried to pull over an SUV for outstanding violations after midnight Tuesday, but were instead led on a five-mile chase. The driver sped through a college campus and into the town of New Haven. Police laid “stop sticks,” but the driver avoided them. The car finally stopped … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to explain to my 18-year-old daughter why she can't pull a duck face pose for her driver's license. She still doesn't believe me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » coleslaw says FML
Today, I was using a restroom when I heard someone sneeze. I said, "Bless you." It happened again about three times, so I repeated myself each time. I then noticed it was an automatic air freshener. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meet the man with over 1,500 boardgames and exactly 0 girlfriends [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » A game similar to freeze tag being played at school "except that a person had to be humped to be unfrozen" [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Awful Inventions
NASA unveiled the New Blue Marble photograph of the Earth last week, which drew some criticism for setting North America front and center. Now there’s an alternate version from the opposite side.
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5 Terrible Inventions From Otherwise Great Inventors. Ya know, even the best players can’t hit home runs every day of their lives.
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It’s A Shame This … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman who slept with 1,000 men reveals: "I was born a man" (w/pics) [Followup]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, I took off my sweatshirt in the middle of class. The tanktop I was wearing underneath went with it. FML [Link]
FMyLife » lillymean says FML
Today, I reached a new low in my relationship: my boyfriend got so drunk I had to help him take a piss. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The number of Brits dying from alcohol related causes is equivalent to a major plane crash every 17 days [Sad]
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FMyLife » Sam says FML
Today, I got punched by a man for making fun of his stutter. I didn't. I stutter too. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Long lost Indonesian twins run into each other three decades later in Sweden living 25 miles from each other. Bonus: After viewing pic, you would wish you were a couch pillow [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » How do you say, "Thank you for your service, sergeant. May you rest in peace," in Navajo? [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Foundation offers psychic Sally Morgan $1,000,000 to prove that her psychic abilities are real. Sally Morgan instead threatens to sue them…WITH HER MIND [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Deputy's attempt to apprehend suspect results in foot chase, pitbull attack, Tasering, and a bystander stabbing himself twice [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 14 Super Bowl Sideshows and Subplots
At Super Bowl XV in New Orleans — my first Super Bowl — wildman defensive lineman John Matuszak of the Oakland Raiders nominated himself as a most unlikely Bourbon Street chaperone.
“I’m going to see that there’s no funny business,” The Tooz said. “I’ve had enough parties for 20 people’s lifetimes. I’ll keep our young fellows out of trouble.”
A day … [Link]
Futility Closet » Bad Country
Yellowstone National Park doesn’t quite fit in Wyoming — small portions extend into Montana and Idaho. But Congress has placed the legal jurisdiction for the entire park in the District of Wyoming. At the same time, the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that a jury be “of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.” … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is Hillary Clinton styling herself to be the next Bond villain? [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Subby's looking for a new beer to try. I know you won't disappoint, Fark [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » This is why you don't let the inmates print the logos for the side of your police cars [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The Big Squeeze: Scientist Catches Bear-Eating Snake in the Act
Burmese Python image via Shutterstock Earlier this week a team of scientists from several universities and the US Geological Survey released a study documenting the dramatically declining numbers of small and medium-size mammals in Florida – including raccoons, opossums, white-tailed deer, bobcats, rabbits and foxes. These population drops all occur in the same areas where pythons and other large, non-native … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Secret of red wine as revealed by scientists: "You'd have to drink more than 600 bottles of wine to get the amount of resveratrol that would deliver any noticeable health benefits." Subby: "Challenge accepted" [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » The Late Movies: Guess The Theme 39
It’s Thursday…it’s late…it’s time for GUESS THE THEME! All the clips below have something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments section. Good luck! Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline Paula Abdul – Straight Up Marc Cohn – Walking In Memphis Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky Billy Joel – Only The Good Die Young [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Everyone in town wins. Except you, you get nothing [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » Cattle Rustlers
I wonder if Florida still has a law on the books specifying hanging for cattle rustling.
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Fark.com RSS » Disabled artist paints beautiful landscapes with his mouth. The Sun is there [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Komen for the Cure goes full derp, halts funding for stem cell research [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this bronze statue beginning [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend confessed to me that he purposely makes me angry, because when I'm angry, I clean, and it saves him having to do it himself. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Three Occupy DC protestors are on the fourth day of a "sleep strike" to protest the Park Police's ban on camping in McPherson Square and the bugs BURROWING UNDER THEIR SKIN [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » John Boehner (R) claims providing co-pay free birth control to women is unconstitutional [Unlikely]
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