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.”

FMyLife » mybfthecrossdresser says FML

Tuesday 20 January 23:38:25 UTC 2015

Today, I found out my boyfriend dresses in my underwear and tights, takes suggestive shots of his ass and legs, and uses them to trick people into thinking he's a girl so they buy him stuff in his online games. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Common Misconceptions About Beer

Tuesday 20 January 23:30:00 UTC 2015

If beer only conjures up images of frat boys pounding cans of the cheap stuff or doughy sports fans reveling in the alcoholic refreshment before, during, and after a big game, think again. Beer has come a long way, baby, and many of the preconceived notions about the beverage are decidedly unfair, as evidenced by the following 11 fabrications. 1. … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Unless That’s Just the Hallucinogens Talking

Tuesday 20 January 23:12:51 UTC 2015

Coworker #1: Man, this is discolored.Coworker #2: Yeah, you probably licked it.Coworker #1: I hate that. Licking always discolors things.Austin, Texas [Link]

Fark.com RSS » X-ray video shows how hamsters stuff their cheeks [Amusing]

Tuesday 20 January 23:08:50 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Facebook announces plan to start charging for accounts, with options starting at $5 per month [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 23:04:50 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [129 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New lab lets students work on real-world projects at Boeing, so the next time you're about to lawn dart into the tarmac on a flaming jet you can at least be glad someone got extra credit in class [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 23:02:34 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption this happy couple [Caption]

Tuesday 20 January 23:00:01 UTC 2015

Caption [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The hippopotamus: cuddly, ballet-dancing herbivores or GIGANTIC CANNIBALISTIC KILLING MACHINES? No mention of "ugly cats" as an option [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 22:45:08 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your "Oh my god, who the hell cares" story of the day, now featuring Edward Snowden [Asinine]

Tuesday 20 January 22:34:24 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Laura Ingalls Wilder's Newly Published Autobiography is Too Popular

Tuesday 20 January 22:30:00 UTC 2015

A savvy publisher dug up the old 'Pioneer Girl' manuscript and made it available to the public. The problem is, they didn't make it available enough. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Former ISIS volunteer faked his own death to leave Syria and return home to Britain apparently deciding that spending the rest of his life in a British prison was preferable to spending any more time fighting for ISIS in Syria [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 22:24:23 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Things are going to shiite in Yemen [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 22:24:00 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » “Very Sensible”

Tuesday 20 January 22:14:56 UTC 2015

It was well remarked by an intelligent old farmer, ‘I would rather be taxed for the education of the boy, than the ignorance of the man. For one or the other I am compelled to pay.’ — Southern Cultivator, January 1848 [Link]

Overheard In The Office » The Happy Side Effect Of Running a Floor Buffer

Tuesday 20 January 22:09:30 UTC 2015

Desk drone to janitor: What's up, Kevin?Janitor: Not much, 'cept me, maybe.Lebanon, New Hampshire [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Study: Earth 44% Doomed

Tuesday 20 January 22:03:00 UTC 2015

A new study from a team of international researchers has found that human activity has pushed earth across four of nine environmental boundaries needed for humanity to exist in a “safe operating zone,” and that the planet is headed toward a da…
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Weird Furniture

Tuesday 20 January 22:00:00 UTC 2015

An enormous bird’s nest, a banana-shaped pool table, a giant sardine can. Just a few of the very outlandish pieces of furniture on this list. * In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday yesterday, this video is a really cool homage to the longtime, but now sadly gone, Poe Toaster. * I never knew I wanted to see a firework … [Link]

Mental Floss » Ten Minutes of "X-Men" History

Tuesday 20 January 21:56:38 UTC 2015

There are more X-Men team members than you could possibly imagine. [Link]

FMyLife » klaatu barada nikto says FML

Tuesday 20 January 21:53:45 UTC 2015

Today, at the soup kitchen I volunteer at, a guy called the food crap and threatened to shove his bowl up my ass if I didn't give him something better. FML [Link]

The Onion » Biden Arrives Early To Set Up State Of The Union Fog Machine

Tuesday 20 January 21:50:00 UTC 2015

WASHINGTON—Speaking to reporters as he ran a tattered extension cord along the House of Representatives rostrum this afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden confirmed that he had arrived early in order to set up a fog machine for tonight’s State o…
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The Onion » Burger King Franchise Owner Adds Sad Little Personal Touches To Restaurant

Tuesday 20 January 21:49:00 UTC 2015

TOMAH, WI—Noting that several old black-and-white photographs of the local area were hung on the walls and a Viterbo University “V-Hawks” basketball schedule was posted near the entrance, sources confirmed Tuesday that local Burger King …
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Fark.com RSS » I used to hang laundry on my balcony like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee (Warning: Graphic image in article) [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 21:33:24 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Triple amputee with prosthetic legs competes in marathons, Ironman races, which is kind of unfair considering he actually IS mostly iron at this point [Hero]

Tuesday 20 January 21:32:21 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » X-Ray Camera Reveals How Hamsters Fit So Much in Their Cheeks

Tuesday 20 January 21:30:00 UTC 2015

In a video for its “Pets – Wild at Heart” series, BBC One gives viewers an inside look at a golden hamster’s chubby cheeks—literally. As hamster owners and enthusiasts know, these tiny critters can stuff a seemingly impossible amount of food into their cheeks, which they’ll save for later (you know, in case of emergencies). But how is it possible? … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You can now spend the night in a hotel made in the back of a Tesla. No word on how much you'll be charged in the morning [Strange]

Tuesday 20 January 21:21:54 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dying With Dignity dies with no dignity [Asinine]

Tuesday 20 January 21:21:13 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Are Rabbits as Prolific as Everybody Says?

Tuesday 20 January 21:15:31 UTC 2015

Pope Francis is in the news for saying Catholics don't have to breed "like rabbits." How prolific are rabbits anyway? [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Remember How We Said If You Asked That Again You’d Be Fired?

Tuesday 20 January 21:07:04 UTC 2015

Sales rep on phone: Um, I don’t know, let me check… [Mutes phone and yells to coworkers] Do we carry Big Ben’s nut sauce?!Charleston, South CarolinaOverheard by: Laughing too hard to answer [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Years after the big financial crisis, guess which state kicked off the new year with a bank going under [Florida]

Tuesday 20 January 21:02:46 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this street fighter [Photoshop]

Tuesday 20 January 21:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Red. Velvet. Oreos [Sick]

Tuesday 20 January 20:58:21 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Sun sets on topless page 3 models [Sad]

Tuesday 20 January 20:53:55 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rabbit breeders tell Pope: rabbits don't breed "like rabbits" [Asinine]

Tuesday 20 January 20:52:40 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Canadian government doesn't want people to know its most top-secret electronic spying complex is secured by a padlock on a back door with no alarm. Oops [Dumbass]

Tuesday 20 January 20:51:10 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Free, for one day only, see the majesty of 'The Holy Land Experience.' Come ride the Baptismal log flume. Try your hand at turning water into wine. Help us get our tax write-off" [Florida]

Tuesday 20 January 20:44:28 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cats and chickens living together, mass hysteria [Weird]

Tuesday 20 January 20:31:46 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Titles Inspired by Shakespeare Phrases

Tuesday 20 January 20:30:00 UTC 2015

In creating some of the most beloved and enduring plays in the English canon, Shakespeare’s influence on writers can hardly be overstated. Some works—like 10 Things I Hate About You and The Lion King—take explicit inspiration from The Bard by adapting characters and storylines; others draw attention to relevant themes by using a Shakespeare line in their titles. In addition … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kids getting out of hand on the playground? That's why god gave us tear gas [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 20:17:14 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [18 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Onion Poll: Would You Let Your Child See An R-Rated Movie?

Tuesday 20 January 20:14:00 UTC 2015

The Onion – America's Finest News Source
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Fark.com RSS » Mayor of Paris refuses to surrender and will sue Fox news [Hero]

Tuesday 20 January 20:01:24 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [183 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NPR asks the question: What if heaven isn't real? Stay tuned for upcoming exposes on Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Pat's ability to win a game without cheating [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 19:51:58 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [176 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Opinion: Marriage Is Something You Have To Work At Until Your Children Leave (by Samantha Hill)

Tuesday 20 January 19:44:00 UTC 2015

By Samantha Hill
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Fark.com RSS » Texas TV meteorologist back on-air after being shot, wears Superman T-shirt in triumph [Amusing]

Tuesday 20 January 19:36:13 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [33 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 20 January 19:34:17 UTC 2015

Today, I was playing Charades. My boyfriend, who I'd recently had a fight with, had trouble and just said his answer was the name of my celebrity twin. Nobody got it. He said "Really? It's Fat Bastard." Stunned silence followed, broken by a single "HAH." from my 'best friend'. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In Soviet Russia, plutonium guards itself. We better hope it does, anyway [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 19:29:44 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The six most expensive beers brewed in America to the left, that one expensive rare beer you drank that one time to the right [Amusing]

Tuesday 20 January 19:19:22 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [104 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Family reunited with lost dog that was stolen and sold on Craigslist. With bonus outtakes of reporter trying to get a playful Husky to sit still [Sappy]

Tuesday 20 January 19:19:06 UTC 2015

Sappy [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "In a result that surprised researchers, a new study found that employees who had hostile bosses were better off on several measures if they returned the hostility" [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 19:17:25 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [70 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Countries in Multiple Timezones

Tuesday 20 January 18:38:33 UTC 2015

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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Announcing Exploding Kittens – a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats

Tuesday 20 January 18:13:53 UTC 2015

Announcing Exploding Kittens - a card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goatsI helped created a new card game and it's called Exploding Kittens.View [Link]

Mental Floss » Portrait of a Crazy Cat Person from an 1872 New York Times Editorial

Tuesday 20 January 18:11:14 UTC 2015

You might think that the crazy cat lady is a modern concept, but according to an editorial called "Cats and Craziness," published in the August 11, 1872 issue of the New York Times, they were around even in the 19th century, with cases of an "insane man or woman who lives in a garrett, in the intimate society of three … [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Juice Bar

Tuesday 20 January 18:11:08 UTC 2015

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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Living Math

Tuesday 20 January 18:11:07 UTC 2015

The Beautiful Math Inside All Living Things. Patterns and formulas discovered by math geniuses are used every day by Mother Nature.
*
Watch a good-sized octopus squeeze through a tiny slot to escape from a boat. The fishermen didn’t think he could do it.
*
Matt Groening before The Simpsons. His comic Life in Hell straddled the worlds of underground and … [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do People in Interviews Say “That’s a Good Question” So Much?

Tuesday 20 January 18:00:00 UTC 2015

Have you been listening to radio interviews lately, watching experts being questioned on TV, or going to talks at conferences? That’s a good question. Wait. What? No it’s not. It’s not even really a question, just a rhetorical opening to bring up the topic of why it seems that almost every kind of question, good or bad, is met with … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thieves break into ice cream stand. Because when you think about it, an ice cream stand in New Hampshire would leave all of their money in the cash registers over the winter, right? [Dumbass]

Tuesday 20 January 17:12:15 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 28 Things You Might Not Have Known About 'The Royal Tenenbaums'

Tuesday 20 January 17:00:00 UTC 2015

Like Eli Cash, you probably always wanted to be a Tenenbaum. Here are some facts that will help you fit right into this family of geniuses, on the 15th anniversary of its release. 1. THE PRIMARY STORY CAME OUT OF THE DIVORCE OF WES ANDERSON'S PARENTS. Though it was partly inspired by real life, writer-director Wes Anderson admits on the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man saves every penny he has for 65 years [Cool]

Tuesday 20 January 16:48:57 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [178 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lego Man reunited with sick boy after wandering off and getting lost. Told not be such a blockhead next time [Sappy]

Tuesday 20 January 16:40:32 UTC 2015

Sappy [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Study finds that most anti-vaxxers live in geographic clusters and hippie enclaves like Marin County [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 16:40:21 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [164 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Do you know why I pulled you over? It is to say 'Will you marry me?'" [Sappy]

Tuesday 20 January 16:32:38 UTC 2015

Sappy [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police say domestic violence suspect just fell down on his own, and then he started smashing his head into things [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 16:32:05 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Having sex in the Nevada desert? Yeah, that's a $250,000 medical bill [Fail]

Tuesday 20 January 16:18:45 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [71 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Man’s Area Code Provides Exciting Glimpse At Past Life

Tuesday 20 January 16:09:00 UTC 2015

SHULLSBURG, WI—Illuminating a previously unknown chapter of the man’s past, an incoming call with a 617 area code provided an exciting glimpse into the life of 29-year-old Derek Eanesworth, acquaintances reported Tuesday.
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Fark.com RSS » Judge says tricked out stud-finder may violate the Fourth Amendment [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 16:06:00 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [100 comments] [Link]

The Onion » NFL Investigating Whether Patriots Played Game With Properly Inflated Vince Wilfork

Tuesday 20 January 16:04:00 UTC 2015

NFL Investigating Whether Patriots Played Game With Properly Inflated Vince Wilfork
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The Onion » Artist Always Carries Around Sketchbook In Case He Feels Like Making Someone Uncomfortable

Tuesday 20 January 16:02:00 UTC 2015

NEW YORK—Saying that he doesn’t want to let the perfect opportunity pass him by, local artist Brian Danforth told reporters Tuesday that he makes a point to always carry a sketchbook around with him in case he feels like making a stranger unco…
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The Onion » Your Horoscopes — Week Of January 20, 2015

Tuesday 20 January 16:01:00 UTC 2015

ARIES: The Virgin Mary will appear in a dream and tell you to go forth in the world to help the poor and needy, causing you to wake up screaming in a cold sweat.
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Mental Floss » Can Caffeine Make You Better at Sports?

Tuesday 20 January 16:00:00 UTC 2015

When you’re a writer, work can be fun, but it can also be tiring. When tired, writers—like many professionals—have a tendency to turn to caffeine. Seriously, I’ve downed an entire french press’ worth of joe just writing this lede paragraph. Sports can also be fun. Sports can also be tiring. Can a little coffee or a cold cola help you … [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Obama To Propose Tax Hikes On Wealthy To Help Out Middle Class

Tuesday 20 January 15:59:00 UTC 2015

During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama will reportedly propose that Congress raise taxes on the wealthiest taxpayers, in part by closing a “trust fund loophole” protecting inherited money from taxes, and use the fun…
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Weird Universe » Stockings for Camels

Tuesday 20 January 15:36:50 UTC 2015

In the early 1960s, Alan Abel ran a long-running hoax involving an organization (The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals) whose members wanted to put clothes on all the naked animals in the world. So I was amused to discover there was a similar, but non-hoax, campaign back in 1926. The "philanthropic Englishwoman" Mrs. F.K. Hosall spearheaded an effort to … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Radio signal from space detected: "SSssssttoopp sssseenndinggg Pppppaaatttt Booooooonnneee aaaaallllbuuuummmsss" [Cool]

Tuesday 20 January 15:30:23 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [129 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Despite a smear campaign generated by lawbreakers and malcontents, America's opinion of the police is still incredibly high, though they still have mixed feelings about Sting's solo work [Hero]

Tuesday 20 January 15:26:20 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's 'Not The Onion' headline comes to us from Oregon: Christian Mom Gives Up Leggings For God [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 15:23:30 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [118 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Can't park your truck in your own driveway? Welcome to the wacky world of living in a homeowner's association [Strange]

Tuesday 20 January 15:07:35 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's so damn cold in Canada right now that people are refusing to leave burning houses [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 15:03:40 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man poses as toilet on Tinder, gets 200 matches [Cool]

Tuesday 20 January 15:00:39 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [19 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » iamamermaid says FML

Tuesday 20 January 14:44:33 UTC 2015

Today, I decided to use an at-home waxing kit for the first time to get rid of the hair on my upper lip. After experiencing the trauma of waxing, I fell asleep. A few hours later, I woke up to see that I now have acne everywhere I had waxed. I have an acne mustache. FML [Link]

Futility Closet » Home Cooking

Tuesday 20 January 14:12:02 UTC 2015

The map of the continental United States contains an elf making chicken. He’s known as Mimal, after the states that make him up: Minnesota (hat), Iowa (head), Missouri (shirt), Arkansas (pants), and Louisiana (boots). Fittingly, the chicken is Kentucky and the tin pan is Tennessee. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this majestic bird [Photoshop]

Tuesday 20 January 14:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Large sinkhole swallows up part of luxury golf course in the UK. The horror in seeing them suffer… Is there a donate button somewhere? [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 13:53:47 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Which I Should Not Have Done at Milking Time

Tuesday 20 January 13:51:16 UTC 2015

Guy in next cube: I told her that if she came at me like that again, I'd cut her tits off… Yeah, I seriously told her that…well, I was drinking heavily.Warren, MichiganOverheard by: Scared for my tits [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …to a Neoclassical One.

Tuesday 20 January 13:51:15 UTC 2015

Cube rat, talking about upcoming office picnic: I dunno man, I've always preferred a traditional keg stand.New JerseyOverheard by: looking forward to the festivities [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …Right After I Telephone Called You and Faxed You a Fax.

Tuesday 20 January 13:51:14 UTC 2015

Sales girl: But I sent you an electronic e-mail!Middleboro, MassachusettsOverheard by: Mikey [Link]

Overheard In The Office » The Mistake Is Trying to Find Celebrities to Respect

Tuesday 20 January 13:51:13 UTC 2015

Receptionist #1: Do you know who Jessica Simpson is dating?Receptionist #2: No, I don’t care. … Who? Receptionist #1: I read it in People so you know it’s true. You’re going to be so pissed. Receptionist #2: Ok, who? Receptionist #1: John Mayer!Receptionist #2: Whaaaaaat?Receptionist #1: I know, right?Receptionist #2: Dude. What is with every celebrity guy I ever respected … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Worst. Information Desk Clerk. Ever.

Tuesday 20 January 13:51:12 UTC 2015

Indignant office girl: So she was like “and I'm going to so-and-so cafe and I'm eatin' so-and-so…”Nashville, Tennessee [Link]

FMyLife » BDSM4Jesus says FML

Tuesday 20 January 13:12:29 UTC 2015

Today, while trying some new kinky things with my boyfriend, he cried out, "Call me Jesus!" Yeah… I think we're done with that. FML [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 47

Tuesday 20 January 13:04:55 UTC 2015

Coworker: How many times have you told a customer to go suck on a goat?Orem, UtahOverheard by: Not too many [Link]

Weird Universe » Blood is Money

Tuesday 20 January 13:03:31 UTC 2015

Man, those are some weird-ass non-Western horror/fantasy tropes from Nollywood.

Caution: lots of fake gore and quick glimpse of the butts of naked corpses. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago declare war on pizza. Fortunately, no local businesses will be affected [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 12:44:13 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [96 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 6 Quirky Clubs We'd Love to Join

Tuesday 20 January 12:29:55 UTC 2015

Photography by Ursula Sprecher and Andi Cortellini
Q&A by Kate Erbland Everyone has their thing. Whether it’s growing exotic flowers or dressing up like Santa in your spare time, your interests and obsessions help define you. But when your real passion is, say, collecting early-American toasters, it can be hard to find others who understand. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bras dumped in bushes. Litter patrol promises to nip this crime in the bud [Weird]

Tuesday 20 January 12:27:24 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Human Cannonball" dies at 24, which is a ripe old age for a human cannonball [Obvious]

Tuesday 20 January 12:09:22 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pull up your Kmart underwear and tune in to Judge Wapner, the 2015 list of the world's 10 most safest airlines has just dropped [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 12:02:28 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Dude, That’s a Cable Spool

Tuesday 20 January 12:00:04 UTC 2015

Stoner: I don’t like tables, but that is one damn fine-looking table! I mean, when I have people over, and they’re looking for something to sit on, I give them a milk crate. Milk crates for everyone!Philly AIDS Thrift, 514 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: Herbie McHebrew [Link]

Mental Floss » Juice Bar

Tuesday 20 January 11:34:00 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » Happy MLKKK Day [Asinine]

Tuesday 20 January 11:22:16 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 2PM Meeting with HR

Tuesday 20 January 10:53:24 UTC 2015

Co-worker #1: I pretty much hate that stupid nursing consultant.
Co-worker #2: I know. Me too.
Co-worker #1: She’s so phony. It’s ’cause she’s Southern.
Co-worker #2: I know! I hate Southerners! And I’m not even black!
Co-worker #1: Uh…what?
Co-worker #2: Well, you know. The slave thing. Don’t you hate her because of the slave thing?
Co-worker #1: Uh, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sugar is going to kill you [PSA]

Tuesday 20 January 10:00:00 UTC 2015

PSA [link] [100 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Organizers of kite festival at local park under fire for not providing enough parking, not having enough trash cans, and not chopping down enough kite eating trees [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 9:59:56 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » And, Man, Can She Work a Pole.

Tuesday 20 January 9:49:16 UTC 2015

Old lady to husband: She's about 85 years old, ya know? She dresses like a teenager, but she's real small… and perky.Hotel Lobby
Michigan [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 20 January 9:15:26 UTC 2015

Today, my 15 year old sister asked which animal rice comes from. She believed every word when my mum told her it's harvested from tiny cows in Asia. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Retired police officer spots Bigfoot while camping, east of Fresno county, California: "It didn't stand up fully straight, it had very ape-like features, I didn't know what I was looking at" [Strange]

Tuesday 20 January 9:13:05 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [41 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 20 January 8:10:42 UTC 2015

Today, while on my driving test, the guy told me to pull over and do a U-turn. A few minutes later, he asked me to do another one. After the test, he said I'd failed because the second U-turn was illegal, and I should have refused to comply. I didn't know they're even allowed do that. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ever notice how grease kills the head on a beer? HERE COMES THE SCIENCE [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 8:06:00 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Pope would like to remind everyone that a vagina is not a clown car [Followup]

Tuesday 20 January 7:37:00 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [161 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Generally speaking, you shouldn't try to ride your motorized scooter up a steep desert mountain trail [Dumbass]

Tuesday 20 January 7:36:00 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [20 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 20 January 7:07:00 UTC 2015

Today, while walking to work, I sneezed so violently that I slipped on a patch of ice and hit the ground hard, badly spraining my shoulder. I lay there in agony as a pair of bystanders just stood there, laughing their asses off. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know, if you let people know your dog is going to inherit your estate when you die BEFORE you are dead, there is a good chance your dog will not outlive you [Asinine]

Tuesday 20 January 6:55:00 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » In a Word

Tuesday 20 January 6:10:57 UTC 2015

naufrague
n. a shipwrecked person [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One dead, I-75 closed "Indefinitely" after overpass collapse north of Cincinnati [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 5:00:00 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [170 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Owls are attacking joggers in Oregon. O RLY? YA RLY [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 4:22:43 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [72 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Lonesome Alito Declares Marriage Only Between A Man And The Sea

Tuesday 20 January 4:17:43 UTC 2015

WASHINGTON—Reaffirming a deeply traditionalist definition of the institution of matrimony, Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito issued a statement Monday declaring that marriage can only strictly exist between a man and the tempestuous sea.
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Fletch'

Tuesday 20 January 3:30:00 UTC 2015

A few facts about the 1985 comedy starring Chevy Chase as investigative reporter Irwin M. Fletcher. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Georgia driver gets ticketed for eating a cheeseburger behind the wheel, but it could be worse – imagine if cars were outfitted with numerous receptacles for beverages. That would truly be a grievous hazard [Stupid]

Tuesday 20 January 3:07:46 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Which Also Leaves Out Spanking and Flogging

Tuesday 20 January 2:53:22 UTC 2015

Boss to assistant: Well, we’re not going to fire you, because you’d like that too much.Calgary, Alberta
CanadiaOverheard by: Sir Rugo [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 2PM Department Meeting

Tuesday 20 January 2:53:21 UTC 2015

Employee #1: …but you don’t have to listen to me. I’m not the boss or anything; I’m just the only one here who knows how to do anything.
Employee #2: And the difference is? 700 West Highland Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Yahoo Serious Is No Young Einstein

Tuesday 20 January 2:53:20 UTC 2015

Customer: I would like a cheeseburger combo, no cheese.Cashier, looking confused, to coworker: Hey, bro… What's a cheeseburger with no cheese?Coworker: Are you serious, man?Irvine, CaliforniaOverheard by: Jennifer [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Myself Am a Pepperoni-American

Tuesday 20 January 2:53:19 UTC 2015

Professor: America is a melting pot.Dude: America is not a melting pot… It’s more of a Lunchable. We are all in the same place, but we keep to our own little compartments.1906 College Heights Boulevard
Bowling Green, KentuckyOverheard by: hyacinth_hunter [Link]

Overheard In The Office » From Now on It's Just Sheep and Toasters for Me

Tuesday 20 January 2:53:18 UTC 2015

Coworker to tech support: All I did was stick it in and now I can't get it out. I hate fucking computers!Brampton
Ontario
CanadaOverheard by: Tim [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You might want to stock pile cans of gasoline because a former oil executive predicts $5/gallon as early as this summer [Scary]

Tuesday 20 January 2:36:56 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [148 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Growing list of things the White House has been sued over: Obamacare, immigration policy, spying on cell phone users, slippery Porta Johns [Amusing]

Tuesday 20 January 2:23:34 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Retro Fragrances and Their Cheesy Commercials

Tuesday 20 January 1:30:00 UTC 2015

Until Smell-O-Vision is invented, fragrance peddlers have to rely on sexy ads to convince us to buy their product. And some of the scents popular in the 1970s and '80s had some very memorable TV commercials whose jingles lasted longer than the product availability did. And if you ever wore one or more of these colognes of yesteryear, you might … [Link]

FMyLife » Blahhhh says FML

Tuesday 20 January 1:24:50 UTC 2015

Today, my crush drove me home. It all went smoothly, till I went to get out of his car and slammed my head in the process. I staggered out onto the sidewalk. He chuckled and drove away. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Tuesday 20 January 1:24:49 UTC 2015

Today, I mixed up my chapstick and cork grease. Now my clarinet smells like cherries, and my lips smell like a gym floor. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Science figures out why it smells so good after it rains [Interesting]

Tuesday 20 January 1:06:50 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [94 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this hair flipper [Photoshop]

Tuesday 20 January 1:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » The Proper Medical Term Is ‘Gazinta’

Tuesday 20 January 0:55:10 UTC 2015

Cheerleader: What’s that muscle called? My ‘gunna’?Coach: What? Your gunna? What are you talking about?Cheerleader, pointing to her groin: My gunna, it hurts.Coach: You mean your groin?Cheerleader: Yeah, my gunna hurts.Coach: Jesus.610 W 4th Street
Buchanan, MichiganOverheard by: and this is my future? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Armed with this video, firefighters across the country are trying to convince their chief to buy a jet ski fire boat [Hero]

Tuesday 20 January 0:43:19 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The next group to be terrorized by ISIS: Bird breeders [Dumbass]

Tuesday 20 January 0:23:42 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [49 comments] [Link]

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