Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Fark.com RSS » The first rule of Fight Church is no one talks about Fight Church [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » U.S. State Dept. orders 160,000 Ebola hazmat suits. Maybe your crazy uncle is right [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » If you haven't cried your eyes out like a little baby yet today [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The man in white boxer shorts armed with garden shears who's trying to break into a home through the doggy door to see his daughter who doesn't live there is usually mightier than the taser [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Well, this is awkward [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Writing articles about how people are doing something wrong: you're doing it wrong [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » How many people live in China? So many that you have never heard of the world's most popular beer [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter #4: Such Newsletter. So Fark. Wow [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » They weren't kidding when they said meth can turn you into the devil [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » BASE jumper on Glacier National Park mountain found at mountain's base [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » I scream, You scream, We all scream when someone opens fire on an ice cream truck [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists have located the "J" spot [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You May Not Know About 'Slaughterhouse-Five'
Based on his experiences as a POW during the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five is (rightfully) considered a modern literary masterpiece. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Items for a Smarter Kitchen
Using these items can help make cooking just a little bit easier. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Amazing Produce Facts to Make You Eat Your Veggies
Getting your recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables can seem like a chore, but once you know these facts about what you’re munching, you’ll have something to talk about as you’re passing the kale. [Link]
Mental Floss » How Does Deodorant Work?
In this week's episode of The Big Question, Craig Benzine answers a question from Zraluer. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: People Erased From History
Who? Never Heard of Them. Listverse has a rundown of 10 people erased from history. * Just Keep Swimming The popular show Shark Tank is getting a spinoff. * And Speaking of Spinoffs… Married… with Children might be getting one also. * Game Night OK, for game night tonight we are going to lock you and your friends in a … [Link]
FMyLife » lovelyanimetits says FML
Today, my husband's laziness got so bad that he asked me to jack him off while he watched porn because he was "too tired" to do it himself. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I babysat a 10 year old from hell. She kept insulting me, saying I have tiny boobs, that boys must hate me, and that I'm ugly. I eventually got fed up and put her to bed. When her parents came back, she ran out of her room in tears and told them I'd beaten her. They believed it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The world can finally rest easier now that a tumor has been successfully removed from George the goldfish [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Sadly, 'Trouble in Mushi Mushi Land' is not a new Dr. Seuss book [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Prosecutors go full "Al Capone" and indict a Phoenix man for tax evasion who is suspected of killing his wife and three business associates, all of whom were mysteriously gunned down and had huge life insurance policies benefiting him [Intere
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Fark.com RSS » Prayer campaign continues against sold-out satanic 'black mass' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Poll shows that almost half of the richest Chinese businessmen and entreprenuers have one thing in common: They want to get the hell out of China [Interesting]
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The Onion » American Voices: Majority Of Americans Back Obama’s ISIS Plan But Doubt It Will Work
According to a new poll by NBC News, though the majority of Americans support President Obama’s plan to take military action against the terrorist organization ISIS, they also have little confidence the plan will actually work.
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Fark.com RSS » 500 feared dead in Mediterranean as refugee boat rammed by human traffickers. With helpful picture of Angelina Jolie [Sick]
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The Onion » Daily Spin Class Only Thing Keeping Mom From Driving Car Full Of Kids Into Ocean
WALNUT CREEK, CA—Explaining that her workouts at Flywheel Sports always leave her feeling balanced and reenergized, local mother of three Karen Madison told reporters Monday that her twice-weekly spin class was the only thing keeping her from drivin…
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this resting fruit fly [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » If you thought your taxes were confusing, try getting IRS approval for pods in a bond-funded facility with 3% dirty use during zombie hours [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » So apparently, a fairytale 'happily ever after' means 'the Handsome Prince was booked on kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a minor charges' [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Chincoteague tells feds to leave its Assateague alone [Misc]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: NFL Week Two Winners And Losers
Onion Sports presents its winners and losers from the second week of the NFL season
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Fark.com RSS » Bean counter predicts dreaded Black Squirrel Winter, which means lower temperatures, property values [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » You got to hand it to the Dutch: they are pretty darn creative when it comes to protests [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » There's a real f*ckin classy start to this week's Mugshot Roundup [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Roman Catholic Bishops come out against gambling. Well shiat, how am I supposed to get into heaven now? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Shepherd Cat has no patience for sassing from lambs or sheep. "He'll take no truck from no one. If anyone is getting too bolshy, he'll reach out and give 'em a right smack" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Student suspended for dealing coke out of high school locker. No wait. It was Pepsi [Asinine]
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The Onion » Woman Nervous Mom Starting To Use Her As Confidant
RENO, NV—Alarmed at the growing length and frequency of their conversations, local woman Patricia Hensley, 28, expressed concern Monday that her mother, Betty Hensley, may now consider her a trusted confidant.
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Mental Floss » 15 Delightfully Inspirational Quotes from Great Writers
Any writer knows that unsolicited advice about their work is easy to come by, but finding inspiration on those days when the words just won’t come is a lot tougher. Here, 15 of history’s most famous names give you the positive words you need to get back to writing. [Link]
Mental Floss » What Happened to the Passenger Pigeon
A hundred years ago this month, the passenger pigeon went extinct. The last passenger pigeon was named Martha, and she died in a zoo. She was the last of billions; the passenger pigeon had an unbelievably large population in its heyday, accounting for roughly 25% of birds in North America at one time. In this video, the Field Museum's Emily … [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Words You Didn't Realize Were Named After People
When something is named after a person or a place or a company, we call that name an eponym. Eponyms are everywhere—in science, medicine, the arts. This list from our friends at Vocabulary.com focuses on words that are historically eponyms but are so common that their history has been obscured. Here, the hidden history of eponyms is revealed. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Delightfully Quirky Town Slogans
These towns may not have the biggest populations, but their clever slogans are second to none. [Link]
Mental Floss » Brain Game: Math Square #232
today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game is Math Square #232. Good luck! 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 » 5 Questions: Sunset Strip
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Awful Roommates
21 People Who Have A Worse Roommate Than You. I beg to differ; I’ve had roommates who wouldn’t pay the rent.
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Artist Turns Vintage Library Of Congress Photos Into Awesomely Creepy GIFs. He gives new life to old photos, but it’s not like any life we’ve ever seen.
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Why You Should Be Eating More Eggs. All depending, of … [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Outlandish Chicken Varieties
These chicken varieties don’t fit the mold. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The only reason we have a modern world to call our own? Cement [Interesting]
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FMyLife » rightlessonwrong says FML
Today, after politely reminding my husband to turn the bathroom light off after he's done, he did so. While I was on the toilet. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest shortage in Venezuela? Breast implants [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » WHO still pushing for global tobacco tax, probably to help pay for Townshend's booze and amphetamines [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Queen of England: "You should think long and hard about breaking off from us" Scots: "Or what? You'd send tha Welsh after ouse? *incoherent swearing*" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The pen is not mightier than the pepper spray [Scary]
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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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Fark.com RSS » "I caught my second wave, and barely got into it, and out of nowhere, I was popped into the air by probably like 10-15 feet. looked down and saw a shark," Browning said. "He took a bite on the way down" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » If you could only see one diorama combining the holocaust and McDonald's, this would probably be it [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » "Some things aren't taught in the polyamory manuals" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Colombian women's cycling team going undercover as the Brazilian team for some reason [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Batman and Spider-Man team up to battle The Heckler [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » We could give a fark about ebola, which is about to reach pandemic levels and kill a quarter million people this year. Football is on though, an I'd hate to miss the fourth quarter [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » TSA searches man after he has already flown because time travel or something [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Just because no one has ever tried to bring a human back to life after cryopreservation doesn't mean you shouldn't pay somebody hundreds of thousands of dollars to fill your bloodstream with medical-grade antifreeze moments after you die [Wei
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Fark.com RSS » Women arrested at Moscow polling station for taking their tops off in support of Ukraine. Bystanders say Ukraine wasn't what needed supporting [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » World's first 3D printed car unveiled in Chicago, immediately declared inferior by lovers of New York style 3D printing [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama plans major Ebola offensive that involves airstrikes but no ground troops [Spiffy]
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Weird Universe » The NoPhone
The NoPhone is a black piece of plastic shaped like an iPhone. It's designed to act as a "technology-free alternative" for those suffering from "phone addiction."
According to the NoPhone's kickstarter page, "the NoPhone acts as a surrogate to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a rectangle of smooth, cold plastic to clutch without forgoing any potential … [Link]
The Onion » Night Of Uninterrupted Deep Sleep Really Throws Man’s Day Off
HARRISBURG, PA—Feeling uncommonly alert and rested, local web designer Michael Schlesinger reported Monday that his entire workday had been thrown off after receiving eight hours of undisturbed sleep.
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The Onion » American Voices: Report: Majority Of U.S. Adults Now Single
According to a new report, for the first time in 30 years, more than half of all Americans age 16 and older, including unmarried people, widows, and divorcees, are single.
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Fark.com RSS » Elderly couple moves to Florida next to wilderness areas, complain about bears, coyotes, snakes, noisy tree frogs, panthers. "I don't understand why you environmentalists don't just move the panthers to public land" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » After their Kent State Massacre sweatshirt, I can't wait to see Urban Outfitters' Columbine-themed back to school range [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » It is far too difficult to sell obesity drugs in America [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » 15 Memorable ABC Movies of the Week
How many of these sometimes inspiring, sometimes cheesy movies do you remember? [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Fantastic and Filthy Shakespearean Insults
Whether he was coining new ones or stretching their meanings with double entendres, Shakespeare had a way with words. And sometimes—in fact, fairly often—the Bard applied that verbal flair to pithy put-downs. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 International Greeting Rituals Americans Should Adopt
Breathe some life into the tired hello. [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Brilliant Life Hacks to Save You 15 Minutes Today
The only thing as delightful as saving money is saving sweet, sweet time. Spend a day following these easy tips, and you’ll find you’ve suddenly got more time to spend having fun. [Link]
The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of September 15, 2014
The Week In Pictures – Week Of September 15, 2014
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Fark.com RSS » Chicago Public Schools brilliant new strategy: no homework [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » "Pennsylvania trooper killed in deadly ambush now conscious, talking" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Wisconsin utility company wants to charge customers who create their own energy with solar panels more money [Ironic]
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The Onion » Elderly Rite Aid Patron Stretching Out Conversation About Toothpaste To Prolong Human Contact
WESTBROOK, ME—Marveling aloud at how many varieties of the product were available before vocalizing his preference for “just the regular mint one,” 82-year-old Rite Aid patron Calvin Wight reportedly stretched out a conversation about to…
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The Onion » Self-Centered Child Blames Divorce Entirely On Himself
LINCOLN, NE—Claiming that the third-grader refuses to acknowledge anyone else’s involvement in the situation, sources confirmed Monday that egocentric 8-year-old Dylan Fielder blames the divorce of his parents entirely on himself.
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The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Spreading The Good Nudes
Spreading The Good Nudes
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Fark.com RSS » "Scenes from the forgotten war America is losing" Korea? Vietnam? Grenada? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Officials beg pastor and strip club owner to end their feud after strip club turns the tables and has topless dancers protest the church one Sunday morning [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » And in a flash, Miss Nebraska lost the Miss America crown [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this scene of domestic tranquilty [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's creative use of weed killer on a high school football field is brought to you by Temperance, Michigan [Stupid]
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Weird Universe » Bloem de Ligny: “Fingiecrookie”
Although part of a group that had a a chart-topping record, Bloem de Ligny has a solo career that produces music which is–how shall I say it?– a little less easy on the ears. [Link]
Futility Closet » Podcast: Episode 26
In 1810 someone told hundreds of London merchants that Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berners Street had requested their services. She hadn’t. For a full day the street was packed with crowds of deliverymen struggling to reach a single door — and the practical joker was never caught. In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll hear descriptions of the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Royal Canadian Air Farce [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Sunset Strip
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Awful Roomates
21 People Who Have A Worse Roommate Than You. I beg to differ; I’ve had roommates who wouldn’t pay the rent.
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Artist Turns Vintage Library Of Congress Photos Into Awesomely Creepy GIFs. He gives new life to old photos, but it’s not like any life we’ve ever seen.
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Why You Should Be Eating More Eggs. All depending, of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Several hurt after homeowner's deck collapses. Engineers suspect peer pressure [Fail]
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FMyLife » nocat6 says FML
Today, I caught a customer using his fat to shoplift gum out of a store. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman opens a witchcraft shop in an English town and gets… a gracious welcome and support from the townsfolk [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother wakes up to find her three-year-old non verbal autistic son covered in rat bites. 'My cat killed one rat in front of my door,' said one man. 'It's ridiculous, I call my landlord all the time, but no one calls back.' [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian Pizza Hut offers a free Hamster as a topping when you buy 10 large pizzas [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » Now and Then
Most stories are told in the past tense. “It was a dark and stormy night.” In reading the story we understand that the storm is happening “now,” in the present, but the language that communicates this to us places it in the past. This is a strange way of managing things. Imagine reading a novel using a bookmark. Everything to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The moral of this story is never get married. And never accidentally grab the emergency door handle while falling down inside the party bus taking you from the wedding to the reception, but mostly never get married [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » News: Woman tells cops she has no idea how that dead body ended up in her trunk. Fark: Cops believe her [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Median Age Around the World
The world's youngest and oldest populations. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Gas station clerk uses mop to fend off armed robber. Stanley Spadowski approves [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Chicago man uses drive-through at 7-Eleven. News: it wasn't a drive-through until he got there (pics) [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Why I hate people or why we can't have nice things. DIT [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "This was a vehicle owned by the National Crime Agency, the so-called 'British FBI,' put in place to fight the likes of terrorists and serious, serious gangsters – and yet they don't seem to have grasped the basics of crime prevention
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (September 14, 2014)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M388, September 14, 2014
Copyright 2014 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
A Nerd’s Rhapsody: Nicholas Felton's latest annual recap of his personal communications data is now available, for just $30. Key findings, graphically presented, of Nicholas's busy 2013 (according to a report by FiveThirtyEight.com): He received 44,041 texts and 31,769 e-mails, had 12,464 … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: update this old telephone [Photoshop]
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