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.”
Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 55: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
On February 1, 1959, something terrifying overtook nine student ski-hikers in the northern Ural Mountains. In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll recount what is known about the incident at Dyatlov Pass and try to make sense of the hikers’ harrowing final night. We’ll also hear how Dwight Eisenhower might have delivered the Gettysburg Address and puzzle over … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Christian preacher tweets that he prays for Kathmandu: "Praying not a single pagan temple will b rebuilt & the people will repent/receive Christ." Christ, what an asshole [Asinine]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I snuck downstairs to watch a midnight movie. One moment I'm trying to plug my headphones in, in the dark, and the next my dad's beating the shit out of me with a baseball bat. Turns out he snuck down after me for a midnight snack and thought I was a burglar disconnecting the TV. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » U.S. Army investigators looking into the the deaths of three special forces soldiers in Mali in 2012, conclude they made one critical, but fatal mistake: Letting the guy with the nickname "Whiskey Dan" drive during their all night hooker and
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Fark.com RSS » Relatives may be allowed to throw good money after Dad [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Weekend Links: Where Computers Go to Die
When electronics and electrical appliances fail, they have to go somewhere. That "somewhere" is usually a place like Agbogbloshie, a toxic wasteland in the middle of Ghana where piles of discarded TVs, computers, refrigerators, and outdated cell phones are set ablaze by young people scavenging through the poisonous fumes for parts. * Most people, with any luck, will never have … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » You Rented The Lake House AGAIN?
Project director: Okay. Let's cut to the cheese.Denver, ColoradoOverheard by: GottaGoNow! [Link]
Weird Universe » News of the Weird (April 26, 2015)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M420, April 26, 2015
Copyright 2015 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
World’s Worst Sculptor: It seemed like a good idea when the town of Celoron, N.Y., agreed in 2009 to pay for a bronze statue honoring the village’s only celebrity. Lucille Ball had spent her childhood years there, and even today, everyone “Love[s] … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Russia begins jailing people for twerking: "Debauched action is punishable by a range of sanctions from community service to three years behind bars" [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're going to rent your basement to someone, make sure she doesn't have a history of extorting men over fake pregnancies. Oh, and don't have sex with her either. Basement living trifecta now in play [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this walk-by shooting on a drive-by shooting [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » How does IS entice Muslim teenagers to become Jihadi brides? Apparently through sweet takeout, followed by the beheading of the non-believers [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "Could virtual reality bring your loved ones back from the dead?" [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't mention the war. No, not that one [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » How Many Presidents Visited All 50 States Before Leaving Office?
As you may have read, President Obama raised some eyebrows earlier this month when it was reported that he has only visited 49 out of 50 states since his first term began. The lone outlier? South Dakota. “We’d always love to have him,” said ex-senator Tom Daschle, who suggested one of the state’s nine Indian reservations for a stop on … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 64mph in a 50mph zone? That will be $58,000. Your local speed camera operator was last seen drooling while joining your license plate to the tax office's record database (non-paywall link swapped in) [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, while out walking with my son in a stroller, a couple passed by and the girl smiled sweetly at him. It made me really happy, until we passed and I heard her say "What? You're supposed to smile at babies, even if they look weird." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was bitten by a therapy dog. FML [Link]
FMyLife » RBergman says FML
Today, I had to arrest my own boyfriend for public sex. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Elderly man cremated at cemetery [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "While an individual may find comfort in having a robot or digital double impersonate a deceased loved one, others may well find this creepy" (pics) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » "Music giant Spotify believes it has pinpointed the average age of midlife crises, and it is younger than you might think" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » As if "helicopter parents" weren't bad enough, now we have "drone parents" using drones to keep an eye on precious snowflakes. "Negative, Ghostrider, the playground pattern is full" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Putin plans to send his mechanized forces to Berlin [Strange]
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FMyLife » montanadinosaur says FML
Today, I was watching porn, and ended up bawling because the girl in the video looked like my ex. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Clean Up Your Unsightly Yard With a Rentable Goat
Amazon's “Home Services” offers a variety of different services, and while most of the options are pretty standard—plumbers, repairmen—there is one peculiar offering that stands out: In some cities, you can pay to rent a goat. If you're interested in getting rid of unwanted vegetation, but hate weed-whackers, Amazon will send a professional to scope out your yard. If it's … [Link]
FMyLife » wil says FML
Today, my girlfriend broke up with me because "God" told her to. I guess "God" didn't have any problems with me buying dinner first. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I orgasmed in front of someone for the first time. Too bad it was my dad who didn't knock before coming in. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Comcast/Time Warner merger was derailed by Comcast's awful customer service [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this picture of this guy from Star Wars [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Wild Rides [CSB]
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Weird Universe » Miss Kangaroo
Loretta North of Australia probably thought it was quite an honor when she was picked to serve as "Miss Kangaroo" and tour the United States with two kangaroos. It was part of a publicity stunt to promote the 1952 movie Kangaroo. But it doesn't sound like the tour went very well. One of the kangaroos promptly died. Loretta herself had … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're going to live in somebody's basement free of rent, make sure it's your mom's and not a stranger's [Strange]
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Overheard In The Office » …I Like That in a Co-worker.
Employee to another, after going through office fridge: Hey, you're making my nuts all smelly.Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And Who'd Spend That Much Money on Something Without a Windscreen?
Female coworker, looking out the window: Aw, look at the little kids, they're so cute!Male coworker: I hate kids.Female coworker: Why?Male coworker: They're just too small to be natural…Edinburgh
ScotlandOverheard by: Idris [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Down Syndrome, My Ass. Get Out There and Work That Backhand!
Tennis instructor to day-campers: You were special last year. You are not special anymore. If you still suck this year, leave these courts.Birchwood Swim & Tennis Club
Chappaqua, New YorkOverheard by: rachel kieffer [Link]
Overheard In The Office » To Succeed in Business, Girls Need to Learn Teamwork
Lady VP: At least it wasn't girl-on-girl.Male manager: True.Lady VP: Girl-on-girl is hard.Fairfax, VirginiaOverheard by: Meaghan [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Work Here?
Lauren*: So I went on this diet and I was eating cream of mushroom soup. And I thought, “wow, this is awfully thick. It's like pudding!” Then I realized you're supposed to put water in it.Boss: Jesus Christ, Lauren*!Lauren*: I know, right?Boss: Why did we hire you again?Fontana, CaliforniaOverheard by: Aeirlys [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Remember? The ASPCA Won’t Let Us Forget!
Daughter-in-law cooing over another shopper’s baby: Awww — look at that face!Mother-in-law: You’ll have one of your own soon.Daughter-in-law: [Snorts] Talk to your son about that.Mother-in-law: Well, that’s between the two of you, I think.Daughter-in-law: You know how I am. If I don’t get what I want, I just go out and get it myself. Remember how I wanted a kitten?Oxford … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Now, for Your Homework, Copy Page 49 of the Textbook
Biology professor: You can’t just come up with your own hypotheses!3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MarylandOverheard by: LabCat [Link]
Overheard In The Office » You Can't Handle My Zip Code!
Cashier: Sir, what's your zip code?Customer: Credit.Cashier: No, your zip code?Customer: Oh… credit.Cashier: Your zip code!Hampton, VirginiaOverheard by: TY [Link]
Weird Universe » The Coleopter
Original article here.
Why are the skies of 2015 not filled with coleopters?
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Fark.com RSS » I was publicly shamed for sending a porn link to my students. Why weren't my students publicly shamed for clicking it? Checkmate, haters [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If the flight attendant on your trip resists your advances and refuses to take a photo, jokingly saying you'll hijack the plane is definitely not going to change her mind [Dumbass]
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GraphJam » Headphone Paradox
Graph by: Rickey123 Tagged: blown , brand name , cheap , discontinued , ear , expensive , fit , good , headphones , paradox , quality , sound , trust , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Contents of my iPod
LoL by: Immortal_Penguin Tagged: ipod , mp3s , Music , technology Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » When I Understand a Scientific Concept.
Graph by: riweb Tagged: bill nye , concept , Line Graph , ok , online , scientific , sense , teach , textbook , TV , understand , Video , watching Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Why You Should Never Live in LA
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: california , LA , traffic , Video Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Who's the Boss?
LoL by: Mayor Tagged: 80s , boss , tony danza , TV , whos-the-boss Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Sorry, I Was Looking Up Recipes for My Party
Graph by: thaeryn Tagged: holiday , Line Graph , productivity , weekend Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » MTV
LoL by: honeymoonkiss Tagged: mtv , Music , reality tv , TV , Video Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » If Only I Could Store Movies on Those 100,000 BluRay Discs
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: anatomy , best of week , brain , infographic , the infographics show , Video Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » They're Both Over-Estimating the Number of Normal People
Graph by: Tagged: internet , normal people , Pie Chart , trolls Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Es Verdad
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: me gusta , memebase , Pie Chart , spanish Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Not a Lot
Graph by: accountname0 Tagged: commercials , klondike bar , Pie Chart , what would you do Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » He'll Eat All the Things
Graph by: Joeloney Tagged: animals , goat , Movie , syfy Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Ghost Evolution
Graph by: (via justinrampage.com) Tagged: casper , evolution , gengar , ghosts , headless horseman , infographic , Pokémon , spaceghost Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Faith Means Never Having to Admit You're Wrong
Graph by: Bendyrulz Tagged: best of week , faith , flow chart , god , pray , religion Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Mewwy-Two, Where Are You!
Graph by: Ancel3 Tagged: mewtwo , Pie Chart , Pokémon , scooby doo , tall grass , wild Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Chances my roommate will be in the room with 10 friends dressed like characters from Harry Potter while playing Dungeons and Dragons with the theme song from Final Fantasy playing in the background
Graph by: polarbear75 Tagged: dungeons and dragons , final fantasy , friends , Harry Potter , playing , roommate , Theme Song Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Darling, You Gotta Let Me Know
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: flow chart , should i stay or should i , should i stay or should i go , song , trouble Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: MA_OC Tagged: dont-touch , gross , operation , people , Pie Chart , Subway , too-obscure , train Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » It's Basically a Food Product
Graph by: (via Daily Infographic) Tagged: food , infographic , Occupy Wall Street , pepper spray , police Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Can Play Them All Too!
Graph by: raccoonan Tagged: classic rock , Guitar Hero , Pie Chart , rockband , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » chances of a baby being at a movie theatre
LoL by: nmickelsen23 Tagged: Babies , chance , kids , movies , sexy , theatre Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Other Holy Trinity
Graph by: memegeek Tagged: gandalf , Harry Potter , jesus , magic , star wars , trinity , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » And 'Playing' Means Killing Everybody
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: fire , killing , Pie Chart , sims 3 , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
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GraphJam » But What About Electric Sharks!
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: attacks , australia , Death , Pie Chart , sharks , toasters Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » PBR Is the Worst
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: alcohol , Bar Graph , beer , bottle , caps Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: Tagged: Compressed , computer , phones are the oldest technology , Pie Chart , stand , telephone , yellow pages Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Whooooo Are You? Who, Who… Who, Who
Graph by: BenReilly (via www.fastcompany.com) Tagged: occupy , Occupy Wall Street , Pie Chart , who are you Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Meeting Length vs. Will To Live
Graph by: lizerdbits Tagged: good , hours , kill , length , Line Graph , live , meeting , suck , work Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Detroit takes another step closer to Thunderdome… no, really [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boss asked if I could spare a few minutes to finish off the last of his paperwork backlog. I'm pretty desperate for a raise, so I said sure. Turns out the "small", "should-take-a-few-minutes&quo~ backlog consists of 3 desk-high stacks of documents. Goodbye, cruel world. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Wedding party will have a combined age of about 195, and by "wedding party" we mean the bride and groom [Spiffy]
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Futility Closet » Insight
Maxims of François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680): “An extraordinary Haste to discharge an Obligation is a Sort of Ingratitude.” “Did we not flatter ourselves, the Flattery of others could never hurt us.” “Before we passionately desire a Thing, we should examine into the Happiness of its Possessor.” “Few Men are able to know all the Ill they do.” … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Satan is enjoying his upsurge in popularity as he is credited for stopping a Christian bakery's GoFundMe campaign [Asinine]
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FMyLife » a critically injured shitehawk says FML
Today, I brought my girlfriend home to introduce to my parents. My dad thought it would be hilarious to fill some clear bags full of flour, then pretend he was sampling a cocaine shipment when she arrived. She excused herself very quickly and isn't answering my calls. FML [Link]
FMyLife » jt says FML
Today, I was chilling out at the side of an indoor pool. I zoned out, only to be snapped back to reality by a kid screaming at the small cloud of blood forming in the water around my crotch. Great timing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my girlfriend confessed that she'd leave me for her ex in a heartbeat. Tomorrow is, or should I say "was", our wedding day. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 4 Amazing Greetings from Around the World
Use these tips to say hello like a local. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Our host isn't in the studio tonight, but here is an archived Livingston Stapler Company Presents show from August 11, 2012. As a bonus our host had a special guest performing in the studio that night [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » When customer service tells you to rub butter on your laptop and stick it in a microwave, you shouldn't listen to them [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » French perfumer bottles scent of dead loved ones. When subby dies, just take a whiff of a stale leftover beer from last night if you want to remember him. That's close enough [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » The American dream is still alive and well. Outside of America, that is [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » After hitting a 5-year-old boy with her car, woman does the logical thing and tries to hide from authorities by crawling into a shallow hole and covering herself with dirt. (Bonus: 'Eyebrows by Sharpie' mugshot) [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman finds 3.69 carat diamond after asking god to lead her to it and save her son Coyotito [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Drone paraglider and gyrocopter could revolutionize delivery of troop supplies, campaign finance reform messages to U.S. Capitol [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Live video feed from the Freddie Gray protest in Bal'mer… Orioles fans are being asked to stay in the stadium at the end of the game… This is getting to be some very serious "sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit" [News]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I found out the name on my driver's license is incorrect. I don't know what's worse: the fact the government can't even copy a goddamn name correctly, or that it took me three months to notice, when a cop nearly arrested me for carrying a "fake" license. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my little sister filled the huge house I spent over a week building in Minecraft with TNT. She then demanded I give her all the money in my wallet, or she'd blow it all up. She's now $86.25 richer, and my parents think it's too hilarious to make her give me my money back. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today's 'Don't make me turn this plane around' moment brought to you by flight TCX 2515 from Hurghada in Egypt to Manchester and a passenger who threatened to kill anyone who got near him [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Bring us your cold, tired, annoyed tourists yearning to spend cash [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Nepal declares a state of emergency as the death toll rises to 1,100 in the aftermath of the 7.8 earthquake [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » Impossible? Cockatoos Taught Mary Hart to Talk
Woman on phone: Raised by dogs?! That’s impossible! Isn’t it? … Wait, was it Entertainment Tonight? … That’s impossible!50 Millstone Road
East Windsor, New JerseyOverheard by: Goueznou [Link]
Overheard In The Office » It’s ‘Mothyr-Fuckynge’ in the Constitution
Person on phone, in next cube: Does “motherfucking” have a hyphen in it?…Well, in all these criminal cases I see “motherfucking” without a hyphen and spell-check doesn’t recognize it.8891 Gander CreekDayton, OhioOverheard by: Snorting coffee out my nose [Link]
Overheard In The Office » From My Big Book Of Ways to Deal with Nosy Co-Workers
Worker: Hey, Cheryl*, do you know where the Tylenol is?Receptionist: It should be under the fax machine. Do you have a headache?Worker (nonchalantly): No, my balls really hurt today.Receptionist (after long pause): Oh.Omaha, Nebraska [Link]
Overheard In The Office » This Sort Of Thing Happens Before Lift-Off at NASA All the Time
Boss to office (about imminent website launch): Five minutes to go live!Boss to sysadmin: Are you going to do anything?Sysadmin to boss: I'm diabetic, I need a burrito.Boss to office: Go live delayed for burrito.Tucson, Arizona [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Montana Has All the Extremist Anti-Federalists
Travel agent #1: I can’t find the District of Columbia brochures.Travel agent #2: District of Columbia? Is that in Canada?Billings, MontanaOverheard by: wow [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 9AM Doctor’s Appointment
Doctor: Did you put the drugs in the drug room?
Nurse: No! I can’t find where they are supposed to go. Every time I try and find the drugs in that room I want to kill somebody!
Doctor: Please don’t. We shouldn’t be killing any more patients anyway. 250 West Bridge Street
Dublin, Ohio [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Ten Bucks Says It's a Government Contract
Young engineer leaving meeting: So what exactly is a cluster fuck? Some kind of orgy?Woodland Hills, CAOverheard by: OldEngineer [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Besides, You Can't Go Fishing Without a Pole.
Diner #1: I don't think you want to increase your vascular output for a snake bite.Diner #2: So no Viagra.Diner #3: Why would anyone take Viagra hiking?Diner #2: To keep from rolling out of the tent.Oak Ridge, Tennessee [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these test-taking children [Photoshop]
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