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.”

Mental Floss » 10 Near-Trades That Would've Shifted the History of the NBA

Thursday 17 April 23:30:00 UTC 2014

These NBA trades never happened, but they came close. In an alternate dimension, there's a Bulls team with Kobe, T-Mac plays with Iverson in both their primes, and Hakeem takes his talents to South Beach. 1. Wilt Chamberlain to the Bulls for…Bobby Hull? Wikimedia Commons This cross-sport trade seems like the kind of thing two barflies would come up with … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Clinton makes major announcement about her plans for the fall [News]

Thursday 17 April 22:56:26 UTC 2014

News [link] [215 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Things you never want to hear your pilot say: "AACH, THE BEES" [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 22:47:58 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Vintage Beauty Video Tutorials

Thursday 17 April 22:30:00 UTC 2014

The how-to beauty video didn't start with YouTube. Here are a few vintage videos that taught women how to put the best possible face forward. [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel In The Works

Thursday 17 April 22:30:00 UTC 2014

The Hollywood Reporter announced that after a decade of delays and script rewrites, film studio Fox 2000 is making a sequel to Mrs.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Putin issues warning about Abyss. If he thinks that's bad, wait until he sees Leviathan [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 22:26:03 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Maple Syrup is Made

Thursday 17 April 22:17:15 UTC 2014

There's a series of tubes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently the state has learned something in the past 44 years and chose to bury it a big farking hole rather than blowing it up [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 22:16:01 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [79 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Alleged text messages from trapped Korean teenagers are just a bunch of ferry tales [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 22:15:16 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [33 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » badessaymyass says FML

Thursday 17 April 22:11:39 UTC 2014

Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The real trouble with American health care? Our doctors kinda suck [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 22:11:13 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [124 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Question: What's so special about "Mexican Coke"? Answer: Sugar [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 22:03:36 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [128 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some parents accept it when told by the school that their kids can't go on the school trip. And some parents get all bitey [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 22:01:59 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [16 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 17 April 22:01:04 UTC 2014

Today, I had my first car crash. I ran into a parked car and the owner saw it happen. I then accidentally opened my door straight into her car as well when I went to give her my information. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: New dance club opens in New York. Fark: You have to be under 12 to get in [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 21:56:33 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Common Core is teaching fourth graders to have affairs. Or something. Hell, it's on a blog so it's got to be true [Stupid]

Thursday 17 April 21:56:07 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So why was that South Korean ferry that capsized going to Jeje Island? Because of its waterfalls, white sand beaches, theme park dedicated to sex, eroticism [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 21:55:26 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Looks like Jess the border collie is the culprit of all the tire slashings in England over the last six months [Weird]

Thursday 17 April 21:54:38 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 17 acre Island up for auction off the coast of Italy. It's a pretty nice place if you don't count the 200,000 plague victims being burnt alive and a mental asylum where lobotomies where performed with drills, hammers and chisels [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 21:51:19 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Gabo's Wild Ride: The Incredible Adventures of Gabriel García Márquez

Thursday 17 April 21:30:20 UTC 2014

Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez has died at the age of 87. This profile originally appeared in mental_floss magazine in 2009. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Holiday meal planning time, so tell us – Do you do something special for Good Friday and Easter? Have go-to recipes for Passover? What recipes will be big wins for family gatherings? [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 21:30:00 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [83 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I love you so much, honey. WHAT? You posed in lingerie? IMMA HIRE ME A HITMAN TO KILL YOU. With "Yeah, I might kill to keep that" pics [Dumbass]

Thursday 17 April 21:29:57 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What Do You Call Sweetened Carbonated Beverages?

Thursday 17 April 21:12:01 UTC 2014

What do people call soft drinks in your neck of the woods? [Link]

The Onion » Gas Station Clerk Glad To See Pump 2 Doing So Well Today

Thursday 17 April 21:10:00 UTC 2014

BOONEVILLE, MS—Surveying the eight gas pumps from his post behind the counter at the Walker Avenue Shell station, local clerk Marvin Peters told reporters he was especially pleased to see pump 2 performing so well among customers Thursday.
[Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Rare Footage From Action Park

Thursday 17 April 21:00:00 UTC 2014

In Action You’ve read about the terrifying rides at the notorious Action Park amusement park in New Jersey. Now you can check out this rare footage of people riding the legendary looping tube slide. * Through the Open Door The movies would have you believe that when a plane door is opened in mid-flight that everything inside the plane is … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this NASA Orion control room [Photoshop]

Thursday 17 April 20:30:39 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [30 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Sports Poll: What Do You Think Of The MLB’s New Instant Replay System?

Thursday 17 April 20:30:00 UTC 2014

The Onion – America's Finest News Source
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » A look at the design flaw that almost destroyed an NYC skyscraper. No, not thermite [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 20:05:13 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [114 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Fisher-Price Designer Would Like To See 2-Year-Old Try And Choke On Newest Version

Thursday 17 April 20:05:00 UTC 2014

EAST AURORA, NY—Remarking upon the toy’s lack of removable parts and childproof battery compartment, Fisher-Price designer Matthew Hayden told reporters Thursday that he’d like to see a 2-year-old just try and choke on the newest version…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pew (pew pew) poll suggests Americans are cautiously excited about future technology, but only 1% of us want a personal jetpack [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 19:59:03 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dartmouth president thinks school is being "hijacked by extreme behavior" and "dangerous drinking," in transparent attempt to get more kids to apply [Hero]

Thursday 17 April 19:50:57 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [27 comments] [Link]

The Onion » New App Matches You With Others In Vicinity Who Wasted $2.99 On Same App

Thursday 17 April 19:30:00 UTC 2014

NEW YORK—Sources confirmed Thursday that millions nationwide are signing up for Squandr, a new social discovery app employing GPS technology to match users with others in their vicinity who also wasted $2.99 on the same software.
[Link]

The Onion » Moviegoer Manages To Sneak Candy Past Teenage Usher Earning $7 An Hour

Thursday 17 April 19:15:00 UTC 2014

WESTBOROUGH, MA—Executing a plan he had carefully devised and practiced in his mind several times, local moviegoer Kevin Shepard managed to sneak his own candy past the teenage Regal Cinema usher earning $7 an hour Thursday, sources confirmed.
[Link]

Mental Floss » Extreme Engineering: How to Land on Mars

Thursday 17 April 18:58:52 UTC 2014

In this series, Mental Floss will examine the engineering problems associated with humanity’s most extreme endeavors, from mining asteroids to colonizing the ocean, and explain how engineers plan to solve them. [Link]

Mental Floss » 28 Birthday Traditions from Around the World

Thursday 17 April 18:58:34 UTC 2014

In celebration of our YouTube channel's 1st birthday, John Green looks at some fascinating birthday traditions. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » There are lots of things you can teach a six-year-old. How to ride a Harley Davidson by himself probably shouldn't be one of them [Asinine]

Thursday 17 April 18:54:53 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Retired guard dog that never had puppies of her own adopts a kitten, causes spike in diabetes rates [Sappy]

Thursday 17 April 18:48:40 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Flesh eating baby tarballs. It's not Syfy, it's BP [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 18:40:11 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Interactive map with all the misspelled street names engraved into SF sidewalks. Come for Hiaght and Lombrd streets, stay for the nexus of the universe at Castro and Castro [Amusing]

Thursday 17 April 18:39:54 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » According to TX prosecutors, an inmate with an IQ of 51 who was granted a new trial in 1983 but was mistakenly never retried or released, deliberately hid himself in jail for the next 30 years just so he could claim a "speedy trial" violation

Thursday 17 April 18:36:35 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [151 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Portland flushed 38 million gallons of drinking water, thanks to a single dick [Fail]

Thursday 17 April 18:36:31 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [115 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Joe Dumars Resigns To Spend More Time Rebuilding Family

Thursday 17 April 18:35:00 UTC 2014

DETROIT—Following several years of lackluster performance and unmet expectations under his own roof, Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced this week that he will be stepping down in order to spend more time rebuildi…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Drug thieves attacking pharmacists. New hotness: Drug thieves attacking old people on their way out from seeing the pharmacists [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 18:32:01 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jews told to register with the government. This is not a repeat from the 1930s [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 18:28:27 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [132 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man fined $525 after not paying for drink refill. Yeah, that seems totally reasonable [Asinine]

Thursday 17 April 18:23:09 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Shape Reference

Thursday 17 April 18:20:15 UTC 2014

The index to the fourth edition of George Thomas’ Calculus and Analytic Geometry contains an entry for “Whales” on page 188. That page contains no reference to whales, but it does include the figure above. German mathematician Erich Bessel-Hagen was often teased for his protruding ears. In 1923 his colleague Béla Kerékjártó published a book, Vorlesungen Über Topologie, whose index … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A boy, a claw machine, and a very special guest on this week's WTFark [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 18:05:57 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jon-Benet Ramsey? The Zodiac killer? Chandra Levy? The Black Dahlia? Jimmy Hoffa? JFK? RFK? Abraham Lincoln? This man claims to have solved them all [Unlikely]

Thursday 17 April 18:00:13 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Memorable Rejection Letters

Thursday 17 April 18:00:00 UTC 2014

These letters may not have contained the responses the candidates were hoping for, but a memorable rejection is better than a cold form letter from human resources. [Link]

The Onion »  The Onion's Tips For Getting A Good Night's Sleep

Thursday 17 April 18:00:00 UTC 2014

Being sleep deprived can tremendously impact your lifestyle on a day-to-day basis. Here are The Onion's tips for getting a good night's sleep.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Video surfaces of Action Park – where fun was a terrifying adventure – and its most infamous ride: the Cannonball Loop [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 17:45:37 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 1960s: Sharks vs. Jets. 1990s: Crips vs. Bloods. 2014: Hippos vs. Crocs [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 17:45:30 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nebraska elementary school gives fifth graders nine rules for how to deal with bullies, such as "Treat the bully like they're trying to help you" and "never, ever tell on them" [Stupid]

Thursday 17 April 17:40:38 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [161 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This should be easy: Can you spot the gold digger from these photos? Hint: Just look for high maintenance in their eyes [Stupid]

Thursday 17 April 17:40:08 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [117 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 85,000 hours of British Pathé footage now up on YouTube? Right, there goes the chance you were going to do anything productive for the rest of the week…month…year [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 17:36:26 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So, what would happen if you were convicted of a crime and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison, and then those instructions never came? [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 17:34:17 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pootie Poot and Snowden make their first official TV appearance together to discuss how free Russia is and how terrible the US is [Sad]

Thursday 17 April 17:05:24 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [151 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mayor who "kind of agreed" with white supremacist that murdered three people in Kansas City finds out his constituents "kind of agree" that he should resign or be impeached [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 17:03:11 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [127 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Newly Discovered Cave Paintings Suggest Early Man Was Battling A Lot Of Inner Demons

Thursday 17 April 17:00:00 UTC 2014

CANTABRIA, SPAIN—An archaeological team from the University of Cambridge announced Wednesday the discovery of cave paintings in northern Spain that suggest prehistoric humans battled a variety of inner demons, nagging fears, and insecurities that pl…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » NJ man re-enacts famous "Samurai Delicatessen" skit [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 16:42:55 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [24 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » pablito says FML

Thursday 17 April 16:39:50 UTC 2014

Today, I'm 25 years old, I've got an education and I only now found out in front of 15 people that, no, sparrows are not small pigeons that are going to grow up. FML [Link]

The Onion » Roman Centurion Crawling Out Of New York City Manhole In For One Wacky Adventure

Thursday 17 April 16:30:00 UTC 2014

NEW YORK—Standing mystified in a crowded intersection, Verus Attius Glabrio, a Roman centurion who emerged from a manhole in the middle of New York’s Time Square, is in for a wacky adventure, sources confirmed Wednesday. Reports stated that Gl…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: The Most Haunted Place In The World. News: It's For Sale. FARK: The core of the island is literally human remains [Sick]

Thursday 17 April 16:23:54 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Preacher born with no arms or legs spreads anti-bullying message by going on a 10,000 hugs tour. His first idea was reportedly a 10,000 fistbumps tour, but that proved logistically impossible [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 16:17:08 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This is what happens when you weirdos dress Sir Whiskerlickens von Fluffybutt in people clothes [Obvious]

Thursday 17 April 16:04:21 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 20 Fun Facts About 'The Golden Girls'

Thursday 17 April 16:00:36 UTC 2014

Break out the cheesecake: Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia are turning 30! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Only one lifeboat was deployed from sinking ferry in South Korea. Guess who was aboard [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 15:59:23 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [176 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Suspected US drone strikes are affecting the Yemeni psyche to the point where they think the drones are checking out their women, although if that was the case we'd have drones all over Sweden instead [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 15:58:51 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: An Odd Word

Thursday 17 April 15:47:46 UTC 2014

Enjoy today's mentalfloss.com Think Thursday Brain Game challenge. Good luck! What common English word can be made
by taking the first letter in the spelling of each
odd number from 1 to 11 and unscrambling them?
Here is the SOLUTION.
[Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Snacking May Help Minimize Spousal Conflict

Thursday 17 April 15:30:00 UTC 2014

In a new study, researchers found that having a quick snack to raise blood sugar made subjects less “hangry,” a combination of “hungry” and “angry,” which means snacking may help diminish disputes with one’s spous…
[Link]

The Onion » Statshot: How Are We Spending Our Tax Refund?

Thursday 17 April 15:30:00 UTC 2014

How Are We Spending Our Tax Refund?
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wu-Tang man has nothing to f*ck with [Fail]

Thursday 17 April 14:57:11 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WAR. Huh, good God: What is it good for? Absolutely four things, say it again [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 14:37:49 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [135 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Let's play guess that disease (possibly Not safe for work) [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 14:37:03 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Georgia Supreme Court to rule whether potato guns converted into pipe bombs are consistent with safe work environments [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 14:33:38 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Seeing Jesus in toast. New hotness: Seeing Jesus from space [Weird]

Thursday 17 April 14:31:03 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What Do The Girl Scouts Do With All That Cookie Money?

Thursday 17 April 14:30:00 UTC 2014

Whether you prefer Thin Mints or Samoas, the pint-sized entrepreneurs peddling their sweet treats are making an awful lot of dough off of our national obsession with Girl Scout cookies. In fact, all told, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is an $8 million business. So where does all that money go? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Putin: What? There are no Russian troops in Ukraine. Those that you think are Russian are our cousins, Prussians. Yeah….Prussians. END COMMUNICATION [Followup]

Thursday 17 April 14:27:45 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [80 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In this store, you buy it, you break it [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 14:27:09 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Unsettling video shows largest gathering of al Qaeda members in years. Summer reunion tour expected to be a blast [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 14:26:33 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Final, ultimate proof that feminist women really, really have no idea what it is that they want. Oh, and it involves getting naked with other women [Amusing]

Thursday 17 April 14:25:59 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NYC 'Mayor' hauled off to Bellevue for trying to run city, stalk ex-mayor Bloomberg [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 14:23:43 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man has car stolen and it is quickly sold to someone else. The victim and the guy that bought the car meet leaving the victim to just give it to the man who bought the car as he needed it more than the victim did…. Wait, what? [Cool]

Thursday 17 April 14:21:26 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Normally, getting pumped up and doing a lot of reps will not get you kicked out of the gym. Unless they are one-handed reps [Dumbass]

Thursday 17 April 14:21:06 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [8 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » We're not saying that public television in Norway is boring, but their hottest shows around feature a train winding through the countryside, a ship navigating the fjords, and an eight-hour knitting extravaganza [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 14:19:52 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Twitter gave me PTSD. I am harassed because I am a femnist. I keep going on Twitter and it keeps giving me PTSD. One person even collects my tweets in Storify. I have PTSD now. I am bedridden #PTSD [Sad]

Thursday 17 April 14:18:56 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [152 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gunman steals Master Key from postal worker, which will allow him to unlock the dungeon treasure and upgrade from red to blue mail [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 14:14:15 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Zentai. From the culture that brought you tentacle porn (SFW) [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 14:09:43 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your camera is racist [Unlikely]

Thursday 17 April 13:54:53 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sizzling selfie [Photoshop]

Thursday 17 April 13:00:39 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How to Look Like a Proper Victorian Lady in 11 Easy Steps

Thursday 17 April 13:00:00 UTC 2014

Earlier this month, we showed 21st-century lads how to gentrify their wardrobes Victorian-style. Today, it’s the fairer sex’s turn. So ladies, if you’d like to shake things up with a bit of old-fashioned elegance, here are 11 handy tips. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Want to see exactly where your 2013 tax dollars are being spent? The White House is here to help [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 12:56:20 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [151 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Should Iowa's gun law let under age 14 kids fire handguns? Short answer: No. Long answer: Hell no, no way, no how… Just no [Misc]

Thursday 17 April 12:55:06 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [220 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Soda Drinker Pro

Thursday 17 April 12:10:27 UTC 2014

Soda Drinker Pro is the premier in software in the first person soda drinking genre. Experience what it’s truly like to drink a soda at the beach, in the park, and even… in SPACE!!!
With Soda Drinker Pro, you don’t need to have a soda in hand to experience a soda in your mind.
Soon to be available for the … [Link]

Weird Universe » Mr. Q. Cumber

Thursday 17 April 12:05:30 UTC 2014

Some WU-vie sample this and tell me what it tastes like, please. I myself am scared to try. [Link]

Mental Floss » How to Prepare a Fugu Fish

Thursday 17 April 12:00:00 UTC 2014

Blowfish, puffer fish, fugu fish: Whatever you call it, there’s no more fascinating and dangerous delicacy in the world. Although it’s bursting with tetrodotoxin—a poison said to be hundreds of times more deadly than cyanide—the fish is hotly searched out by foodies. Here’s how chefs go further and turn the deadly fish into an incredible dish. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hmm. 400% increase in antidepressant use since the '80s… huge increase in autism since the '80s… autism begins in early pregnancy…. It's almost like… naw. It has to be vaccines [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 11:43:42 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [352 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » MILF says FML

Thursday 17 April 11:36:20 UTC 2014

Today, one of my most problematic students remained after class, whence he strongly insinuated his interest in receiving oral sex; I tried to convey just how inappropriate that was, when he interrupted, "Look, will you at least touch it?" FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Sharknado. New hotness: Jellyfishnado. Ooh, that's gotta sting [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 11:35:24 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: That Was T"ax"ing

Thursday 17 April 10:30:58 UTC 2014

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Fark.com RSS » It's Jesus vs. Devil in this week's Mugshot Roundup [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 10:06:00 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Scary Easter Bunnies

Thursday 17 April 10:00:41 UTC 2014

19 Vintage Easter Bunny Photos That Will Make Your Skin Crawl. Only the kids noticed how creepy they were.
*
His mother thought he might be exaggerating the bullying he suffered at school, so a student recorded an incident on his iPad. Guess who was punished for invading the bullies’ “expectation of privacy”?
*
7 Things You Might Not Know … [Link]

FMyLife » exasperated says FML

Thursday 17 April 9:14:06 UTC 2014

Today, I got a call from the police that my house had been burglarized, but an off-duty cop caught the criminal. I pull up to see my detained, psycho ex-boyfriend sheepishly grinning at me. He had three of my lace panties and two of my bras, claiming it was "all for memories sake". FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man describes "pounding sensation" he felt after being bitten by a poisonous snake, admits the experience left him quite rattled [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 9:00:00 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "What we think happened was the mom had the babies and she put them in a safe spot … and she left. Then they got boxed up and they got shipped." Don't worry it's got a happy ending [Sappy]

Thursday 17 April 8:16:37 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Out of everything to be afraid of in Florida (alligators, sinkholes, guns, crazy moms), a woman jumped out of a moving truck after seeing a lizard [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 8:11:00 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Judge does a double take after learning Edward Cocaine was appearing in his courtroom on drug possession charges [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 7:11:00 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » In a Word

Thursday 17 April 6:51:31 UTC 2014

sottisier
n. a list of written stupidities Unfortunate lines in poetry, collected in D.B. Wyndham Lewis’ The Stuffed Owl, 1930: He suddenly dropt dead of heart-disease. (Tennyson, “Sea-Dreams”) Her smile was silent as the smile on corpses three hours old. (Earl of Lytton, “Love and Sleep”) Irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast? (Browning, “Rabbi Ben Ezra”) … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 911…If you are still alive press 1 [Stupid]

Thursday 17 April 6:19:00 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [54 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » kittykat798 says FML

Thursday 17 April 5:48:28 UTC 2014

Today, I went to a restaurant for a friend's birthday. There were two very attractive waiters. They waited until I went to the toilet to sit down, talk to my friends and hit on them. They promptly left upon my return. Men avoid me. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » State university has a $36 million shortfall. How to deal with this? Give the head financial administrator a 40k raise. What the fark, UMaine? [Asinine]

Thursday 17 April 5:19:00 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [53 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » MILF says FML

Thursday 17 April 4:33:01 UTC 2014

Today, one of my most problematic students remained after class, whence he strongly insinuated his interest in receiving oral sex; I tried to convey just how inappropriate that was, when he interrupted, "Look, will you at least touch it?" FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » OMG killer sponges discovered in California, we're all going to die [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 4:11:00 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 467: "Muybridge". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 17 April 4:01:00 UTC 2014

Farktography [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists say there might be an evolutionary reason why you don't want to eat a bright blue chicken. Photographer sets out to see if it's true [Interesting]

Thursday 17 April 3:27:51 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "I have never eaten here but their logo is a PENIS WITH A MOUSTACHE. Five stars" [Amusing]

Thursday 17 April 3:11:03 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Teen with Down Syndrome got accepted to college. Someone filmed it. There must have been something in that envelope, because it got dusty in here [Sappy]

Thursday 17 April 2:30:56 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [142 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Brawl begins during city council meeting as councilman is called a Douche Cougar [Amusing]

Thursday 17 April 2:22:40 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Things You Might Not Know About Spinosaurus

Thursday 17 April 2:00:00 UTC 2014

Spinosaurus is one mysterious critter. Why don’t we know more about it? Blame the Nazis (seriously). Here are 10 remarkable factoids about this incredible dino. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Monterey Park Fire Dept. now has an accident response time of -1 second [Fail]

Thursday 17 April 1:44:20 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Here is the worst-behaving first-grader you will hear about today [Scary]

Thursday 17 April 1:37:59 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 1 in 5 beers sold in America is a Bud Light. But wait, it gets worse. Bud Light Lime outsells just about everything that could be called a craft beer [Sad]

Thursday 17 April 1:19:49 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [190 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Judges don't appreciate yawning in their courtroom – even less if they point it out and you respond with, "I don't care, man. I really don't care" [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 1:12:23 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Jenga For The Big Boys

Thursday 17 April 0:37:46 UTC 2014

VERY COOL! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Understatement of the Week: "So then I'm driving to work, bleeding all over the place, thinking, this is crazy I have a Chihuahua in the front seat, a great horned owl in the back seat. This is not normal" [Strange]

Thursday 17 April 0:28:42 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Perfect Easter Egg

Thursday 17 April 0:23:11 UTC 2014


A bacon Easter egg! I'd certainly fill it differently, but the idea is deliciously appealing! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If giving birth in a motel bathtub wasn't Florida enough, this mom gnawed off the umbilical cord with her teeth [Florida]

Thursday 17 April 0:11:46 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this woman with a non-working wringer washer [Photoshop]

Thursday 17 April 0:00:39 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

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