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 » Is there anything creepier than sitting on the toilet in your school's bathroom only to have the janitor peek under the stall's door and smile at you? [Strange]
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The Onion » American Voices: Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories
According to a new survey, nearly half of Americans believe in at least one medical conspiracy theory, among them that the FDA is hiding disease cures under pressure from drug companies and that health officials are concealing the fact that cell phones ca…
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Futility Closet » Archimedes’ Twin Circles
Image: Wikimedia Commons Pick any three points on a line and use each pair of them to define a semicircle, as shown. Now draw a perpendicular between the two smaller semicircles. Circles c1 and c2 will always have the same area. [Link]
Mental Floss » 16 Ways to Find Love in the Personal Ads (in 1900)
Long before online dating, men and women turned to personal ads to find a mate. And they didn't mince words about what they were looking for. [Link]
The Onion » Opinion: Thanks For Being So Cool About Everything (by Vladimir Putin)
By Vladimir Putin
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Fark.com RSS » School punishes teens with community service for skipping class. They were caught because they were busy rescuing a 94-year-old woman and her dog from a fire [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » The one consolation to be gleaned from reading the AAAS' alarming report on climate change is that it is, ultimately, a self-correcting scenario [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently phantom pregnancy is a real thing. Ask this guy [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » NJ town paid $21,000 in health premiums for dead workers. THANKS OBAMA [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Is it Matthew 5:39 or Luke 6:29 with the business about turning the other cheek? And which one is it that says to do it with your pants down on the altar in church? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle police report that Kurt Cobain is still dead [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Missed a training session to spend one last evening with your dying mother? No unemployment for you then [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Reaction from foreign policy experts to Obama's sanctions on Russia range from "holy cr@p" to "10,000 times more hawkish on Russia than Bush ever was" and "biggest US economic act of trade war on Russia since Ronald Reagan"
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The Onion » Teens Migrating From Facebook To Comments Section Of Slow-Motion Deer Video
Trendwatchers say more and more teens are leaving Facebook and Twitter in favor of the comments section on a YouTube video of a deer running in slow motion.
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Fark.com RSS » Fark: Woman with chest pains steals heart of Good Samaritan. Farker: Woman faking chest pains steals $60 from Good Samaritan [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Do you bake your own bread? Use a sponge to get started? What about pita and naan? Get out your bakers' mitts and stand mixers. Show us the dough [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Something Is Wrong Here
Chester Copperpot Would Be Proud… Of the “Everything Wrong with…” crew for searching out all of the oddities and inaccuracies in The Goonies. * The Science of Unique Check out this short documentary on being “abnormal”. * The Solar Storm Near-Miss The Earth was almost crushed in 2012 by “the largest magnetic storm ever reported.” (Headline callback nod to Wayne_Stevens … [Link]
The Onion » Fred Phelps, Man Who Forever Stopped March Of Gay Rights, Dead At 84
TOPEKA, KS—Fred Phelps Sr., the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church and the man who is widely credited with forever ending the gay rights movement in America, died today at age 84. According to biographers and historians, many of the facets of mo…
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Fark.com RSS » Chinese farmer cruises through town riding giant hogzilla, can park wherever he wants [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Zoo attempts to breed endangered crocodiles, learns that crocodiles do not practice safe sex [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man and his mosquito-sucking device [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 9 More Alternate March Madness Tournaments
While the NCAA basketball tournament is eliminating your favorite teams left and right, you might be discouraged enough to turn away from sports and try something different. There are plenty of online brackets to fill out, as we found out Tuesday. Here are several more brackets you can enjoy that have nothing to do with basketball. 1. Alternative Brackets SB … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hole appears at historic waterfront location. City council are looking into it [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » If you let that dog go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of Jersey Sponsorship
Yesterday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the move to put sponsorship patches on team jerseys is "inevitable." Here are some of the more interesting jersey sponsors over the years. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Announcing 'I have a bomb all up in my ass', is no way to walk through Beijing Capital International Airport, Son [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Mischievous Koch Brothers Trick Beautiful Woman Into Thinking There’s Only One Of Them
NEW YORK—Engaging in the playful mischief that has long been their hallmark, Koch Industries executives Charles and David Koch reportedly took turns entertaining a beautiful woman at a black-tie gala Wednesday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art…
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Mental Floss » 10 Surprising Facts About Archie Comics
Archie has had a lot more on his plate in the last 72 years than just waffling between Betty and Veronica. [Link]
The Onion » Area Man’s Emotional State Completely Dependent On Outcome Of Professional Sporting Event
DAYTON, OH—Noting that he does not possess a financial or otherwise tangible investment in the competitions, sources confirmed Thursday that local man David Milburn’s emotional state is completely dependent on the outcome of professional sport…
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Fark.com RSS » Mayo clinic spends an average of four Tylenol 3 pills per hour lobbying at the Minnesota State Capitol every year [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » If you watch NCIS, you love Big Brother [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » How the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Got Their Name
Through Opening Day, we'll be looking at the stories behind the greatest team names in Minor League Baseball. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Things to buy at Costco: 2 gallons of mayonnaise, 350 taquitos, and 5 lbs. of hydrocodone [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » In a revelation that's sure to calm conspiracy theories, Malaysia knew more than a week ago the plane wasn't in the area they were searching [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Q: Want to see what someone who beats a double amputee and steals his wheelchair looks like? A: About what you expected [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Catholic League's Bill Donahue: "Well I'm gonna apply to march in the Gay Pride Parade with a banner that says 'Straight is Great' and watch how pissed those gays get" NYC Pride: Yea, sure, whatever. Just fill the form out cor
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The Onion » Infographic: Networking Tips
Connecting with professionals in the same field can open up a world of opportunity for job seekers.
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Fark.com RSS » Valley Forge sees its worst disaster since the Continental Army's dysentery outbreak in 1778 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » This is the kind of teacher sex scandal that will really put subby's home town on the map [Sick]
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The Onion » The Onion Reviews 'Divergent'
The Onion's movie critic Peter K. Rosenthal reviews 'Divergent' in this week's Film Standard
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FMyLife » cat whisperer says FML
Today, on my way to Burger King I got into a heated discussion with my wife about our cats. We have 15 rescues, and I've reached my limit. Guess what came running up to my car while waiting in the drive-through. We named him Pickles. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend decided it was time to spice up our sex life. He now watches Sons Of Anarchy when we have sex. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Ma_Nikka says FML
Today, I was making a special birthday delivery for a customer. As I handed her the fruit basket, I said, "Hey, we have the same birthday! Happy birthday!" She called me an attention whore and slammed the door in my face. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Most Elaborate Music Video You'll Watch Today
You're going to want to watch it more than once. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Waiting in line for a pay phone, scantrons, drinking from lead laced garden hoses…kids these days don't know what they're missing [Amusing]
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The Onion » Couple Excited To Start Planning Wedding Expenses
DENVER—Shortly after local woman Mary Ann Burnett accepted the marriage proposal of longtime boyfriend Dave Ellsworth during a dinner date Wednesday night, the smiling couple announced they couldn’t wait to get started planning their wedding e…
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Fark.com RSS » God hates Freds [NewsFlash]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: It's Time
Just for fun, we're offering an open-ended Think Thursday challenge for this week's mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Enjoy! Name ONE English-language word of FIVE LETTERS or more
that contains the letters "TEA" (in order). EXAMPLES: TEACHER, STEAK, PLATEAU Please add your single entry to the comment list below. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For sale: Gently used South African villa. Fine tiled bathroom with beautiful red Pollack-like design. Door replacement needed; soundproofing recommended. Great for couples Won't cost you an arm or a couple of legs [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Police said they were looking for "people acting suspiciously on Friday night, possibly covered in soil" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Let me tell you something, Hulkamaniacs. Whatcha gonna do, when my 24-inch pythons run wild on the lady who walked off with one of my shoes, brother?" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » News: City elects country's first transgender mayor. Fark: Who then proceeds to sell his shoes to make money for said city [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » The real-life Breaking Bad? Teacher turned drug-dealer had a cocaine laboratory in his home worth £900,000, disciplinary hearing told [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » WWII gun tower with no running water, toilet or parking sells for £200,000. On the positive side, you get to live in a motherfarking gun tower (pics) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Francis I, Pontifex, Vicar of Christ on Earth, Photobomber (link replaced) [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 7 Behaviors That Prove Elephants Are Incredibly Smart
These creatures have demonstrated their impressive mental capabilities time and time again. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Awwwwwwwwww.. How do you know it's the beginning of spring? Cuteness is in the air with ugly-assed baby animals [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Jedi Walmart manager convinces woman not to call police after in-store assault. "Those aren't the officers that you were looking for" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » TX middle school principal suspended, and then fired for forbidding Spanish to be spoken at her school. Then things get weird, really, really, weird as activists on both sides are calling for an FBI investigation alleging harassment by "terrorist
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Fark.com RSS » Dude, put down the vape pen… you're harshing the pot legalization movement [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Barely Legal: These hottest first-time-on-the-market foreign cars are now available in the U.S., thanks to a little-known red-tape workaround, called the 25 Year Rule, Can you say 'Porsche 959'? I knew you could [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida couple who built giant beachfront dream treehouse on their property may actually get to keep it [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » One of the everlasting debates has been settled, Swiss Emmentaler has been named the world's best cheese [Interesting]
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The Onion » NCAA Receives Shipment Of Towels For Placing Over Losers' Faces
NCAA Receives Shipment Of Towels For Placing Over Losers' Faces
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The Onion » American Voices: Facebook Unveils Facial Recognition Technology
Researchers at Facebook previewed their new program called DeepFace, which uses 3D technology to match two images of the same person with 97 percent accuracy, paving the way for features that allow users to more easily tag pictures of their friends.
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Fark.com RSS » Maryland Transportation Authority will post "do not tailgate" sign to keep trucks from launching more cars into Chesapeake Bay. Even though it was just a Chrysler [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Why Does Inhaling Helium Make Your Voice Sound Funny?
Helium's atomic number is 2 and its atomic weight is 4.002602. Its boiling and melting points— -452.1°F and -458.0°F, respectively—are the lowest among the elements. It is the second most abundant element in the known universe (after hydrogen). And it makes your voice sound really funny when you inhale it. [Link]
Futility Closet » Franklin’s Mint
Lesser-known maxims from Poor Richard’s Almanack: Bucephalus, the horse of Alexander, hath as lasting fame as his master. Who has deceiv’d thee so oft as thy self? We are not so sensible of the greatest Health as of the least Sickness. A temper to bear much, will have much to bear. Content and riches seldom meet together; riches take thou, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » United Nations declares March 20 'International Day of Happiness' in transparent political attack on 'Steak & BJ Day' [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Protip: If you get a tattoo that makes it look like you have a gun in your waistband, you are going to have a bad time [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Chris Hadfield on Going Blind in Space
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? In this TED Talk, Commander Chris Hadfield gives us twenty minutes on the most dangerous thing he did, which was strap himself into a NASA Space Shuttle, facing odds of catastrophic failure somewhere around 1 in 40. Oh, and he did it twice, not to mention his trip on a Soyuz. He … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Latest American food craze sweeping Britain? Donuts. Which probably look like health food compared to the stuff the British already eat [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » It's time for your annual "March Madness costs employers $1.2 billion; is it really worth having a big basketball tournament" article [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Kid finds apple that is half Red Delicious, half Granny Smith. Somewhere out there in the orchard is its evil twin – half Granny Smith, half Red Delicious. Be afraid. Be very afraid [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » It's essential to have multiple layers of well-paid and unionized security and police watching the Freedom Tower 24/7, otherwise some random teenager could just sneak in and spend two hours messing around on the 104th floor [Fail]
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Weird Universe » Gelato Go Home
GELATO GO HOME (Director's Cut) from Trunk Animation on Vimeo. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Port-a-Potty of progress [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ Life in the bus lane ♫ [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » And over at CNN, their procession of brain donors continues [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » How to Make a Perfect Toast
Making a bad toast is easy. Making a good toast is a tricky art that’s marvelous if you can pull it off. Here’s how to go further and command a room’s attention. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Wheel of Fortune Contestants Who Weren't So Lucky
Last night a "Wheel of Fortune savant" pulled off what Pat Sajak called the "most amazing solve in my 30+ years on the show." [Link]
Weird Universe » Eat More Sugar
An advertisement run in 1959 by "Sugar Information Inc.", which was an organization created by sugar producers in order to convince Americans to eat more of their product. All indications are that they succeeded. [via Backstory Radio]
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Fark.com RSS » Rare ugly-ass Kakapo chicks hatched in New Zealand [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Man charged with driving naked through Wendy's drive-thru leaves employees wondering "Where's the beef?" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption this sports discussion [Caption]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Shades of Red
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Fark.com RSS » A school has banned teachers from marking in red pen because is it judged a 'very negative colour' [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » San Diego isn't classy enough to support an opera company [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Crime Scenes for Sale
JonBenet Ramsey's Colorado Home And Other Infamous Murder Houses For Sale. They are real bargains, but who wants to live there?
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You'll never see Wes Anderson's films the same way after this. His shot selection has a very rigid sense of placement.
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This Man Is Using Selfies as A Weapon To Fight Off The IRS. His location was … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drunk woman shows up naked to visit husband in jail. Look like he's going to be doing some hard time [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Sappy: Widow goes through attic and discovers her husband's WWII uniform, medals, and other memorabilia. Scary: Memorabilia such as four live grenades [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Couple #2, where did your spouse say is the strangest place you've ever made whoopee? 'An Iranian prison cell' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Soliciting a 14 year old girl for prostitution might be TOO friendly, Officer [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Tumblenami [Weird]
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FMyLife » BigBlue says FML
Today, I was texting an artist friend telling her I wanted to buy her paintings; going on and on about how much I wanted it and loved the way they looked and couldn't wait to have them. I realized my phone had corrected paintings to panties. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're going to film scenes at a jail, it's probably best to ensure you don't have any outstanding warrants [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Eight years ago these people lost their homes so that developers could build something "for the betterment of the community." Let's check in and see how the community has been improved [Sad]
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Futility Closet » In a Word
bellytimber
n. food, provisions magirology
n. the art or science of cookery gastrosoph
n. an expert or skilled eater [Link]
FMyLife » Embarassed says FML
Today, my boss told me that there is no point in making me cut onions anymore because every time I do, I look like I've "been beaten", and can't be seen by the customers for at least half an hour. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man arrested after stealing 1.8 million quarters from parking meters. Asks for leniency, promises change [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » No self-respecting douchebag media CEO's inner sanctum would be complete without a "mist tunnel" leading to the Big Man's lair [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman documents her life and descent into dementia [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Why pay for expensive breast implants when you can just inject Vaseline into your chest? Oh. I guess that's why [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Sixth grader takes razor from classmate who is cutting himself, throws it away, then convinces him it's wrong and is…c) suspended for 10 days and facing expulsion [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 463: "Urban Art 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » Man shares room with Member of Parliament, wakes up to surprise buttsex [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Sometimes you hit the nail on the head, sometimes the nail hits your head. Three times [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Plane found?? [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Relax people, the State of Texas can continue to carry out death sentences. Thankfully they found a new batch of the drugs they use to execute death row inmates [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Scrap dealer buys golden egg for $13,000 intending to sell it for scrap. meh: He couldn't find a buyer and holds onto it. Fark: googles the name "Vacheron Constantin" that was in it. Ultrafark: It's one of the missing Faberge eggs [Sp
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Fark.com RSS » Let me call my buddy. He knows all there is to know about selling tubas for drug money [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Icelandic volcano Hekla getting heftier, Leon getting larger [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » For all you golfers out there, be careful with titanium clubs. They may set the course on fire [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » NYC jail sending prisoners to the ovens [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Clown car. New hotness: Stash house [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this child clutching a chicken [Photoshop]
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