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.”
Overheard In The Office » Well Ms. Lohan Can Afford It
Suit, about lady smoking crack on stoop: Isn’t she a little dressed up for a crackwhore?3008 Lincoln Boulevard
Santa Monica, CaliforniaOverheard by: Not smoking any [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Bizarre Facts About The History of Birth Control
Image Credit: Bryancalabro via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 The quest to separate sex from baby-making is an ancient one. From drinking small amounts of poison to shoving dung, rock salt, or oil up the hoo-ha, ladies and gentlemen have been trying to get it on without the responsibility of bearing children for millennia. It’s only been in the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Faced with more debt, more crowded cities, more crowded transit, more pollution, and fewer jobs, millennials are having fewer children. Experts stumped as to why [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Scalia: If gay marriages are so great, why didn't they have them in ancient Greece? The balls are in your court Libius Maximus [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » How Chewing Gum Prevents Songs From Getting Stuck in Your Head
Researchers have come to the rescue with a scientifically backed earworm prevention weapon. [Link]
Mental Floss » The (Very Real) Science Behind 'The Avengers'
The feats performed by Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and the rest of the Avengers crew seem to defy all logic. Before he upgraded to gold titanium, Iron Man used to jet around in a suit made of, well, iron, while Captain America’s vibranium shield manages to remain unscathed—even after Thor strikes it with his hammer. As it turns … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man charged for driving without doors, windows, license plates, insurance and surprisingly not in Florida [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Ray Bradbury's Lost Interview On Madmen, Writing, and Cars
"You write to please yourself. You write for the joy of writing." [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Fictional Places (That Sound Real)
Tthere are fictional nations inserted into movies, TV, comics, and other pop culture media that are vaguely reminiscent of real places, but the name is fictional to avoid offense. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Annual feminist award will be presented to a man's hand inserted into a felt pig [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Alchemist’
Paulo Coelho's allegorical novel has sold over 65 million copies. What made it such a blockbuster? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This guy can solve Rubik's Cube in the time it takes to say "Rubik's Cube" five times [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » China opens bridge to NOPE [Scary]
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The Onion » Man Boldly Declares This Must-Win Game
RIVERSIDE, CA—In an audacious and daring proclamation before Game 5 of the first-round playoff series between the Spurs and Clippers, local 31-year-old Doug Corrigan boldly declared Tuesday that it is a must-win game for Los Angeles, sources confirm…
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Fark.com RSS » Tornado leaves 1,000 Brazilian people homeless. Didn't they mean a trazillion people? Either way, that's a lot [Scary]
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Mental Floss » The Missing Links: The Starbucks Name Generator
Take it from me, Corin Picksie, this What’s My Starbucks Name generator is entertaining. * Have you ever heard the tale of, and seen, the supposed John Wilkes Booth mummy that toured America? * It’s not every day that you see a graffiti artist that specializes in spray painting male parts hailed as a “hero.” I’m not saying I agree, … [Link]
Mental Floss » These Words Aren't the Words You Think They Are
It's possible you never wondered about these tricky words from common expressions. That's because they aren't the words you think they are. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Actual Headline: 'People need to wear pants and not set off fireworks,' say police after six Red Mile arrests [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this alien delicacy [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » NASA's Plan for What to Do if an Astronaut Loses It in Space
Admit it: There’s something a little bit unnerving about the prospect of floating around in a teeny, tiny container as you hurtle into the infinite abyss. But despite the extremely close quarters—and the isolation, and the darkness—involved in space travel, there are no records of astronauts behaving violently, either towards themselves or their fellow crew members, while on a mission. … [Link]
Mental Floss » Pop Chart Lab Creates Awesome Harry Potter Poster for Pottermore
When the wizards at Pottermore from J.K. Rowling wanted to create a digital poster of the top 10 magical objects from the Harry Potter universe—as chosen by the Pottermore fanbase—they turned to Pop Chart Lab, designers of awesome infographic posters on everything from the most striking hockey jerseys to delicious pies to the drink recipes of your favorite book and … [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Professor Fails Entire Class For Bad Behavior
Saying that he reached his breaking point after students repeatedly threatened him, swore, and cheated on their assignments, a professor at Texas A&M Galveston reportedly failed an entire class by reprimanding them in a long letter, then quit his job.
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Mental Floss » Pick the Full Name Missing From Each Movie Title
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Fark.com RSS » Military holds decontamination exercises in Battle Creek, Michigan. It's the biggest toxic cleansing in Battle Creek since Kellogg's introduced All-Bran [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 10 Awesome Rick Baker-Created Movie Props You Can Buy
Prop Store Have you ever wanted to own a Gremlin marionette from Gremlins 2: The New Batch? Or the head, hand, and foot skin of the titular sasquatch from Harry and the Hendersons? Or perhaps a replica of Michael Jackson’s hands, created for 1988’s Moonwalker? Now you can, thanks to special effects makeup artist Rick Baker. Baker—who, over his 30-plus-year … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ukrainian forest fire headed for remnants of Chernobyl nuclear plant. PANIC [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Because of global cooling, Lake Michigan is now so clear that shipwrecks can be seen from the air [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the most inappropriate place to take a first date? [Advice]
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Fark.com RSS » Meet Russia's newest superhero-to-be, "Radioactive Girl" [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Delusional Man Turning Off Laptop Like He’s Done With It For Night
MINNEAPOLIS—Demonstrating how fully he had lost touch with reality, delusional man Jamie Farragut reportedly began turning off his laptop computer Tuesday at approximately 9:45 p.m.
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Mental Floss » The Science of a Perfect Soup Dumpling
For 16 months, from December 2013 to April 2015, Christopher St. Cavish toted a digital scale, a caliper, and hair scissors to more than 50 eateries in Shanghai—all in the name of savory science. St. Cavish was on a mission to catalog and rank every Shanghai soup dumpling (or xiao long bao) with a method that was based on hard … [Link]
Mental Floss » Match the Two Parts of These Odd Facts
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Fark.com RSS » Criminal masterminds steal five cases of frozen pizza, immediately call police station to see if officers want to buy any [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Do you want to be the proud owner of one of the last two original Mk I Spitfires left in the world? For £2.5 million, you could be [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Daesh leader Al Baghdadi has reportedly died. Difficulty: In an Israeli hospital [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Comedian finds two-way mirror in bathroom before gig at bar. Bar owner: "I will burn this f*cking place to the ground before I get rid of that mirror. Do you know how much joy that mirror has brought to us?" [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Most Common Craigslist 'Missed Connections' Per State
So close. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Maddening Examples of Eminent Domain
If there’s one guaranteed method to raise the collective blood pressure of a community, it’s invoking the controversial land grab practice known as eminent domain. The right of local government to seize private property if they argue it will benefit the greater good (with increased tax revenue or a better economy) has been debated for decades. Though property owners are … [Link]
FMyLife » WasNotAdopted says FML
Today, my mom told me that if I wanted to commit suicide, I should make it seem like a car accident, and not do it in the house, because she would be too embarrassed if people thought she was a bad parent. FML [Link]
The Onion » Opinion: I Only Like Movies Where The Whole Cast Dances In A Little Box Next To The End Credits (by David T. Carlson)
By David T. Carlson
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Fark.com RSS » "Of course, we would welcome extraterrestrial visitors to the Bronx" [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Why Doesn't Glue Stick to the Inside of the Container?
Craig answers this week's Big Question. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Incredible Gift that Allowed Harper Lee to Write 'Mockingbird'
Happy Birthday to Harper Lee, who turns 89 today. She’s been in the news a lot lately thanks to the controversial Go Set a Watchman, the upcoming sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird. But neither one of those books would have existed had it not been for an extremely thoughtful Christmas gift from some friends. In 1956, Lee was working … [Link]
Mental Floss » What Is Ed Balls Day?
Ever make a harmless mistake that gets blown out of proportion? British politician Ed Balls has, and that's why the Internet is celebrating "Ed Balls Day" today. On April 28, 2011, the Labour M.P. and Shadow Chancellor sent out this tweet, assumedly in a mix-up while trying to search for his own name: Ed Balls — Ed Balls (@edballsmp) April … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Forget the National Guard, send in the Moms [Hero]
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FMyLife » Groomzilla? says FML
Today, less than a month from our wedding, my fiancé told me that he doesn't trust me and will be cancelling our wedding and new apartment lease if I don't give him all the names, numbers and addresses of my exes. All because I received a text from a wrong number that said, "Hey baby." FML [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Abercrombie & Fitch No Longer Placing Shirtless Models Outside Stores
As part of its ongoing effort to revamp its image and modernize, clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch announced it will no longer place shirtless male models outside stores as greeters.
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Fark.com RSS » "This is 8.45 in the morning and you are running through the streets with no clothes on. I don't know why you would want a kebab at that time of day." Australia: it's Australian for Florida [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » If you think you're seeing double, that's because you are: High school graduates six sets of twins [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 11 Whimsical Facts About ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’
Norton Juster’s 1961 tale of a bored boy who travels to a magical land is more than it seems—as its plot enchants, The Phantom Tollbooth also manages to illustrate the joys of learning. The story behind the book's creation is just as fascinating, so we’ve compiled some fun facts for your next journey through the Kingdom of Wisdom. 1. The … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » SCOTUS live blog: Gay marriage decision down to who presents more impressive briefs [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark ready headline: "Bumble Bee charged in death of man cooked to death in tuna oven." That's more than meets the eye [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Well it probably would not be the best idea in the world to name your hot dog menu item 'Bruce Jenner 2.0', is it now? [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The Iranian navy has seized a U.S. cargo ship and taken it to Bandar Abbas, although details are a little sheiky [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman forced to copyright her own breasts to fight revenge porn. "I thought, well no, this must be wrong … they're forcing me to disclose them further when that's what I was trying to prevent" [Asinine]
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The Onion » Your Horoscopes — Week Of April 28, 2015
ARIES: A shocking revelation will shake you to the core of your being this week, which is odd, because it's merely the fact that the Doobie Brothers aren't actual brothers.
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Fark.com RSS » What do MC Escher and House of Cards have to do with your network security? More than you'd think (Sponsored link) [Obvious]
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The Onion » Man Proud Of Food He Ordered
DEDHAM, MA—Noting how the man grinned with satisfaction after his Buffalo Chicken Ranch sandwich with a side of spiced panko onion rings arrived at his table, sources at Chili’s Grill & Bar confirmed Tuesday that local diner Matt Schoesse …
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Fark.com RSS » Man finds his wife Facebook messaging an old friend, so he made his way to the man's house, punched him, and shot him in the leg. Clearly, she had reason to want to find someone else [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't drink the Kool-Aid. Don't touch it either. Even if it is coming out of the tap [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "Smileys make kids eat more healthy food" No word on whatever happened to "Mr. Yuk" [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Waddle, Waddle, Quack
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Mental Floss » Can Your Tonsils Grow Back?
I used to think of my tonsillectomy as a one-off procedure I’d had when I was in kindergarten, looking back fondly on the days recovering and sipping Slurpees. A decade later, I was taken by surprise when my doctor did the routine tongue-depressor look at my throat and remarked that my tonsils looked a bit inflamed. It turns out, even … [Link]
FMyLife » vomitgirl says FML
Today, during my shift at work, I started to feel really sick and started throwing up. While I had my head in a bag, I had several customers ask me for directions and another customer abuse me for my lack of service. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hawaii to become the first state to raise the smoking age to 21, hope to improve the state's health since they also lead the nation in daily consumption of Spam [Spiffy]
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Overheard In The Office » Having Snookie As a Co-worker Is No Piece Of Cake
Female HR manager: I got so drunk last night, I slept in just my socks!Disinterested female coworker: Ummm, good for you?Female HR manager: It's one of my levels of drunkenness. It means I'm really drunk.Disinterested female coworker: Okay.Female HR manager: You know why I picked this long dress to wear today?Disinterested female coworker: Ummm, no, why?Female HR manager, proudly: Because I … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » His Hats Are Supremely Unfashionable.
Council worker to another as they return to work after lunch: He said he's got a problem. Just like Al Qaeda.London
EnglandOverheard by: Sophie [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Somebody’s Just Asking for a Circular Reference
Office peon #1: Gah, if I could just tell Excel what I want, it’d be so easy. ‘Do this!’ I’d say, and it would be like, ‘Sure!’ and life would be simpler.Office peon #2: Or it wouldn’t listen, and you’d put on some leather straps with nipple rings and it’d say, ‘Hit me again. Let me see you get reeeal angry.’University … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Or Worse
Secretary: Now the plant's by me, I can make sure none of you are over-watering it!Random office peon: Or urinating in it when no-one's looking.Wellington
New ZealandOverheard by: pretty sure that happened [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Baby with Plastic Bag on Head: I’m Slowly Asphyxiating, Moms
Nurse: Yeah, and she came in with a bandanna rotting inside her. Her brilliant boyfriend used it as a condom.Girl #1: Dude! Sperm will soak right through that shit! He should have used a plastic bag or something. Maybe some Saran Wrap and a rubber band.Girl #2: Seriously! What if she got pregnant?Girl #1: The baby will come out with a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Who said "if booze makes your husband gay for one night and he accidentally bangs some guy it's really not a big deal"? Was it C) Pat Roberson? What the? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Anti-science hysteria triumphs as Chipotle removes GMO ingredients. Let's hear it for the forces of backwardness, everybody [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » 2PM Christmas Party
Co-worker #1: Can you make those changes I requested?
Co-worker #2: Did you ever email me the information?
Co-worker #1: No. I’ll have it to you in 10 minutes.
Co-worker #2: Sorry, party starts in 4 minutes. 1932 Highland Avenue
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this blame game [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 18 Celebrities Who Appeared on 'The Twilight Zone'
Rod Serling's groundbreaking anthology series introduced some enduring science-fiction themes and one of the most iconic title sequences in TV history—not to mention a slew of famous guest stars. [Link]
Weird Universe » Starbucks Gift Card Redux
Back in 2013, I posted about a Starbucks gift card that cost $450 to buy, but only got you $400 in store credit.
The folks at Starbucks were probably wondering how they could possibly top that deal. But they managed!
For Mother's Day, they're now offering a gift card that costs $200, and comes generously pre-loaded with a full $50 … [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #247
Original ad here.
An elegant motto for a useless product. [Link]
FMyLife » Jennandco says FML
Today, my fiancé called me 'thick' for not realising he'd been sleeping with his ex earlier. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » The English Don’t Think So
Suit #1: He’s from England, from some place called Portsmouth. I think it’s spelled P-O-R-T-S-M-I-T-H, but it’s pronounced like Ports Mouth.Suit #2: Wait. Is it Ports Mouth, or Ports Smith?Suit #1: I don’t know. It’s some place in Europe, I think.Hotel
Kowloon, Hong Kong
ChinaOverheard by: Embarrassed American [Link]
Mental Floss » Waddle, Waddle, Quack
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Mental Floss » An Extensive Guide to Growing Vegetables
Fixr.com created this helpful infographic that helps fledging gardeners learn the basics. It provides options for every type of gardener and every kind of space. With this guide, everyone can have a green thumb in no time. Click here for a larger view. [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: B-Movie Monsters
The 20 Most Hilariously Cheap-Looking Monsters From Vintage B-Movies. They were once terrifying; now they are comedies.
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Cookie Monster leads the 'Aveggies' in this Sesame Street Age of Ultron parody. Each Avenger is a vegetable and must save the world from a madman who wants to turns vegetables into desserts!
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Rush Hour 4: Face/Off 2 with Sean Combs and … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » For only $5 per month you can receive college credit in current affairs, sports medicine, economics, computer science, theater, political science, and filmmaking [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Even Fox News shows majority of Americans now support recreational marijuana: "The poll marks the first time the news organization has found majority support for the issue since it began asking the question" [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » If you still don't believe that humans evolved from primates, I have three words for you: Lower back pain [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 15 Amazing Facts About Thunder…Thunder…'ThunderCats'!
Thirty years ago, millions of children (and more than a few adults) became obsessed with ThunderCats, that quintessential ‘80s cartoon about a race of sword-wielding cat people who arrive on Third Earth to protect its inhabitants from the evil Mumm-Ra. Created by Tobin Wolf—a World War II veteran who also invented the first portable record player for teens—and produced by … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » RIP HHH [Sad]
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GraphJam » Hours of Your Life You Will Never Get Back
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GraphJam » People who are diagnosed with ADD
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GraphJam » Not Again!
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GraphJam » Or Your Mother Sings Along
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GraphJam » Thou Shalt 'Like' Thy Friend's Stupid Status Updates
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GraphJam » I Know Kung Fu
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GraphJam » I Don't Want to See the Little Poo Factory
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GraphJam » On Second Thought, Dora Is Always Creepy
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GraphJam » Accidental Time Capsule
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GraphJam » Who Do You Want to Be?
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GraphJam » Confused for a Barber Pole
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GraphJam » The Glorified Loading Screen
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GraphJam » Food in College
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GraphJam » Where my cat sits expecting to be pet Where I can reach My cat and me Me
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GraphJam » When my mom decides to vacuum
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GraphJam » Reasons For Not Sleeping in Your Bed Tonight
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GraphJam » Hearing Things
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GraphJam » Braveheart the Kleptomaniac
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GraphJam » Never Pee In the Amazon
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GraphJam » I Would Very Much Like to Hold It Again
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GraphJam » What Happen to Clothes I Got as Gifts that I Want to Return
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GraphJam » Blue Shell, Every Time
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GraphJam » Blind Goggles
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GraphJam » I'm Looking at You, Uber Frosh
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GraphJam » When newborns puke
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GraphJam » Appeal of Twilight in relation to age of girl.
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Mental Floss » The Final Chapter For the So-Called 'Up' House
According to a spokesman for Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios, the charming yellow home that lifts off thanks to a bevy of balloons to set in motion the 2009 film Up is not based on any real residence. But this hasn't stopped people from calling an unassuming bungalow in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle the "Up House." Well, unassuming in all … [Link]
Futility Closet » Two in One
Look at this image closely and you’ll see the features of Albert Einstein. But look at it from across a room and you’ll see Marilyn Monroe. It’s a “hybrid image,” created using a technique developed by Aude Oliva of MIT and Philippe Schyns of the University of Glasgow. The image combines the low spatial frequencies of one picture with the … [Link]
Mental Floss » Behold, the Mystery of Cornhenge
OK, It’s not really a henge. And it’s not really a mystery. But it is something to behold. Welcome to Cornhenge, 109 concrete ears of corn, each standing 6 feet 3 inches high, in Dublin, Ohio. Though its official name is Field of Corn (with Osage Oranges), the art installation received its nickname from locals who weren’t thrilled about using … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Phoenix's light rail will not accept 'sexually explicit' ads from a consignment store like 'one night stand,' or 'buy a bigger chest.' Heavens to Murgatroid, somebody fetch me my vapors and fainting couch [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The man covered in blood shouted "I slayed the beast" then proceeded to stab himself. Surprisingly not Florida [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Nowadays canned tuna is dolphin safe. Worker safe, not so much [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The Search for a Photo of the Man Behind the 'Sultana' Disaster
Wikimedia Commons A few decades ago, a group of history sleuths started piecing together the long-lost tale of America’s worst maritime disaster. On April 27, 1865, the Sultana steamboat carrying an estimated 2400 passengers—mostly former Union prisoners of war—blew up and sank in the Mississippi River just north of Memphis. The event received scant national attention, and no exhaustive, historical … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A guide to determining whether the pagan witch's coven you're about to join is on the up-and-up or, you know, one of those bad ones that's only full of weirdos [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Just an FYI, when you check into a Motel 6 they send your info directly to the police [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Haircut: $5. Includes free piercings [Scary]
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Mental Floss » How 50 Texas Cities Got Their Names
Everything really is bigger in Texas—including the stories of how each city got its name. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Consumer group finds women put an average of 168 "probably safe" chemicals on their skin each day [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Nazi flag? That's fine. Noisy flag? That's a fine [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Bizarre New Dinosaur Discovered in Chile
Gabriel Lio / University of Birmingham via Discovery.com From the club-tailed Ankylosaurus to the long-necked Brachiosaurus, dinosaurs came in countless shapes and sizes. An especially diverse suborder is called the “theropoda.” The phrase “meat-eating dinosaur” usually refers to some sort of theropod, such as T. rex or Velociraptor. And yet, not all of these guys were built to dine on … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I've Never Been Pregnant, Sir.
Security guard: I don't remember you ever not being pregnant.Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOverheard by: ZB [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Shopping at Tautology
Girl: Excuse me, do you carry tonic water?Stock boy: Yeah, I think so. I mean, if we have it, it’s probably somewhere in the store.Girl: Uh, thanks.Schnooks
Memphis, Tennessee [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 5PM That’s a WWWrap
Sales: What was the the address again? WW..?
Manager: …W?
Sales: Yeah that’s it, that sounds right. WWW. 160 McClaren Road
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Some Fortune Cookies Get Lost in Translation
Intern: Today is not your year.3250 Mary Street
Miami, FloridaOverheard by: my today wasn’t so bad [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Under Citizenship, Just Put ‘Good’
Auditioning guy: So, what should I put down for ‘Citizenship’?Casting intern #1: Were you born in the United States?Auditioning guy: Yes.Casting intern #1: Then put down that you’re a U.S. citizen.Auditioning guy: Does it matter that I moved to Oregon for eight months?Casting intern #1: Did you really just–Casting intern #2, cutting him off: –No, it doesn’t matter.MTV dating show auditions … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Presenting: the Case for Indentured Servitude
Mail room employee: Where's Jane*? I haven't seen her in two weeks.Lawyer: We let her go on vacation and she won't come back.Dallas, TexasOverheard by: law lady [Link]
Overheard In The Office » …Minimum
Nine-year-old girl in child psychology office, talking a mile a minute: And, mom, the teacher was really upset that we didn't know how long a century is! Yeah, she was really upset cause none of us knew!Mom: Do you know how long a century is?Nine-year-old girl: No! I didn't know either! I don't know how long a century is!Mom, incredulous: You … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I’ve Been Waiting All Day to Say That
Coworker #1: What are you doing this weekend?Coworker #2: Maybe a movie.Coworker #3: Man, it’s a lot harder to have sex downtown than I thought it would be.Coworkers #1 and #2: [stunned silence].Vernon Hills, IllinoisOverheard by: This Guy [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Supermodel Elle Macpherson believes in bodily humours or some such nonsense [Asinine]
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Overheard In The Office » Let's Be Grateful There's Still a Middle Class for Us to Join
Underling to another: As someone who owns not one but two pairs of Dale Earnhardt pajama pants, I am in no position to criticize you for growing up in a trailer park.Washington, DC [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oh God. Oh God. Oh GAWD. No, seriously, oh god. Oh God (not safe for work) [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » See All 9 Breathtaking Winners from This Year's Audubon Photography Awards
They say a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and a picture is worth 1,000 words—so it's safe to say the winning shots from the 2015 Audubon Photography Awards are worth a heck of a lot. Six judges—all of them bird experts or renowned nature photographers—critiqued the 9,000 images they received on their technical quality, originality, … [Link]
Mental Floss » Map Shows How Big New York Is Compared To Other Cities
I am woefully bad at geography. Without any innate sense of how cities compare, I found this series of maps, produced by the self-storage company SpareFoot using MAPfrappe, endlessly fascinating and surprising. But even if you already knew that New York City boasts a full 10 times the population of San Francisco (10 times!), these comparisons are a great visual. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Food technology teacher ate all the food, kept beer in the fridge and let students play knife games. What's his Fark handle? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Hogan flexes his muscles, brother [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this firing squad [Photoshop]
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