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 » Teen can't have a cat, so she settles for a nine-pound hairball instead [Weird]

Tuesday 30 September 23:59:51 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The 2014 Platypus Awards

Tuesday 30 September 23:30:00 UTC 2014

The Platties honor ideas that are interdisciplinary: a bit duck, a bit beaver, a bit otter. These are the new ideas and innovations that made us do a double take. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In A World… ▀█▀ ██ ▀█▀ █▀▀ ▀▀▀▀ ▄█▀ [Repeat]

Tuesday 30 September 23:12:03 UTC 2014

Repeat [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When you get hauled in after your fourth DWI, it's best not to flash the cops and remind them, "This is the best you'll ever have" [Florida]

Tuesday 30 September 22:46:55 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gather 'round children and have a shot at this one. What did North Carolina and Kentucky have in common today? [Sad]

Tuesday 30 September 22:40:32 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 16 of Truman Capote's Fiercest Insults

Tuesday 30 September 22:30:00 UTC 2014

Truman Capote would have been 90 today, and besides being a wonderful writer, he was also a master of the take-down. Since he's not here to give us his opinions on current-day celebrities, here are some of the most cutting things he had to say about the rich and famous of his day. 1. On Mick Jagger: "He moves like … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Showing the fundamental flaw in homeschooling, clown-car spawn Jessa Duggar blames the Holocaust on the theory of evolution and the fossil record "proves" the Great Flood- and she knows, because she went to the Creation Museum and learned abo

Tuesday 30 September 22:19:47 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [167 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Now federal agents are saying if marijuana is legalized, growing the crops will use up so much water they will threaten the endangered salmon [Unlikely]

Tuesday 30 September 22:14:57 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Herd of deer that photobombs couple's wedding pictures will probably be the most en-deer-ing thing you'll see all day [Sappy]

Tuesday 30 September 22:11:41 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [18 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 30 September 22:08:53 UTC 2014

Today, my little sister decided it would be funny to bend my iPhone 6 like there's no tomorrow. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Tampax says FML

Tuesday 30 September 22:08:52 UTC 2014

Today, my hand was stung by a wasp. It has resulted in all my fingers being swollen and therefore much bigger than usual. I'm getting married tomorrow and there's no way I can get the ring on my finger. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 30 September 22:08:51 UTC 2014

Today, I found out that when I asked my buddy to make sure my girlfriend was safe while I was abroad, he really did; he even used a condom. FML [Link]

Futility Closet » Client Management

Tuesday 30 September 22:01:54 UTC 2014

A good anecdote is told of Josquin [des Prez] and his royal patron, Louis XII. The king was particularly fond of a certain popular song, and desired Josquin to arrange it for several voices, and to include a part for himself (Louis). The last condition was rather a puzzle for the composer, as the king knew nothing of music, and … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A study/map of dreams reveals which states dream about sex the most and which dream about choking lions or South Dakota beauty queens [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 21:53:05 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [16 comments] [Link]

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » The water on our planet is very, very old

Tuesday 30 September 21:50:50 UTC 2014

The water on our planet is very, very oldView [Link]

Mental Floss » The Pixar Theory, Illustrated

Tuesday 30 September 21:36:30 UTC 2014

Last year, Pixar superfan Jon Negroni blew the Internet's collective mind by detailing what he calls "The Pixar Theory": that every Pixar movie, starting with Toy Story, takes place in the same world, but at different times. The meta-narrative is pleasantly crazy, involving an escalating conflict between humans, animals, and machines. There are holes in this theory big enough to … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Baby elephant will never forget the park rangers who risked their lives to save him from drowning in South African river [Sappy]

Tuesday 30 September 21:30:37 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Debbie. New hotness: Ebola [NewsFlash]

Tuesday 30 September 21:22:41 UTC 2014

NewsFlash [link] [769 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You can park on a driveway, and drive on a parkway. Apparently, you can also drive on a fairway if you steal an ambulance [Strange]

Tuesday 30 September 21:14:16 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Secret Service: Oh, we forgot to mention that the agent who tackled that knife-wielding White House intruder was actually off-duty and only happened to be there by sheer chance? Sorry, our bad [Fail]

Tuesday 30 September 21:09:26 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Virus expert warns Ebola could spread beyond West Africa, plans to release a solution on the second Tuesday of next month [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 21:09:16 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NFL players' union exec sees problems placing a team in Europe. Apparently they can't find a country that has lenient enough laws concerning domestic violence [Unlikely]

Tuesday 30 September 21:06:25 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Scientifically Best Way to Kiss

Tuesday 30 September 21:00:00 UTC 2014

Science has cracked the code. * Don’t Go Down That Street These scary Google street view images should scare you off these avenues forever. * In Prison? Want Some Wine? Do prisoners really make alcohol in the toilet? * The Hateability Index The Wall Street Journal created a perfect analysis that identifies how much you should hate each team in … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The problem with Mini-Pigs? They don't stay "mini." Unlike the brains of the people who buy them [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 20:43:33 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oklahoma beheader charged with murder and assault. It's a terrible story "any way you slice it," as a CNN anchor repeatedly said during his report [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 20:29:56 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 102-year-old twins' recommendation for longevity: behave, don't smoke, stay out of beer joints. Why you would want to spend 102 years doing that I don't know [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 20:27:30 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stoptober can help you to give up cigarettes, while simultaneously taking up mood swings, extended periods of shouting and bouts of irrational violence, scientists say [Cool]

Tuesday 30 September 20:21:02 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this bewitching subject [Photoshop]

Tuesday 30 September 20:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » According to researchers at Swiss University, their "giant's penis" blossom has grown to its biggest size yet. Maybe, with a stroke of luck or two, next year it will be even bigger [Weird]

Tuesday 30 September 19:56:15 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » French Fries Around the World

Tuesday 30 September 19:54:04 UTC 2014

At one time, potatoes were only eaten by Americans. Then Columbus came along, and potatoes spread all over the globe, where people eat them in all manners, but none more than fried. Hot fried potatoes, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, are so universal that they are often just called “fries” in the local language. But once … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Suriname and Iceland to host gender equality conference for men only [Ironic]

Tuesday 30 September 19:44:34 UTC 2014

Ironic [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Romero institute reports that interesting lies get more attention than the boring but otherwise factual rebuttals [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 19:41:04 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [31 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: People Bending iPhones At Apple Stores

Tuesday 30 September 19:32:00 UTC 2014

Videos are surfacing online of people going into Apple stores and trying to bend the new iPhone 6 Plus to prove that it’s possible, drawing criticism from internet commenters accusing them of being idiots.
[Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Famous Cocktails With Wartime Origins

Tuesday 30 September 19:30:00 UTC 2014

If "war is hell," then it's no surprise it helped inspire a multitude of mixed drinks to ease the diabolical consequences of combat. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hey man, I'm not one to judge, but you do know you're driving around with a live coyote in your bumper? [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 19:27:42 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dude, the only way to recover from this one is to compose a country/western song about it [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 19:23:23 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dietary staple of majority of FARKers determined to be unfit for human consumption by USDA. Calm down, it's not beer. It's Hot Pockets [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 19:03:44 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You're telling me we are trusting the expert judgment of JFK airport staffers to make sure Ebola doesn't come to the US? [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 18:55:33 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When you show off the bucket on your electric truck, it's best if you steer clear of power lines [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 18:53:57 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [15 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Man Hates Being Put In Position Where He Has To Think, Feel, Or Act

Tuesday 30 September 18:52:00 UTC 2014

AMARILLO, TX—Bemoaning the burdensome expectations regularly placed upon him by his family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers, local 38-year-old Howard Ridley expressed discomfort Tuesday with the number of situations in which he is asked to th…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Reporter reporting on missing boy finds him in neighbor's yard. That's some fine reporting work there, lou [Cool]

Tuesday 30 September 18:50:21 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » America's booming nuclear weapons facility sits next to a seismic fault line. And isn't built to withstand earthquakes [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 18:33:39 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Missouri man apparently dies after being infected with rabies. Poke him with a stick to be sure [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 18:12:16 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Tanker truck tries to cross wooden bridge built in 1878. You can kinda see what might happen here? [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 18:04:46 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In today's turd polishing section, CNN claims Common Core is a good idea gone bad [Stupid]

Tuesday 30 September 18:00:14 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [174 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Business Insider columnist checks out the rumors about Bendgate by walking into an Apple store and trying to ruin a display phone. In related news, Apple employees told to watch out for customers entering the store carrying microwave ovens [Asinine]

Tuesday 30 September 17:58:57 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » July 29, 2014: Police say a neighbour complained that Purcell had been walking up and down the street for two hours in the afternoon with a can of beer in her hand shouting and swearing saying 'I'm a bad neighbour so who cares?'" (pic

Tuesday 30 September 17:57:05 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man makes an online pledge to eat Olive Garden's "Never-Ending" pasta every day. No word if Olive Garden will cover the medical expenses or funeral [Sick]

Tuesday 30 September 17:48:23 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This guy was arrested for touching himself and yelling vulgar comments at a woman, and he has some resemblence to Ben Affleck as well [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 17:46:09 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Falcon undergoes cataract surgery, now will be able to see the balls that Matt Ryan throws at him [Cool]

Tuesday 30 September 17:45:51 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Brain Game: Crochets

Tuesday 30 September 17:44:57 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. Are you up to the challenge? By removing one letter from the mix at each step,
and rearranging the remaining letters to form new words,
reduce the word "CROCHETS" to the letter "E."
C R … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The world's top peer-reviewed medical journal has declared fluoride a neurotoxin with properties that turn people into Communists and homosexuals or even homosexual Communists [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 17:37:42 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [120 comments] [Link]

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » My new running book is here

Tuesday 30 September 17:34:00 UTC 2014

My new running book is hereMy new running book hit bookshelves todayView [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A bar named Rizzo's Margaritaville involved in a shooting, injuring a woman and hitting a tattoo parlor, has had cops respond 90 times since 2012, and for some silly reason this one councilman wants to shut it down [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 17:15:35 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Professor thinks ISIS would behead fewer people if everyone drove a Prius [Asinine]

Tuesday 30 September 17:11:21 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Air Force is going to bomb Fort Benning [PSA]

Tuesday 30 September 17:03:39 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If -$4600 berated me before using me for their ratings, I'd drink everything in the hotel bar too…especially since they paid for it [Followup]

Tuesday 30 September 16:55:56 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [26 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Kim Jong-Un Suffering From Gout Caused By Eating Too Much Cheese

Tuesday 30 September 16:42:15 UTC 2014

After he was absent from the public eye for three weeks, North Korean state media finally admitted that 31-year-old Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un is suffering from “an uncomfortable physical condition,” which anonymous sources have said is gout c…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman awakes to crappy day after airplane overhead covers her house and car in human feces [Sick]

Tuesday 30 September 16:40:24 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New York National Guard told not to hand out any T-shirts while on recruiting visit to high school because school policy forbids students from wearing any article of clothing with guns on it. Like a New York National Guard T-shirt (pic) [Asinine]

Tuesday 30 September 16:39:33 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [111 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The day the Earth farted [Cool]

Tuesday 30 September 16:26:22 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » George Zimmerman's family hoped to capitalize on the exonerated trigger-happy murderer's infamy by getting a reality television show, saying they "got the idea from the Kardashians." Fortunately, Hollywood refused [Florida]

Tuesday 30 September 16:20:36 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [93 comments] [Link]

The Onion » 50 Years Of Climate Change, Habitat Loss Somehow Unable To Take Down Goddamned Parrotfish

Tuesday 30 September 16:00:00 UTC 2014

SEATTLE—Saying that the species has thus far defied all scientific projections, stunned officials from the Marine Conservation Institute announced Tuesday that the past half century of climate change and habitat loss somehow hasn’t managed to …
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » The new Krispy Kreme Ghostbusters 30th anniversary donuts have finally arrived, and here's a review of what they taste like. (hint: not spores, molds, & fungus) [Cool]

Tuesday 30 September 15:59:30 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Anti-vaxxers are utilizing social media to spread their self-destructive habits like a virus [Sick]

Tuesday 30 September 15:58:21 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [97 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » DC government upset that people are obeying the law [Stupid]

Tuesday 30 September 15:46:58 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Dear Prudence: My boyfriend insists I always flash my breasts at passing truck drivers; he says it makes him and the truck drivers feel special, but I think it might be wrong and demeaning. Can you give me some totally real advice?" [Fail]

Tuesday 30 September 15:45:03 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [108 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Opinion: I’m Sorry, But You’re Just Not The Man I Hoped You Would Become When We Got Married (by Sarah Wagner)

Tuesday 30 September 15:40:00 UTC 2014

By Sarah Wagner
[Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Superhero Tricks for the Novice Parent

Tuesday 30 September 15:32:22 UTC 2014

Here’s how to lifehack past the troublesome bits, so you can concentrate on the cute. [Link]

Mental Floss » How an Awesomesauce New Suffix Came to Be

Tuesday 30 September 15:32:21 UTC 2014

Sauce has come a long way from its original noun meaning, passing through idiom, to adjective, to adjective-forming suffix. Still, it has kept in touch with its roots. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Jet Royalty?

Tuesday 30 September 15:32:18 UTC 2014

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The Onion » Onion Poll: Do You Believe Spanking Is An Appropriate Punishment For Children?

Tuesday 30 September 15:32:00 UTC 2014

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

The Onion » Report: Consumer Confidence In Amorphous, Indefinable Idea Of Economy Highest Since 2006

Tuesday 30 September 15:10:00 UTC 2014

ANN ARBOR, MI—According to a report published Tuesday by the University of Michigan, Americans’ confidence in the nebulous, vastly complex concept of the U.S.
[Link]

The Onion » Man Always Taking Good Mood Out On Friends

Tuesday 30 September 15:10:00 UTC 2014

NORFOLK, VA—Saying how difficult it is to be around him when he’s unable to get a handle on his emotions, frustrated friends of local man James Melrose complained Tuesday that the 26-year-old is constantly taking his good mood out on them.
[Link]

Mental Floss » What Should I Do If I’m About to Get Struck by Lightning?

Tuesday 30 September 15:00:00 UTC 2014

It’s oft repeated that the best thing to do if you’re caught out in a thunderstorm is to lie down flat, but that’s dead wrong. If you think you’re about to be struck by lightning—and you might be able to tell because the electrical charge will make your skin tingle and your hair stand on end—you want to get as … [Link]

The Onion » Family Fears Grandmother Aware Of Her Surroundings

Tuesday 30 September 15:00:00 UTC 2014

BEDFORD, NH—Acknowledging a look in her eyes that sometimes makes them think she may actually be registering things, the family of local grandmother Janice Humphries expressed anxiety Tuesday that the 93-year-old nursing home resident might be aware…
[Link]

The Onion » Your Horoscopes — Week Of September 30, 2014

Tuesday 30 September 14:55:00 UTC 2014

ARIES: Home is where your heart is, and your lungs and liver too, but despite a monthlong search they'll never find all of you. 
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » There are five ways to kill a houseplant, and you're probably guilty of them all [Sad]

Tuesday 30 September 14:53:08 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [81 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Less than twenty-four hours after Tony Romo somehow took the Cowboys 3-0 by defeating the New Orleans Saints, a patient in a Dallas hospital has begun showing symptoms of Ebola. This is not a coincidence [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 14:52:16 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [81 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "I had a very big problem with why God used my vehicle to take that woman's life" [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 14:49:56 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [127 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Supreme Court may eventually have to make a decision about seamen. Clarence Thomas wary of a trap [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 14:41:11 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What's stupider – calling the police because your neighbor has hoisted a flag with an 'Arabic emblem', or failing to spot it's actually an EU flag? [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 14:35:58 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Here's a handy rundown of the 10 most insane conspiracy theories: "As silly as they sound, there's something to be said for learning about conspiracy theories. They offer new and unexpected ways of looking at events, even if you don't

Tuesday 30 September 14:35:13 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [115 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Giant Mako shark takes an arrow to the spine to become a new world record off California [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 14:31:06 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Truman Capote

Tuesday 30 September 14:30:00 UTC 2014

American author, screenwriter, and playwright Truman Capote would have turned 90 today, but the In Cold Blood writer didn’t make it to his 60s (he died at age 59, a little more than a month before his 60th birthday). Responsible for such works as Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood, Capote left behind a large and varied legacy. Here … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman dies doing what she loved, dog-paddling in a huge vat of wine [Sad]

Tuesday 30 September 14:25:52 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember the kid who wanted a cat and lasers in his yearbook photo? His Principal agreed… But only if she and her rescue dog could appear in the photo [Followup]

Tuesday 30 September 14:24:50 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nothing says autumn is here quite like the first Baby Jumping Festival of the season where ordinary adults dress up like devils and threaten people with whips before jumping over babies in the street [Strange]

Tuesday 30 September 14:03:16 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Cross Purposes

Tuesday 30 September 14:01:17 UTC 2014

The Indonesian word for water is air. The Czech word for guest is host. The Basque word for cold is hotz. The Hebrew word for she is he. (Thanks, Alec and Daniel.) [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's been 50 years since the Warren Report on the assassination of JFK was released and it's still seen as the best work of group fiction since the King James Bible [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 13:43:32 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Looking for something to wear on Oct. 31? The three-breasted woman is now a Halloween costume [Stupid]

Tuesday 30 September 13:16:13 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man catches fish with human teeth in Russia [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 13:14:48 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What would you do if you won the lottery? Quit your job? Buy a new house? Travel the world? This cute teen won £1 million, did pretty much nothing (w/pics) [Spiffy]

Tuesday 30 September 13:05:07 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » A spoon made of tiny spoons

Tuesday 30 September 13:04:49 UTC 2014


This is one of the "nonobjects" featured in the book "Nonobject" by Branko Lukic and Barry Katz. The book description says it's about objects whose design "started not from the object but from the space between people and the objects they use." I think this means it's about objects whose design is useless but whimsical.

Other Nonobjects include "a 'superpractical' cell … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this beast from the east and his release [Photoshop]

Tuesday 30 September 13:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Haunted Tokyo Houses

Tuesday 30 September 12:37:53 UTC 2014

Haunted Houses: Tokyo's Real Estate Listings with Problems. More people are dying alone, which ensures that their spirits will haunt the next residents of the home.
*
Inside the evolution of a dead language. Just because no one speaks Latin on an everyday basis doesn’t mean we can’t add new words to its lexicon.
*
Alan Crowley was doing a … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Three tours of duty in Iraq, man come home to suffer PTSD and.. Just kidding. He builds amazing custom guitars from scratch, using hand tools [Spiffy]

Tuesday 30 September 12:05:22 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dragons' Den star's $1,000,000 Porsche goes up in flames at gas station. Rich people's problems [Misc]

Tuesday 30 September 11:34:57 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Clover Club

Tuesday 30 September 11:22:09 UTC 2014

Original ad here.

Isn't this the exact ad that pimps today use to trick women into becoming "escorts" on Craigslist?

What exactly was the purpose of the Clover Club? Answer after the jump.

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chinese Democracy finally catching air time in Hong Kong as students turn their rage to Eleven [Followup]

Tuesday 30 September 11:04:19 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [80 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Jet Royalty?

Tuesday 30 September 10:57:20 UTC 2014

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FMyLife » super maman says FML

Tuesday 30 September 10:08:47 UTC 2014

Today, in a supermarket, my four-year-old son whispered to me, asking if the checkout lady was able to wash between her fat rolls. She heard. FML [Link]

FMyLife » KasSmoke says FML

Tuesday 30 September 9:13:31 UTC 2014

Today, I was flipping out because I couldn't find my wallet, and after several hours of cussing myself out, I went downstairs to make breakfast. I poured cereal into my bowl and my wallet flopped out with the Honey Nut Cheerios. I need to stop drinking. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What would it take to top off your roller coaster ride experience with a spray of blood? One buck [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 8:44:00 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [52 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » piper182 says FML

Tuesday 30 September 7:41:53 UTC 2014

Today, same as every other night, I sat in my car outside my home, just to avoid going inside. I live alone. FML [Link]

Futility Closet » Overtoun Bridge

Tuesday 30 September 7:10:20 UTC 2014

Image: Wikipedia In the last 50 years, scores of dogs have jumped to their deaths from the bridge approaching Scotland’s Overtoun House. All the dogs have jumped between the final two parapets on the right-hand side, and nearly all have jumped on clear, sunny days. The dogs tend to be long-nosed breeds, labradors, collies, and retrievers. It’s unlikely that the dogs … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Another week, another card system hacked. This time it's Supervalu and Albertsons, with the breach affecting more than a dozen states [PSA]

Tuesday 30 September 7:05:00 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Comcast luring customers with pizza parties, just be sure to be home for pizza delivery between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m [Silly]

Tuesday 30 September 6:41:03 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One supposes you'd be 'lucky' to be alive after first getting hit by a truck which then threw you under the bus [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 4:29:22 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: If the police can locate you in the dark and in dense foliage simply by the overpowering stench of your cologne, you may be applying it too generously [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 3:34:19 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Last week Google dropped ALEC due to its stance and actions denying climate change. This week Occidental Petroleum does the same [Strange]

Tuesday 30 September 2:51:25 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [167 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't consent to a search of your car when pulled over for having snow on it during winter in Vermont? Not a problem – the cops will just steal it and leave you stranded in the cold by the side of the road [Scary]

Tuesday 30 September 2:37:04 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [123 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WWF says animal populations have taken a beatdown, and are on the ropes [Sad]

Tuesday 30 September 2:14:00 UTC 2014

Sad [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Now we are just trolling New Yorkers with this: the pizza cake [Amusing]

Tuesday 30 September 2:06:21 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » To the left, 15 reasons why you'd never want to leave Alabama. To the right, many more reasons why you would [Amusing]

Tuesday 30 September 1:54:51 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [84 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man attempts to create new ghost story for Halloween by stealing a car at a cemetery and running over multiple headstones and a little girl [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 1:54:45 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Happy that you used your metal detector to find a few quarters at the beach? Meet the amateur who just found a hoard of 22,000 Roman coins [Spiffy]

Tuesday 30 September 1:53:28 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Leaving bad tips for horrible service. New hotness: Leaving GREAT tips for horrible service [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 1:43:56 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you've ever wondered how many times a day people are sneaking a peek at your breasts, here's a way to find out [Spiffy]

Tuesday 30 September 1:33:58 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [137 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » White House dinner for Indian Prime Minister Modi will serve fast food [Interesting]

Tuesday 30 September 1:29:49 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What happens to someone who drinks a fifth of Jack Daniel's in 13 seconds? He's ready to assume his admin duties on Fark.com, obviously [Hero]

Tuesday 30 September 1:06:40 UTC 2014

Hero [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Schizophrenic man spends 30 years donating forged paintings to museums. Apparently, it's not a crime [Strange]

Tuesday 30 September 0:46:22 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This time of year it's always fun to dress up like a pirate. Until your neighbors mistake you for a threat and force you to the ground at gunpoint [Florida]

Tuesday 30 September 0:38:20 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In news that should surprise exactly no one, George Zimmerman and his family are paranoid, insane, greedy, gun-loving doomsday-prepper nutjobs [Obvious]

Tuesday 30 September 0:15:09 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [220 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: Outdoor tennis match, anyone? [Photoshop]

Tuesday 30 September 0:10:21 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know the latest White House fence jumper? The one who got "inside the front door"? Yeah, he got a bit further than that [Followup]

Tuesday 30 September 0:10:20 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The DOJ asks the Ferguson police, who have been criticized for repeatedly inciting protesters, to please stop wearing "I am Darren Wilson" bracelets while on duty [Dumbass]

Tuesday 30 September 0:10:19 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [212 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Walmart says that Tracy Morgan's injuries "were caused, in whole or in part, by plaintiffs' failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device." Get your popcorn ready [Followup]

Tuesday 30 September 0:10:18 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [119 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: The Siege of Antwerp

Tuesday 30 September 0:00:00 UTC 2014

Wikimedia Commons 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 146th installment in the series. September 29, 1914: The Siege of Antwerp As German troops approached Brussels in mid-August 1914, King Albert made the painful decision to … [Link]

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