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 » ISIS announces new currency. Let's help them design and name the coins. Sorry boys, the looney is already taken [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 2.8 million Americans quit their job in September. This is bad news for … hang on, I'm being handed a note and … this is good news for Obama [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Urban Outfitters' latest offering: Hillary nutcrackers. Bill not laughing [Silly]
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Mental Floss » 8 Videos of Platypodes in the Wild
When it comes to people, the platypus is pretty shy, and human encounters in the wild are rare. Here are a few people who got lucky enough to see these extraordinary creatures in the great outdoors, captured it on video, and put it on the Internet for the rest of us to enjoy. 1. Hobart, Tasmania Max Moller is proof … [Link]
Mental Floss » A Lifetime of Friendship: Pets and Their People
Dogs' lives are too short.
Their only fault, really.
-Agnes Sligh Turnbull Pets add so much to our lives, and most of them are extremely loyal, especially when they've been with you since their puppyhood or kittenhood. It’s true they don’t live long enough, but if we are lucky, we can be there for them for their entire lifetime, if … [Link]
Mental Floss » How To Outsmart Mice
Brought to You by TOMCAT TOMCAT 1 oz. bait blocks kill up to 12 mice, based on no-choice laboratory testing, which begs the question, what will they do with all those dead mice? TOMCAT presents the Dead Mouse Theatre series featuring the dramatic tales of dead mice. Have a rodent problem? TOMCAT has you covered offering a broad assortment of … [Link]
Mental Floss » A Banana Takes the Ferry
Brought to you by City Harvest Getting around NYC is hard enough as a person, imagine what great lengths our food must travel to end up on our plates. What about excess food? Even in our modern age of planes, trains, and automobiles it's not easy for excess food that would otherwise go to waste to get in the hands … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Cranston Reads A Classic
Listen to Bryan Cranston provide a reading of the new “children’s” book You Have to F***ing Eat. * The Wheel of Fish. Badgers? We don’t need no stinking badgers. My mop! If you get any of these references, you’ll love this oral history of the cult classic UHF. * Here is a list of the 50 best iPad apps. Do … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In other news, the Mustang Ranch brothel has vegetarian and gluten-free options [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Suspect arrested in Cocoa Beach bank robbery, is reportedly cuckoo for Cocoa Banks [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » NYC Fark Party just in time for the holidays Dec 3rd 7:30PM [FarkParty]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS leader: We will fight to the last man. Everyone else: Challenge Accepted [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Okay, pheasants. Chicken and turkey are popular but let's not neglect other tasty options. This week we take a gander at some recipes and suggestions for cooking other delicious fowl this fall. And you. Yeah, you. Duck you, wise
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The Onion » American Voices: Calvin Klein Criticized After Hiring Size-10 Model For Plus-Size Line
Calvin Klein was widely criticized this week after recruiting a model who wears a size 10 to appear in an ad campaign for its “Perfectly Fit” plus-size clothing line in what many believe promotes an inaccurate view of women’s bodies, tho… 
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Fark.com RSS » Rasmussen confirms that 61% of you are idiots [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Name the Capital: European Edition
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Mental Floss » 10 Facts About Beverly Cleary’s 'Ramona' Books
Amazon Ramona Quimby—the protagonist of Beverly Cleary’s popular series of children's novels—has a knack for getting into trouble, whether it’s dropping out of kindergarten, squeezing a tube of toothpaste down a sink, or cracking a hard-boiled egg on her head to show off (only to find her mom forgot to boil it). While her older sister Beezus calls her a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tiger on the loose near Disneyland Paris. Oh, bother [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this tiring run [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Is there anything funnier than watching Southerners react to a light snowfall? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » FARK Party – New Orleans [FarkParty]
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Mental Floss » What the "Jeopardy!" Post-Game Chat Sounds Like
While the Jeopardy! credits roll, we see the three players chatting with Alex Trebek. But what are they saying? It always looks awkward, with occasional laughs and shrugs, but I've never actually heard what's being said — until now. Here we have video of the post-game chat from Tuesday's Tournament of Champions game, with the conversation intact. Incidentally, this is … [Link]
Mental Floss » Napoleon Bonaparte's Bicorn Hat Up For Auction
The iconic bicorn hat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte is up for auction, along with around 1000 other items associated with the famed French general. The sale is being held November 15 and 16 in Fontainebleau, and is put on by the royal family of Monaco, who are distantly related to Napoleon. “Due to necessary rehabilitation of the Palais de Monaco, … [Link]
The Onion » Slideshow: 8 Most Popular College Majors
8 Most Popular College Majors 
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Fark.com RSS » Mali imam Ebola. Yeah, I get those same letters in Words With Friends all the time [Fail]
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The Onion » All The Cheapest Items On Wedding Registry Already Purchased
DAYTON, OH—Growing increasingly discouraged while scrolling through the wedding website for college friends Kevin Fisher and Allison Scully, local 25-year-old Rob Hoffman expressed his frustration to reporters Thursday that all the cheapest items on… 
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Fark.com RSS » New Jersey elementary school in a district with a $665 million budget finally gets around to installing doors on the stalls in the boy's bathroom [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember that New Zealand fugitive who was totally not hiding in Brazil? Yeah, he was hiding in Brazil [Fail]
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The Onion » Married Couple Frustrated After Months Of Unsuccessfully Trying To Sell A Baby
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—Discouraged that the process seems so simple for other couples, Doug and Linda Bergeron told reporters Thursday that they are growing increasingly frustrated after many months of trying unsuccessfully to sell a baby. 
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Fark.com RSS » Looking for early Christmas gift ideas for the kids? You'll definitely want to keep the new "Ted Cruz Saves America" coloring book in mind [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Time magazine includes "feminist" in their worst words poll. Naturally, this is upsetting the broad percentage of the populace [Fail]
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The Onion » Man Tentatively Takes Shot At Bad-Mouthing Girlfriend’s Family For First Time
MANCHESTER, CT—Following an evening out at a local restaurant with his girlfriend, Emily Lynch, and her parents, 27-year-old Jeff Platt reportedly worked up the courage Thursday morning to tentatively take a shot at bad-mouthing her family for the f… 
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The Onion » NFL Opens Counseling Center To Help Bears Fans Cope With Devastating Blowouts
CHICAGO—In an effort to provide much-needed psychotherapy services and professional support to local Chicago communities, the NFL officially unveiled a new counseling center Thursday for Bears fans struggling to cope with devastating blowouts. 
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Fark.com RSS » John Wayne Bobbitt almost loses his head. This is not a repeat [Misc]
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Mental Floss » The Best Sandwich From Each State
Did they get your state right? [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Musical Symbols 2
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Fark.com RSS » Rokerthon. Can't get enough of Al Roker? Now's your chance to get your Roker-fix. Roker is on the air for 34 hours straight to break Guinness World record and to fundraise for USO [Cool]
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The Onion » Statshot: Why Are We Putting Our Pet Up For Adoption?
Why Are We Putting Our Pet Up For Adoption? 
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Fark.com RSS » The Way of the Samurai is to cut the legs from the horse, or slash the tow truck tires in this case [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » Exact Change
To pay for 1 frognab you’ll need at least four standard U.S. coins. To pay for 2, you’ll need at least six coins. But you can buy three with two coins. How much is 1 frognab? Click for solution … [Link]
The Onion » Family Has Strict No Smartphone Rule While Eating Dinner In Front Of TV
TRUMBULL, CT—Saying it’s the only time of day when everyone can be together in one place, the Gleason family confirmed Thursday that it strictly forbids smartphones to be used while eating dinner in front of the television. 
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The Onion » Woman Comforting Friend Just Going To Throw Compliments Against Wall And See What Sticks
BILLINGS, MT—In an attempt to console her distraught friend following a recent breakup, local woman Janet Hendrickson told reporters Thursday that she was just going to throw a bunch of compliments about the woman against the wall and see what stick… 
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Mental Floss » 11 Areas of Future Life Covered in The Tricentennial Report
In 1976, to celebrate America's bicentennial, Atlantic Richfield Company put out a call—in the form of newspaper, magazine, and television ads—for average citizens to write in and respond to dedicated questionnaires predicting what life would be like when the country celebrated its tricentennial in 2076. Sixty thousand people wrote in. "It was like one of those talk shows in which … [Link]
The Onion » 10th-Grade Prodigy Studying Mathematics At 10th-Grade Level
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Marveling at his extraordinary proficiency in geometry for someone his age, teachers at T.C. Williams High School told reporters Thursday that local 10th-grade prodigy 
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Fark.com RSS » Eating a salad is inconvenient. Well, eating healthy as a whole is inconvenient. If it were as easy as eating junk food, would we eat healthier? Ric Romero investigates [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Who Invented the Brownie?
The other day, I was eating a brownie. A really good brownie. And I thought to myself, “Who invented this? I would like to kiss that person.” So I decided to do some research. The invention of culinary dishes can be complicated, and the brownie is no exception. Some myths state that a chef accidentally added melted chocolate to some … [Link]
The Onion » Astronomers Discover Planet Identical To Earth With Orbital Space Mirror
WASHINGTON—In what many are hailing as the most significant development in the history of space exploration, NASA scientists announced Thursday that a planet seemingly identical to Earth has been discovered by the agency’s Orbital Space Mirror… 
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Fark.com RSS » Man mails 15 live baby chicks to his ex-girlfriend because "there are lots of chicks out there" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Hey y'all, stripper fight in the bathroom [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Worried about being crushed to death in the next west coast earthquake? There's an app for that [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Hours after legalizing gay marriage, Kansas suffers earthquake. Coincidence? Well their senator is Pat Roberts [Interesting]
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The Onion » Owner's Box: Marc Trestman Adopts Baby To Save Relationship With Bears
The embattled Bears head coach adopted a one-year-old girl from Vietnam to save his relationship with Bears’ players and front office. 
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Fark.com RSS » Transgendered woman who pretended to be a doctor facing manslaughter charges after discovering that injecting people with cement, bathroom caulk, Fix-A-Flat tire sealant, mineral oil and Super Glue in the butt could be fatal [Florida]
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The Onion » Area Man's Life Comes To Tragic Middle
Area Man's Life Comes To Tragic Middle 
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Fark.com RSS » Secret Service reveals there were 40 White House fence jumping incidents over the past five years. However, most were officials in the Obama Administration [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Drought stricken city of Los Angeles rolls out the barrels … in case it ever rains again [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Peril, and Daring, at 1 World Trade Center" and this is not a repeat from 9/11/01 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Black Friday is two weeks away, and yes, there are people already camped out [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Bats Jam Each Other Up When They’re Looking for Food
Bats are the masters of late-night snacking thanks to echolocation, and use ultrasonic chirps and the resulting echoes to find their prey in the dark. The bio-sonar has one big drawback, though. It’s vulnerable to interference. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fast-moving horse race [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, snowflake, you have to shave and get a trim to join the army, because we roll like that. Lawsuits don't help your cause [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Give me your money and your pants [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Musical Symbols 2
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Fark.com RSS » There's now big trouble in little Philae as the comet probe seemingly has landed on its side. Fark bonus: In a cave and has only 20 to 30 hours of stored power [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Mystery Gadget 24
What's up with this fellow?
The answer is here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you picked up some luggage or a rear door that fell off a private plane in Germany this week, the stuff is Bono's and he wants it back [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Raquel Welch Sings
via Redundant Variety Hour [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Keeping Up with Rosetta
Catch up on Rosetta's Philae lander, the world's first comet landing. Despite a couple of malfunctions,the Philae lander plopped right down on a tiny rock hurtling through space.
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15 Fun Facts You Might Not Know about The Twilight Zone. BRB, gotta go look up some favorite episodes.
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Almost three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the abandoned radioactive … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Afghan economy strong after record agricultural production [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The shower curtains may be the reason why your wife doesn't want to have sex with you anymore [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Yao Ming is dedicating his life to saving Africa's elephants and rhinos. That's mighty big of him [Cool]
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FMyLife » thefatnurse says FML
Today, one of the patients on the mental health unit where I work looked me up and down and said; "Well, I guess it's a popular misconception that all fat people are jolly." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Rare photos of 1950s Alabama from acclaimed Life Magazine photographer Gordon Parks. Segregation never looked so colorful [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » ProTip: After running into a pedestrian while driving, it may arouse suspicion if you continue to drive for over a mile with the person embedded in your windshield [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Article asks why so few of India's men are willing to get a vasectomy compared to other countries. With helpful phallic bar graph [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Angry, coughing, hacking, wheezing crowd shows up to protest town's proposed cigarette ban [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Hipsters in Beirut are getting confused with jihadists [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » This election year, marijuana was more popular than many of the winning candidates on the same ticket. Now there's a shocker [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Attention all students at the University of Alaska: Just because your state has legalized marijuana does not change the fact that your school gets funding from the federal government [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Your mother-in-law was right: You are doing a lot of things wrong in the kitchen [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » If you need to call emergency services because your wife won't give up the remote, you better just hand over your man-card while you're at it, dude [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's FARK-ready headline: "Troopers Release Brief on Underwear Bandit" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, it's cold right now at all those outdoor family festivals in Alaska. But at least they prove you're a true Alaskan and you don't have deal with gaggles of annoying tourists [Cool]
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FMyLife » nenette says FML
Today, as my kitten was sleeping on my lap, my boyfriend crept up on us and yelled, "BOO!" to make me jump. I wasn't scared, but the cat was. He tensed up and jumped to the floor. He also apparently had the runny shits, spraying me and the couch on his way down. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nine year-old daughter of responsible gun owners gets hold of one of her parents' firearms, winds up shooting her younger brother in the head. Have these people never heard of a gun safe or a lock? [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Rolling Average
In a standard 10-frame game of bowling, the lowest possible score is 0 (all gutterballs) and the highest is 300 (all strikes). An average player falls somewhere between these extremes. In 1985, Central Missouri State University mathematicians Curtis Cooper and Robert Kennedy wondered what the game’s theoretical average score is — if you compiled the score sheets for every legally possible … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tree worker kicks the bucket in cemetery. Well, isn't that convenient [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Hot Fuzz'
Even if you’re a huge fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s work with director Edgar Wright, you may not know these fun nuggets about their amazing buddy-cop comedy. 1. Ice cream inspired the film. Hot Fuzz is the second chapter in the so-called “Cornetto Trilogy,” directed by Wright and named after the popular ice cream cone snack. The trilogy … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 497: "And Not a Drop to Drink". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » The 21 best Italian restaurants in America. List fails for not including the Olive Garden in Grand Forks, North Dakota [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline goes here Cutline [Fail]
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FMyLife » honey, no boo-boo says FML
Today, my boyfriend threatened to break up with me if I don't satisfy his "needs." By "needs", he means me wearing a diaper during foreplay. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » U.S weather system hacked. Thousands of occluded fronts and low-pressure systems urged to change their passwords, monitor credit reports [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Experiments in Ngram Art
WHAT IS NGRAM? Google Ngram Viewer is a tool that allows users to search for a word or phrase in Google’s vast collection of digitized books and graph the results. 
This graph shows the use of words for various technologies over time. Telegraph had its modest moment in the early 20th century. Telephone started its rise right after it had … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, someone commented on my mother's memorial page on my blog. It said "u need too get over it bitch" and "ur mum was a wh0re". I looked up the IP address and found the comment was posted from my own wifi. The only other person who lives in my house is my girlfriend. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kirk Cameron fires off the first salvo in the War on Christmas™ [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Neigh means neigh [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this astrological shiny thing [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » So, what now? Cape Mackerel? Cape Flounder? Cape Smelt? [Sad]
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FMyLife » juggalomurderer59 says FML
Today, at the gym, some muscle head idiot started yelling at the treadmill for not going fast enough, and I muttered "roid rage". Apparently said roids give him superhuman hearing, because he heard me from the other side of the room, and threatened to kill me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Millionaire has some advice for poor people on the street who are struggling to pay their bills: Eat less [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 11 Fun Facts About Anacondas
Let’s wrap our heads around the stranger-than-fiction world of these heavyweight constrictors. (NOTE: Although there are four anaconda species, the formidable “green” variety Eunectes murinus is, by far, the largest and most famous—so we’ll be focusing on this snake in today’s article.) 1. Anacondas Give Birth to Live Young. Laying eggs is overrated. Several serpents—including anacondas and garter snakes—practice something … [Link]
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