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 » Doctor in isolation in Nebraska says he's at 80%. Unfortunately the other 20% is still Ebola [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Seaside Heights, NJ, smashed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and burned by a boardwalk fire in 2013, is now being overrun by clowns [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » 15 years and 300,000 posts: Explore trends in Fark's archives with this searchable visualization [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Great Authorial Hook-Up Chart
[Chart credit: Airship Daily / Larger Version] Turns out that the authors of all your favorite classic literature are more connected than you would think. Thanks to The Airship Daily's investigative research, we have a pretty intricate web of authorial hook-ups. From single kisses to torrid affairs, this helpful flowchart connects authors, actors, and other cultural icons. There's even a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Always on hand with helpful information, the missing plane network informs readers that they will not need raincoats for the upcoming solar storm [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Then, George Zimmerman asked, 'Do you know who I am?' and threatened to kill him [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Surgeons have long believed that playing classical music during surgery helps them concentrate. This violinist offered to help. During her own brain surgery [Cool]
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Mental Floss » 10 Sturdy Facts About Sauropelta
Proving that herbivorous animals can look just as threatening as any flesh-eater is Sauropelta, a North American dinosaur with some major-league body armor. 1. It Hails from a Very Successful Dino Family Called “The Nodosaurs” These tank-like creatures first evolved during the late Jurassic period and stuck around until roughly 67 million years ago. 2. Sauropelta’s Terrifying Spikes Might’ve Helped … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Patients Making Record Number Of Telehealth ‘E-Visits’ With Doctors
A report from consulting firm Deloitte predicted that by the end of 2014, Americans will make a record 75 million telehealth appointments, or “e-visits,” with their doctors by video chatting with physicians or emailing them pictures of their a… 
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FMyLife » uppiskalle says FML
Today, my car was stolen from my driveway. I reported it to the police, the insurance company, and my neighbors, and begged for help via social media. As I walked to catch a bus, I saw my car parked outside my school. I forgot I left it there last night. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Navy gives the Missing Plane Network something to talk about [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » "Bill. Bill. Junk mail. Bill. Package of meth" [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Most Popular Cocktail In Each State
State of Inebriation This map shows the most popular cocktail in each state, according to search data. * Fake News Shakeup There are changes coming to the SNL Weekend Update desk this season. * Roger That, Sith Lord Over and Out James Earl Jones once took Darth Vader to the CB radio airwaves. * Into the Breach Cracked runs down … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » According to new reports, in 2007 the US Government strong-armed Yahoo into turning over data on both people who still used their service [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Healthy lifestyles becoming in vogue across the hip-hop spectrum, as more rappers are promoting tossed salads and vitamin butt (not safe for work language) [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Here you go, wolves, I'm baring my soul [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to take my husband's laptop to University for an in-class exam. I opened the screen, and loud porn started to auto-play. The silence in the class was deafening as I tried to make it stop. FML [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Tips For Fixing The Nation’s Education System
Public schools throughout the nation continue to contend with budget shortfalls and insufficient classroom resources, while U.S. 
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Fark.com RSS » It's back, and not a moment too soon: The Fark Weird News Quiz. * Doctors warning: Do not attempt to complete the Fark Weird News Quiz without alcohol [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this group takeoff [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news bed-wetters. Your constant fretting about Ebola and ISIS and the knockout game have convinced people that civil liberties are for suckers [Asinine]
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The Onion » Man Wearing M&M Jacket Apparently Made In God's Image
The NFL announces a new zero-tolerance policy on videotaped domestic violence, a puzzled nation can remember the name Ferguson, but is not sure from where, and a man wearing an M&M jacket is apparently made in God's image. 
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Mental Floss » 11 Road Trip Destinations Where You Can Be Part of Breaking a World Record
If you can be at the right place at the right time, you can stake your claim to being a record-breaking legend. [Link]
Mental Floss » What Has Pleasantly Surprised You About Getting Older?
On Fridays, we ask a bunch of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics… [Link]
Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Cat Survives 17-story Fall Joel Isfeld lives with his cat Cleo on the 17th floor of a condominium in New Westminster, British Columbia. On Sunday, Cleo managed to sneak out to the balcony. Isfeld looked for her all over the apartment and on the ground, but found no trace of the Savannah cat. So he posted a notice on Facebook. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Department of Defense wants Sheriff Joe Arpaio to return all the surplus military weapons and equipment they've given him over the years [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Café announces strict no-hamsters policy. Hairy faces, vegan diets, always looking for attention… you know the type [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » 2000 Ford Taurus station wagon vandalized. FTA: "This hot rod of a car of mine seems to attract petty thuggery, obviously due to envy" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Other than anesthetized, the 10 best states to have babby [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » 43 intel reservists refuse to serve over "Palestinian persecution", use of AMD processors [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Diachronic says FML
Today, at the restaurant where I work, a guest choked on a bone from her crosscut ribs. She asked me to bring the manager over, so I did. When he got there, she complained that the bone could have seriously injured her, and we should be more careful of where we put the bones in the ribs. FML [Link]
FMyLife » oops… says FML
Today, my daughter was going to Bulk Barn so I asked her to pick me up something to snack on. When she got home, she brought over a bag and without listening to her explain what it was, I began eating it. She looked at me confused, then began laughing. It was a dog treat. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Gotta catch'em all [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Sperm donor dies of a heart attack after making his fourth deposit in a week. He was making money hand over fist [Scary]
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Futility Closet » Crime and Punishment
In the eyes of the law, a corporation is a person. But it’s a strangely bodiless person, which makes it tricky to punish with laws designed for human offenders. Tired of this, federal judge Robert Doumar in 1988 sentenced Allegheny Bottling Company to three years in prison and a fine of $1 million. The company had been caught in a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Paisley parked [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Man born with severe cerebral palsy spends hours on a typewriter, pecking away with one finger and the results are nothing less than masterpieces [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Bone your way to heaven scheme ruled not kosher by Israeli authorities [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Loch Ness Monster spotted in England, continuing his eternal quest for tree-fiddy [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » As the humans drone on with their yapping about the so-called important things going on around the Internets, the REAL important battle of the cats and the sloths rages on [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Fan of Exodus charged with terrorism offense after posting Exodus lyrics online. I think the real crime here is that there are still fans of Exodus around [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » On your "quest for true love" you must always follow the clues and sometimes they lead you to a field in Oklahoma City where you must lay naked, waiting for another clue [Amusing]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Fantasy Football Week 2: Start ’Em, Sit ’Em
Onion Sports has expert analysis on which players to keep and which players to drop from your fantasy football starting lineup this week: Start ’Em DeMarco Murray (RB): Should be up to the task of putting the Cowboys on his bac… 
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Fark.com RSS » Poet pushes for short penis acceptance. Well, we assume he's pushing [Interesting]
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The Onion » HR Sends Out Reminder Email About Not Scrawling ‘Revenge’ In Blood In Conference Room
SPOKANE, WA—After the eighth such incident this year, Vista Consulting Partners human resources director Beth Shumaker sent out a company-wide email Thursday reminding employees not to scrawl the word “revenge” in blood across any surfac… 
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Fark.com RSS » If you've ever wanted an island that looks like a gorilla then today is your lucky day [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Pistorius found Guilty of culpable homicide [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Winners of high-profile smart gun design challenge are afraid to come out publicly for fear of being shot on sight [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Want to do better at college? Scientists recommend breastfeeding [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » A close look at the soldiers being trained in Yemen and Somalia as part of the U.S. anti-terror strategy. One of these soldiers is not like the others; see if you can spot which one [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Olive Garden investors want to take away the only good thing about Olive Garden [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Q
Harry Potter might have worn the glasses, but the truth is it's Daniel Radcliffe who's a bit of a nerd. A self-professed history buff, lover (and sometimes writer) of poetry, collector of books, and trivia enthusiast who makes quizzes for fun, Radcliffe is our kind of guy. We sat down with the star—whose new film, Horns, is out on Halloween—to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Japanese Burger King introduces Black Burger. No plans to release it in America as it would immediately be shot by the police [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Giant San Diego panda gets chipped tooth fixed, shows he has better dental coverage than you [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the only thing worse than a coach who molests young children? That would be a coach who molests young children and then tries to hire a hit man to kill them [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Seven bears target woman's home for a nice meal. To be fair, Goldilocks started it [Interesting]
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The Onion » Community Loses Interest 3 Days After Rallying To Save Local Theater
PLATTEVILLE, CT—Just three days after residents gathered in the city’s main square and emphatically vowed to save the historic Orpheum Theater from its scheduled demolition, sources confirmed Friday that the community of Platteville had lost a… 
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Fark.com RSS » State Senator says stopping earthquakes is the job of every Oklahoman – like it's their fault [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » … trombone [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » "We may have substandard food, but our bathroom is one of the ten best in the country" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » It's reassuring to know I am not the only one who cannot tell the difference between pop-tarts and cocaine [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If your grandmother has died and you don't know what to do with her body, the Urban Death Project would love to hear from you [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » On today's episode of the United States of Fascism: Police raid a bar without a warrant and search everyone. "One customer asked about their rights and a police officer told him he had 'the right to shut up.'" [Hero]
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Mental Floss » 11 Eat-It-All-And-It's-Free Road Trip Gems for Hungry Foodies
You’ll get a real bargain, a great story, or both. [Link]
Mental Floss » 30 Discoveries About Family History in Spanish Surnames
Some occupational surnames are transparent. Here are a few that are a bit less obvious. [Link]
Mental Floss » Brain Game: Start Me Up
Travel with us to today's open-ended mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge. Enjoy: Give ONE example of a common English word
that begins with the letter sequence "STA." EXAMPLES: STAMPEDE, STALEMATE, STACK Please add your single entry to our
comment list below, and have a great weekend! [Link]
Mental Floss » 33 Grocery Store Staples Named After Real People
From Duncan Hines to Chef Boyardee. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Unattractive
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Fark.com RSS » Woman accuses husband of cheating, beats him with metal pipe then runs over family dog. Yes alcohol was involved. (tag is for dog) [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Two solar flares have sent magnetic fields to our planet — and scientists aren't sure how they're going to impact each other. Here's everything you need to know about the coming end of the world [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Why Do Americans Eat What We Eat For Breakfast?
Here's how breakfast foods became breakfast foods in the first place. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No lady, education reform is not like 9/11 [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Georgia wants to join NATO. Well, now the Tea Party is taking this secession talk way too far [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Massive perfume factory goes up in flames causing hundreds to be evacuated and possibly contaminating an entire harbor with runoff from the firefighting efforts. Eau de Humanitie [Scary]
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The Onion » American Voices: New ‘SheTaxi’ Cab Service Exclusively For Female Passengers, Drivers
A new smartphone app called SheTaxi launching in New York later this month allows women to order taxis driven exclusively by female drivers so they can avoid harassment from male drivers. 
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop me like one of your French potatoes [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Hannity guest A.J. Delgado decides to show Doocy and Kilmeade what REAL victim blaming is all about. Come for "Ray Rice is the bigger victim of domestic violence here," stay for "[Janay] knocked herself out on that railing" [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Grave Sightings: Colonel Sanders
After realizing that there are a lot of taphophiles out there, I’m finally putting my archive of interesting tombstones to good use. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I don't care if you put a smiley face on it, I am not eating blue slime and rice [Obvious]
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Weird Universe » Gospel Rap
"Halfway down the stairs I see a major stain on my shirt." That's keepin' it real! [Link]
Weird Universe » Liturgical Pez Dispenser
Dispenses up to 140 communion wafers before it needs to be refilled! (Not actually made by Pez.) Available from Amazon.
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Fark.com RSS » Harvey Updyke, the Auburn tree poisoner, had been ordered 10 months ago to pay the university $800k in restitution. He's a bit behind on his payments [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Vacation That Never Was
A Student Fooled Her Facebook Friends Into Thinking She Was On An Extravagant Vacation. Photoshop goes a long way in presenting a complete fantasy to online friends.
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Webcomic artist Sarah Andersen has a firm grasp on what it’s like to be twentysomething. Her everyday life might be just like yours.
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Does Facebook Really Make Us Narcissistic? Scientists crunch the … [Link]
FMyLife » çapousse2904 says FML
Today, my girlfriend put her hand on my abs and confessed that she was glad I'd secretly started working out. I couldn't bring myself to admit that I've been constipated for three weeks. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my wife proved yet again that giving me a handjob puts her to sleep. Now I'm lying in the bed with my sleeping wife holding my boner. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man survives seven point-blank gunshots, including in the head [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » High school student launches petition to be allowed to have a cat and lasers in what may be either the most awesome or saddest senior photo ever [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Unattractive
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FMyLife » ElementaryEdGuy says FML
Today, I confiscated a 1st grader's cell phone. It was better than anything I could come close to affording. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oscar Pistorius verdict thread: Part Deux. Will he walk or will the judge send him running to the slammer? Tune in and find out. Link goes to live feed. Update: Pistorius found guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » We have an active umbrella situation. Repeat, active umbrella situation. Lock. down. everything [Silly]
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Futility Closet » The Conway Immobilizer
Three positions, “left,” “middle,” and “right,” are marked on a table. Three cards, an ace, a king, and a queen, lie face up in some or all three of the positions. If more than one card occupies a given position then only the top card is visible, and a hidden card is completely hidden; that is, if only two cards … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "What? You just learned you have cancer? That's horrible, I am so sorry. Also, you're fired" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Bad Santa won't be coming down anyone's chimney after downing five pints of cider, a pint of wine and two bottles of methadone [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Best. College. EVAR [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Politician upset by billboard implying that state university students like beer [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "The next breakthrough wonder drug, in MY vagina?" It's more likely than you think [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Convicted killer of three students at an Ohio high school cafeteria has escaped from prison. Search is currently underway. Update: He's been captured. Other inmate he escaped with is still on the loose [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Nanny State school bans packed lunches, says you'll eat our food and LIKE it [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » School stops Army Colonel from attending his daughter's school event because his uniform might "offend" some students [Asinine]
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FMyLife » iAmPaul says FML
Today, I entered the lecture hall where my class takes place. I sat in the front row as usual, but I noticed that none of the other students looked familiar. I quickly realised that I was in the wrong class after a different professor showed up and told me to get out. FML [Link]
FMyLife » lil_breezy says FML
Today, I watched with mild confusion as a piece of paper tucked underneath my windshield wiper flapped around on the highway. What could it be? Surely not a parking ticket. Powerless, I watched it fly away. It must have been the insurance information for the person who swiped the back of my car. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nobody who can talk knows exactly what the family did behind drawn shades, but we do know it involved bad smells, infestation of vermin, crime scene tape, and a hazmat cleanup crew [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Design a mission patch for this British astronaut [Photoshop]
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