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 » Caption these cartoon birds [Caption]

Thursday 5 February 23:00:01 UTC 2015

Caption [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Bra Burners Beware

Thursday 5 February 22:49:02 UTC 2015


A Brazilian woman was saved from a bullet to the heart by her underwire bra. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Hotel Scams That Could Ruin Your Next Vacation

Thursday 5 February 22:41:46 UTC 2015

We so badly want to trust our friends in the hotel industry, but it seems like every time we get close, one bad egg does something shady and ruins the whole batch. You might assume that you would see a scam coming from a mile away, but the tricksters these days have gotten increasingly clever. As we’ll show you, something … [Link]

Mental Floss » How Rock-Paper-Scissors Applies to Lizards

Thursday 5 February 22:05:00 UTC 2015

We've written about how to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors and advanced Rock-Paper-Scissors variants, but here's something truly novel: A species of lizard (Uta stansburiana) exhibits a Rock-Paper-Scissors dynamic in the wild. No, they don't count down and throw fists; Hannah Fry explains that this is more about how a particular ecosystem works. It's fascinating to see this kind of three-party math … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: We like to cook, we like to eat, but no one likes getting sick from it. Let's cover important aspects: cleanliness and preparation. Help Farkers properly clean/prepare to make sure the memory of the meal is a fond one [Interesti

Thursday 5 February 22:00:00 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [244 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » As part of its impressively effective effort to piss off the ENTIRE world, ISIS publicly executes three Chinese muslim militants fighting for the group after labeling them deserters (autoplay video) [Sick]

Thursday 5 February 21:43:08 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [189 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » News Story or Porn Title: Brazilian Scientist vs The Golden Mussel [Strange]

Thursday 5 February 21:42:52 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [8 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » While Millie is not a pot-bellied pig, she does have pot in her belly [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 21:31:23 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Sickly Charlie Brown

Thursday 5 February 21:30:00 UTC 2015

Charlie Brown has cancer, Zack Morris is insane, Springfield is inside a time warp and other creepy TV show fan theories. * Speaking of Zack Morris and the Bayside crew. * The Topps trading card company is issuing a special card to commemorate what is quite possible the single worst ceremonial first pitch ever thrown (courtesy of 50 Cent). * … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » America's bridges are collectively in pretty bad shape, but they used to be worse. BEFORE SOME FELL DOWN [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 21:20:19 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WLA/Santa Monica Farker Meet Up, 2/6, 7:00 PM, TRiP on Lincoln [FarkParty]

Thursday 5 February 21:20:05 UTC 2015

FarkParty [link] [2 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Brian Williams's apology is apparently about as factual as his original story [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 21:12:06 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [165 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » DreamsDontComeTrue says FML

Thursday 5 February 21:00:07 UTC 2015

Today, my professor cancelled class so I turned off my alarm. When I woke up, I checked my email again. There was no email from my professor. It was a dream. FML [Link]

FMyLife » jamienicole1993 says FML

Thursday 5 February 21:00:06 UTC 2015

Today, I woke up to a broken car window and a text from my ex that read, "Before you ask me, the answer is yes." FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this angry whatever [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 February 21:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Germany and Russia admire Edward Snowden more than Barack Obama but Jackie Chan is really popular just about everywhere [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 20:59:06 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [24 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Airlines Offering Complimentary In-Flight College Courses

Thursday 5 February 20:56:00 UTC 2015

In addition to movies, TV shows, and other in-flight entertainment, JetBlue and Virgin America have begun offering passengers complimentary streaming video lectures from classes at top universities.
[Link]

The Onion » Delivery Room Nurse Tired Of Taking Shit From Richard Sherman

Thursday 5 February 20:54:00 UTC 2015

SEATTLE—After successfully delivering the newborn baby of Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and his girlfriend Ashley Moss Thursday morning, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center nurse Karen Greco expressed her frustration at having to con…
[Link]

The Onion » Infographic: Media Scandals Over The Years

Thursday 5 February 20:53:00 UTC 2015

News anchor Brian Williams was mired in scandal this week after admitting that he had lied for years about being in a helicopter that was hit by enemy fire while covering the Iraq War in 2003.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » 40,000 pounds of salsa spill on I-10 near Cabazon, CA. CHiPs respond [Obvious]

Thursday 5 February 20:47:01 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When it comes to interior design, 'the goat is relatively easy to work with as it projects a versatile, non-offensive hipster agrarian aesthetic that works in most any room of the house.' [Obvious]

Thursday 5 February 20:31:03 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Slipping a sex toy into your buddy's luggage at the airport then filming the screener pulling it out while you all laugh is still a great practical joke in eastern Europe rather than grounds for a 20-year prison term like in the U.S [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 20:28:33 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Meteoric Rise of Left Shark

Thursday 5 February 20:27:37 UTC 2015

I finally got around to watching the Super Bowl halftime show yesterday, because I wanted to see the sharks everyone was talking about. They stole the show in just a few seconds. The dancer who came to be known as “Left Shark” has become an instant meme, not only because of the frankly weird but cute shark costume, but his … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Georgia barber shop offers "old man haircut" special for kids who, if they won't get off your lawn, will now at least look like they were supposed to be there [Silly]

Thursday 5 February 20:06:15 UTC 2015

Silly [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Head-Scratching Facts About Gray Hair

Thursday 5 February 20:00:00 UTC 2015

Whether it’s no big deal or a perplexing affront to your vanity, gray hair is a fact of life—and still a bit of a mystery. [Link]

The Onion » Company To Experiment With Valuing Employees

Thursday 5 February 19:40:00 UTC 2015

SAN DIEGO—Cautioning that the initiative was being instituted on a trial basis only, Forrest Logistics CEO Wayne Gartner announced Thursday that the company had recently begun experimenting with valuing its employees.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Catholics using technology to touch kids where they live [Ironic]

Thursday 5 February 19:37:49 UTC 2015

Ironic [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » KCBD Lubbock — Where disco lives forever [Sad]

Thursday 5 February 19:27:32 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman can't get 24-hour care for her violent, mentally ill 12 year old unless she gets arrested for refusing to pick him up from a temporary care facility [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 19:23:48 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [172 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Name the Grammy Record of the Year Winners

Thursday 5 February 19:04:32 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » Hey fella, part of being a William Wallace lookalike is having female tourists check your dangly bits to see if you're a 'real Scotsman.' It's part of the job, make sure you're up to it [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 18:58:53 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [104 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Customer displeasure swells over phallic-shaped bus station map. Company finally softens its hardened stance against removal [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 18:58:53 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [44 comments] [Link]

The Onion » New Study Finds Majority Of God’s Blessings Burn Up On Entry Into Atmosphere

Thursday 5 February 18:55:00 UTC 2015

AUSTIN, TX—Noting that the chances of one reaching the planet’s surface are largely dependent on speed and angle of entry, a study released Thursday by the University of Texas Department of Astronomy found that the majority of blessings from G…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » In case you missed it, the King of Jordan quoted Clint Eastwood last night as he was explaining how ISIS is about to have their balls mailed back to them in a Pringles tube [Cool]

Thursday 5 February 18:41:23 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [177 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » ISIS beheads four Syrians who criticized them on Facebook for burning Jordanian pilot to death, and kills a couple of Muslim clerics because they were in the neighborhood anyway [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 18:37:53 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [117 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Ancient Guinea Pigs Were Gigantic and Had Tusk-Like Teeth

Thursday 5 February 18:32:31 UTC 2015

Comparison of a silhouette of Josephoartigasia monesi with a person and a drawing of a pacarana, its closest living relative; Courtesy of Andres Rinderknecht and Ernesto Blanco The largest rodent that ever lived may have had more in common with elephants than just its size. A new study led by scientists at the University of York and the Hull York … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » That traffic jam you're stuck is going to be much worse in 30 years. Hope you get home by then [Obvious]

Thursday 5 February 18:25:24 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Palinmorses

Thursday 5 February 18:24:13 UTC 2015

Morse code palindromes, contributed by reader Dave Lawrence: ANNEXING ·- -· -· · -··- ·· -· --·
BEEFIEST -··· · · ··-· ·· · ··· -
DEFOREST -·· · ··-· --- ·-· · ··· -
ESTHETES · ··· - ···· · - · ···
FINAGLED ··-· ·· -· ·- --· ·-·· · -··
HEARTIES ···· · ·- ·-· - ·· … [Link]

The Onion » Discovery Of Neolithic Gift Shop Suggests Stonehenge Always Meant As Tourist Attraction

Thursday 5 February 18:21:00 UTC 2015

WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND—In a significant finding that sheds new light on the mysterious monument’s past, a team of archaeologists working near Stonehenge this week unearthed the remnants of a primitive gift shop, suggesting that the site had always…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Air Chief Marshal Foo Foo, the pet poodle of Thailand's crown prince, has been cremated after four days of Buddhist funeral rites. And then the story gets really weird [Weird]

Thursday 5 February 18:15:17 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The race to replace the Dunning-Krugerand is on [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 18:11:27 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Hershey Trademarked the Word "Kisses"

Thursday 5 February 18:00:00 UTC 2015

Pop quiz! Which of the following popular candies—M&M’s, Kisses, Milk Duds, Chocolate covered peanuts, or Malted milk balls—is a trademarked name? If you said Kisses, you’re right—but only just. Which leads to one of the strangest trademark cases of the past century. ALL KINDS OF KISSES Back in the 19th century, you could satisfy your sweet tooth with Spanish kisses, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Brace yourselves… Dinner is coming [Cool]

Thursday 5 February 17:51:29 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pickup truck driver speeds onto car carrier while on busy interstate. Discovers stupidest way to save fuel costs [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 17:50:34 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [36 comments] [Link]

The Onion »  Parenting Expert Has Nerve To Tell You How To Raise Your Own Goddamn Kids

Thursday 5 February 17:45:00 UTC 2015

On Today Now!, parenting expert Rebecca McAllum somehow thinks she’s the authority on children everywhere.
[Link]

FMyLife » MIB thingy please… says FML

Thursday 5 February 17:31:54 UTC 2015

Today, my date dropped me off at home and briefly met my parents. As he was leaving he whispered into my ear, "I want to feel the inside of your vagina with the outside of my penis." My parents totally heard. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: "Amp" It Up

Thursday 5 February 16:50:27 UTC 2015

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Mental Floss » 23 Things You Might Not Know About 'Mr. Show'

Thursday 5 February 16:30:00 UTC 2015

Taking a closer look at the show that gave us our first look at Saul Goodman [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It used to be that if you worked, you got paid. Now, more and more college students are paying money to be able to work abroad [Sad]

Thursday 5 February 16:28:40 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Taking two shots during a basketball game is not newsworthy, unless they happen to be bullets [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 16:28:37 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » British court orders surgical sterilization of mother with low IQ. Dr Mengele of the British Board of Eugenics unavailable for comment [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 16:28:06 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [183 comments] [Link]

The Onion » U.S. Mint Introduces New Double-Stuf Quarters

Thursday 5 February 16:24:00 UTC 2015

U.S. Mint Introduces New Double-Stuf Quarters
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Health insurance company admits that personal information of millions of its customers was violated. And some hackers breached its security too [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 16:10:59 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember how after the 2010 BP oil spill 10 million gallons of crude oil in the Gulf couldn't be located? Mystery solved [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 15:54:09 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [101 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Statshot: Why Are We Dropping Our Class?

Thursday 5 February 15:54:00 UTC 2015

Why Are We Dropping Our Class?
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » This is EXACTLY why you should always choose Winston-McCauley Funeral Home [Strange]

Thursday 5 February 15:49:27 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [31 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Therapy Kangaroo Kicked Out Of McDonald’s

Thursday 5 February 15:26:00 UTC 2015

Police in a Wisconsin town asked a woman to leave a McDonald’s because she had brought her therapy kangaroo, Jimmy, a support animal she says helps her deal with emotional stress, to the restaurant, leading to complaints from customers.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you feel guilty about dumping your elderly mother off in a nursing home you'll feel much better if you give her a live chicken [Obvious]

Thursday 5 February 15:23:45 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Attention Japanese women: if you participated in a sleep study, and woke up feeling all rapey and porney, the authorities would like a word with you [Sick]

Thursday 5 February 15:16:16 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Mr. Gibson’s Attorneys Were Quick to File Suit

Thursday 5 February 15:06:57 UTC 2015

Secretary: I thought he was retarded, then I realized he was just very, very Australian.Montgomery County Courthouse
Norristown, Pennsylvania [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Orgasms Are Dander's Natural Predator

Thursday 5 February 15:06:56 UTC 2015

Office cougar: I figure I'll just overwhelm him with great sex and he'll completely forget he's allergic to cats!Reading, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: princess pink [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Attempts to Recycle Them Were Not Well-Received

Thursday 5 February 15:06:54 UTC 2015

Sales guy: I went to a funeral once, and everyone there got a packet of the cremated remains.Sales girl: That’s a nice parting gift!Sales guy: Well, we were all supposed to disperse them somewhere. Mine sat on my mantle for about a month. Then I finally threw it away.Sales girl: You sent the person to the dump?! So wrong! So wrong!8220 … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …We Learned, After a Year Of Marital Counseling.

Thursday 5 February 15:06:53 UTC 2015

Supervisor: Did you figure out the problem?IT guy: Yeah, it was between the keyboard and the chair.Mustang, Oklahoma [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Britney Mix-a-Lot Needed a Lot of Therapy

Thursday 5 February 15:06:52 UTC 2015

Coworker: My daughter tried on a pair of pants this weekend. She asked me if her butt looked too big, because if it didn’t, she needed a smaller size.56 Haddon Avenue
Haddonfield, New JerseyOverheard by: Jane [Link]

Overheard In The Office » This Is How #2 Gets His Proofreading Done for Free

Thursday 5 February 15:06:48 UTC 2015

Coworker #1: Have you filed your travel voucher for that conference in Indianapolis? Coworker #2: Yes.Coworker #1: Let me see your copy so I can fill mine out correctly.Coworker #2: Here you go.Coworker #1: Let’s see. You used the year ’05 instead of ’06, did not provide departure/arrival times, omitted your social security number, and didn’t total the round trip mileage … [Link]

Mental Floss » Is It 'Donut' or 'Doughnut'?

Thursday 5 February 15:00:06 UTC 2015

Did Dunkin Donuts single-handedly foster the accepted alternative spelling of 'doughnut'? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sure, sure everyone knows about the Girl Scout mafia, it's a tight society that usually keeps to themselves. But things are getting personal when you see contracts being taken out when they're just trying to sell their product [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 14:58:24 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Custom Star Trek ‘Boogie’ Van For Sale

Thursday 5 February 14:44:58 UTC 2015

For $9500, this attractively decked-out vehicle could be yours. It's a 1978 GMC Vandura Van, with only 25,000 miles on the odometer. Exterior Star Trek murals by artist G.S. Roy. For sale on Vancouver Craiglist. Read more about it at the Toronto Star.

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Fark.com RSS » Pentagon study claims Vladimir Putin has Aspergers. That explains why you always see him with ponies [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 14:44:32 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » A Better Solution Than ‘Always Turn Left’

Thursday 5 February 14:32:50 UTC 2015

Receptionist on phone: I know, this piercing is the best! Now whenever I have sex with someone really stupid, they are bound to find it!The Generator Hostel
London, EnglandOverheard by: JJK [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pro tip: If you're visiting China for trade talks, mocking the entire population on social media might not be the best tactic [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 February 14:26:01 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [71 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » nooo says FML

Thursday 5 February 14:07:19 UTC 2015

Today, I got a wedgie after a workout class. As I was walking, I used my gym bag to discreetly unwedgie it, and then turned around to check that no one was there. The cute guy that I had a crush on last year was right behind me, and by the look on his face, it wasn't discreet. FML [Link]

FMyLife » 11Karma11 says FML

Thursday 5 February 14:07:18 UTC 2015

Today, I called my boss a "fucking retard" for doing something insanely stupid, only for him to find out 5 minutes later that I did exactly the same thing. I'll never hear the end of this now. FML [Link]

FMyLife » marigoldcobain says FML

Thursday 5 February 14:07:17 UTC 2015

Today, I was talking to my friend in Spanish because he understands it better than English. We were in the middle of a discussion about a TV show when some guy from our school ran up, spat on my shoes and screamed, "I SPEAK SPANISH, STOP TALKING ABOUT ME!" and ran away. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these lunching lemurs [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 February 14:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Inside the room police found a life-like baby doll, car seat, diapers and other child care paraphernalia. When asked about the items, Allen told police they were seeing what it was like to have a baby [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 February 13:30:19 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Hang On…They’re Like…Okay…They’re About 20% Off…Just One Second…

Thursday 5 February 13:27:42 UTC 2015

Cashier, holding up a coupon: I’ll just have to take off your panties.Victoria’s Secret, Green Tree Mall
Clarksville, IndianaOverheard by: The next one in line [Link]

Weird Universe » The Man Whose Mind Exploded

Thursday 5 February 13:26:32 UTC 2015

Documentary about a fellow with no ability to lay down new memories. Plus other "issues."

Full story here.

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't ever invite an undercover FBI agent into your house, you silly boy. It renders you powerless [Asinine]

Thursday 5 February 13:25:46 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » U.S. super rich find a new place to store their extra cash … in homes priced over $50 million [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 13:01:00 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [85 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Marijuana reduces stress. And the world is round. And pigs can't fly. Science [Obvious]

Thursday 5 February 12:55:55 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Who's ready for S'Mores Oreos? And why wouldn't they be called S'moreos? [Cool]

Thursday 5 February 12:54:00 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Turns out burning people alive tends to make your supporters not like you anymore [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 12:47:41 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [146 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 5PM Happy Hour

Thursday 5 February 12:26:33 UTC 2015

Editor #1: Why would they ding you?
Editor #2: They have to ding. Even if there is nothing wrong, they have to ding. It’s psychological.
Editor #1: I need a beer. 8787 Orion Place
Columbus, Ohio [Link]

Mental Floss » "Amp" It Up

Thursday 5 February 12:15:00 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » The Quinny Longboarder is a stroller mounted on a skateboard so dads can get their skating fix in while taking their children out on walks. Or you could just grow up and push a regular stroller like most other men your age [Stupid]

Thursday 5 February 11:48:19 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [81 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » jl_word says FML

Thursday 5 February 11:36:18 UTC 2015

Today, I paid a local homeless man to rake the leaves in my yard. After paying and driving him to the bus stop, I found his shit on my back porch. I need new shoes. FML [Link]

FMyLife » lucas90 says FML

Thursday 5 February 11:36:17 UTC 2015

Today, my fiancée told me about her new diet. Apparently, she is only going to drink water and tan in a tanning bed so she can photosynthesise. She thinks this will help her lose weight, since she doesn't have to eat anything. I'm dating a dumbass. FML [Link]

FMyLife » No thank you says FML

Thursday 5 February 11:36:16 UTC 2015

Today, I'm here to inform men that, "If I fucked you, I wouldn't pull out" is not an effective pick up line. Ever. Especially on a coworker. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 50 Kitchen Tricks to Help You Become a Master Chef

Thursday 5 February 11:30:00 UTC 2015

Cooking can be a pretty tricky job, even if you're following a recipe. Luckily, Kit Stone made this enormous infographic to help you shave off some time the next time you run into trouble. These helpful tricks might be even surprise veteran chefs. Just remember that not all these life hacks are guaranteed to work. [Courtesy of Kit Stone via … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » London double-decker bus company unveils its new open air roof model [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 10:36:00 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: FCC to Regulate Net Neutrality

Thursday 5 February 10:30:38 UTC 2015

The FCC unveiled a plan to treat the internet as a public utility. Score a big win for internet buyers, sellers, content creators, surfers, sharers, and communicators.
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Place your vote for the Top 99 Outstanding Women of 2015. There are a lot to select from, and many to learn about.
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Physics Girl Dianna Cowern shows us what happens … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The bad news is your grandmother is slipping into dementia. The good news is she's now a wicked saxophonist [Interesting]

Thursday 5 February 10:09:25 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NASA updates Pluto's tagline from "speck of light" to "white smudge" [Misc]

Thursday 5 February 9:32:00 UTC 2015

Misc [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One in a million doc, one in a million [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 9:17:04 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Types of Drunkards, According to the 1834 Book 'The Anatomy of Drunkenness'

Thursday 5 February 8:30:00 UTC 2015

Chapter IV of Glaswegian surgeon Robert Macnish’s 1834 The Anatomy of Drunkenness concerns itself with the seven different types of drunkards—or how intoxication is "modified by the physical and moral frame of the drinker." These are the strains he identifies. 1. Sanguineous Drunkard Persons of this stamp have usually a ruddy complexion, thick neck, small head, and strong muscular fibre. … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » How pissed off are the Jordanians? King Abdullah is going to personally fly combat sorties against ISIS [Scary]

Thursday 5 February 7:46:00 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [187 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bigfoot has been spotted in Yellowstone Park. This time for real. Honest [Cool]

Thursday 5 February 7:46:00 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » OPEC to world: About that cheap gas you've been enjoying [Followup]

Thursday 5 February 6:57:00 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [155 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Oops

Thursday 5 February 6:22:32 UTC 2015

In 1945, the Arkansas legislature passed “An Act to Authorize and Permit Cities of First and Second Class and Incorporated Towns to Vacate Public Streets and Alleys in the Public Interest.” That seems boring enough. But § 8 read as follows: “All laws and parts of laws, and particularly Act 311 of the Acts of 1941, are hereby repealed.” With … [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Things You May Not Know About Nutella

Thursday 5 February 5:30:07 UTC 2015

Napoleon and Hitler are responsible for the world's Nutella addiction. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 509: "Reflections II" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 5 February 5:01:00 UTC 2015

Farktography [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you're a narcotics prosecutor, it's probably not a good idea to be so high on illegal drugs that you can't stand on your own. Especially in court during a trial [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 February 3:27:37 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » :-O{8-{==8 [Unlikely]

Thursday 5 February 2:48:05 UTC 2015

Unlikely [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Once We Manage to Think Something, We’ll Know What It Is We Think

Thursday 5 February 2:47:05 UTC 2015

Suit #1: We need a visualization of the vision so we can see the motion and apply it to the organization.Suit #2: Right!World Financial Center
New York, New YorkOverheard by: misspygmy [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Yes, but Here Instead of Stars We Have Purple Horseshoes

Thursday 5 February 2:47:03 UTC 2015

Trainer: You like the weather out here?New girl: Yeah, it’s really dry… And, um, weird for directions and stuff, you know? Like, does the sun set in the west out here, too?Trainer: Uh, yeah.Phoenix, Arizona [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Or Just Avoid Carnival Cruises Altogether

Thursday 5 February 2:47:02 UTC 2015

Travel agent: Just tie a string around it to cut off the circulation and it'll fall off.Malvern, Pennsylvania [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 2PM Conference

Thursday 5 February 2:47:01 UTC 2015

Presenter: If you knew what I was thinking, what I just said would
make perfect sense. 1 Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington [Link]

Overheard In The Office » But All It Said Was “Please Remember to Recycle”

Thursday 5 February 2:47:00 UTC 2015

Female sales exec: Did you get that e-mail I sent you?Male sales exec: Yeah.Female sales exec: What’d you think?Male sales exec: I’d give it a 90 percent.Female sales exec: What made you take 10 off?Male sales exec: It didn’t say anything about Jesus being the savior. I mean, that’s why we celebrate Christmas. You can’t have Christmas without Easter.Female sales exec: … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Ironically, During the Actual Nuclear War He Handled Himself Fine

Thursday 5 February 2:46:56 UTC 2015

ERT member: Sir, you need to exit the building for the evacuation drill.Employee re-entering building: I’m emotionally distraught. I can’t participate.Midwest [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NBC anchor Brian Williams admits to lying about being shot down over Iraq, was actually ducking sniper fire with Hillary Clinton in Bosnia [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 February 2:34:11 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [157 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: Germans Declare Unrestricted U-boat Warfare

Thursday 5 February 2:30:00 UTC 2015

Forces War Records The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 166th installment in the series. February 4, 1915: Germans Declare Unrestricted U-boat Warfare After implementing a naval blockade of Germany and Austria-Hungary in August 1914, as … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Never forget to pay the pizza man for the pie, even if you were desperate and stole one 13 years ago to feed your kids [Weird]

Thursday 5 February 2:23:48 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Like, Rememer When Ashley Olsen Dated Lance Armstrong?

Thursday 5 February 2:18:28 UTC 2015

File minion: You know, pygmies are so desperate…Denver, Colorado [Link]

Weird Universe » Villainous Asperations

Thursday 5 February 2:00:28 UTC 2015


This grown man and father is having his face transformed into a comic book villain called Red Skull. Up to and including having the tip of his nose cut off to complete the effect. I have just one question, why? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man has "Clockwork Orange" tattoo on his forehead. Was probably on droogs when he was inked [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 February 1:42:17 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » What I Mean Is “I Enjoy Erotic Experiences with Young Dogs”

Thursday 5 February 1:10:17 UTC 2015

Tech manager: Okay, I gotta go finish writing this nasty gram to a client.Account manager: Hurry up! I want puppies. Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! Oops, that sounded bad.Rockville, MarylandOverheard by: Cindy [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these Miami flyers [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 February 1:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thousands pack streets for Patriots victory parade Wednesday. Seattle fans still petitioned to have an end-of-season celebration, but the Seahawks passed [Cool]

Thursday 5 February 0:41:43 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [327 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You might be mad at your neighbor, but are you spraying liquid manure through his letter slot mad? [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 0:35:52 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This RC Millennium Falcon Is Awesome (But Would Lose The Kessel Run)

Thursday 5 February 0:30:00 UTC 2015

A man in France has built the ultimate radio-controlled toy: A super-fast Millennium Falcon replica quadrotor. He posted the specs on Reddit and included some videos of the "hunk of junk" in action: Do we want one? Yes we do. The machine's designer says that, as modified, the RC Millennium Falcon can fly at about 30km/h, meaning it'd finish the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A Dallas ISD employee admits using "A…" word for buttocks, and the entire city faints [Fail]

Thursday 5 February 0:26:03 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hipsters up in arms that Portland airport is trying to do something about its dirty, smelly carpet that no one's paid much attention to since the '90s [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 0:22:57 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drunk, high, violently ill, unvaccinated and pulling your hair out is no way to show up for the trial of a mass murderer, son [Amusing]

Thursday 5 February 0:13:59 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Boat crasher "…consumed 3 ounces of 80-proof vodka, 4 ounces of 80-proof rum, an unknown quantity of beer, 0.4 ounces of 60-proof Curacao liqueur and 0.4 ounces of 40-proof Amaretto liqueur from about 6 p.m. Aug. 19 until the time of the accide

Thursday 5 February 0:12:27 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » But Dad Didn't Raise No Quitters

Thursday 5 February 0:08:06 UTC 2015

IT worker: I am the worst drunk driver ever.Richmond, Virginia [Link]

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