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 » Millennial outdoes granny nanny by renting AirBNB condo for 44 days, never paying his bills, and never leaving while claiming protection under California rental laws. He's scamming Kickstarter, and looks like his greenlights were repeats too [Sca
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FMyLife » PrincessPromotion says FML
Today, I went back to work after a vacation, only to find out I'll soon be forced to dress up as one of the princesses from Frozen to promote our store. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may want to sit down for this: MH17 black box findings are consistent with a missile blast [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Man wanted for passing four fake $100 dollar bills at 7-11. In other news, it's possible to spend $400 at 7-11 in one visit [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's Cool Russian Dashcam Footage involves a driver calmly jumping out of his fuel truck as it explodes into a fireball [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Tired of having motorcycles stolen, man parks his bike where he can see it – hanging from a winch outside his third-floor apartment. 'It is not much more work than putting three padlocks on the bike, and it's a lot more secure" (pics) [Am
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Fark.com RSS » Millennials give up jobs, family, and all worldly possessions for: a) missionary work b) socialist ideology c) moving to Denver for legal weed and living in homeless shelter [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Buzzfeed editor discovers this one weird trick for getting fired [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » It doesn't matter if you're the Queen of Soul, if you order a hamburger at Johnny Rockets to go, you damn well better go [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this enthusiastic beachgoer [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went to the mall. A little girl was walking around and telling everyone that they were pretty. When she got to me, she gave me a disgusted look and walked away. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I found out my sister stole my phone, pretended to be me, and tried breaking up with my boyfriend. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Not news: A New York man is suing Starbucks. News: Claiming the staff put heroin and Ambien in his Oprah Chai tea. Fark: six months before they even started serving Oprah Chai tea [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Towing company owner charged with twenty-nine felonies after he towed multiple cars from a parking lot because it was where people attending a homosexual-friendly event parked, and he (allegedly) can't stand gays [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Weekend Links: Superheroines
Superhero stories are enjoying a massive resurgence lately, but with so many supermen flying around, let’s not forget about all the awesome ladies out there fighting the forces of evil. * No time for a novel? Luckily, classic authors as diverse as Ray Bradbury, Margaret Atwood, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and more have penned plenty of short fiction that's freely available … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Georgia State Patrol threatens to ticket slow drivers for blocking fast lane [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » When you have a voice like Morgan Freeman's, you don't even need to wear a beekeeper's suit to feed the bees living in the beehives in your backyard. You just charm them with your relaxed velvet voice [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » For those who bet on "Suspect in home invasion was not pregnant," please step up to collect your prize [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Prudence: Our 7 year-old daughter regularly goes to sleep over at her friend's house. On a routine Google search, I learned the girl's father was a sex offender; he says he was 18 and had a 14 year-old girlfriend. What should I do? [Stra
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FMyLife » cleavers_143 says FML
Today, my girlfriend pointed out that her pubes are longer than my penis. FML [Link]
FMyLife » CFPS2909 says FML
Today, I lost my wedding ring at work. It wouldn't be too hard to track down, except that I work at Heinz. If you find it in your mayonnaise, keep it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sharp knees are still ok with this guy [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » After investigating for three years, aviation authorities say helicopter crash was caused by "failure to maintain clearance" near mountains. In related news, flying into a mountain makes you crash [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » US evacuates embassy in Tripoli following clashes between rival militias [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Dana Scully on God and Science
For your weekend viewing pleasure, here are two supercuts featuring Special Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files. It's fitting that they touch on two of her character's primary interests: the "But Science" defense; and the "OMG" moment. Enjoy! Science "What you can't question is the science!" -Dana Scully, every third episode of the series. Scully typically deployed this line because … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Looks like somebody's mommy and daddy didn't show them enough attention [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "Nurse struck by lightning inside her house is saved by her flip flops." Shocking [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Whilst the death penalty for serial killers is of debatable morality, I think we can all agree that thieves who steal the ashes of dead children pretty much deserve a hangin' [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Super-Grandma [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Ok, so now we know why it was abandoned [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #225
Who ever knew that Snap, Crackle & Pop had villainous counterparts in Soggy, Mushy & Toughy? [Link]
Weird Universe » Magnet Hat
Failed Kickstarter: Looks like only 3 people thought this guy's "magnet hat" was a good idea. Product page.
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I have really painful pimples on my upper lip. I'm a professional trombonist, and every note causes excruciating pain. FML [Link]
FMyLife » birthday girl says FML
Today, it's my birthday. The only thing I received was a bill for a piss test I took earlier this year. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Click this link to watch a celebrity cat video that provides a meal for a shelter animal each time someone watches it – up to one million meals. Sounds like a job for Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » The rest of you can mock us for living in Arizona when it's 117 outside all you want, but it's still better than shoveling snow [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Fertility clinic tells white woman she can only choose white semen. She was okay with that until they also said she can only choose from white donors [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption this Cafeteria Catholic [Caption]
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Fark.com RSS » Russia declares McDonald's to be "unsanitary and unhealthy" [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Parents of the year candidates say they 'can't see what the fuss is about' after their 4-year-old daughter and her toddler brother were found playing next to a dumpster near a busy road [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Coming and Going
A puzzle by Pierre Berloquin: In my house are a number of rooms. (A hall separated from the rest of the house by one or more doors counts as a room.) Each room has an even number of doors, including doors that lead outside. Is the total number of outside doors even or odd? Click for solution … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest peril from the animal kingdom: GIANT KILLER ANTEATERS [Scary]
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Mental Floss » What Your Pronunciation of These Words Tells Other People
Subjects were asked how they pronounce certain words, and what they thought about people who said them differently. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Future Stars Who Appeared on MTV’s 'Undressed'
Undressed turns 15 years old on July 26. In celebration, here are some future stars who popped up on the seminal show. [Link]
Mental Floss » Explode a Watermelon Using Only Rubber Bands
Here are some science tricks you can do with objects you might have stashed around the house. Like a watermelon and dozens of rubber bands. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tooth Fairy declares bankruptcy [Repeat]
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FMyLife » xXshitface4uXx says FML
Today, my dad asked me how I would feel about going on an all-expenses-paid, month-long holiday to the Caribbean. I was ecstatic and broke into tears of joy, saying I'd love it. He replied, "Yeah, me too. Shame it ain't happening!" then left for work, laughing his arse off. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got rear-ended because my ultra-clingy girlfriend wouldn't let go of my hand long enough for me to shift gears. FML [Link]
FMyLife » asshalf15 says FML
Today, I got expelled from school. I was walking down a flight of stairs when I tripped and bumped into a kid ahead of me by mistake. He fell forward and took half a dozen people down with him. The staff think I did it on purpose, and there's talk of charges being pressed. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » America's favorite burger chain? Well it's not that one place, or that other place either [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "How shenanigans start on the internet." Article is a bit more in-depth than "Hey, y'all, watch this" [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Newest trend in marriages? Beta testing. Thanks, millennials [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 15 Stars You May Not Have Known Appeared on MTV’s 'Undressed'
Undressed turns 15 years old on July 26, so in celebration, here are some surprising stars who popped up on the seminal show—one for each year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » BART's coliseum station closed due to A's signing a new 10-year lease [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Not News: Insurance refuses to buy 6 year old a prosthetic arm. News: Engineering students decide to build him one. FARK: Boy now has new bionic arm. It cost $350.00 to build. And the students just put the design into the public domain – for free [Co
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Fark.com RSS » Here is a list of some of the best New Yorker articles that you have three months to read before they go behind the paywall [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Man searches abandoned house, finds "old mop" and brings it to the local SPCA to get cleaned up [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Turns out International travel insurance isn't all inclusive in case of horrific Mexican ziplining accidents [Scary]
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Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: Austria-Hungary Rejects Serbia’s Response
King’s Academy The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 133rd installment in the series. July 25-26, 1914: Austria-Hungary Rejects Serbia’s Response The delivery of Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum to Serbia on July 23, 1914 triggered frantic activity across … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Who would have thought that a violent felon who repeatedly runs from the cops would make a reliable informant? Well, the cops, apparently [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Y'know how that airliner getting shot down last week was going to force Russia to re-assess their aggression in Ukraine and back off? Yeah, today they started shelling Ukraine and giving more weapons to the nuts who shot down the plane last week
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Fark.com RSS » Woman who tested positive for the ebola virus has escaped quarantine and is now loose in a city of one million people. FUEL AIR BOMB [Scary]
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FMyLife » notadoorman says FML
Today, I held the door open for a woman and her kids on my way out of the bank. She started accusing me of patronizing her, and when I just let go of the door in protest, she deliberately leaned in so it hit her in the face. I felt the glares from the entire bank as she pretended to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this leisurely reader [Photoshop]
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