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 » You can't carry out your Second Amendment right to defend yourself in your own home if you don't have a gun in your house. But what if you have a gun, but no house? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Authorities Searching for American Mother-to-Be Missing in Queensland Australia: Difficulty: She's a Snake [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Fathers now spend an entire five more hours per week watching their children than they did fifty years ago. PROGRESS [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're pulled over for a DUI, taking a drink of vodka in front of the officer is not going to help [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 11 Beautiful Stops on a Tour of America's Most Incredible Ferry Rides
Ferries are more than just valuable tools for commuters. [Link]
Mental Floss » The UK's Tasty War on Grey Squirrels
When Victorian banker Thomas Brocklehurst returned to England from a transatlantic journey in 1876, he brought with him a pair of American grey squirrels, which he promptly released on the grounds of his estate in Cheshire. Little did he know that doing so would ignite a new battle of sorts between Americans and the British, just 100 years after the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Highway patrol officer rescues woman being choked by seat belt. Florida: Her 4-year-old daughter was the one trying to choke her [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 11 Hidden Gems on the Ultimate Road Trip Through the Northeast
A road trip is only as good as the pit stops you make along the way. Here are 11 under-the-radar destinations that are worth a detour on your next swing through the Northeast. 1. Great Vermont Corn Maze—Danville, VT This amazing corn maze stretches over 10 acres. The maze takes around two hours to complete and features ten-foot-tall corn, bridges, … [Link]
FMyLife » I'm so wet, baby says FML
Today, while at work, I really had to pee. Since my break was soon, I decided to hold it as another customer came to my till, but I didn't see she had 3 trolleys full of food. It took ages to scan all of it, and when I left for my break, I had an empty bladder and a wet … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was locked out of my house. As I was about to knock on the window to ask my girlfriend to let me in, I saw her on the sofa, digging a huge booger out of her nose and eating it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis calls for ISIS and its goal to be strongly and forcefully opposed-by Muslim leaders worldwide. Pope Urban II shakes his head ruefully and makes the "missed it by THAT much" gesture [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » When you're arrested for public drunkenness and they're about to turn you loose, that's not a good time to drop your bag of cocaine [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Just when you think things couldn't be any worse for the Washington Redskins, they go and do something "awesome" like this [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Militant Islamic extremists belonging to Boko Harum kill nearly 200 in a suicide bomb and gun attack on a Nigerian…Mosque? Okay, sure let's pretend That makes some kind of sense even in their twisty little minds [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this romantic homage [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, we spent the day with my grandmother. During a family conversation,, my sweet little grandmother looked me up and down, and without any hesitation said, "I remember you being so beautiful," before looking at my mother, mouthing, "What happened?" and laughing. She's 87. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canada has free health care, yet idiots still take their kids to homeopaths for vaccine "alternatives" which presumably involve being in the same province as someone with the disease [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The Fark Weird News Quiz: Black Friday edition [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » How is babby turkee formed? How girl turkee get pragnent? They need to do way Thanksgivign mother who kill thier babby turkey stuffing prank [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Canada's oldest woman loses her title at 113. Sad: She liked a cold beer. Extra Sad: She thought that Bud was a beer [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » I'm not saying it's aliens, but aliens make more sense than those damned drones everyone's talking about [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » How 10 Classic Foods Made Their Way to America
Click to enlarge by Carter Maness and Gabe Luzier 1. Popcorn More than 4,000 years old, the earliest popcorn kernels were discovered in a Mexican bat cave once occupied by the Cochise Indians. The practice of popping corn was common among Native Americans: Ancient crumbs have been discovered in Peruvian tombs, while Cortes found Aztecs using it to decorate necklaces. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Boston and Philadelphia schools endorse Meatless Monday. Unfortunately students are still supporting bookless Tuesday and absentee Wednesday [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 7 Highly Questionable Vintage Exercise Devices
Society’s knowledge of exercise and fitness has grown exponentially since the early 20th century, when strongmen boasted of eating 24 eggs and three pounds of bacon for breakfast. Then again, the enduring popularity of infomercial abdominal devices indicates we’re still prone to using dubious pieces of equipment if installment payments are offered. Here are a few contraptions that, while well-intentioned, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police officer is fired before seeing any action for being afraid of heights, drugs, loud noises, being too skittish, and showing too much resistance. Fark: police dog [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Hold off on that trip to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters; there's been an Awakening. Have you felt it? [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania complain that the town's 50-foot Norwegian pine Christmas tree that was topped with a lighted pretzel is ugly. So instead of getting a new one town officials embrace the ugliness to recreate Charlie Brown's
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Fark.com RSS » What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers? Slap them all in a tortilla and call them a "leftovuritto" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Divorcee receives only 40% of net worth in settlement, will have to scrape by with a mere $530,000,000 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Pilsner pinups: Brawny bearded brewers bare nearly all for men's health calendar [Amusing]
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FMyLife » stampslife says FML
Today, I finished watching an entire movie after boarding the plane, before the plane even took off. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Regular Jobs of 10 Legendary Game Show Champions
Before winning it big, game show winners were poor to adequately paid mortals just like us. [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch The First Trailer For The New 'Star Wars'
It's finally here. The trailer for the first of the J.J. Abrams-helmed additions to the Star Wars universe—Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens—hit theaters across the country today, as well as the Internet. Check it out below: Stormtroopers! X-Wings! TIE Fighters! Sand! Lightsabers! Droids! John Williams! 
Be careful, you're going to poke an eye out with that thing. … [Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Black Friday 2014: Best Deals & Bargains
Retailers across the nation are opening their doors earlier than ever ahead of Black Friday to get customers in the aisles. 
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Fark.com RSS » Alabama has more gun stores than museums or libraries. But before you jump on the gun-toting rednecks without culture, take a look at your state. Only 13 states have more libraries and museums than gun stores [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » An employee stealing $6400 worth of bratwurst and kielbasa? Police say they never sausage a thing [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » For anyone who has ever wondered why people would voluntarily choose to live in Phoenix, this is why [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Britain adopts a great American Thanksgiving tradition: fighting in the Black Friday queue [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this jubilant moment [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 14 Facts About 'Anne of Green Gables' Author L.M. Montgomery
While Anne found love and happiness, Montgomery herself wasn’t so lucky. [Link]
FMyLife » mainlineloser says FML
Today, after Thanksgiving dinner, we all played Cards Against Humanity. On one round, I was the dealer, and I received "foreskin" as a card. When I said this, my grandmother told me that apparently, after my ritual circumcision, my grandfather buried my foreskin under our rosebushes. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Miss Chicken Feathers
A gold watch is actually a pretty nice prize for having hair most like that of a chicken's feathers.
Source: Milwaukee Journal – Jan 16, 1924 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Having thoughts of a post-Thanksgiving diet? Well, don't go complete Atkins, because all carbs are not created equal [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Karlsson-on-the-roof
Karlsson-on-the-Roof from Maripuka85 on Vimeo.
Young boy subject to hallucinations is befriended by drunken fairy godfather. In Russian, but that hardly matters.
The German live-action version is even odder.
Wikipedia entry here.
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Fark.com RSS » Two boys found after surviving being buried alive in snow bank for hours by plow [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » In the UK, there's a 70% chance that the supermarket chicken you bought is infected with a deadly bacteria. Fortunately, boiling everything they eat removes both the taste AND the bug [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Here are the five worst places to drive in the United States, and we have bad news for you California [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Thanks for your help, Afghani translators. We didn't wipe out the Taliban as promised, but you're on your own now anyway. Best of luck [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember Darwin the Ikea monkey? His new pad costs more than you'll earn in the next ten years [Asinine]
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Futility Closet » Bygones
The epilogue of The Time Machine contains this strange passage: One cannot choose but wonder. Will he ever return? It may be that he swept back into the past, and fell among the blood-drinking, hairy savages of the Age of Unpolished Stone; into the abysses of the Cretaceous Sea; or among the grotesque saurians, the huge reptilian brutes of the … [Link]
FMyLife » Trainer Calypso says FML
Today, I went to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. I watched as my uncle and his girlfriend snuck off to the bathroom together, where they stayed until someone else tried to get in. When they came out, she was wiping her mouth. I need new eyes. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Thanksgiving poutine manages to offend both Canadians and Native Americans alike [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "I know. Let's start selling lottery tickets online" [Florida]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, some idiot introduced my grandmother to yoga pants. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Scientists develop drug that reduces the harmful effects of binge-drinking on the brain. Clinical testing on Fark staffers is expected to begin immediately [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Police respond to a report of a woman searching for diamonds on the side of the road. Then things get weird [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » A Burger King employee finds a backpack filled with $100,000. Officers confiscated the bag, as it had a trace amount of pot which is cop speak for 'It's Pay Day' [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's your annual reminder to watch the greatest Thanksgiving movie ever made – Planes, Trains & Automobiles [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: South African ventriloquist beats gagging order [Amusing]
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FMyLife » Dramori says FML
Today, I realised I was far too attached to my duvet. Literally. I just got a large tattoo on my back, and my duvet somehow stuck to my skin during the night and formed part of the scab. I now have the joy of deciding whether to tear it off fast or peel it away slowly. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this posing duet [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 27 Things You Might Not Know About 'Home Alone'
Some fun—and painful—facts about everyone’s favorite sadistic holiday classic [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People are paying others up to $22 an hour to wait in line for black Friday deals only further proving that some people have way too much money or free time [Strange]
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