Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Fark.com RSS » The U.S. Army unveils the next generation of combat vehicle… The Puma [Interesting]
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FMyLife » TalkDirtyToMe says FML
Today, I finally worked up the nerve to talk dirty to my boyfriend, after he promised not to laugh at me. All seemed well, until I heard laughter. It wasn't him, though; it was his family listening from the other room. FML [Link]
FMyLife » JulietMarie says FML
Today, I got my first compliment in over a year. It was from my gynecologist, saying I have a beautiful cervix. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman dies peacefully in her sleep, not screaming in terror like the driver she collided head on with [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're a prospective juror for a well-publicized trial, it's best not to start telling your friends and the media everything you learned. The lawyers hate that [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 11 Towering Facts About Brachiosaurus
Today, we’re stepping back and taking a good look at what must have been one of the most awe-inspiring dinosaurs of all time: the magnificent Brachiosaurus. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Only thing better than opening a century-old time capsule? Opening a century-old time capsule and finding a red mystery book [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Is there anything sweeter than two great grandmothers anxiously waiting in the maternity ward and then getting into a fist fight? [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Student set fire to the hardware store she was interning in because "the job was boring" [Fail]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Greatest Comedy Villains, Mmm'kay?
ScreenJunkies Sinister Laughs These are the best comedy villains of the last two decades. Who's missing? * Time to Find One Gizmodo presents a brief history of scientists hunting for time travelers. * Good Help Is Hard to Buy Americans are being buried in medical debt. This article helps illustrate part of the cause. * Coming Soon: Tomorrowland Check out … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest-Ever Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The Nobel Committee named 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai one of its 2014 peace prize winners Friday, commending the Pakistani activist for her bravery in fighting for girls’ educational rights and making Yousafzai the youngest-ever recipient of the aw…
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Fark.com RSS » Oregon's First Lady disconsolate at the revelation of her youthful indiscretions. Cheer up, little miss: whom among us HASN'T entered into a fraudulent green card marriage with an Ethopian teenager for laptop money? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these five Jacksons [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Boston mortician charged with taking work home from the office at least 278 times [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » I don't know what's worse: Offering a $1,270 class learning how to walk on all fours and jump like a kangaroo, or that people have already signed up [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Inmate in solitary confinement who claimed that prison guard threatened to "beat the hell out of her" dies after accidentally suffering blunt trauma to the stomach. Obvious, Asinine tags unavailable because they know that snitches get stiches
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Fark.com RSS » Don't you just hate it when you get robbed at a strip club, call the cops, and drop your drugs right in front of them? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're in northwestern New Mexico and are spewing methane at a rate that can be seen from space, the rest of us would like you to knock it off [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » You do know that tying your used condom to straphanger pole is NOT part of NYC subway etiquette [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » "Liverpool's giant spider La Princess lands in Beijing to battle giant dragon " And there are pics. How cool is this? [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 11 Facts for Eleanor Roosevelt’s 130th Birthday
On October 11, 1884, a truly incredible woman was born in New York City. Eleanor Roosevelt’s lifetime achievements are almost too numerous to list, but these amazing facts should remind you why she’s still celebrated as one of America’s finest first ladies and diplomats. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Burglar hands a 93-year old homeowner a candy bar. "Trick or treat" can be confusing for some [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Use this one weird trick to save twenty bucks on your next food delivery order. What's the trick? Fark you [Misc]
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The Onion » Pandering Nobel Peace Prize Committee Honors Global Harmony Again
OSLO, NORWAY—In what critics are describing as another shameless appeal to the global population’s appreciation for love, tranquility, and cooperation, the members of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee chose once again to pander to their audience…
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FMyLife » Jasmine says FML
Today, while talking to my boyfriend, I noticed he looked uncomfortable. When I asked what was wrong, he asked when the last time I shaved was. I answered, "I shaved my legs this morning." He shook his head and said, "No, I meant your face." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The seasons are changing, the leaves are beginning to turn, but one thing still remains: you still can't seem to break 1000 on the &%)#{@ Fark Weird News Quiz. Not while wearing pants, anyway [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Cops spend $5.4 million on a training facility to protect and serve the shiat out of you [Hero]
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The Onion » Kim Jong-Un’s Absence Leaves North Korean Government Officials No One To Agree With
PYONGYANG—Explaining that the highest levels of government were currently in a state of disarray, international affairs experts confirmed Friday that the continuing absence of Kim Jong-un had left top-ranking North Korean officials with nobody to ag…
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Fark.com RSS » Remember that cool app Snapchat that promised to permanently delete your photos after 10 seconds? Yeah, about that [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Odd Hamlets
In 1870, John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew offered a sort of lip-synched Hamlet, in which he read the text at the front of the stage while performers dressed in character acted it out in dumbshow. “The dummies, with the exception of Hamlet, acted but indifferently,” wrote one reviewer. “The gentleman who doubled the characters of Polonius and the First Gravedigger disdained … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man uses tractor to pin another driver to the back of his truck then proceeds to punch the driver several times in the face. Vince McMahon takes notes [Scary]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Fantasy Football Week 6: Start ’Em, Sit ’Em
Onion Sports has expert analysis on which players to keep and which players to drop from your fantasy football starting lineup this week: Start ’Em Jake Locker (QB): Though Locker’s performance has been underwhelming so f…
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Fark.com RSS » Man decides Viagra isn't for him, goes for the old "metal rod in the urethra" trick. Hilarity ensues [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: RIP Jan Hooks
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Fark.com RSS » "At this point winds are at 285 kph, roughly 180 mph…this could be a hypothetical Cat 6… Cloud field would stretch across the entire US, from WA State to Washington DC… Among the strongest storms we've ever seen" Goodbye Japan [Scar
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Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Don’t Make Ebola Jokes on an Airplane There is a time and place for everything, but joking about the Ebola virus on a plane isn’t funny. A passenger on US Airways Flight 845 from Philadelphia to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, reportedly sneezed, and then said either, “I’ve been to Africa,” or “I have Ebola. You’re all screwed” (reports vary). It … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: Before accepting a ride from an unknown person when you are released from prison, remember–snitches get stitches [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korea welcomes Dear Leader Kim Jong Rodman [Satire]
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Fark.com RSS » Orlando poverty rate reaches 20%, not including tourists returning from a week at Disney World [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: "WTF Japan?" New Hotness: Что ебать Россия? (Warning: slide show with some not safe for work pics, but well worth it) [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Scientists in Sweden Hide Bob Dylan Lyrics in Their Papers
The researcher who successfully sneaks the most Dylan lyrics into papers before retirement wins a free lunch. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out the rise of cosplay is a bad sign for the U.S. economy. The increasing flight into fantasy shows that something is wrong with our reality. No, really. So put your Sailor Moon outfit away and get back to work [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un misses key celebrations on Friday due to a "pulled tendon" casting doubt on his availability for the rest of the season. Be sure to adjust your Despot Fantasy League teams accordingly [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man with Tom Brady helmet tattooed on his head arrested for narcotics charge, being "that guy" in his fantasy league. (Plenty of pics) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Hey, free watch." "Um, dude….no" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The circumstances behind George W. Bush's drunk-driving arrest revealed for the first time by someone who was there. Apparently he was dumb enough to try to go mano-a-mano in a drinking contest at a pub with a pro tennis player–from Australia [D
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The Onion » Man, Woman Experiencing 2 Very Different Sexual Tensions
Man, Woman Experiencing 2 Very Different Sexual Tensions
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Mental Floss » 20 Italian Hand Gestures, Demonstrated by Male Models
Italians have a large collection of gestures they use while speaking (or in many cases instead of speaking). The gestures convey subtle differences in meaning which can be hard to pick up on. There are plenty of videos out there that will teach you a few of them, but why not learn them from Dolce&Gabbana male models? Here Elbio, Evandro, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You shoot something, you usually stop it in its tracks. Unless it's a train [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Hard and fast information about Ebola and why the rate of "probable" infection hysteria in the US is going to double every three weeks [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Victim of identity theft owes nearly $200,000 on a $2,500 loan with 499% interest. Hopefully these disgusting thieves are brought to justice. Ideally they also will catch the person who stole her identity [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Flashback to Top Secret: "What's his condition?", "He's dead, sir", "Let me know if his condition changes". Liberia to prosecute man flying to US who had Ebola for lying on airport questionnaire [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Man receiving free steroids through Medicare for his dwarfism arrested after selling them online. In other news, someone prescribed steroids for a 6'3", 450-pound guy claiming to have dwarfism (yes, really) [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » It says very little of a restaurant that would ask a height-challenged person who's on a date with his 5ft 7in fiancée if he'd like a coloring book and crayons [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Ambitious New High-Speed Rail Plan Will Fly Americans To Japan To Use Their Trains
WASHINGTON—In an effort to bring the United States’ transportation network “into the 21st century,” President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious new high-speed rail plan Friday that will fly Americans to Japan in order to use the i…
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Fark.com RSS » Skipper fired after grabbing buttocks of sailor's wife, says it was his duty as captain to inspect all booty [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: It's All Over
Can you come up with an answer to today's open-ended mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge? Enjoy: Give ONE example of an English word
that ends with the letter sequence "OVER." EXAMPLES: UNDERCOVER, MOVER, TURNOVER Please add your single entry to our
comment list below, and have a great weekend! [Link]
Mental Floss » 19 Colors You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Most of the basic English names for colors—like red, yellow, green, and blue—are amongst the oldest recorded words in our language and can be traced right back to the Old English period. One exception to that rule is the color orange, which didn’t begin to appear in the language until after oranges (the fruit) were imported into Britain from Europe … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for having the audacity of going to school as a girl. Today, she became the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mission accomplished, a**holes [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Priest denies teenage threesome, says he prefers playing a round solo [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Gorbachev rushed to hospital. Doctors say his birthmark is in stable condition [Scary]
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The Onion » Coworkers Each Putting In Herculean Effort To Sustain Conversation For Entire Commute
CHICAGO—Pushing themselves to their mental limits as they plumbed the deepest recesses of their brains for suitable topics to discuss, coworkers Stephen Jones and Alan Madigan, who unexpectedly ran into one another on the subway Friday morning, each…
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Fark.com RSS » Perhaps the most polite bandit you will hear about today. This one apologizes to his victims and kisses them as well [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » If you want to start your own vineyard, the first thing you need to do is buy some land on an earthquake fault zone [Strange]
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FMyLife » gracewinchester says FML
Today, I tried a soup sample at a supermarket. An employee then came over and started asking me questions about how I got the cup for the sample, telling me it wasn't store policy to just give out sample cups. I was so stressed that I broke down crying in the middle of the supermarket. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yes, it's come to this: Ebola Halloween costumes [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » You know it's not a successful birthday lap dance unless the firefighters are called to bust you out of the handcuffs [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Burger King employee attempts to get busy with several female coworkers. They said he was ugly but it just didn't faze him [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Where Did the Rhythmic Clapping Cheer At Baseball Games Come From?
If you're a regular reader, you may have deduced that I go to a lot of baseball games. But even if it's your first trip out to the ballgame—or almost any other sporting event—it probably won't take you the full nine innings to pick up on one of the most prevalent parts of fan participation: clapping in a 2-3-4-2 pattern … [Link]
The Onion » Report: More NFL Stadiums Cutting Off Fights After Third Quarter
PHILADELPHIA—In an effort to improve fan safety throughout the country, sources confirmed Friday that an increasing number of NFL stadiums are now opting to cut off all fights after the third quarter of games.
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The Onion » Magazine: Floor Lamps Of The Big Ten
Floor Lamps Of The Big Ten
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The Onion » American Voices: Killer Whales Able To Emulate Dolphin ‘Speech’
A new study has shown that killer whales are capable of imitating the sounds used by bottlenose dolphins to communicate, with researchers observing that killer whales living in captivity alongside dolphins began using the same clicks, whistles, and pulsed…
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Fark.com RSS » Joke about having Ebola during a flight? Prepare to be probed by guys in biohazard suits with passengers recording [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Cremation of 500lb body causes massive grease fire [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » And the latest crackpot conspiracy theory on what happened to Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 is …. not one at all [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this flying puck [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 5 Bodies That Refused to Rot
There have been people throughout history whose bodies have stubbornly refused to decompose as expected. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Lincoln, Nebraska, teachers told to call the student purple penguins because calling them boys or girls identifies their gender. No, don't read that again – you read it right the first time [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Isn't it about time one of WWII's most infamous statues celebrating sexual assault come down like the statue of Lenin or Saddam? [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Mystery Balloons
In 1967, the U.S. Coast Guard found a crate containing seven inflated yellow balloons floating off the coast of Florida. The crate was marked "made in U.S.S.R." and was addressed to "The institute of mineral resources of Cuba."
Why were the Soviets shipping seven balloons to Cuba? Why were the balloons inflated? How did the crate end up floating in … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 82 pounds of cheddar cheese-flavored mashed potatoes + 42 pounds of dough = world's largest pierogi [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Watch this Robot Get Back on its Feet
If you’ve ever watched a three-legged dog run around like nothing was amiss, or hurt your leg and hobbled on through the day, you know that animals can adapt to an injured or lost limb pretty quickly. Robots, though, are much slower at this, if they can do it at all. They can’t “‘think outside the box’ to find a … [Link]
Weird Universe » Johnson Smith Catalog Item #32
Can we believe that this is a genuine taxidermied fox head? Even if not, very cool accessory even for today's bikes. Anger vegans everywhere! [Link]
FMyLife » freeachickadee says FML
Today, I found out that I am "un-promotable" to the job that I have been promised for the last two years because, I "don't suffer idiots well." Idiots. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This might be the most Florida thing you'll ever read [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Hotel owner throws a world class hissy fit after being forced to fly next to an overweight passenger [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Have you seen the study the anti-marijuana groups have been touting all week saying that it's as addictive as heroin? Um, yeah, about that [Obvious]
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FMyLife » IncompatibleMetier says FML
Today, and for a long time, I've had a phobia of schools. I'm extremely stressed out about starting in a new school. Normal, right? Yes, except that I'm the teacher. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got roped into a volunteering thing at the last minute. I was waiting outside with all these kids who looked hungry. Feeling bad, I passed around crisps and cookies. Turns out we were at a convention to promote healthy eating in malnourished children. FML [Link]
FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, while arriving to a date for the first time in a couple years, the first thing out of his mouth was, "I'm only dressed up because I had court today." FML [Link]
FMyLife » peak4u says FML
Today, I was walking down the street holding my boyfriend's hand, when a seemingly sweet old man said to him, "Hey, you've got to hold her hand properly". I asked him to show me what properly meant. He licked my hand. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » RIP Jan Hooks
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Recommended Ghost Stories
8 Terrifying Ghost Stories. Recommendations for movies, TV shows, plays, and books to get you into the Halloween spirit.
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Could Earth ever get a new ocean? Surprise! We already know where it may eventually be.
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In 1966, Bill Weaver was flying at Mach 3+ when his Lockheed SR-71 aircraft disintegrated around him. Read how he survived the fall … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Peek Inside the World's Oldest Sealed Time Capsule" [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » JetBlue continues to do an impeccable job handling customer complaints [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » When your hockey team's mascot is actual fire, don't let it celebrate over a fallen firefighter because it's always too soon [Asinine]
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FMyLife » gonesofast says FML
Today, as I was about to leave home for my first sweet taste of freedom at my new apartment, my car died. I'm stuck here for at least the weekend and can look forward to my mom driving me to work. Freedom. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » Sound and Sorrow
In 2004, listeners of the BBC’s Today program voted Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” the “saddest classical” work ever written, earning 52.1% of the vote and surpassing “Dido’s Lament” (20.6%) from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, the Adagietto (12.3%) from Gustav Mahler’s fifth symphony, Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen (5.1%), and “Gloomy Sunday” as sung by Billie Holiday (9.8%). During the funeral … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Wells Fargo employee sends an email to the CEO, then ups the ante on the 'reply-all' game — by adding the entire company to the CC list [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Microsoft CEO: Women shouldn't ask for raises at work, should "trust in karma" instead. Bonus: He said this at a 'Women in Technology' conference [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » We've had craft beer for years, so Pepsi decides to give us all craft pop [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Norway's new bank notes feature state-of-the-art designs made on an Atari 2600 [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Elementary school bans yoga classes for being "too religious" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Mexico captures head of the Juarez cartel…no word on if the body was still attached [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Meanwhile in the near future, you'll soon be using a laundry detergent that turns clothes into smog-eaters [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » It's official: The NSA officially can't say officially what its officials already officially said, because that's classified [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Houston's first FM all news radio station decides that news is stupid, LET'S PLAY ALL BEYONCE [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Vultures Find Food With a Little Help From Their Friends
With its menacing appearance and grisly diet of carrion, the vulture doesn’t seem like a bird that would have a lot of friends. Yet some vulture species, according to the book Carrion Dreams 2.0: A Chronicle of the Human-Vulture Relationship, “are among the most social of all large birds, routinely gathering in the hundreds at roosts and carcasses.” These vast … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what these folks are reaching for [Photoshop]
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