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 » Sweden v Russia 0-1 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Ebolobama [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Your MONTHLY L.A. FARKER MEET-UP happens FRIDAY, NOV. 7th @ TRiP SANTA MONICA, ~8:00-ish [FarkParty]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman too embarrassed to buy "marital aids" decides shoplifting them would be much more discreet [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman receives "dead" heart transplant, declares at press conference that she feels nearly two decades younger, proceeds to crack open reporter's skull and feast on the warm goo inside [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The west coast is getting all of their mass shootings over with in one day [News]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the latest thing that's going to kill you? Highway guardrails [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Minimalist movie posters for horror movies. Happy Halloween [Cool]
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Futility Closet » Unquote
“Every time an idiot dies, your IQ goes down.” — Bill Ballance [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Before removing the mote from thy neighbor's eye, first remove the beam from thine own. But do not remove the beams from the church, because that's a dick move [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 10 Pointed Facts About Styracosaurus
Wikimedia Commons 1. Individuals Had Slightly Different Frill Spikes. Also known as “parietal horns,” the relative size of these pointy structures varied noticeably between Styracosaurus specimens. 2. Styracosaurus Probably Used a Different Fighting Style Than Triceratops Did. Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons In a 2009 effort to shed some light on dinosaurian combat, a paleontological team compared several skulls from … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Geologists say "colossal" volcanic eruption could destroy most of Japan in the next 100 years. Japan: "Meh, what else is new" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Naked and having sex with a dog is no way to transmit Ebola, son [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Grandfather repels 3 armed robbers and prevents his granddaughter from being raped. Surprisingly, not Liam Neeson [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » No one is as concerned about Ebola in NYC as your mom [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Name the Countries Larger Than Texas
Take the quiz! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Grave robber digs up 29 girls and dresses them for birthday parties (images aren't gory, but may be disturbing) [Followup]
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The Onion » Crowd Outside White House Hoping To Catch Glimpse Of President Naked
WASHINGTON—Clamoring to get an unobstructed view across the South Lawn, a large crowd reportedly gathered outside the White House Friday hoping to catch a brief glimpse of President Obama naked.
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The Onion » TLC Producer Wants List Of 100 Fucked-Up Families On Desk By End Of Day
SILVER SPRING, MD—Saying that he didn’t “give two shits” if they had to knock on the door of every trailer and halfway house in the country, TLC producer and programming director Mark Livingston reportedly told his staffers Friday …
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Fark.com RSS » After getting arrested for DUI, 23 year old woman gives police the password to unlock her phone. While in custody, a CHP officer emailed 6 nude photos of the woman from her phone to his. Queue the Costanza "was that wrong?" photos [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Tell me what it was like the first time that you laid eyes on Angelina. Was it like one of those classical love stories like when Ross first saw Rachel? – Zach Galifianakis interviews Brad Pitt on Between Two Ferns [Silly]
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Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
Police Hunt Man in Spotty Onesie Do you know any adult who wears a polka-dot onesie (footed pajamas) and has a friend with pink-purple leggings? A pair wearing this clothing was captured on CCTV at the Dewsbury train station in West Yorkshire, England. They were recorded taking a computer monitor from the station on October 6th, and are suspected of … [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Tips For Throwing The Perfect Halloween Party
Americans around the nation are buying costumes, stocking up on candy, renting scary movies, and decorating their homes for spooky Halloween parties.
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The Onion » American Voices: Parents Upset After Elementary Schools Cancel Halloween
Parents of children who attend two elementary schools in Connecticut are angry after officials canceled all Halloween activities out of concerns that they exclude kids who don’t celebrate the holiday.
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The Onion » NYC Officials Assure Public Most Puddles Of Bodily Fluid On Streets Not Contaminated With Ebola
NEW YORK—Hoping to downplay fears of a potential Ebola outbreak in New York City, health officials assured residents Friday that most puddles of bodily fluid found on the streets are not contaminated with the deadly Ebola virus.
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Fark.com RSS » Will you do well on this week's Fark Quiz? Well, that depends. How productive were you this week at work? [Survey]
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Mental Floss » 11 of the World’s Creepiest Places
Haunted, sinister, evil or just plain weird—for those who dream about traveling the world, welcome to your nightmare. These places will blast chills down your spine. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » These fifteen commandments… *crash* These ten… *crash* Okay look, can I just come in again? [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Area Man Pretty Loud At Guitar
Area Man Pretty Loud At Guitar
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Fark.com RSS » Time to reset the school shooting clock….Oh yeah, it's over there, under the Ebola clock, next to the ISIS and Ferguson ones. You got it? Cool [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Liverpool named first-line ebola treatment center in the UK owing to its first-rate medical facilities, access to research and the fact that if the virus gets loose, they were all just a bunch of Scousers anyway [Scary]
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Mental Floss » I'm Thinking of a Number Between 1 and 999
On Fridays, we ask a bunch of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Rest assured that NYPD took all necessary precautions investigating Dr. Craig Spencer's apartment by wearing gloves and masks… which they promptly threw away in a sidewalk public garbage can (with pic) [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » India has Love Commandos, and they protect young upper and lower caste couples having forbidden affairs that could be punished by death if discovered. That's right, baby. Love Commandos [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Mystery man photographed calmly carrying elderly man from the flames of his burning home identified as truck driving father-of-three who was acting on 'instinct' and 'stainless steel' balls (pics) [Hero]
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The Onion » Boston Cruise Line Introduces New Whale Ramming Tour
BOSTON—Offering what they describe as an “unforgettable” opportunity to get “up close and personal” with the region’s marine life, sources confirmed this week that Boston-based cruise line Harbor Excursions has begun op…
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, while reading 1984 on the train, a cute guy around my age and I got into a great a discussion about the book. Just when I thought he might ask for my number, he got up, patted me on the head and said it's so nice that kids my age still took interest in real literature. I'm 25. FML [Link]
FMyLife » too good says FML
Today, my boyfriend and I tried roleplaying a teacher-student during sex. We're both studying to be actors, so we ended up going into a really deep, emotional storyline that didn't end in sex at all. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » That Time it Rained Flesh in Kentucky
March 3, 1876, was a beautiful day in Bath County, Kentucky, and a local farmer’s wife, Mrs. Crouch, was outside making soap. “Between 11 and 12 o'clock I was in my yard, not more than forty steps from the house,” she told reporters. “There was a light wind coming from the west, but the sky was clear and the sun … [Link]
The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Fantasy Football Week 8: 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 Golden Tate (WR): Tate was incredibly productive in his last game, making him t…
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Fark.com RSS » Your f@%king princess is in another f@%king castle [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Without porn, the world would be a better place" [Unlikely]
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The Onion » Wedding DJ Could Have Anyone Here
Wedding DJ Could Have Anyone Here
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Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: Rubber ducks can kill your sex drive [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Man calls suicide hotline, is promptly killed by a SWAT team [Sad]
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Mental Floss » How Well Does Mark Zuckerberg Speak Chinese?
Mark Zuckerberg recently made headlines by speaking Mandarin during a half hour Q&A at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He started with a disclaimer that “my Chinese is terrible” but after an enthusiastic response from the audience he continued, saying that while the language is “difficult,” he “likes challenges.” He spoke for about a half hour, answering questions and cracking jokes. … [Link]
Mental Floss » 25 Maps That Describe America
Despite being just one country, anyone who lives in the United States knows that no two states are alike. Here are 25 maps that show some of these regional differences. [Link]
Mental Floss » Pod City: This Week's Most Interesting Podcasts
Every Friday, Whitney Matheson will be rounding up some interesting podcasts from the week. [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?
“Hey! How come we drive on parkways and park on driveways? Huh? Huh? Amiright?!” Good grief. This rusty one-liner’s gotten plenty of mileage, but few realize that the question is actually answerable. The words “drive” and “park” existed long before automobiles. Remember, whenever you write or speak, you’re voting with your vocabulary. Languages evolve over time and a given term’s … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Alaskan Cities
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Fark.com RSS » Kansas couple: A woman is property, so gay marriage hurts our property value [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » J.K. Rowling Will Release a New Harry Potter Story This Halloween
This isn’t a trick: J.K. Rowling has a very special treat in store for Harry Potter fans this Halloween. A series of games and riddles posted to Rowling’s website Pottermore.com this week culminated in Friday’s big reveal that the Rowling will release a new Harry Potter story on October 31. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Forensic scientist involved in the Michael Brown shooting thinks everyone jumped the gun on her report [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently, some people still have to be warned that "Discount Thai Surgery" carries some extra risks [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Bear cub lost in Rite Aid will be returned to the wild, or at least to an Eckerd Drug store in a rural area [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Official says the only real epidemic in the U.S. is fear. Well, maybe obesity, too. But mostly fear. Definitely not Ebola [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "I can't come to work today, boss. My arm is stuck in a blood pressure machine" [Silly]
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The Onion » American Voices: Dogs Catch White House Fence Jumper
A White House fence jumper was apprehended by two Secret Service K-9 agents yesterday before he was able to reach the White House, the second intrusion onto the property since last month.
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Fark.com RSS » Breaking: 88-year-old woman forced to use technology she doesn't fully understand [Interesting]
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The Onion » Elderly Parents Staying Active By Frequently Going To Friends’ Funerals
PRESCOTT, AZ—Noting that the regular outings have improved the physical health and well-being of the aging couple, the children of Robert and Patricia Doyle told reporters Friday that their elderly parents were staying active by frequently attending…
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Mental Floss » 15 Fun Pasta Shapes to Know for World Pasta Day
On October 25, carb lovers from around the world will unite to do some Lady and the Tramp-style pasta slurping on World Pasta Day. You can celebrate this delicious holiday by chowing down on the classics—spaghetti, fettuccine, elbow macaroni, and lasagna (which is both the name of the pasta shape and the moniker for the delicious layered dish)—but why not … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fugu me. I want fugu. Fan-fugu-tastic. Akk [clutches chest] [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass bald baby hedgehog to spend Christmas indoors after losing all his spikes: "He is very different than what you would normally expect from a hedgehog, he looks almost prehistoric" [Sappy]
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The Onion » Local Man Almost Finished Collecting Fantasy Football Winnings From 2005
ROSELAND, NJ—Noting that most of his friends have now paid him the $20 they each owed him, local 29-year-old Matt Fanelli confirmed Friday that he is almost done collecting the full $200 prize from winning his “Cowher’s Stache” ESP…
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Fark.com RSS » Russell Brand believes George Bush could have been behind the 9/11 attacks. And before you ask, yes he does have a book to promote [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Have you ever seen a reverse waterfall? Thanks to our good friend the mighty wind now you have [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder about the real crime committed by your loudmouth cellmate? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Adults who grew up in Detroit all fondly remember the day they found their first human bones in the woods [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food thread. Subby made stuffed peppers for dinner tonight and used up a bunch of leftover sausage and rice. What kind of bonus meals do other farkers make when they're trying to clear some space in the fridge? [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Brain Game: BBB
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 contains THREE instances of the letter "B." EXAMPLES: BABBLING, HUBBUB, BOBBYSOCKS Please add your single entry to our
comment list below, and have a great weekend! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman who flexed her pectoral muscles to Mozart received death threats for it. This is why we can't have nice things, people [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 11 Ways to Train for Your Next Ski Trip Without a Slope
With these exercises, even city dwellers can get into prime shape for the slopes. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » JLo in Penthouse [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Bank robber wore a bandana, black rimmed glasses, white shirt and a zebra print dress with a black overcoat. Police say he also had a panty on his head. (W/ pic of perp in pretty purple dress) [Strange]
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Futility Closet » Hot and Cold
Suppose you have three identical Dewar flasks labeled A, B, and C. (A Thermos is a Dewar flask.) You also have an empty container labeled D, which has thermally perfect conducting walls and which fits inside a Dewar flask. Pour 1 liter of 80°C water into flask A and 1 liter of 20°C water into flask B. Now, using all … [Link]
Weird Universe » Coffee Creamer Hitler
Swiss retailer Migros has apologized for placing pictures of Hitler and Mussolini on some of the coffee creamers it sells, calling it an "inexcusable blunder" and promising that "in the future we’ll be sure to sharpen our controls."
However, they haven't really explained why they decided to use the Hitler/Mussolini photos in the first place. They simply said that, "We … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NYPD considering linking ax attack to terror, as opposed to all those happy, fun, carefree ax attacks you hear about [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop something more interesting for this gent to look at [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 9 Questions for John Gallagher Jr., Star of 'The Heart Machine'
We sat down with the Tony Award-winning actor and star of 'The Newsroom' to talk about acting over Skype, the one song everyone should have on their iPods, and what it was like to meet Bill Murray. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Four pronghorn antelopes poached. I prefer them over-easy [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Never pick on someone tougher and crazier than you are [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Yeah says FML
Today, I got approached by a lady while eating at a fast-food restaurant who asked if I could spare five dollars. Confidently, I pulled out my wallet to show her that I had no cash, only to reveal a perfectly crisp five dollar bill that I had completely forgotten about. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » FDA recalls 6,125 pounds of red hot chile peppers over fears they are contaminated with salmonella and may cause a sudden desire to begin singing constantly about California [PSA]
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Weird Universe » Getting Started
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Fark.com RSS » More Americans have married Kim Kardashian than contracted Ebola [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Alaskan Cities
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Fark.com RSS » Young couple barely survives harrowing ordeal. "It's sort of hard to get past that…I was very upset…once the damage is done it's done" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: How Horror Movies Work
13 Classic Scenes that Explain How Horror Movies Work. With video examples you’ll surely recognize.
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51 Cheap And Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costumes. Procrastination is the sin that unites us all.
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City of South Miami Officials Call For 'South Florida' Secession. They want to break away from the rest of Florida to focus on the problem of climate change … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Global incident maps tell you how screwed the world is in real time [Scary]
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FMyLife » anonymous says FML
Today, my best friend and I, after years of sexual tension, began to have sex for the first time. Things got heated and he decided to abruptly stand up with me around him. I got so nervous, spazzed out, and now have 37 staples in my head courtesy of his bookshelf. FML [Link]
FMyLife » pyrogypsy says FML
Today, I was the weird girl on the city bus who falls asleep then makes a loud, weird noise and wakes herself up. FML [Link]
FMyLife » max says FML
Today, my wife got a new best-friend. It's my ex-wife. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » More Madan
Further excerpts from the notebooks of Geoffrey Madan: “Curious how much more room dirty clothes take up than clean ones, when you’re packing — quite out of proportion to the amount of dirt they contain.” — Claud Russell Sworded/sordid: an absurd homonym. “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which has to be exchanged … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When did they invent a weapon that shoots machetes and where can I get one???? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » What a car looks like after a passing truck dumps a load of cement beams onto it [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 29 Dumb Facts About Dessert
In this week's episode, John Green goes through some less-intelligent facts about sugary treats. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now that it is profitable, a potentially 100 percent effective ebola vaccine will be tested after nearly 10 years on the shelf [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Saddest pic you'll see today: the dogs of the Canadian soldier shot dead at the War Memorial in Ottawa wait for him to come home [Sad]
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FMyLife » Alexismaria says FML
Today, I walked into the kitchen at the exact moment my uncle decided to bend over in short shorts. Apparently, his ballsack decided it needed extra room, because it dangled out of his pant leg. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was at the mall with my young daughter. I hate pooping in public but I really had to go so I brought her in with me. Thinking we were alone, I started to go and my daughter yelled, "Good job, mommy, you're using the potty like a big girl!" I then heard laughing. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In today's example of "Why people hate lawyers": Birmingham man sues the police department for police brutality and receives a $460,000 settlement, of which he'll take home $1,000 while his lawyers will get $459,000 [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » From epic sideburns to full beards – the history of Navy grooming regulations proves that sailors are the original hipsters [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Tabasco: is there anything it can't do? [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Ebola goes to New York City [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Vladimir is *NOT* going to be pleased about this. No, not at ALL [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this newsworthy item into something less sinister [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » These 22 People Voiced Over 200 Cartoon Characters
The best voice actors pull long hours, often playing multiple characters for multiple shows, films, commercials, and videogames in the course of a single day. The pros—as per the 2013 documentary I Know That Voice (available streaming on Netflix)—often say that each character’s vocal qualities create a unique “musicality” that applies only to that particular character. Vocal trainer Bob Bergen … [Link]
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