John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » Bill O'Reilly declares yet another victory in the War on Christmas after once again no combatants show up on the enemy team [Misc]

Thursday 18 December 23:30:24 UTC 2014

Misc [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » US Army plans to use stationary blimps to prevent missile attack on DC. In true DC fashion, there will only be two: guaranteeing that the left and the right will be protected, while everyone else is screwed [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 23:24:10 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A: "Fish oil, despair. What death tastes like." Q: What kind of tasting notes do you get when you make a champion barista choke down the most popular instant coffee brands? [Amusing]

Thursday 18 December 23:24:03 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Famous Authors’ Favorite Workday Snacks

Thursday 18 December 23:00:00 UTC 2014

Writers are famously ritualistic. Some have favorite desk decorations or can only work during particular hours of the day. And some, like these nine, have specific food requirements. 1. Agatha Christie Christie's favorite mug may have read, "Don’t be greedy," but according to her grandson, that was “an injunction she never showed any sign of obeying.” She used it to … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 12PM Get Server Update

Thursday 18 December 22:59:33 UTC 2014

IT: Email seems to be working fine. I did a few tests and it’s delivering viruses in an almost real-time fashion. 1201 18th Street
Denver, Colorado Overheard by: Adam G [Link]

Fark.com RSS » J.K. Rowling calls for an end to Orphanages. As for what to do with the kids, she has a modest proposal [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 22:54:41 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [69 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman ducks long prison sentence for accident causing two deaths [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 22:27:34 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [138 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark's 2014 Headline of the Year contest, Round 3: June through August [HOTY]

Thursday 18 December 22:27:03 UTC 2014

HOTY [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's kind of like the seven deadly sins, except replace 'gluttony' with 'acoustic engineering' and maybe 'wrath' with 'waveguide technology' (sponsored link) [Spiffy]

Thursday 18 December 22:26:58 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [55 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 18 December 22:04:40 UTC 2014

Today, I went out to a bar with some of my friends. They're all in committed relationships, but every single one of them got hit on. I'm single, and yet again, nobody even said hi to me. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: From chops to the belly to even a whole pig roast among the many options, pork has been a staple in many homes. What ways do you like to prepare it for your friends and family? Do you just make the whole pack of bacon for yourself?

Thursday 18 December 22:00:14 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [126 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Eleven nostalgic gifts for the lumbersexual in your life. Downside: You have a lumbersexual in your life [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 21:57:50 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 1PM Production Services

Thursday 18 December 21:57:12 UTC 2014

Manager: Hey there… What are you doin?
Support: Just some really ugly updates to [client]’s website
Manager: Ahh, who cares as long as it’s billable.
Support pauses. . .
Manager: It is billable, right? 8840 Commons Boulevard
Twinsburg, Ohio [Link]

Mental Floss » YouTube Yule Logs

Thursday 18 December 21:43:05 UTC 2014

The televised "Yule Log" became a tradition in 1966, when WPIX-New York aired film of a crackling fire. The idea was to help New Yorkers without fireplaces enjoy a reasonably decent simulation of one. Fast-forward 48 years, and YouTube is where the best Yule Log action is. Pick your favorite, make it full-screen, and enjoy. (Technical note: a lot of … [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: An All-You-Can-Watch Movie Pass

Thursday 18 December 21:43:04 UTC 2014

AMC Theatres is looking at a flat rate, watch-all-you-want movie pass. * You’ll appreciate the books of your youth even more when you read these quotes about writing for children. * How well do you know geography? On this map, certain states have been merged together. Can you identify them? * Human rights activists are now planning to airdrop DVD … [Link]

Mental Floss » NASA Can See Your Holiday Lights From Space

Thursday 18 December 21:43:03 UTC 2014

Light pollution is real, and the source is your holiday light display. According to NASA, data gathered by NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite reveals that nighttime light intensity over cities in the United States increases during Christmas and New Year’s—by as much as 20 to 50 percent! The Sumoi NPP uses an instrument called the Visual Infrared … [Link]

Mental Floss » 13 Wonderful Homemade Christmas Cards

Thursday 18 December 21:09:29 UTC 2014

A year ago, I collected a dozen great homemade Christmas cards. There are plenty more out there! Christmas cards are so easy to make in the 21st century, thanks to digital cameras, email, and Photoshop. You’re only limited by your imagination -and plenty of people have great imaginations, which they are willing to share. Daniel McConnell lost part of his … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mean machine [Photoshop]

Thursday 18 December 21:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The normalization of relations with Cuba is the greatest thing in the world– if you're a vintage car enthusiast [Spiffy]

Thursday 18 December 20:56:35 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A supernova could wipe out all life on Earth. Unfortunately it might not happen for another million years [Unlikely]

Thursday 18 December 20:56:09 UTC 2014

Unlikely [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Furries attempt to set the record straight, claim there's nothing to fear but fear itself, and possibly the fat coyote dude who smells like body odor and keeps asking people back to his room [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 20:52:33 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [162 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man walks into police station, lights up joint, undresses, defecates on floor, then smears his waste on the walls. TA-DAAAH [Sick]

Thursday 18 December 20:42:36 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Quiz: Commonly Misspelled Words

Thursday 18 December 20:35:00 UTC 2014

Can you pick out the words that are spelled correctly? [Link]

Mental Floss » Our 10 Favorite Scientific Study Titles of 2014

Thursday 18 December 20:30:00 UTC 2014

There are thousands upon thousands of scientific papers and studies published each year (so many, in fact, that I can't with confidence say I compared every single one—if I've missed your favorite absurd title, share it in the comments!). And while the strength of the research should speak for itself, sometimes scientists give their work a title to make it … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "That's why we started a members' club for socks, because there's a lot of like-minded people that are interested in this" [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 20:28:00 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » President Obama says he is Jewish in his soul. Also, his kidneys are French. His eyeballs are Swedish. His duodenum is Azerbaijani [Stupid]

Thursday 18 December 19:41:22 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [117 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's big ass python is brought to you by Collier County [Florida]

Thursday 18 December 19:38:48 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Are Cuban Cigars Legal Now?

Thursday 18 December 19:30:00 UTC 2014

This week, President Obama announced plans to "normalize relations between" the United States and Cuba. What does this mean for the cigars? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man slices his neighbor in the groin with a box cutter after an argument about how fast his mother drives through the neighborhood. Little snippet from the judge, "He was lucky you didn't catch him somewhere else or you'd be off to prison

Thursday 18 December 19:22:28 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stevie Wonder has ninth child, the second with his current girlfriend, and assures her that he's not seeing anyone else [Sappy]

Thursday 18 December 19:19:58 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » His accomplice, Mich Loeb is wanted by the police for questioning [Amusing]

Thursday 18 December 19:12:35 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Naked jogger snarls commute for thousands of drivers in Ireland (SFW pics) [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 19:10:49 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gov. Scott Walker to call in national guard to squash protests after prosecutors announce whether they will charge the former police officer who shot Dontre Hamilton. You're up, Milwaukee [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 19:08:53 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » European Court rules that obesity can qualify for a disability, same ruling would have put 80% of Americans out of work [Stupid]

Thursday 18 December 19:03:45 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Our new Cuban relations may not get rid of the trade and travel embargo, but at least we can legally import $100 worth of cigars and rum [Spiffy]

Thursday 18 December 18:44:41 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [167 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So, what's so scary about a nuclear-armed drone? In a word: everything [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 18:44:03 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [70 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't spend 36 hours of it sleeping in an airport because of a winter storm, and they've already got a hashtag for the east-coast storm that will roll in on Dec. 24: #Santabomb [PSA]

Thursday 18 December 18:42:53 UTC 2014

PSA [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Things From The 90s That Should Be Made Into Emojis

Thursday 18 December 18:13:49 UTC 2014

Brought to you by VH1’s Hindsight [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Census Bureau considers removing questions about marriage and divorce, home offices, and college majors from its annual survey. Political squabbling to the left, new survey question ideas to the right [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 18:11:46 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [100 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One of the odder British obsessions, at least to the rest of the world, is this thing they have about finding the shortest set of double-yellow pavement marking lines in the country (LOTS of pics with this one, obviously) [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 17:51:05 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Florida's chief justice orders judges to report colleagues who goof off" [Florida]

Thursday 18 December 17:43:31 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A wild mountain lion was spotted in Kentucky for the first time since before the civil war; state Fish and Wildlife officers work tirelessly to protect it until it can be relocated. LOL just kidding, they blew it to hell [Fail]

Thursday 18 December 17:16:08 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [253 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Majority of Americans now say race relations are bad, blame those shiftless, lazy, untrustworthy other people [Obvious]

Thursday 18 December 16:50:46 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [281 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Seriously, Never Condo Shop When You’re High

Thursday 18 December 16:48:55 UTC 2014

Waitress #1: I hate working here.Waitress #2: Then why do you?Waitress #1: Because, I bought a condo in San Diego, and now I have to work here on the weekends to make sure my mortgage is paid.Waitress #2: Can’t you just return it? Or sell it back?Waitress #1: I don’t have the receipt.San Diego, CaliforniaOverheard by: Stephanie Burns [Link]

Overheard In The Office » He Got Beaten to Death for Laughing at Those Ten Chicks-With-Dicks

Thursday 18 December 16:48:50 UTC 2014

Employee #1: Did you know that a baby is 10 times more likely to have both sets of genitalia than he is having Down's syndrome?Employee #2: Really?Employee #3: That's weird.Employee #1: Yeah, I know. I used to know a kid who had Down's syndrome.(pause)Employee #3: What do you mean used to know? What, did he get better?Sudbury, MassachusettsOverheard by: Woofenstein Esq … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Sure Enough, It Says So in the Operating Manual

Thursday 18 December 16:48:49 UTC 2014

Tech guy on phone: If it’s fixed, it’s not working.South Brunswick, New Jersey [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Over Six Million Sold

Thursday 18 December 16:48:47 UTC 2014

Copywriter: How about ‘Widget* is your final solution for packaging needs’?Copyeditor: I think we should use any other description.Copywriter: Why? Does it not make sense?Copyeditor: Only if you’re not talking about the Holocaust.4th and CongressAustin, Texas [Link]

Fark.com RSS » China faces growing threats from invasive alien plant and animal species after decades of unleashing them on other nations [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 16:44:33 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Farm-raised turkey named Gobbles escapes becoming Christmas dinner after learning to fly and hide in trees to escape execution. "After his exploits we felt it only fair to keep him on the farm as a pet" (pics) [Spiffy]

Thursday 18 December 16:44:15 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's time to reflect upon the most important events of 2014: that's right, it's the Year in Social Media Outrage over Meaningless Things [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 16:42:11 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [47 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » subversivepanda says FML

Thursday 18 December 16:41:30 UTC 2014

Today, I had my midterm finals for AP Literature. My teacher had good news and bad news for us. The bad news? That he lost the file for our original exam and so had to make a harder exam for us. An exam he told us not to study for. The good news? "Jesus Christ suffered and died for our … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New York woman sues police for not arresting him for DWI before he was involved in a fatal accident. But if police had tried to arrest him earlier, they probably would have killed him anyway [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 16:36:39 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists create the world's first smart bike that can sense hazards on the road. Upon completion bike immediately senses itself and self-destructs [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 16:27:47 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't like your job at the restaurant you work at? You could take all the money and run. Bonus: "Is that a man or a woman?" mugshot goodness included [Dumbass]

Thursday 18 December 16:27:17 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » More terrifying but quite funny crime mayhem from the place where Hot Fuzz was filmed [Amusing]

Thursday 18 December 16:19:34 UTC 2014

Amusing [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » We're Still Hammering Out the Payment Schedule

Thursday 18 December 16:02:27 UTC 2014

Male sales rep, about client meeting: So, I heard you were out with a bunch of guys.Female sales rep: Yeah, four of them!Male sales rep: Wow, you need a towel?Omaha, Nebraska [Link]

Mental Floss » Just How Dirty are Public Restrooms?

Thursday 18 December 16:00:00 UTC 2014

Some people feel so terrified of the germs lurking in public bathrooms that they practically cover the entire stall in paper before they go. Others try holding it to avoid germ-infested public toilets. Good news germaphobes! A new study finds that public bathrooms contain no more germs than our own bathrooms. To understand the bathroom environment, researchers examined the microbial … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You would think that a marijuana club and a sex club operating out of the same building would have no problems getting along. You would be so wrong [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 15:51:41 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kids, today's lesson is that it's OK to lie about things you don't like as long as it tests well with focus groups [Asinine]

Thursday 18 December 15:43:45 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Federal government authorizes Fung Wah to resume serving New York to Boston route. Remember, buses on fire have right of way [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 15:22:01 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » TN town decides the 1st Amendment doesn't apply to them & bans negative online comments by "anyone professionally connected" to the town. Good luck with the Streisand Effect guys. In other news apparently the City Attorney job is stil

Thursday 18 December 15:18:58 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cubans will get to experience AT&T dropping their phone calls as part of their government's deal with [Asinine]

Thursday 18 December 15:13:40 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » How bad does your fraudulent pharmacy operation suck if you can't even spell the fake names right? Bonus Massachusetts identifier: cheap beer names used [Dumbass]

Thursday 18 December 15:12:43 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Placenta Previa Is This Year's Hot New Color

Thursday 18 December 14:57:13 UTC 2014

Editor: Did you see the paint in Jenny's new office?Designer: Whoa! It looks like a doctor's office in a third world country in here.Southern MarylandOverheard by: has a good paint job [Link]

Mental Floss » Pod City: 11 Podcasts to Fill Your 'Serial' Void

Thursday 18 December 14:45:00 UTC 2014

Serial—the most popular and talked-about podcast of all time—just ended its first season. Now get sucked into some of these great podcasts. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hollywood to Sony: "You just let the terrorists win, you lily-livered chicken-shiats" [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 14:30:16 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [466 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Infographic: Avoiding Family Conflict During The Holiday Season

Thursday 18 December 14:30:00 UTC 2014

The holidays are supposed to be a festive time, but when families gather together, arguments and negativity often threaten to spoil the occasion.
[Link]

Mental Floss » Plotting the Possible Survival of Three 1962 Alcatraz Escapees

Thursday 18 December 14:30:00 UTC 2014

Siggy on Cartodb Sometime during the late night or early morning hours of June 11 and June 12, 1962, John Anglin, his brother Clarence, and Frank Morris escaped from Alcatraz. The morning bed check revealed dummy heads made of plaster, flesh-tone paint, and real human hair. Despite near twenty years of investigation, the FBI never discovered if the men had … [Link]

Mental Floss » 23 Things You Might Not Know About 'Love Actually'

Thursday 18 December 14:30:00 UTC 2014

This year, show off to family, friends, and flirtatious co-workers by sharing all these fun facts about the film. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's awful when burglars steal the cremated ashes of your two dead dogs. But then again, who the hell keeps the cremated ashes of their dead dogs? [Strange]

Thursday 18 December 14:29:38 UTC 2014

Strange [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police offering $100 to anyone who turns in a drunk driver that leads to an arrest [Florida]

Thursday 18 December 14:16:39 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Employees find NOPE * (1.07 * 10^8) at a wastewater treatment plant in Baltimore [Repeat]

Thursday 18 December 14:06:14 UTC 2014

Repeat [link] [102 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » His wife was his aunt

Thursday 18 December 14:03:13 UTC 2014

I can't quite figure out what dentist Jeffrey Gordon was up to. Was the plan to annul his marriage in order to remarry his wife to make their marriage fully legal? That's what I'm assuming. The law legalizing marrying your aunt-by-marriage must not have been retroactive. But evidently his wife didn't fully trust him. So there must have been more … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this picture of Prince William and Princess Kate with Dikembe Mutombo [Photoshop]

Thursday 18 December 14:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "What kills more Americans: guns or cars?" [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 13:50:38 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [294 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 9AM TGIF

Thursday 18 December 13:49:54 UTC 2014

CCR on phone: It’s just that he seems to think I’m incompetent. Which, you know, I am, but anyway… 2 Charlotte Street
Sackville, New Brunswick
Canadia [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pat Robertson: "Gays will die out because they don't reproduce." Unless they recruit, Pat, unless they recruit [Obvious]

Thursday 18 December 13:35:27 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [155 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Karma. How does that work? Surprisingly well in Montana [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 13:20:23 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Ninth Day of Christmas

Thursday 18 December 13:15:00 UTC 2014

[Link]

Weird Universe » Artificial Morale Booster

Thursday 18 December 12:55:38 UTC 2014

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Bodyboarding. New Hotness: Hydrospeeding (w/pics & video) [Cool]

Thursday 18 December 12:50:48 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Next Time, Just Have the Vomwich

Thursday 18 December 12:47:24 UTC 2014

Female coworker #1, walking back from bathroom: I'm so mad I ate that slice of pizza for lunch.Female coworker #2: Did you just throw up?Female coworker #1: No! If I did, then I wouldn't be mad.Female coworker #3: Well, then maybe you should go back.Manhattan, New York [Link]

Mental Floss » Ninth Day of Christmas

Thursday 18 December 12:46:30 UTC 2014

[Link]

Mental Floss » The Grand Canyon, Filled With Clouds

Thursday 18 December 12:46:29 UTC 2014

Thanks to a temperature inversion last week, the Grand Canyon was filled with fluffy white clouds, making the natural wonder look like a giant bowl of milk. "Total cloud inversion" is a result of a layer of warm air trapping cold, wet air underneath. In this case, the unusually warm weather encased thick white fog into the canyon. The result … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Totally not crazy fan spends $150,000 to look like his idol, Kim Kardashian. Mere words can't describe the horror. You've been warned [Asinine]

Thursday 18 December 12:35:45 UTC 2014

Asinine [link] [136 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Why don't they put up guard rails on sidewalks to protect pedestrians from falling into the street? [Silly]

Thursday 18 December 12:20:42 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: E-cigarettes. New hotness: Cytisine [Cool]

Thursday 18 December 12:05:37 UTC 2014

Cool [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Star Wars Christmas Light Show

Thursday 18 December 12:00:23 UTC 2014

Behold: the Star Wars Christmas Light Show. Tom BetGeorge's house is a magnificent extravaganza with all the different themes you know so well.
*
The final episode of the first season of the podcast Serial is due today. Funny or Die predicts how it will all end.
*
The 10 Best 80's Montages Ever. Movies used it as a gimmick to … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Johns Hopkins to 300 rejected applicants: You're now accepted. Nah … just kidding [Fail]

Thursday 18 December 11:45:17 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Ummmmm. Yeah, one of your taxi drivers took our Christmas tree as ransom for not paying the fare. Can we have it back?" [Weird]

Thursday 18 December 11:09:23 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Angry Lawsuit [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 10:35:07 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If someone calls 911 and says the guy in the apartment next door is setting off bombs, this might just be the one time there's no exaggeration involved [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 9:07:19 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Five British women of varying drinking habits submit to Daily Mail test designed to prove they shouldn't drive after one glass of wine. "I didn't realise I was such an old soak" [Obvious]

Thursday 18 December 8:28:21 UTC 2014

Obvious [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Church overtakes state [Fail]

Thursday 18 December 8:21:50 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jingle Bells was never meant to be a Christmas song, but a drinking song written by a 'jerk' [Interesting]

Thursday 18 December 8:07:11 UTC 2014

Interesting [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Two racecars known as Romeo and Juliet stolen from parking lot. Mercutio Towing believed to be responsible for the theft [Florida]

Thursday 18 December 8:00:23 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just when you thought that the anti-vaccine simpletons couldn't get any batshiat crazier…. VACCINES TURN YOUR CHILDREN GAY [Stupid]

Thursday 18 December 7:36:42 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drunk driver with crack pipe in car mows down five in Manhattan. Topless selfies on Facebook (not safe for work) won't help her case. She's going to need a lawyer…. Oh wait, she IS a lawyer [Dumbass]

Thursday 18 December 7:27:56 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you happened to steal a trailer from a motel parking lot, Oklahoma City police would like to have a word with you, since it contained a gauge containing radioactive materials [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 7:19:45 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man offers a free round the world trip with only two requirements. 1. Be named Elizabeth Gallagher. 2. Have a Canadian passport [Sappy]

Thursday 18 December 7:10:00 UTC 2014

Sappy [link] [23 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » drbckflps says FML

Thursday 18 December 6:19:18 UTC 2014

Today, my mother-in-law asked for a copy of my son's death certificate so she could have her week-long island beach holiday classed as bereavement leave. FML [Link]

Futility Closet » Math Notes

Thursday 18 December 6:12:47 UTC 2014

From a 1951 issue of The Dark Horse, the staff magazine of Lloyds Bank, a bitter mnemonic for pi: Now I live a drear existence in ragged suits
And cruel taxation suffering. 3.141592653589 Also, a curiosity: (3,1,4) = (1,5,9) + (2,6,5) (mod 10) (Thanks, Trevor.) [Link]

FMyLife » Recovering Alcoholic says FML

Thursday 18 December 6:11:03 UTC 2014

Today, half of my motivation to stop drinking is so that my tolerance will go down, because I currently can't actually afford enough alcohol to get even tipsy anymore. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sexy psychologist decapitates her 'abusive' husband, chops up his body with a chainsaw then scatters the remains all across Mexico City… then takes a Ta Da bow to family and friends to make it seem like he was still alive [Sick]

Thursday 18 December 6:03:18 UTC 2014

Sick [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Weird: police seek thief of 29 garden taps. Weirder: Someone bothered to film perpetrator with a hand-held night vision camera [Weird]

Thursday 18 December 5:13:25 UTC 2014

Weird [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 502: "Mmm Bokeh 3: You Want Bokeh? You Can't Handle the Bokeh" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 18 December 5:01:00 UTC 2014

Farktography [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Air force training jet makes emergency landing after pilot learns it's not a convertible [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 4:55:21 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What's your favorite song of the 1960s? [Survey]

Thursday 18 December 4:52:12 UTC 2014

Survey [link] [157 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » CDC reports gonorrhea rates have declined for the first time in 30 years. Slow clap [Spiffy]

Thursday 18 December 4:44:49 UTC 2014

Spiffy [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Good news: Your murder charges have been thrown out. Bad news: 70 years after you were executed [Fail]

Thursday 18 December 3:56:30 UTC 2014

Fail [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » First Black Friday spread to the UK, and now Russia. Except Russians are mobbing stores to keep from starving as their currency crashes [Followup]

Thursday 18 December 2:15:13 UTC 2014

Followup [link] [105 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What It's Like To Be Color Blind

Thursday 18 December 2:00:00 UTC 2014

People with color blindness are often asked a lot of questions about their affliction. This video interviews a group about what their everyday struggles are; hopefully it will answer some of your burning questions. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Bitch, You Better Tip Me Like It’s Christmas!

Thursday 18 December 1:45:02 UTC 2014

Client: I used to know a girl in school that always played with my hair… She was always messin’ with my hair.Hairdresser: Do you know what happened to her? Maybe she became a hairstylist?Client: Oh no… I doubt it… She was really smart.Hair Salon
Brooklyn, New YorkOverheard by: ColorMeFabulous [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Was Hoping for at Least a Fart

Thursday 18 December 1:45:01 UTC 2014

Demanding colleague Give it! Give it!Allergic colleague: (sneezes)Demanding colleague: Um. That wasn't what I meant.Harbor Island, WashingtonOverheard by: Not unless you hid it in your nose… [Link]

Overheard In The Office » It’s Hard to Be Kind to the Example-Challenged

Thursday 18 December 1:45:00 UTC 2014

Assistant branch manager: Have you ever watched that show called Bizarre Foods?Employee: No. What is it about?Assistant branch manager: Well, it’s this show called Bizarre Foods, and they have the most bizarrest foods!Employee: … Hence the name!Northwest Parkway
Georgia [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Yet We're Way Ahead of Canadia

Thursday 18 December 1:44:59 UTC 2014

Marketing girl #1: Everything south of us is an hour ahead right?Marketing girl #2: Ummmmm… No. Everything east of us is an hour ahead.Marketing girl #1: But Florida is south of us, and they are an hour ahead of us.Marketing girl #2: (blank stare)Chicago, Illinois [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Time to Consult the Oracle?

Thursday 18 December 1:44:58 UTC 2014

Office West Virginian: I need more samples! Does anyone know when Bill is making more samples?!Office wise guy: Uh, Bill, maybe?Office West Virginian: No, I already asked him and he doesn’t know.W. Market Street
Greensboro, North Carolina [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Colorado: It’s Out of This World (Allegedly)

Thursday 18 December 1:44:57 UTC 2014

Worker #1: Oh, didn’t I tell you I’m moving to Colorado?Worker #2: Really? When?Worker #1: I leave next week, but I decided I would move to Colorado when I was six. That’s when I heard John Denver sing “Rocky Mountain High.”Worker #2: That’s why you’re moving to Colorado?Worker #1: Well, and because it’s so hot here because of all the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Proof that China is becoming richest, most powerful nation on earth: University student amazes people on social media for skipping rope with his butt. "While he's able to skip faster and faster, his callused butt sometimes suffers" [Silly

Thursday 18 December 1:37:29 UTC 2014

Silly [link] [22 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 18 December 1:33:19 UTC 2014

Today, I felt a horrible pain while having sex with my wife, and I had to stop. I thought it was a hernia or something, but she called me a liar and accused me of everything from not finding her attractive, to me cheating on her. It turned out I had appendicitis. She still won't apologize. FML [Link]

FMyLife » RIP Turd (peacebeuponit) says FML

Thursday 18 December 1:33:18 UTC 2014

Today, I took a crap. When I stood up to admire my handiwork and flush, I noticed blood-red everywhere in the toilet. I freaked out like a little girl, thinking I was bleeding out of my ass. Then I noticed the ketchup packets my roommate had slipped under the seat to prank me. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Company makes tenuous and lame marketing connection for its detergent "Flirty Shades of Surf." Feminists and conservative bloggers reward them with internet catfigh…err, publicity [Stupid]

Thursday 18 December 1:13:10 UTC 2014

Stupid [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Santa living dangerous [Photoshop]

Thursday 18 December 1:00:01 UTC 2014

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Tides Me Over ‘Til I Can Get Out to My Anarchist Compound

Thursday 18 December 0:42:39 UTC 2014

Boss: What’s your password? I want to sign in and test the new system we set up.Office gal: ‘Detonate.’Boss: [Silence.]Office gal: What? I like typing ‘Detonate’ and hitting ‘Enter’! It’s extremely satisfying!60 East 42nd Street
New York, New York [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Defendant who stated "I hate cops and I'm guilty" actually meant to plead "not guilty." It's an easy mistake [Dumbass]

Thursday 18 December 0:29:48 UTC 2014

Dumbass [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sony cancels the release of "The Interview" after realizing that Danny McBride wasn't in it [News]

Thursday 18 December 0:12:26 UTC 2014

News [link] [544 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and scattered gunshots [Scary]

Thursday 18 December 0:06:28 UTC 2014

Scary [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Judge who overturned state's gay marriage ban continues assault on marriage with state's first gay divorce [Florida]

Thursday 18 December 0:04:44 UTC 2014

Florida [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark's 2014 Headline of the Year contest, Round 2: March through May [HOTY]

Thursday 18 December 0:03:03 UTC 2014

HOTY [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The First Lines of 63 'Simpsons' Characters

Thursday 18 December 0:00:00 UTC 2014

The greatest characters from one of the greatest television shows of all-time all had to start somewhere, in some cases 25 years ago. [Link]

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