John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » You might want to sit down for this, D.C. Farkers, but a federal investigation of the Metro has discovered significant flaws, including being "chronically understaffed and chaotic." You'll post here once you're finished choking on smo

Wednesday 17 June 23:59:34 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Mommy, anything for me?" "Sorry. We tried, sweetheart. Maybe your letter didn't go through" [Sick]

Wednesday 17 June 23:50:45 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [46 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » HURP says FML

Wednesday 17 June 23:35:08 UTC 2015

Today, I wore a sleeveless shirt for the first time in years, when I glimpsed something on my shoulder that looked like a spider. I let out a scream that sounded like a donkey having a stroke and flailed my arms. Then I realized it was my tattoo, and that I was freaking out everyone on the bus. FML [Link]

FMyLife » canessadawn says FML

Wednesday 17 June 23:35:04 UTC 2015

Today, I was at my boyfriend's house waiting to surprise him when he got home from work. I was laying in his bed when he called to tell me we were over. I couldn't leave before he got home. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Power a Toy Car Using Evaporation

Wednesday 17 June 23:30:00 UTC 2015

The team's triumph suggests we have the potential to harness evaporation for renewable energy. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If mason jars are "relentlessly gay," why are they all the rage for hetero weddings these days? [Amusing]

Wednesday 17 June 23:12:47 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [165 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » When F. Scott Fitzgerald Met James Joyce

Wednesday 17 June 23:00:00 UTC 2015

At a 1928 dinner party in Paris, Fitzgerald kneeled before the Ulysses author, “kissed his hand, and declared: ‘How does it feel to be a great genius, Sir? I am so excited at seeing you, Sir, that I could weep.’” [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Wednesday 17 June 22:42:20 UTC 2015

Today, my wife came back from her camping trip with her friends. I decided to help her out by unpacking her stuff while she used the bathroom. It's funny; I never knew that a dildo, a ball gag and an open pack of condoms were considered camping gear. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Memento’

Wednesday 17 June 22:30:00 UTC 2015

Long before the launch of his colossal Batman reboot, or original science fiction blockbusters like Inception and Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan made a name for himself with 2000's innovative psychological thriller Memento. Here are a few fascinating facts about the gripping mystery that you might want to jot down before you forget them. 1. THE NOLAN BROTHERS CAME UP WITH THE … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When life gives you someone with vodka, life is about to take your cash and your iPad [Dumbass]

Wednesday 17 June 22:05:09 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [25 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Lesbihonest says FML

Wednesday 17 June 22:01:43 UTC 2015

Today, my co-worker told me how "lucky" I am that I "chose" to be a lesbian, because I don't have to deal with "guy drama". I spent two years of my adolescence sleeping at a bus stop and begging strangers for money after I got kicked out of home. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Listen to Sir Christopher Lee Read Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

Wednesday 17 June 22:00:00 UTC 2015

Lee reads 'The Tell Tale Heart,' 'The Raven,' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Teen accused of assaulting classmate in 'game' and by "game" TFA means "tagged in the bag" or "punched in the pinata" or "socked in the sack" [Dumbass]

Wednesday 17 June 21:32:37 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [135 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Starfish Can Squeeze Solid Objects Out of Their Bodies Through Their Skin

Wednesday 17 June 21:30:00 UTC 2015

Starfish tagged for research simply squeeze the injected tags out through the tips of their arms. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Alien UFO fires energy beam over U.S. Capitol, lands at secret ET base beneath White House" [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 21:18:16 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fish and Wildlife removes eastern puma from endangered species list because it is extinct [Sad]

Wednesday 17 June 21:14:01 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Bees Unknowingly Create Artful Maps of the World

Wednesday 17 June 21:00:00 UTC 2015

Bees don't know it, but they're amazing artists [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently, immigrant infants and toddlers are coming to the U.S. to steal our jobs [Facepalm]

Wednesday 17 June 20:58:07 UTC 2015

Facepalm [link] [112 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman climbs tree to save cat, gets stuck, calls 911. Cat proceeds to climb down on its own. FARKING CAT [Amusing]

Wednesday 17 June 20:57:35 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Within two weeks, the Labor Department will announce what that rule is, what that new threshold is. And I can tell you that the shiat is going to hit the fan" [Interesting]

Wednesday 17 June 20:46:07 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [294 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Wednesday 17 June 20:44:23 UTC 2015

Today, my pregnant girlfriend and I moved into our first home together, signing a 1-year lease. Less than 12 hours later, we've discovered that the place is infested with cockroaches and we have a mouse. The landlord won't let us out of the contract. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 'Udderly' Fascinating Facts About Cows

Wednesday 17 June 20:30:00 UTC 2015

You love ice cream, but how much do you really know about the creatures who make your favorite dessert possible? [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Electrifying Facts About Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade

Wednesday 17 June 20:30:00 UTC 2015

Here are a few things you might not know about Main Street's main event. [Link]

Mental Floss » Name the South American Countries From Their Capitals

Wednesday 17 June 20:25:54 UTC 2015

Take the quiz! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Tropical depression Bill to become post-tropical by Thursday. Man, Schoolhouse Rock has really dropped the ball since the '70s [Misc]

Wednesday 17 June 20:15:14 UTC 2015

Misc [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man claims KFC served him a fried rat. Yeah, sure; whatevSWEET ERUCTATING CTHULHU ON A PIMPED OUT POGO STICK [Sick]

Wednesday 17 June 20:06:14 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this dirt devil [Photoshop]

Wednesday 17 June 20:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [25 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Infographic: Top Summer Internships For 2015

Wednesday 17 June 19:48:00 UTC 2015

More students than ever are getting summer internships at top companies where they hope to make connections and learn career skills. Here are the most sought-after internships for college undergraduates: Hewlett-Packard: Offers salary competitive with unpaid internships at other Fortune 500 companies
The Shippensburg News-Chronicle: Graduates of the Pennsylvania regional newspaper’s internship program are awarded a fourth line on their …
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » It wasn't fracking. That was 42,800 gallons of freedom fluid that bubbled up on the streets of Arlington, TX [Spiffy]

Wednesday 17 June 19:43:05 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [99 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rachel Dolezal goes full birther on herself, seems totally sane [Followup]

Wednesday 17 June 19:41:50 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [396 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Simultaneous Star Wars

Wednesday 17 June 19:30:00 UTC 2015

Why watch one, when you can watch all six Star Wars films at the exact same time? * Not all modern technologies are cool, innovative things that make your life easier. Some are just downright scary. Take these for example. * Put the necktie down and check out a Father’s Day gift guide for clever kids. * War destroy things: … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The latest scourge on the environment is … Nutella? [Weird]

Wednesday 17 June 19:24:56 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [46 comments] [Link]

The Onion » News: Study Finds Dangers Even In Casual Bullfighting

Wednesday 17 June 19:23:00 UTC 2015

BETHESDA, MD—Challenging conventional wisdom about the activity’s hazards, a groundbreaking new study by the National Institutes of Health published Thursday has determined there are significant dangers even in casual bullfighting. The health agency’s latest findings indicate that bullfighting recreationally, often considered relatively harmless in comparison to frequent or habitual bullfighting, carries health risks far more severe and long lasting than … [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Neil Young Mad At Donald Trump For Using Song For Campaign

Wednesday 17 June 19:11:00 UTC 2015

Neil Young complained yesterday that Donald Trump did not get his permission to play his song “Rockin’ In The Free World” in the background of his presidential campaign announcement. What do you think?
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Moran says the signs' implicit message is a barely veiled threat [Florida]

Wednesday 17 June 19:06:36 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Operation True Grit' busts John Wayne. Apparently the police had a rat writ, writ for a rat [Florida]

Wednesday 17 June 19:04:55 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Fermented Foods Might Reduce Social Anxiety

Wednesday 17 June 19:00:00 UTC 2015

Can you chow down on kimchi to reduce social anxiety? That's what a new study on the links between gut bacteria, neuroticism, and fermented foods suggests. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Usually, when there's a problem in a police department, the officers come together to 'keep it in the family.' Unless, of course, that's the problem [Sick]

Wednesday 17 June 18:49:45 UTC 2015

Sick [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pro-Russians in east Ukraine to Russian "insurgents": if you could not use us as human shields all the time, that'd be great [Scary]

Wednesday 17 June 18:30:08 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » These 10 Airports Have the Fastest Wi-Fi

Wednesday 17 June 18:30:00 UTC 2015

Rotten Wifi app users tested more than 130 airports in 53 countries around the world. Here's what they found. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » City council rules you can bring your service dog or miniature horse into McDonald's, but kangaroos are right out [Strange]

Wednesday 17 June 18:28:41 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Step right up, Los Angeles and New Jersey – you win the "Most Untreated Sewage In The Water Supply" prize, US division [Fail]

Wednesday 17 June 18:26:42 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dolezal: I also identify as an an English Romanticist landscape painter from the mid-19th century [Followup]

Wednesday 17 June 18:21:37 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [223 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's true that scientists have always known of the existence of Caturday — but now they know *why* it exists [Interesting]

Wednesday 17 June 18:06:40 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 13 Spectacular Terms from 'Seinfeld'

Wednesday 17 June 18:00:00 UTC 2015

Jerry and the gang hated a lot of things: the dreaded pop-in, incessantly barking dogs, and, of course, Newman. But one thing they loved were words. The show about nothing had a name for everything—from really bad B.O. (B.B.O.), to the sneak who takes undeserved credit (the sidler), to various relationship maneuvers (the leave-behind, the preemptive breakup, sexual perjury). Here … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What do Jesus, Mary, and my 1988 Dodge Dakota all have in common? [Strange]

Wednesday 17 June 17:37:32 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [70 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's not just cake bakers anymore. Here's an anti-gay DJ who won't spin radical tunes for a 60-year-old gay dude's birthday party, because of his religious freedom [Dumbass]

Wednesday 17 June 17:32:36 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [157 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » See a Gorgeous Book on the Animal Kingdom From 1895

Wednesday 17 June 17:30:00 UTC 2015

The title page of this guide to the world's fauna rightly boasts "13 coloured plates and numerous illustrations in the text." The illustrations are the best part. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The bizarre saga of the disabled Katrina refugee who was raped and kidnapped when her mom was murdered. It turns out she wasn't disabled, wasn't a Katrina refugee, wasn't raped, and wasn't kidnapped. Oh, and she's also charged wit

Wednesday 17 June 17:21:56 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Congressman writes bill to create a new government funded "Freedom News Network." The fact that a "personal friend" and donor already has such a network is purely coincidental [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 17:14:51 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [53 comments] [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Man Recalls Desperate, Exhausting 14-Month Job Search That Made Him Want To Get Into Sales

Wednesday 17 June 17:04:00 UTC 2015

ATLANTA—Calling it a vital, formative experience that led him to find his true calling, junior sales associate Matthew Swenson recalled Wednesday the desperate and exhausting 14-month job search that inspired him to pursue a career in sales. “Looking back, I guess you could say it was the frustrating year I spent tirelessly applying to job after job and taking any … [Link]

Mental Floss » How One Designer's Facebook Fans Helped Him Choose a Building Design

Wednesday 17 June 17:00:00 UTC 2015

Another new apartment building will be breaking ground on New York City's Thompson Street in SoHo, and this time, the general public had a voice in how it would look. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The TIME hard hitting story of the day: An info-graphic on Donald Trump's hair [Amusing]

Wednesday 17 June 16:53:44 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Artificial Intelligence Learns to Play 'Super Mario World' in 34 Tries

Wednesday 17 June 16:30:00 UTC 2015

MarI/O is a fast learner [Link]

Fark.com RSS » More medical research needed to confirm benefits of pot, doctors say amidst hushed giggling. "No really… (puff) …we need lots… (puff) …and lots more research" [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 16:19:37 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Earlier reports that a lion escaped from the flooded Georgia zoo and killed a man are incorrect. It was a tiger [Scary]

Wednesday 17 June 16:06:39 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Crazy Conspiracy Theories About TV Shows

Wednesday 17 June 16:00:00 UTC 2015

Sometimes, devoted fans become convinced there's more to what they're seeing on TV. [Link]

Mental Floss » Google Sheep View Finds All the Sheep on Google Maps

Wednesday 17 June 15:53:14 UTC 2015

The Internet contains more sheep than you'd ever imagined. [Link]

Mental Floss » 18 Sounds You Probably Didn't Realize Were Trademarked

Wednesday 17 June 15:30:00 UTC 2015

Registering an aural trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is difficult, but these sounds made the cut. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Harvard Chemistry Professor Who Was Also a Murderer

Wednesday 17 June 15:30:00 UTC 2015

After George Parkman mysteriously disappeared on November 23, 1849, an unusual suspect emerged. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's not just you drawing overly wild conclusions about the 1 percent and how ostentatious they are, they REALLY are jerks [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 15:28:08 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [233 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Maybe just maybe the US government should rethink putting a lab for the nation's deadly diseases in the middle of tornado alley. I mean what could possibly go wrong? [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 15:27:58 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know you've got a problem when your bed can't handle your 32-stone weight without turning into a death machine [Scary]

Wednesday 17 June 15:16:49 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fate of entire species rests on world's only male northern white rhino–if only there were some kind of powder that would increase his potency [Sad]

Wednesday 17 June 15:12:43 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One across: "Pretty Welsh girl widely thought not to be all there." Two across: 'Will you marry me' [Spiffy]

Wednesday 17 June 15:01:36 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How One British Soldier Turned a Parlor Game into 'Clue'

Wednesday 17 June 15:00:00 UTC 2015

It was Anthony Pratt, in the sitting room, with the brilliant idea. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Swiss investigators says FIFA investigation could take weeks … um, months … er, years to analyze 'suspicious' banking data. And ignore the men with the briefcases of cash in our offices. Nothing to see here, move along [Followup]

Wednesday 17 June 14:57:15 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Who's benefiting from global warming? Jellyfish. Now stop peeing on my leg [Interesting]

Wednesday 17 June 14:56:47 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 0bama fires up his weather machine to punish Texas patriots who saw through his Jade Helm ruse [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 14:54:50 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [65 comments] [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Banking Tech Firm Develops Software That Lets Customers Use Emojis As Passwords

Wednesday 17 June 14:43:00 UTC 2015

In a bid to make online banking easier for millennials, a technology firm in the U.K. debuted a software that would allow customers to use emojis as their online banking passwords. What do you think?
[Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Things You Might Not Know About 'Carmen Sandiego'

Wednesday 17 June 14:30:00 UTC 2015

No guessing—or geography knowledge—required. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » California man arrested after conning people out of $300,000 by posing as an attorney. Apparently he was caught after police realized an actual attorney would have billed at least twice that amount [Fail]

Wednesday 17 June 14:26:09 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [18 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » jaivolétonnez says FML

Wednesday 17 June 14:24:19 UTC 2015

Today, in a train, I did the old "I've got your nose" trick for a kid. He got off at the next stop, then waved something at me from the platform, then yelled, "I've got your keys!" FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Do Other Animals Have Belly Buttons?

Wednesday 17 June 14:00:00 UTC 2015

When petting your dog's belly, you might notice they lack a navel similar to your own. While mammals do have belly buttons, they're a little harder to find. Since mammals are gestated inside their mothers, they are all born with umbilical cords. When they emerge, the mother chews off the cord with her teeth, leaving a flat scar that is … [Link]

The Onion » News in Photos: God Scores Another Free Balloon Some Dumb Kid Let Go Of

Wednesday 17 June 13:54:00 UTC 2015


[Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: U.S. Consumers Announce Plan To Get One Of Those

Wednesday 17 June 13:52:00 UTC 2015

WASHINGTON—Saying that it looked great and they’d been wanting something like that, the nation’s consumers announced plans Wednesday to get one of those. “Oh, yeah, I’ve definitely got to go pick one of those up,” said Jason Munro of Manitowoc, WI, who echoed the sentiments of tens of millions of his fellow consumers by adding that he’d been hearing a … [Link]

GraphJam » Things that Come Out

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:37 UTC 2015

celeb,clothes,family,graphjam,internet LoL by: l0rddavid Tagged: celeb , clothes , family , graphjam , internet Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Chances of a Power Outage

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:36 UTC 2015

books,internet,phone,reading,TV,video games LoL by: ZeldasSage Tagged: books , internet , phone , reading , TV , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What "Yahoo Answers" questions consist of

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:35 UTC 2015

answers homework intelligent like math Pie Chart possible questions sex yahoo yahoo answers - 3401360384 Graph by: manrayer88 Tagged: answers , homework , intelligent , like , math , Pie Chart , possible , questions , sex , yahoo , yahoo answers Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » how girls react to boy wearing axe

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:34 UTC 2015

Graph by: SoiJoi Tagged: axe body spray , Bar Graph , boys , cologne , commercials , cute , girls , gross , interest , KISS , real life , reality , repulsed Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Chances of a geek trying to hit on a girl

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:32 UTC 2015

college flirting games geeks girls high school playing rich video games work - 2168196352 Graph by: czaries Tagged: college , flirting , games , geeks , girls , high school , playing , rich , video games , work Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Michael Jackson

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:31 UTC 2015

ambiguous,black,color,ebony and ivory,michael jackson,white Graph by: shane956 Tagged: ambiguous , black , color , ebony and ivory , michael jackson , white Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How Long It Takes to Read the Paper Just Handed to You

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:30 UTC 2015

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , long , minutes , movies , paper , read , real life , seconds , time Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Microsoft Office Autoformat

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:28 UTC 2015

microsoft,Office,technology LoL by: mtcal Tagged: microsoft , Office , technology Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What a baby does

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:27 UTC 2015

baby,eat,enrich,life,Pie Chart,poop,scream,sleep Graph by: Unknown Tagged: baby , eat , enrich , life , Pie Chart , poop , scream , sleep Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Medicine

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:26 UTC 2015

doctor healthcare insurance medicine LoL by: KitchenQueen Tagged: doctor , healthcare , insurance , medicine Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things glued by crazy glue

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:23 UTC 2015

thing that needs gluing things glued Things glued by crazy glue my hands Graph by: htzlprtzl Tagged: crazy glue , glue , hands , need , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Untitled

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:22 UTC 2015

cars driving fast lane mph slow speed traffic - 2156562688 LoL by: mmstone Tagged: cars , driving , fast , lane , mph , slow , speed , traffic Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things People Do When Opening a Pack of Bugles Chips

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:20 UTC 2015

bugles chips eat fingers opening pack pie charts playing Witches - 2954693120 Graph by: Tagged: bugles , chips , eat , fingers , opening , pack , pie charts , playing , Witches Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Cell Phone Ringtones

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:19 UTC 2015

annoying cell phone Music pop pop stars ringtones technology - 1635064064 LoL by: CommanderPanda Tagged: annoying , cell phone , Music , pop , pop stars , ringtones , technology Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things People Do While Driving

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:17 UTC 2015

LoL by: Sanclestia Tagged: cell phone , driving , eating , food , kids , people Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Chance of your Boss being fired

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:16 UTC 2015

Bar Graph boss evil fired friendly fun strict - 2497487104 Graph by: raadec Tagged: Bar Graph , boss , evil , fired , friendly , fun , strict Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Motivation for doing a PhD

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:12 UTC 2015

college doctor job phd school studying university - 2054365952 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: college , doctor , job , phd , school , studying , university Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Types at the gym

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:10 UTC 2015

elderly,fit,gay,gym,men,obsessive,people,shape,types Graph by: graphs1001 Tagged: elderly , fit , gay , gym , men , obsessive , people , shape , types Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Content of A Beatles Song

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:08 UTC 2015

Graph by: ilikedishes Tagged: lyrics , Pie Chart , she loves you , Songs , the Beatles , yeah Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » People who use the word "meddling"

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:07 UTC 2015

Graph by: nosrac1701 Tagged: animation , english , meddling , normal , people , scooby doo , teachers , TV , villains , words Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Why People Use Self-Checkout at the Grocery Store

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:06 UTC 2015

buying,embarassed,faster,grocery store,Pie Chart,self checkout Graph by: carielie Tagged: buying , embarassed , faster , grocery store , Pie Chart , self checkout Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Tracks my iPod plays on shuffle

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:03 UTC 2015

forgotten gems hidden interlude intro ipod listen Music outro play shuffle Songs tracks - 3158204416 Graph by: MetalJR Tagged: forgotten , gems , hidden , interlude , intro , ipod , listen , Music , outro , play , shuffle , Songs , tracks Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Untitled

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:01 UTC 2015

life literature novel - 1631363840 LoL by: sense_of_henry Tagged: life , literature , novel Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Likelihood that my opinion will seriously anger people

Wednesday 17 June 13:33:00 UTC 2015

abortion American Idol anger Bar Graph crap gay marriage hack hate metal opinions people silly slipknot support taylor swift twilight - 3099746304 Graph by: Tipsy_the_Drunken_Fairy Tagged: abortion , American Idol , anger , Bar Graph , crap , gay marriage , hack , hate , metal , opinions , people , silly , slipknot , support , taylor swift , twilight Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Talking speed in parts of medicine commercials

Wednesday 17 June 13:32:59 UTC 2015

ask,commercials,doctor,fast,medicine,normal,side effects,slow,speed,talking Graph by: David_the_Bored Tagged: ask , commercials , doctor , fast , medicine , normal , side effects , slow , speed , talking Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Probability a Semi-Truck Will Be in the Lane Next to You on the Highway

Wednesday 17 June 13:32:58 UTC 2015

LoL by: Unknown Tagged: car , driving , highway , rain , semi , truck Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What I Think When I Hear You Drive By with the Bass Cranked Up

Wednesday 17 June 13:32:55 UTC 2015

bass car douchebags drive hear Music Pie Chart taste - 3424491520 Graph by: alicialmc Tagged: bass , car , douchebags , drive , hear , Music , Pie Chart , taste Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Men Who Stay Up All Night to Watch Girls While They Sleep

Wednesday 17 June 13:32:50 UTC 2015

children creep edward cullen fathers girls guys pedophiles sleep stalkers vampires watching Graph by: DrRandomness Tagged: children , creep , edward cullen , fathers , girls , guys , pedophiles , sleep , stalkers , vampires , watching Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Graph Boredom

Wednesday 17 June 13:32:49 UTC 2015

bored,ms pacman Graph by: Kraygh Tagged: bored , ms pacman Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Russia is working on an anti-drone 'microwave gun', where it takes down drones and heats your burritos in 30 seconds [Interesting]

Wednesday 17 June 13:05:14 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [110 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: Alternate history versions of famous photographs [Photoshop]

Wednesday 17 June 13:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What's more fun than Tinder? A highly controlled, state-sponsored Iranian dating site to marry off unsightly singles [Strange]

Wednesday 17 June 12:50:56 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Nut loss during team building

Wednesday 17 June 12:50:51 UTC 2015

Richard Langtry became a little over-enthusiastic during a day of team building and decided to give his employee, Michael Peacock, a friendly male-bonding tug. Which is to say he "grabbed [Peacock's] left testicle, squeezed it hard and pulled it down as if to rip it from his groin." Peacock is now one nut short, and is suing just about everyone even … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So we wonder, why is a Chinese tycoon building a $50 billion canal in Nicaragua that no one wants? [Strange]

Wednesday 17 June 12:35:22 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [144 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Incredible Things You Didn’t Know About Professional Scrabble

Wednesday 17 June 12:30:00 UTC 2015

Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek Underground, by John D. Williams, is a merry exploration of the intriguing, eccentric, and sometimes brutal world of professional SCRABBLE play. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chicopee, Massachusetts looking for people who want to grow and sell medical marijuana. Mayor Richard Kos: "This is an opportunity for the city" [Spiffy]

Wednesday 17 June 12:05:14 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Dear 53310761

Wednesday 17 June 11:50:10 UTC 2015

You might wonder what the hell this song is about, until you hear a certain name mentioned past the halfway mark. Even then, you have to know your pop music history to figure it out. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Suggestive glamour girl pics of Rachel Dolezal from 2012 unearthed. Once you go faux-black, you never go back [Followup]

Wednesday 17 June 11:35:23 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [324 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Mexican States

Wednesday 17 June 11:15:00 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » This woman is changing the lives of school girls everywhere. Period [Cool]

Wednesday 17 June 11:05:21 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Mexican States

Wednesday 17 June 10:53:13 UTC 2015

[Link]

Mental Floss » Science Confirms: Honey Badger Don't Care

Wednesday 17 June 10:53:12 UTC 2015

As many of us know from the viral video, the honey badger doesn't care about anything. It forgoes concern of bee stings and venomous snake bites for the sake of grabbing a snack. University of Minnesota grad student Danielle Drabeck wondered what made this hungry animal immune to bites that would kill most other animals. She decided to investigate on … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Texas jails 92-year-old woman after she goes berserk and destroys multiple fracking sites during a protest. Thanks, Governor Abbott, for saving us from her unhinged rampage. With photographic evidence of violent outburst that led to her arrest [Scary

Wednesday 17 June 10:12:20 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [108 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Republican appropriates liberal rock legend's iconic song for use at campaign kick-off rally. Again. This year's "Cease and Desist" Award goes to Donald Trump and Neil Young. Chin up guys, you still have Ted Nugent & Kid Rock [Dum

Wednesday 17 June 10:08:32 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [121 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Play Like a Girl

Wednesday 17 June 10:00:09 UTC 2015

Freeze is the fiercest softball team in the four-to-five-year-old league. They love to dress up like Disney’s Queen Elsa, but that only makes them all the cooler.
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Intimate Photo Portraits of Hollywood Boulevard’s Street Characters. Photographer Ken Hermann finds the humanity we rarely see under the costumes.
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What Would Robot Poetry Look Like? One programmer wants to tag … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You win the game of Life if you're so old you need nursing care in your home and your nurse turns out to be a 21-year-old woman who decides to strip naked [Florida]

Wednesday 17 June 9:55:21 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cat gadgets every cat would kill for, or kill you for buying [Obvious]

Wednesday 17 June 9:35:23 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I TOLD you I was sick [Sad]

Wednesday 17 June 8:22:00 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Incredibly Cute Octopus Species Might Get a Fitting Name

Wednesday 17 June 8:00:00 UTC 2015

Isn't it Adorabilis? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Calling the cops about neighbors' loud sex? That's a stabbing…with a rake [Scary]

Wednesday 17 June 7:04:00 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The First Time-Lapse Recording of a Dying Blood Cell

Wednesday 17 June 7:00:00 UTC 2015

When white blood cells die, they eject long strings of useful molecules that the body reuses. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man kills customer with ironing board, police press charges [Strange]

Wednesday 17 June 6:42:00 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Southern Baptists to Supreme Court: You are NOT the final authority on gay marriage in America. Supreme Court to Southern Baptists: lol [Dumbass]

Wednesday 17 June 5:33:00 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [614 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How 9 Famous Acquitted Defendants Spent The Rest of Their Lives

Wednesday 17 June 5:27:37 UTC 2015

Here’s how life shook out for a few acquitted defendants in high-profile trials. [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 of the Most Important Phrases to Know in Every Language

Wednesday 17 June 5:00:00 UTC 2015

There might not be time to master a new language before your next trip, but you can at least nail these 12 vital phrases. [Link]

FMyLife » bootyislife says FML

Wednesday 17 June 4:31:20 UTC 2015

Today, my girlfriend made me put a blanket over my head while giving me a blowjob because she didn't like the faces I was making. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » The World's 22 Best iPhone Photos

Wednesday 17 June 4:18:27 UTC 2015

Winners from this year's iPhone Photography Awards [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "I identify as black" [Followup]

Wednesday 17 June 4:15:00 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [307 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Colorado State University now offering a Major in beer making. Man, finals are going to be awesome [Cool]

Wednesday 17 June 3:30:46 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Body Parts Scientists Can Grow in a Petri Dish

Wednesday 17 June 3:30:00 UTC 2015

Bioengineered brains, limbs, and organs are being grown in the lab. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Myers-Briggs Type Charts for Pop Culture Characters

Wednesday 17 June 3:22:40 UTC 2015

How Myers-Briggs personality types can be illustrated by pop culture characters, from any universe that has at least 16 characters with different personalities. [Link]

Mental Floss » 43 Presidential Heads in Search of a Home

Wednesday 17 June 3:00:00 UTC 2015

In the market for a collection of 18- to 20-foot-tall presidential busts? You've come to the right place. [Link]

Mental Floss » Phone-Only Sidewalk Lanes Keep Texters in Line

Wednesday 17 June 2:30:00 UTC 2015

Here's how one company plans to prevent distracted texters from bumping into the rest of us. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Welcome to Patriot Park: fun for the family, with a military twist. Lunch consists of army rations, shopping is for Vladimir Putin accessories, & instead of riding rollercoasters children can play with grenade launchers & climb over heavy wea

Wednesday 17 June 2:24:55 UTC 2015

Spiffy [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How the Government Plans to Prevent Drunk Driving

Wednesday 17 June 2:00:00 UTC 2015

The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [Link]

FMyLife » Iarla_ceapaire93 says FML

Wednesday 17 June 1:57:57 UTC 2015

Today, I went to the gym to try to get into shape. While I was running on the treadmill, my beer belly pushed against the emergency stop button, twice. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 19 Bits of Advice About the French, As Told to American Servicemen in WWII

Wednesday 17 June 1:30:00 UTC 2015

These are the kinds of things the American military wanted its soldiers to be cognizant of as they worked their way into Nazi-occupied France. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lemony nose, concentrated, bubbly, with a soapy aftertaste [Fail]

Wednesday 17 June 1:11:42 UTC 2015

Fail [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Soviet Spacecraft Collects Dust in Kazakhstan

Wednesday 17 June 1:00:00 UTC 2015

Photographer Ralph Mirebs finds the remains of the Soviet space shuttle in Kazakhstan. [Link]

FMyLife » VHBJ says FML

Wednesday 17 June 0:58:37 UTC 2015

Today, I went out to eat. When I walked into the restaurant, a lady approached me and said she'd seat me soon. After a long wait, I saw that same lady leave. Then I realized she didn't actually work there and was just screwing with me. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » This 1961 AT

Wednesday 17 June 0:30:00 UTC 2015

A 1961 video from AT&T showcasing the predicted technologies of the future. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » I Hate This Place

Wednesday 17 June 0:16:41 UTC 2015

Cube dweller: Just don’t go around wearing green tights and you’re good.Addison, Texas [Link]

Overheard In The Office » …For White Caulk.

Wednesday 17 June 0:16:40 UTC 2015

Male sub-contractor (on speaker phone): "there will be a 1/2" gap that will have to be filled"Female co-worker: "damn that's a lot of cock (caulk)"Male sub-contractor: "um… Yeah"Only in kcOverheard by: are you serious???? [Link]

Overheard In The Office » That’s Who?

Wednesday 17 June 0:16:37 UTC 2015

Old hacker: You look like Che Guevara… You don’t know who that is, do you?Young artsie #1, sheepishly: No…Young artsie #2: Did you see Motorcycle Diaries?Young artsie #1, excitedly: Yes! [Sadly] But I don’t remember it.Young artsie #2: That’s him.6th and Washington
St. Louis, MissouriOverheard by: Hack Prime [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Caller: Good News! They Told Me It Was Okay!

Wednesday 17 June 0:16:36 UTC 2015

Coworker on phone: I believe the court will look unfavorably at you getting arrested, yes… Well, yeah, obviously a misdemeanor would be better than a felony… I am not saying it’s okay. I’m saying that the court tends to sort of get pissed off at you when you get arrested at all, but it’s even worse when you get arrested for … [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Those People Who Parachuted Must Be Kicking Themselves

Wednesday 17 June 0:16:35 UTC 2015

Captain of flight: Good news, folks! We found the airport!Flight over Newark, New Jersey [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Veterans Administration paid an arm and a leg for arms and legs [Asinine]

Wednesday 17 June 0:11:13 UTC 2015

Asinine [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these concrete waves [Photoshop]

Wednesday 17 June 0:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Never Forget the Time Dan Quayle Misspelled "Potato"

Wednesday 17 June 0:00:00 UTC 2015

Who knew a simple tuber could do so much damage? [Link]

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