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 » Hey baby, on LinkedIn, I've been endorsed for my skills in Horizontal Directional Drilling and Tender Submissions [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Man sends joke text to friend on jury duty at rape trial. Ha ha ha ha *CLANG* [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 10 Old School Christmas Crafts
NY Star Cards Back in the 1960s and '70s, the aroma of Elmer’s glue and spray paint was as much a symbol of the holiday season as was the smell of cookies baking. Craft projects were made from household objects and a lot of implements that today aren’t considered safe for kids. Not to mention that a lot of the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Crowd chants 'kill a cop' (once the Fox affiliate edits out a few syllables) [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » What the Elf on the Shelf does when no one is watching [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Filling out Secret Santa forms for an office worker can be quite stressful, unless you are this guy [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » World's most expensive Christmas tree worth every penny. Just kidding, it's as ugly as Santa's used underwear [Fail]
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Overheard In The Office » Did What Happen?
Coworker: So wait, did it happen on September or November 11th?Melbourne
AustraliaOverheard by: J [Link]
Fark.com RSS » PSA: When going target shooting later it's a good idea to leave your cache of weapons at home and not in your car, in the high school parking lot [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: What Happens When You Fall Into Lava?
What if the carpet was really lava and you fell in? Here’s what happens when you’re in lava. * Smithsonian explores whether String Theory is coming unraveled. * What if I said The Simpsons have changed the English language? Think that's unpossible? It's a perfectly cromulent possibility. * How much did all of those phone calls with Adnan actually cost? … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In a simply amazing coincidence with absolutely no relationship to world events whatsoever, North Korea's internet is down. All of it [Interesting]
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FMyLife » cwhitney7 says FML
Today, I decorated my boyfriend's house for Christmas as a surprise, just in time for him and his family to come home. Also just in time for him to tell me he's Jewish. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Bahhumbug says FML
Today, I found out I was the top ranking sales person for 2014. What did last year's winner receive? An all-expenses paid weekend holiday. What did I receive? A ham. I'm vegetarian. FML [Link]
FMyLife » ScottyB says FML
Today, my girlfriend of two years asked me why I would never tie her shoes for her. I confessed to her my deep hatred of feet. Later, I woke up from a nap next to my girlfriend. With her feet in my mouth. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, immediately after being informed of the sketchy activities that take place in our store parking lot after dark, I'm handed an orange vest and told to go out there to retrieve carts. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't mess with Mrs. Claus. Santa is packing heat [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: The White Elephant of the Internet [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Joran van der Sloot offered to tell Natalee Holloway's mom where the body is. For $250,000 [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dash of color [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » The Rules and Origins of 6 Gift Exchanges
One can rarely make it through the holidays without hearing about, or participating in, some kind of gift exchange. They're a great way to spread holiday cheer without breaking the bank. There are many different types of gift exchanges, and a dizzying variety of rules. Here's a little primer on some of the most popular ones, in case Barb from … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And you thought "Jerry Springer" was bad: Popular new Iraqi TV reality Show "in the Grip of the Law" Features former ISIS members being confronted by their victims [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Three-year-old girl discovers fairy doll has male genitalia. Ken seen sulking in corner [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Calls go out in New York for Racial Healing, Marvin Gaye's lesser-known single [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Airline barf bags disappearing as more fliers have the lasagna [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Missing Disney Christmas Short from 1927 Discovered in Norway
We've lost a number of classic films—even some Oscar-nominated ones. But occasionally, lost films will pop up in places where you least expect them. Such was the case with Walt Disney's first Christmas short, Empty Socks, which was rediscovered at The National Library of Norway in 2008. A restored version of the film was shown at the library earlier this … [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » 6 things I learned from riding in a Google Self-Driving Car
Google invited me down to Mountain View to preview the latest generation of their self-driving cars.View [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Joe Cocker not feeling too good himself, reunites with John Belushi [NewsFlash]
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Mental Floss » Roman Numerals
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Mental Floss » Scraper Bikes: The World of Customized Bicycles
Photography by Matthew Reamer
Q&A by Kristy Puchko Kids in Oakland, Calif., tend to travel in packs—like kids everywhere do—but look closely and you’ll see that their bikes are one-of-a-kind. The trend takes a cue from the customized car scene (they’re called “scraper bikes” after scraper cars—the ones that have rims so oversized they scrape the inside of the wheel … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In response to Taliban's mass killing of school kids, Pakistan announces it will execute 500 Taliban prisoners. That will surely put a stop to all the ongoing violence in Pakistan [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 10 Toxins Lurking in Your Christmas Dinner
For a festive feast, concerns of calorie counting and drink moderation get tossed to the side as we indulge in Saturnalian levels of consumption. And if we go in for post-Christmas “detox” diets, it’s presumably because we worry about having “toxed” ourselves in the first place. With this in mind, and while we look forward to the treats and merrymaking … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Judge will determine whether or not it's legal for churches and volunteers to feed the homeless. "It's insane to think it's come to this" [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Eleventh Day of Christmas
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Mental Floss » 10 Toxins You Might Not Have Expected to Find in Your Christmas Dinner
For a festive feast, concerns of calorie counting and drink moderation get tossed to the side as we indulge in Saturnalian levels of consumption. And if we go in for post-Christmas “detox” diets, it’s presumably because we worry about having “toxed” ourselves in the first place. With this in mind, and while we look forward to the treats and merrymaking … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Stupid" thief tries to rob neighbors, is foiled by bowls of water left on the floor by the homeowner to deter burglars, then cops just follow his footprints back home. Seriously, calling this guy a thief is like calling Hani Hanjour a pilot
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Overheard In The Office » Um, But Not to Me, Obviously.
Woman to coworker playing hangman: Your little man isn't doing so well.Man: That's what she said!ColoradoOverheard by: Jason [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Career Tip: Whoever Gets Your Time Sheet Owns You
Suit on cell: I went across the street to the Chinese/Thai food place for lunch, and not everything afterwards went according to plan. I've spent enough time in the bathroom this afternoon to finish reading a book. I know you weren't necessarily dying for that information, but that's the reason this took me a while to finish. I will still be … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Ask Me That Again While Licking Your Lips
Admin assistant to partner: Enough with the accountant's version of internet porn. Can't you google boobies like a normal man instead of governmental auditing standards?Birmingham, AlabamaOverheard by: okey dokey [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Cigarette, Anyone?
CEO wrapping up a video conference: I just want to thank everyone for making this the best three-way I’ve ever had!Traverse City, MichiganOverheard by: Admin Assistant K [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Opium Is Great!
Boss to intern: Why were you late today?Intern: I was dreaming!Midtown
New York City, New YorkOverheard by: and he still got hired!?! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New TLC Show: My Husband is NOT gay. Let us know how it works out for ya [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Seal found in a distressed state near Liverpool. Apparently still unable to get over the break up with Heidi Klum [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Deaths from car crashes down 25% in the past decade. However, it should be back up to its old levels in no time thanks to the introduction of texting [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » Stupid says FML
Today, I waited thirty minutes for a bus that stopped running three weeks ago. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Michelangelo's David to get $300,000 in upgrades to protect it from earthquakes, including $12,000 worth of wang support [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Attention, women: It's okay to have a drink or two and then breastfeed your child; the so-called "pump and dump" is pretty much a waste [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » British underwear thief hides thousands of pairs in ceiling until the ceiling finally collapses. That's probably not Step 2 [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Where Do Sesame Seeds Come From?
Sesame seeds, despite their tiny size, are a valuable cash crop. They come from the Sesamum Indicum plant, which is native to Africa but is now found mostly throughout Asia, with Myanmar and India the largest producers. Sesame plants are the oldest oilseed plants known to man, and the oil is used around the world for both cooking and medicinal … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Slow clap for gonorrhea rate decline, Christina Hendricks' boobies-Mad Men show, and Canadian physicists Drs. Terrance and Phillip discuss methane on Mars: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 12/14 – 12/20 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » "He told deputies after he was arrested that he went to the barn and performed oral sex on the horse" [Sick]
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Overheard In The Office » I Watched a “How To” Video on YouTube Last Night
Manager: Did you receive it?Employee: Yes! I know what to do! If I get it, I will shove it in her box. I know how to do it!Columbus, OhioOverheard by: Mike [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hackers have taken over South Korean nuclear plants, storylines from crappy '80s movies [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Argentine judge makes history – declares orangutan a "non-human person" and is entitled to all basic rights [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 39: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Here are eight new lateral thinking puzzles that you can try on your friends and family over the holidays — see who can make sense of these odd scenarios using only yes-or-no questions. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet — on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nevada Senator proposes bill to allow dogs in bars. Your dog wants a vodak on the rocks [Strange]
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FMyLife » Retailhell says FML
Today, since it's company policy, I had to go to the back of my small store to retrieve an item for a customer, even though I was working by myself. I came back to find that since she couldn't get into the cash register, she found and stole my purse instead. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » BBC reporter stands too close to burning opiates. Bad reporting. Good giggling (link replaced) [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this blessing [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Might Not Know About 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
Mary Owen wasn’t welcomed into the world until more than a decade after Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life made its premiere in 1946. But she grew up cherishing the film and getting the inside scoop on its making from its star, Donna Reed—who just so happens to be her mom. Though Reed sadly passed away in 1986, Owen has … [Link]
Weird Universe » Teaching history and science by dance
Marian Morgan believed that dance could be used to enhance the instruction of just about any subject. And back in 1916, she toured the country with her six dancers, demonstrating how dance-enhanced education would work.
The basic theory was that students would pay more attention if young female dancers performed at the front of the classroom as the lecturer talked. … [Link]
Weird Universe » Tatcho
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Who ever knew that a nice day at the beach could cause such horrors?
Explanation of Tatcho. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » But I Still Could Only Get Half-way In
Mechanic: Did you put lube in it?Customer: I put all the lube in she would take.1301 Highway 501 East
Conway, South Carolina [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may get a better night's sleep if you live in a glass house. Just don't throw any stones [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Instead of being called brats, woman proposes that children born into military families who often have to relocate be called CHAMPS. "Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel" [Silly]
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Mental Floss » A Huge Net Was Built in Utah, 400 Feet in the Air
Today, in things I will never go near: a hammock built 400 feet above the Utah desert. This multi-colored act of hubris has been named “Mothership Space Net Penthouse,” and it is absolutely terrifying. To make matters worse, the only way to get to it is via slacklining, the non-circus cousin to tightrope walking. The project was thought up by … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I'm Already Bottoming Out in My Career
Office monkey #1: Sometimes I think it'd just be easier to be gay.Office monkey #2: Except for the butt sex.Office monkey #1: …I could take it.Orlando, FloridaOverheard by: Only woman here… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » FBI says Best Korea© responsible for cyber attack. Lil' Kim denies it, but now is saying the U.S. helped Sony in the production of the film and if we retaliate they will "blow up our citadels" [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Eleventh Day of Christmas
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: One Little Change
How One Little Addition Can Change The Entire Meaning Of A Photo. In these cases, the meaning is to make it tickle your funny bone.
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Top 10 Science Stories of 2014. The ebola outbreak came in at #2; try to guess the good news that made #1.
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The 30 Best Movie Posters of 2014. You’ve likely never heard of most … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may be the world's most productive sufferer of OCD if you take thousands of seeds and stitch them into a ghostly textile [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption this camel [Caption]
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Fark.com RSS » Hugs found to boost your immune system, probably because hugging people in winter is about as sanitary as cuddling up to a toilet in a gastro ward [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » A Gingerbread Architectural Masterpiece
With Christmastime upon us, some of you might be gearing up for an annual gingerbread house construction project. And depending on the ambitions for your gingerbread creation, you might consider feats of actual architectural wonder for your inspiration. That's exactly what the folks over at Modernist Cuisine did, and their decision to create an homage to Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló—itself … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is working at a job you hate worse than being unemployed? Survey says … yes [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » Function Statements
When we say that the function of the heart is to pump the blood, what do we mean, exactly? Typically an object’s function is something that confers some good or contributes to some goal: In pumping blood my heart keeps me alive; in grasping objects my hands help me manipulate my environment. But is that right? Suppose someone designs a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nothing to see here, just a thousand soldiers from the 82nd Airborne deploying to Iraq, move along [Obvious]
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FMyLife » scoold says FML
Today, my boss sent me a link on how to write a good resignation letter. FML [Link]
FMyLife » JillianJuneBug says FML
Today, my school textbook's back cover ripped off. Not wanting to have my teacher find out, I glued the cover back together. Only after the glue dried did I realize that I actually glued the back cover upside down. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Christians with a sense of humor have developed a Bible-themed set to counter Cards Against Humanity called "A Game for Good Christians." Cards include "What was Peter known to whip out his sword for" and "A fiery bush" [Silly
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Mental Floss » 11 Innovative Tricks for Getting the Perfect Family Snapshot This Holiday Season
A beautiful photo of your smiling family is one of the best souvenirs you can keep from a holiday season. Unfortunately, the bigger your family gets, the more elusive a perfect shot can become. Luckily, the right tech innovations can make any family more photogenic. 1. Keep the Photographer in the Photo Luckily, the days of setting your camera’s timer … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Your Editors Don't Want to See That Movie
Model #1: I want to put babies in you.Model #2: You want to impregnate me?Model #1: No, I want to slice you open and shove babies in you.Model #2: That's sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me.Adult Film Company
San Francisco, CaliforniaOverheard by: fetishgirl [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 2PM Raising Headcount
Recruiter for aid programs in Afghanistan: I talked with one Mark Johnson* — an 82-year-old WWII vet. He doesn’t hear well, but would love to see some combat. I told him that I would see what we could arrange.
Manager: Ummm…
Recruiter: Dude, sarcasm? 7250 Woodmont Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Don’t Know about You, but I Am Not Working after Death
Pilot over intercom: Sorry, folks. We’ve just lost power to one of our engines. Looks like our arrival time in Washington will be 40 minutes behind schedule.Disgruntled woman: Better hope we don’t lose that second engine.Travel partner: Yeah, really.Disgruntled woman: If we’re 80 minutes late we’ll miss that meeting!Travel partner: Wait, what?Flight from Bradley International
Windsor Locks, Connecticut [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Like, This Shelf of Folded T-Shirts Is Anna Karenina
Smug manager: The store is set up in concepts. New, confused employee: [nods]Smug manager: We like to think that it tells a story.Banana Republic
Dulles, VirginiaOverheard by: Karen [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Your Editors Are Split on This Issue
Female office worker: It's never too early to get a speculum up your cooch.Columbus, Ohio [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Six people struck by lightning outside of Raymond James Stadium. Source of the lightning came from just down the road by Amalie Arena [Scary]
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FMyLife » anonix says FML
Today, a customer came in with a laptop smashed beyond repair. She asked if we could recover her files, but thanks to my idiot boss' new store policy I had to ask her a bunch of questions, including if she had tried "turning it on and off". She stared at me, speechless, like I was a complete moron. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Translation: I Don’t Want to Understand Computers
Tech guy: The mouse won’t work if it’s off.Coworker: You said reboot! I thought that meant to turn the computer off. I don’t understand computers.Midtown
New York, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these stylin' Santas [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 16 Very Strange Christmas Ornaments You Can Buy
Shiny baubles, stars, Santa, snowmen, and tinsel: If you’re tired of the same old Christmas ornaments, and want something that speaks to you or your loved ones personally, look no further. 1. Fuzzy Sultry Santa on the Rocks Buy it: eBay For: Anyone who is fabulous “Santa Baby, slip yourself under the tree, for me.” 2. Krampus … Or Satan … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » No More Ice-Skating for Mrs. O'Grady
Secretary to coworker, about wife's recent knee replacement surgery: So did your wife get one of those titanic knees? Coworker: You mean “titanium.” Yes.St. Clair Shores, Michigan [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New York Yankees, on the education costs of the children of murdered NYPD officer Rafael Ramos: We got this [Hero]
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