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 » The USGS releases map of the most hazardous earthquake zones in the US; sucks to be you, *entire* West Coast, Mississippi and Ohio Rivers confluence states, and….South Carolina? [Strange]
[link] [89 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Horrifying Vintage Pictures of Disneyland Characters
Yikes. [Link]
Mental Floss » The First-Ever Submissions to 6 Social Media Sites
Looking back at the humble beginnings can be fun; often the first posts are mundane and otherwise insignificant. [Link]
Mental Floss » Renovation is Taken to a Whole New Level on HGTV’s 'Flipping the Block'
Four skilled duos move into identical, grungy condos and battle it out room by room to transform their homes into showplaces. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Happiness Benchmark for Each State
The annual salary you need to make before more money won't make you any happier. [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Historical Reactions to Air Conditioning
Here’s what people thought of “colderizing,” "air chilling," “mechanical weather,” and being “cooled by refrigeration” in its early days. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What's worse for your restaurant: a bad review by a local blogger, or making international news for suing your dissatisfied customers? [Dumbass]
[link] [84 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, we decided to go to an aquarium for a little family get-away. At the end was a shark viewing deck, and I leaned over the rails to get a better look. How did I find out that my glasses needed to be adjusted? They fell off and sunk right to the bottom of the shark-infested waters. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So what are the odds a gambling boat would run aground off the South Carolina coast? [Scary]
[link] [32 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: What do you grow for fresh ingredients at home? Do you have a local U-PICK farm to get the freshest produce? And fess up, how much of what you pick actually makes it home to be put into a dish? [Interesting]
[link] [205 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Top Dog of Baseball Uniforms
Baseball Big Dogs The El Paso Chihuahuas have created the single best uniforms in the history of sports. * High-Senberg A Walter White bobblehead has been launched into space, because why wouldn’t you do that? * Big Legends of the Big Apple These are the creepiest phantoms and urban legends from New York City. * They’re (Probably) Out There NASA … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Great white shark choked by sea lion." This is not a euphemism [Sad]
[link] [62 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fearful that Berkeley is hogging all the crazy in California, Shasta County Board of Supervisors vote–unanimously–to investigate chemtrails [Stupid]
[link] [226 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » A New Supply of Oddly Specific Niche Blogs
It’s easier than ever to create a brand-new blog when you think you have a good subject. But it’s difficult to keep a narrow-focus, single subject blog going for any length of time. For every blog that makes these lists, I’ve seen a dozen that faded away after a half-dozen posts -or even fewer! You must have real dedication to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Do scientists ever feel guilty about their experiments? What if their experiments are supposed to make children feel guilty? [Strange]
[link] [37 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Israel enters Gaza strip to get to hidden tunnel network, no word on if Brazzers co-sponsored [Followup]
[link] [341 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Freudian Naval aircraft [Photoshop]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's a video of disabled dogs in canine wheelchairs able to play fetch with their owners again, and if that doesn't make you click, you're a flinty-hearted asshole [Sappy]
[link] [32 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Robbers chase man in bikini and high heels down the street. Police putting out a drag net for the thieves [Strange]
[link] [17 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Poor schools can't win at standardized testing because the answers come from textbooks they don't have, but as soon as we close all the bad schools, this problem is sure to disappear [Sad]
[link] [78 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » With all of the state's other problems solved, Oregon police officers are compiling a massive list of people who should eat a bowl of dicks [Weird]
[link] [75 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If your class's assigned color during school spirit week is white, you're racist and so is your mom [Asinine]
[link] [72 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The First-Ever Submissions to 6 Social Media Websites
Looking back at the humble beginnings can be fun; often the first posts are mundane and otherwise insignificant. [Link]
The Onion » Man Concerned He Spread Himself Too Thin Between Eating Sandwich, Watching Television
PADUCAH, KY—Glancing worriedly from his plate to his television, local man Eric Timmer expressed concern Thursday that between eating his ham sandwich and viewing an episode of The Walking Dead, he was critically overextending himself. 
[Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Study: Sexy Facebook Profile Pics May Hurt Women At Work
According to a new study, choosing to use a sexy profile picture on Facebook and other social media sites may hurt women’s careers because coworkers are more likely to judge them as being less competent workers. 
[Link]
The Onion » New Study Finds Most Of Earth’s Oxygen Used For Complaining
SEATTLE—Following a multiyear study of atmospheric gases and their role in organic processes on earth, a team of researchers at the University of Washington reported this week that the majority of the oxygen on the planet is used for complaining. 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » You can now follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ [Silly]
[link] [35 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Humans already use way, way more than 10% of their brain. Note: This offer not valid in Fark politics tab [Interesting]
[link] [54 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bank robbers: We're going to use these hostages as human shields. Police: Challenge accepted [Scary]
[link] [172 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ever wanted to know if any of your ancestors committed WWII war crimes? Now you can as UN opens secret archive on WWII massacres, murders, torture to public [Interesting]
[link] [80 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate it when you're just talking to friends on your front lawn, when out of nowhere a car lands on you? [Scary]
[link] [23 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Inspiring story of a man who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, fought through the disease and became a hero in France on his racing bicycle. It's not THAT guy, it's another one [Sappy]
[link] [11 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sagging pants now punishable by jail time [Florida]
[link] [72 comments] [Link]
The Onion » Mom $15,000 In The Hole With Ceramic Frog Dealer
Mom $15,000 In The Hole With Ceramic Frog Dealer 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » You mean it's NOT ok to take pictures in your exam room windows from my new video cam equipped drone? Who knew (with "who me" mug shot goodness) [Dumbass]
[link] [56 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Stunning Drawings of the 1901 World's Fair in Buffalo, NY
"Since the world began, this is the first time that human eyes have beheld such floods of artificial light as the untiring cataract of Niagara generates for the Exposition. [Link]
Futility Closet » Good Measure
Scottish writer Alasdair Gray is a practical joker. As his collection Unlikely Stories, Mostly was going to press in 1984, he called publisher Stephanie Wolfe Murray and said, “I want to have an erratum slip inserted.” She said, “Oh God! What’s wrong? Surely we corrected everything. What do you want to say on it?” He said, “I want it to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For sale: Fortress-like home in NH owned by infamous family. Difficulty: may contain land mines, booby traps [Followup]
[link] [52 comments] [Link]
The Onion » God Pledges $5,000 For Cancer Research
THE HEAVENS—Expressing His hope that the contribution would assist efforts to find a cure for the devastating disease, the Lord Our God, Creator and Supreme Ruler of the Universe, confirmed Thursday that He had pledged $5,000 to the American Cancer … 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Someone finally invented a good reason to visit Philadelphia: Pop-up beer gardens [Cool]
[link] [40 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mosquito borne viral disease that leaves its victims wracked with crippling joint pain for weeks is heading to the US. So yeah, we are pretty much boned [Scary]
[link] [44 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Leprechauns turn to the U.S. Navy to protect their pot of gold [Cool]
[link] [13 comments] [Link]
The Onion » Statshot: Why Are We Sending Our Food Back?
Why Are We Sending Our Food Back? 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is crowdfunding making us more generous, or is it just a way for us to throw a couple dollars at something so we feel good about ourselves? [Interesting]
[link] [74 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Things not to do after you get arrested include ordering pizza as a prank to the police station under the name of your arresting officer [Dumbass]
[link] [40 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 31 Adorable Slang Terms for Sexual Intercourse from the Last 600 Years
When it comes to the ol’ houghmagandy, a little mystery goes a long way. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man gets drunk, poses as TSA agent, pats down women at airport. Apparently this is a crime if you do it pro bono [Fail]
[link] [37 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police see cheerleader walking home with friends eating ice cream after 10 PM, so they protect and serve the hell out of her [Asinine]
[link] [768 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » She's HEEEEERE. Poltergeist under bed turns out to be woman on a meth rampage [Fail]
[link] [15 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » We got one heavily armed recreational vehicle [Spiffy]
[link] [59 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police searching for purple man who broke into restaurant (with pic) [Strange]
[link] [37 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teens break into car without noticing the undercover detective sitting inside it. Oops [Florida]
[link] [14 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Weird Al's awkward Fox Business interview further proves he's the hero we need right now [Hero]
[link] [146 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman pleads not guilty in $20 million Saudi sheik extortion plot, will be charged with attempting a high stakes sheik down [Followup]
[link] [8 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When giving a bear hug to a 14-month-old child, make sure it doesn't turn into a python hug [Strange]
[link] [4 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Brain Game: About Nothing
Here's something different: Today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Think Thursday challenge is about… nothing! Enjoy: Give ONE example of a term that is
used in place of the word "ZERO." Please add your entry in the comments below. Thanks! [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: How Well Do You Know the Cartoon Mascots?
How Well Do You Know the Cartoon Mascots? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt anybody," says lady who mailed ricin laced letters to the POTUS and others [Dumbass]
[link] [61 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The three most disgusting words you will read all day: Gummy Bear Bratwurst [Sick]
[link] [29 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Typhoon Rammasun is headed to China as it kills at least ten in the Philippines, predicts that Romney will win the 2012 presidential election by 7 points [Interesting]
[link] [9 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Twitter Accounts for History Buffs
We’ve covered word nerds; now, follow a few twitter accounts that will satisfy your historical curiosity. [Link]
Mental Floss » Sports Illustrated's Predictions for the Future of Sports (in 1991)
For the fan, the future was good. [Link]
The Onion » Everyone In Middle East Given Own Country In 317,000,000-State Solution
NEW YORK—Marking the latest and most ambitious attempt to bring stability to the region, the United Nations announced Wednesday that every single person in the Middle East will receive his or her own sovereign nation as part of a historic 317,000,00… 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » When you spend $135,000 at a strip club, you are either doing something very, very right or something very, very wrong [Sad]
[link] [48 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Really, you let your husband die with his socks on while having sex with you so you could have a child? At your mother's house while you were there for your grandmother's funeral? Really? [Strange]
[link] [44 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best photo of "Happy Chinese tourists" pointing a finger at an apprehended "unemployed bag snatcher" that you will see today…or ever [Amusing]
[link] [20 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Parents can now call in private drug sniffing dogs to find where their kids hide the good stuff [Sad]
[link] [20 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » On the bright side, Malaysian Air knows where this one is [NewsFlash]
[link] [1453 comments] [Link]
The Onion » Mom Starting To Fear Son’s Web Series Closest Thing She Will Have To Grandchild
WHITE PLAINS, NY—With still no indication that her 30-year-old son Bryan has any interest in entering a romantic relationship or starting a family, area mother Kathleen Williamson told reporters this week that she is starting to fear his web series … 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » The dolphins have declared war, and this time it's on porpoise [Scary]
[link] [33 comments] [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: NASA: Humans Will Find Aliens Within Next 20 Years
A panel of NASA scientists announced this week that they estimate humans will encounter extraterrestrials within the next 20 years, predicting that as many as 100 million worlds in the Milky Way may have alien life. 
[Link]
FMyLife » lolateverything says FML
Today, I had to drop off my library book. I thought I'd dropped in into the library book drop, but I'd accidentally put it in the post office mail box. To get the book back, I had to explain this incident five times to three librarians, a mailman, and my sister who called me ridiculous. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Well that didn't work: cease fire broken after two hours [Sad]
[link] [193 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sovereign citizen points out that his name should not be in all capital letters on legal documents, his name is a dead entity, and he is not bound by the laws of the state. It went about how you'd expect [Fail]
[link] [221 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hot male model thinks his face tattoos of just random words inked all over his skull "will take him to the next level of modelling" [Unlikely]
[link] [110 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » How Did Soldiers Communicate Long-Distance Before Radios and Walkie-Talkies?
The military has been using musical instruments for strategic purposes ever since Joshua made those walls at Jericho come a-tumblin’ down. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Art of S. Clay Wilson
Surely some of the weirdest underground comix were produced by S. Clay Wilson. Now there's a great new compilation of his work, with more volumes to come. Add it to your Xmas List now.
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man informs County Commission of little known Florida law that allows him to shoot each of them if they sell his home. Promptly learns of revised statute about threatening public servants [Florida]
[link] [63 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » USB charger is prime suspect in death of Australian woman [Ironic]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What happens if you don't pay your garbage bill? You get a refund…on your lawn [Obvious]
[link] [57 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Word to the "Wise"
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cute teenage couple go on boating trip to Bahamas, catch a fish, fry it up and eat it. Bad fish. Bad trip [Florida]
[link] [83 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you leave out the legally inedible parts, haggis is edible [Sick]
[link] [62 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Stuff for your cat
I can't imagine a cat ever using this cat exercise wheel (apart from the one cat in the video whom they've somehow convinced to demonstrate it). And yet, the creators of this have not only met their funding goal on Kickstarter but have gone well over it.
And in other unusual cat products, here's a cat feeder that uses "cat … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this space station … er, moon [Photoshop]
[link] [28 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Finally a garden tool designed for a woman. And it's not a hoe [Spiffy]
[link] [79 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Crazy Clock Game
Everyone knows Mouse Trap. But who recalls its sister game, Crazy Clock? Why would one become famous, the other forgotten? The vagaries of play…. [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Predictions for the Year 2000 from a 19th-Century German Chocolate Company
Right around the same time that French postcards were predicting lots of aerial and aquatic activities in the year 2000 as part of the 1900 Paris Worlds Fair, a German chocolate company decided to get in on the future-telling business with a crafty marketing campaign. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark's favorite state finally comes in #1 on a list that doesn't have the words meth, cocaine, drugs, DUI, DWI, public nudity, Disney psychosis, cradle robbing, sugar baby or daddy, bestiality or incest [Florida]
[link] [60 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hot? Check. Redheads? Check. Twins into kinky sex? Double check. Arrested for prostitution at La Quinta Inn & Suites adjacent to the Crabtree Valley Mall? Well, this is Fark (Not safe for work) [Amusing]
[link] [211 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If Richard Branson's massive wealth, luxurious golden locks, or devil-may-care grin can't persuade you to give up meat, nothing will [Interesting]
[link] [134 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Toothless man bites roommate for not cleaning his ear [Weird]
[link] [21 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Photoshop Magic
A grieving father wanted a good picture of the baby daughter he just lost. Jillian Johnston put her Photoshop skills to work to make his wish a reality.
*
31 Easy DIY Upgrades That Will Make Your Home Look More Expensive. Except the refrigerator -don’t do that.
*
How do you add extra excitement to skydiving? Try landing on a huge … [Link]
FMyLife » Is that..? says FML
Today, I ran into a good friend at work. I work at a jail. She doesn't. FML [Link]
FMyLife » happypineapple says FML
Today, I went to a market. I saw stall which had mainly animal furs and things like that. I found a rounded, furry pen and stroked my cheek with it. Wondering what it was, being so soft and oddly shaped, I checked the tag. It was kangaroo testicles. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "He just looked at me, we made eye contact, and then he walked away, like it was nothing," she said. What is she talking about making eye contact with? A) A rabid dog, B) A giant green alien, or C) A naked man who broke into her home [Florida
[link] [32 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was waiting in a line, texting on my phone. I hear what sounded like a sneeze and said, "Bless you" to the man in front of me. He gave me a dirty look as I began to smell something awful. It wasn't a sneeze. FML [Link]
FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, while working as a barista, a customer yelled about her muffins and butter not being ready since she only had a "short time to eat". There were 7 tip giving customers ahead of her, but I rushed her order. She gave no tip and stayed for over an hour. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » An Untranslatable Poem
In his 1983 book En Torno a la Traducción, Spanish philologist and translator Valentín García Yebra cites a Portuguese poem by Cassiano Ricardo entitled “Serenata sintética”: rua torta lua morta tua porta. Broadly, it’s an image of an evening tryst, but its import is so embedded in its language that García Yebra found himself unable to convey it in another … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Milkybar: Now with more PENIS [Silly]
[link] [57 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kabul airport in Afghanistan under attack from gunmen, who have seized two buildings [Scary]
[link] [53 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman rescued from sandbar near offshore nudist swingers beach after her husband dumped her in the ocean from a jet ski after she claimed to see him blowing some dude at the nudist swingers beach…. Man, that was a mouthful [Florida]
[link] [76 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 480: "Money Shots 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
[link] [18 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Creative Ways Directors Put Horses on Stage
Here are a few notable instances in which directors and designers have approached this challenge with creativity, resourcefulness, and absurdity. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drunk driver tries to fool the cops by switching seats with his passenger; forgets that the passenger is also drunk [Dumbass]
[link] [23 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Have a beer, have a brat and polka. If you want to honor him, that would be the way to go" [Hero]
[link] [31 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ah, the funeral parlor: not just a place to drop off a loved one, but a place to find a new one [Strange]
[link] [26 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Meet "Normal Al" Yankovic
Here's a look at what happens when the polka master goes normal. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Norwegian reindeer herds are being boosted by climate change. Scientists made the discovery after local residents began complaining about a marked increase IN ALL THAT DAMN JINGLING [Cool]
[link] [48 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Real flamer protests gay marriage inequality. Bring marshmallows [Asinine]
[link] [58 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » betrayed says FML
Today, I came home early, only to hear a mad scramble in the living room. I found my now ex-girlfriend and best friend in there, sweaty and in their underwear. The idiot actually had the balls to claim he was teaching her how to do push-ups. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Waitress There’s A Cockroach In My Salad
When a customer in a Chinese restaurant complained about a cockroach in his salad the waitress showed him it was safe to eat by eating it. Delightful! [Link]
FMyLife » fuck you, kid says FML
Today, I babysat a 9-year-old kid for the first time. The moment his parents left the house, the little shit looked me dead in the eyes and let me know that if I didn't let him do whatever he wanted, he'd tell his parents that I touched him in his "no-no place". Suddenly I hate kids. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For California death row inmates we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the death penalty in California has been found unconstitutional. The bad news is it's because they aren't executing you quick enough [Scary]
[link] [71 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Israel accepts humanitarian ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza after blowing up four innocent Palestinian children … for a few hours [Followup]
[link] [379 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fire department bills dead man for his own body removal. Family says he'll probably just stiff them [Fail]
[link] [35 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man breaks into Kennedy compound with hopes of seeing JFK and Katy Perry. He ends up spending an hour discussing politics with Ted Kennedy while sharing some tortellini [Strange]
[link] [33 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Believe everything you read on the internet? You have Pierre Salinger Syndrome [Interesting]
[link] [38 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police investigation finds bodies at funeral home [Obvious]
[link] [15 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police will not confirm reports that a man was shot while having sex in a car, but a naked guy with a gunshot wound did wander into a restaurant [Weird]
[link] [12 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Problem: Diner complains about cockroach in his salad. Solution: Waitress eats it [Sick]
[link] [52 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cruise ship extra [Photoshop]
[link] [19 comments] [Link]
Archive
26 Apr 2024 25 Apr 2024 24 Apr 2024 23 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2024 20 Apr 2024 19 Apr 2024 18 Apr 2024 17 Apr 2024 16 Apr 2024 15 Apr 2024 14 Apr 2024 13 Apr 2024 12 Apr 2024 11 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2024 09 Apr 2024 08 Apr 2024 07 Apr 2024 06 Apr 2024 05 Apr 2024 04 Apr 2024 03 Apr 2024 02 Apr 2024 01 Apr 2024 31 Mar 2024 30 Mar 2024 29 Mar 2024 28 Mar 2024 27 Mar 2024
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
You must log in to post a comment.