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 » cherokeems says FML

Thursday 26 March 23:44:52 UTC 2015

Today my girlfriend of a month told me that the only thing keeping her from swallowing a bottle of pills is being in a relationship with me, because she doesn't handle breakups well. FML [Link]

Overheard In The Office » That's What the Recordings Want You to Think

Thursday 26 March 23:31:16 UTC 2015

Service rep on phone: Yes, ma'am, I can find a salon near you. What is your zip code?(sound of five beeps as woman keys in her zip code)Service rep: Ma'am, could you speak your zip code, please?(five beeps again)Service rep: Ma'am! You are on the phone with a human being! Tell me, using your words, what you zip code is! (pause) … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bay Area woman who was reported kidnapped, then ruled a hoax, is now missing again [Followup]

Thursday 26 March 23:20:12 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lawyer who worked tirelessly to defend and exonerate toxic pollution corporations sues neighbor for smoking [Interesting]

Thursday 26 March 22:49:29 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sex toy thief gives off bad vibes [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 22:36:59 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Students Invent a Fire Extinguisher That Uses Sound

Thursday 26 March 22:30:00 UTC 2015

Scientists have used sound to do all kinds of amazing things, from levitation to brain surgery. Now, they've shown that sound can be used to put out fires. Students Seth Robertson and Viet Tran from George Mason University have developed a way to harness sound and use it as a fire extinguisher. Low frequency sound waves—similar to the deep bass … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » And That’s All There Is to Say about Mary Magdalene

Thursday 26 March 22:28:02 UTC 2015

Office peon: I was dating this girl for a while, and then she found Jesus and we stopped doing things, and that was that.California [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Monsanto lobbyist "Round-up weedkiller is so safe you could drink a quart of it and be perfect fine." TV interviewer: Okay, here's a glass of it, bottoms up. Lobbyist: What are you, crazy? I'm not stupid enough to drink that crap [Fai

Thursday 26 March 22:15:51 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [246 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WTFark, Baristas, burgers, and giant erect bull penis. (No, I didn't repeat anything in that headline.) [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 21:29:21 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: How Sword Swallowers Changed Modern Medicine

Thursday 26 March 21:00:00 UTC 2015

I bet you didn’t know that sword swallowing had an important role in modern medicine. * Who needs an Apple Watch when you can have a watch with a real ant colony inside? * Once upon a time there were some fairy tales that were way, way darker and more bleak than you thought they were. * The great Steve … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: When you think of a southern classic dish to serve family and friends, what comes to mind? Show us your recipes that'll make our arteries clog up yet we still want to go actually make the food. Bonus points if it's healthy [

Thursday 26 March 21:00:00 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [184 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A collapse in New York that doesn't involve The Mets [NewsFlash]

Thursday 26 March 20:24:42 UTC 2015

NewsFlash [link] [210 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Macy's blames sluggish sales on 'women who don't want to get dressed up to go to Macy's' [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 20:12:53 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [105 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Greatest Undefeated Seasons In Sports History

Thursday 26 March 20:07:00 UTC 2015

With the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team just four games away from completing a perfect 40-0 season, Onion Sports takes a look back at the greatest undefeated runs in sports history. 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers: The Univers…
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these lime slices [Photoshop]

Thursday 26 March 20:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Dean Smith Included Every Player He Coached At UNC In His Will

Thursday 26 March 20:00:00 UTC 2015

Between 1961 and 1997, Dean Smith served as the head basketball coach for the University of North Carolina. He coached hundreds of players, including greats like Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Bob McAdoo, and when he passed away in February, he left all of them—even just the walk-ons—a little something in his will. This letter, which is addressed to former … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Good news: In Florida, you're still allowed to build a gun range in your backyard [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 19:35:00 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [74 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Secrets of a TV Costume Designer

Thursday 26 March 19:30:00 UTC 2015

It's not just the words that actors say or the way they move that tells a story. Wardrobe reveals a lot about a character. The cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. runs quite the gamut of characters, from ass-kicking agents to inhuman oddities to beloved comic book avengers—so the series’ Costume Designer, Ann Foley, has her work cut out for … [Link]

The Onion » Nude, Ash-Streaked Dick Vitale Proclaims This What March Madness All About

Thursday 26 March 19:28:00 UTC 2015

CLEVELAND—Shrieking at the top of his lungs as he scuttled through Quicken Loans Arena during a game between Wichita State and Notre Dame, sources confirmed Thursday that a fully nude, ash-streaked Dick Vitale was observed loudly proclaiming that th…
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The Onion » American Voices: Parents Let Kids Play On Vietnam War Memorial

Thursday 26 March 19:26:00 UTC 2015

Parents visiting Washington, D.C. with their kids this week sparked outrage and controversy by encouraging them to climb and play on the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, which honors U.S.
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Mental Floss » Where is Scandinavia?

Thursday 26 March 19:12:05 UTC 2015

Which countries constitute "Scandinavia?" And what do Vikings have to do with it? [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 19:06:39 UTC 2015

Today, my school had to make an official announcement that students were not permitted to go home due to Zayn Malik leaving One Direction because so many girls were claiming they couldn't focus on school with such a dramatic event occurring. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A 24-mile-wide tornado hit Moore Oklahoma, according to NBC [Unlikely]

Thursday 26 March 18:58:44 UTC 2015

Unlikely [link] [113 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Congressman Knows Regular Lobbyist’s Order Without Even Having To Be Told

Thursday 26 March 18:55:00 UTC 2015

WASHINGTON—Noting that the Valero Energy representative had been coming to his office for more than a decade now, Sen.
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The Onion » Senior Citizen Keeps Mind Active By Contemplating Death

Thursday 26 March 18:31:00 UTC 2015

PORTLAND, ME—In an effort to remain mentally sharp well into her golden years, local senior citizen Evelyn Gordon, 86, told reporters Thursday she keeps her mind active by regularly contemplating her rapidly approaching death.
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Mental Floss » Vote on a Message to Send to Space About What Earthlings Think of the World

Thursday 26 March 18:30:00 UTC 2015

We’re not sure if there’s anyone out there to receive them, but we earthlings have been sending messages into space for 40 years now. We’ve sent radio broadcasts, plaques engraved with pictures, and even a gold-plated record album. So far, we haven’t gotten any return messages, but METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) enthusiasts are still coming up with new ways … [Link]

Futility Closet » In a Word

Thursday 26 March 18:00:55 UTC 2015

decubation
n. the action of lying down decubitus
n. the manner or posture of lying in bed The post In a Word appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If your commute includes I-35 north of Austin, you might want to find an alternate route home this afternoon [NewsFlash]

Thursday 26 March 17:58:42 UTC 2015

NewsFlash [link] [267 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you're gonna rob a bank, arriving there by taxi is not a good start. Not paying the cab fare on arrival doesn't help. And being drunk is definitely out [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 17:47:47 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [15 comments] [Link]

GraphJam » Great, Now the Whole Class Knows

Thursday 26 March 17:30:00 UTC 2015

When teacher hands you progress report upside down Graph by: TFace Tagged: failing , Pie Chart , progress report , school , teacher Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Amazing Roles That James Caan Rejected

Thursday 26 March 17:30:00 UTC 2015

‘The Godfather’ star—who turns 75 today—is just as famous for the roles he didn’t play as the ones he did. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Self Proclaimed "God of the MRA's" who was removed from class for laughing at rape victims has upped his game by screaming racial epithets at fellow students [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 17:20:27 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [594 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Guns don't shoot people. They do sort out food fights when mom's not around, though [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 17:18:23 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Test Your Wits with 8 Brainteasers from 'Idiotest'

Thursday 26 March 16:50:36 UTC 2015

We bet you think you’re pretty smart (and if you’ve found your way to mental_floss, you probably are!). But common sense questions and brain-teasing puzzles can challenge even those with the highest IQs. You may be an egghead—but are you an idiot? Test your brainpower with these eight puzzles from Game Show Network’s Idiotest. The rules are easy: Read the … [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Stubborn As A…

Thursday 26 March 16:50:31 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » WS2K3 Y2k? OMG (Sponsored link) [Scary]

Thursday 26 March 16:42:03 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It was the co-pilot, in the cockpit, with the joystick [Repeat]

Thursday 26 March 16:32:53 UTC 2015

Repeat [link] [397 comments] [Link]

GraphJam » What girls do at sleepovers according to men

Thursday 26 March 16:30:00 UTC 2015

experiment girls gossip lesbian men Pie Chart sex sleep sleepover - 3615353600 Graph by: Tagged: experiment , girls , gossip , lesbian , men , Pie Chart , sex , sleep , sleepover Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » When You Think You Will Get Attacked By A Shark

Thursday 26 March 16:30:00 UTC 2015

attack Bar Graph die shark shark week water Graph by: thatchergleason Tagged: attack , Bar Graph , die , shark , shark week , water Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Sorry that the whole kidnapping thing for money is a hoax, we are cool now, right?" [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 16:17:28 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 13-year-old crashes van into pole, car and front porch while fleeing police, receives honorary Florida drivers license [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 16:08:37 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Murkan "patriot" set pipe bomb in the hopes that Muslims would be blamed [Sick]

Thursday 26 March 16:06:42 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [152 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Remington Debuts New Split Barrel Murder-Suicide Shotgun

Thursday 26 March 16:04:00 UTC 2015

Remington Debuts New Split Barrel Murder-Suicide Shotgun
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The Onion » Master Architect Constructs Most Structurally Innovative Pile Of Dirty Dishes To Date

Thursday 26 March 16:01:00 UTC 2015

LINCOLN, RI—Far surpassing the ambitions of any of his previous creations, master architect David Prawer has completed his most structurally innovative pile of dirty dishes to date, sources confirmed Thursday.
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Mental Floss » Al Capone's Hobby: Songwriting

Thursday 26 March 16:00:00 UTC 2015

There weren’t many constants in Al Capone’s rocky life, but the crime boss—who was born on this day in Brooklyn in 1899—had a love of music, and it never wavered. He spent countless hours reclined listening to his phonograph, which cycled through an impressive collection of Italian opera records (Aida by Giuseppe Verdi was a personal favorite). Capone also adored—and … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ghost hunters got the fright of their lives at a renowned haunted house when they heard clanging sounds and saw sparks flying on a winter evening – only to discover chainsaw wielding thieves cutting a drain cover off a stolen trailer [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 15:57:09 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [19 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Man Who Baked Banana Bread Spends Entire Party Anxiously Watching It Go Uneaten

Thursday 26 March 15:53:00 UTC 2015

OAK PARK, IL—Eyeing his contribution to the gathering’s potluck offerings with concern, local man Thomas Rafferty reportedly spent the duration of his coworker’s party Saturday anxiously watching his homemade banana bread go uneaten. Acc…
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 15:51:43 UTC 2015

Today, after days of looking for it, I finally found the ring my boyfriend gave to me. It was on my roommate's finger. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Akoni says FML

Thursday 26 March 15:51:42 UTC 2015

Today, I was talking about an essay I'd written for a class that was due to be turned in online days ago. I thought mine was well written and I'd even finished it a couple of days early so I wouldn't forget about it. After a few minutes of talking and feeling proud, I realized that I forgot to turn … [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 15:51:03 UTC 2015

Today, my husband thought our baby didn't look like him, so insisted on taking a DNA test. The baby wasn't his. It wasn't mine either. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Over-familiar owl" loves to surprise people walking through field, walk on their head for about 1 minute. "It was a very funny thing to watch, however I'm just as confused as anyone as to why it does this" [Strange]

Thursday 26 March 15:45:38 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [69 comments] [Link]

GraphJam » How Dull Is Too Dull?

Thursday 26 March 15:45:00 UTC 2015

Bar Graph cutlery disposable razor Graph by: partlycloudyholiday Tagged: Bar Graph , cutlery , disposable , razor Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Days of Being Sick

Thursday 26 March 15:44:59 UTC 2015

Graph by: pandabear110 Tagged: Bar Graph , day , hate , school , sick Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man who spent two months in jail–before police discovered his shipment of 'cocaine' was actually soap–is awarded $5 an hour for his time [Followup]

Thursday 26 March 15:40:32 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dear Prudence: My daughter is preparing to go to college this fall, but she's self-conscious about her small breasts. Should I pay for breast enlargement surgery so she can compete with the other girls? [Fail]

Thursday 26 March 15:40:14 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [215 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Having sex in front of children at a playground is not a good idea. Son, Daughter, I am disappoint [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 15:34:40 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » McDonald's forgot the bacon on your burger? That's a shootin' [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 15:23:06 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [82 comments] [Link]

GraphJam » What Do Chocolate Bunnies Have to Do With Jesus Again?

Thursday 26 March 15:00:00 UTC 2015

Get your fix of Easter laughs at Sketchy Bunnies Graph by: (via Live Science) Tagged: chocolate , easter , holiday , religion , states Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Se7en’

Thursday 26 March 15:00:00 UTC 2015

David Fincher was thinking outside the box for his classic thriller, which was released 20 years ago. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Young man learns that while the FBI may not be able to thwart his attempts to join a terrorist group, his mother might [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 14:57:52 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Facebook status updates of my death were greatly exaggerated' [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 14:47:23 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Where's The Beef?

Thursday 26 March 14:30:00 UTC 2015

In 1984, 83-year-old actress Clara Peller famously asked, "Where's the Beef?" The importance of her inquiry was in no way diminished by the fact that it appeared in an advertisement for Wendy's—people wanted to know the location of the beef. Thanks to the popularity of that ad, Wendy's annual revenue rose by 31 percent. Millions were convinced that the beef … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man said he enjoyed exercising naked in the sunlight, but even an elementary school student can see he's nuts [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 14:29:50 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Like to live on the edge? How about paying to sleep overnight suspended on the side of a cliff? (w/video) [Scary]

Thursday 26 March 14:29:32 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » As an economic crisis sweeps through Russia, popular alternatives to legal alcohol are becoming liquids designed "for hair growth or for cleaning the bath" [Scary]

Thursday 26 March 14:20:42 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [35 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Statshot: How Are We Failing Our Driving Test?

Thursday 26 March 14:13:00 UTC 2015

How Are We Failing Our Driving Test?
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The Onion » New Healthier Menu Features Food Wendy’s Customers Bring From Home

Thursday 26 March 14:10:00 UTC 2015

DUBLIN, OH—Responding to consumer demands for healthier offerings, Wendy’s announced this week the addition of its new Fit ‘N’ Fast menu, which features food that customers bring in from home to eat at the restaurant.
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The Onion » American Voices: New Facebook ‘On This Day’ Feature Unearths Photos From Past

Thursday 26 March 14:08:00 UTC 2015

Facebook has introduced a new feature called On This Day that allows users to unearth photos they shared or were tagged in from the past, which they can then choose to share with friends.
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GraphJam » Music Stars: Then and Now

Thursday 26 March 14:00:00 UTC 2015

best of week celeb gaga lmfao Memes Music pop skrillex the biebs - 5916031232 Quantifying Everything For Great Justice Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: best of week , celeb , gaga , lmfao , Memes , Music , pop , skrillex , the biebs Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » There's Still a Star and Everything…

Thursday 26 March 14:00:00 UTC 2015

Submitted by: StiirFry Tagged: best of week , christmas , christmas tree , decorations , star Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » School security guard who posted about a "black thug" and suggested "all white people should start riots" to scare blacks on Facebook surprised when she's fired and is suing to get her job back [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 13:51:46 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [290 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Like Having Five Friends Who Think I'm Cool

Thursday 26 March 13:37:48 UTC 2015

Accounting coworker: Nothing gets me hotter than a pivot table with five attributes.Washington, DC [Link]

Overheard In The Office » But It's Free, So Let's Stock Up!

Thursday 26 March 13:37:47 UTC 2015

Large GSR #1: That food stinks!Larger GSR #2: I know, I can smell it with my mouth!Charleston, South Carolina [Link]

Overheard In The Office » But I Decided to Let My Husband Wear Them for a Day

Thursday 26 March 13:37:46 UTC 2015

Sassy Asian woman: I wish I had my pants on today.Hudson & Houston
New York City, New YorkOverheard by: Harriet Vane [Link]

Overheard In The Office » And That's Why I Married Jeremy

Thursday 26 March 13:37:45 UTC 2015

Female drone: I don't like those big fat pointy things, I like a fine point. I'm anal about it.Delran, New JerseyOverheard by: Bruce Banner [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Thought His Last Name Was Smith?

Thursday 26 March 13:37:44 UTC 2015

Sales manager #1: I just got a contract back from Denmark.Sales manager #2: Denmark, Germany?Sales manager #1: No. (pause) Denmark, Denmark.Resort Hotel
FloridaOverheard by: Underpaid [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …But Still

Thursday 26 March 13:37:43 UTC 2015

Female coworker: I would never go to a country music concert.Male coworker: Well what kind of concert would you go to?Female coworker: I dunno… I'd go see Michael Jackson.Male coworker: Um… He's dead.Female coworker, after pause: I knew that.Plainsboro, New JerseyOverheard by: Not Living Under a Rock [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I’m Pretty Sure Mel Gibson Has Barely Touched His Copy

Thursday 26 March 13:29:05 UTC 2015

Young office worker: I need some Catholic classes or something. I get all confused about the Bible characters and Jesus.Manager: Why not go to church? Or maybe when you go to college, they’ll have a Bible study. Lots of kids do that.Young office worker: I need something before then. I need Jesus for Dummies so I can catch up!365 West … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Speaker at Melbourne disability summit had to be carried onto stage due to lack of wheelchair access. Bonus: the venue's disabled toilets were used for storage [Fail]

Thursday 26 March 13:10:48 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cutus interruptus [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 13:06:45 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this selfie en masse [Photoshop]

Thursday 26 March 13:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Fresh Meat

Thursday 26 March 12:39:09 UTC 2015

Ad agency Mother New York has posted this recruitment video to let people know about its desire for "fresh meat" (new interns) in its office. Apply here.

via Ad Week [Link]

Fark.com RSS » University of Phoenix is running out of prospective students to scam [Obvious]

Thursday 26 March 12:26:14 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [120 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Better Known As Oh, the Nonsense You'll Believe!

Thursday 26 March 12:22:41 UTC 2015

20-something female coworker: Ooooh! Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go! For real, ya'll, that's the best book ever written. Well…other than, like, the bible.Charleston, South Carolina [Link]

FMyLife » sexybelly says FML

Thursday 26 March 11:57:31 UTC 2015

Today, I was asked when my baby is due. My baby was due 6 months ago. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anasztaizia says FML

Thursday 26 March 11:57:30 UTC 2015

Today, I was told by my boyfriend's parents to never come back to his house again, and was given a lecture about rule breaking. Apparently, curfew is midnight, and he isn't allowed to have girls over. This didn't sound so unreasonable until I remembered that we're both almost 30. FML [Link]

GraphJam » Who Buys CDs Anymore?

Thursday 26 March 11:55:33 UTC 2015

Bar Graph,Music,piracy,retail Graph by: SuckOnThis Tagged: Bar Graph , Music , piracy , retail Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How much do telemarketers understand "I'm not interested" by part of that sentence

Thursday 26 March 11:55:32 UTC 2015

Bar Graph calling go away reading the script telemarketer - 3778913280 Graph by: GaeNg Tagged: Bar Graph , calling , go away , reading the script , telemarketer Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Seattle police attempt to explain why it took 9 hours to remove an overturned truck full of salmon, causing massive gridlock. Sounds fishy [Fail]

Thursday 26 March 11:52:27 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Miniature Menagerie

Thursday 26 March 11:44:04 UTC 2015

A portrait of the once-proud USA squeaky-toy industry in its glory days, before Asia kicked our squeaky butt. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chinese restaurant busts bogus yelp reviewer, backs up their version of events with video. Chinese restaurant trifecta in play [Spiffy]

Thursday 26 March 11:43:33 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Or Just Spit on Them, Like I Did With Your Soup?

Thursday 26 March 11:19:31 UTC 2015

Customer: Could you bring some crackers for him? (points to toddler)Waiter: Sure, do you want me to crumble them up and throw them on the floor for him too?Murfreesboro, Tennessee [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stop me if you've heard this one before: Two white cops stop a black guy [Fail]

Thursday 26 March 10:46:01 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [208 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man dies after ingesting five 10mg marijuana edibles, five times the recommended dosage: "It was 100 percent the drugs. It was completely because of the drugs – he had consumed so much of it" [Sad]

Thursday 26 March 10:38:08 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [326 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Start Your Morning Right With an Alarm Clock That Makes You Coffee

Thursday 26 March 10:03:56 UTC 2015

For those who can't function in the morning, a cup of coffee is key. For those who can't even function enough to make that cup of coffee, there's The Barisieur. Joshua Renouf This innovative gadget awakens the sleeper with the smell of coffee and the gentle rattle of stainless steel ball bearings as the water boils. Picture waking up slowly … [Link]

Mental Floss » Stubborn As A…

Thursday 26 March 10:03:55 UTC 2015

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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: A Tree Worth Saving

Thursday 26 March 10:03:54 UTC 2015

A 250-year-old “treaty oak” in Jacksonville, Florida, was saved from destruction in the 1930s because of its history. Never mind that that history was just made up.
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10 Far Out Kid's TV Shows From The 1970s. It was the decade of psychedelia and Sid & Marty Krofft.
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A 1917 newspaper headline called her “The Richest Negro Girl in the … [Link]

FMyLife » anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 9:59:41 UTC 2015

Today, I slept through my alarm because it was drowned out by humming. My humming, in my sleep. Even my body is against me waking up on time. FML [Link]

GraphJam » Gadgets 2000 vs. Gadgets 2012

Thursday 26 March 9:59:36 UTC 2015

Graph by: imagin-ary Tagged: best of week , electronics , gadgets , iphone , smart phone Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Always Promise to Do Better

Thursday 26 March 9:59:35 UTC 2015

Bar Graph brushing dentist flossing hygiene But I never do. Graph by: rfvrty Tagged: Bar Graph , brushing , dentist , flossing , hygiene Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Maybe there is hope when a conservative senator and his liberal counterpart can agree on a way to save money by reducing the state's jailhouse population [Spiffy]

Thursday 26 March 9:46:32 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No, an asteroid ISN'T going to destroy the Earth on Friday [Followup]

Thursday 26 March 9:29:04 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Huge asteroid capable of wiping out entire country is on near-collision course with Earth [Repeat]

Thursday 26 March 9:28:04 UTC 2015

Repeat [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you're ever on the witness stand accused of bank robbery and could really use a recess, start eating your own feces and that will usually get it done [Sick]

Thursday 26 March 7:16:53 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Curves of Constant Width

Thursday 26 March 6:49:51 UTC 2015

Trap a circle inside a square and it can turn happily in its prison — a circle has the same breadth in any orientation. Perhaps surprisingly, circles are not the only shapes with this property. The Reuleaux triangle has the same width in any orientation, so it can perform the same trick: Image: Wikimedia Commons In fact any square can accommodate … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » POTY candidates have their mellow harshed by buzzkill son [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 6:39:51 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Climate change has forced the world's two most destructive termites to mate. And it's happening in a state that just made it illegal to say the words "climate change" [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 6:27:08 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [111 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not realizing he's gone underground, cemetery repeatedly calls dead man [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 5:54:10 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What Happens If All The Bees Die?

Thursday 26 March 4:22:45 UTC 2015

The possible causes for the decline and the consequences of a bee-free society. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chinese restaurant bans African customers. Difficulty: Restaurant is in Kenya [Stupid]

Thursday 26 March 4:12:22 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 516: "I Like Big Balls, They're Such Big Balls" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 26 March 4:01:00 UTC 2015

Farktography [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "3am in the morning we are drunk and we are high. We bout to take this thing home and eat it up just found it on the road." This "thing" is a Great Horned Owl [Florida]

Thursday 26 March 3:57:27 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Eating spaghetti on the moon? It was more likely that you think [Interesting]

Thursday 26 March 3:47:16 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [3 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Family of an eleven year-old boy files lawsuit after he dies eating a cookie which a Publix employee assured them was nut free. In other news, someone finally died of a nut allergy [Sad]

Thursday 26 March 3:44:53 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [130 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thailand Officials to journalists: Either report what we tell you to, or we will kill you [Scary]

Thursday 26 March 3:38:04 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » And the Occasional Puppetry, Of Course.

Thursday 26 March 3:35:07 UTC 2015

Man on phone: I'm having surgery next week. (pause) I'm having penis enlargement surgery. (pause) Yeah, but I don't really use mine much anymore. It's good for taking a whiz, and that's about it.Salt Lake City, Utah [Link]

Overheard In The Office » You Don’t Have to Be Dead to Work Here, But It Helps

Thursday 26 March 3:35:06 UTC 2015

Lawyer: Did you hear about Vanessa*?Secretary: No. What about her?Lawyer: Yeah, poor Vanessa. She woke up dead on July 4th.Broad Street
Louisville, Georgia [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Never Worked in an Office Before? You’ve Got a Lot Coming to You

Thursday 26 March 3:35:05 UTC 2015

Cube dweller #1: Oh, and I love it when my husband takes his shirt off at night, because then I can pop his back pimples. He hates it when I do that, but I just love it!Cube dweller #2 and recent hire: [Horrified silence.]Cube dweller #1: Yeah, and last night I was real disappointed, because I was working on a blackhead … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » But I Can't Seem to Make the Request Without Giggling

Thursday 26 March 3:35:04 UTC 2015

Geek #1 (about female geek): She's pretty cool–I can hang with her.Geek #2: Yeah, she's kind of cute and has some personality.Geek #1: I keep trying to get her to give me a hummer…Geek #2: Well, yeah, same here!Geek #1: Because she has a collection of toy hummers in her cubicle.Geek #2: Ah. Nice.Fort Worth, TexasOverheard by: Richard [Link]

Overheard In The Office » It Was More Of an Exclamation

Thursday 26 March 3:34:59 UTC 2015

Boss: Who's better then me?Worker: Jesus.Coworker: Good answer.Huntington, TexasOverheard by: kaleena [Link]

Overheard In The Office » A Whacking Big Problem

Thursday 26 March 3:20:57 UTC 2015

Worried secretary: Joe has a problem with the masturbation story.Congress Avenue
Delray Beach, Florida [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Arizona woman arrested for making a bar mitzvah into a real coming of age event [Stupid]

Thursday 26 March 3:13:14 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Country music fans react predictably to a song that doesn't mean what they think it means [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 2:46:57 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [172 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cornell Dean: We would be honored to host ISIS at our campus. What? I'm being videotaped? [Dumbass]

Thursday 26 March 2:39:44 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman in smiling mugshot claims she's trying to let go of her anger – which is why she went to the yoga center Saturday carrying a baseball bat and a can of gasoline [Scary]

Thursday 26 March 2:34:30 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » **Bulletin**. Accused murderer escapes psychiatric hospital, last seen heading for Gotham [Interesting]

Thursday 26 March 2:32:58 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police drug dog accidentally snorts meth. Send good wishes to Barney as he recovers in the pet hospital. He is expected to fully recover [Hero]

Thursday 26 March 2:08:07 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The latest conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama? FLOTUS is secretly bald. No, really [Amusing]

Thursday 26 March 1:51:07 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [95 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 1:43:30 UTC 2015

Today, I caught my dad sneaking a drink of whiskey outside, shortly before my wedding. I asked if he was seriously getting drunk at a time like this. He looked at me and scoffed, "It's the only way I'm gonna get through this stupid shit." FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 26 March 1:43:29 UTC 2015

Today, three of my dipshit coworkers kept whining all day about Zayne Malik leaving One Direction, how devastating it is, and what it means for their future. As a pacifist, I've never had to struggle so hard to not beat the piss out of people and hurl their broken remains out a window. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kids who are suspended from school for using illegal drugs have lots of free time to use more illegal drugs [Obvious]

Thursday 26 March 1:25:54 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Study finds that teen drivers are even worse than we feared [PSA]

Thursday 26 March 1:18:01 UTC 2015

PSA [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Teacher angry that poor student scores on standardized math exam caused him to be labeled as less than effective. Difficulty level: He's an art teacher [Asinine]

Thursday 26 March 0:54:17 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sounds like the Germanwings crash may have been another pilot mass-murder suicide. "The audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter. You can hear he is trying to smash the door down" [Followup]

Thursday 26 March 0:49:35 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [476 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "The larva shows morphology consistent with having been cooked," said lunch lady Doris [Sick]

Thursday 26 March 0:43:41 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » You Can Now Download Pixar’s Rendering Software—For Free!

Thursday 26 March 0:30:00 UTC 2015

Aspiring animators, rejoice! Pixar’s coveted rendering software, RenderMan, can be all yours—for free. Available for download on any non-commercial Mac, PC, or Linux computer, you can use the software without any limitations or watermarks. The only catch is that you have to pay a $495 licensing fee if you want to make money off your creations. RenderMan is Pixar’s in-house … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » When You Get to the Skin, Stop!

Thursday 26 March 0:06:10 UTC 2015

Old lady to young guy during naked model drawing class: Stop undressing her with your eyes!553 Aspicuelta
São Paulo
BrazilOverheard by: the model [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this simple cup of coffee [Photoshop]

Thursday 26 March 0:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [25 comments] [Link]

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