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 » Donkeys reunited at Polish zoo after zoo officials stop caring about mothers screaming "THINK OF THE CHILDREN" because their snowflakes saw how you get some ass [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Researchers propose to release millions of predatory wasps in Hawaii. When asked if anything might conceivably go wrong with their brilliant plan, they note that 14 years of hornets never did anything in Charlotte [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Experts on drunk moose say there's no such thing as a drunk moose [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Once upon a time, there was a teeny-tiny hamster that lived in a teeny-tiny cage. Now, one day there was a teeny-tiny fire and the teeny-tiny hamster had to be saved by a teeny-tiny oxygen mask [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Here is the annual "powerful autumn storm to hit the Central U.S. and then move slightly eastward." EVERYBODY PANIC [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Humans destroy yet another natural feature on Earth – film at 11 [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » "Back when I was trolling, it meant something. But trolls these days are the ones who cannot stand to have their worldview made fun of" [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, on my first day of sailing practice, I managed to sit on a metal cleat. After being admitted to the ER, I was informed that I had two vaginal lacerations that needed surgery. The nurse tried to convince me it was my lucky day, because the hospital café was serving vanilla pudding. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Baby is more likely to survive her first year in A) Alabama or B) Lebanon [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Responsible gun owner removes bullets from his firearm the only way he knows how: firing the weapon through his neighbor's window [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 80,000 peaceful protesters Occupied Hong Kong's "Wall St" over the weekend and were subjected to Government threats,Tear Gas, Clubbings and Arrests. On Monday, more showed up [Hero]
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Mental Floss » The Favorite U.S. Presidents of 8 U.S. Presidents
Everyone’s got their role models, and world leaders are no exception. Among U.S. presidents, many—including these eight—have professed a deep admiration for some of their predecessors. Which commander-in-chief would top your list? 1. James Buchanan Born during George Washington’s administration, Buchanan regarded the first president as his personal hero. 2. Abraham Lincoln Lincoln took Washington fanboyism to a whole new … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What did China learn from Ferguson? Well, nothing other than Americans have a confusing tendency to not run over rioters with tanks [Interesting]
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FMyLife » impure says FML
Today, I found out I have an STD, courtesy of my girlfriend. Funnily enough, she was clean when we first started dating. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was pulled over by a cop. He told me one of my lights was busted, and I couldn't help but point out that one of his was out too. He said, "Thanks, I'll get that fixed right away." then gave me a ticket. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » City commissioner claims his privacy was violated when caught downloading racist, sexual material onto city-provided iPad. Luckily he's an elected official, not just a city employee who'd be fired for such [Florida]
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The Onion » American Voices: George Clooney Gets Married
After declaring he would never get married again and dating a string of beautiful women, 53-year-old actor George Clooney got married in Venice this weekend to Oxford-educated human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. 
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Fark.com RSS » My God… it's full of fail: it's this week's Mugshot Roundup [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Nevada school board holds a public hearing to discuss moving from "abstinence-based education" to a "comprehensive sexuality model." Parents: "You want to teach my 5-year-old how to masturbate?" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Louisiana Church Leads The Fight Against Gay Marriage. By evicting AA [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » 10% of Americans consume over 74 alcoholic drinks on average weekly, keep beverage industries, their livers afloat [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: A Desk For the Active Worker
Standing Desks Are Old News You need a giant hamster wheel desk. * Take Off Richard Branson is implementing a system that allows employees to take as much vacation time as they want. I love this idea. * Hands Off You wouldn’t expect a national monument to be stolen, but it happened. * The Magic Is Gone This abandoned Disney … [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Highlights Of George Clooney’s Wedding
Last weekend saw the marriage of superstar actor and perennial candidate for Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor George Clooney to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in a lavish, star-studded affair in Venice. 
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The Onion » Infographic: How China Stifles Dissent
Recent clashes with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have refocused international scrutiny on the Chinese government’s efforts to quell social unrest and silence demonstrators. 
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this homey fixer-upper [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » A single speed camera in New York City made more than $77,000 worth of safety in a single day [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » ACLU and Institute for The Blindingly Obvious team up on study that finds government employees and politicians get preferential treatment from the TSA simply for being government employees and politicians and everyone else is like diseased cattle [Ob
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my insomnia wins. I'm too wired and awake to sleep, but too stoned on my sleeping pills to get up and do something productive. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Disney's 1945 "ABC Of Hand Tools"
In this 1945 Disney cartoon we learn about Primitive Pete, Disney's imagined inventor of the hammer. The film was made for mechanics in the Armed Forces, who, like Primitive Pete, might not employ the proper technique with their hand tools—hammers, pliers, wrenches, saws, and so on. So here's 30 minutes of detailed instructions (for the most part, actually very practical … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And in Wyoming, the score is Black Bears 1, Bowhunters 1 [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama's mind control trucks, fresh from deployment in Ferguson, set to arrive in Washington State next year [Interesting]
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The Onion » Liberal Arts Graduate Realizes He’s Already Forgotten 90% Of Human Condition
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—Saying he could barely recall anything about the inescapable aloneness of individual existence, recent liberal arts graduate Jonathan Snyder confirmed Monday that he had already forgotten roughly 90 percent of the human conditio… 
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The Onion » Diabetic, Gout-Ridden Kim Jong-Un By Far Healthiest Person In North Korea
PYONGYANG—Following reports that the head-of-state is receiving treatment for a variety of medical conditions, an Amnesty International report released Monday confirmed that the diabetic and gout-ridden dictator Kim Jong-un is still by far the healt… 
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Mental Floss » 10 Biggest Simpsons Family Milestones in Chronological Order
2014 has been a big year for Simpsons fans, what with the 25th anniversary celebration of the show, the recent Hollywood Bowl spectacular, and FXX's marathon of all 552 episodes in chronological order. Simpsons-holics now have another chronology to quiet their deep-seated obsessions: The Simpsons Family History, a 300-page coffee table book that uses screengrabs from throughout the show's 25 … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Will Yahoo buy AOL? If so, this could be the biggest story of the year 2000 [Interesting]
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The Onion » New NFL Rule Protects Quarterbacks From Brutal Criticism
NEW YORK—As part of a comprehensive league-wide policy change going into effect immediately, the NFL officially announced a new rule Monday aimed at protecting quarterbacks from any blatant and especially brutal criticism. 
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: NFL Week Four Winners And Losers
Onion Sports presents its winners and losers from the fourth week of the NFL season: Winners Teddy Bridgewater: The Vikings rookie quarterback impressed with his excellent mobility on crutches Oakland Raiders: Had plenty of ti… 
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Mental Floss » Where Does the Dollar Sign Come From?
In this week's episode of The Big Question, Craig Benzine talks $$$. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter #6: Demented and sad, but social [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Are you using the 'valet mode' in your Corvette? The police and FBI and demanding that you cease and desist, citizen [Interesting]
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The Onion » New Pepsi Product Specifically Mentions Target Demographic In Name
New Pepsi Product Specifically Mentions Target Demographic In Name 
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Fark.com RSS » Missing white girl case linked to other missing white girl case [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Russian billionaire designs a luxury hospital. Builds it in the shape of a giant ship, naturally [Cool]
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The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Unbereavable
Unbereavable 
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Fark.com RSS » Louisiana business gives 10 percent discount to customers who come in brandishing a gun rather than the customary 100 percent [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Think all pro tennis players are totally motivated by the prize money? Meet Caroline Wozniacki, who forgot to pick up her $1.45 million check after the U.S. Open [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Man dies while crossing the street to go to funeral home. Police believe he may have been looking for a knife to replace his 10,000 spoons [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The FAA says they hope to have air traffic back to normal at O'Hare and Midway in about two weeks [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » In a lawsuit opening today, the former owner of AIG will argue that the federal government violated his rights by asking for too harsh terms when they lent him $182 billion to keep his company, and the U.S. economy, from collapsing [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » At 1649 pounds, it's The Great Pumpkin [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Three-year-old boy receives Iron Man-themed prosthetic hand, video stops just before he accidentally fires repulsor blast (pics, video) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » You know there are times when joking around in the workplace is cool. Stating that you are a member of ISIS and will post video of you beheading a coworker on Facebook isn't one of those times [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Song Deemed Good Enough To Put Girlfriend On Shoulders
7.1 billion people demonstrate in favor of global warming, Obama now sleeps with a Louisville Slugger under his bed, and a song is deemed good enough for a man to put his girlfriend on his shoulders. 
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Fark.com RSS » Once again the giant rat on Donald Trump's head dwarfs his IQ [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Study Finds Mass Extinction Could Free Up Billions Of Dollars In Conservation Funding By 2024
WASHINGTON—Saying the extra income would be a major boon both for individual citizens and the country at large, a study released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office confirmed that a mass extinction of the world’s flora and fauna could fr… 
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Fark.com RSS » Detroit tests its new gunfire detection system and gives new meaning to "lit up like a Christmas tree" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Peckish? You can now buy an 8,000-calorie English breakfast that will get you through until lunch. After you sign a waiver (pics) [Sick]
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The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of September 29, 2014
The Week In Pictures – Week Of September 29, 2014 
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Mental Floss » 10 Verbs with Two Past-Tense Forms That Creeped (or Crept) into English
Sometimes you know a word has two forms, but you 're not sure which one is appropriate to use in the situation at hand. This happens a lot with verbs, where past-tense forms can compete for acceptance and supremacy with language users. From our friends at Vocabulary.com, here are 10 verbs whose past tense can be confusing, along with some … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Video Game ‘Swatting’ Hoax Costing Police Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
Police around the nation are reportedly spending as much as $100,000 per response to “swatting” incidents, hoaxes where video game players watching a live video feed of their opponent call the police on the person in order to see a SWAT team r… 
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Fark.com RSS » It would be great for all if the Arizona Cardinals became the first team to both host and play in a Super Bowl. Except for all the local hotels and restaurants counting on the business of fans from both teams [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man hits deer, then beer [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "Most of us appreciate that our chance of dying in a terrorist attack is about zero, and even if it increases, that increase would mean it has gone from approximately zero all the way up to pretty much zero. But that's not how we act and reac
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: Math Square #234
Good luck with today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game, Monday Math Square #234: 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]
Fark.com RSS » If you're a radio personality doing a remote interview from your car, it's only fitting to have your accident live on the air as it happens [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » California: 'Someone who is drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep cannot grant consent.' [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Disabled student denied handicapped parking because she drives a hearse [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » World's worst club opens in Sweden. "People don't usually dance when they are sober, so it is like an awkward social experiment" [Interesting]
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FMyLife » SystemofaBlink41 says FML
Today, my mom got genuinely angry at me because I refused to let her pop a zit that I had "promised" she could pop a few days back. She said with utmost look of disappointment that I'm "not a man of my word". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Worst protests since 1997 currently underway in Hong Kong [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: A Small Ham?
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Fark.com RSS » Discovery of carbon in outer space reignites the debate about whether life originated on earth or was brought here on a meteorite, like Fred Hoyle predicted [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 30 Fun Facts About 'The Voyage of the Mimi'
Thirty years ago this month, the groundbreaking educational science series debuted on PBS. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nope nope nope nope nope nope [octopusrunningaway.gif] [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » That dress is no moon [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Family wakes up to find their pet cow dead, surrounded by softballs [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » German experts say sex between siblings should be legal. Who knew that Germany was located in West Virginia? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » There are such things as "Ghost Riders," and they exist in Pennsylvania [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » The Real-Life Sherlock Holmes
Image: Wikimedia Commons
Sherlock Holmes was based on a real man, a physician who trained Arthur Conan Doyle at the University of Edinburgh. During his medical lectures, Joseph Bell regularly astonished his students with insights into his patients’ lives and characters. “From close observation and deduction, gentlemen,” he said, “it is possible to make a diagnosis that will be correct in … [Link]
Mental Floss » Where Do the Amish Go for Vacation?
Every year, nearly 5,000 Amish (and some Mennonite) snowbirds from Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania take charter buses 1,200 miles south to Pinecraft, Florida, a little beachside community jokingly called "Amish Las Vegas." In some ways, an Amish beach vacation is a lot like everyone else’s: flip-flops, food, shuffleboard tournaments, socializing—and electricity. Some of the teenagers even get away with bikinis … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these utterly insane people [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 10 Mind-Boggling Paradoxes
A paradox is a statement or problem that either appears to produce two entirely contradictory (yet possible) outcomes, or provides proof for something that goes against what we intuitively expect. Paradoxes have been a central part of philosophical thinking for centuries, and are always ready to challenge our interpretation of otherwise simple situations, turning what we might think to be … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Does porn have a place in marriage? Yes, generally in the bottom of the sock drawer [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Enjoy 3D movies, but feel like you're still not getting the full experience? Good news: 4D is coming. Bring an umbrella. Oh, and lots more cash [Stupid]
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Weird Universe » Alvaro Franca’s Typewriter Art
I've posted before about a typewriter artist, but here's another one — Alvaro Franca of Rio de Janeiro.
But I noticed that Franca uses a computer image to guide him. Isn't that like the typewriter art version of paint-by-numbers?
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Fark.com RSS » English countryside terrorized by sightings of Boxxy [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » We're not saying it's the handiwork of the dark world, but it's the handiwork of the dark world [Unlikely]
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Weird Universe » The Art of the Diseuse
Not sure these recorded performances capture whatever unique brilliance these performers were reputed to exhibit.
In the December 21, 1935 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette an entertainment columnist wrote: “The English language does not contain a word which perfectly describes the performance of Ruth Draper, who comes to the Nixon next Thursday for the first time in several years to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Despite the shameful marketing lies that have been forced down society's throat by the likes of Snoopy, Marmaduke, and Old Yeller, in real life dogs don't like to be hugged [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Members of the Alaska Peace Officers Association say that legalizing marijuana in their state would come at too great of a cost …. to their revenue stream [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Anonymoose says FML
Today, I came home to a half-shaved dog and a laughing third grader. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » A Small Ham?
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FMyLife » mindjob says FML
Today, I waited for over an hour in a park for a date who didn't show up. I finally left because someone came up to me and accused me of creeping on their kids. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Weird Drug PSAs
12 Hilariously Weird Anti-Drug PSAs. You’ll have a psychedelic experience for free just by watching them.
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Why Are Jokes So Perishable? Take a look at some of the things that were once considered funny, but no more.
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10 Pieces of Bankruptcy Information Everyone Should Know. It can be a lifeline for those drowning in debt, but it won’t do … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I asked my 12-year-old son what he wanted for his birthday. He looked me dead in the eyes and said, "A whore." FML [Link]
Futility Closet » There’ll Always Be an England
From the Daily Telegraph obituary of British Army major Digby Tatham-Warter (1917–1993): Digby Tatham-Warter, the former company commander, 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, who has died aged 75, was celebrated for leading a bayonet charge at Arnhem in September 1944, sporting an old bowler hat and a tattered umbrella. During the long, bitter conflict Tatham-Warter strolled around nonchalantly during the heaviest … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are you on Facebook? Twitter? Goodreads? Texting someone? Well, chances are you're cheating on your partner [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » After a teen submitted a senior yearbook photo with his pet cockatoo on his shoulder officials said he violated school policy and the image might lead to gang violence [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » After a recent poll ranked Alabama the most obese and least happy in the nation, a columnist reminded everyone that it's also all relative [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » superman21 says FML
Today, I'm on the last day of my honeymoon in Ireland. My wife and I have an amazing hotel room and a huge bed. She's passed out drunk and if I even touch her, she needs the bucket next to our bed. So much for finishing our week on a "fun" note. FML [Link]
FMyLife » jazzie7719 says FML
Today, I went into an exam room to do a check-up on one of my patients. I told the little girl's mother that she needed her flu shots. When the girl heard this, she took an apple out of her pocket and threw it at me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I'll take a Venti [redacted for national security purposes], a blueberry [redacted for national security purposes], and make it quick because [redacted for national security purposes] [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 6 Modern Societies Where Women Literally Rule
Who runs the world? In these six societies: Girls. [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Essential Talking Points About The Berenstain Bears
Here’s how to steer a predictable discussion about teamwork and manners to one on sex and panda discrimination. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Flying Flivver: Henry Ford's Attempt to Make Us All Pilots
"Mark my words: a combination airplane and motorcar is coming. You may smile, but it will come." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Love is a concept invented by poor people" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Ireland to be dragged into the twentieth century with the introduction of the zip code [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Denver residents are shocked, SHOCKED that Denny's would charge participants and spectators of the Race for the Cure $1 each to use their restrooms even after the manager announced the money would be donated to a charity [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » One of Marvel Comics' lesser known super-villains has been arrested for child molestation [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Amy's Baking Company owner videotaped threatening a customer with a knife [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » jquaw says FML
Today, I realized the sweet, sensitive girl I was talking to on a dating site was actually my brother trolling me for fun. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this enthusiastic initiative [Photoshop]
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