Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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.”

Fark.com RSS » Okay, get ready. It's time for (possibly the last) Fark Weird News Quiz [Survey]

Friday 24 February 23:30:20 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » U.S. Marine Corps gets go-ahead to start shelling New Jersey this weekend [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 23:16:08 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Ha ha, what if the entire crew of a naval destroyer were secretly replaced by the cast of Police Academy and asked to escort the President to a secret meeting? Great movie? No. It happened. And hilarity DID ensue [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 23:04:08 UTC 2012

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The Onion » TV Listings: Divine Design

Friday 24 February 23:00:00 UTC 2012

HGTV 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST Watch as Candice and her crew take a weekend to transform a young couple's home into a Supercuts. [Link]

Futility Closet » Anthropology

Friday 24 February 22:51:47 UTC 2012

James Thurber described the “Sesumarongi” as “a backward tribe but a tribe that is all around us.” [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Article: pending bill would allow (shooting) "to kill, whether they are in a car, at a campground or on a boat." Article remains silent on right of shooting to kill from afar, in a compound, or with a goat [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 22:40:51 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » 8 Academy Award Nominees and Winners Who Snubbed the Oscars

Friday 24 February 22:08:17 UTC 2012

Stacie Stauff Smith Photography / Shutterstock.com During the first lines of Annie Hall, Alvy Singer explains his failed relationships with women through an old joke he attributes to Groucho Marx and Freud: “I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.” When the movie took home four Oscars the following year, … [Link]

Mental Floss » From Sonic Youth’s Guitars to LA Tubas: 4 Famous Stolen Instruments

Friday 24 February 22:00:24 UTC 2012

1. Sonic Youth’s Guitars Fans of the rock band Sonic Youth were shocked to see an online letter from guitarist Lee Ranaldo in July 1999 complaining that a thief had broken into the band’s truck and stolen its equipment before a gig (warning: some NSFW language). The stolen goods included everything from guitars to amps to drums, although Ranaldo warned that … [Link]

The Onion » Wheelchair-Basketball Players Stunned By Thunderous Slam Dunk

Friday 24 February 22:00:00 UTC 2012

Wheelchair-Basketball Players Stunned By Thunderous Slam Dunk [Link]

The Onion » Facebook To Permit Users To Change Privacy Settings Only If They Guess Word Contained In Locket Worn By Mark Zuckerberg

Friday 24 February 21:30:00 UTC 2012

Female friends spend a raucous night validating the living shit out of each other, an exhausted sweatshop worker just has to laugh after sewing her fingers together, and a 5-year old wants to be an overworked Haitian nanny when he grows up. [Link]

Mental Floss » Lunchtime Quiz: Back-to-Back Sports Illustrated Covers

Friday 24 February 21:27:53 UTC 2012

Jeremy Lin is on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the second straight week. This kind of thing doesn’t happen often — while one athlete appeared on consecutive covers six times, only nine others were deemed cover-worthy in back-to-back weeks. How many of those athletes can you name in five minutes? Take the Quiz: Back-to-Back Sports Illustrated Covers Thanks to … [Link]

The Onion » Frightened Man Wakes Up Knowing Exactly Where He Is

Friday 24 February 21:15:00 UTC 2012

Frightened Man Wakes Up Knowing Exactly Where He Is [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: When advertising characters go wrong (LGT an example) [Photoshop]

Friday 24 February 21:00:01 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Think you know your blood type? Think again [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 20:27:11 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » At least one business in Greece is booming: German lessons [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 20:21:06 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Two Polish men get 11-year prison sentences after turning tropical fish into mules [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 20:18:38 UTC 2012

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Weird Universe » Bob’s Birthday

Friday 24 February 20:01:10 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Twenty gallons of meth with a street value of $10 million found at Taco Bell. Printer ink industry executives shrug, laugh, go back tossing $50,000 bricks of hundreds into their platinum and diamond-encrusted fireplaces [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 19:52:01 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Confused Milwaukee Bucks Have No Idea What To Do After Rebounding Basketball

Friday 24 February 19:45:00 UTC 2012

NEW YORK—Shrugging their shoulders and looking helplessly at each other, baffled players on the 22-35 Milwaukee Bucks had no idea what to do with the basketball Wednesday following a defensive rebound by center Andrew Bogut. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Objects behind this clock are smaller than they appear [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 19:36:50 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Science: Having a penis makes you act stupid on the internet. Anthony Weiner: Oh, great, NOW you tell me [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 19:33:58 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » The First Thing You Ever Bought Online

Friday 24 February 19:32:20 UTC 2012

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. I remember it like it was yesterday, not 15 years ago (because remembering it that way would make me sad). As a freshman in … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Judge says no to Dr. Conrad Murray's request to be let out of jail. It never hurts to ask [Followup]

Friday 24 February 19:27:05 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Russian airliner lands safely after Vladimir Putin changes flat tire from the bed of a speeding Nissan pickup truck [Scary]

Friday 24 February 19:19:02 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » When a 14-year-old girl finds you naked and bent over in her pantry looking for a bottle of spiced rum, you're either in a Captain Morgan commercial or Florida [Florida]

Friday 24 February 19:14:08 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » 27-pound lobster caught off the coast of Maine. He was delicious [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 19:09:59 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Wait a minute, I thought YOU had the loot [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 19:03:01 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » i2xl says FML

Friday 24 February 19:01:47 UTC 2012

Today, my landlady roasted a joint of beef and the whole house smelled wonderful. OK, even if I am a masochistic vegetarian and former omnivore, that was way beyond cruel. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 19:01:46 UTC 2012

Today, I had to use antiperspirant deodorant under my breasts. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stupid: new Nike Foam Galaxy shoes on ebay for $50,000. Genius: the bids are up to $70,000 [Asinine]

Friday 24 February 18:59:44 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Dutch prince injured in avalanche may never regain consciousness, until the day he receives a kiss from Princess Charming [Sad]

Friday 24 February 18:49:54 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » The biggest threat to free speech on the Internet might just be the right to be forgotten. Because the Internet, like rock and roll, never forgets [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 18:49:20 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Tourists horrified to find Bulgarian-speaking Bulgarians in Bulgaria [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 18:37:58 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Statshot: What Petition Are We Signing?

Friday 24 February 18:30:00 UTC 2012

What Petition Are We Signing? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When trying to convince the world you had nothing to do with the murder – you probably shouldn't wear a 'prison jumpsuit orange' shirt for the TV interview [Stupid]

Friday 24 February 18:29:18 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Lots of first-graders play doctor with their classmates. But most don't do it by sticking them with a syringe full of an unknown liquid [Scary]

Friday 24 February 18:15:01 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » The Hindenburg, Pre- and Post-Disaster

Friday 24 February 18:11:34 UTC 2012

If you’ve seen the Hindenburg before, it’s likely only the film of it crashing and burning — “Oh, the humanity!” and all that. In this extended newsreel from British Pathé, we see the full story of the Hindenburg’s last flight, including lots of footage before the crash, and the crash itself with “wild sound” — just what was recorded on … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Finally, one of Florida's cities is nuked from orbit [Florida]

Friday 24 February 18:08:04 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » 15 Unusual Beds

Friday 24 February 17:52:39 UTC 2012

From a Millennium Falcon bed to a mousetrap bed (which just might very well be my favorite on the list!), here’s 15 beds that will keep you up at night wishing you had cooler sleeping arrangements, I’m sure. Have a favorite of your own? Let us know in the comments below!

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Fark.com RSS » Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster by your side, kid [Florida]

Friday 24 February 17:31:56 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Now you too can prepare for the non existent zombie threat with real Hornady bullets. Subby is waiting for cherry PIE ammo [Cool]

Friday 24 February 17:31:07 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » More PA bars announce that they will join the call to close on St. Patrick's Day, sacrificing profits in order to help stop dangerous binge drinking by students [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 17:24:29 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Texting your teenage employees "go f*** yourself" is not the ideal way to fire them unless you want to pay them $10,000 [Asinine]

Friday 24 February 17:16:56 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Police Report: Sexual Assault Numbers Under Control, Unless You Count The Super Brutal Ones

Friday 24 February 17:15:00 UTC 2012

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Friday that incidences of sexual assault in 2010 have plummeted to record lows, that is, if one excludes the attacks that are just really awful and merciless. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Officer suspended, charged after police set up sting operation in their break room to find culprit who kept stealing their lunch [Amusing]

Friday 24 February 17:06:59 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Joanne says FML

Friday 24 February 17:04:57 UTC 2012

Today, my mother-in-law thought it would be appropriate to give my five-year-old daughter some bedclothes with the Playboy logo all over them. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 17:00:22 UTC 2012

Today, I found out how it feels to get your nut-sack caught in a belt buckle. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New York man grows six inches through painful surgery, opting to forego the traditional method of "Sofia Vergara bikini pics" [Silly]

Friday 24 February 16:58:22 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Magazine: Startling Pigeons And 16 Other Uses For A Trombone

Friday 24 February 16:50:00 UTC 2012

Startling Pigeons And 16 Other Uses For A Trombone [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If someone mistakenly deposits $10,000,000 into your account and you take the money and run to China, stay in China [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 16:38:55 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » It wasn't the kidnapping, the hose nozzle gun, or the screeching getaway when you left the school. IT WAS THE GOD DAMN CLOWN COSTUME THAT CROSSED THE LINE, headmaster [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 16:35:56 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » John Green and Ransom Riggs: Best Sellers Together at Last

Friday 24 February 16:32:20 UTC 2012

mental_floss has a talent for producing spectacularly successful writers. And no, I’m not just talking about my own immense wealth and power*. No, dear readers, I’m referring to Ransom Riggs and John Green, two mental_floss writers who currently hold the #2 and #1 spots respectively on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Because they’re both writing for a Young Adult … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Strange object with something inside falls down from space in Brazil [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 16:30:02 UTC 2012

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The Onion » American Voices: Obama Proposes Lowering Corporate Tax Rate

Friday 24 February 16:15:00 UTC 2012

In an attempt to raise revenues, President Obama proposed a plan that would simplify the corporate tax code, lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent, and eliminate numerous loopholes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently female reporters are using XX sexy pics for their Twitter accounts. Tag is for what author thinks constitutes sexy [Sad]

Friday 24 February 16:07:07 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Lovernotafighter says FML

Friday 24 February 16:06:41 UTC 2012

Today, my granddad had to start sleeping in my bedroom. He has flashback dreams to when he was a boxer, and he's already lamped my granny three times in his sleep. I get a camp-bed, and the chance to listen to him snore like a wild boar. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do Baseball Managers Wear Uniforms?

Friday 24 February 16:05:45 UTC 2012

© Chris Williams/Icon SMI/Corbis Basketball and hockey coaches wear business suits on the sidelines. Football coaches wear team-branded shirts and jackets and often ill-fitting pleated khakis. Why are baseball managers the only guys who wear the same outfit as their players? According to John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, it goes back to the earliest days of … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Generation Y and Generation Z have merged via their technology to form Generation C. Which makes them sort of like a lazy two-piece Voltron that won't leave its base and whines if a battle gets too hard [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 16:05:11 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Judge fines woman $730,000 for code violations in building she bought for $32,000 [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 16:05:09 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Asinine: Councillor celebrated his re-election by sexually assaulting a schoolgirl at a drunken party. Classy: Blames his sons and their friends for child porn on his PC. Bonus: Was Chairman of Child Welfare Committee [Sick]

Friday 24 February 16:04:06 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » CDC puts out warning after a university study finds 13 deaths related to strippers in bathtubs [PSA]

Friday 24 February 15:53:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Werewolf girl says she's proud to be special, looks forward to leading her high school basketball team to victory [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 15:52:03 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » New Australian Coroner's inquest may finally prove once and for all that Dingoes did, in fact, eat her baby [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 15:45:02 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Your buddy just died. To cope with the loss, do you: C) get drunk and break into the crematorium to steal his body? [Dumbass]

Friday 24 February 15:38:05 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » 5 More Crazy Ways People Amused Themselves Before Television

Friday 24 February 15:31:44 UTC 2012

Last month we discussed some of the strange ways people entertained themselves before television. Here are five more examples. 1. Mummy Unwrappings Mummies have always been a source of fascination, especially to the English. One of Charles II’s mistresses, Nell Gwyn, supposedly owned a mummy way back in the 1660s. But it was 200 years later when the Victorians really … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man robs hotel guests at gunpoint, gets pepper sprayed, drops gun, flees. Returns moments later offering to buy gun back for $40. Gets pepper sprayed again [Florida]

Friday 24 February 15:26:58 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Report: Your Favorite Player Took Steroids

Friday 24 February 15:15:00 UTC 2012

NEW YORK—Representatives from Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and several other major sporting organizations announced Tuesday that a study conducted… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man gets to find out if his insurance covers giant naked women jumping on his car and smashing his windshield [Strange]

Friday 24 February 15:04:01 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Don't let a guy with a badge & gun who says he's a cop take your car, because he turns into a security guard who swears you handed it over to him after he totals it [Asinine]

Friday 24 February 14:42:54 UTC 2012

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Futility Closet » Black and White

Friday 24 February 14:34:24 UTC 2012

By Sam Loyd. White to mate in two moves. Click for solution … [Link]

The Onion » Area Man Somehow Less Popular Than He Was In High School

Friday 24 February 14:30:00 UTC 2012

Area Man Somehow Less Popular Than He Was In High School [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cow [Photoshop]

Friday 24 February 14:00:01 UTC 2012

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Weird Universe » Cat Mask Synchronized With Facial Muscle Movements

Friday 24 February 13:55:58 UTC 2012

Cutting-edge science stuff:

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Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review

Friday 24 February 13:52:49 UTC 2012

Chuck Norris May Connect Austria and Slovakia It looks like people wanting to pass between Slovakia and Austria in the future may have to cross Chuck Norris to do it. A new bike and pedestrian bridge spanning the Morava river international border will be named by an internet poll, and so far, American TV and movie star Chuck Norris has … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Call for mayor to resign over blue gnomes [Strange]

Friday 24 February 13:52:04 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Cutest pictures you'll see today of a grizzly bear cub hitching a ride on his momma's back [Sappy]

Friday 24 February 13:36:54 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Cops take a bite out of crime by arresting a guy who scraped his front teeth across the hood of their patrol car [Florida]

Friday 24 February 13:29:53 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » News: Cancer patient says "Screw chemo, let me go home and die in peace." Fark: Said cancer patient is 12 years old [Sad]

Friday 24 February 13:28:01 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » Brain Game: Good Puck!

Friday 24 February 13:00:49 UTC 2012

We asked the same question about the NBA a few months back, but today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge focuses on that “other” winter team sport: hockey. Good luck! What THREE current National Hockey League
franchises have team names that begin with
the same letter as their home cities? Here are the ANSWERS. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Titanic

Friday 24 February 12:30:57 UTC 2012

Iceberg ho! Each question in today’s 5 Question quiz contains a reference to that ill-fated cruise ship, the Titanic. Can you find them all? [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 12:28:34 UTC 2012

Today, I gave myself a hernia while farting. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Slovakia votes to name a bridge after Chuck Norris, will become the only bridge in the region that people are afraid to cross [Strange]

Friday 24 February 11:18:58 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 11:11:06 UTC 2012

Today I was feeding my cats after a long day at work. After scraping out the can of cat food, I absentmindedly licked the spoon. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Grambo and Pruno

Friday 24 February 10:32:42 UTC 2012

What will happen if the state takes control of human reproduction? The world of science fiction can give us some frightening scenarios. (via Boing Boing)
*
J.K. Rowling announced that she will write another book. This one will be her first aimed at adults, but no real details are available.
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Brave is Pixar’s first movie featuring a strong female … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Coyote attack defeated by teenager, ACME [Scary]

Friday 24 February 9:48:00 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » thisguy says FML

Friday 24 February 9:13:00 UTC 2012

Today, I was so busy checking my phone for live bus arrival times I didn't notice the bus pull up, let the people beside me on and drive away. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Veryfunny says FML

Friday 24 February 9:12:59 UTC 2012

Today, I came back from a holiday and the friend who'd been looking after my cats returned my spare key. When I wanted to put some relaxing music on, I noticed that he'd switched most of my CDs around in their cases. I have over a thousand of them. Very funny, thanks. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This is why Spielberg started the whole "UFO hiding behind a cloud" thing. Damn, Nature You scary [Cool]

Friday 24 February 8:59:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Remember when you were little and you'd wake your drunken mother to take you to school and she'd hurl a glass and hit you on the head and you'd bleed everywhere and she'd get arrested? Those were the days [Sad]

Friday 24 February 8:00:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » A female high school Spanish teacher in Los Angeles was arrested after two male students said they had sex with her. Con usted lo golpeó foto [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 7:45:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Do you have a crazy roommate story? [Survey]

Friday 24 February 6:55:00 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 6:54:39 UTC 2012

Today, I was working as a paramedic when my patient's colostomy bag exploded all over me. I was covered in fecal matter, with 5 hours left on my shift. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rare 12.76 carat pink diamond discovered in Australia will be cut and go on world tour. Inspector Clouseau to provide security [Cool]

Friday 24 February 6:48:00 UTC 2012

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Futility Closet » Love, Honor, and Obey

Friday 24 February 6:34:23 UTC 2012

In 1769, inspired by Rousseau’s Émile, British author Thomas Day set out to train the perfect wife. He adopted foundlings of 11 and 12 years old, named them Sabrina and Lucretia, and took them to France, where he tried to rear them in isolation. This went well at first — under Day’s direction, Sabrina wrote to one of his friends: … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Of all the ways to honor your dead son, throwing a Chinook salmon onto the ice during a Vancouver Canucks game may be the strangest [Weird]

Friday 24 February 5:19:57 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Enterprise Rent-A-Car blinks in battle with California mom to the tune of $15 million and a new federal law [Spiffy]

Friday 24 February 4:47:08 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Teen sets Guinness World Record for attempting lamest Guinness World Record [Stupid]

Friday 24 February 4:13:26 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Police officer finally admits what no other police officer will – that cops have an arrest quota [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 4:13:25 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Toxic glue kills four, sickens dozens in southern China. So, the wedding is off then? [Obvious]

Friday 24 February 4:08:07 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Don't click this link, don't read the story, and don't look at the mugshot [Amusing]

Friday 24 February 3:52:05 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » The Late Movies: Guess The Theme 42

Friday 24 February 3:45:55 UTC 2012

It’s Thursday, it’s late, it’s time once again for GUESS THE THEME! All the clips below have something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments. Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze Cream – Crossroads The Kinks – You Really Got Me The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "She is survived by her Son, 'A.J.', who loved and cared for her; Daughter 'Ninfa,' who betrayed her trust, and Son 'Peter,' who broke her heart [Amusing]

Friday 24 February 3:07:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Woman with brass ovaries captures rapist running from the scene by pretending to help him get away [Hero]

Friday 24 February 2:46:55 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Laviolette says FML

Friday 24 February 2:17:17 UTC 2012

Today, I was preparing dinner for my in-laws for the first time. Nervous, I accidentally spilled the pasta into the sink. With nothing else to prepare, I quickly scooped it all back out. No-one would have been any the wiser, if the kitchen sponge hadn't shown up in the middle of the meal. FML [Link]

Weird Universe » Incredible Teen

Friday 24 February 2:07:10 UTC 2012

Pretty amazing feat, and he was not even exposed to Gamma rays.

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Fark.com RSS » Whitney Houston celebrates seven days of sobriety. YOU GO GIRL [PSA]

Friday 24 February 1:52:05 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Marry Land [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 1:33:10 UTC 2012

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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 24 February 1:25:08 UTC 2012

Today, my mom tried to give me the sex talk, while I was mounting my boyfriend. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Idaho committee approves the Gerald Ford Protection Act [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 1:06:55 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Strange: Man saves a drowning raccoon from the Colorado River. Spiffy: Nicknames it "Sonny" and trains it to sit on his shoulder while out in public. Sad: He gets arrested for keeping a wild animal as a pet [Weird]

Friday 24 February 1:05:00 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Refraction [Photoshop]

Friday 24 February 1:00:01 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » Women ban husbands from cafe after barista starts wearing revealing outfits. w/ adequate supply of pics (Not safe for work) [Spiffy]

Friday 24 February 0:36:42 UTC 2012

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Mental Floss » 30,000 Pounds of Sodium + Lake = Massive Explosion

Friday 24 February 0:15:55 UTC 2012

So let’s say it’s 1947, you’re the War Assets Administration, and you’ve got 30,000 pounds of spare metallic sodium from WWII on your hands. It’s too dangerous to transport — anyone who has taken high school Chemistry knows what happens if this stuff gets wet — so no commercial railway or trucking company will agree to transport it. So you … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » News: Mayoral candidate secretly videotaped getting lap dance from a woman. Not News: Candidate claims he was set up. Fark: He was videotaped while his potential public relations person watched [Interesting]

Friday 24 February 0:10:27 UTC 2012

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Fark.com RSS » I know the guy in the top pic is a super villain, I just can't remember which one [Amusing]

Friday 24 February 0:03:34 UTC 2012

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The Onion » Unsung Heroes: Angela Cloud

Friday 24 February 0:00:00 UTC 2012

Angela Cloud did her best not to seem bored as she listened to a coworker talk about having his dog put down. [Link]

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A Man for All Reasons