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 » The new marijuana concentrate, "shatter" is 6 times stronger than regular shadoobie [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Zombie dog wants steeeeaaaaak [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » 16 Dating Pointers from Casanova
Today is the 292nd anniversary of Giacomo Casanova’s birth. Although the legendary lover did all of his womanizing in the 18th century, many of the lessons in his multi-volume autobiography are still useful for men and women alike in the age of Tinder. 1. ABOVE ALL ELSE, BE DARING. “It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence … [Link]
Weird Universe » The More Things Change..
…The more they stay the same. A sinkhole developed on a city street in Dublin. The reason being there was a 19th century tunnel running between what was then the building housing Parliament and a brothel. Politicians and sex scandals are timeless. [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Fun Facts About 'Gravity Falls'
Technically, Gravity Falls is a cartoon for kids. But tell that to the millions of adult enthusiasts who scour every episode for clues, spend hours decoding ciphers and cryptograms, and then flock to online forums to discuss all of the minutia in obsessive detail. If you’re more of a casual viewer, or if you’re just getting familiar with the supernatural … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » We understand that jail can be boring, but you should probably find ways to pass time that don't include attempting to extort politicians [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The Cuddly, Fluffy, Surreal World of Angora Show Bunnies [Silly]
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Mental Floss » That "Burn"s
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Fark.com RSS » Bad: Woman tells her friends she is dying of cancer. Cool: Her friends shave their heads, get tattoos and raise $7k for her. FARK: She made it all up [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Man asks permission to rob house [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Wellfu says FML
Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Poutine Pizza, because nothing will bring Chicago and New York together like a common enemy [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » In response to Indiana's RFRA leglislation, Salesforce.com is offering its Indiana employees relocation packages if they wish to transfer to another state [Interesting]
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FMyLife » King.Dick. says FML
Today, I had to give a presentation at school about King Richard III. I realized too late that someone had changed his name to "King Dick" on all the slides. My little sister later broke into hysterics and confessed this had been her April Fool's prank. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my elderly dad once again asked me to make a reservation at a restaurant for him and a younger woman he's been seeing. Meanwhile, I haven't had anything even approaching a real date in over a decade. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Couple sues after sperm donor isn't all he's jacked up to be [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 4 Questions About Japanese Whisky, Answered
by Kyle Chaka Wait … How did whisky ever land in Japan? In 1918, a student named Masataka Taketsuru left for Glasgow University to study organic chemistry. But once he arrived, he fell in love with another kind of chemistry—distilling. When Taketsuru returned home, he helped start Japan’s first whisky distillery, modeling it after everything he’d learned about scotch. So … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Do you prefer recipes that include rabbit, hard-boiled egg, or peeps as ingredients for your Easter/Eostre/SpringFeast festivities? Wait. I know. How about all 3. Mmmmmmm [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Pat Robertson seems to have first hand knowledge of the planning of gay weddings and he may be right [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 15 of the Nichiest Niche Magazines
There’s a magazine for that. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » News: sink hole appears on Dublin street. Fark: caused by disused nineteenth century, underground tunnel, from government buildings to brothel [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » We're Looking for a Few Good Interns
We could use some extra hands around mentalfloss.com this summer. Writer and producer hands, specifically. THE PARTICULARS You'll be writing, researching, and doing Web production work for mentalfloss.com. We may send you weird places and ask you to write about them, too. The internship starts in June and will continue through August. Ideally, you’d be available 12-15 hours a week, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this shooter shooting shooters [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » According to US military officials, the reason US air strikes were needed to re-take Tikrit is because the Iranian forces previously spearheading the attack sucked at coordinating attacks and their artillerymen couldn't hit the broad side of a ba
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FMyLife » RomanceFail says FML
Today, I woke up my girlfriend up with a cute kiss. She was apparently having a bad dream and headbutted me. FML [Link]
The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » I'll have a whiskey
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Man Who Makes the Movie Sounds
Go inside the world of a Hollywood Foley artist (a.k.a. the person who makes the noises) about how they make all of the unnoticed sounds that movies and TV need. * Never call him Abe, and other lesser known President Lincoln facts. * Intriguing headline of the day: The Groupies Who Wanted Casey Kasem Dead. * Howard Johnson's restaurants were … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No charges in Snow Kone Joe vs. Mr. Ding-a-Ling ice cream fight [Weird]
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The Onion » Infographic: How California Is Conserving Water
California governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that the state would impose its first-ever mandatory water reduction for residents in response to a four-year drought that has plagued large areas of the state.
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Fark.com RSS » Puppy survives epic 248 mile journey while stuck in the grille of a car, inspiring adoration from the driver and epic jealousy from all the other dogs who could only stick their heads out the windows of their cars [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 30 'Fast
The franchise's first installment was released 15 years ago. [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Madame Tussauds Appoints ‘Tissue Attendant’ To Comfort One Direction Fans
A spokesman for Madame Tussauds wax museum in London said in a statement that museum officials brought in 150 boxes of tissues to the One Direction exhibit and appointed a “tissue attendant” to help fans grieving over the departure of Zayn Mal…
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Mental Floss » This Perfume is Activated by Sweat
Researchers have created a new fragrance that actually smells better the more you sweat. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Televangelist Robert Schuller's hour of power hits the 60 minute mark at 88 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » CNN is reporting that the moon will disappear over North America just before sunrise Saturday [Scary]
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Mental Floss » This Week's New Comics: 'Borb,' 'Convergence,' and More
Every week I write about the most interesting new comics hitting comic shops, bookstores, digital, and the web. Feel free to comment below if there's a comic you've read recently that you want to talk about or an upcoming comic that you'd like me to consider highlighting. [Link]
Futility Closet » Mileage
I leave my front door, run on a level road for some distance, then run to the top of a hill and return home by the same route. I run 8 mph on level ground, 6 mph uphill, and 12 mph downhill. If my total trip took 2 hours, how far did I run? SelectClick for Answer> The length of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Protip: there are safe places to buy guns, but Bob's Psychedelic Gun Shop is probably not one of them (pic) [Scary]
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The Onion » Narcissist Convinced Total Strangers Would Want His Organs
AIKEN, SC—Demonstrating a total absorption in himself and his anatomy, narcissist Jesse Serrano is convinced that total strangers would actually want his organs, sources confirmed Thursday.
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Fark.com RSS » FACT: Google has turned us into insufferable know-it-alls. FACT: Google makes you think you're smarter than you actually are. FACT: Bears eat beets [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The designer of the new Honda Civic evidently had the same boyhood Hot Wheels collection as subby [Cool]
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The Onion » Wes Welker Fielding Offers From Numerous Concussion Researchers
DENVER—Saying that it’s a decision he needs to carefully consider and ultimately make together with his family, free agent wide receiver Wes Welker confirmed Thursday that he is currently fielding promising offers from a number of concussion r…
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Fark.com RSS » What do Disney princess movies really teach little girls? A) self-reliance B) the power of love C) a burning desire to conquer the earth [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » 14 Things You Didn't Know About 'The Scream'
You’ve seen it on everything from socks to The Simpsons to cocktail napkins, but how much do you really know about Edvard Munch's The Scream? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Minneapolis debates great question of our time: One sailboat, or two? "The 13 full-time members of the City Council hold most of the power, and they sometimes have a tendency to micromanage" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Jesus takes time out from His busy Easter schedule to appear on hot cross bun [Silly]
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FMyLife » Repethetic says FML
Today, I was shopping with my boyfriend when we came across the most beautiful piece of Japanese furniture. When I inspected it closely, my boyfriend started laughing. Turns out I was making the same noise I make when I orgasm in reaction to a piece of furniture. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turns out that not all 13-year-old girls on the Internet are FBI agents. Some are 15-year-old extortionists who want to trade your ween pics for iTunes giftcards [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Russian fishing trawler sinks; dozens of electronics technicians feared dead [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Feast Your Eyes On This Life-Sized Chocolate Benedict Cumberbatch
A six-foot chocolate statue has been made in Benedict Cumberbatch’s likeness. Go ahead, say “yum.” [Link]
The Onion » Engineers Unveil New Driverless Car Capable Of Committing Hit-And-Run
PLANO, TX—Describing the prototype as a major technological breakthrough for autonomous vehicles, engineers at Toyota unveiled the first driverless car Thursday capable of committing a hit-and-run. Members of the design team told reporters that the …
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The Onion » Chris Hemsworth Deputizes Hunk To Assume ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Duties In His Absence
LOS ANGELES—In a solemn ceremony held Thursday alongside the infinity pool at his Malibu estate, actor Chris Hemsworth reportedly deputized well-regarded local hunk Troy Richardson to assume all “Sexiest Man Alive” duties in his absence.
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Fark.com RSS » If I Drove It: 26:28 And The End Of Automotive Journalism -or- How a couple of car guys pulled off the biggest hoax in modern automotive journalism history [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Thomas Jefferson Invented A New Way Of Saying “Goodbye”
In the early 1800s, sometime around the start of his second term as President, Thomas Jefferson was out riding his horse in the countryside near Monticello—his home and plantation on the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia—when he happened to bump into a fellow rider who accompanied him on the remainder of his trek. The man he met, however, failed to recognize … [Link]
Mental Floss » Get the Secrets Issue For Free!
The May issue of mental_floss magazine (on sale today) is full of secrets. Like Laura Palmer’s diary. Or a locked treasure chest. You know, full of jewels and stuff. (And secrets.) You can find it at your local newsstand or jump the gun and subscribe right here. In it we reveal: one bedroom pro-tip (and some interior decorating advice) from … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Can we trust Washington to balance online privacy with cybersecurity? (Sponsored link) [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » The most derided profession in academia? Humanities professors [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Hipsters proclaim ordinary hipster beards OVER, $200 colored hipster beards in, to amusement of stylist: "The dyed beard is so hokey, it's like signaling there isn't anywhere left to go, she said" [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » Name the Countries of Europe
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Mental Floss » 15 Furry Ferret Facts For National Ferret Day
Happy National Ferret Day! In honor of the holiday, brush up on your knowledge about everyone's favorite (and longest) pet. 1. Ferrets have been domesticated for a quite a while. Wikimedia Commons It is unclear when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a long and storied history. Greek scholars—Aristophanes in 450 BCE and Aristotle in 350 BCE—wrote about … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Porn star accused of forcing wealthy man to pay the gay away [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Replica pirate ship breaks down and has to be towed to port. Crew members heard saying they should have been ninjas [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Judge: "I know you spent nearly seven years of your time and millions of dollars in investors' money salvaging a ship, but with a fraud investigation ongoing you lose the rights to trying to salvage it" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida Man arrested standing outside in his underwear, yelling expletives at his neighbor and his neighbor's young daughter and touching himself in a sexual manner… Psh, dumbasses, that's not underwear, that his uniform. Florida Man [Flori
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Fark.com RSS » Wife puts cheating husband on lifelong sex ban but still lives with him: "I might not want Kev, but I don't want anyone else to have him either" [Asinine]
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Overheard In The Office » That Would Be the Icing on The… Well, You Know.
Editor #1: He's the son of the cake lady, right?Editor #2: Yeah.Editor #1: That lady died, right?Editor #2: Yeah.Editor #1: I wonder if he had something to do with it.Houston, TexasOverheard by: Confused reporter [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Cubicle Butt
Sales guy: So, Tim*, you’re finished training that guy already?Support dude: Yeah, it was going to be all day, but his bottom got sore and he had to go home.Islington
London [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 3PM Smoke Break
Coworker: I just can’t do PCP socially anymore. It’s such a mess. 5100 S MoPac
Austin, Texas [Link]
The Onion » Report: Majority Of Earth’s Potable Water Trapped In Coca-Cola Products
CORVALLIS, OR—Fueling humanitarian concerns over the vital resource’s scarcity in many parts of the world, a report published Wednesday by researchers at Oregon State University has found that 68 percent of the earth’s supply of potable …
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The Onion » Mother Only Wants One Bite
Mother Only Wants One Bite
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Mental Floss » 11 Tips to Up Your Easter Egg Game
Instead of resorting to the same old egg dyeing kit, try something new this Easter. Here are some out-of-the-box ideas for your next egg decorating party. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fake army vet wearing fatigues while panhandling runs into real, live vet: YOU TAKE THAT UNIFORM OFF (w/ video to boot) [Florida]
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The Onion » American Voices: Karl Lagerfeld’s Cat Made $3 Million Last Year From Modeling Gigs
In an interview with New York magazine, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld said that his cat, Choupette, made $3 million from two modeling gigs last year, one for a German car ad and the other for a Japanese beauty product.
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FMyLife » usadisvet says FML
Today, at the DMV I was told I had to prove, with a doctor's note, that I was an amputee and my disability was permanent to get my placard. Apparently, setting my prosthetic leg on the counter wasn't proof enough, and is considered "threatening". The police were called. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dear Duke: You suck, but I will be attending you anyway. (Or not) [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Massive power outage causes widespread chaos in Turkey on Tuesday. Apparently people weren't expecting it since their usual power blackout days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday [Fail]
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Mental Floss » How Does Jelly Belly Create Its Weird Flavors?
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ve no doubt received a box of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans in your Easter basket at least once. As its name suggests, there are beans of many flavors in the boxes—and not just nice ones. In addition to beans that taste like banana, lemon, and blueberry, there are also black pepper, earwax, booger, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cafe offers free dessert to customers: four giant waffles, 12 scoops of ice-cream and 5,000 calories. Only two people have finished it and they probably have diabetes now (pics) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The University of Oregon creates position of "Assistant Vice President for Sexual Assault." Evidently the Dean of Vice and Amoral Behavior" was overloaded [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this escort service [Photoshop]
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Overheard In The Office » Slightly Less Okay, Preston
Boss: It's okay to say “masturbation.”Worker: Okay. He masturbates to his grandma's underwear.Seattle, WashingtonOverheard by: why do i work here [Link]
Mental Floss » 18 Retro Reviews of Children's Books from the New York Public Library
Last year, New York Public Library staffers discovered a lost treasure: Nearly 6400 old note cards containing 20th century librarians’ reviews of the children's books that filled the library’s stacks. The review system was never intended for public consumption. Instead, it served as a tool for intra-office dialogue. "It was just a way for staff to say 'here's what I … [Link]
Weird Universe » Mail Yourself
Yesterday, the New Daily paper reported that Australia Post will soon begin offering a service to allow people to mail themselves across country:
The scheme, to be called AirMale and AirFemale, will see the ailing postal service partner with a low-cost airline to deliver customers for a one-way fee of just $35 to any airport in Australia serviced by the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Insane religious group tries to shame women who gave birth via c-section, because the only scars Jesus likes are episiotomy scars, or something equally as stupid [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Terrorists attacking students in Kenya. Is it Thursday again already? [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Multiple aborted landings and touch-and-go's at Düsseldorf airport at 55KT crosswinds, or how to turn a commercial airliner into a STOL aircraft. On an unrelated news, local retailers record an unprecedented surge in underpants sales [Scary]
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FMyLife » banana12321 says FML
Today, I thought I had gotten away with throwing a party while my folks were gone the night before. They came home and I was as sweet as possible. I could tell they were not buying it, but I thought I was in the clear. Later, they told me I had drunk-dialled them and spilled the beans. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Pajamas as Streetwear: 1929
These kids in 2015, wearing pj's to class! [Link]
Mental Floss » That "Burn"s
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Weird Universe » A Sad Life
How sad does one's life have to be for him to follow a woman around Walmart and masterbate? Bonus: it was the Kissamee Walmart but I don' t think he got a kiss. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dog gets four prosthetic legs, can now make it on his own to get steak [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man blames watching too much porn for trying to record upskirt videos at Seattle Pride Parade. Too much porn? That's unpossible [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Please come take this car out of my life. I want to start dating women again (now with imgur copy since original was removed) [Silly]
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Mental Floss » A Free Library Made Out of Books Could Be Coming to the Bay Area
Lovers of old-book-smell are in for a treat: The good people at the new Bay Area Book Festival have plans to make a library with walls made of books. The festival received over 50,000 books from the Internet Archive last year, and is hoping to make something substantial with them. With the help of FLUX Foundation, they plan to convert … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good: McDonald's is going to give pay raises and paid vacation time to its employees. Bad: Only 10% of their employees will be eligible [Interesting]
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Overheard In The Office » 12PM Update Website
Executive: Our new company motto is “Fuck it!” Can we put it on our website? 1777 North California Boulevard
Walnut Creek, California [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It is spring. The rain is falling, the flowers are blooming, and the spiders are getting faster [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Teacher's science experiment demonstration of smashing a cinder block with a tool gets him the axe [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Legally blind woman given license to drive after special glasses help restore her eyesight. And now she can see that you all drive like MORONS [Cool]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Boneshaker Big Wheel
Boneshaker Big Wheel 2014. The surprising contraption is a cross between a penny farthing and a Strandbeest.
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5 April Fools’ Pranks That Went Horribly Wrong This Year. A list that could be much longer after all the reports are in.
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Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Scientology. A glimpse into a hidden world can be truly terrifying.
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Mental Floss » 17 Poets’ Quotes About Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, and it’s worth celebrating. But don’t take our word for it – just ask these poets about their craft and their colleagues. 1. “Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.” — Paul Engle, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How can we hope for world peace if nation's can't even agree on what are the best toppings for a pizza. Tuna fish, Germany? Really? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » One year later, still no reefer madness in Colorado: "Tourists from around the world step into the cannabis store to buy small amounts of legal, and heavily taxed, marijuana. It goes on day after day after day with virtually no muss or fuss"
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Fark.com RSS » Mother says although there was meth in the home with her children, the sex offender and ex-con who hung out there made sure the kids never touched it [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » This 116-year-old woman is the world's oldest living person. She lives in Arkansas and dreams of meeting Barack Obama [Followup]
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FMyLife » QueenCee says FML
Today, while at work, a guy complained about me "touching his fries." At first I thought it was a joke, because he kept smiling, even after I offered him new ones. I realized it wasn't a joke when he threw the fries on the counter. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Chicago Boasts a Thriving Seahorse-American Community
Coworker #1: The first concert I ever went to was Queen. I was in my mom's tummy.Coworker #2: I've got news for you. You weren't in her tummy.Chicago, Illinois [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Jewish Federation gives out hams for Easter. There are at least two bewildering things about that headline [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » What's worse than being caught masturbating? Being caught masturbating while looking at women inside a Walmart. What's worse than that? Getting charged with damaging property with your bodily fluids [Florida]
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FMyLife » Winterbelle says FML
Today, I was reprimanded at work for having a low friendliness rating as a cashier. For two months, out of 1500 transactions, only 3 people filled out the survey. I almost got fired because 1 out of 3 people was mad about a coupon. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Isn't it wild when you walk into a restaurant high on psychedelics only to discover the guy sitting at the table next to you is actually the Governor of Alaska? [Weird]
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Overheard In The Office » Back When He Played the Bath Houses and Was Still Hot?
Break tape manager, searching for a clip: Did you do Barry Manilow? Talent coordinator: You know? I think I did.PBS Affiliate
New MexicoOverheard by: Josette [Link]
Mental Floss » 'New Yorker' Cartoonist Roz Chast On Her Home and Career
Prolific cartoonist Roz Chast gives a tour of her home and talks about her work. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Fascinating Fan Theories About ‘Mad Men’
‘Mad Men’ viewers have concocted a number of elaborate theories about how the series will end. Most of them involve death. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A woman wearing a T-Shirt with the phrase 'dropping a load' did exactly that at a Wisconsin Kmart [Sick]
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FMyLife » dumbbus says FML
Today, I got an expensive return bus ticket to visit my family 200 miles away. I accidentally tore the ticket when taking it from the machine, but the driver said not to worry, as it would still be accepted on the way back. Guess who's still 200 miles from home. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news: drunk driving deaths are down for 7th straight years. Call and text your friends about how safe the roads are [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The first rule of Kentucky fight club is choose your weapon: chicken or bra [Hero]
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Futility Closet » Sweet Science
Sahara geology presented as a flan recipe, from French naturalist Théodore Monod’s Méharées: Explorations au vrai Sahara, 1937: Take a flan-tray, which represents the basement (our Mauretanian and Tuareg granites). Place some pastry in the flan-tray in irregular masses (A) — these are the Precambrian mountain chains, the Saharides. Level this off with a knife (B) so that the folds, … [Link]
Mental Floss » 57 Amazing Facts From Our Instagram
Store these away for future trivia nights. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Impossible Quiz
Take the quiz! [Link]
FMyLife » ThirteenThirteen says FML
Today, I was sent the script to a play I'm participating in at school. After reading it a couple of times, I noticed that my part has been forgotten completely. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 20 Swashbuckling Facts About 'The Goonies'
Hey, you guys! Here’s everything you need to know about Richard Donner’s adventure classic. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 517: "Ugly-Ass Baby Animals" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » 3rd Annual Farks In The Wild at the Buffalo Zoo. July 22, 6pm. Elephantastic Tour. SOLD OUT [FarkParty]
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Mental Floss » 23 Things You Might Not Know About 'Heathers'
The movie that turned red scrunchies into a status symbol just turned 26 years old. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In case you forgot, an April Fool's Day roundup 2015 for those who appreciate English humor [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » California has one year of water left [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest thing that's bad for you in large quantities: Iced tea [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 8 'Super Mario Bros.' Tips, Tricks, and Glitches
Visit World -1, jump over the flagpole, win and die simultaneously…all in a 30-year-old classic game. [Link]
FMyLife » megan says FML
Today, it's April Fool's day. I had to take a CPR class, and everything was going well. We took a break and I went to get a drink of water and started choking. They thought I was making fun of the class, and made me leave. FML [Link]
FMyLife » TecheyTim says FML
Today, a coworker and I pulled a April Fools' joke on our boss. She "borrowed" his keys and rolled down his window. I took a car window from a scrap yard and sprinkled it on the ground near his door. His response was to kick the nearest object in anger. The nearest object happened to be my car. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you've already kicked the deputy in the groin, it really doesn't make any sense to offer him oral sex [Florida]
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Overheard In The Office » Ask Any New Yorker
Woman coming in from outside: It’s really human out there.Man: Yeah — it’s not the heat, it’s the humanity that will get you every time.Kansas City, MissouriOverheard by: Evan [Link]
Overheard In The Office » … Into Your Socks
Boss #1: Did you have enough to eat today?Boss #2: No.Boss #1: I can tell — you tucked in your shirt.Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 11AM The New-Hire
Suit: She graciously volunteered to confirm tomorrow’s interviews. She says she likes people.
Supervisor: I find that hard to believe. She’s from Detroit. 1252 Memorial Drive
Goral Gables, Florida [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 10AM Work Phone
Staff Auditor: Hey [Senior Audtior], your wife is on the phone. Should we tell her the audit room smells too badly and you will call her back?
Senior Auditor: Yeah… 2345 Crystal Drive
Arlington, Virginia Overheard by: Smell E. Lotz [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Not Physically Possible? Someone’s Never Read the Bible
Office girl #1: Is it raining out?Office girl #2: No way, it’s sunny! Unless it a sun shower.Office girl #1: A sun shower is not physically possible.Office girl #2: Ummm, you’ve never seen it rain while the sun’s out?Office girl #1: Oh, I thought you meant literally, like giant balls of fire falling from the sky…MichiganOverheard by: [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Xeno and Phobia Demonstrate How the World Came to Hate Us
Sales girl: Oh my God, this girl came in today and she was from, like, China or something, and on the credit card receipt she signed her name in, like, Japanese!Manager: Ew! You're in America! Come on, learn English!Ithaca, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Someone bought the openly anti-gay Indiana pizza place's domain name and made it look TOTALLY gay [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this macaw [Photoshop]
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