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 » For the last time, the only organs you can sell on Craigslist are the ones that make music [Followup]
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Overheard In The Office » Can't Beat the Romance Languages for That Sort Of Thing
New girl to male employee: Teach me how to say something sexy in Spanish.Male employee: Okay. Like what?New girl: How about “put your dick in my mouth”?Spa
Manhattan, New YorkOverheard by: Can't Wait Till i Leave [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Criminal mastermind successfully evades police after assaulting his dad with a screwdriver–until he decides to wash up in the police department bathroom [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend's mum publicly shamed him on Facebook after she caught him having sex under her roof today. Everyone thought it was hilarious, except me. Not because I'm ashamed, but because I'm over 300 miles away right now. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mom who takes incredible photos of her children in nature and around animals reveals helpful tips to ensure pics of your own kids don't end up on Awkward Family Photos [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » St. Louis Zoo gets their polar bear through FedEx [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest blunder in socialist medicine from deprived Scotland: Hospital elevators have no buttons inside [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Talk about big dreams when winning millions in the lottery, moving around the corner and all [Weird]
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Mental Floss » The Stories Behind Graduation Traditions
Here's the scoop on some of graduation's unique customs, from honorary degrees to throwing your cap in the air. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » School punishes student for skipping school to attend his cousin's funeral [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Cocaine producers upset that the U.S. government will no longer weed their fields for free [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » When East Meets West: The Last Spike of the Transcontinental Railroad
It was 146 years ago today—May 10, 1869—that "The Last Spike" was driven into America's first transcontinental railroad. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » British cop dials spiffyness up to eleven [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman shoots father on Thursday then returns to shoot him again on Friday. Police then locate woman in her car having been shot twice, but they say it was not self-inflicted. What the hell just happened? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Female funeral directors go to broad lengths to comfort families of the deceased [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Oscar Pistorius wants to work with children when he is released from jail, says he can see things from their level [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Las Vegas museum gives Monica Lewinsky one million reasons to part ways with her infamous blue dress [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Oompa Loompas charged with stalking after they harass their precious snowflake's basketball coach through fake email accounts over a two-year period [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "I had the steak, my husband had the fish… why?" [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Orangutan feeds baby tigers while acting as their surrogate mother in footage even a flinty-hearted jerkoff like you has to admit is pretty damn cute [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this unique massage parlor [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Once again Mother Jones has to biatchslap a company to do the right thing. This time Starbucks for its water bottling practices in California [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "It's Barack." "Obama." "Your President." "Way" [Amusing]
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FMyLife » gassygirlfriend says FML
Today, I was spooning with my girlfriend. She fell asleep and spent the next 15 minutes farting on me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 86 year old arrested for 50 years of cashing pension checks written to her long-dead parents. Case was broken when pension agency decided to ask how well the 110 and 112 year olds were faring [Weird]
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Mental Floss » 10 Facts About Le Chêne Chapelle
Everything you need to know about France’s coolest treehouse/church. [Link]
Futility Closet » Black and White
By William Anthony Shinkman. White to mate in two moves. Click for solution … The post Black and White appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The 19 most game-changing military weapons of the last 15 years. Just think about how badly we would have done in Iraq and Afghanistan without them [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Kids got the flowers covered. My department is sugar-laden gluttony in a box. What to get Mrs Subby? [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Super Typhoon to hit the Philippines. Or as the locals call it, 'rainy season' [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 15 Epic Facts About 'Gladiator'
Fifteen things you might not know about Ridley Scott's sword-and-sandal epic, in honor of its 15th anniversary. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One city is fighting crime with volleyballs. WILSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON [Silly]
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Mental Floss » The 19th Century Illness That Struck Busy, Stressed-Out Americans
Image credit: Internet Archive Book Images on Flickr In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, workaholics in America were said to be at risk for developing Americanitis, a dangerous illness unique to citizens of the land of the free and the home of the brave. It was thought that this disorder, a relative of neurasthenia, was caused by nervous … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And today's dusty barn find, is a 1981 Delorean DMC-12. Buy it and take it back to the future [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Dartmouth College fraternity that inspired "Animal House" is now singing the Delta Blues [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » You can't say that, Mum [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » "Men and boys are in crisis and technology, online porn, gaming and sedentary jobs are to blame" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » There go my dreams of mutant eight-legged caribou [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The world's most deadly bodies of water include a river filled with gold, silver, copper, and acid, a lake contaminated with radioactive waste, and a lagoon full of car parts, dead animals, and excrement [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » If you hear gunshots at your apartment complex at 3:30 in the morning, there are probably wiser choices to make than to wake up your son and go investigate [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Man freed on bond while facing trial for attempted murder runs afoul of someone more successful with murder [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're afraid of being injured on the job, don't be a nurse. If you're afraid of getting killed on the job, don't be a farmer. And if you're generally terrified of any kind of bodily harm, think about working in the investment
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FMyLife » How's the salmon? says FML
Today, my drunken feminazi mother shouted to me at the top of her lungs, "All men are fucking assholes, and your new husband is no different!" during our wedding reception. All he did was ask her how she liked the salmon. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Inside the World's Largest Hurricane Simulator
There’s a category 5 hurricane brewing in Florida, but it won’t be making landfall on any of the beaches or sweeping away any buildings. This hurricane is man-made, and contained in a 75 foot-long acrylic tank at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. This Surge-Structure-Atmosphere Interaction Facility (SUSTAIN for short) is the world’s largest hurricane … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Russia celebrates "The Great Patriotic War" and the west gets nervous. This is not a repeat of every May since 1946 [Cool]
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Overheard In The Office » As Were the People Who Invented Those Naked Flavors, Coincidentally.
Starbucks barista: You know why they are called “naked juices”?20-something: Excuse me?Starbucks barista: They sprinkle just a little bit of E in them… Next thing you know you're feeling up on yourself, then next thing you know you're naked.20-something: Uhhh…Starbucks barista: I'm high as balls right now, man.Manhattan, New YorkOverheard by: College Student [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Challenge: Answer This Without Using a Double Entendre
Woman sipping her soda through a straw, the day after the super bowl: If I suck hard enough, will Justin Timberlake come?Lincoln Village Drive
Rancho Cordova, CaliforniaOverheard by: That’s What She Said [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And I Hate Kelly
Delivery man: Would you sign for this, ma'am?Office worker #1: Call Kelly and ask her to come down here and sign for it. It's her order.Office worker #2: Why don't you just sign for it?Office worker #1: My hands are busy.Bainbridge Island, Washington [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Or in My General Direction
Coworker, sighing: I don't mind if you talk in the office as long as you're not talking to me…Broadway & Waverly
New York City, New YorkOverheard by: Emily [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Total Weirdo Spends Mother’s Day At Cemetery
ST. MARYS, OH—Apparently content to hang around dead people rather than celebrate like a normal person, area weirdo John Mills spent most of Mother’s Day at a local cemetery, creeped-out sources confirmed. “This is your mom’s special day, and you’re supposed to be taking her to brunch or a spa, not staring at some tombstone,” reported the sources, adding that … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just another day in Florida – skies are sunny, traffic heavy along the coast, a man trying to cash a check for $368 billion [Florida]
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Overheard In The Office » But Can You Manage It?
Boss, interrupting serious discussion on Risk Management: I’m feeling frisky!Atlanta, Georgia [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this… whatever the hell is going on [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning Mother's Day Edition: Mama Always Said [CSB]
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Weird Universe » Slop Bucket Art
Art is where you find it. Photographer Alyssa Blumstein has found it at the bottom of a New York restaurant's slop bucket. She uploads pictures of the slop bucket's contents to a Tumblr page, where it's now attracting a following.
via Junk Culture [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Most of the time, the quarterback for a high school football team takes the hot preppy cheerleader or female athlete to the prom. This one took a girl with Down syndrome to it, fulfilling an elementary school promise [Sappy]
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FMyLife » yapDogs says FML
Today, I sent a $120 bouquet of flowers for mother's day. When I called tonight see if my Mom got them, she replied that they were still on the doorstep because she "didn't want the dogs to get excited and start barking" when she opened the front door to bring them in. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » After carefully considering your objection…..Go Fark Yourself [Amusing]
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FMyLife » schober60 says FML
Today, a passing by bird managed to poop through my car's sunroof and onto the center console. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Hippies Dig Coloring Books
I wish cartoonist Gill Fox were still alive, so I could ask him what constituted an "Establishment coloring book."
Source. [Link]
FMyLife » forever alone says FML
Today, my boyfriend told me that we wouldn't move in together as we had planned to do for a long time. His mother forbade it. He is 27. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Show You a Fragment
Graph by: geekerygirl17 Tagged: grammar , Microsoft Office , Pie Chart , software , word Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » It's 2:00 am and the Final is in 6 hours, What's going through your mind?
Graph by: Middnightt Tagged: college , ducktales , exams , finals , hatred , professor , school , song , test , theme Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What You'll Find in Sewer According to Hollywood
Graph by: G-Rex Tagged: alligators , hollywood , lairs , ninja , secret , sewage , sewer , turtles Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » True Facts About Pizza
Graph by: (via Maryontheinternet) Tagged: food , Pie Chart , pizza , true facts Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » McDonalds Chicken Nuggets
Graph by: RDubya22 Tagged: animals , chicken , chicken nuggets , fast food , leftovers , McDonald's , meat , parts , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Operating Systems
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: customizable , linux , mac os , operating systems , stable , user friendly , venn diagram , windows Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Dread the Delivery Attempt Notice
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: delivery , not home , package , Pie Chart , UPS Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Rock Is Beelzebub's Music
Graph by: Sierra1265 Tagged: beelzebub , bohemian rhapsody , loud , Music , queen , sing-alongs , the devil , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Well, At Least One Arm
Graph by: kingcol Tagged: arms , fap times , Line Graph , Sports Illustrated Swimsu , strength Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Level of freaking out after a scary movie
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , hold me , horror , mommy , movies Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: krytosss Tagged: bathroom , Pie Chart , roll , Square , toilet paper , u jelly Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Repeat Until I'm Dead
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , Music , nickleback , shows Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Mortification
Graph by: (via Indexed) Tagged: gym class , mortified , PE , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: davesd816 Tagged: black sheep , Farmville , gaming , luck , skill , starcraft , strategy , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Feeling for My Alarm Clock
Graph by: cook_ayy Tagged: alarm clock , like a g6 , morning , P Diddy , Pie Chart , sleeping , waking up Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Or Your Friend Wants It
Graph by: LJIsobel95 Tagged: clothes , pick two , shopping , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Explosions (With Some Story)
Graph by: (via FilmDrunk) Tagged: explosion , explosions , Michael Bay , Pie Chart , transformers Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Fus Ro Dead
Graph by: TheRandomCat Tagged: arrow to the knee , fus ro dah , Pie Chart , Skyrim , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » My, How You've Grown!
Graph by: maxystone Tagged: donkey kong , link , mario , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bread , chart art , footlong , Jared , sandwich , Subway Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Damage to a Cell Phone when Dropped
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , blurry , building , cell phone , counter , damage , drop , lake , over 9000 , pieces , puddle , scratch , screen , short circuit Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Retail: The customer is always
Graph by: KingTomburger Tagged: asshole , customers , retail , right , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Blame the Wild Tumblrberries
Graph by: Unknown Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Silverware in Conjunction
Graph by: imdamoos Tagged: cutlery , forks , knives , spoons , sporks Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » It's a Pity, Really
Graph by: Afyre1 Tagged: edible , fruits , mango , pit , puns , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Difficulty of Task as Perceived by the Average Person
Graph by: GrinningColossus Tagged: average , Bar Graph , bike , cooking , correct , difficulty , easy , grammar , hard , meal , person , riding , Rocket Science , spelling , task , turn signals Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Wait, Dead People Can Orgasm?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Dead People , infographic , orgasms , sex education Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Romero Institute releases study that finds women's doctored dating profile pictures land more first dates but make men think they're dishonest [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » Local Color
Unusual names recorded in the American South by University of Florida linguist Thomas Pyles, 1986: Oleander Lafayette Fitzgerald III
Ed Ek
Shellie Swilley
Early Hawaiian McKinnon
Sandy Gandy
Earl Curl Jr.
Percy Nursey
Rev. Fay de Sha
Lovie Slappey
Esperanza Le Socke
Pamela Gay Day
Staff-Sgt. Mehogany Brewer
Girlie Burns
Fawn Grey Trawick Dunkle
Alure Sweat
Bloomer Bedenbaugh
Martha Magdalene … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my drunk grandma flashed me, after confusing me, a 19 year old girl, for my grandpa. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my fiancée called off our wedding at the last moment, because her neurotic sister thinks she's "too fat" to be the maid of honor, and says she needs several months to lose weight. So that's a few thousand dollars wasted. My fiancée says I'm "overreacting" and that I "just don't get it". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, on my first driving lesson, I crashed my instructor's car. I didn't even make it out of the parking lot. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » I have no idea what you just said, so here are two Baikal seals dressed up as Soviet-era soldiers [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Our host has gone camping so there won't be a Livingston Stapler Company Presents show tonight. Instead here is an archived show from May 11, 2013 [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Best boss ever takes all 6,400 of his employees on Paris holiday [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Sirens ring, are you listening? In the ditch, the snow is glistening. A ridiculous sight, it's May alright, biatching about a Winter Wonderland [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Sydney, Australia would like everyone to know that they have scientists from around the world working on trying to figure out how to stop that smell from coming out of their sewer system [Spiffy]
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Overheard In The Office » It’s Pricey, But He’s Worth It
Male co-worker #1: So what did you do for your birthday.
Male co-worker #2: Oh, the usual. Just some presents and breakfast in bed.
Female co-worker: My husband usually gets a blow job for his birthday. Forbes Tower, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Sure, Just Pop Them an Email
Professor #1: I need some furniture for my new house, but everything here is so weird and expensive.Professor #2: You should go up to Pennsylvania. The Amish hand-make very nice furniture, and it’s not that bad price-wise.Professor #1: The Amish… okay. Do they deliver?3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MarylandOverheard by: LabCat [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Something Wrong with Your Lap, Buddy?
Old sales associate: Can I help you find something? Customer: Yeah, where are the TV trays?Old sales associate: Huh? Customer: TV trays — which aisle are they in? Old sales associate: I don’t know what those are. Customer: The trays you have in front of you while you watch TV. You know, TV trays. People eat on them. Old sales associate: … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Just As Important As Breathing
Voice from cubicle #1: Man, it sucks, having to wear a respirator.Voice from cubicle #2: How am I going to drink coffee through this thing?San Diego, CaliforniaOverheard by: Lifeblack [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Priests Are Supposed to Be Hetero, but Not Too Hetero
Lady #1: I thought he was going to be a priest…Lady #2: No, he got thrown out for coming home drunk from a strip club!Boston, Massachusetts [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Officials clamp down on tourists fondling statue's breasts [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » Charlie Sheen Is Nothing If Not Self-Aware.
Intern to coworker: Are you guys talking about me? I heard the word 'slut.'Chicago, Illinois [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In typical United fashion, flight crew determines it's better to make an emergency landing than to provide a meal to an autistic teenager [Asinine]
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Overheard In The Office » 11AM “State of the Company” Meeting
General Manager: It’s up to every one of you to better yourselves. You can either stay or grow! 1520 Front Street
Yorktown Heights, New York Overheard by: miss eves dropping [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What causes stress in police work? Not what you think [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this person ready for whatever [Photoshop]
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