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 » Valuable items stolen from Yogi Berra Museum. Is the picnic basket safe? [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Dallas ebola patient takes next step on the road to becoming one of the undead [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman named Boo killed by semi truck carrying 40,000 pounds of pumpkins just weeks before Halloween [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » I accidentally started an urban legend about Green Eggs & Ham being banned. My bad. Sorry about that [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 10 Popular Foods Once Considered Unfit to Eat
1. Potatoes When you think potatoes, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A side of fries? Eating them all mashed up and buttery with gravy on Thanksgiving? If you were a Frenchman during the 18th century, your answer might have been “leprosy” and “rampant, unchecked sexual urges,” since consuming potatoes was believed to lead to both of these … [Link]
Futility Closet » Art and Truth
Is the proposition ‘Botticelli’s Birth of Venus depicts the birth of Venus’ true, false, or neither true nor false? If we assume that there never was such an event as the actual birth of Venus (as we safely can), then this proposition would appear to be analogous to ‘Alexander slew the Minotaur.’ But this proposition is true: Botticelli’s Birth of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » FYI: having your eyelids waxed may result in injury, ability to win staring contests [Scary]
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FMyLife » allergic_to_bull says FML
Today, I attended an assembly regarding senior graduation. The assistant principal told us to look to the left and right of us, because those people would be our friends for the rest of our lives. I was the only one in the entire row. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Popular Foods Once Considered Unfit (Or Barely Fit) To Eat
1. Potatoes When you think potatoes, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A side of fries? Eating them all mashed up and buttery with gravy on Thanksgiving? If you were a Frenchman during the 18th century, your answer might have been “leprosy” and “rampant, unchecked sexual urges,” since consuming potatoes was believed to lead to both of these … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Ben Franklin Threat
Old Man Ben Was A Loose Cannon Declassified CIA documents show that people were worried that Benjamin Franklin was a security risk. * Busted! The guilty look on the faces of these dogs are great. * My Son’s Name Is Also Bort What does a throwaway joke tell us about the power of The Simpsons? * Heads Up Don’t walk … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Have you ever wanted a camel's eye view of Liwa Oasis? Google's got you covered [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » No need to touch this one: Hells Angels boss Peter 'Skitzo' Hewat arrested, allegedly in possession of erectile dysfunction pills [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother arrested for providing her underage son with alcohol [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Police to black foster kid: Why are you in this white family's house? Kid: Because I live here. Police: That's a pepper-spraying [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » It turns out Ozark coroners are recipients of US military surplus weapons because — yeah, well anyway [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » IHOP waitress flatter than a… well you know [Scary]
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FMyLife » queenmeme says FML
Today, I showed my mom a picture of a baby sloth. She then said, "Wait, sloths are real?" She thought Ice Age made them up. FML [Link]
FMyLife » fckUrex says FML
Today, I missed work for the third time this week. My dog gets lonely when I'm away and has found out how to shut off my alarm clock. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Everyone keeps talking about Ello, but this social network has actual buzz (Not safe for work) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these presidents in the White House Blue Room [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Chicago burglar takes a break from pillaging to try on homeowner's panties [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » If your doctor asked you how much you drink, would you tell him about the 3,000ML box of wine you kill with your spouse every night? [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » If there's a question in the headline, the answer is always 'no' [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » The Most Interesting Comics of the Week
This week's comics include an updated Batgirl, Aurora West, Blacksad and more. [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Tips for Carving a Better Jack O'Lantern
Forget two triangles and a toothy grin; this Halloween, take your jack o'lanterns to the next level. [Link]
Mental Floss » Jack The Squeezer: Attack of the Serial Hugger
Street harassment is no laughing matter. Unwanted touching is gross and intimidating. But we promise not to judge if you chuckle, just a little, at the following story. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Puppy burning man shot in crotch, proving that for every dick, there's a bigger dick. Well, maybe not technically anymore, but you get the point [Followup]
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The Onion » American Voices: J.K. Rowling Not Writing New 'Harry Potter' Book
Ending widespread speculation that the British novelist was hinting at a new installment in the Harry Potter series by posting a cryptic message on Twitter that read, "Cry, foe!
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The Onion » Decision To Circle Parking Lot Produces Carbon Emission That Finally Does It
FRESNO, CA—Hoping to get as close to the store’s entrance as possible, local 42-year-old Gregg Wightman’s decision Wednesday to continue driving around the Costco parking lot in search of a more convenient spot reportedly produced the ca…
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Fark.com RSS » I'm pretty sure that this is not how an Oedipus Complex is supposed to work [Sick]
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The Onion » Area Man Patiently Waiting For Humiliating Email To Cycle Off First Page
EAU CLAIRE, WI—Hoping for additional emails to quickly arrive and take up space in his inbox, local man Steve Mazza told reporters Wednesday that he is patiently waiting for a humiliating message to cycle off the first page of his email program.
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Fark.com RSS » NJ police: All points bulletin out for toe squeezer, said to be complimentary and gentle with the digits [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korea publicly acknowledges existence of Happy Fun camps for first time [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Man blames dog food for the moth infestation in his house. No mad-libs were harmed in the making of this headline [Strange]
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The Onion » Valiant Florida Gators Fan Not Rushing To Judge Quarterback Accused Of Sexual Assault
GAINESVILLE, FL—In light of recent allegations that University of Florida football player Treon Harris sexually assaulted a female student, 23-year-old Gators fan Anthony Kedzie reportedly took a brave and valiant stance Wednesday by refusing to pas…
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The Onion » Documentary Viewer Can’t Wait To Find Out Which 4 Lads From Liverpool Changed Music Forever
DETROIT—Yearning with breathless anticipation to learn more about the hugely influential band, documentary viewer Jeremy Rosen told reporters Wednesday that he could not wait to find out which four lads from Liverpool had changed the face of music f…
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Fark.com RSS » What's more asinine – the fact that a company makes a $12,500 24-carat gold play slde, or the fact that someone in Dubai custom ordered one embellished with rubies? [Asinine]
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FMyLife » rockytrolley says FML
Today, my taxi driver kept falling asleep and swerving off the road, so I asked him if he was okay. He stopped and burst out sobbing about the long hours he had to do after his divorce and his wife taking all he had. Long story short, I ended up driving him home and getting a taxi from his place. … [Link]
The Onion » Man Wishes There Wasn't So Much Blank Room On Anniversary Card
NORWALK, CT—Citing an unfortunate lack of preprinted text to assist him, local man Nick McKean told reporters Wednesday that he wished there wasn’t so much blank space on the anniversary card he bought for his wife.
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Mental Floss » 5 Words That Are Spelled Weird Because Someone Got the Etymology Wrong
English spelling is complicated, but it has its reasons for being that way. Borrowing from other languages, pronunciation changes over time, and peculiarities in the evolution of printing standards all played a role in getting us to where we are today. The way a word is spelled tells a part of its history. But for a few words, the spelling … [Link]
The Onion » Slideshow: Gay Marriage In America: The March To Destroy Traditional Values
Gay Marriage In America: The March To Destroy Traditional Values
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Fark.com RSS » "Baywatch" star, Ex-Mrs. Nikki Sixx & neighbor of Stephen Collins apologizes for tweeting the controversial actor shot himself into 7th Heaven [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: Abandonment
Can you solve the Word Ladder in today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge in five steps or fewer? Prove it! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert LEAVE into ALONE in the fewest possible steps. L E A V E
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Fark.com RSS » Ohio police say a female suspect was so upset by the unflattering photo detectives posted to Facebook that she called them and demanded that it be removed, leading to her arrest. "This was a first for us," say detectives (w/ mugshot) [Amusing
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Mental Floss » How to Make Your Own (Tiny) Hot Air Balloon
File this under Things I Didn't Know You Could Do At Home—you can make a tiny hot air balloon to take a tiny toy pilot on a ride! In this video, Ross Exton of At-Bristol Science Centre explains the process, along with visiting a real hot air balloon factory. Seeing the fabrics used in hot air balloons is frankly amazing, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Idiot dubbed Britain's Dumbest Burglar: "Not only does the klutzy klepto fail to spot CCTV cameras filming his every move, he makes no attempt to cover his face and leaves a trail of fingerprints in his wake" (pics) [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Burger King manager attacks customer with switchblade and Taser instead of reheating the man's onion rings [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Smokey the Bear is getting his own drone. Stephen Colbert tried to warn us, but we didn't listen [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Teacher's high school chemistry lab accident causes large administrative reaction [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists claims 'vaginal orgasms don't exist and the female G-spot is a myth' [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Everything you need to know about this story: "Drunk mistakes pub fridge for toilet, gets trapped, sets off burglar alarm" (with series of pics so you can follow along at home) [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » After his wife was paralyzed in an accident, man creates for her an all-terrain wheelchair equipped with tracks instead of wheels so she can still go camping with him. Now that's true love [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Wednesday is International Get Abducted On The Way To School Day [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my co-worker spent the afternoon taking online personality quizzes and messaging everyone the results. She was particularly proud of one which told her she was a hard-working overachiever. My boss walked by just as the message for that one popped up and I got in trouble for slacking off. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yeah, you think you want to fight me, do you know I am a MMA fighter? Just Google me bi***. POW, BAM, OW [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Why Do Slugs Love Beer?
The sweet smell of yeast attracts slugs to beer like moths to a flame. (And often it’s in a Solo cup that they meet their boozy demise.) “A lot of slug species feed on decaying plant material,” says Ian Bedford, head of the John Innes Centre’s Entomology Facility in the U.K. Beer resembles overripe fruits, which burst with naturally fermenting … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: On a Roll Again
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Fark.com RSS » "At one point he began chewing on his hands, causing severe lacerations," the report said. "He also pulled out three of his own teeth and possibly ate one of his socks" [Weird]
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The Onion » Opinion: Please, Make Yourself At Home While I Silently Count Down The Seconds Until You Leave (by Andrea Boyle)
By Andrea Boyle
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The Onion » Local Oaf Not Sure What Part Of Counter You Order At
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Appearing visibly confused as he scanned back and forth from one side of the establishment to the other, a local oaf was reportedly unsure which part of the Hilltop Deli counter he was supposed to place his order at Tuesday.
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The Onion » American Voices: Study: Teens Sexting Before Engaging In Sexual Activity
A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found that “sexting,” or the sending of sexually explicit text messages, has become increasingly common among adolescents, with researchers determining that one in four teenagers had sent such me…
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Weird Universe » Remco Land-Mine
Toy land-mines have definitely gone out of fashion. Hakes Collectibles explains that the toy was "designed with a trip wire which you were to attach to tree or other stationary object and when wire was bumped, grenade would shoot in the air and cap would fire on base." Also, the toy was "similar to actual weapons used in the Vietnam … [Link]
Futility Closet » Cancel That
Howard C. Saar of Albion, Mich., pointed out an innovative solution to this problem in Recreational Mathematics Magazine, April 1962: log(3x + 2) + log(4x – 1) = 2log11 Divide each side of the equation by the word “log”: (3x + 2) + (4x – 1) = (2)(11) 7x = 21 x = 3 … which is correct. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Moose organs turn out not to be the kind of health food people had hoped they would be [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 8 Bizarre Facts About Rod Serling and ‘The Twilight Zone’
Though it’s been more than 50 years since it left the air, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone continues to be a benchmark for all the science fiction and fantasy series that have followed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » World's youngest female billionaire is a medical genius … and a college dropout [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Watch a Ford Fiesta being assembled in 86 seconds by robots. Or you could buy one and watch the whole process reverse itself in your driveway over the next three years [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » "Many customers in the store that were shopping, standing on the blood, pushing their shopping carts over the blood, we had to tell them, that's human blood. They had to get out of the store ASAP" [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these rare color pencil-nosed mice [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » waternixie says FML
Today, my OCD reached a new high when I used a correction pen to white-out an eyelash which was photocopied onto every single page of my reading material. I did it because the eyelash was too distracting and I couldn't finish reading the article without the urge to rip it into shreds. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 12th man to be judged by twelve [Followup]
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FMyLife » NotDarkKnight says FML
Today, a day after being informed that keeping my wallet in my front pocket was "strange", my wallet was stolen from my back pocket. FML [Link]
FMyLife » epic174 says FML
Today, my sister told me about her upcoming trip to Mexico. I asked her how she was going to do anything without knowing any Spanish. She told me she's "just going to read their lips". FML [Link]
FMyLife » wtfmom says FML
Today, I told my mom that I got into National Honor Society and Beta Club. Most parents are proud but not her. She told me to get a job and that she was tired of my school shit. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Caption this emotional cat [Caption]
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Weird Universe » The Edibility of Animal Spleens
Read the whole four pages here.
A tip of the hat to pal Brad V. for finding this one. [Link]
Mental Floss » Eye of (Tony) the Tiger: Are Cereal Mascots Staring at Us?
They say that the eyes are the window to the soul, but can they also get you to buy cereal? Researchers at Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab think so. [Link]
Mental Floss » On a Roll Again
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Fark.com RSS » Chimpanzees could be granted 'human rights' in landmark court ruling [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Return of 'Twin Peaks'
Twin Peaks is returning as a limited-run series on Showtime in 2016. You can thank a cohort of fans who weren’t even born during the show’s initial run.
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Kurt Vonnegut's Advice For High Schoolers Is Advice For Us All. And it’s been turned into an inspiring video.
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15 Irrefutable Reasons Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs. Calm down, it’s … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You're an open-carry warrior and you come unambiguously face to face with a bad guy with a gun. Roll for initiative…uh, oh [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Ship crammed with radioactive waste loses engine power, is now drifting off Scotland. I'm sure this will all turn out just perfectly fine [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's Fark-ready headline: Motorcyclist who jumped nude off cliff reportedly swerved to avoid turkey [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Article asks "how does a spider decide where to build its web?". Surprisingly, "by finding a guaranteed spot where subby is going to run into it face first" is not the answer…but should have been [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Southern California plagued by "murderous death clowns" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Looking for a nice, expensive holiday gift from Neiman Marcus? You can get a trip to the Oscars for a measly $425,000 [Asinine]
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Futility Closet » Presidential Misgivings
George Washington: “So much is expected, so many untoward circumstances may intervene, that I feel an insuperable diffidence in my own abilities.” John Adams: “If I were to go over my life again, I would be a shoemaker rather than an American statesman.” Thomas Jefferson called the presidency “a splended misery.” He said, “To myself, personally, it brings nothing but … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Walmart is the latest, biggest employer to eschew health care for part time employees. And where Walmart goes, so do others [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh lighten up mums about the "We'll nail your children to your table" sign at the pub. If you don't quit complaining we'll draw and quarter you [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Authorities tell Spanish Ebola victim, I'll get you and your little dog too [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » CDC: Ebola can only be caught by contact with body fluids. Scientists: Not so fast [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Comcast has started a new customer service outreach program entitled "If you complain about our service, we'll get you fired" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Apaches attack invasive and ruthless millitary. This is not a repeat from 1870 [Cool]
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Mental Floss » A Friendly Total Lunar Eclipse FAQ
Early tomorrow morning (Wednesday, October 8th), about half of the earth's surface will be treated to a heck of a show courtesy of our moon and sun: a total lunar eclipse. To find out more about what this will entail and how you can watch it, we've listed some frequently asked lunar eclipse questions below. What is a total lunar eclipse? … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: He's in a Can
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Fark.com RSS » Smart people eat curly fries. We won't discuss what those tater tots say about you [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » The Faces Behind 10 Disney Princes
Being a Disney prince might not be all it's cracked up to be. The ladies typically get all the glory, while you're relegated to a line or two of harmony in a ballad—and some don't even get that (looking at you, Eric). Nonetheless, there are some talented actors behind those roles; we put a face to 10 of them. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're impersonating a doctor and ask a cop for directions to a hospital in a nearby town, first make sure there really is a hospital in the nearby town [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Can you say hurricanes? Many hurricanes? [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » For your inner eight year old: Meet the "Left Coast Lifter" [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Ebola threat bars many pilgrims from Mecca. No word on what goes in an Ebola threat bar, although it's probably dates, granola and screaming [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this quarantine [Photoshop]
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