John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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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 » Judge explains to female lawyers why they should dress more conservatively; "I'm a dirty old man and men are pigs" [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 23:53:32 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Greatest Sports Figure From Each State

Thursday 27 March 23:07:08 UTC 2014

Back in 1999, Sports Illustrated ranked the 50 all-time greatest sports figures from every state. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Skunk takes justice into its own adorable, reeking hands [Silly]

Thursday 27 March 22:47:11 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » North Korea via Instagram. Come for the festive missile displays and stay for a bottle of Dennis Rodman vodka [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 22:37:40 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 16 Sweet Facts About the Sweet 16 Schools

Thursday 27 March 22:14:42 UTC 2014

A few conversation starters for TV timeouts. [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: ‘Gone With The Wind’ Prequel In The Works

Thursday 27 March 22:00:00 UTC 2014

Publishing house Simon & Schuster announced they will release a prequel to Margaret Mitchell’s epic historical novel Gone with the Wind called Ruth’s Journey, which will tell the story of Scarlett O’Hara’s servant Mammy.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Helen Keller speechless over South Korean "The Diary of Anne Frank" book cover [Weird]

Thursday 27 March 21:58:19 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Only 1 out of every 68 children in the U.S. is getting vaccinated [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 21:56:39 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [150 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Study shows that kids who smoke weed do better in school than kids who smoke cigarettes. See, mom [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 21:54:28 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Math Behind Pixar Movies

Thursday 27 March 21:53:10 UTC 2014

Tony DeRose is Pixar's Senior Scientist, and he uses math to make movies. In this TED-Ed talk, he explains to kids how basic math functions within animation. It may be pretty simple, but have a look: To get more into DeRose's work, here's a 15-minute talk. It includes the basic math bits, but also gets into the projects he does … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If Captain America were real, he'd cost taxpayers $54 million. Pricey, but it sure beats the $683 billion the U.S. spent on its military in 2010 [Unlikely]

Thursday 27 March 21:50:09 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate it when you are taking your lady out to a $100 a plate dinner, only to look over and see the federal marshal that has been looking for you for 2 years at the table next to you? [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 21:49:16 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Uh yeah, that's a tugboat towing a ship off the Canary Islands, not a passenger jet crash. You Spanish airport officials need some glasses [Fail]

Thursday 27 March 21:38:57 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nearly half of young men say they were coerced into sex; other half want it to be known that they are available for coercion [Unlikely]

Thursday 27 March 21:37:23 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Officials: Crispi bacon poses fire risk [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 21:34:07 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Web Toys to Fill Your Day

Thursday 27 March 21:31:22 UTC 2014

No matter whether you stay on the internet all day working or log on to catch up on the news, it’s always nice to take a left turn for a mindless break for something different. Here are 14 more places you can go to do that. 1. Endless Interestingness The screen fills up with hundreds of thumbnails. This is Endless … [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Extinct Musical Instruments That Mankind Has Forgotten How to Play

Thursday 27 March 21:30:00 UTC 2014

Can you imagine a world without pianos and guitars? Few can, and fewer still would want to actually live in such a place. But history has shown that musical devices don't last forever. [Link]

The Onion » Hollywood Maintenance Crews Sent Out To Patch Up Film Industry’s Plotholes

Thursday 27 March 21:30:00 UTC 2014

LOS ANGELES—Numerous Hollywood maintenance crews were reportedly dispatched early Thursday morning to fix a rash of plotholes that have developed across the film industry, with laborers called to fill in unresolved third acts and smooth over illogic…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Does your sandwich look like whatever you find in the fridge? Are there precise ingredients that must be used with an exact order for optimal enjoyment? Show us what the proper sandwich looks like [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 21:00:00 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [159 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Obesity Epidemic Traced To Single Heavyset ‘Mayflower’ Passenger

Thursday 27 March 20:30:00 UTC 2014

BOSTON—In a startling discovery that sheds new light on the link between the earliest American colonists and their modern descendants, researchers at Boston University announced Thursday they have traced the U.S.
[Link]

The Onion » Little Pussy Has To Take Phone Call In Other Room

Thursday 27 March 20:15:00 UTC 2014

PEORIA, IL—Daintily rising from his desk chair as he meekly whispered a pitiful apology into his iPhone, local accounting assistant and pathetic little pussy Andrew Kirby, 32, reportedly needed to take an incoming call in another room Thursday, offi…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Staten Island's "IT": The breathless freakout about rogue clowns and how easy it is to get the local media to report just about anything [Video]

Thursday 27 March 20:11:03 UTC 2014

Video [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Seattle's Neighborhoods Got Their Names

Thursday 27 March 20:10:00 UTC 2014

From lost coin flips to misidentified foliage. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Harpy Eagle [Photoshop]

Thursday 27 March 20:01:00 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Choose Your Own Doomed Adventure

Thursday 27 March 20:00:00 UTC 2014

The Doomed Journey Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books you loved as a child? Well, there was one adventure that was destined to fail. * Leather Bound Books Are One Thing… But these are another. Harvard has discovered a few books in their possession that are covered in a decidedly different type of skin. * Louis C.K.’s TV Funhouse … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Swedish hug. An art form, apparently [Misc]

Thursday 27 March 19:56:29 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [62 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Dragoness11 says FML

Thursday 27 March 19:51:08 UTC 2014

Today, I still have my ridiculous fear of being heard on the toilet, and I can't go if people are around. I'd just sat down on the toilet when three of my housemates started chatting immediately outside the door. I had to sit silently until they were gone. For half an hour. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Toronto mattress factory fire upgraded to six alarms. That should wake them up [News]

Thursday 27 March 19:49:53 UTC 2014

News [link] [84 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Onion Sports’ Sweet 16 Picks

Thursday 27 March 19:30:00 UTC 2014

OSN shares its expert analysis on the teams that will come away with victory in this year’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: Florida vs. UCLA OSN’s Pick: Florida — As long as the Gators are hitting their shots, they’…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » In a move that no one should have a problem with, Malaysia says there's sealed evidence on MH370 that cannot be made public [Asinine]

Thursday 27 March 19:05:06 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [178 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Opinion: These Are The Honda Days That Were Foretold In The Prophecy (by Phillip of Schenectady)

Thursday 27 March 19:00:00 UTC 2014

By Phillip of Schenectady
[Link]

Mental Floss » Adidas Takes Running to the Next Level with the New Springblade [Sponsored]

Thursday 27 March 18:59:46 UTC 2014

The new Adidas Springblade collection is finally here. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wrestling match between brothers ends with a stabbing. Authorities say they're not sure yet why this happened, that the match was booked to end with a run in leading to a disqualification [Fail]

Thursday 27 March 18:58:48 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A while back we sent California thousands of Okies. Now they seem to be returning the favor with thousands of earthquakes. Thanks for that [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 18:43:54 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Animals that are Super Small at Birth

Thursday 27 March 18:30:00 UTC 2014

Pound for pound, the animal kingdom’s littlest newbies are still pretty wonderful in their own way. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Professor, while teaching a class on "the Literature of Vigilante Justice" is attacked by an assailant who announced he was placing the professor "under citizen's arrest" and then pepper-sprayed him. Unclear if the attacker got an

Thursday 27 March 18:22:58 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sorry kiddies, no toys this year. Looks like Santa's gonna be fightin' the Ruskies [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 18:13:14 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember that episode where Sheridan called home to tell Hyacinth he had gotten a tattoo and she was so upset she dropped her Royal Doulton teacup with the hand painted periwinkles? [Silly]

Thursday 27 March 18:11:09 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [114 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Statshot: Top Safety Schools

Thursday 27 March 18:10:00 UTC 2014

Top Safety Schools
[Link]

Futility Closet » Carry On

Thursday 27 March 18:03:44 UTC 2014

Letter to the Times, Feb. 6, 1946: Sir, I have just written you a long letter. On reading it over, I have thrown it into the waste paper basket. Hoping this will meet with your approval, I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, A.D. Wintle [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Back in the day a woman could slap the sh*t out of a cheeky pincher. Today not so much, you get convicted of assault and fined [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 18:03:07 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [105 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Levi’s Factory Implicated In Cruel Treatment Of Denim Cows

Thursday 27 March 17:50:00 UTC 2014

VERNON, CA—A Levi’s factory in southern California is facing a firestorm of criticism this week after an industrial worker’s cell phone video leaked on the internet revealing the plant’s brutal treatment of its denim cows.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Total cost of Michelle Obama's first week in China was more than the annual budget of several third world nations [Ironic]

Thursday 27 March 17:47:24 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [178 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Anchorage Daily News asks, "Are we ready for the Great Alaska Earthquake of 2014?". Well, ARE you? [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 17:25:37 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Seven historical regions that can be annexed from Russia [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 17:20:31 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your mother's question was supposed the be rhetorical: If your friend jumped off a bridge, would you do it, too? [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 17:18:24 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » SELF editor discovers that people don't really take kindly to mocking a cancer patient running a marathon in her tutu [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 17:16:58 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [94 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police arrest firefighter who was too busy treating patient to move fire truck (this is not a repeat from last month) [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 17:13:29 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [81 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » We apologise again for the fault in the security. The security guard hired to replace the security guard who was sacked for falling asleep has been sacked for falling asleep by the people who hire security guards, who have NOT been sacked [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 17:12:35 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue." That, except with rhinoceroses [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 17:11:33 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cats rarely infect people with tuberculosis [PSA]

Thursday 27 March 16:57:46 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [14 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Unclear If Grandma Just Friends With 81-Year-Old Widowed Man

Thursday 27 March 16:30:00 UTC 2014

ORLANDO, FL—During their visit Thursday to the Avalon Retirement Community, the grandchildren of Rose Markowitz told reporters they were no closer to determining if their grandmother was merely friends with an 81-year-old widower who lives in her bu…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Good news: You can get a 3D-printed skull when a bullet fired from a 3D-printed gun pierces your original boring one [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 16:09:48 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [55 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » homeless says FML

Thursday 27 March 15:35:23 UTC 2014

Today, I found out that, after having moved over 500 miles to begin a post-graduate degree, I'm being kicked out of the house I'm renting. We haven't yet signed agreements. Apparently I "keep the kitchen too clean". FML [Link]

FMyLife » alicia75 says FML

Thursday 27 March 15:35:22 UTC 2014

Today, my teacher told us at least 7 different stories about his cat, Jeremy, and how much he eats. And he wonders why we never get anything done in his class. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Things You Won't See on Display at the American Museum of Natural History

Thursday 27 March 15:30:00 UTC 2014

A mere 3 percent of the American Museum of Natural History’s 33 million specimens and artifacts are on view at the New York City institution. We took a peek at the rest, which live behind doors locked to the public. From ultra-rare books to ancient bugs, here’s some of the cool stuff we found. [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: New ‘Star Trek’ Beer Released

Thursday 27 March 15:30:00 UTC 2014

A Canadian beer company has announced that it will produce a beer called Warnog, a Star Trek–themed beer that will serve as a follow-up to the popular Vulcan Ale they released last year.
[Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: Roman if You Want To

Thursday 27 March 14:48:59 UTC 2014

Put a little thought into today's mentalfloss.com Think Thursday Brain Game challenge and you'll come up with the right answer. Good luck! When counting in Roman numerals from
1 to 2500, which Roman numeral "digit"
(I, V, X, L, C, D, M) is used in the fewest numbers?
Here is the SOLUTION.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » If that last cheese you ate tasted like ass, there's a very good reason (pics) [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 14:31:43 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Obama hits a new low in those who don't have an opinion of him. 59% hate him. 41% love him. 0% have no opinion [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 14:27:50 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [607 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New study claims that a quarter of the people in Mississippi can't afford food, which, when you think about it, is a bit of a self-correcting problem [Sad]

Thursday 27 March 14:23:28 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [192 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New report shows that 1 out of 10 Secret Service agents were aware of "security concerns" due to colleague's excess drinking. The other nine preferred chewing Trident [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 14:23:09 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Being the daughter of Uzbekistan's president and speaking out against his regime? That's a beatin' and house arrest [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 14:21:05 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oh cool, Forbes has compiled a list of 50 great current world leaders. Yup the Deli Lama. Hmm Pope Francis. Bill Clinton, ok. Wait uhm, Derek Jeter? [Unlikely]

Thursday 27 March 14:21:01 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For being such an emotionless and logical observer of earthlings, Mr. Spock sure had plenty of time to party with Jimi Hendrix, play the drums with Adam West, give advice to troubled teens, and hang with the Muppets [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 14:20:20 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Faced with homeopathic this and chiropractic that, here's a word everyone needs in their vocabulary: "quackademic medicine" [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 14:19:37 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [158 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And the states with America's most racially-segregated schools are…New York, Illinois, Michigan and California, and none of Fark's usual whipping-boy Southern states come close. Y'all put that in your NPR tote bag and smoke it, yankees

Thursday 27 March 14:19:13 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [205 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Volunteer sex assistants serve needs of disabled in Spain. "In 50 percent of cases there is no intercourse. Many users just want to see or caress a naked body. That is an amazing experience" [Hero]

Thursday 27 March 14:18:49 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists name dwarf planet after VP Biden. Probably because its gravitational pull makes other planets swoon and he likes to get in that hot, young star's orbit [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 14:17:45 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » They came for 15 percent more of the death row inmates and I said nothing since I wasn't a death row inmate [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 14:17:23 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wham Bam Thank You BLAM Gunman fires at prostitute, robs all her money after they had sex: "We are in the process of having DNA evidence analyzed that we collected at the scene" ewww [Strange]

Thursday 27 March 14:17:10 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » First they subject us to Celine Dion. Then they double down with Justin Bieber. Now those dastardly Canadians are after that most American of all things: our precious peanut butter. When do we start bombing? [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 14:16:16 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida kayaker goes on two hour tour… courtesy of a hammerhead shark, lives to tell about it. Fark bonus: Video included [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 14:15:14 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » American Airlines worker not smart enough to realize deaf people can read, leaves a note on a receipt on deaf couples lost luggage that read "Please text. Deaf and dumb" [Fail]

Thursday 27 March 14:14:42 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you really want to find out if your SO still loves you, yawn and see if they yawn back [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 14:14:39 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ever wanted to own a historic brick house that was built in the 1920s? Well if you can get it moved by mid-May it could be all yours [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 14:13:38 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [9 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The man who created Teddy Ruxpin has died. No word on whether there are plans to give him an animatronic mouth and eyes and stick a cassette player in his back [Sad]

Thursday 27 March 14:13:37 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A list of some of the most obscure spring fruits and veggies to help you sound like a true foodie. Come for the Manoa lettuce, stay for the watercress [Strange]

Thursday 27 March 14:13:11 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [8 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Shortly before he was executed, a Missouri man who raped and killed a teenage girl in 1989 tried to ease the tension his family felt by making funny faces at his daughters before the drugs took him out [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 14:12:51 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Columnist jealous of how good his dog's insurance plan is, ability to lick his own balls [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 14:10:51 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » PBS reporter lost his arm in Japan last month, but all he's concerned about is getting the word out on how disastrous the situation at Fukushima is [Hero]

Thursday 27 March 14:10:32 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sailor killed in shooting at Virginia base placed his body in front of a fellow sailor who'd been disarmed by the gunman and went down exchanging fire [Hero]

Thursday 27 March 14:10:06 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Orange County is seeing a huge surge in measles, with more than twice the cases of any other California county. If only there was some way to prevent kids from catching the disease, like an injectable vaccine or something [Scary]

Thursday 27 March 14:09:27 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lives were ruined. People died. And now that war is over. I still can't believe we won [Spiffy]

Thursday 27 March 14:09:23 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some times it pays to have a common name. Other times, well, it sucks to be you [Sad]

Thursday 27 March 14:09:03 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [8 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just .02 percent of published research papers reject global climate change, which is like half. Study it out [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 14:08:53 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman attacks DJ at her 30th birthday party because she hated his song selection. Hey, you can only hear "Strokin'" so many times before something has to be done about it [Stupid]

Thursday 27 March 14:08:45 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The 10 most awesome vending machines that you didn't think could exist, including one that will give you mashed potatoes for money (not a slideshow) [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 14:08:32 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you were counting on a hot, steaming bowl of bat soup to get you through until dinner, your plans just changed [Sick]

Thursday 27 March 14:08:19 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mom outraged as the former school security assistant who slept with her 15-year-old son freely walks out of court after guilty verdict. Fark: For the second time in a week [Asinine]

Thursday 27 March 14:08:12 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Terrorists caught: 0. TSA agents caught and fired for stealing from passengers: 400 [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 14:05:36 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Although it might be the most effective solution, shooting the neighbor's dog that always poops in your yard is not necessarily the best solution. "Poor Betsy" [Asinine]

Thursday 27 March 14:04:56 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's the 70th anniversary of "The Great Escape" and survivor Paul Royle reminisces. "The movie I disliked intensely because there were no motorbikes … and the Americans weren't there" [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 14:04:37 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Is the Five-Second Rule Real?

Thursday 27 March 14:00:00 UTC 2014

Fans of MythBusters will point out that Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage proved several years ago that five seconds on the floor was enough for tasty morsels to attract all sorts of bacteria—but a new study finds that, depending on the type of food and the floor you've dropped it on the five-second rule works. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » X? [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 13:55:28 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [2 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Vice mayor of a small town in Arizona makes a pro-Fred Phelps post on Facebook. `We need more Fred Phelps in this world. May you rest in peace sir.'' How many times must the cannon balls fly, before Arizona gets its own Fark tag? [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 13:15:53 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man in the television [Photoshop]

Thursday 27 March 13:01:00 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Yoko Ono Fashions For Men

Thursday 27 March 12:55:07 UTC 2014

Yoko Ono said that she originally designed these clothes in 1969 as a wedding gift for John Lennon. But it wasn't until 2012 that the English clothing store Opening Ceremony decided to make a line of clothes based on her sketches.

[Link]

Mental Floss » How to Appreciate an Evening at the Opera

Thursday 27 March 12:46:13 UTC 2014

If you think going to the opera means listening to a Viking wail in a language you don’t understand for three boring hours, think again. Here’s how to go further and actually appreciate it. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The freaky clown hanging around Staten Island has turned out to be a publicity stunt. Where it hunts people down and kills them [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 12:39:50 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Idaho and Wyoming raise speed limits to 80 miles per hour, which is still around 10 below what people are actually driving [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 12:33:21 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Smoking hot 23-year-old who received £5,000 taxpayer funded boob-job because she was bullied for being flat-chested, then sued for £10,000 because her boobs were too big, is now a call girl, three-months pregnant, has no idea who the father

Thursday 27 March 12:22:13 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [115 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Pig Swing

Thursday 27 March 12:04:36 UTC 2014

Alas, today's factory farming of pork precludes such luxury treatment. [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Classified Ads We Hope Had Happy Endings

Thursday 27 March 12:00:00 UTC 2014

Today, if we have specific needs or questions, we can usually find a specific forum or website to help us. But a century ago, there was only the Classifieds section of your town’s newspaper. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Taco Bell trolls McDonald's with new commercials featuring men actually named Ronald McDonald saying how much they like the new taco breakfast menu [Amusing]

Thursday 27 March 11:35:24 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: DUI. New hotness: BFUI [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 11:05:23 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Video Elegantly Explains How Big the Universe Is

Thursday 27 March 11:00:00 UTC 2014

Trying to comprehend the size of the universe is enough to make your head hurt. Thankfully, Beakus created a short film—with the help of an astronomer from the Royal Academy of Greenwich—to break it all down in ways that make it easy to understand. You'll learn that if we sent a text message to the galaxy closest to us, Andromeda, … [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: LEGO Resume

Thursday 27 March 10:00:55 UTC 2014

Leah wanted to stand out from the crowd of job-seekers, so she made herself into a LEGO set. The unconventional resume got her a second interview, and lots of reddit karma.
*
19 Completely Baffling Things Americans Do. We are a weird bunch, after all.
*
Can’t think of a name for your boat? Here are 30 pun names others … [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Tip "Jar"

Thursday 27 March 9:59:41 UTC 2014

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Movie theater owners finally realize that it's asinine to charge $10 or more for tickets when consumers have home theaters and their own cheap snacks [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 9:38:00 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [136 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » In urgent need of a new roommate says FML

Thursday 27 March 8:14:34 UTC 2014

Today, I woke up at 3:00 am to the sound of a bird screeching. Turns out, my roommate bought a parrot without consulting me first. Even better, my roommate expects me to pay for half of the bird's expenses. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Feeling confused and irritable? Can't sleep? Blame the cellphone towers [Stupid]

Thursday 27 March 7:23:00 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [77 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » athletiks says FML

Thursday 27 March 7:09:06 UTC 2014

Today, someone on Instagram posted a picture of himself with gym lifting straps around his neck. I commented "autoerotic asphyxiation" and now a 250-pound bodybuilder wants to kill me. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One thing the Afghanistan Taliban didn't blow up when they blew up the two sixth-century Buddhas in 2001–the people of the caves [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 6:36:00 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Passing Through

Thursday 27 March 6:25:56 UTC 2014

November 1896 saw the start of a strange wave of airship sightings across the United States — the San Francisco Call published the image above on Nov. 19, claiming that the craft had passed over eastern Sacramento the previous night, where hundreds had seen “its brilliant searchlight traveling over the city, and who will also swear that they heard the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nebraska dog dials 911 on owner's smartphone, says Timmy is trapped at the old well [Strange]

Thursday 27 March 5:19:00 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember that UVA student who had her car swarmed by cops because she bought some water, and in her panic she grazed a couple of cops as she fled but the charges were dropped? Yeah, that's a payday that was just too tempting to give up [Followup]

Thursday 27 March 5:12:00 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [131 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Secrets Behind 7 Secret Recipes

Thursday 27 March 4:47:16 UTC 2014

These companies know that the unknown will always be more exciting than "some mayo and paprika." [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Famous Literary Characters Based on Real People

Thursday 27 March 4:39:27 UTC 2014

“Write what you know,” they say. So it makes sense that many authors take a good look around at friends and family when creating characters for their books. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When you see hibernating ground squirrels do you think, (a) God's creations are adorable, (b) evolution is clever, or (c) I bet I could juggle them and they wouldn't wake up? [Strange]

Thursday 27 March 4:10:07 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hmm. A guy with three testicles. Kind of rolls off your tongue, doesn't it? [Strange]

Thursday 27 March 4:03:50 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 464: "Middle of the Night 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 27 March 4:01:00 UTC 2014

Farktography [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What happens in Albuquerque 22 times in four years? No, not the NCAA tournament. No, not an award winning television show. Yup, police fatally shoot citizens [Asinine]

Thursday 27 March 3:57:41 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Modern photographer explores desolate ghost town that once was host of the 2014 Winter Olympics [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 3:52:18 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The economy is overrun with student debt and our universities are clogged with people who are not collegiate material. Solution: Make college mandatory for everyone [Stupid]

Thursday 27 March 3:14:25 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [134 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » sociallyawkward says FML

Thursday 27 March 2:36:37 UTC 2014

Today, I faced my social anxiety and went to a chip shop on my own. I tried to have a conversation with the owner, but his thick accent made it difficult. He now knows where I live, what college I go to and I'm pretty sure I agreed to go to India with him. FML [Link]

FMyLife » husbands addiction says FML

Thursday 27 March 2:30:21 UTC 2014

Today, I got billed for $80 of Justin Bieber music. It wouldn't have been so bad if it were my daughter who bought it all, instead of my husband. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Norwegian teen gets McDonald's receipt tattooed across his whole forearm. Da da da da dumb. I'm loving it [Stupid]

Thursday 27 March 2:11:22 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sad: Venue where you originally had your prom booked suddenly goes out of business. Cool: The Dallas Cowboys say "Hey, why don't you have your prom at AT&T Stadium?" [Cool]

Thursday 27 March 1:30:10 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Early Film Adaptations of Books You Might Not Know About

Thursday 27 March 1:30:00 UTC 2014

Sure, you're familiar with some version of these books that were committed to film. But you might not have known about these… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Homeopathy product recalled over fears it may contain actual medicine [Ironic]

Thursday 27 March 1:11:45 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [97 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In hindsight, he probably shouldn't have shipped his weed to his ex-girlfriend's house … and shown up with drugs, an open bottle of booze with a toddler in tow to pick it up [Dumbass]

Thursday 27 March 1:05:55 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Silly you, clowns ride tricycles, not naked grown men under the influence of cocaine [Weird]

Thursday 27 March 0:32:03 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Boomers don't pay millennials enough to buy houses. Boomers upset millennials not buying houses [Obvious]

Thursday 27 March 0:30:15 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [264 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In MN the potholes are so bad they are fighting back by eating pothole repair trucks. (MN pothole trifecta in play) [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 0:30:00 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Give children nine cookies each to help fight obesity," says doctor who really likes cookies [Interesting]

Thursday 27 March 0:06:06 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Iron Photoshop Ingredient: the humble eraser [Photoshop]

Thursday 27 March 0:01:00 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [27 comments] [Link]

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