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.”
FMyLife » Veronica says FML
Today, I asked my dad if he thought my dress was nice, and if guys would go for me. He replied, "Shit, depends on how drunk they are." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Recluse says FML
Today, the girl I'd been dating online for 6 months told me she was a guy. I said it was alright, and that I was still in love. Then she confessed she really was a girl, and was just trying to make me dump her so she wouldn't be the "bad guy". FML [Link]
FMyLife » openended says FML
Today, I realized that having an open relationship isn't all that great, when my boyfriend hooked up with his ex and dumped me for her. FML [Link]
The Onion » Oven Preheated For 16 Seconds
Oven Preheated For 16 Seconds 
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Mental Floss » The Unusual Syntax of “Sexiest Man Alive”
In the wake of People magazine’s announcement of its choice for this year’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” our thoughts, naturally, turn to the unusual syntax of this phrase. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » SHUT. DOWN… what do you mean, too late? [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » And for today's, "What?" headline, "Ex-con gay porn twin pens novel" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Beauty is all in the eye of the beholder of meth [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » 'X' marks the splat [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » As you protest in Ferguson, have no fear of violence from the police or the KKK, because Anonymous will have your back and totally hack their websites or something [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » DEVO frontman opens up about his career as a visual artist, his myopia and how he managed to whip it good [Interesting]
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The Onion » American Voices: Major Networks Opt Out Of Airing Obama Immigration Speech
Many of the major broadcast networks opted not to air President Obama’s speech Thursday night outlining his executive action on immigration so they could run primetime shows such as The Big Bang Theory and Grey’s Anatomy, which a… 
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Mental Floss » You Don’t Know Jack About Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
You Don’t Know Jack About MS™ was created for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their loved ones by Jack Osbourne, in partnership with Teva Neuroscience. The vision was to start a new conversation about MS – to dispel myths, educate and help patients manage their disease. To bring a personal connection to the program, Jack shares his journey … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: A New Kryptos Clue
The creator of the famous, unsolved Kryptos sculpture puzzle at CIA headquarters has offered a new clue to help you solve it. * This Raiders of the Lost Ark face melting face candle is the greatest movie-inspired candle of all time. * Walk with your head up. Texting is killing your posture. * The family of the convicted murderer in … [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Strange Things Cities Decided to Ban
If you want to have a pet goldfish, park in your own driveway, or die, here are some places you probably shouldn't live. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these record breakers [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » An Interactive Map of Student Debt Per State
Today's map comes from Brandon Ballenger at Debt.com. Hover your mouse over each state to see the average student loan debt and student loan default rates. My alma mater state, Delaware, clocks in as the second highest in debt— yeesh! The Afternoon Map is a semi-regular feature in which we post maps and infographics. In the afternoon. Semi-regularly. [Link]
Mental Floss » 21 Rhetorical Devices Explained
Rhetorical devices can transform an ordinary piece of writing into something much more memorable. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Welcome back to the Weird News Quiz. This week featuring a secret ingredient. Just kidding, bacon isn't a secret [Survey]
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The Onion » Rookie Teammate Worried Ndamukong Suh Taking Him Under Wing
DETROIT—Calling the recent realization alarming and something he is not at all comfortable with, Detroit Lions rookie defensive end Larry Webster III expressed his growing concern Friday that teammate Ndamukong Suh has decided to take him under his … 
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FMyLife » UTRejected says FML
Today, I was selling winter-themed cookies at my university. I cheerfully asked a girl if she would like to buy cookies to support peer tutoring. Her response? "I don't eat food." FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Pod City: ‘Off Camera,’ ‘Sound Opinions,’ and More of the Week's Best Podcasts
Our weekly roundup of notable podcast episodes. [Link]
Mental Floss » Click the Mammals
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Fark.com RSS » Fark: Two computer scientists respond to a predatory journal with 7 words, complete with charts and graphs. Total WTF: The journal prints it (Not safe for work Language) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Q: Is Florida state law making students feel less intelligent in school? A: Florida [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Double Entendre
The Exeter Book, an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry from the 10th century, contains three riddles that seem shockingly risqué until you see the answers: I’m a strange creature, for I satisfy women,
a service to the neighbors! No one suffers
at my hands except for my slayer.
I grow very tall, erect in a bed,
I’m hairy underneath. From time … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Amnesty International releases free software to detect if the government is spying on your computer. So if you're curious to find out how many NSA operatives are searching through your Peg-Leg Pete fetish porn collection, here you go [Interesting
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Fark.com RSS » The lesson here, folks, is to avoid putting pureed raw frog on your eyes [Scary]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Fantasy Football Week 12: 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 
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The Onion » Report: More Elderly People Now Dying Surrounded By Coworkers
WASHINGTON—Noting that the end-of-life trend has become increasingly prevalent in recent decades, a report released Friday by the U.S. 
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Typewriter Parts
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Mental Floss » Crispus Attucks: America's First Revolutionary War Casualty
Who was the Revolutionary War’s first colonial casualty? A black seaman with Native American roots. Crispus Attucks’ dramatic death made him a polarizing figure in 1770. On March 5th of that year, the infamous Boston Massacre claimed his life and left a legacy over which the emerging nation would soon struggle. Attucks’ early days are largely clouded in mystery. It … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kmart tells employees if they don't come in to work on Thanksgiving, they will "automatically be fired" [Sick]
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The Onion » Infographic: How Obama's Immigration Plan Would Work
President Obama has announced that he will take a series of executive actions to protect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and help pave the way for those living in the country illegally to become U.S. citizens. Here is a step-by-step look at the president’s plan 
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Fark.com RSS » Oh my, unintended truck advertising is unintended [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » NYPD decides to show those n00bs in the Ferguson PD how you're supposed to shoot an unarmed black man [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Monty Python's 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' passes Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' as the most popular funeral song of all time [Cool]
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Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review
There Goes the Neighborhood In the town of Solikamsk, Russia, there’s a large hole swallowing a neighborhood. The main industry in the area is salt mining, and an influx of water has caused a “failure of the soil,” or in other words, a big old hole. The ground began shifting in 2005, and authorities responded by evacuating the area, so … [Link]
Mental Floss » A Visual Guide to All 37 Villains in the 'Batman' TV Series
Here they all are with a little extra Bam! Pow! Zap! for good measure. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Suspected child molesters arrested after enrolling in elementary school to recruit victims. No, this is not the plot of the next Adam Sandler movie [Sick]
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The Onion » Corporate America Shaken By Death Of Longtime Consumer
CHARLESTON, SC—Expressing shock and an immense sense of grief, numerous high-ranking figures across corporate America were reportedly left shaken Friday after learning of the sudden death of longtime consumer Arthur Henderson. Executives within the … 
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The Onion » Magazine: Bill Cosby Offers To Sit Down With Us And Explain The Allegations Against Him Over A Glass Of Wine
Bill Cosby Offers To Sit Down With Us And Explain The Allegations Against Him Over A Glass Of Wine 
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Fark.com RSS » No pants fires reported at world's biggest liar competition [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Billy Beer: The Reason Billy Carter Quit Drinking
When the national press descended on Plains, GA, during the 1976 presidential campaign, the journalists were looking for some insight into Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter’s character. They found something even better: Carter’s hard-drinking younger brother, gas station owner Billy. [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: ‘Normal Barbie’ Updated To Include Scars, Acne, Cellulite
A year after introducing what the media has called “Normal Barbie,” a doll named Lammily with the height and weight proportions of an average 19-year-old girl, artist Nickolay Lamm has updated the doll to include an add-on pack of stickers sho… 
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Fark.com RSS » Japanese people can't stand root beer because smell reminds them of popular pain-relieving medicinal patch [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember when parents used to fight over really cool toys? Now they're fighting over pink plastic pregnant puppies. Which also doubles as the name of subby's new Chinese polka bluegrass band [Stupid]
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FMyLife » weirdthingtosay says FML
Today, I was getting to second base with a really hot guy, but I couldn't stop laughing when he said my boobs were "soft like cake." He got so embarrassed that he lost his boner. FML [Link]
FMyLife » AOart1st says FML
Today, I was rock climbing. I had my equipment on and I saw a really cute girl. I went for the hardest climb in the gym, and while jumping up to grab the rock, I simultaneously farted, missed the rock, fell to the mat and broke my arm in the process. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I dropped my trash into what I thought was a garbage can. My co-workers stared at me like I had just pissed myself. It was a toy collection box for children in foster care. FML [Link]
The Onion » Moron Stepfather Takes Care Of Child Who Doesn’t Have His Genetic Material
FALMOUTH, ME—Shaking their heads at the dense numbskull’s completely idiotic priorities, sources confirmed Friday that moron stepfather Jeffrey Ryan, 36, is taking care of a 3-year-old child who does not even possess his genetic material. 
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The Onion » Gay Man Unaware He Focus Of Thousands Of Prayers
SANTA ROSA, CA—Oblivious to the fact that he was being held in the hearts of Christian congregations across the country, 36-year-old gay man Andrew Fitzpatrick reportedly went about his grocery shopping Friday fully unaware that he was currently the… 
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Mental Floss » Why Do Dogs Sniff Each Other's Butts?
What's your dog up to anyway? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Daily Mail humbly requests you be outraged at excessively PC multicultural Christmas jumper. "They claim it is a sweater for 'Modern Britain'" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption this dinner date gone wrong [Caption]
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Weird Universe » Barbie – now with acne!
Strange Barbie dolls have been a recurring theme here at WU. We've seen scaled-up Barbie, makeup-free Barbie, non-human Barbie, Ancient Minoan culture illustrated with Barbie, Virgin Mary Barbie doll, etc.
So the latest strange Barbie in the news doesn't even seem all that strange, by comparison. It's "Normal Barbie." Created by artist Nickolay Lamm, this doll (which he's calling Lammily), … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Tennis Match: This lonely man needs some company. Can you help? [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Have you ever wanted to have a "tactical-live action zombie experience"? Don't mind Arizona? Then this event might just be what you're looking for [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » There are many ways to skin a cat. And by that I mean there are many ways to give a cat a pill [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Wilson negotiating to resign in effort to stem rioting in Ferguson [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » God Manifests as an Elephant
I'm not sure if God sent a real elephant to get us to go to church, or if God Himself manifested as an elephant, or if the whole elephant thing is just a metaphor. But I do know that the next time I see an elephant, I will think of church.
Original ad here. [Link]
FMyLife » TJ AJ RJ / IV the V says FML
Today, my boss flipped me off in traffic on my way to work. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "The Crown does not have to give its reasoning when it decides not to lay charges" for A) underage drinking B) marijuana possession or C) off-duty cop going 70 over speed limit crashing and killing a kid [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » The only thing that changes after you convert your crab boat into a floating strip club is who catches the crabs [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The most bizarre police suspect composites you're likely to see today [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Typewriter Parts
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Disneyland's Christmas Tree
How Disneyland gets ready for the holiday season. Watch them put up a 60-foot tree, like they do every year.
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Why Mike Nichols Was So Much More Than The Graduate. A look back at the late filmmaker’s decades of accomplishments.
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Head to Head: Wild Vs. Supermarket Turkeys. There are plenty of differences, but will it matter to your … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Let's strap a GoPro to an eagle and set it loose over London [Cool]
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Mental Floss » What Happens To Stranded Sea Otters Like Pup 681?
If you frequent the Internet, you've probably seen pictures or videos of an adorably fluffy baby sea otter popping up all over the place. (And if you haven't, do yourself a favor and check her out. But then come back here.) Pup 681, as she's known, was rescued after being found alone at just a week old on the California … [Link]
FMyLife » spreadburger says FML
Today, my co-worker threw a rubber mallet at my face, and I broke my finger in the process of saving my face. She then told me to "take it up with HR, bitch". She's the HR manager. FML [Link]
FMyLife » CCrew42 says FML
Today, a girl said to me, "Sorry, but I have a boyfriend". I hadn't said anything to her. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The CIA reviewed some books about Snowden. Shockingly, the spy agency was not impressed with "Snowden's broken family life, his half-finished education, his political beliefs, and his devotion to the Internet" [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » Visual Calculus
As a circle rolls along a line, a point on its circumference traces an arch called a cycloid. The arch encloses an area three times that of the circle, a result commonly proven using calculus. Now Armenian mathematician Mamikon Mnatsakanian has devised a “sweeping-tangent theorem” that accomplishes the same proof using intuition: 
Image: Wikimedia Commons Imagine a tangent to the rolling … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I knocked an old-school slide carousel off my desk, scattering nearly 100 individual slides everywhere, including the specific slides my professor asked me to digitally scan, which were placed carefully on top. None of them are numbered. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Think your city has noise pollution problems with all the cars and trucks going back and forth? Just take a look at Venice where they don't have cars and trucks, they need to ban wheelies on suitcases because they make too much noise [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » TGI Fridays launches flying mistletoe drones for the holidays. Edible food still not a priority [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » The fattest thing you can do as an American is go on a Carnival Cruise ship. Here's a look at all the food you have unlimited access to [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The Thanksgiving Film Festival
Besides all that wonderful food, Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family, to watch football, or to shop, but some folks are not into any of those things. You can still enjoy the long holiday weekend by curling up with some Thanksgiving movies. Alice's Restaurant 
In 1965, 18-year-old Arlo Guthrie had Thanksgiving dinner in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with his friends … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Major counter-terrorism operation storms house of suspected Muslim of some kind, finds a sword the police are quite certain is metal, not plastic, in latest 'when did Australia start importing cops from the US' story [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » You'd almost think today wasn't a day that ends in Y – The FTC actually did something about a telemarketing scammer. Unfortunately, the scammers' punishment didn't include getting sewn in a sack full of rabid weasels and dropped off a
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The Onion » 5 Million Illegal Immigrants To Realize Dreams Of Having Deportation Deferred
WASHINGTON—Saying that they had finally attained a life of slightly less uncertainty, 5 million of the nation’s illegal immigrants confirmed that the executive order announced by President Obama Thursday night would allow them to at last reali… 
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Fark.com RSS » If you're the first victim in a mass shooting, the NRA would like to thank you for letting the good guys with guns know a bad guy with a gun is on the loose [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: 'Feminist' condom design beats stiff competition [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman kills her neighbor after he overdraws funds from their joint account. Then things get weird [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Things to get at the gas station: (X) Unleaded (X) 10-W30 ( ) Fish [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Your official Emperor Obama immigration speech discussion thread (LGT livestream) [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this smirking ray [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » EPA says there's a chance that the underground landfill fire that's been burning for four years might reach the landfill next door where nuclear waste was illegally dumped and if that happens, hey, where did they go? [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Awesome Charts Serious Serial Fans Will Love
Michelle Rial for The Bold Italic If your week goes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Serial-day, then you'll love these fun graphics about the podcast megahit. Michelle Rial runs the Twitter This American Chart, where she posts charts derived from episodes of the NPR show This American Life. So naturally, when the producers of that show created a spinoff sensation, she did … [Link]
Mental Floss » States Without a Major Sports Team
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Fark.com RSS » Man wearing camouflage robs bank, escapes with undisclosed amount of cash. Police advise the public that if they see a man dressed in camouflage, it's not really working [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of The Wacky Weatherman Trope
The weather is certainly not something to be trifled with. As severe and dangerous events are becoming more frequent due to the effects of climate change, meteorology is a more serious business than ever before. When the Weather Channel announced it would buy competing online weather service Weather Underground, many people were furious. The latter was always viewed as a … [Link]
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