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.”

FMyLife » sharkgirl4 says FML

Monday 25 August 23:47:18 UTC 2014

Today, I was trying to fix a broken desk fan. I'd taken the guard off and was trying to unscrew the blades, when my roommate decided it'd be funny to plug it in. The blades sliced into my thumb. I need stitches, and he still thinks it's hilarious. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 25 August 23:47:17 UTC 2014

Today, it's been almost a week since I returned from my vacation to Ireland. Before I rarely drank. Now I'm pretty sure I'm an alcoholic. You might think I'm joking, but I've woken up hungover every day since I landed there. I basically paid to kill my liver and become AA's next poster child. FML [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Henrietta Learns That a “Body Shaper” Is Just a Girdle in Disguise

Monday 25 August 23:39:09 UTC 2014

Large woman: You just watch out. I’m going to come over there and squeeze you the way they squeeze me.30th Street and Park Avenue
New York, New YorkOverheard by: Adam Nathan [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Dead' Brazilian freed from body bag, still does not want to go on the cart [Scary]

Monday 25 August 23:23:46 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Colorado town marshal resigns for being too high [Ironic]

Monday 25 August 23:14:28 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The best thing about having an earthquake buckle all the streets and sidewalks in your neighborhood is that it turns the area into a biatchin' skate park [Cool]

Monday 25 August 22:46:37 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Remembering Keedoozle, America's First Fully Automated Grocery Store

Monday 25 August 22:45:00 UTC 2014

In an effort to turn grocery shopping into an arcade game, in 1937, Clarence Saunders developed the concept for a fully automated grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee. The new store was called Keedoozle, as in "key does all," because each customer received a key to use while shopping. The items (mostly dry and canned goods) were behind glass displays, and … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 11AM Team Meeting (Cont’d)

Monday 25 August 22:36:29 UTC 2014

Superintendent: We all know it is wrong, but this should make it not as wrong as it is now. 1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fortunately for one Canadian family, their house is not haunted. However the noises they were hearing were real. And they were made by a 10-foot Burmese python [Scary]

Monday 25 August 22:10:12 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jesus took the bread, blessed, and broke it then added mustard, onions, lettuce, tomato, and meat and said, "Take, eat. This is my burger" [Silly]

Monday 25 August 22:04:45 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [127 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: MTV Airs Ferguson Public Service Announcement During VMA Awards

Monday 25 August 22:00:00 UTC 2014

During last night’s Video Music Awards, MTV aired a public service announcement addressing issues surrounding the crisis in Ferguson, MO, featuring young people describing the stereotypes they face, which executives say they hope will start importan…
[Link]

Mental Floss » Doctors Say We Should Let Students Sleep in Longer

Monday 25 August 21:57:47 UTC 2014

Here’s a scientific suggestion most students will enjoy. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Turns Out This Is the Marriage Ceremony in the Lithuanian Orthodox Church

Monday 25 August 21:35:09 UTC 2014

Woman: Do you work here?15-year-old: No, sorry.Uniformed Sales: Um… I doBrooklyn, New YorkOverheard by: hiding in the pants behind you [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Feats of Strength from a 1700s Strongman

Monday 25 August 21:30:00 UTC 2014

"His head being laid on one chair, and his feet on another, four people (fourteen stone each) sat upon his body, which he heaved at pleasure." [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Mathematics of Alien Invasion

Monday 25 August 21:00:00 UTC 2014

Aliens On Earth Mathematics indicate it might very well have already happened. * The State of Local Beer Where does your state place on the beer rankings? * “Mom, Phineas & Ferb Are Talking to the Man In Black!!!” Damon Lindelof wrote a LOST-themed episode of Phineas and Ferb. * Sleep Tight These are the spookiest hotels around. Book your … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Authorities trying to determine the identities of four dead bodies found floating off the coast of Florida, because they can't all be named Bob [Florida]

Monday 25 August 20:59:26 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lawyer: "You know that $625k the defendant donated to you 5 years ago? Yeah… I'm going to need that back plus some interest" [Unlikely]

Monday 25 August 20:50:06 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [48 comments] [Link]

The Onion » ‘Active Shooter At Large,’ Reports Endless Background Hum Of Modern American Life

Monday 25 August 20:50:00 UTC 2014

UNITED STATES—Echoing at a soft and constant volume across the nation’s collective conscious, the ambient, unending background hum of modern American life reported today that an armed gunman remains at large after opening fire on innocent byst…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's not every day that a 'crab' that bit you on the leg in the surf turns out to be a 10,000-year-old arrowhead used to hunt mastodon [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 20:42:28 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Russia invades Ukraine. Again, I mean [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 20:29:03 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What better way to remember America's bloodiest battle than with a nice cold beer. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Gettysburg Brewfest [Misc]

Monday 25 August 20:27:08 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [40 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Chinese Movie Theaters Displaying Audience Texts On Screen

Monday 25 August 20:20:00 UTC 2014

Select movie theaters in China are testing a new model of film-watching called “bullet screens,” in which the theater projects audience text messages, or “bullets,” onto the screen during showings, with texts sometimes becoming so …
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pastor calls to imprison gays for "ten years hard labor." Earlier drafts, however, read, "ten years hard, sweaty, muscle-y labor" [Asinine]

Monday 25 August 20:07:01 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [193 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Behold, the $10 Arby's "Meat Mountain." Chicken tenders, roast turkey, ham, Swiss cheese, corned beef, brisket, Angus steak, cheddar cheese, roast beef and three half-strips of bacon [Cool]

Monday 25 August 20:05:16 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this laughing seal [Photoshop]

Monday 25 August 20:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [30 comments] [Link]

The Onion » L’Oréal Releases New Line Of Makeup Specifically For Men To Wear When Wives Not Home

Monday 25 August 19:55:00 UTC 2014

NEW YORK—In an effort to cater to a long-neglected demographic, global cosmetics brand L’Oréal released Sheer Discretion this week, a new line of makeup specially designed for men to wear when their wives are not home.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Aw, hell naw, it's the first edition of the Fark newsletter [FarkBlog]

Monday 25 August 19:52:47 UTC 2014

FarkBlog [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Boko Harum declares northern Nigeria as the Islamic Caliphate, just like ISIS has done in Syria and Iraq, and since Caliphates are kinda like Highlanders in that there can be only one, you know what that means: CALIPHATE FIGHT [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 19:50:52 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Interning at a non-profit organization? That may be unprofitable [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 19:38:38 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WHAT is your name? WHAT is your favorite color? WHAT am I doing in this week's Mugshot Roundup? [Fail]

Monday 25 August 19:32:13 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Proposed Explanations for the Loch Ness Monster

Monday 25 August 19:30:00 UTC 2014

Let’s discuss the Loch Ness phenomenon. Does a mysterious beast really patrol one of Scotland’s deepest lakes? Or do any of these less fanciful explanations hold water? You be the judge. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Amish show you how to say, "thank you for being awesome" [Cool]

Monday 25 August 19:24:30 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [50 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Onion Poll: Do You Believe Pornography Is Harmful To Society?

Monday 25 August 19:19:00 UTC 2014

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

The Onion » Source Of Jealousy Not Even That Successful

Monday 25 August 19:15:00 UTC 2014

TULSA, OK—Despite living a life that by most standards is only slightly more successful than average, local account manager Jeremy Thomas is nevertheless the primary source of coworker Christopher Palgon’s intense jealousy, sources reported Mo…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » French government throws up the white flag [Fail]

Monday 25 August 19:08:49 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man gets out of deportation by saying he can't remember where he came from. It works [Hero]

Monday 25 August 19:06:43 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » CNN announces they will attempt to do the impossible: deliver less news content than they currently do [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 19:06:31 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Japan is ready to provide experimental T-705 Ebola drug, setting the stage for the next installment of Resident Evil [Misc]

Monday 25 August 18:55:33 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Betcha can't beat just one [Strange]

Monday 25 August 18:32:21 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [43 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 25 August 18:24:59 UTC 2014

Today, I was playing Mario Kart with my wife. I threw a blue shell and it hit her. She then refused to speak to me for three hours straight until right before bedtime when she called me a bastard and told me to sleep on the couch. FML [Link]

FMyLife » angry girlfriend says FML

Monday 25 August 18:24:58 UTC 2014

Today, I found out that the reason my boyfriend hasn't texted me recently is that he'd forgotten he was dating anyone. FML [Link]

The Onion » Salmon Just Knows It Going To Jump Right Into Grizzly Bear’s Mouth

Monday 25 August 18:24:27 UTC 2014

Salmon Just Knows It Going To Jump Right Into Grizzly Bear’s Mouth
[Link]

The Onion » FBI Raids Kennedy Fundamentalist Compound

Monday 25 August 18:16:00 UTC 2014

HYANNIS PORT, MA—In a surprise predawn raid Monday, heavily armed FBI agents stormed the notorious Kennedy Compound in Massachusetts, reportedly arresting more than two dozen key members of the faction and exposing many of the bizarre inner workings…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Opinion: There may be better ways to keep kids off of your yard than by throwing them into Rikers Island [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 17:46:36 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Rat Meat

Monday 25 August 17:21:11 UTC 2014

The BBC News reports that the rat meat industry is becoming increasingly lucrative in Cambodia because of a fondness for rat meat in neighboring Vietnam where wild, rural rats are considered a healthy delicacy "due to their free-range lifestyle and largely organic diet." The wild rats primarily eat rice stalks, vegetables from farmer's fields, and plant roots.

At the peak of … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man declared dead in 1986 has condition upgraded to 'alive' in 2014. Authorities suggest his total lack of movement over the past 28 years was due to him being tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk [Weird]

Monday 25 August 17:12:40 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Narcissism: is it a mental disorder or a unique personality trait? Smart money is on mental disorder, since it starts with "me" [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 17:11:53 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [127 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Daddy Issues

Monday 25 August 17:05:00 UTC 2014

Daddy Issues
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » One in 10 Brits say they have never gotten over their ex. For the other nine, there's a support group and it meets at the bar every day [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 16:33:32 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Facts About 'The Secret World of Alex Mack'

Monday 25 August 16:30:30 UTC 2014

Alex Mack was hiding a big secret, but how many secrets was the show hiding from you? [Link]

Weird Universe » Last Week in Weird (August 25, 2014)

Monday 25 August 16:26:34 UTC 2014

Last Week in Weird
datelines 8/15/2014–8/23/2014 (this week, in 1 Part)
[Links, chronological, on Extended page]
Copyright 2014 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.

[Ed. Note: There’s no coding here. I hate to code. However, Links to each story are on the Extended page, in chronological order. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s failing to exploit the blogging technology. Tough.]

The Money … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida man shoots intruder who turns out to be his nephew. In the man's defense, he's legally blind, so he couldn't tell [Florida]

Monday 25 August 16:13:45 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » We've replaced your normal lane striping crew with a seven-year old using crayons. Let's see if anyone notices [Fail]

Monday 25 August 15:58:20 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Most Amazing Lie in History

Monday 25 August 15:57:01 UTC 2014

How a chicken farmer, a pair of princesses, and 27 imaginary spies helped the allies win World War II. [Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: Math Square #230

Monday 25 August 15:57:00 UTC 2014

Good luck with today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game, Math Square #230: Place the digits 1 through 9 in the white blanks so that the mathematical equations work both across and down. Each digit 1 through 9 should appear only once in the main grid (the red square). Here is the SOLUTION. [Link]

Mental Floss » Beautiful Nature: The Portuguese Man-of-War

Monday 25 August 15:56:59 UTC 2014

Retired U.S. Navy combat photographer Aaron Ansarov collects Portuguese men-of-war that wash up on Florida beaches and photographs them close up. (He then releases them.) The results are surprisingly beautiful. I've seen these creatures in the wild (and I actually have a scar on my toe from a brief encounter with one…) and they don't look like much in the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Delta jet has to make emergency stop in Ireland as number of passengers onboard increases by one [Amusing]

Monday 25 August 15:50:07 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [94 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Study: Couples Who Throw Big Weddings Have Happier Marriages

Monday 25 August 15:50:00 UTC 2014

A new study of married couples found that pairs who threw big weddings, defined as having 150 guests or more, reported having happier marriages than those who had weddings with 50 guests or fewer.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Who mixes his new prescription and alcohol? The Messiah, the Messiah. It's time to start running – in the street, naked from the waist down, trying to attack people in cars [Dumbass]

Monday 25 August 15:49:29 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "I respect her religion and her right to believe what she wants but I'm pretty sure the first amendment extends to bacon and the selling of it" [Hero]

Monday 25 August 15:48:44 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [205 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Town administrator to use fake coyotes to deter geese using their acme of scientific knowledge [Unlikely]

Monday 25 August 15:40:41 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [34 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Report: More Americans Putting Off Retirement Until Final Few Moments Before Death

Monday 25 August 15:35:00 UTC 2014

WASHINGTON—According to a report released Monday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, financial concerns are prompting a growing number of Americans to delay retirement until the very last seconds of their lives.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Disney files patent papers so it can monitor its theme parks with drones. Big Mickey is watching you [Florida]

Monday 25 August 15:25:15 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rahm Emanuel (D-enial), "Chicago is not the murder capital." He must be using a definition that includes Transylvania during the reign of Vlad the Impaler [Dumbass]

Monday 25 August 15:17:32 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [164 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » We all have a calling in life. This man's calling was to be the high priest of oysters in Alaska [Cool]

Monday 25 August 15:03:09 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [17 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » annababyyyy says FML

Monday 25 August 14:39:41 UTC 2014

Today, I was sitting in a boring lecture. Out of bordom, I made a fish-faces with my mouth. Somehow, I made the most realistic fart noise I've ever heard in the process. The whole room stared at me. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 25 August 14:39:40 UTC 2014

Today, I realised how annoyingly big my breasts are when I was watching a movie on my ipad, and bent over the screen to grab my drink, only for my breasts to tap themselves onto a different page. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "As for why he was naked, I didn't ask" [Strange]

Monday 25 August 14:37:21 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [24 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of August 25, 2014

Monday 25 August 14:37:00 UTC 2014

The Week In Pictures – Week Of August 25, 2014
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » More and more grocery stores are designing the produce aisle to look like a junk food aisle in order to seduce children into demanding parents buy them tomatoes and avocados instead of cookies and candy [Cool]

Monday 25 August 14:35:10 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [95 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A map of the unofficial desserts of each state. Finally, a positive reason for the Florida tag [Florida]

Monday 25 August 14:20:16 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [152 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption this very annoyed Cheetah [Caption]

Monday 25 August 14:00:01 UTC 2014

Caption [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Reset your "active shooter countdown clock," one has been reported at Ft. Lee (Update….not as active as originally thought.) [NewsFlash]

Monday 25 August 13:53:46 UTC 2014

NewsFlash [link] [314 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do Itches Itch?

Monday 25 August 13:30:00 UTC 2014

We’re not talking about itches from bug bites or poison ivy, which are reactions to histamine. We mean those random itches that leave you absent-mindedly scratching your nose. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cops close to solving armed robbery at Wet 'n' Wild after following curious trail of wet footprints and ice cream drips [Dumbass]

Monday 25 August 13:27:33 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this ugly-ass beggar [Photoshop]

Monday 25 August 13:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Due to the high number of chiropractors in the state as well as uninformed parents, Iowa schools are seeing more and more unvaccinated children, something that poses a threat to pretty much everybody [Scary]

Monday 25 August 12:50:05 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [272 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Meet Christopher Knight, the last true hermit. "Once you get below negative twenty, you purposely don't think" [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 12:47:31 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [139 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Or We Can Try the Musical Chairs Method Again

Monday 25 August 12:46:37 UTC 2014

Boss man, picking up bill at lunch: Well, I can either pay for this lunch or we can all draw straws to see who gets laid off.Amherst, OhioOverheard by: I hate this place [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 11AM Hearing Prep

Monday 25 August 12:46:36 UTC 2014

Attorney: My head hurts, my mouth tastes like crap, I haven’t shaved in four days and my suit is wrinkled. I think I’m hung over.
Secretary: Well, what do you have to do today?
Attorney: DUI hearing to try and get [Leonard] off the hook. 319 West Woodlawn Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Another Tip from My Big Book of Rainy-Day Activities

Monday 25 August 12:46:35 UTC 2014

Female peon: I love eating a rare steak and then sopping up all the juice with some bread.Male peon: You know what I like? To puncture a hole in a small animal that runs by my house and catch the blood like a fountain.Female peon: Um, yeah, that would work, too.4653 Cotton Gin Loop
Phoenix, ArizonaOverheard by: RebeccaB [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Just Put Your Butt Down and Use Your Words

Monday 25 August 12:46:34 UTC 2014

Black employee #1: I been assin’ for a raise and assin’ for a raise, but I ain’t gettin’ any.Black employee #2: See, that’s your problem — the way you talk. You don’t say assin’ for a raise, you say, ‘I been axin’ for a raise.’Men’s room
Torrance, California [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Especially Not with Your Hand in Your Pants Like That

Monday 25 August 12:46:33 UTC 2014

Male coworker: Just tell me what you work out in.Female coworker: No.Dallas, Texas [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Where Are They Now?: The Bush Administration

Monday 25 August 12:46:32 UTC 2014

IT manager to much more technical IT analyst: How can I be wrong when I don't even know what I'm talking about?Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TexasOverheard by: Knows what she's talking about. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Better Than the Whole “Dinosaur Bones Were Planted by Satan” Theory

Monday 25 August 12:37:17 UTC 2014

Apprentice: I choose to believe we evolved from badgers.West Midlands
United KingdomOverheard by: Engineer [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NPR may be directly responsible for road rage against bicyclers who won't stay in the bike lane and follow traffic laws [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 12:32:32 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [356 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nearly a billion dollars worth of wine spilled on Napa Valley floors during the recent earthquake. With horrible carnage photos [Sad]

Monday 25 August 12:22:15 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [105 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Block""buster"

Monday 25 August 12:17:42 UTC 2014

[Link]

Weird Universe » Mystery Gadget 22

Monday 25 August 12:13:22 UTC 2014

Answer is here. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » After realizing he's locked inside, book store customer tries several novel approaches [Obvious]

Monday 25 August 12:07:00 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Researchers wonder if widespread methane leakage from the eastern US coast could be making a silent but deadly contribution to Global Warming [Interesting]

Monday 25 August 11:52:44 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » "Block""buster"

Monday 25 August 11:43:28 UTC 2014

[Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Hamsters—They're Just Like Us!

Monday 25 August 11:30:41 UTC 2014

Chicken the hamster may live in a fancy mansion, but her morning routine is no different from the average Joe (if the average Joe ate a lot). * Here's one intriguing theory for the finale of The Simpsons. * Some of these glamorous women's hobbies are surprising. * Apparently, not everyone knew about World War II. * The VMAs are … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » … Just Beef?

Monday 25 August 10:30:02 UTC 2014

Coworker #1: What’s a vegan?Coworker #2: Ain’t they those vegetarians that don’t even eat chicken?Engineering office
Jacksonville, Florida [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 10AM Interview Temps

Monday 25 August 9:29:34 UTC 2014

Boss on phone: No, no, you gotta understand, I need some help down there…I’m not the pusher, I’m the receiver. 444 Spear Street
San Francisco, California Overheard by: erikrand [Link]

Futility Closet » Podcast: Episode 23

Monday 25 August 9:28:47 UTC 2014


On New Year’s Day 1886, London grocer Edwin Bartlett was discovered dead in his bed with a lethal quantity of liquid chloroform in his stomach. Strangely, his throat showed none of the burns that chloroform should have caused. His wife, who admitted to having the poison, was tried for murder, but the jury acquitted her because “we do not think … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Great news for Americans: Burger King is in talks to acquire full ownership of Tim Hortons. Bad news for Canadians: Burger King is in talks to acquire full ownership of Tim Hortons [Spiffy]

Monday 25 August 9:22:00 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [166 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A suspect in the custody of the LAPD tells them that he has asthma and is having difficulty breathing. Police respond with an expert medical opinion: 'You can talk, so you can breathe.' Suspect dies in custody just to be contrary [Fail]

Monday 25 August 8:47:00 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [163 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and Busted: The ALS ice bucket challenge. New Hotness: India's Rice Bucket Challenge [Spiffy]

Monday 25 August 8:00:00 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [32 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » its_ur_boy says FML

Monday 25 August 7:47:29 UTC 2014

Today, I painted my basement stairs from top to bottom. Then I realized I'd basically trapped myself in my own basement. FML [Link]

FMyLife » notmyrealname123 says FML

Monday 25 August 7:38:22 UTC 2014

Today, I found my cat downstairs with a squirrel dangling from his mouth. When I saw this, I yelled at my cat to put it down. He did. Turns out the squirrel was still alive and run. I had to spend the next three hours chasing it out of my house. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Do you drive one of the ten most stolen cars? COME AND FIND OUT WHERE YOUR PRIUS RANKS. Just kidding. No one wants to steal a Prius [PSA]

Monday 25 August 7:09:00 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Two Blows

Monday 25 August 6:10:58 UTC 2014

Theodore Roosevelt’s wife and mother died in the same house on the same day, Valentine’s Day 1884. His wife had just given birth to their daughter Alice, and the pregnancy had hidden her kidney disease. He held her for two hours, had to be torn away to see his mother die of typhoid fever, then returned to his wife, who … [Link]

FMyLife » fuck you, tasha says FML

Monday 25 August 5:20:03 UTC 2014

Today, my sister felt guilty and told me about the changes she secretly made to my résumé months ago. She'd put "doing your mom" and "corporate espionage" as my hobbies, and "Justin Bieber's pussy waxer" as a previous job. No wonder I'm still unemployed. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 25 August 4:49:39 UTC 2014

Today, I overheard my dad say "Last time I didn't use a condom, I ended up with Steven, so for god's sake use 'em." I'm Steven. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Words With Difficult-to-Remember Meanings

Monday 25 August 4:20:08 UTC 2014

Sometimes there are words that you've seen, read, and maybe even used in conversation whose meaning you can never keep straight. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Slow-Motion Explosions

Monday 25 August 4:20:02 UTC 2014

Watch things like eggs and water balloons and watermelons explode, then watch them explode again in slow motion. [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 25 August 4:15:38 UTC 2014

Today, I witnessed my karate instructor whimper and practically piss himself as a guy walked up to him in the street and demanded his wallet. What a total waste of hundreds of dollars' worth of lessons. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police near Pittsburgh have issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for what? A) An escaped prisoner who is considered armed and dangerous, B) A bobcat that has been stalking joggers, or C) An alligator that is estimated to be three feet long [Misc]

Monday 25 August 3:53:01 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Bite The Hand That Eats You

Monday 25 August 2:43:20 UTC 2014


A chef was killed by a bite from the disembodied head of an Indonesian spitting cobra. He had decapitated it 20 minutes earlier in preparation of a local dish. They say not to bite the hand that feeds you, the hand that eats you is another thing apparently. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some people just want to watch the world burn. If this describes you, please contact any first responder in the city of Barre, Vermont [Scary]

Monday 25 August 2:21:33 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If the utilities didn't have enough problems with people stealing wire, now they're taking the poles [Stupid]

Monday 25 August 1:42:35 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [81 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: beer bun. News: 500-mile beer run. FARK: 500-mile craft beer run with taco stands [Spiffy]

Monday 25 August 1:01:37 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "The time has come for everyone to enjoy the deliciousness of boxed wine" [Sick]

Monday 25 August 0:40:41 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [174 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Ready? Okay!

Monday 25 August 0:13:19 UTC 2014

Boss: Put away those pom-poms, young lady — this is a place of business!North Cedar Street
Lititz, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: Michelle [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I May Have to Give Up Rollerblading With My Dog

Monday 25 August 0:13:18 UTC 2014

Coworker to another: Sometimes my wheels spin around the wrong angle and then they jab at you.Seattle, Washington [Link]

Overheard In The Office » The Papers Are Still on Us about the Picnic

Monday 25 August 0:13:17 UTC 2014

Boss: I don’t want it turning into a mega gangbang.226 Penarth Road
Cardiff
UK [Link]

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

Monday 25 August 0:13:16 UTC 2014

Office worker: Can you come in tomorrow, say, 6PM?
Intern: Naw, I got my fencing class.
Office worker: What?
Intern: You know, just in case the English attack again. 717 D Street NW
Washington, DC Overheard by: Dannie Boyer [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Here's T.S. Eliot to Explain

Monday 25 August 0:13:15 UTC 2014

Receptionist: What month is April?Dentist Office
Arlington Heights, Illinois [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Why the Office Supply Closet No Longer Stocks Lotion

Monday 25 August 0:13:14 UTC 2014

Boss to underling: I'm not rubbing it in, I'm rubbing it out.Waltham, Massachusetts [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 2PM Swearing In

Monday 25 August 0:13:13 UTC 2014

Court officer speaking to almost-admitted attorneys awaiting ceremony: And when you stand, don’t lock your knees or stand up straight, just relax and kind of hunch over, we don’t want anyone to collapse — it has happened before, and it is like attorney dominoes… 45 Monroe Place
Brooklyn, New York Overheard by: Lans [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Study Marital and Martial Arts

Monday 25 August 0:13:12 UTC 2014

Receptionist: If he does that shit again I’m going to tie his ass hairs together and kick him in the shin.Addison, TexasOverheard by: buenisima [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fashion statement [Photoshop]

Monday 25 August 0:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [27 comments] [Link]

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