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 » Women open up about vaginismus [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 23:57:32 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Strange and Wonderful Niche Blogs

Tuesday 16 September 23:56:18 UTC 2014

When I posted the last list of niche blogs, a commenter expressed surprise that a Tumblr is a blog. Yes, Tumblr is a blogging platform, although it is also a social network. It’s the same with Twitter, although it is referred to as a “microblogging” platform because of the restriction on text. Is Facebook a blogging platform? Yes, if you … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New book on Jon Stewart reveals "Bad Jon" side who yells at staff, throws newspapers, and berates Seth MacFarlane over the phone. That's why "The Daily Show" staff have a supply of Snickers on hand [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 23:54:12 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [110 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Texas Board of Education holds public meeting on new proposed social studies textbooks. This should end well [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 23:44:28 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Awesome Vintage Anatomical Illustrations of Animals

Tuesday 16 September 23:30:00 UTC 2014

Get a look at what makes animals work with these gorgeous vintage anatomical illustrations. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Study finds "direct link" between fracking activities and recent earthquakes. Fracking industry quickly issues rebuttal, "The Earth always has earthquakes" [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 23:19:53 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New border check between England and Scotland confiscates all your whisky … waaaaaaaaaaait just a minute here, this isn't really a border check, is it? [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 23:15:08 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A lit cigarette, a spatula and a buttock. What could possibly go wrong here? [Amusing]

Tuesday 16 September 22:47:36 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » In a Word

Tuesday 16 September 22:35:48 UTC 2014

tongue-shot
n. speaking or talking distance, voice-range Inhabitants of La Gomera, a small mountainous island in the Canary group, use a whistled language called the Silbo to communicate over great distances. “This is a form of telephony inferior to ours as regards range, but superior to it in so far as the only apparatus required is a sound set of … [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 16 September 22:34:15 UTC 2014

Today, I was mugged. I saw a cop car in the aftermath and flagged it down. Unfortunately, when the cops stopped the mugger, he said he'd been running away because I tried to mug him. Apparently the fact that he was "well-dressed" and I wasn't means he was telling the truth. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Funeral home in Michigan to offer a drive through mourning window, for when you want to pay your respects, but you're too fat and lazy to get out of the car [Asinine]

Tuesday 16 September 22:32:02 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » How me-centered Millennials and "the customer is always right" idiocy have merged to make Chipotlification the new standard in fine dining [Stupid]

Tuesday 16 September 22:25:06 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [118 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A customer goes to McDonald's and orders a chicken sandwich and sees a white substance and when customer questions the staff they laughed and said it was tartar sauce. The only problem is the chicken sandwich does not come with tartar sauce [Sick

Tuesday 16 September 22:00:53 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [192 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Foreign Words We Need in English—Illustrated!

Tuesday 16 September 21:46:31 UTC 2014

Sometimes you just don't have the word you need to describe a feeling or an event. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Stories Behind Iconic Film Scenes

Tuesday 16 September 21:46:30 UTC 2014

That Magic Moment Here are the stories behind 10 iconic film scenes. * Well That’s Just Sad This Kickstarter page is raising money for one of the most depressing products I’ve seen in quite some time. It’s a plastic phone-shaped device that does nothing other than make you feel like you’re holding a phone. Because some people can’t function without … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Deathstar tries to change the goal post and prevent total defeat at the hands of the rebellion [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 21:10:26 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [79 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Onion Poll: Should Parents Who Let Kids Play Outside Unsupervised Be Arrested?

Tuesday 16 September 21:01:03 UTC 2014

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

Mental Floss » 15 Wonderful William Howard Taft Facts

Tuesday 16 September 21:00:00 UTC 2014

Here are 15 larger-than-life fun facts to help you celebrate William Howard Taft and his plus-sized legacy. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you're a dumb tourist, your scuba divemaster's hope that you die in a horrible way on his watch are only tempered by the paperwork involved [Amusing]

Tuesday 16 September 20:56:40 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » While Ebola gets a load of attention, another virus is enjoying the lack of attention and having a joy ride [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 20:39:08 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Polls show that most Americans want teachers to pass a "bar exam" -type qualification test before being allowed to teach. Teachers respond that if you start paying them like lawyers they will get right on that [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 20:30:33 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [252 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Urban Outfitters Apologizes For Red-Stained Kent State Sweatshirt

Tuesday 16 September 20:11:00 UTC 2014

Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters faced tremendous backlash and subsequently apologized for briefly selling a sweatshirt featuring blood-like red splatters over insignia for Kent State University, the site of the deadly 1970 shooting of four student prot…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » City halves downtown speed limit after slick new paving stones prove to be slick new paving stones [Stupid]

Tuesday 16 September 20:07:19 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this nighttime skyline [Photoshop]

Tuesday 16 September 20:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » How dry is California? So dry a wildfire was caused by sunlight reflecting off sheet metal [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 19:58:32 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Estonian online store sells $11.50 beard combs made from scrap vinyl records, which some customers will undoubtedly claim they've already listened to [Ironic]

Tuesday 16 September 19:49:30 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida's new, Marvel-drawn orange juice mascot, Captain Citrus, will Vitamin C you in hell [Florida]

Tuesday 16 September 19:16:51 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [85 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scottish hospital staff 'exhausted,' warns surgeon. But don't worry – the billing and collections departments are as chipper and fully staffed as can be [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 19:08:07 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fast food worker busted after rubbing his junk on customer's pineapple pizza. That's disgusting, pineapple on pizza [Asinine]

Tuesday 16 September 19:01:17 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [164 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This week's entry in Badass Suicides is the Thai woman that leapt to her end in a pit full of hundreds of crocodiles [Sad]

Tuesday 16 September 19:00:12 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Answer: Your spouse. Unless that's your thing, of course [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 18:46:05 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [117 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Next they'll be looking for the Hugo particle [Fail]

Tuesday 16 September 18:40:14 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Antlion Larvae Eat Without a Mouth

Tuesday 16 September 18:36:41 UTC 2014

Gilles San Martin The larvae of antlions are sometimes referred to as "doodlebugs" because of the meandering trails some species leave in the sand as they wander around looking for a place to settle in and find some food. Don't let the cute nickname or the unintentional artwork fool you, though. The young bugs look more like something you'd find … [Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: Surfaced

Tuesday 16 September 18:36:37 UTC 2014

Today's mentalfloss.com Tuesday Test Time Brain Game asks you to break down an eight-letter word, one letter at a time, forming new words along the way. Good luck! By removing one letter from the mix at each step,
and rearranging the remaining letters to form new words,
reduce the word "SURFACED" to the letter "U."
S U R F A C … [Link]

The Onion » In Face Of Adversity, Heroic NFL Fans Continue Watching Football

Tuesday 16 September 18:31:00 UTC 2014

WASHINGTON—Calling their undying commitment and grit a true inspiration, sources confirmed Tuesday that NFL fans across the nation have heroically persevered through recent adversity to continue watching football.
[Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 16 September 18:28:25 UTC 2014

Today, a customer told me that there was no way he was paying for his shopping. He then walked off. As it turns out, the customer IS always right. FML [Link]

FMyLife » HeIsKindaRightTho says FML

Tuesday 16 September 18:28:24 UTC 2014

Today, I video-chatted with my mom and showed her my new, very short haircut. My dad walked in, took one look at me and said, "I can only attribute this to penis envy," and walked out again. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Usually when you read about a man walking in to traffic and getting hit by a truck it doesn't end with the man setting himself on fire. Usually [Sad]

Tuesday 16 September 18:25:20 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientist get rare glimpse of Kim Jong-Un's secret volcanic lair [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 18:12:44 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » News article about teacher contract negotiations mistakenly accompanied by picture of hatchet smashing windshield. All 17 of the teachers who "Liked" the post are therefore being investigated by the school district [Asinine]

Tuesday 16 September 17:57:46 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [43 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Slideshow: Best Cities For Millennials

Tuesday 16 September 17:50:00 UTC 2014

Best Cities For Millennials
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » In defiance of Catholic Church tradition, a rebel priest marries 20 couples, some of who were already living together or had previously been married. And by "rebel priest", I mean "Pope Francis" [Cool]

Tuesday 16 September 17:33:34 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [111 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Domestic violence order issued against chief of police. The 49ers immediately sing him up [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 16:48:17 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [96 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your car almost out of gas? No problem, just steal one with a full tank. But for the love of FSM don't be an idiot and park on the side of the highway with your stolen car and use a call box to report that your family has been killed [Fail]

Tuesday 16 September 16:26:19 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Weed goes up in smoke [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 16:10:40 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The police sketch artist who deduced the identity of the unknown kissing sailor in that famous World War II picture is now working feverishly around the clock in hopes of solving the mystery of the Billy the Kid photograph [Cool]

Tuesday 16 September 16:09:32 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I was told there would be no porn [Amusing]

Tuesday 16 September 16:08:24 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When your girlfriend… and your girlfriend… and your girlfriend are waiting to 'greet' you at the airport to call you out on your cheating ways you'd better watch out [Dumbass]

Tuesday 16 September 16:02:45 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [235 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's not surprising that there are UFO-based religious orders out there. It's not even that surprising that there are, in fact, quite a decent number of them. What may be surprising is that several of them are flourishing and gaining new memb

Tuesday 16 September 15:55:00 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The rise of ISIS explained in 24 maps and a few graphs [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 15:53:39 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: Gym sets up soccer games. Fark: inside a small exercise room. Ultra fark: everyone is encased in inflatable balls and it turns into bumper cars [Amusing]

Tuesday 16 September 15:49:05 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I was a Muslim extremist for the CIA [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 15:47:03 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Now that everybody's drinking coffee made from the poop of civets, all the cool kids only drink coffee made from the poop of elephants [Strange]

Tuesday 16 September 15:46:38 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Did you order the Rubber Chicken?" "YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID" [Strange]

Tuesday 16 September 15:43:18 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A female grizzly bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park adopts an abandoned cub and raises him as if he was her own. Disney lawyers sue for copyright infringement [Sappy]

Tuesday 16 September 15:42:34 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [14 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Report: Laura’s Divorce Threatens Razor-Thin Democratic Majority In Family

Tuesday 16 September 15:30:00 UTC 2014

RUCKERSVILLE, VA—Citing the recent finalization of Laura’s divorce from her husband of 12 years, sources within the Bronwyn household confirmed Tuesday that the family’s Democratic majority is now in serious jeopardy.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's FARK-ready headline with multiple interpretations: "Men warned to quit bush sex" [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 15:25:45 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [44 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Facebook Tests ‘Self-Destructing Posts’ Feature

Tuesday 16 September 15:25:00 UTC 2014

Facebook officials have confirmed that they are testing a new smartphone feature allowing users to schedule “self-destructing posts” that disappear from their news feed a set time after posting, a function similar to that offered by the app Sn…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists are trying to figure out how to give humans the power to photosynthesis their own energy. Things like this are only going to get better as more and more states legalize marijuana [Cool]

Tuesday 16 September 15:24:35 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [45 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Reclusive Deity Hasn’t Written A New Book In 2,000 Years

Tuesday 16 September 15:20:00 UTC 2014

NEW YORK—Leading writers, scholars, and publishers gathered this week at Fordham University for a literary conference and panel discussion on God, the widely praised but reclusive deity who has not published a book since His landmark debut 2,000 yea…
[Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Hidden Images on Album Covers

Tuesday 16 September 15:11:16 UTC 2014

Sometimes, there's more to an album cover than meets the eye. [Link]

Mental Floss » Sesame Street's "Star Wars" Parody

Tuesday 16 September 15:11:15 UTC 2014

Gather 'round, my fellow nerds: Sesame Street has released a terrific Star Wars segment. In the five-minute clip, Cookie Monster "Flan Solo" learns an important lesson about self-control (he has to avoid eating Chewie), Yoda Groda is very blue, and Luke Piewalker finds a mentor at exactly the right moment. Keep an eye out for Snuffleupagus in the background: This … [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Isn't Cat Food Mouse-Flavored?

Tuesday 16 September 15:11:14 UTC 2014

Cats love to chew on mice, so why not feed them meals with delicious rodent flavoring? Because, according to Shaun Belongie, the national brand manager for cat food company Friskies, the FDA says you can’t. It holds pet food to the same sanitation and safety standards as it does human food, approving ingredients it deems appropriate, and necessary, for an … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Still think the best witness is an eyewitness? Well, we've got some bad news for you, especially if you ever get accused of a crime you didn't commit [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 15:10:01 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bible-pushing Christians open the door for Satanic activity books in Florida schools. Wow…Dick and Jane sure have changed since subby was a kid, and OH MY GOD WHAT ARE THEY DOING? [Florida]

Tuesday 16 September 15:07:10 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [119 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » cazzb says FML

Tuesday 16 September 15:02:22 UTC 2014

Today, while waiting for my violin student to unpack his violin, he farted loudly and rhythmically on the sofa, and then went on about how it sounded like the "Shave and a Haircut" rhythm. FML [Link]

FMyLife » lucas_urev says FML

Tuesday 16 September 15:02:21 UTC 2014

Today, I had made a cup of my favorite coffee, which I had recently found to be discontinued. To accompany this last cup, I went to get a muffin. As I turned around, I see my son pouring the cup out because I out put it next to the sink and he thought it was dirty. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Portuguese academic slams Brits as pathologically violent, filthy, constantly drunk and little better than wild animals: "In England real men have to drink like sponges, eat like skeletons and throw up everything at the end of the evening" [O

Tuesday 16 September 15:01:50 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [50 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Man Not Himself Until He Has So Much Coffee He Feels Like He’s Going To Die

Tuesday 16 September 14:55:00 UTC 2014

VINELAND, NJ—Saying that he doesn’t function properly unless he’s completely jittery and suffering from nausea, local claims adjuster Spencer Howell told reporters Monday that he’s not his normal self until he has too many cups of …
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Airport federal agents seize 66 bars of soapium [Strange]

Tuesday 16 September 14:53:42 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [18 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Your Horoscopes — Week Of September 16, 2014

Tuesday 16 September 14:50:00 UTC 2014

ARIES: The rest of the year will seem to fly right by, along with a few hundred others, after you're frozen in a giant block of ice.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Someone, or some organization, is installing phony cell towers around the country…and no one seems to know how or why. In other news, sales of aluminum foil hitting record highs [Repeat]

Tuesday 16 September 14:43:57 UTC 2014

Repeat [link] [83 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » British tourists killed in Thailand. Police recover bloody garden hoe. Without more sodding evidence or chuffing witnesses police are flummoxed [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 14:32:30 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain. If you look out the left side of the aircraft you'll see the Pyrénées mountains, Lake Geneva, flames shooting out of our left engine [Scary]

Tuesday 16 September 14:30:44 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Atheists finally have their own Deepak Chopra [Cool]

Tuesday 16 September 14:19:41 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [201 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man lets wasps build an enormous nest on the outside of one of his windows so he can see what goes on inside: "It's like an ant farm, only more intense" [Cool]

Tuesday 16 September 14:18:14 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [132 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old man salutes cloud [Unlikely]

Tuesday 16 September 14:05:16 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption these Iowa grilling enthusiasts [Caption]

Tuesday 16 September 14:00:01 UTC 2014

Caption [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Pop-Tarts Turn 50

Tuesday 16 September 14:00:00 UTC 2014

The humble Pop-Tart is reaching its first half century this year. We’re raising a glass of milk to five decades of flaming toasters, false advertising, and sugar-frosted fruity goodness. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » FBI announces that their billion-dollar facial recognition system is up and running. And you thought ceiling cat was bad [Followup]

Tuesday 16 September 13:52:04 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Lion in Freezer

Tuesday 16 September 13:46:08 UTC 2014

A UK health inspector recently reported finding the body of a dead lion in a restaurant's freezer during an inspection. The frozen animal was lying next to the food to be served to customers. The restaurant owner insisted he wasn't planning on serving the lion to customers. Instead, he was going to feed the meat to his dogs. He had received … [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Chop Shop

Tuesday 16 September 13:32:00 UTC 2014

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man cutting down one tree killed when another falls on him. And so it begins [Sappy]

Tuesday 16 September 13:27:18 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "You should teach your children about sex the same way you would teach a toddler to walk." Visual aids and imitation? [Fail]

Tuesday 16 September 13:23:08 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » First Australian mosquito to be seen in North America found in L.A. county, seemed to find itself in a variety of cultural misunderstandings leading ultimately to a heartworming ending [PSA]

Tuesday 16 September 13:02:28 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this starry starry night [Photoshop]

Tuesday 16 September 13:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What do children learn when their parents hit them? Absolutely nothing [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 12:46:23 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [400 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Causes of Lunacy

Tuesday 16 September 11:42:03 UTC 2014

I love these reasons for being committed to the lunatic asylum, as given in this report for the year 1836.

"Repelled eruption" confused me, until I found this sentence from a text of the same era: "If the insanity succeeds the suppression of a cutaneous disease, of a fetter, an erysipelas, or any other repelled eruption, vesicatories are the means, … [Link]

Mental Floss » Chop Shop

Tuesday 16 September 11:23:53 UTC 2014

[Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Buddhist Hell, Illustrated

Tuesday 16 September 11:23:52 UTC 2014

Dinosaurs and Damnation: The Horror of Buddhist Hell Temples. Your punishment in the afterlife is depicted on life-size statues in all their disturbing glory.
*
Science makes even brilliant people feel stupid. Dedicated scientists look for opportunities to feel stupid every day.
*
Need a hamburger to go with your Pumpkin Spice Latte? Say hello to the autumn-flavored Pumpkin Spice … [Link]

FMyLife » Peeves says FML

Tuesday 16 September 11:23:16 UTC 2014

Today, my eight-year-old brother told his classmates that I have cancer. Nope, just really bad acne. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Finally, a comprehensive list of who in the service industry you're obligated to tip and how much. Yes, the garbage collector deserves $20 every Christmas [PSA]

Tuesday 16 September 11:22:57 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [197 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Obama orders 3,000 soldiers to deploy to Africa and kick Ebola's ass [Followup]

Tuesday 16 September 10:01:33 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [179 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Wingman527 says FML

Tuesday 16 September 8:19:46 UTC 2014

Today, I was checking out of a hotel when I saw some complementary mints. They weren't mints. They were glass beads. FML [Link]

FMyLife » imamess says FML

Tuesday 16 September 8:19:45 UTC 2014

Today, I was going to put some Italian dressing on my salad when I noticed that the oil and vinegar weren't mixed. After putting the cap back on, I shook as hard as I could. The cap came flying off and I showered myself in the dressing. FML [Link]

FMyLife » GallowsHumor says FML

Tuesday 16 September 8:19:44 UTC 2014

Today, I sat in on a university-level physics lecture, listening to my hyped-up co-students approximating the hypothetical situation of the Sun consisting of gerbils. The conversation then continued towards how much better energy/mass ratio the gerbil-sun would have compared to the actual star. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Keeper mauled to death by tiger "died doing what she loved," which was being mauled to death by tigers [Sad]

Tuesday 16 September 7:47:00 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: The Birth of Trench Warfare

Tuesday 16 September 7:25:13 UTC 2014

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 143rd installment in the series. [Link]

Futility Closet » The Balmis Expedition

Tuesday 16 September 6:36:56 UTC 2014

Image: Wikimedia Commons Smallpox ravaged the New World for centuries after the Spanish conquest. In 1797 Edward Jenner showed that exposure to the cowpox virus could protect one against the disease, but the problem remained how to transport cowpox across the sea. In 1802 Charles IV of Spain announced a bold plan — 22 orphaned children would be sent by ship; … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Overwhelming success of Japanese whisky in world market credited to distilleries' work ethic and high standards. "There is a culture in Japan of not giving up. When we start something, we don't stop … I guess we're just maniacs"

Tuesday 16 September 6:23:00 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [85 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And now to announce the winner of this year's 'state with the rudest drivers' list. And the winner is *drum-roll* Idaho…. Really? This thing has got to be rigged. Who did they have to fark for this award? [Strange]

Tuesday 16 September 5:56:00 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Awesome Vintage Posters from 15 Magicians

Tuesday 16 September 3:26:19 UTC 2014

Magic has been enchanting and astounding people for a long time: Bending the constricts of reality with seemingly supernatural means dates back to before 50,000 BCE. By the late 19th century, magicians were performing for large audiences in theaters, and illusionists competed with one another for the spotlight by coming up with more and more elaborate acts. Posters were a … [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Things You Didn't Know About Famous Art

Tuesday 16 September 3:26:07 UTC 2014

1. Mona Lisa While some claim that Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting is a self-portrait of the artist himself in drag, research has concluded it is likely a portrait of a woman named Lisa Gherardini, a member of a prominent Florentine family and wife of a wealthy silk merchant. Leonardo’s father allegedly knew Gherardini’s father very well, and the … [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Different Terms for Women From 'The Rogue's Lexicon'

Tuesday 16 September 3:25:59 UTC 2014

In 1859, George W. Matsell, the first Chief of Police in New York City, published a glossary of terms used by criminals. Vocabulum; or The Rogue’s Lexicon, Marshell assured, was meticulously and painstakingly "compiled from the most authentic sources." [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your electric window won't roll down? That's a (critically injuring) tasing [Sad]

Tuesday 16 September 3:04:26 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [259 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A four-year-old sleepwalked three miles to a neighboring town? Norway, man, Norway [Strange]

Tuesday 16 September 2:35:42 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jim Bakker is back, but this time he is not pushing the Bible, he is pushing armageddon [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 2:05:24 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [118 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Surprising no one, pop star admits to drug abuse and lying to media [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 2:03:53 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Judge: You are charged with 300,000 counts of murder. Do you understand these charges? Accused: I pooped today [Obvious]

Tuesday 16 September 1:47:59 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [259 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sarah Palin's people finally weigh in on these ridiculous rumors that the family was involved in a drunken brawl in Anchorage… by pointing out that the other guy started it and Track got messed up pretty bad in the fight, cracking a couple ribs

Tuesday 16 September 1:14:40 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [148 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And now for your head scratching headline of the day: One woman, two wombs, three babies [Weird]

Tuesday 16 September 0:55:24 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So it turns out fretting over how pure and natural your food is can lead to psychological trauma and eating disorders [Interesting]

Tuesday 16 September 0:52:26 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Last Week in Weird (September 15, 2014)

Tuesday 16 September 0:41:03 UTC 2014

Last Week in Weird
datelines 9/5/2014–9/12/2014
[Links, chronological, on Extended page]
Copyright 2014 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.

Wait–What? “Toronto Woman Charged in Frat House Sex Assault” (Toronto Sun); “The Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance Lives in the Vagina” (Huffington Post).

The Suffering Continues for Seaside Heights, N.J.: October 2012 (Hurricane Sandy); September 2013 (Boardwalk fire); … [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Incredible Football Facts to Share Tonight

Tuesday 16 September 0:24:07 UTC 2014

Even if you’re a hardcore fan of the biggest sport in the country, there may still be a few things you don’t know about the pigskin. Feel free to break these nuggets out during the big game. [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 16 September 0:12:59 UTC 2014

Today, I took a shit of biblical proportions. I flushed and opened a window, but my pregnant wife went in straight after me. Her morning sickness kicked in and she quickly ran out, vomit dripping from her mouth. She's pissed and thinks I planned the whole thing as a prank. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 16 September 0:12:58 UTC 2014

Today, my daughter came home in tears, completely distraught. It took half an hour to convince her to tell me what was wrong. What horrific thing happened to her? One of her friends wore the same outfit as her to the movies, and apparently that's a betrayal of their friendship. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this woman waiting for a plane [Photoshop]

Tuesday 16 September 0:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

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