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 » "We were a bit afraid, but we sucked it up and did it because of the drought," says farmer whose fun new side job is collecting tarantulas [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » Joan Jett Has Gotten Far Less Hardcore
Lady desk jockey, loudly: It's time to go potty!California UniversityOverheard by: Grossed Out [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Walgreens pulls Hannukah wrapping paper because SURPRISE SWASTIKAS [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Daughter of Korean Air boss kicks chief flight attendant off plane for mishandling his nuts [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » New York's attorney general has asked the governor for the power to investigate and prosecute all killings of unarmed civilians at the hands of the police, so HIS office can fail to indict rather than the local DA's [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The failed rescue of US hostage may have been because the SEAL team forgot to bring some steaks for the ISIS guard dogs [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 11 Tricks for Creating Innovative and Memorable Holiday Thank-You Notes
Your holiday thank-you notes should be more than just a show of good etiquette. With a little creativity and some work, these messages of appreciation can be fun for both you and the recipient. 1. Make a Thank-You Flipbook 
A note is just a snapshot, why not take a series of pictures (or pare down a video into frames), print … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Places to Visit in Singapore
The island city-state is the place to be for rare turtles, ancient teeth, and futuristic trees. Presented with Atlas Obscura. 1. The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum VISIT: 1 Chinese Garden Rd., 619795 Averaging a clip of almost 4 mph, Singaporeans are the world’s fastest walkers. But this park—home to more than 800 turtles and tortoises representing over 50 species—is … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CDC recommends everyone still get a mind control shot even though it won't protect against the flu this year [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » Was “Earth” Not Specific Enough?
Customer service rep: To reset your password you will need to answer a set of security questions. Okay, where were you were born? (pause) Can you think of anywhere else you might have been born?Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Your move, Godzilla [Amusing]
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FMyLife » lovethateuropeanblood says FML
Today, I enjoyed the soft caressing touch of the person I'm attracted to. It would have been even better if he weren't simply stroking my arm hair in amazement at its superior length and density. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: $100M and Still Grumpy
Grumpy Cat has made how much money?!?!? Excuse me, I have to go cat shopping. * Is it possible that an asteroid could knock the moon into Earth? * These tanks stormed the beach at… Puerto Rico? * What an odd quiz. * Give a little, get a lot. These are some of the health benefits of generosity. * This … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Study proves that high heels make women, and men, weak in the knees [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Drop your socks and grab your 'shops; it's this week's Mugshot Roundup [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Egyptian police arrest 25 for Muslim brotherhood [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this open gesture [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Time magazine's "Person of the Year" to be Ferguson protestors, or Taylor Swift [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Passive aggressive gifts for kids whose parents you hate. Heh heh heh. Oops, I mean Ho ho ho [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Strange States: The Largest Wooden Structure in New Mexico (And the World)
This week we head to the home of Carlsbad Caverns, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and an entrepreneurial chemistry teacher dying of lung cancer—New Mexico. [Link]
Mental Floss » What's the Difference Between Biweekly and Semiweekly?
Mignon Fogarty is the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips and is known for her Grammar Girl website, podcast, and games. [Link]
The Onion » Man Somehow Thinks He Doesn’t Have Enough Alone Time
MINNEAPOLIS—Making repeated claims this week that he could really use a break from being around people, local copywriter Jonathan Maynard has, by all accounts, somehow come to the conclusion that he does not have enough alone time in his life. 
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Fark.com RSS » Saying Pluto isn't a planet is pretty much the same as telling dinosaur experts that Jurassic Park could happen [Obvious]
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The Onion » Sportsgraphic: NFL Week 14 Winners And Losers
Onion Sports presents its winners and losers from the 14th week of the NFL season: Winners San Diego Chargers: San Diego’s beat-up offensive line displayed speed and athleticism while getting out of the way of Patriots pass rus… 
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The Onion » Royal Couple To Spend $36.21 Queen Elizabeth Had Left Over From 2010 U.S. Visit
NEW YORK—Starting their three-day whirlwind tour of New York, Prince William and Duchess Kate told reporters Monday that they planned to spend the leftover $36.21 in American currency that Queen Elizabeth II had been holding on to since her 2010 vis… 
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Fark.com RSS » Ah, the old: "No your honor, I had sex with her corpse *after* I killed her" defense to avoid the death penalty… Wait, that worked? [Sick]
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Mental Floss » 10 Words With Roots in Lesser-Known Languages
Vocabulary.com, posted by Arika Okrent English has borrowed words from all over the world to make up its lexicon. Our friends at Vocabulary.com compiled this list of ten relatively common words with historical roots in languages that are less well known for supplying English words than Latin, Greek, and the traditional Germanic and Romance languages. 1. BUCCANEER someone who robs … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Furry Convention Attacked By Chlorine Powder Bomb
More than a dozen attendees at the annual Midwest FurFest Convention outside Chicago, which celebrates people known as furries who dress up as anthropomorphic animals, were sickened after a chlorine powder bomb was left in a stairwell by an alleged attack… 
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Fark.com RSS » Clemson frat dismayed its 'Cripmas' party, with white students in bandanas and fake thug tattoos throwing gang signs, was not seen as the inclusive effort to understand the experience of modern young black urban males that it was meant to be
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The Onion » Nation’s Gay Straw Men March On Washington For Right To Marry Animals
WASHINGTON—In an effort to advance what they have repeatedly stated is the key element of their agenda, the nation’s gay straw men marched on the nation’s capital Monday to advocate for the right to marry animals, sources confirmed. 
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: 1st Day of Christmas
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Supercriminal Organizations
Sinister Supercriminal Organizations in Pop Culture. Because groups of bad guys give us plenty of villains who can survive for sequels.
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The Super Sad Death Of Beyoncé The Cat. Don’t be afraid to watch, it’s a fictional and funny story about making funeral arrangements while drunk.
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Turns Out, Your Vegetarianism Probably Is Just A Phase. The overwhelming majority of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter #16: The gift that keeps on giving [FarkBlog]
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The Onion » Phone Call With Dad Just Watered-Down Version Of Phone Call With Mom
CHARLOTTE, NC—Progressing swiftly through the same topics but in far less detail, local man Ian Miller’s four-minute phone call with his father Monday was reportedly just a watered-down version of the conversation he’d had moments earlie… 
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Fark.com RSS » Risk of nuclear war is rising due to "insecure stockpiles." Great, we've reached the teenage years of the nuclear era [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Eight critically injured and three dead after someone crashed into a bear [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Today's Kids Aren't Into Vintage 'Power Rangers'
Kids today just don't appreciate the classics, as you'll see when you watch the Fine Bros' latest video, in which children diss the first iteration of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Unlike a lot of these videos (which have the kids handling old technology they've never seen before), this time the kids know exactly what they're dealing with—there have been a … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Idiomatic English Is Lost on Many Americans
Coworker: Why did you move to Atlanta?Customer: Just looking for greener pastures.Coworker: Oh, are you in livestock?Lansing, MichiganOverheard by: plz shoot me now [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Finally I’ll Have Something for My Kids to Play On!
[coworkers discussing switching from current ordering system to proposed new system]Bob: So, it would be like trading in your Honda civic hybrid for an old Schwinn?Jill: Um, no. It would be like trading in my hybrid for a fucking rusted-out Yugo propped up on cinder blocks in my front yard.Raleigh Street
Chapel Hill, North CarolinaOverheard by: snoopdude [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Internet, Eh?
Client: Who owns the Internet?Sales guy: Nobody.Client: Well, somebody’s making money!Web design firm
Denver, ColoradoOverheard by: office peon [Link]
FMyLife » sarahc_c says FML
Today, my boss commented on the fact that I don't usually wear makeup, then told me it would be much appreciated if I'd change that. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » See, Isn’t This Better Than the Lincoln Memorial?
Enthusiastic teen boy: This is the Borders where Teddy got his handjob!Washington, DC [Link]
Overheard In The Office » *Shakes Head*
Man #1: Can you help me? Because you look pretty intelligent.Man #2: Man #1 (pulls out son's math homework): Library; Tampa, FL [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A former St. Louis cop speaks about the dysfunction he encountered [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » This is your captain speaking, we're just about to touchdown in London. If you look to your right you can see Parliament and if you look to your left you'll see an OMFG DRONE [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Did you hear the one about the quadruple amputee who became a double amputee? [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, your new $1.2 million McLaren P1 will depreciate as soon as you drive it off the lot. Even more so if you crash it on the same day [Fail]
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Overheard In The Office » California Goes Big for Obama
Girl#1: Poop.Girl#2: Poop? Poopie poop? Or shoot poop.Girl#1: Oh dear, I was just telling him the poo story from last night. But def poopie poop. No. Not poopie poop. Shoot poop.Girl#2: Poop porn procreation.Girl#1: Though after further thought I would hope you poo a lot more between porn and procreating. Thats like nine months. You would die.Girl#2: Yes. I would hope … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New research on Vikings finds that they didn't do much actual raping and pillaging and when they did get in their longboats to go to another country, it was for a family vacation with the wives and kids [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Sea Turtles
Sea turtles live in waters all around the world, except for the planet’s extreme north and south regions, and live as long as 80 years. Here are 20 other things you might not know about sea turtles. [Link]
Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 37: Edgar Allan Poe’s Graveyard Visitor
For most of the 20th century, a man in black appeared each year at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. In the predawn hours of January 19, he would drink a toast with French cognac and leave behind three roses in a distinctive arrangement. No one knows who he was or why he did this. In this episode of the … [Link]
The Onion » Slideshow: The Week In Pictures – Week Of December 8, 2014
The Week In Pictures – Week Of December 8, 2014 
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Fark.com RSS » Catholic school must turn to Satan in order to stay open. Wait, I'm sorry. Santa. But either way, they've had to turn to a pagan figure in order to obtain hope [Ironic]
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The Onion » American Voices: CDC: This Year’s Flu Vaccine Might Not Work
Federal health officials at the CDC have warned that the current strain of influenza circulating around the country, H3N2, has mutated, so this year’s flu vaccine might not work. 
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The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Travel Accommodamnations
Travel Accommodamnations 
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Fark.com RSS » Three bears find an accident that's just right, living in fear of the Dipping Dots mafia, and why your mom beats you in video games: some of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 11/30 – 12/6 [FarkBlog]
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Overheard In The Office » How You Know Your Coworker’s a Virgin
Younger guy peon: You know, I’ve never had any experience with ladies from the Pacific Rim.Older guy peon: Really? Well, lemme tell you something. Their hair down there is dark, straight, and soft.Younger guy peon, thoughtfully: … Like a puppy dog’s ears?Plymouth Meeting, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: Beef and Ale [Link]
Mental Floss » Name Buddy the Elf's Food Groups
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Fark.com RSS » LA fire closes parts of two freeways. Garner protests closed down the rest and most of Oakland [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Scientists have taken an important step towards the possibility of creating synthetic life with the development of a form of artificial evolution in a simple chemistry set – without the use of DNA" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » To all the middle aged men at 45 buying a Harley, a trophy wife and a bottle of Rogaine, KNOCK IT OFF. This message brought to you by your local hospital emergency workers [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » Why Do Clowns Wear Big Shoes?
A clown starts his or her clowning from the ground up, which is why their big, floppy shoes are so recognizable. But what's behind this funny business? Clown user "Tickles and Trouble" posed this question to Clown Forum, an online message board for clowns. Some of the clown responses include, "To make sure everyone in the audience get a big … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » … Greg.
Shouting man on cell: Titty-fucking is sex, honey! You promised!Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, IndianaOverheard by: Shatmandu [Link]
Fark.com RSS » London residents are hiring ex-military snipers to take out foxes and other nuisance animals in their gardens at night [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Iron Photoshop ingredient should produce satisfaction. LGT ingredient [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » The Guinness Artist
David Gilhooley is known as the Guinness Artist, because he occasionally uses Guinness beer to paint watercolors. But he now has a second reason for the name after winning the Guinness World Record for most pencil portraits drawn in 12 hours. He sketched 200 of them.
By my calculations, that means he had to complete approximately one sketch every three … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » No One Keeps Secrets from Accounts Receivable
A/R girl: Your crotch is all done.Billing: Okay, thanks. Now I can walk around and not worry about indecency.A/R girl: Yeah. So if it comes apart again just bring it back in and I’ll stitch your crotch back together.Bedford Heights, OhioOverheard by: medieval much? [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch Steve Wozniak Set Up an Apple II
Steve Wozniak is the lesser-discussed Steve in the Apple story. But the thing is, Woz is a really sweet guy who likes telling his stories and working on his machines. If you've read his autobiography, you already know about his attention to detail in hand-laying-out the Apple I and II computers, his attitude towards money (not a big priority), and … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Cautionary Tales For Children from an 1831 Book
The Book of Accidents is so well-intentioned. In fact, the (very brief) introduction claims that "If generally studied, it will save the lives of thousands, and relieve many families from the long and unavailing misery." Those intentions were not only good, but probably served a social need at a time when mortality rates saw almost 300 out of every 1000 … [Link]
Weird Universe » Christmas Comes to PacLand
One of those essential holiday treats! [Link]
Mental Floss » 1st Day of Christmas
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Fark.com RSS » What's that Lassie, a boy flying a kite fell into an open manhole? [Cool]
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FMyLife » BedazzledAlpaca says FML
Today, I fell asleep on the couch and woke up to find that I had slept through my house getting robbed. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a long, philosophical explanation about how he doesn't love me, but we should still have sex. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Haitwun says FML
Today, my girlfriend decided to treat me out to dinner and cake for my birthday. My mom felt left out and yelled at my girlfriend in an angry tirade. My girlfriend went home. I'm spending my birthday, alone in my room. FML [Link]
FMyLife » pubemilkshake says FML
Today, my boyfriend made me a milkshake. It was pale yellow with some black spots. He told me it was banana and poppy seed. After drinking it, he told me they weren't poppy seeds. They were his pubes. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder how long you'll have to work at the coffee shop to pay off that $100,000 Victorian Literature degree? Wonder no more. Now there's a handy calculator that estimates how long you'll be in debt based on your chosen major [Interes
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Fark.com RSS » General Mills bringing back French Toast Crunch cereal, discontinued 8 years ago, thanks to an online petition. Meanwhile, 30 years on, I am still waiting for the return of Buc Wheats [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Supercriminial Organizations
Sinister Supercriminial Organizations in Pop Culture. Because groups of bad guys give us plenty of villains who can survive for sequels.
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The Super Sad Death Of Beyoncé The Cat. Don’t be afraid to watch, it’s a fictional and funny story about making funeral arrangements while drunk.
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Turns Out, Your Vegetarianism Probably Is Just A Phase. The overwhelming majority of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Letter from Albert Einstein to Marie Curie advises her on how to handle trolls, and that he'd successfully split a beer atom [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Animated Robin Williams Interview Outtakes
This new video from Blank on Blank—a PBS Digital production dedicated to "preserv[ing] and re-imagin[ing] the American interview"—brings to life a series of outtakes from interviews Robin Williams did in 1992 with Lawrence Grobel for a Playboy magazine piece (which you can read here). The video opens with Grobel asking Williams to imagine the year 2020, when he would have … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Where is the "freest" place in North America? Well it's not in the U.S., that's for sure eh [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Family of a man who choked to death while eating at Applebee's is suing the chain because no employees were trained in first aid [Followup]
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Futility Closet » Invertible Minuets
In A Thing or Two About Music (1972), Nicolas Slonimsky describes a series of “puzzle minuets” composed by 18th-century harpsichordist Johann Schobert: Schobert is not a misprint for Schubert. He was an estimable Silesian-born musician who settled in Paris in 1760 and wrote many compositions in the elegant style of the time. Mozart knew his music well and was even … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » The Most Menacing of All the 50
Satisfied admin: Yeah, we've got the state of Connecticut's address.Norwel, MassachusettsOverheard by: That's right Connecticut, we know where you live. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 2PM Marketing Push
Boss: I need you to bust out that postcard ASAP! It’s priority number six!
Designer: Um, does it have to be done now or do five other things have to be done first?
Boss: Six is the new one!
Designer: I didn’t get that memo. 15335 Morrison Street
Sherman Oaks, California [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out we steal office supplies because we're just so damned stressed out. So grab some more highlighters and post-it notes [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Crack babies. New hotness: Oxytots and meth babies [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » …Why's Everyone Giggling?
Male colleague, interrupted by another: Oh! I open my mouth and you come!Chippenham
England [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Walk into the wrong classroom as a sub teacher? Apologize, it's all good. Wait, you're in Detroit [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » Like Any Real Man Would
Maintenance foreman talking to vendor about fittings: When I say air, I’m talking about nitrogen.Southlake Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I’m Just Sayin’ — You’ve Got Balls, Lady
Professional woman: I work out at lunch everyday, it’s part of my routine.Professional man: Wow, you really have some testical fortitude to stick to that routine.Woman: What?One Shell Plaza Elevator
Houston, Texas [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Liberia tries to return to normal by allowing businesses to reopen their doors, but no one wants to be the first person to restart the Ebola crisis [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Man jumps over an enclosure to feed the lions, nearly succeeds [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » 10AM Prepare Proofs
Manager: How many did [the client] say he wanted?
Secretary: He said none for this month, but he’ll print next month, so send him a proof for March.
Manager: February?
Secretary: No, not this month, next month: March.
Manager: February? 11071 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this potty pusher [Photoshop]
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