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 » Marine court-martialed for defending God… and disobeying a series of lawful orders [Murica]
[link] [282 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 4 Fascinating Facts About John Wayne
There was much more to the Duke than that famous swagger. [Link]
Mental Floss » Amazonian Trees Are Arranged by Chemistry
Looking down on the Amazon rainforest from the air, the region looks almost uniformly green. But underlying that monochrome habitat, scientists have discovered a chemical pattern that dictates the growth of forest canopies in lowland areas. Researchers used imagery from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory to create the first high-resolution chemical maps of the Amazon. They found that plants in different … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 of History’s Most Terrifying Swords
Humans have always been cooking up brand new ways to slice, dice, hack, and stab. You definitely wouldn’t want to tangle with any of the historical swords in this gallery—especially the last one. [Link]
Mental Floss » We Mimic the Speech Patterns of People We Agree With
When people talk, they tend to inadvertently take on each other’s speech patterns, adopting similar pronunciation, rates of speech, posture, and more. The degree to which we fall in with someone else’s speech patterns may have to do with how much we agree with them, and how willing we are to compromise. A new study by linguists at the Ohio … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hundreds of TSA badges missing at airport, authorities worried people may impersonate incompetence and groping [Scary]
[link] [76 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Real Disguises of the World’s Best Undercover Reporter
Ghana's top journalist uses silly props and disguises to expose atrocious crimes. Luckily, he's got a lot of them. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Popular televangelist says that if a man masturbates, his hand will be pregnant in the afterlife [Strange]
[link] [233 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » How Much Famous TV Houses Cost in Real Life
In the world of fictional real estate, 'The O.C.' rules. [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: PacSun Receives Backlash For Selling Inverted American Flag T-Shirt On Memorial Day
Clothing retailer PacSun received backlash over Memorial Day weekend after selling a T-shirt featuring a black-and-white image of an upside-down American flag, which angered veterans and shoppers who found it disrespectful. What do you think? 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » The gun grabbing has begun. Target: Ohio [Scary]
[link] [111 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ladyfinger excitement gets Italian town in a creamy lather [Spiffy]
[link] [15 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why do people waste so much time at the office? Well, for one thing, that poo on the politics tab isn't going to fling itself [Interesting]
[link] [37 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » dickfaceiguess says FML
Today, my employer called me a "dick face" for "purposely using three-hole paper" in a report just to "make life difficult" for her. She only buys three-hole paper. FML [Link]
FMyLife » BadGoldDigger says FML
Today, after being with my fiance for almost a decade, my future mother-in-law has been accusing me of being a gold digger because we want to buy a house together. She has conveniently forgotten her son was out of work for two years and I supported the both of us. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man asks city to ban fart smells [Strange]
[link] [55 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what Fearless Leader is looking at [Photoshop]
[link] [51 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Get Sucked In With These 11 Facts About the History of the Vacuum Cleaner
However you see the vacuum cleaner—as a futuristic mess-fixer, a source of clogged-filter-frustration, or just a great way to make dogs go completely insane—its hum has been a staple in homes for decades. Here’s everything you need to know about your carpet's best friend. 1. THE EARLIEST CARPET-CLEANING MACHINES WERE HUMAN-POWERED. In 1869, Ives McGaffey patented a device that used … [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the Months in These Literary Quotes
[Link]
Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Best Street Foods
This list of the 10 best street foods will make you hungry. * What do you want to be when you grow up? You may not know the answer to that question, but these animals certainly do. * This method of loading a truck onto a boat is the most harebrained, insane idea ever, and there is no way it … [Link]
Mental Floss » NASA's 46-Year-Old Floating Poop Mystery
The astronauts on NASA’s Apollo 10 mission in May 1969 paved the way for a pivotal moment in human history, but in the process, introduced an entirely new kind of space exploration mystery. Apollo 10 served as a test run for the 1969 moon landing two months later. NASA went through all the same motions and procedures as the landing … [Link]
The Onion » Article: Hockey Fans Treated To Rare Sighting Of Zamboni Giving Birth
ANAHEIM, CA—With thousands of spectators visibly emotional after witnessing the heartwarming moment, fans at Monday night’s playoff game between the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks were reportedly treated to the rare sight of a pregnant Zamboni giving birth. “When the Zamboni started slowing down and shaking during the intermission, I initially thought something was wrong, but then I realized it … [Link]
The Onion » News: 2.8-Million-Year-Old Cycle Of Human Cruelty Continues Unabated On Elementary School Playground
HAMILTON, OH—Following in the same patterns of viciousness and savagery that have persisted since the dawn of mankind, the 2.8-million-year-old cycle of human cruelty reportedly continued unabated Tuesday on the playground of Hamilton Elementary School.As the students of Hamilton Elementary attacked and tormented one another on the school’s four-square courts and atop the jungle gym, sources confirmed they exhibited the … [Link]
Mental Floss » How to Use Your Face to Tell When Your Steak is Done
With grilling season just getting underway, you'll want to brush up on your ability to deliver whatever level of meat-doneness is requested. The best and most accurate way to make sure your steak is always cooked to perfection is to use an instant-read thermometer: Grill 'til 125 degrees Fahrenheit for rare steaks, 155 degrees for well-done, and somewhere in between … [Link]
Futility Closet » “What’ll Be the Title?”
O to scuttle from the battle and to settle on an atoll far from brutal mortal neath a wattle portal!
To keep little mottled cattle and to whittle down one’s chattels and not hurtle after brittle yellow metal!
To listen, non-committal, to the anecdotal local tittle-tattle on a settle round the kettle,
Never startled by a rattle more than betel-nuts … [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Destinations Where Just Getting There is the Fun
Come along for the ride! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Not news: Summer break has begun and college students have left town. Fark: And left behind their cats, dogs and snakes. Probably took their IPAs though [Sad]
[link] [211 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Only in the UAE: Stray animals to wear glow-in-the-dark vests to prevent road accidents at night [Interesting]
[link] [44 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Want More Instagram Views? Add a Warming Filter
Ragesoss via Wikipedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes, all it takes to fix a boring picture and jump start the comment section on your social media page is a warming filter. A team of researchers from Georgia Tech and Yahoo Labs studied the effects of filters on photo uploads, looking to find out why amateur and professional photographers use … [Link]
The Onion » Commentary: It’s Terrifying To Think That In 1,000 Years, All Of Us Will Be Forgotten Except For Me
We all want to believe that our lives have meaning and purpose, that our actions can have a lasting impact on the world around us. But on the grand scale of the universe, a human life passes in the blink of an eye, all remembrance of it lost like a grain of sand on an endlessly shifting beach. Terrifying though … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New fantasy league opens. And of course, all the stars are a bunch of gussied-up primadonnas [Obvious]
[link] [59 comments] [Link]
The Onion » American Voices: Study: Skipping Meals May Lead To Belly Fat
Contradicting the belief that skipping meals can lead to a slimmer waist, a new study has found that opting out of meals may actually lead to more belly fat because it confuses the body’s metabolic processes and leads it to produce extra glucose that is stored as fat. What do you think? 
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » The latest "retro" hipster music-listening trend? Cassette tapes. Apparently because any medium that isn't bulky, unreliable, obsolete, prone to breakage, and sounds like utter shiat is too mainstream [Stupid]
[link] [269 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Putin's rising protégé: "They will put us on a sanctions list – but tanks do not need visas" [Scary]
[link] [204 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What might a person be like if they hadn't spent 25 years having their head filled with garbage from the media and Hollywood? [Interesting]
[link] [69 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 ‘Star Fox’ Facts That Will Make You Do a Barrel Roll
Nintendo’s 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System rail shooter Star Fox and the 1997 follow-up for Nintendo 64 taught a generation of gamers a host of things about fighter jet skirmishes—particularly that you can’t trust a toad to pull his weight in one. While you probably know about the early series’ accelerated 3D gameplay and other graphic innovations, there are a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Germany's bathroom thief strikes again as intelligence ministry's toilet seats go missing. Investigators say they have nothing to go on [Amusing]
[link] [21 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What do you call it when an elephant grabs your GoPro and takes your picture? An elphie, of course [Strange]
[link] [25 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Name the Bands That Begin With 'The'
[Link]
Mental Floss » Lisbon's Righteously Awesome Senior Citizen Graffiti Crew
Lata 65's Facebook Page Even though they look like they'd be more at home at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel than they would on the streets of Wild Style, LATA 65 is probably Lisbon's most interesting graffiti gang. This urban workshop lets senior citizens learn under the tutelage of some of the Lisbon's most accomplished street artists. The group's murals … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » We're live on air here and later we'll be clubbing a small animal to death with a bicycle pump. Here's Sofia with the weather [Strange]
[link] [99 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » FiveThirtyEight asks the relevant political questions of our time, such as "Why does the oldest person in the world keep dying?" [Amusing]
[link] [68 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Fun Facts About Auntie Anne's Pretzels
The buttery, hand-rolled soft pretzels at Auntie Anne's are a food-court favorite, but here are some not-so-well-known facts about the pretzel chain, which has been around since 1988. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's almost as if those climatologists predicting stronger storms and unusual weather patterns as a result of global warming may have been on to something. Either that, or God really, really hates Texas [Obvious]
[link] [319 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Underground Bike Park of Japan
Image Credit: ViralPortal Between its 13 million residents and congested construction, Toyko is a very crowded place—and when you consider that roughly 3.5 million commuters use a bicycle in conjunction with trains to get to work, space for parking is at a premium. Giken Ltd. believes it has the answer. The company has designed and implemented the Eco Cycle, an … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you somehow didn't watch the annual Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Festival this weekend, here are the highlights, but what was going on in your stupid little life that's more important than the annual Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Festiv
[link] [16 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » stupid says FML
Today, I lost a book. I'd used my credit card as a bookmark. FML [Link]
FMyLife » meh says FML
Today, I asked my landlady if she could fix the air conditioner that's been broken since I moved in. Instead, she came round and took away my bathroom mirror, along with all the toilet paper. FML [Link]
The Onion » Editorial Cartoon: Chain Reactions
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drunken woman told police 'man dropped from the sky and drove car' [Stupid]
[link] [42 comments] [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Man Confident Perfect Dating App Waiting For Him Out There Somewhere
RIVERSIDE, CA—Saying that if he keeps searching then the right one is bound to come along sooner or later, 28-year-old local man Carter Ecklund told reporters Tuesday he is confident the perfect dating app is waiting for him somewhere. “I know it might sound naïve, but I really do believe there’s an online dating service out there that was meant … [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Tiny Facts About the Chevrotain
Part deer, part mouse, all adorable. [Link]
Mental Floss » Bitcoin Rings: The Engagement Rings of the Future
Diamond engagement rings are traditional, beautiful, and generally a safe bet when proposing. That said, the gems come with their own complications, like possible theft, and worries about where, and how ethically, the diamonds were sourced. Inventor Seb Neumayer believes these risks are far too great. He suggests that you forget about traditional sparklers and get your bethrothed a BTC … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Parents Clinging To Lone Religious Element Of Daughter’s Wedding Ceremony
ROCHESTER, NY—After sitting through an outdoor ceremony officiated by the groom’s best friend, local parents Scott and Linda McNeil were clinging to the lone religious element of their daughter’s wedding, sources confirmed Saturday. “The vows they wrote for each other were nice, but the passage from Corinthians they used on the back of the wedding program was just beautiful,” said … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Police Assure Residents Kidnapping Was Only One Of Those Custody-Related Ones
PORTAGE, IN—Saying it barely counted as an abduction at all, officials from the Portage Police Department assured residents that a reported kidnapping Tuesday morning was just one of those custody-related ones. “While three young children are indeed missing from their home and their whereabouts are unknown, we’d like the public to know there’s no need to be alarmed, as this … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Turkmenistan's leader, infamous for falling off a horse, unveils a giant statue of himself riding a horse [Asinine]
[link] [28 comments] [Link]
The Onion » Horoscope: Your Horoscopes — Week Of May 26, 2015
[Link]
The Onion » Infographic: Car Buying Tips
Buying a car is a huge financial investment, and it’s important to make sure you’ve taken the right steps to finding the most affordable and convenient vehicle for you. Here are some tips for picking out and purchasing a car:First, set a strict budget to ensure you’re disappointed by the reality of what someone with your salary can afford.
Inform your … [Link]
Weird Universe » News of the Weird / Plus, May 26, 2015
News of the Weird / Plus
May 26 2015 (Part 2) [weird stuff that made me excited (frightened) (ROTFL) (appalled) last week, some of which will appear in News of the Weird soon] [Part 1 on Monday, Part 2 on Tuesday]
Des Cartes De Fidélité: Drug competition on the street in Marseilles, France, is so keen that more than one … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Texas Farkers, check in & let us know you're OK (Link goes to the Statesman's coverage) [Followup]
[link] [208 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Facts About Netflix, Recommended For You
With 62 million subscribers in over 50 countries streaming roughly 100 million hours of content every day, Netflix has become the world’s intravenous line for filmed entertainment. And like any media empire, it has a few stories of its own to tell. Take a look at some lesser-known, non-buffering facts. 1. Early Subscribers Got a Lot of Chinese Pornography. In … [Link]
Mental Floss » Where Does the Hashtag (a.k.a. Octothorpe) Come From?
The official name of the number sign, the one located at the bottom right hand corner of phone keypads and used to label hashtags on social media, is octothorpe. Also called a hash or a pound sign, the symbol has roots in 14th century Latin. According to one origin story of the #, people began abbreviating the Latin term for … [Link]
FMyLife » tmi4me says FML
Today, my boss admitted she's having an affair. She's married to my brother. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: A mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in bacon [FarkBlog]
[link] [54 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "We don't have a federal porn tax. Thus, we could say that the American government has issued a federal porn subsidy" [Interesting]
[link] [217 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » witchybaby89 says FML
Today, one of my regulars came up to my car in the parking lot. We talked through the window while I put on my makeup. He then asked for a hug because he won't be in for two weeks. I obliged and he was kind enough to slide his hand between my legs. He then gave me $50 not to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this happy politician [Photoshop]
[link] [34 comments] [Link]
Weird Universe » Burrito Challenge
Watch model and competitive eater Nela Zisser eat a 2 lb burrito in one minute and 44 seconds. As I watched, all I kept thinking was, "she's gonna bite off her fingers!"
via grubstreet [Link]
FMyLife » A1NoSauce says FML
Today, at work, I dropped two bottles of wine on the floor. Unbelievably, they both didn't break. That, however, did not stop my boss from taking a few points away on my evaluation. My $3 raise is now reduced to $0.25. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Creepy Crawlers
For every young girl or boy who aspires to become Dr. Phibes.
[Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Unconventional Alarm Clocks
Waking up is hard to do. The average human who is forced to rise earlier than their circadian rhythm dictates knows all too well the jolting buzz of the alarm clock on the nightstand, is intimately familiar with the snooze button, and has slept through their fair share of morning meetings. But the modern morning masses should take comfort knowing … [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Just "Hum" Along
[Link]
FMyLife » wrestling probs says FML
Today, I was wrestling in a tournament. I was in the finals about to win when the kid threw up on me. They thought I'd hit him in the stomach hard enough to make him throw up, so they disqualified me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Frustrated says FML
Today, I tried to work on my attitude at work. People say I'm mean, so I tried to be nice all day. Apparently I'm now condescending. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Replotted: Zooey Deschanel Has Ruined Siri for Everyone
Graph by: Jack Nezbet Tagged: facebook , iphone , Pie Chart , replotted , siri , storms , Zoey Deschanel Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Why people use free trials
Graph by: DonutsRGoood Tagged: free , Pie Chart , product , trials , try , use Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Attractiveness of Speedo vs. Age
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: age , attractive , bathing suit , old , speedo , young Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Thereby Interrupting the Meaningful Life Lesson He Was About to Learn
Graph by: dodotox Tagged: doctor , house , Pie Chart , television Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Doesn't this graph kinda look like a car?
LoL by: bcampbell Tagged: art , car , cars , time , vehicle Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: voixmortelle Tagged: engine , google , page 2 , Pie Chart , scrolling , search , yahoo Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: seattledude5151 Tagged: english , law and order , papers , Pie Chart , writing Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Everything Is Better With Fur
Kitties, kittehs, and more kittays! Graph by: maxystone (via catversushuman.blogspot.com) Tagged: annoying , cat , Cats , cute , sleeping Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » "Oh Sure, Your Eyes are 'Watery' Because You 'Yawned'"
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: crying , eyes , Pie Chart , Sad , tears , yawning Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » More Bar Graphs, Please
Graph by: reganelysabeth Tagged: color blind , hate , Pie Chart , self referential Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Tee Hee, You Know What Two Circles Look Like?
Graph by: FandomTheory Tagged: juvenile , mature audiences , paradox , venn diagram Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » The Man, The Mystery, The Meme
Graph by: FlyingPanda Tagged: cant-read-my , face , lady gaga , meme , Pie Chart , poker Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » You Don't Understand, I Will Die Without Youtube!
Graph by: beckehz Tagged: Bar Graph , best of week , internet , interwebs , politics , teenagers , teens , youtube Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Old-Fashioned Ketchup Bottles
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bottles , jiggle , ketchup , Line Graph , old fashioned , tap , tilt , whack Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » The OS X Problem
Graph by: (via xkcd) Tagged: apple , computer , cool , feline , mac , os x , problem Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Re: music
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: band , friend , like , love , Music , venn diagram Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Maybe I'll Just Take a Cab
Graph by: spiceonpsn Tagged: infographic , languages , taxi , translations , weird Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Subjects Of Slayer Songs
LoL by: vystral Tagged: Blood , hell , kitten , nazis , rednecks , satan , slayer , Songs Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » It's All About Motivation
Graph by: Makez_you_giggle Tagged: gym class , ice cream truck , Paranoid Parrot , Pie Chart , running Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » These Are Rules, Not Guidelines
Graph by: (via Team Coco) Tagged: bathrooms , infographic , man code , men , urinals Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » people who wear sweaters people who recieve sweaters as gifts
Graph by: Garbledina Tagged: accidentally lost it , back of the closet , present , sweater , venn diagram Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Everyone Is A Winner, Except Your Thumb
Graph by: Sarge490 Tagged: games , keyboard , letters , Pie Chart , QWOP , racing , restart , thumb Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Oh God, What Is That?
It smells like a dead squirrel wrapped in a gym sock, floating in sewage. Graph by: Tagged: Bar Graph , breath , holding your breath , smells Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » A Wizard Made It
Graph by: Tiger20777 Tagged: Bar Graph , destruction , fence , spellcheck-much , strength , the wiz , video games Share on Facebook
[Link]
GraphJam » Things that happen in Underground Parking Garages in the movies
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cars , chase , corporate , explosives , garages , information , meetings , movies , murder , parking , political , rape Share on Facebook
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » This guy rode his favorite roller coaster for the 5,000th time in his life, including riding 95 times in a single day in honor of the roller coaster's 95th birthday [Spiffy]
[link] [50 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Make Your Own Stackable LEGO Gummies
The brilliant minds behind YouTube Channel King of Random recently shared a video explaining how to make gorgeous and functional LEGO pieces that you can eat. Mixing Jello powder, gelatin, and corn syrup on the stove creates a liquid concoction that can be poured into any mold—even ones you make yourself. That's how you can cook up LEGO gummies that … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man forces his mom out of the car in the middle of the interstate because he felt she was driving too slowly to their destination. Then things escalate [Weird]
[link] [46 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Passenger: Excuse me, but the plane window just fell off. Flight attendant: Oh don't worry. It's only a protection [Scary]
[link] [92 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Parades Gone Wrong
76 trombones, 110 cornets, 10,000 marbles: 11 parades gone awry. You can see a normal parade in real life, but pop culture doesn’t work that way.
*
The 10 Best Game of Thrones Theme Song Covers. Hear it played with a flute, cello, electric guitar, dog, and floppy drive.
*
How to cosplay as any character from Mad Max: Fury … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New 'Jesus Gym' lets you exercise by walking on water (pics) [Cool]
[link] [43 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » This High-Tech Device Only Makes and Receives Calls (It's a Phone)
Remember when phones were only used as phones? Smartphones have become so ubiquitous in our lives that it's hard to remember a time before we had the breadth of the Internet in our pockets. But Light Phone, a new futuristic-yet-retro device, wants to buck the trend. Light Phone cofounders Kaiwai Tang and Joe Hollier met at Google's 30 Weeks incubator, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Driver attempts to take exit 9 3/4 [Dumbass]
[link] [28 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Guy Who Tried to Edit English
How many words are there in English? It depends on how you count them—do run and running count as separate words? What about run [a footrace] and run [for office]? A good conservative estimate is 250,000. The English lexicon is not only huge, it’s also full of words that mean practically the same thing. Get, obtain, procure, acquire. Shine, gleam, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Japanese corporations beg their workers to take some vacation, dammit [Amusing]
[link] [77 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Arms Race
Fly-plagued and enterprising in 1919, G.W. Blake came up with this inventive solution. The spring-loaded pistol shoots a projectile bearing a woven wire screen fast enough to surprise an unwitting fly who might have been expecting a low-tech flyswatter. Next I suppose the flies will start shooting us. The post Arms Race appeared first on Futility Closet. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » PETA demands Britain's oldest pub change its name from Ye Olde Fighting Cocks to Ye Olde Clever Cocks to 'celebrate intelligent chickens' [Unlikely]
[link] [103 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Things You Should Know About 'Dogs Playing Poker'
While C.M. Coolidge has been called "the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of," the history of his greatest works is rich. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ken Ham has indisputable evidence that dinosaurs roamed with Adam and Eve [Dumbass]
[link] [313 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Waiter at Huck Finn's Restaurant takes the mid-19th century theme a little too far [Asinine]
[link] [243 comments] [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I woke up in my living room after having a party. I then realized my fish tank with many different species was missing from its usual spot. After searching for a few minutes, I finally found it in the freezer. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 15 Super Facts About Transformers Action Figures
The 1980s was a golden era for the action figure, and Transformers were among the most popular. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Why Does “Offload” Sound Dirty to Us?
Metro driver: Please do not lean on the doors. If you lean on the doors they will break, and we will have to offload everyone from this train. And god knows we have had enough problems lately.Washington, DCOverheard by: Rider [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Snorting Gravy Is Fun, but It’s Not Enough
Blonde: Mmm… It smells so good in here. Doesn’t it smell good in here? I love it! I just want to eat what’s in my nose right now!Friend: I know!Arkansas [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 4PM Budgets Due
Boss: Do you hear that? That’s the sound of me getting screwed. 473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey Overheard by: office peon [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Memorial Day
[Link]
Overheard In The Office » Is That How the Dodgers Escaped Brooklyn in 1957?
Coworker #1: Can you do me a favor?Coworker #2: Depends. What is it?Coworker #1: Can you use your vagina to get me a day off?Brooklyn, New YorkOverheard by: Liz [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Next Time Think Before You Ask Someone What’s Up Their Butt
Woman on phone: How did they pull it out? Did they cut you open or go up your butt-hole? University Place
New York, New York [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Porn performers in California say new proposed safety regulations, which recommend protective eye gear in some cases, will make porn films look like medical dramas [Amusing]
[link] [219 comments] [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Even More Painful Than It Sounds
Cube dweller #1: What is Gerald* doing?Cube dweller #2: Re-routing the booter.250 Main Street
Buffalo, New York [Link]
Mental Floss » The Names of 11 Huge Wine Bottles
Happy National Wine Day! When you head out to pick up a bottle in honor of the occasion, you might be tempted to go big—really big. And those big bottles have some interesting monikers. Beyond Magnum—which is equivalent to two 750-milliliter bottles—most wine bottles are named after biblical characters and kings. Some sources say that their names were originally supposed … [Link]
Weird Universe » Unfortunate Allergy
Some women, aproximately 12%, are allergic to their partner's semen. Even worse, some men are allergic to their own semen. The allergy causes some nasty reactions in both cases unfortunately. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best bounce house EVER is in Florida [Florida]
[link] [66 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this papal miracle [Photoshop]
[link] [20 comments] [Link]
Archive
25 Apr 2024 24 Apr 2024 23 Apr 2024 22 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2024 20 Apr 2024 19 Apr 2024 18 Apr 2024 17 Apr 2024 16 Apr 2024 15 Apr 2024 14 Apr 2024 13 Apr 2024 12 Apr 2024 11 Apr 2024 10 Apr 2024 09 Apr 2024 08 Apr 2024 07 Apr 2024 06 Apr 2024 05 Apr 2024 04 Apr 2024 03 Apr 2024 02 Apr 2024 01 Apr 2024 31 Mar 2024 30 Mar 2024 29 Mar 2024 28 Mar 2024 27 Mar 2024 26 Mar 2024 25 Mar 2024
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
You must log in to post a comment.