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 » testom says FML

Friday 17 April 23:50:45 UTC 2015

Today, my husband accidentally erased some pictures from our hard drive. No worries, nothing major: just everything from our wedding and the birth of our first child. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Android/iPhone debate gets stabby [Strange]

Friday 17 April 23:35:59 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Facts About Camarasaurus

Friday 17 April 23:30:00 UTC 2015

Mario modesto, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 If you’re reading this, odds are you already know all about last week’s big Brontosaurus story. The dino’s famous name had been deemed scientifically illegitimate since 1903, back when Teddy Roosevelt still lived on Pennsylvania Avenue and the World Series was a brand-new spectacle. Still, no demotion could stop Brontosaurus from capturing … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Are You Happy About Any of That?

Friday 17 April 23:29:55 UTC 2015

Coworker: In the 30 years I’ve worked here, I’ve been married more times than I’ve called in sick.Modesto, CaliforniaOverheard by: That’s not my job. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sleeping on the sidewalk is fine, if you aren't homeless [Obvious]

Friday 17 April 22:31:49 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Greatest Political Button of All Time

Friday 17 April 22:30:00 UTC 2015

In the U.S. Presidential election of 1928, New York Governor Alfred E. Smith was the Democratic candidate. Born in a tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1873, Al Smith was a self-made man. He dropped out of parochial school when he was 14 so he could earn money to help support the family. He worked at the … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 5PM That’s a Wrap

Friday 17 April 22:27:00 UTC 2015

Home Depot worker: And so he says to me, “Are those metric inches?” 650 North 54th Street
Chandler, Arizona [Link]

FMyLife » jamongrande says FML

Friday 17 April 22:20:42 UTC 2015

Today, my roommate and I are so broke, we resorted to going to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting just for the refreshments. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Mitchellbassists says FML

Friday 17 April 21:57:29 UTC 2015

Today, while mowing my backyard, I carelessly ran over a fire ant hill. Thousands of tiny stinging insects blowing towards you while you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt is definitely not fun. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Things You Should Know About Saké

Friday 17 April 21:30:00 UTC 2015

Saké has long been considered the national drink of Japan. But as its popularity spreads around the world, the secrets behind its ancient traditions have come to light. [Link]

Mental Floss » Mongol Miners Were Extreme Polluters

Friday 17 April 20:30:00 UTC 2015

Some of China's modern pollution problems started long ago with the invading Mongols. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Much like a bad penny, the Fark Weird News Quiz is back. The only quiz on Earth that has been scientifically proven to make you taller and more muscular (if you're female) or get larger, more attractive breasts (if you're male) [Survey]

Friday 17 April 20:29:00 UTC 2015

Survey [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Southwest Airlines passenger who repeatedly jabbed snoring seatmate with penis kicked off flight [Dumbass]

Friday 17 April 20:23:55 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [104 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Meet the man who holds the patent that could destroy Monsanto [Hero]

Friday 17 April 20:23:31 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [230 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Coast Guard cutter docks in San Diego with 14 tons of cocaine seized off Central and South America. Authorities plan to unload all 10 tons, ship the 6 tons to evidence, and use all 3 tons to construct anti-cartel cases [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 20:06:01 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this perturbed penguin [Photoshop]

Friday 17 April 20:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Incredibly Ornate Skeletons

Friday 17 April 20:00:00 UTC 2015

These bejeweled skeletons unearthed in Rome are a sight to behold. * John Green is doing a Reddit AMA today. * This artist has synesthesia, so she can see music. She paints what she sees. * Liven up your kitchen with these colorful food-themed pot holders. * If you think housebreaking your dog was hard, imagine training 200 dogs to … [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Things You May Not Know About ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’

Friday 17 April 20:00:00 UTC 2015

We are not alone. Here are a few facts about Steven Spielberg’s 1977 UFO classic. [Link]

FMyLife » NoCnNoJustice says FML

Friday 17 April 19:17:00 UTC 2015

Today, I got banned from my favourite online video game for calling a person on my team a "Baked Potato". FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 6 People Who Can Cheat (Certain Kinds of) Death

Friday 17 April 19:00:00 UTC 2015

The grim specter of death hangs over us all. But for certain people, some forces guaranteed to kill wind up being reduced to mere nuisances. Take a look at six examples of people who can fend off the Reaper—providing he’s playing by their rules. 1. The Peruvians Immune to Rabies The World Health Organization has declared rabies fatal “nearly always” … [Link]

Mental Floss » What's the Most Amazing Fact You Know?

Friday 17 April 18:40:56 UTC 2015

On Fridays, we ask a bunch of unrelated questions. Your answers help get us through the afternoon. Answer one, answer all, or ask your own question. On to this week's topics… [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Fun Facts About ‘Ms. Pac-Man’

Friday 17 April 18:30:15 UTC 2015

As Ms. Pac-Man herself sang during 1982 TV commercials, she is “more than Pac-Man with a bow.” [Link]

Mental Floss » Clams Are Giving Each Other Cancer

Friday 17 April 18:30:00 UTC 2015

This story just gets weirder and weirder. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The GOP-led House just passed a $269 billion tax break for America's downtrodden billionaires [Spiffy]

Friday 17 April 18:16:59 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [610 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Adiós, Sábado Gigante [Sad]

Friday 17 April 18:06:57 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [84 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder why your dog will not stop following you around? Here comes the science [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 18:04:38 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » South Florida has lost 9,000 millionaires. You'd think they would have some sort of tracking system in place [Florida]

Friday 17 April 17:51:47 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review

Friday 17 April 17:41:03 UTC 2015

Man Shoots Armadillo; Hits Mother-In-Law Next Door A bizarre shooting incident Sunday night in Lee County, Georgia, was determined to be an accident. Larry McElroy fired a 9mm pistol at an armadillo in his yard. He could not foresee what happened next. The bullet killed the animal, but also ricocheted off of it, hit a fence, went through the back … [Link]

Mental Floss » Name the 19 Major Sports Teams in the Pacific Time Zone

Friday 17 April 17:30:00 UTC 2015

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Washington Highway Patrol involved in major sting operation on state's busiest freeway [Scary]

Friday 17 April 17:11:43 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [84 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » China was already exporting goods to the U.S. as far back as 600 AD [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 17:06:33 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » An Espresso Machine Designed for Space Travel

Friday 17 April 17:04:20 UTC 2015

It’s called the ISSpresso, and it arrived at its destination this morning. [Link]

Mental Floss » Pod City: 19 Food Podcasts to Please your Palate

Friday 17 April 17:04:19 UTC 2015

If you ask me, the next best thing to eating is hearing people talk about eating. Each week I consume gobs of food podcasts ranging from the seriously specific to the super-silly. I share several faves below, and I hope you’ll suggest a few, too. For more recommendations—including my list of excellent TV podcasts—head to the archive. Want to suggest … [Link]

Mental Floss » The 11 Worst Sounds in the World

Friday 17 April 17:04:18 UTC 2015

Ranked in order of cringe-worthiness. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Culinary Technologies Poised to Change the Way We Eat

Friday 17 April 17:00:33 UTC 2015

From the fantastic (hangover-free booze for the grownups) to the not-for-the-faint-of-stomach (a glass of sweat or "sewage brewage"). [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chinese woman shares her bed with a pig, says it's helping to prepare her for marriage [Strange]

Friday 17 April 16:50:48 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Senior citizens home uses morning video messages to aid patients with Alzheimer's and dementia. "It's an idea borrowed from an unlikely place, the 2004 Adam Sandler movie '50 First Dates.'" So Adam Sandler movies serve a purpo

Friday 17 April 16:42:50 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Man Invents a Shoe That Grows (to Help Barefoot Kids Around the World!)

Friday 17 April 16:42:19 UTC 2015

When an Idaho man saw barefoot kids in Nairobi, he knew he had to do something. His solution: a smarter shoe. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Julius Caesar may have suffered mini strokes, not epilepsy. Conclusion based on accounts of his final symptoms being a series of stabbing pains [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 16:41:48 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A cop staying at a Residence Inn was bound with bedsheets and robbed at gunpoint after life imitates Seinfeld [Florida]

Friday 17 April 16:29:38 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Two Vermont lawmakers give their colleagues the most heinous ultimatum: Give us pot or we'll take away your booze [Unlikely]

Friday 17 April 16:22:00 UTC 2015

Unlikely [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Convicted murderer covered in tattoos decides to carve 666 into his forehead, forgets how mirrors work [Fail]

Friday 17 April 16:10:54 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [83 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Your "Friday News Dump Day" story: House quietly passes a bill that gives tax exemptions to mega donors to secret superPACs. Ah, nothing like legalized bribery to start off your weekend [Sad]

Friday 17 April 16:07:24 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [124 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Ben

Friday 17 April 16:00:46 UTC 2015

The legendary ice cream-makers have teamed up with New Belgium Brewing to release a Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Blaming your weight gain on your childhood. New excuseness: Blaming your weight gain on the design of your kitchen [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 15:54:54 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't think of all those surveillance cameras in Boston as having thirty times the zoom, citizen. Think of them as having thirty times the safety [Scary]

Friday 17 April 15:47:27 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [51 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » christennnc says FML

Friday 17 April 15:45:45 UTC 2015

Today, I ran into the best friend I hadn't seen since high school. We started talking about where we work, live, and our boyfriends. After about 15 minutes of talking about our boyfriends, we realized that we were talking about the same person. FML [Link]

FMyLife » apparently_disabled says FML

Friday 17 April 15:45:44 UTC 2015

Today, I was trying to make a good impression with my fiancé's friends. After a few hours, I thought all was going well. As I walked to the washroom, I heard, "So what disability does she have? No one can be like that without something wrong in their brain." FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Well, it's official: Welfare recipients in Brownbackistan can no longer go swimming. *wipes hands on pants* See, *that's* how you solve poverty, people [Followup]

Friday 17 April 15:44:55 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [530 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Culinary students compete for the chance to have their tang eaten by astronauts in space [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 15:42:22 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Disney stock rose $2 billion yesterday after the release of the new Star Wars trailer [Followup]

Friday 17 April 15:34:56 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [85 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » UPDATED: EuroFark 2015 – Dublin, Ireland – Oct. 9-11 [FarkParty]

Friday 17 April 15:34:51 UTC 2015

FarkParty [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This story is the Rube Goldberg of fail [Sad]

Friday 17 April 15:34:02 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kentucky Derby expresses concerns about hitting Peak Douchebag, bans Selfie Sticks [Spiffy]

Friday 17 April 15:33:26 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The ANA Unveils a New Star Wars Themed Plane

Friday 17 April 15:13:27 UTC 2015

This is a huge week for Star Wars fans. On top of the new trailer release and Twitter emojis, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways has announced a five-year "Star Wars Project." The main feature is an R2-D2-themed plane. The decorated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner looks pretty snazzy and is slated to set flight this fall—right before Star Wars: The Force Awakens … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A professional game hunter has been trampled to death by an elephant he was attempting to kill for its ivory. Tag is for the elephant [Hero]

Friday 17 April 15:10:40 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [259 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Brewing company makes beer out of human urine. So Budweiser finally comes clean? [Sick]

Friday 17 April 15:06:39 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [44 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Lovestruck Arabian Princess Begs Father To Spare John Kerry’s Life

Friday 17 April 15:04:00 UTC 2015

KINGDOM OF GOLDEN SANDS—Throwing herself in front of her beloved U.S. secretary of state as the royal executioner raised his scimitar, Princess Amirah of Arabia reportedly begged her father the sultan Friday to spare John Kerry’s life.
[Link]

Mental Floss » 15 of the Best Pages from the Google Cultural Institute

Friday 17 April 15:00:00 UTC 2015

With its Cultural Institute, Google has brought the street view mentality to the art and museum world, allowing users to travel around the globe to see hundreds of collections and archives without ever leaving the couch. The cultural hotspots are divided into the categories: “Art Project,” “Historic Moments” and “World Wonders,” each offering different ways to interact virtually. It’s the … [Link]

The Onion » Lethal Injection Least Effective Drugs Man Took While In Prison

Friday 17 April 14:58:00 UTC 2015

FLORENCE, AZ—Noting that the purity and reliability were significantly lower, sources at Arizona’s Florence State Prison confirmed that the lethal injection compounds given to convicted murderer Joseph Danvers III in the early morning hours Fr…
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pilots crashing planes? No problem Just get rid of pilots. Wait, what? [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 14:56:34 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Is Christianity Dark Enough For Millenials?" I dunno, a dude proclaiming peace and love and living with 12 dudes while having a mistress who was a hooker then gets executed for questioning authority sounds pretty dark [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 14:53:58 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [139 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The world's largest McDonald's is being destroyed so a new world's largest McDonald's can be built in the same spot [Florida]

Friday 17 April 14:50:43 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man in Chef's uniform steals grill from Wal-Mart, though the important part is that he might not be a real chef, just someone dressed like one [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 14:45:17 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Awful Words and the People They're Named For

Friday 17 April 14:30:54 UTC 2015

Did these word-inspiring folks really deserve to have their names dragged through the linguistic mud? [Link]

Mental Floss » What are the Origins of "420"?

Friday 17 April 14:30:00 UTC 2015

Whether or not you’re a marijuana enthusiast, you’re probably aware that next week has an unofficial holiday for those who are. April 20—4/20—is a day when pot smokers across the country come together to, well, smoke pot. Others use the day to push for legalization, holding marches and rallies. But why the code 420? There are a lot of theories … [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: ‘Financial Date Nights’ Can Benefit Couples

Friday 17 April 13:30:00 UTC 2015

In his book The Couple’s Guide To Financial Compatibility, financial advisor Jeff Motske writes that spouses should have date nights to discuss issues like taxes, kids’ tuition, and home improvements to avoid fighting over money.
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Appalachia grudgingly accepts Obamacare, marrying outside the family [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 13:24:49 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [117 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Ric Romero and his new toy [Photoshop]

Friday 17 April 13:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Make strange cameo in Medieval literature, do I [Strange]

Friday 17 April 12:58:02 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » My human time

Friday 17 April 12:45:01 UTC 2015

Man sits in front of the camera for 24 hours. The result is 3 videos, each 8 hours long. Every minute his computer chimes, and he says what time it is. He claims this is the "most boring video ever." He's possibly correct.

I suppose that if you managed to sync the time in the video with the time in … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » You’re on Thin, Black Ice

Friday 17 April 12:33:57 UTC 2015

White grunt #1: I’m going to the deli. You guys want anything?Black grunt: I’ll wait till lunch.White grunt #2: Can you spot me a cup of coffee? This time with cream and sugar?White grunt #1: I thought you were a black man.White grunt #2: I am a black man.Black grunt: Shit.New York, New York [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Sounds Like It’s Gonna Be Some PTA Meeting

Friday 17 April 12:33:56 UTC 2015

Agent on phone: Good afternoon, Mrs. Arrington*. I just wanted to remind you to purchase a very snug belt before July 20th because you will get your pants rocked off.6000 East Camelback Road
Scottsdale, Arizona [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 4PM Order Supplies

Friday 17 April 12:33:55 UTC 2015

Co-worker #1: Can I borrow a colored pen?
Co-worker #2: Here’s a red one, but I may need it later for drawing fire. 525 7th Avenue
New York, NY [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Dear Canadia, We're Sorry. Love, Americia

Friday 17 April 12:33:54 UTC 2015

Store clerk: So you're from Canada. Is it really quiet there?Customer: Well, I guess that depends on where you live. I live in a large city, Toronto.Store clerk: They have cities in Canada?Northern Michigan [Link]

Overheard In The Office » As My Resume States, under “Hobbies”

Friday 17 April 12:33:53 UTC 2015

30-something man: I tend to use the word “fab” a lot.San Francisco, California [Link]

Overheard In The Office » One Takes Babe Steps Towards Wisdom, I Suppose

Friday 17 April 12:33:50 UTC 2015

Cubicle geek on phone: So the summation of my weekend is I found out that a bikini waxing strip is not an appropriate solution to a mono-brow.London
England [Link]

Weird Universe » Gaytime Raspberry Roughs

Friday 17 April 12:26:37 UTC 2015

Alas, in this less-innocent year of 2015, anyone soliciting a "gaytime raspberry rough" and expecting an ice cream treat is likely to get something different than they anticipated. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Corporate Suicide Bombers

Friday 17 April 12:18:17 UTC 2015

Employee: No one saw who took my chair? I hope I have crabs. 345 Broadway
New York City [Link]

Fark.com RSS » My question to Mr Putin. Can you order Boris to allow his wife to have a dog? [Amusing]

Friday 17 April 11:56:00 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you want to strip in Saskatchewan, make sure it's for charity [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 11:55:00 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Any Questions Atoll?

Friday 17 April 11:45:00 UTC 2015

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Overheard In The Office » 12PM Schedule Follow-ups

Friday 17 April 11:17:09 UTC 2015

Director: I have you down for 8AM.
Analyst: I can’t at that time. I have to drop off my son at day care.
Director: That’s okay, I’ll do you later. 4302 Town Center Boulevard
El Dorado Hills, California [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dog flu outbreak discovered in Chicago is now spreading throughout the Midwest. Your dog wants Tamiflu [Scary]

Friday 17 April 11:15:55 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Twitter Introduces Star Wars Emojis

Friday 17 April 11:00:00 UTC 2015

Following the hype of the newest Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens teaser, Twitter has unveiled new themed emojis that can be used on the website. They made their debut at the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim. Tweets with certain tags will now appear with special themed emojis in honor of the upcoming movie. The three tags are … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Knock Knock. Who's there? The pilot" [Dumbass]

Friday 17 April 10:07:47 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you and your wife can't settle on a baby name for your child, the worst thing you could possibly do is turn to the internet for help [Stupid]

Friday 17 April 10:06:52 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [166 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Badass Princesses

Friday 17 April 10:00:20 UTC 2015

10 Badass Princesses You’ve Probably Never Heard Of. Some are fictional, others are historic, all rise above the passivity of the Disney version.
*
Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” If you’ve only seen it in 2D pictures, you’ll want to read this.
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Your Cat Is Trying To Communicate With You Through Meows, Yowls And Blinks. We’ve trained them to … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If there's one thing we all can agree on about the new 'Star Wars' trailer is that Chewbacca ages gracefully [Spiffy]

Friday 17 April 9:21:57 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [36 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Camera says FML

Friday 17 April 8:08:13 UTC 2015

Today, I had to get a colonoscopy. Which wouldn't have been so bad if they had removed the camera from my rectum before waking me up. FML [Link]

FMyLife » shaifox96 says FML

Friday 17 April 8:08:12 UTC 2015

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Exactly When Do "Indicator Bubbles" Tell Someone You're Typing?

Friday 17 April 8:00:00 UTC 2015

I love the little bubbled ellipse—technical name: "typing awareness indicator"—that lets you know when your conversation partner is typing on iPhone, Gchat, and Facebook messenger. At least, in theory. If I'm composing a text and have to pause midway for backup, I don't necessarily want the other person to assume it's taken me that long to think up such brilliant … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » At long last, Taco Bell finally opens a shop in Japan. Here's a helpful video explaining how to get there [Weird]

Friday 17 April 7:47:09 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kenny Loggins sunbathes in the danger zone [Scary]

Friday 17 April 7:40:03 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » John Croghan, the Man Who Built a TB Ward in a Cave

Friday 17 April 7:00:00 UTC 2015

We’ve learned a lot about medicine over the years, and treatments that once seemed perfectly logical—ingesting mercury, for example—are now completely laughable. Take Dr. John Croghan, whose specialty was "pulmonary consumption," now known as tuberculosis. Croghan had read that interesting things were happening in Mammoth Cave in Central Kentucky: Nothing there seemed to decay. Not fallen trees, not dead bats, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One of Walmart's few intelligent employees was smart enough to pull off a $240,000 return scam [Dumbass]

Friday 17 April 6:43:00 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Say Red

Friday 17 April 6:40:54 UTC 2015

Cornell mathematician Robert Connelly devised this intuition-defying card game. I shuffle a standard deck of 52 cards and deal them out in a row before you, one at a time. At some point before the last card is dealt, you must say the word “red.” If the next card I deal is red, you win $1; if it’s black you … [Link]

Mental Floss » The Secret Origin of 7 Extremely Important Actions

Friday 17 April 6:00:00 UTC 2015

From high-fives to air quotes, these smooth moves had to start somewhere. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Australian feral cats are eating literally all of nation's wild mammals, and they can't be eradicated. "The only place many mammal species are secure are inside cat proof fences" [Weird]

Friday 17 April 4:22:48 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [163 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No explanation on why parrot on a caffeine binge was driving but at least it survived the crash [Strange]

Friday 17 April 3:01:11 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Great, Al-Qaeda now has their own airport. Still, has to be better to fly out of than O'Hare [Obvious]

Friday 17 April 2:11:36 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Logo Designs That Angered the Masses

Friday 17 April 2:00:00 UTC 2015

Hillary's 'H' isn't the first branding-related kerfuffle and certainly won't be the last. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Flakka me? No. Flakka you. And the palm tree you rode in on [Florida]

Friday 17 April 1:56:48 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Your honor, the defendant could not possibly have killed that man, because I did" [Interesting]

Friday 17 April 1:37:44 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » That’s Why I’m Well-Behaved. And Deaf.

Friday 17 April 1:27:27 UTC 2015

Loud old woman #1: Did you hear about that huge fight that took place over the weekend where that teenager got killed?Loud old woman #2: That’s why people should beat their children! Then this wouldn’t happen!3430 Courthouse Drive
Ellicott City, Maryland [Link]

Overheard In The Office » On This Planet, Jill Sued the Owner Of the Hill Jack Fell Down

Friday 17 April 1:27:26 UTC 2015

Old hen: My granddaughter wants to ride on a fire truck in the parade, who should I call?Fire dept. rep: We don't do that anymore, because of the liability.Old hen: What liability?Fire dept. rep: Some silly kid will be jumping around all excited and fall off the truck and break their head, and then the parents will sue us for a … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » As Soon As I Get That Operation

Friday 17 April 1:27:25 UTC 2015

Guy on speakerphone: If I were you, and one day I will…Homer & Helmcken
Vancouver
CanadiaOverheard by: cube dweller [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Tonight on Speed Racist

Friday 17 April 1:27:24 UTC 2015

Employee #1: I need you to check this.Employee #2: Why, because I'm Asian?Employee #1: Aw, don't play the race card.Employee #2: Oh, so now I'm a race car?Tigard, Oregon [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Now He Walks the Halls in a Long Black Veil

Friday 17 April 1:27:23 UTC 2015

Peon #1: My husband's Xbox died last night.Peon #2: Oh, how sad. Were they close?Sacramento, California [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 1PM Unpack Things

Friday 17 April 1:27:21 UTC 2015

Co-worker #1: Are the movers coming?
Co-worker #2: You might want to shut down your computer and gather you things so they can bring in your desk.
Co-worker #1: What time will they be here?
Co-worker #2: Noon. So you’ve got some time.
Co-worker #1: It’s 12:45!
Co-worker #2: Oh my gosh! I’ve got to start wearing a watch.
Co-worker … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 5PM That’s a Wrap

Friday 17 April 1:27:20 UTC 2015

Funeral director: So, you know all the procedures now, right?
Secretary: Yes, I believe so, I just never had to go get the organ out for a service.
Funeral director: Well, you know where it’s at, right?
Secretary: Yeah, so you just go in the back and pull it out and stick it in there, right? 2157 Oak Street
Wyandotte, … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Then I Realized It Was Ethan Hawke

Friday 17 April 1:27:18 UTC 2015

Young female associate: So the homeless guy kept coming at me and I got scared, so I kicked him in the balls.Law Firm
Wilmington, Delaware [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Shameless Abuses of Diplomatic Immunity

Friday 17 April 0:40:30 UTC 2015

Diplomatic immunity may be intended to keep diplomats from running afoul of local authorities while serving abroad, but some workers take it as a license to act like jerks. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I'd Hate to Hear This Guy's Dirty-Talk

Friday 17 April 0:19:02 UTC 2015

Drafter on phone: Um, ya, give me a second and I can put it up on the screen… (sighs) Oh, there it is… Almost up there… That's better.Central Point, Oregon [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "An American who suffered third-degree burns to 70 per cent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter" (pics) [Hero]

Friday 17 April 0:06:21 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [77 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » klutz44 says FML

Friday 17 April 0:04:21 UTC 2015

Today, I took my 2 year old to the potty in a public restroom. I was just about to set her on the toilet when the automatic flush went off, scaring her and causing her to pee all over both of us. FML [Link]

FMyLife » HECoAS says FML

Friday 17 April 0:04:20 UTC 2015

Today, my boyfriend left me. His racist parents had been pestering him to end things ever since he told them about us. His dad just had a heart attack and blamed it on the stress caused by me dating his son. Apparently, I'm killing his parents when I've never even met them. FML [Link]

FMyLife » topaz23 says FML

Friday 17 April 0:04:19 UTC 2015

Today, my husband told me he doesn't see the point in trying anymore, and that he no longer loves me. I was devastated. He stayed on the couch while I went to bed. Ten minutes later, he said, "Do you mind? I'm trying to sleep." and asked me to shut up. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this espionage operation [Photoshop]

Friday 17 April 0:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Joy of Dishwasher Cooking

Friday 17 April 0:00:00 UTC 2015

On November 21, 1975, horror movie icon Vincent Price appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and proceeded to horrify the audience with his strange and abhorrent behavior. He cooked salmon in a dishwasher. Price was a gourmet cook, which is another story entirely. The real takeaway here is that he may have pioneered—or at least popularized—the art of … [Link]

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