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 » Pope Benedict: True Dat
Catholic seminary library employee: Are you going to interview Jane's friend for the position?
Catholic seminary library supervisor: No, I decided she wasn't qualified enough.
Catholic seminary library employee: That's a relief.
Catholic seminary library supervisor, surprised: Why do you say that? Don't you like her?
Catholic seminary library employee: It's just that… Have you ever overheard any of their phone conversations?
Catholic seminary library supervisor: … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nine dead and multiple injuries in biker gang shooting in Waco, Texas [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Man sues hospital for losing part of his brain [Weird]
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FMyLife » SOTS4335 says FML
Today, I went to a domestic violence counseling group. I was the only male there, and I explained that my girlfriend punches me in the face in front of my kids. Everyone started laughing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, a couple asked me donate my eggs so they could start a family. When I refused, I was called heartless by my ex-husband and the woman he cheated on me with for over two years. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Comet 'wiped out highly advanced ancient civilization after smashing into Earth nearly 13,000 years ago,' just Shoggoth it off, man [Amusing]
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Overheard In The Office » Get the Mirror Off Your Desk
Employee: I’ve been on e-mail since 5 AM, and all I see is incomptitude.550 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CaliforniaOverheard by: hearing it in stereo [Link]
Fark.com RSS » High sodium diet may delay puberty, which means that the average Cheetos eating basement dweller should be moving out of mom's basement at about 45 [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » A mysterious wealthy businessman paying a porn star $10 Million for a 15-year "exclusive services" contract is not the premise of the latest "50 Shades" knock off, but something that actually just happened [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Oklahoma U geologists: Fracking injection wells are causing the 500-fold increase in earthquakes. Oil company CEO to OU dean: Have these people fired [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » This is why we cannot eat nice things [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this afternoon cruise [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » ‘Mad Men’ and Cats and Bunnies, Oh My!
The Ottawa Humane Society and photographer Rohit Saxena are paying tribute to the end of 'Mad Men' in adorable ways. [Link]
Mental Floss » 8 Slasher Slang Terms, Dissected
Thirty-five years ago this month, the first Friday the 13th was released, two years after that other slasher classic, Halloween. Since then, both have spawned numerous sequels, remakes, video games, at least one mashup, and countless imitations and parodies. They've also unleashed a whole of host of slasher slang. Here are eight of the most definitive in slasher movie history. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The First Church Of Cannabis plans to test Indiana's Religious Freedom law [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Man steals $17k from Sears store using fake returns. Sears said they knew he was stealing since nobody buys anything to return [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Entire first-year MFA class (all seven students) at USC walks out after failing to receive a generous tuition subsidy they had expected for their useless degrees [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 15 of the Queen’s Best Tiaras
The Crown Jewels are nice and all, but the Queen’s Jewels contain a number of gorgeous tiaras that are more than worthy of Her Majesty. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may want to sit down for this, but the U.S. Postal Service doesn't care about getting you your mail quickly and have no desire to take their customer service to such great heights [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » If you've got enough gall to murder your wife and then deliver the eulogy at her funeral, don't plagiarize the eulogy. That's just tacky [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Weekend Links: How to Die in Every State
Just as most states have their own unique flags, mottos, birds, and flowers, they also have their own distinctive common cause of death. * An unbalanced mind can wreak severe havoc on a person's existence. For sufferers of "glass delusion," that can mean living life constantly fearing that their bodies will shatter into pieces at any moment. * Upsetting as … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "#droughtshaming is blowing up. And it's shoving another of California's problems – vast income inequality – into an uncomfortable spotlight" [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (May 17, 2015)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M423, May 17, 2015
Copyright 2015 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
Is This a Great Country or What? There’s hardly a more “generic” song in America than “Happy Birthday to You,” but to this day (until a judge renders a decision in a pending case) Warner/Chappel Music is still trying to make big … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » CHP cop pulls over 100 cars for going too slow on freeway. Fark: They were all part of a funeral procession [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Man takes baseball bat to friend's car to resolve vendetta–then realizes it's his friend's neighbor's car. YOU SEE, LARRY? THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Drunk man wearing only boxer shorts and case of beer fights with officers trying to stop him from walking onto highway. He must have thought they wanted his beer [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Competition Reviving the Art of Poetry Recitation
Until the 1950s, memorizing and reciting poetry was a part of every schoolchild’s life—often a burdensome one. As Catherine Robson explains in her history of this educational practice, Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem, our nostalgia for a golden age of poem memorization is a bit too rosy-colored. The common lament goes that it was a time when … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Customs and Border Patrol trainee learns firsthand how to conduct an illegal stop, with attempted assault by law enforcement, tazing people for defending their rights, and illegal searches all in one day (w/video) [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Driving a Porsche does not allow you to make your own drive through in a coffee shop [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Carl's Jr. introduces 1000 calorie burger, with 64 grams of fat, that includes a hamburger patty, hot dog, cheese and potato chips. Which answers the question as to why there is no longer a Carl Senior [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "If anyone inadvertently found themselves walking home half naked at any point last night … We found your hipster clothing in our driveway on Pine Ave" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Cross the road on a red light? That's hammer time [Scary]
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FMyLife » AbtractAngela says FML
Today, I relaxed in the hot tub while having a drink, and was waiting for my gorgeous fiancé to come home from his acting gig. Ok, my life belongs to the Sims 3. FML [Link]
FMyLife » sheldon103 says FML
Today, not thinking and being pissed off, I threw my phone in the car, making a decent sized crack in the windshield. FML [Link]
FMyLife » BananaCoconutty says FML
Today, I had the most excitement I have felt in the last two months when I went to a drugstore and they had my favourite bandaids. FML [Link]
FMyLife » JillianJuneBug says FML
Today, I got my driver's license. My dad made multiple copies of his insurance cards for me to give to people when I inevitably hit them. Because "Let's face it." FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Funky Facts About Shuvuuia
FunkMonk (Michael B. H.), Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 How bird-like can a dinosaur get before it crosses the line and becomes a true-blue avian? At one point or another, fuzzy little Shuvuuia, which lived 75 million years ago in what is now Mongolia, has been placed on both sides of the fence. 1. Shuvuuia Had Tiny, Rice-Shaped Teeth. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » And your feel good story of the day: Gay man receives apology from high school bully … 20 years later. "I was recently talking with my 10 year old daughter about bullies, she asked me if I ever bullied anyone and sadly I had to say 'yes'
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Fark.com RSS » They were absolutely everywhere. One person looked out the window and said, 'Is this real?' [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Both a mother and the blogosphere are outraged after a school had the nerve to put the woman's son in an empty classroom after he became a threat in class [Stupid]
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Weird Universe » Sitting and Smiling
Benjamin Bennett has currently uploaded 84 videos to YouTube. They all share the exact same premise. In each video he sits in front of the camera and smiles — for four hours.
His unwavering adherence to the concept has, by now, earned him status as a minor Internet celebrity. (And what higher goal can one really seek in life than … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Are you paying too much for your weed? *warning – slideshow* [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this hair styling [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Karma collisions [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » The operators of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in Vancouver, B.C. have a lot of nerve to ask all employees to refrain from using both tobacco and cannabis [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Instead of signing your child up for art camp, soccer, rugby, swimming lessons, literacy camp, YMCA day care, karate, and Vacation Bible School all summer long, why not let her relax at home says a mommy blogger who obviously doesn't have a job [
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Fark.com RSS » Mock coconut water all you want, but you can make a mean margarita with it [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, a device that connects to your coffee jar and sends a text when the jar is almost empty may sound silly to you, but you probably don't use fair trade, shade-grown, bird-friendly coffee home delivered every week by a woman on a cargo bike [Ob
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Weird Universe » Writing Better Social Letters
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Fark.com RSS » And in the end there was just one state left in Union that mandated only gas station employees could fill customers' gas tanks [Silly]
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FMyLife » yif2 says FML
Today, while mowing my backyard, I messily discovered that a family of rabbits has been living out there in the tall grass. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend decided to suddenly stop in the middle of sex, just as I was actually starting to enjoy myself, just to bear hug me and exclaim, "Crikey, she's angry!" in the voice of Steve Irwin. He laughed so hard at his own joke that he went soft and couldn't continue. FML [Link]
FMyLife » nityasomaiya says FML
Today, I was supporting my aunt as she gave birth. She was getting tired during the pushing stage, so I tried to encourage her by making a show of pushing as well with each contraction. I got a little too into it and accidentally gave birth to a little turd of my own. FML [Link]
GraphJam » You Mean Singles Awareness Day
Graph by: Vinsanity_ Tagged: forever alone , memebase , Memes , Pie Chart , singles awareness , Valentines day Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Reasons for initiating lawsuits in U.S.A. (as seen in the rest of the world)
Graph by: Misanthrope Tagged: human rights , lawsuits , perception , Pie Chart , rational , sane , usa Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Goodbyes Are Tender, Poignant Moments
Graph by: koaieus Tagged: action , Bar Graph , movies , reloading Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Flavors in an "Assorted Flavors" popsicle box
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: assorted , box , flavor , grape , orange , Pie Chart , popsicle , root beer Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Flowchart to Mornings
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: breakfast , morning Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Happy Birthday!
Graph by: mirsupastar Tagged: birthday , forever alone , Party , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: Dhsu Tagged: Bar Graph , hamster , inertia , nauseous , pet , wheel Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Wake Up in the Evening Feeling Fired from Work
Graph by: Tagged: alarm , keha , morning , P Diddy , Pie Chart , snooze , tik tok Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » People killed this month:
Graph by: DanWroteThis Tagged: die , dying , flu , killed , malaria , people , swine flu Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Use It To Make My Own Fursona
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: elder scrolls , furries , khajiit , Skyrim , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » So Intense.
Graph by: seexiaotong Tagged: double rainbow , Pie Chart , yosemitebear Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » When I have Milk
LoL by: Unknown Tagged: cereal , food , milk , situational humor Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Wheel of Fortune
LoL by: Bengal_Tigger Tagged: TV , vanna white , wheel of fortune Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Mayans Predicted This On Their Blogs
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: blogs , mayan apocalypse , Pie Chart , SOPA Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » A Zombie's Life
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: brains , clock , dead , eat , infographic , sleep , zombie Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Kids Reaction to New Toys
Graph by: smartash Tagged: after , before , buy , kids , need , toys Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Offensively Shaped Chocolate Is Always a Good Idea
Graph by: Gardevoir_Gurl (via Mint.com) Tagged: best of week , chocolate , christmas , gift , giving , holiday , holidays Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » People you will meet in high school
LoL by: Tri_ngo Tagged: douchebags , friends , high school , people , teacher , teenage Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Angry Bird Spotter
David Attenborough would be proud. Graph by: FreddyFlip Tagged: angry birds , App , game , iphone Share on Facebook
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GraphJam »
Graph by: Sunburn3011 Tagged: Ballistic Gel , boom , edutainment , explosions , FTW , Myth Busted , mythbusters , Pie Chart , science , Video Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Man is caught on camera putting large rocks in the middle of mountain trails. News: Which some mountain bikers claim was to sabotage them. Fark: The man claims he was just help protect the desert ecosystem [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: sharknado. New Hotness: Typhoon Dolphin [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Look, we've been over this time and time again. If you're going to steal a $2,000 puppy, do NOT do it in a store where you have previously filled out a job application with your real address [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Come on granny, blow out the candles on your cake. Take a deep breath and really put your teeth into it [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » A Passing Wave
A puzzle from J.A.H. Hunter’s Fun With Figures (1956): A man paddling a canoe upstream sees a glove in the water as he passes under a bridge. Fifteen minutes later, he turns around and paddles downstream. He passes under the bridge and travels another mile before reaching the rock from which he started, which the glove is just passing. If … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Coming up at the top of the hour it's Livingston Stapler Company Presents. 2 hours of eclectic music from Juneau, Alaska hosted live by a farker (9 pm AKDT/10 pm PDT) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The worker was alert and speaking to medics, so I'm sure he'll manage to lumber on [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » This is why you don't climb the roof of your college's sports arena in the middle of the night when it's slick from rain [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » The Richard Simmons Video That Never Made It to Shelves
Male co-worker on phone: So my toe is definitely broken. No jogging for at least four weeks. So, you wanna come over tonight? If I can’t run, then at least I can fuck my way to fitness.Fairfax, Virginia [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 10AM Software Shopping
IT: If we’re going to upgrade, what would be the difference between versions 7.1 and 6.5?
Manager: .6 5301 Bolsa Avenue
Huntington Beach, California Overheard by: Adam Westrich [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Was Talking to Bruce Springsteen
Employee: Nice skirt, boss!Boss: I'm wearing pants.Anchorage, Alaska [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 9AM Another Sucky Year
Manager: Look at you! You look so nice today!
Broker: Shut up. I always look nice.
Manager: No…sometimes you look like you got hit by a truck. 1610 SE Bybee Boulevard
Portland, Oregon [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I'd Pay Ten Bucks to Hear Will Smith Read the Phone Book
Employee on phone: Last name is “Loveless,” as in Artemus Loveless from Wild Wild West. You know, the movie with Will Smith? (awkward pause) Well, I loved the movie.Bethesda, MarylandOverheard by: WillSmithFan1 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yellowstone bison vs tourist: FIGHT [Dumbass]
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Overheard In The Office » By Birth, Marriage, or Popular Acclamation?
Blonde: I’m queen of the Gentiles!Owings Mills, Maryland [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's hard to fathom when you're holding your newborn son for the first time that years later there will come a day when you confront him with a knife as he tries to attack you while completely naked [Weird]
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Overheard In The Office » Aren't People from Outside the US Supposed to Be Good Spellers?
CSR: May I have your name, please?Customer: It's “Kathy.”CSR: Just to verify, that's “k” for Kansas, “a” for apple, “t” for Tom, “h” for Harry, and “y” for, ummm…uhh…Wyoming?Custom~ Correct.Quezon City
Philippines [Link]
Overheard In The Office » What Is This, Oregon??
Cubicle dweller: Hopefully I can get Mark* to fill my slot.Manhattan, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Brain injury gives woman affinity for art, poetry and math" [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » If you wear something daring and original on the red carpet at a Hollywood movie premier, you get applauded. If you wear something daring and original on the red carpet at a prom in Florida, you get sent home [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this victory of some sort [Photoshop]
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