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 » NYT: Obama, Outraged over beheading, vows to stay on course [Strange]

Wednesday 20 August 23:39:44 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …As Seen in Good Wool Humping

Wednesday 20 August 23:37:49 UTC 2014

Boss, reading e-mail out loud: “Middle cube's a bunch of sheep-shaggers”? Minus Jane*, of course! (laughs)Coworker: Why? She could get a strap on…Beverly, Massachusetts [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Officer Go Fark Yourself has been removed from duty in Ferguson (Video has Not safe for work language) [Followup]

Wednesday 20 August 23:12:53 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [283 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Wisconsin Town That Didn't Learn English for Five Generations

Wednesday 20 August 23:09:51 UTC 2014

The story of Hustisford looks very much like the story people usually tell about their immigrant ancestors. But in this story, there's a twist. [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Facts About 'Apocalypto'

Wednesday 20 August 23:09:37 UTC 2014

As these stories show, making Mel Gibson’s sprawling Mayan adventure film was an epic journey in its own right. [Link]

Mental Floss » Top 5 GIFs of Deadly Animal Kills

Wednesday 20 August 23:09:30 UTC 2014

Brought to you by the Smithsonian Channel's Speed Kills [Link]

FMyLife » HungryStudent says FML

Wednesday 20 August 22:30:13 UTC 2014

Today, my 24-year-old, unemployed brother stole all of my food money and went out with his friends. His punishment from our parents? He has to pay me back when he gets a job. My stomach has to wait. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Kev says FML

Wednesday 20 August 22:30:12 UTC 2014

Today, I got drunk, broke up with my girlfriend, and sent my grandma nude pics. thinking she was my girlfriend. Well, ex-girlfriend. FML [Link]

FMyLife » ithinkicanmakeit says FML

Wednesday 20 August 22:30:11 UTC 2014

Today, I'm getting married. I have a big poofy white dress and, oh yes, the shits. Here's hoping I can make it down the aisle without rushing off to the toilet. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » The Salmon Cannon Helps Fish Travel Upstream

Wednesday 20 August 22:30:00 UTC 2014

Salmon have a problem: Man-made obstacles are making it harder for them to complete their epic journey upstream to spawn. While some dams are equipped with what are called “fish ladders” that help the fish traverse, other dams, like the 236-foot-tall Chief Joseph dam, or the 550-foot-tall Grand Coulee dam, are far too big to be scaled. And if salmon … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man dies after clinging to spoiler trying to prevent his drunk friend from driving. Hero tag trumps Florida, Dumbass tags [Hero]

Wednesday 20 August 21:44:06 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [95 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » To be a successful fugitive – Rule #1: Don't crash into any police cars [Fail]

Wednesday 20 August 21:40:27 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If modern science has its way, someday soon we will all have better brain health than the common crayfish [Cool]

Wednesday 20 August 21:32:10 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Slow News Day: Missing pot-bellied pig, Mr. Wiggles, found safe after escaping his pen. "In the middle of the street, wagging his tail, looking like the strangest dog I've ever seen. I got closer and realized that's a pig" (w/pic of M

Wednesday 20 August 21:08:02 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » First of all, you can't pay for your cab ride with a fake $100 bill and second, you can't pay the cabbie by choking him with a phone cord either [Dumbass]

Wednesday 20 August 20:57:25 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Two arrested and charged in connection with the beating of a park ranger. The suspects say they weren't involved, police have made a boo boo [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 20:53:03 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [44 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: NFL: Musicians Should Pay To Perform At Super Bowl Halftime Show

Wednesday 20 August 20:37:00 UTC 2014

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, while vetting its top choices to play at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL asked musicians whether or not they would be willing to “contribute a portion of their post-Super B…
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Bizarre Vintage Medical Treatments

Wednesday 20 August 20:29:02 UTC 2014

Bad Medicine Feeling sick? Eat a few humans and call me in the morning. These bizarre treatments used to be considered normal. * Swing and A Miss We all love The Natural and Hoosiers and Caddyshack. But then there are these: the worst sports movies ever. * Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun Getting a picture of Jaws was harder than one photographer imagined. * … [Link]

Mental Floss » 26 Amusing Facts About Amusement Parks

Wednesday 20 August 20:29:01 UTC 2014

Some stories you can tell your friends in line at the theme park this summer. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sometimes you have to ask yourself: is visiting my healthcare provider worse than having Ebola? [Scary]

Wednesday 20 August 20:27:30 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [47 comments] [Link]

The Onion » BREAKING: Mrs. Nichols Also Daniel’s Mom

Wednesday 20 August 20:10:00 UTC 2014

WATERLOO, IA—Validating rumors that had been circulating throughout recess and lunch, sources at Lowell Elementary School are now confirming that Mrs.
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Fark.com RSS » Bild bearbeiten Yul Brynner [Photoshop]

Wednesday 20 August 20:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Most Interesting Comics of the Week

Wednesday 20 August 20:00:00 UTC 2014

Every Wednesday, I write about the most interesting new comics hitting comic shops, bookstores, digital, Kickstarter, and the web. Feel free to comment below if there's a comic you've read recently that you want to talk about or an upcoming comic that you'd like me to consider highlighting. 1. Sisters By Raina Telgemeier
Scholastic Raina Telgemeier’s autobiographical followup to her beloved … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Figure four leg locks for Jesus [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 19:24:09 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » World's most expensive hot dog comes soaked in 100-year-old Louis XIII Cognac [Cool]

Wednesday 20 August 19:22:01 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [102 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Study: Human Hearing Most Acute When Listening To Arguing Parents From Top Of Stairs

Wednesday 20 August 19:20:00 UTC 2014

ELMHURST, IL—A study released Wednesday by the American Hearing Research Foundation has found that humans’ sense of hearing is most acute when listening to an argument between one’s parents from the top of a staircase.
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Fark.com RSS » Teenage pilot pulls off emergency landing like a boss. w/pics and vid [Scary]

Wednesday 20 August 19:05:29 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When a children's book is titled My Parents Open Carry, it's a sure bet that the reviews on Amazon are going to be hysterical [Followup]

Wednesday 20 August 18:55:52 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [279 comments] [Link]

The Onion » World Wildlife Fund Donors Receive Refund After Western Black Rhino Goes Extinct

Wednesday 20 August 18:55:00 UTC 2014

WASHINGTON—Expressing contrition over the organization’s failure to rescue the species from critical endangerment, the World Wildlife Fund reportedly reimbursed $7 million to approximately 11,000 donors this week following the confirmed extinc…
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Futility Closet » Stage Fright

Wednesday 20 August 18:45:28 UTC 2014

“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best,” wrote Sophocles. Does this mean that life is not worth living? For surely that judgment must be made from “inside” a lived life, whose subjective judgments are always open to question. In four U.S. states a severely disabled child can sue a doctor for “wrongful life” for bringing him into the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The drug laws in Holland are nearly as hard to swallow as patatje oorlog [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 18:37:19 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [69 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rupert Murdoch's NY Post decides to do ISIS a solid by showing a graphic photo of journalist's beheading on its front page (Warning: Graphic image content) [Sick]

Wednesday 20 August 18:34:46 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [265 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The top 100 small business federal contractors include plucky unknowns like Apple, Boeing, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Verizon [Stupid]

Wednesday 20 August 18:31:16 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just an average guy trying to work out his attachment issues by hurling a stapler through a glass window on the sixth floor of an apartment complex [Amusing]

Wednesday 20 August 18:29:25 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Miles Davis’ Chili Recipe

Wednesday 20 August 18:23:54 UTC 2014

Miles Davis was one of the most important and influential musicians of the 20th century, and changed the course of jazz music more times in his life than some people change their sheets. He was also pretty handy in the kitchen. [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Free the Pinball Machines

Wednesday 20 August 18:23:47 UTC 2014

In the 1930s, Oakland, CA banned pinball, which was considered a form of gambling. That ban wasn't lifted until this summer. A local Radio Shack is holding a month-long tournament to celebrate. * Think having a baby is expensive? Just wait till he gets a little older—kids get more expensive every year and the total cost (before college) is staggering. … [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Nationalities

Wednesday 20 August 18:23:46 UTC 2014

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Fark.com RSS » Cal State San Marcos goes on lockdown after man is seen carrying umbrella in rainstorm [Asinine]

Wednesday 20 August 18:20:21 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman punches drunken neighbor for giving her the stink eye [Asinine]

Wednesday 20 August 18:18:13 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Brief History of Texting in Movies

Wednesday 20 August 18:15:43 UTC 2014

Modern filmmakers face a problem: How do you represent text messaging in a film? There are many ways to do it, though for years now, the default answer has been "stupidly big, fake text on a stupidly closeup phone" or, in some cases, texters reading along their messages. (The same problem exists for IMs on computers, and a related issue … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One killed while rolling coal [Unlikely]

Wednesday 20 August 18:12:20 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dead at noon. One woman's brave and touching story about facing the inevitable [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 18:02:41 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [118 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You might want to take a classroom worth of kids to Dorney Park but don't use a makeshift flatbed to do so [Dumbass]

Wednesday 20 August 18:01:16 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You're probably trying to downsize too much if you end up with a home that is so small it can be towed by a bike [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 17:52:08 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [47 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Report: Average American Loses $5,000 Each Year From Splitting Check

Wednesday 20 August 17:45:00 UTC 2014

WASHINGTON—According to a recent Pew Research Center analysis of household finances, the average American loses roughly $5,000 in wealth per year from splitting checks.
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Fark.com RSS » Five reasons why you don't have a six pack. Yes, there are probably many more to be fair [Advice]

Wednesday 20 August 17:39:22 UTC 2014

Advice [link] [113 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » City of LA to pay $25 million to its sanitation workers to settle a lawsuit filed after the city banned them from taking naps during work hours [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 17:34:33 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Naked intruder drops ID in home. Scary part is where he was carrying it [Strange]

Wednesday 20 August 17:27:12 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Help, I've fallen and you need to keep turning left [Amusing]

Wednesday 20 August 17:20:47 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [20 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Man Wearing Low-Cut Swimsuit As Though Public Pool A Sun-Kissed Sardinian Cove

Wednesday 20 August 17:20:00 UTC 2014

KANSAS CITY, MO—Clad in a pair of revealing, skintight swim trunks, local man Paul Withers strode past an array of plastic lounge chairs Wednesday as though the Choteau Community Pool was a remote, sun-dappled Sardinian cove, onlookers reported.
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently, the idea of getting your dog high and posting the video on Facebook hasn't gotten old in Michigan [Stupid]

Wednesday 20 August 17:16:45 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [17 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Mia says FML

Wednesday 20 August 17:05:12 UTC 2014

Today, my boyfriend and I were having sex, when we heard a screech. My two cats were having it harder than us. FML [Link]

FMyLife » BagelTheOtaku says FML

Wednesday 20 August 17:05:11 UTC 2014

Today, it's the 16th day of my period. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » California students who plotted school attack could have obtained gun, anthrax, atomic bombs, plans for the Death Star [Stupid]

Wednesday 20 August 16:56:06 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [64 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Study Finds 79% Of Statistics Now Sobering

Wednesday 20 August 16:55:00 UTC 2014

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Noting a sharp increase over recent decades, a study released Wednesday by researchers at MIT confirmed that nearly 80 percent of all statistics are now sobering.
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Fark.com RSS » White people throw up fraternity greetings like this. Black people throw up fraternity greetings like OHMYGOD IT'S A GANG SIGN [Stupid]

Wednesday 20 August 16:41:07 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [173 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 25 Future Stars Who Appeared on 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?'

Wednesday 20 August 16:30:53 UTC 2014

A number of future celebrities stopped by Are You Afraid of the Dark? over its seven-season run—first from 1992 to 1996, and then again from 1999 to 2000 as part of Nickelodeon's SNICK lineup. Some were members of the Midnight Society, and some were merely there to help bring the creepy campfire tales to life. Here they are, submitted for … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cops fail to inform one of their own about a huge prostitution sex sting dubbed Operation: Summer Lovin', feel kind of bad after they are forced to arrest him [Florida]

Wednesday 20 August 16:30:27 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Teenager killed by windmill jam. Should've gone for the tomahawk instead [Sad]

Wednesday 20 August 16:29:02 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The problem with taking the subway in New York is that you never see the giant rat coming [Scary]

Wednesday 20 August 16:21:22 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 86-year-old Utah woman writes romance novel. Its working title is "50 Shades of Dust" [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 16:21:19 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Isn't 'Arkansas' Pronounced Like 'Kansas'?

Wednesday 20 August 16:00:28 UTC 2014

Kansas and Arkansas aren’t so far from each other on the map, but their names seem to want nothing to do with each other. [Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: Nap Time

Wednesday 20 August 15:59:55 UTC 2014

Can you solve the Word Ladder in today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge in five steps or fewer? Prove it! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert HEAD into DOWN in the fewest possible steps. H E A D
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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for poaching 299 sea turtle eggs. Next time he'll try scrambling them [Dumbass]

Wednesday 20 August 15:59:11 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Things not to do after you rob somebody now include taking a shower and shave at the victim's home [Dumbass]

Wednesday 20 August 15:58:25 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sitting President goes missing [Weird]

Wednesday 20 August 15:56:22 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rock climber plunges to death hours after proposing to girlfriend. Some guys will do anything to avoid commitment [Sad]

Wednesday 20 August 15:47:59 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [109 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chicago is on the cusp of an Emanuel Lewis mayoral race. *Oh please let this happen* [Amusing]

Wednesday 20 August 15:35:23 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police in Texas are crossing their fingers and hoping that posts circulating on social media calling for a real life "purge night" are just a silly hoax [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 15:13:06 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [111 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mother of the year candidate is pulled over and found to be transporting seven unrestrained children including three that were in the trunk, flees leading police on a 40 mph chase and telling an officer attempting to arrest her to "f**k off"

Wednesday 20 August 15:01:26 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The red zone is for marching and protesting only. There is no demonstrating in the white zone [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 15:00:22 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Lethal Is My Doctor's Sloppy Handwriting?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00:12 UTC 2014

This story originally appeared in the September 2014 issue of mental_floss magazine. Subscribe to our print edition here, and our iPad edition here. That joke about physicians’ indecipherable handwriting? It really isn’t a laughing matter. U.S. doctors write about 3.2 billion prescriptions every year. The Institute of Medicine reports that, of those, 1.5 million injuries occur because pharmacists or hospital … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » He Ran Off With a Sonar Girl Who Gave Him the Pinging He'd Always Dreamed Of

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:18 UTC 2014

Younger waitress: I'm over it now. It was just something that happened in my life. Older waitress: A blip. Younger waitress: A year-long blip. Older waitress: That's a long blip! Younger waitress: Oh, no. I had a three-year blip once. That's the blip I compare all the other blips to.Rye, New YorkOverheard by: Corinne [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 11AM Staff Meeting

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:17 UTC 2014

Manager: …And this paper has a timeline for the changes that will benefit you in the coming months.
Employee: So this is kindling for the smoke you’re blowing up our asses? 1005 17th Street
Denver, Colorado [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Especially Anything Related to Teledildonics

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:16 UTC 2014

Boss: Our girl is interested in technology and will pay for it!79 5th Avenue
New York, New YorkOverheard by: Monkee [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Pop Quiz: How Hard Should the Manager Hit the Employee?

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:15 UTC 2014

Office manager: Why aren't you wearing a tie today?Worker: Oh, well… I'm going to see a client, so I didn't think I needed one on today.Office manager: All the more reason to wear a tie.Worker: Well, I'm in the office, so I didn't think that I had to wear one.Office manager, pulling out employee handbook: It says right here: “all employees … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » People Have Been Debating That for Centuries, Buddy.

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:14 UTC 2014

Customer: I'm looking for the bible.
Shop assistant, typing into computer: Who's it by? Bookshop
England [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Metric?

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:11 UTC 2014

Attorney to another: Yeah, we don't have that in America. It's just in places that used to be under British rule.Houston, TexasOverheard by: Not a British American [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I'll Take That As a No

Wednesday 20 August 14:36:10 UTC 2014

Agent: Can you tell me what color the small square or circular sticker is on the back of your phone?Customer: I had cervical surgery this week. My neck hurts.Vermillion, South DakotaOverheard by: Haley [Link]

Fark.com RSS » That "Darren Wilson shot more times at Michael Brown than the entire British police force fired at suspects last year" fwd? Yeah, that's a bunch of bollocks [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 14:21:34 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [164 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's terrible to see a whole family struck down by affluenza [Asinine]

Wednesday 20 August 14:11:41 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Residents successfully oppose construction of mosque in their neighborhood because "praying and chanting five times a day would be a violation of the noise ordinance" [Florida]

Wednesday 20 August 14:01:28 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man arrested because no matter what a stripper tells you, there's absolutely, positively no sex in the champagne room. None [Obvious]

Wednesday 20 August 13:50:15 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …You Know the One

Wednesday 20 August 13:41:01 UTC 2014

“donna summer's died.""who?""do~ summer.""oh no! That's terrible. I love that song."Camden Town, London, UK [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 4 yr old girl goes anaphylactic from nut allergy on flight from Dublin to US. Mother requests that no nuts be served on return flight. United Airlines tells family of four that they are not a nut free airline and gives them the boot [Fail]

Wednesday 20 August 13:39:30 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [394 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 101 Masterpieces: "The Call of Cthulhu"

Wednesday 20 August 13:35:18 UTC 2014

H.P. Lovecraft keeps getting name-checked in pop culture. Here's why he matters. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » AL Police Chief to Ferguson Commander: "Bullshiat" [Hero]

Wednesday 20 August 13:31:16 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [594 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » C'mon, everybody, give this boy a huge hand… okay, that's enough [Strange]

Wednesday 20 August 13:31:00 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this little hellion [Photoshop]

Wednesday 20 August 13:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » And I Wrote It in the Funbag Programming Language

Wednesday 20 August 12:36:56 UTC 2014

Engineer #1: What the hell were you thinking when you wrote this code?
Engineer #2: Boobs.
Engineer #1: Huh?!
Engineer #2: Truthfully, it’s likely I was thinking about boobs. Columbia, Maryland [Link]

Weird Universe » Living off the land

Wednesday 20 August 12:23:58 UTC 2014

A 1955 U.S. Navy training film. Having watched it, I'm now ready to live off the grid.

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FMyLife » lentmarz says FML

Wednesday 20 August 12:20:25 UTC 2014

Today, my girlfriend of three weeks found the engagement ring I tried to give to my ex. She started crying and said yes. FML [Link]

Weird Universe » Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg: “Comic Strip”

Wednesday 20 August 12:19:46 UTC 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy was great. But I'd pay twice as much to see a feature-length version of this. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A few powerful corporate conglomerates? ☑ Climate Change? ☑ Wide, interconnected global trade? ☑ Millions of unhappy displaced people? ☑ Coral, prepare yourself for the next global Dark zombie Age [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 12:15:08 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [121 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Nationalities

Wednesday 20 August 10:08:25 UTC 2014

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Fark.com RSS » Growing tired of your job after 10 years? 20 years? Meet the 101-year-old man who is still working the same job after 73 years [Spiffy]

Wednesday 20 August 9:33:33 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Taiwan restaurant apologizes for their pasta dish called "Long Live The Nazis" although it was their most popular dish [Silly]

Wednesday 20 August 7:33:23 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So, apparently it's wrong to tell Amnesty International to "suck it" [Fail]

Wednesday 20 August 7:10:30 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Spanagrams

Wednesday 20 August 6:47:56 UTC 2014

In 1948 Melvin Wellman discovered this pretty anagram: ELEVEN + TWO = TWELVE + ONE Lee Sallows discovered two similar specimens in Spanish: UNO + CATORCE = CUATRO + ONCE DOS + TRECE = TRES + DOCE These can be combined to make more: UNO + DOS + TRECE + CATORCE = TRES + CUATRO + ONCE + DOCE UNO … [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Wednesday 20 August 6:25:15 UTC 2014

Today, I had some painful gas at work, so I tried to silently ease it out. It was silent all right; silent, and so deadly that someone exclaimed, "What the fuck?!" My coworkers traced it back to me. Now they're all pointing their mini desk fans in my direction to make a point. FML [Link]

FMyLife » humdrummitydrum says FML

Wednesday 20 August 6:25:14 UTC 2014

Today, my new doctor gave me a breast exam and said everything was healthy, before adding "Well, I think so, anyway. I don't actually work here." As I freaked out, he laughed out loud, said he was just kidding, and that he should prescribe me a chill pill. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Yet ANOTHER 'Human Barbie' emerges: She's 16-years-old, SUPER creepy looking, wants to become a psychologist after she finishes school (w/pics) [Strange]

Wednesday 20 August 6:03:46 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [347 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stoner arrested in drug bust. No, really. His name is Stoner [Ironic]

Wednesday 20 August 5:05:56 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Man Who Wrote an Album in His Sleep

Wednesday 20 August 4:25:01 UTC 2014

Dion McGregor's true talent emerged each morning just before he woke up. [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Water Tricks You Can Try at Home

Wednesday 20 August 4:24:49 UTC 2014

Impress your friends! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you were raised in a devoutly Christian household and grew up on a farm, you are probably chopping off someone's dick right now [Weird]

Wednesday 20 August 4:11:59 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [150 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently, there's no need for the grand jury to meet as scheduled and weigh the evidence in the Ferguson shooting–the Governor has saved them the trouble, demands "vigorous prosecution" of officer [Asinine]

Wednesday 20 August 3:42:44 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [453 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Xbieblette51 says FML

Wednesday 20 August 3:30:01 UTC 2014

Today, I called my boyfriend to let him know that I'm pregnant. He instantly replied "Bullshit!", then hung up and apparently skipped town. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » How Is Whiskey Produced?

Wednesday 20 August 3:30:00 UTC 2014

Often considered to be the great American spirit, whiskey in all its forms is also a wonderful introduction to distillation science. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » ♪ Grandma thought her grandson was a burglar… Shot him with a gun kept by her side… We don't know if she'll face any jail time… But damn she's really lucky no one died… ♪ [Dumbass]

Wednesday 20 August 3:01:31 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Duke leaks [Obvious]

Wednesday 20 August 2:56:41 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [19 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: More Women Getting Hand Surgery To Look Good In ‘Ring Selfies’

Wednesday 20 August 2:45:00 UTC 2014

A growing number of engaged women are undergoing plastic surgery procedures on their hands to look better in pictures they take of the rings on their fingers, known as “ring selfies,” paying $3,000 or more to smooth out skin texture and reduce…
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Weird Universe » Dinner On The Fly

Wednesday 20 August 2:43:22 UTC 2014


We have all heard cautionary tales about hawks or large owls picking up small dogs as prey while the dogs are outside. But one would think a pet would be safe in the house AND inside a closed cage, maybe not so much. Last Sunday an owl flew into a tenth floor apartment through the balcony door, opened a bird … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » At Work, I Read Mostly Magazines.

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:30 UTC 2014

Girl #1: I love reading books.Girl #2: Really? When do you read them?Girl #1: Oh, after work, and on the weekends.Pyrmont
Australia [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 4PM You Know the Drill

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:29 UTC 2014

Co-worker: Oh crap. We’re having a fire drill today? That fucking sucks. It’s too fucking cold for that shit.
Drill Captain: Yes, I know…but they are important. We need to do them at least twice a year.
Co-worker: How the fuck are they important? Did you miss fire safety week in the first grade? You don’t know what to do … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Those Who Watch the Discovery Channel Should Not Be Allowed to Discuss It at Work

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:28 UTC 2014

Female co-worker #1: So, I watched this special on TV about how some people are born with two distinct sets of DNA. They had a guy on it that was half white and half black.Female co-worker #2: Having one black nut and one white nut would be awesome.Female co-worker #1: Um, yeah.2600 McHale Court
Austin, TexasOverheard by: John da peon [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Thought He Looked Different Today

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:27 UTC 2014

Coworker #1: Is Corey supervising tonight?Coworker #2: No. Look. See, he doesn't have pants on.Trenton, New JerseyOverheard by: He Does Have Nice Legs. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Abe: Nah, That’s a Poser Shirt

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:26 UTC 2014

Cube rat #1, wearing white dress shirt: Too bad Abe’s* out today. He’d compliment me on my gangsta shirt.Cube rat #2: What’s so gangsta about it?Cube rat #1: I just know Abe. He’d say, ‘That’s a gangsta shirt!’ Too bad I wore it and he isn’t here to see.San Diego, CaliforniaOverheard by: Diablo [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 1PM Lunch

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:25 UTC 2014

Manager: You know, breast augmentation is becoming a much more popular as a graduation gift. 715 Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Hear If You Play “Tales from Topographic Oceans” during “Amok Time” It Totally Synchs Up

Wednesday 20 August 1:45:21 UTC 2014

Sales guy: Yeah, i never used to like Star Trek, but that was back before i started discovering the joys of hallucinogenic drugs…Los Angeles, California [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Almost Makes You Think

Wednesday 20 August 1:33:47 UTC 2014

Male coworker: I'm real good with women. Women love me. I can handle a woman.Female coworker: Okay…Male coworker: But, you know, now that I think about it… Every time I've ever been stabbed has been because of a woman.Female coworker: Okay… Well, that's… Okay.Washington, DC [Link]

Fark.com RSS » St. Louis City Police Chief Sam Dotson sadly gives a lesson in how to handle an officer involved shooting with a direct detailed account of another shooting [Scary]

Wednesday 20 August 1:16:29 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [566 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New study shows that if you have daughters, you'll be well cared-for in your old age. But if you have sons, you'll probably die alone and be eaten by your cats [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 0:38:36 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [133 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 5PM That’s a Wrap

Wednesday 20 August 0:31:27 UTC 2014

CFO is spouting gossip at happy hour. Copywriter: How many have you had?!
CFO: What, wives or martinis? 312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio [Link]

Mental Floss » The Dream Poet

Wednesday 20 August 0:30:00 UTC 2014

This story originally appeared in print in the August 2014 issue of mental_floss magazine. Subscribe to our print edition here, and our iPad edition here. Dion McGregor dreamed of being a songwriter. But McGregor, a freeloading Bohemian who spent years crashing couches in New York City, never quite got his big break. (His career peaked in 1965, after he cowrote … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Can't keep track of who's bombing who anymore? You're not alone [Strange]

Wednesday 20 August 0:15:33 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hezbollah lowers minimum age for fighters to 16 so it can better fight ISIS. Whoever wins… we lose [Interesting]

Wednesday 20 August 0:07:14 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [84 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this tense negotiation [Photoshop]

Wednesday 20 August 0:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [14 comments] [Link]

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