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 » Colorado State student steals ambulance, goes on joy ride, crashes ambulance, gets tasered by police, masturbates in the police station. Police blame it on bad molly, but the kid was obviously just gluten intolerant [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Veteran U.S. diplomat and Pakistan expert investigated for being a spy. Your conspiracy-theory loving uncle and congressional Republicans will love this [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » In more important news, Mikhail Gorbachev is still alive [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Seems like just the level headed kind of person you'd want as a Manhattan prosecutor. One that drunkenly flies off the handle and goes apesh*t on a woman in a bar at 2am [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » I Can Explain the Lawnmower
Manager #1: Should we have the meeting in your office?Manager #2: No, it looks like a Sears-Roebuck exploded in there.Burnaby
CanadiaOverheard by: Working Girl [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Speed demon who raced around Manhattan and gave the NYPD the speed finger by fleeing to Canada takes it one further with "catch me if you can" attitude [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Our long national nightmare is over after Kaley the service dog has been returned to her owner after being stolen from her car 3 months ago. "She's going to need a lot of care. Oh my God is a miracle" [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Wheat tons drop to 33.3 million metric, which is bad news for lovers of pasta and Klingon blood pie [Wheaton]
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Fark.com RSS » Unexplained earthquake "swarm" within Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada can mean but one thing… the antelope have the Bomb [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS fighters to their camp chefs: What's for lunch today? Chefs: Death delivered to you with a side of sneaky smarts from us [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Well, a house selling for a record $195 million should have a 27-car garage. Why do you ask? [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this East Side selfie [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida man accused of stealing fruit from tangerine trees, marmalade skies [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » When you return from taking out the garbage in Casper, Wyoming it's not unusual to find a woman on your couch swigging whiskey and looking for a hug [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Russians, who may or may not have been drunk at the time, claim mysterious heart-shaped pothole is 'flaming heart of Jesus' and want to turn the 3ft wide road crater into a holy site and change the name of the street (pic) [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The god of the lobsters gets sold to the highest bidder at auction for £60,000. Cthulhu inconsolable for friend [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Weekend Links: America’s Favorite Dogs
The numbers are in, and the 10 most popular dog breeds in the country are… * Pup 681, an abandoned baby otter orphan discovered on a California beach, is learning how to be a proper otter in the cutest swim rehabilitation class ever. * Classical music performance and extremely hot chili pepper consumption don't sound like two activities that mix … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meth lab busts in the midwest have plunged, but only because tweakers have stopped making their own because it's cheaper and easier to buy the Mexican meth that the states are drowning in [Interesting]
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FMyLife » betterthanhodor says FML
Today, I was getting everything ready for mine and my husband's first wedding anniversary. Flowers, check. Crisp new bed sheets, check. Silk underwear, check. Crippling cramps and an early period, check. FML [Link]
FMyLife » CouchFort says FML
Today, I found out that it is not wise to point my Harry Potter wand at my girlfriend's boobs and say "engorgio". The couch is not comfortable and my back already hurts. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I finally found out why my husband is always so eager and happy to buy me whatever I am craving during my pregnancy. It's because it gives him an excuse to meet up with his mistress and have a quickie. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » De Beers responds to Farkers claiming to be too uppity to buy rocks at million$ per ounce that are mined by child slaves: We still have China, and your tax breaks will support us for decades where Communists won't [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photographer captures Northern Lights, Milky Way and erupting volcano – in one photo. Yeah, landscape photography is now officially done [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Name the Stratego Pieces
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Mental Floss » "This Way to Sesame Street," 45 Years Ago Today
45 years ago today, Americans got their first taste of Sesame Street. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bored waiting for the collapse of society? Fapping in your survival bunker getting old? Well fear not Patriot, we have just what your paranoid, delusional insanity needs. It's the "ISIS hunting kit and it can be yours for only $470 Act NOW [D
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Fark.com RSS » Cancer patient dies hours after her family brings the horse she raised from a foal 25 years ago to her hospital bed. This one is pretty thick from all the dust (pic) [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember those religious idiots who thought it would be a good idea to go to North Korea and start preaching the gospel there? Sadly, North Korea has finally given them back [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Do you pack your kid's lunch? Way to feed your offspring unhealthy swill, you child abuser [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » RAF pilot "denies" using his jet to draw a giant penis vapor trail in sky (w/ pic of what is clearly a giant penis vapor trail in sky) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope demotes outspoken conservative American cardinal, presumably to sparrow [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » A great way to start your career in law enforcement is at a bar in Hoboken. Your very short career [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » sickyandiknowit says FML
Today, my boyfriend endearingly told me that he's been taking advantage of my inability to smell due to a head cold, and he's been farting around me whenever he pleases. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » To Be Fair, She Sounded a Little Nuts.
Receptionist to boss: I just got a call from Mrs Smith. She said she fell out of her boat and hurt her scrotum.Boss: Her scrotum?Receptionist: Yeah, something on her back.Boston, Massachusetts [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Gosh, I Miss Newlyweds
Woman to coworker: Why is it called a short story?San Diego, CaliforniaOverheard by: Mike [Link]
Overheard In The Office » After 45, You Pretty Much Have to Get It Tattooed On
18-year-old guy: How old do you think Brenda* [older lady from office] is?20-year-old guy: About… fifty two?18-year-old guy: I’d hate to be that old and still wear make-up.Willenhall
West Midlands
England [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Told You We Needed to Tie Up Some Loose Ends
Young naive office girl: Oh look! We're all here for lunch! It's time for some good company bondage time.Man: That's “bonding” time.Girl: Nope. “Bondage!”Colorado Springs, ColoradoOverheard by: Brandon Davis [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Without Warning, My Metaphor Turned on Me
Peon on phone: No, no, I believe that you sent it. I just didn’t receive it. I even told Jen* that you wouldn’t drop the ball. You are on the ball. You are on balls I haven’t even seen yet.Charlotte, North CarolinaOverheard by: OMG [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 10AM Contact Miami Offices
Senior Manager: [Justine] just asked me if you heard from the Miami system about the problem we had on Friday afternoon.
Manager: No. They were preparing for Wilma to hit them…oh, about now. 1400 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What's behind all the exploding coffee tables, TVs and glass shower doors? [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "Woo Woo, this is my first shower after spending all that time in the chimney. Woo Woo" (Some Not safe for work content on page) [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Before you marry somebody, you need to sit down and come to an agreement over how often the bedsheets will get changed and if you're allowed to go to bed without first showering [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Facebook just made it easier to ignore friend requests from your mom [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Leave it to the bison to ruin the Grand Canyon for the rest of us [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Casey Kasem's body is currently rotting away in Norway. Now back to the countdown [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » I’ve Been Doing Enough Yoga That It’s Physically Possible
Office girl in stall: Fuck this! Fuck you, uterus! I’ll kick your ass!16th Street
Tempe, Arizona [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this oldtimer [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » Woman Seduced by Horny Saxophone
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Overheard In The Office » Actually, He’s Just Hung Like a Bull Moose, and Word Gets Around
Attorney #1: You know David*, the blind prosecutor downtown?Attorney #2: He’s the one who always gets the young, hot assistants, right? Attorney #3: I don’t care what anyone says, that son of a bitch can see.300 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Three senior cats in good health – two are 20 years old and one is 25 – are in need of a new home after their owner gave them up because they were "too old." Sounds like a job for Caturday [Caturday]
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Weird Universe » Name That List, #26
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.
A Citizen Who lives the Whole Time in London Anglipolski of Lithuania Anti-Bubbler Celibacy Count Kidney Face Hubble Bubble Mr. Eminent Quinquampois Sir Fopling Tittle-Tattle Tea-Table [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And Suddenly the Judge Is Telling Me I'm in Contempt?
Attorney: Seamen. (employees chuckle in their cubicles). I just want to say the name.Wall Street
New York City, New York [Link]
FMyLife » NoToBombs says FML
Today, I got a new roommate. I thought he was pretty cool until he mentioned how everything around us was a conspiracy. Then he asked if I knew how to make a bomb. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Turnaround says FML
Today, I confronted my boyfriend after I found him cheating on me with my best friend. It ended up with me apologising for spying on him. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The maker of Super Pretzels and ICEEs has reached a deal with Nabisco to make Oreo Churros. Are Triscuit funnel cakes far behind? [Cool]
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Overheard In The Office » I Haven't Been This Excited Since Janie Had That Gun
Admin: Be careful, Brenda* has a bowie knife!Boss: I think I just drooled on myself.Denver, ColoradoOverheard by: Joyful [Link]
Fark.com RSS » My name is Rory Gray. You killed my father. Prepare to receive my letter of apology and several thousand dollars [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Heathrow Airport installs a "Scent Globe" which gives travelers a quick blast of local smells from Brazil, China, Japan, South Africa or Thailand. Maude approves [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » British police foil plot to assassinate the Queen. Authorities are questioning Reggie Jackson as we speak [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Parents driven into a hysterical PANIC after a popular baby wipe tweaks its formula and the wipes smell different [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 15 of History’s Greatest Puns
While puns may make you groan and have even been called the “lowest and most groveling form of wit,” a good one is a thing of beauty that’s worth celebrating. Since it’s National Aid and Abet Punsters Day, let’s give them a hand with 15 all-time greats. 1. “We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” … [Link]
Futility Closet » Different Strokes
G.H. Hardy had a famous distaste for applied mathematics, but he made an exception in 1945 with an observation about golf. Conventional wisdom holds that consistency produces better results in stroke play (where strokes are counted for a full round of 18 holes) than in match play (where each hole is a separate contest). So if two players complete a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Grand opening of L L Bean store surprises onlookers when owl attacks hawk. Folks, you cannot imagine the planning behind this sort of viral marketing [Strange]
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Overheard In The Office » …I May Have to Go Shopping for Shoes to Clear My Mind.
Woman on cell in shoe store, sighing: Yes, honey, I'm still at the DMV, the lines are horrendous!Buena Park Mall
Buena Park, CaliforniaOverheard by: Glad I'm not married to her [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 12PM Lunch
Coworker #1: …but that professor had his hand on my leg the whole night.
Coworker #2: The one who kept talking about torture? 1 Liberty Plaza
New York, New York Overheard by: Lily Carver [Link]
Overheard In The Office » How Very European of You, Sir
Boss to secretary: I think we need to have this copy machine looked at.Secretary: Is something wrong?Boss: It's stapling things on the bottom instead of the top.Los Angeles, California [Link]
Overheard In The Office » The Little-Known Eleventh Plague
Smoke breaker on cell: By the way, I just 86-ed you from Poker-Game dot net*… Yeah, you can’t log on Poker-Game anymore.2001 Lind Avebue SW
Renton, Washington [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Finally, something to wash down those Mountain Dew flavored Doritos [Stupid]
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Overheard In The Office » She’s Teething
Postal clerk: Is there anything fragile, liquid, perishable, or potentially hazardous in this? Man: Nope, just condoms. Care package for my daughter.Post office
Jenison, MichiganOverheard by: On High Alert [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Holy fark. Airline manages tricky high winds landing at O'Hare. With video [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » 3PM Eleanor’s Birthday Thing
Receptionist: You guys.
Co-worker #1: How old are you today?
Co-worker #2: Hell, if her skin is anything like the rings of a tree…
Office: …
Co-worker #2: What? 1490 Francis Drive
Daytona Beach, Florida [Link]
Fark.com RSS » University releases app to calculate your BAC based on exact number and types of drinks you've had, because drunk students have no problems remembering that information [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » In some places you can get your dog fixed for free. In Florida, you can get your husband fixed for free [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ JI-HAAAAD boat . . soon will be making another run ♪ [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass baby sea otter rescued off shores of California, now being cared for by Shedd's Aquarium in Chicago (w/ ugly-ass pics) [Sappy]
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Overheard In The Office » Mostly I Just Eat Smarties and Pretend They're Pills
Nurse: Are you currently on any birth control pill?Patient: No.Nurse: Are you currently using any other form of birth control?Patient: No.Nurse: Are you satisfied with your current birth control?Patient: Umm? Yes?Mason, OhioOverheard by: Always Satisfied [Link]
Mental Floss » Revamp Your Backyard With These Five Unique Projects [Brought to you by Chevy]
DoItYourself.com partnered with Chevy to feature 5 how-to/DIY videos focusing on unique backyard projects. Learn how to make an outdoor movie screen, a patio table with a built in cooler, glass bottle torches, a clean burning fire pit, and a whiskey barrel water feature. Watch as host, Noah Schuffman, helps homeowner Brad complete each of the projects to make an … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Calling the tooth fairy…we have a problem here [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » As a Condition of His Parole
Suit #1: Well, what about Harry*? We could put him on the local board. He has a lot of connections around the city.Suit #2: Wait, didn’t he just get out of prison?Suit #3: Eh, he’s paid his debt to society. Plus, I’m sure he’s looking for a job.Conference room
New York, New York [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Bewitched'
Sony Pictures TV recently green-lighted a pilot for a revamped version of the supernatural classic sitcom Bewitched. The new show will feature Samantha’s granddaughter, who is also a witch but who finds her magic useless when it comes to finding true love. For those who truly loved the original series, here are 14 fun facts about the show and the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this small submarine [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Next time just don't bring your gravity bong to high school [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Harold Camping spent $100 million to tell people the world was going to end on May 21st, 2011. It didn't [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » While no man is an island there's nothing that says you can't build your own out of trash [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » The Nopiest Nope to ever Nope [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » His Desk Plate Says ‘I’d Rather Be Blistered’
Guy #1: Give me a break. I’ve been here since 6 AM!Guy #2: Why would you do that to yourself?Guy #1: Well, I’ve been a very bad boy, and I deserve a spanking. But that’s too expensive here in the city so instead I do this.469 7th Avenue
New York, New York [Link]
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