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 » Orlando woman with career 21 arrests elected city commissioner, reforms life. Just kidding. Raid on her house finds 60 grams meth, 37 grams coke, 152 grams weed, two handguns, and a partridge in a pear tree [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Gonzo but not forgotten… Today is Hunter S. Thompson's birthday [Hero]
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Mental Floss » The 20 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time
Have you seen them all? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Perhaps worried that people's faith in humanity might be coming back, mobile home park owner threatens to evict any residents that take deliveries from a local food bank [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » It seems failing a lie detector on a Jerry Springer spin-off now constitutes probable cause for arrest [Strange]
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Mental Floss » How to Tell When 8 Fruits Are At Their Tastiest
To help prevent that post-produce purchase regret, we've rounded up some tips for picking the ripest, most delicious fruit. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » We Tell Them Americans Are Fat Monsters. Is That What You Meant?
Trainer: In America, when our kids don’t finish their meals we tell them that there are starving kids in Africa. What do you tell them?Clients from Kenya: [Silence]Cafeteria, Hazina Towers, 258 Monrovia Street
Nairobi, Kenya [Link]
Overheard In The Office » For the Last Time, Reading Wikipedia Is Not “College”
New girl to sales rep: Washington DC isn't in the state of Washington?Sales rep: No, let me show you a map.New girl: We really only have 49 states? Washington DC isn't a state?Sales rep: Washington DC is a district, not a state. “D” is for “district.” How did you graduate high school?New girl: I'm taking the class in college too.Crawfordsville, Indiana … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » I Told You That Was a Crappy Name for a Football Team
Suit on cell: The fog is coming. The fog. I can see it. The fog is coming. The fog.Oakland, California [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Is “Robust” More of a Girl or a Boy?
Yuppie hubby: See anything you like on the wine list? Wifey: I look for potential baby names whenever I read a wine list. Oooh, ‘Spencer’ — that’s a good one!Park Street
Orlando, Florida [Link]
Overheard In The Office » He’s the Best Lower Body Surgeon in the State
Boss on phone: Yeah, you’re a client, but if you don’t pay your bills, you’re only half a client… And not the half I want.473 Central Avenue
Chicago, IllinoisOverheard by: web edit monkey [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Students at University of Central Florida prove that not every story with the Florida tag is a negative one [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Here are 5 ways living in a big city warps the way you see the world, so go plow some fields now, farmer boy [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The "good ol' days" of school in the '80s — which would get you arrested, sued, visited by Children's Services and run out of town on a rail today. Also charged with various forms of discrimination [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sexy pair of phalanges [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Man uses flame thrower to set motel on fire. DAMNED BED BUGS [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » I'm here for the McGangbang [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » The Invisible Universe Of The Human Microbiome
If you've ever wondered what "probiotics" or "prebiotics" are, this is a highly digestible overview. [Link]
FMyLife » AK-47 says FML
Today, I dropped my phone in the toilet in a public restroom. That would have been bad enough, without the guy in the next stall saying, "Jesus! What the hell did you eat?!" FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my crazy drug-addict mother kicked me out of the house after siding with my crazy, drug-addict aunt, who'd just threatened to slit my throat. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Problem: 60% of test-takers are failing the new Florida written driver's license exam. Solution: Make the test easier. That should solve everything [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » LAX becomes the largest U.S. airport to allow Uber pickups, bringing more choices to passengers who want to follow a five hour flight with a three hour ride on the 405 [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Meanwhile, in Hawaii, the police always get their man, er, cow [Strange]
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Mental Floss » The Mysterious Case of Skeleton Lake
Hundreds of skeletons lie in a frozen lake in India. What happened there? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shoppers who bring their own bags to grocery stores buy more junk food than people who don't, feel smug about it [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Shoplifting protip: When running away from security guards, always remember that the first level of a parking garage isn't necessarily on the ground [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Detroit
You know about the cars—and that Eminem grew up on Eight Mile. But there’s plenty more to learn about Michigan’s most populous city. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oh sure, NOW the Baltimore police are willing to use cameras [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » No, really people, Japan is trying to get less weird and less sexist. Honestly [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » So, its turns out that if you cover your property in Confederate Heritage of Love Flags after a mass shooting, your probation officer will find a way to violate your probation for being a dick [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Robbery at lemonade stand turns teens' day sour [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Trio of thieves absconds with a 60-foot yacht secured in a marina. The question is not how did they steal it, the question is how did no one notice it happening [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 10 Fast-Food Restaurants That Didn't Stick To Their Original Plan
What if Ben and Jerry had had the money to buy that bagel-maker? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Sun newspaper sparks a furor in Britain by releasing decades-old footage of Queen Elizabeth II giving a Nazi salute [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS sending 1200 members to try to take the city of Hasakah dun goofed and now consequences will never be the same [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass premature wild horse foal recovering well after emergency treatment, tons of sappy photos and videos [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » California drought is now called the most prolonged dry spell in the state other than the Los Angeles Clippers [Followup]
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Mental Floss » How Movie Projectors (Used to) Work
If you like to geek out over impressive machinery, here's your chance. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » This is a vintage entirely beyond the usual euphemisms of the wine-tasting brigade. 'Jejeune' or 'feisty' does not come close. The professionals who have tried it thus far have described it simply as 'undrinkable.' [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 18 Creepy Facts about 'Arachnophobia'
This skin-crawling classic turns 25 today. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, after months of hardcore training, free of injuries, I pinched a nerve in my neck while putting on a swimsuit to lie in the sun doing nothing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » IssacB says FML
Today, I came home after just 3 weeks of being away. It seems like my pool now has its own mini-ecosystem. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this isle art [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Record jumps in egg prices will poach money from your wallet and scramble your finances. This won't go over easy with the kids, but they'll get ova it [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Problem on Interstate
Story reported by Iowa CBS affiliate KCCI last Friday. [via AdWeek]
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Fark.com RSS » God knows why, but if you ever find yourself in Flint, Michigan, whatever you do DON'T DRINK THE WATER [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "You are not truly an Iowan until you've wasted valuable time and money at the incredibly dull Adventureland theme park" [Silly]
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Weird Universe » Studio Girl Cosmetics
Original ad here.
Everyone knows Avon and Mary Kay. But few recall "Studio Girl Cosmetics," although they endured for decades.
Here's a site dedicated to their memory, maintained by a descendant of the founder.
What I find most intriguing is that they appeared to have had a sideline of vinyl albums as well. Music to paint your face by?
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Fark.com RSS » "Miracle kitten" that survived a fire which claimed the lives of 24 other felines has been reunited with the only other survivor – his mother – just in time for Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » Want some good useless "knowledge" to impress your friends with? Here are some fascinating "facts" that very few people know about [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Comcast executive realizes no one wants cable because it's too expensive but everyone wants Netflix because it's reasonably priced [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption this Scared Straight intervention [Caption]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I felt some serious gas building up while at the supermarket. I tried to quietly fart it out, only to end up sharting myself. I had to frantically waddle out of the store as discreetly as possible as several people in the vicinity freaked out and tried to locate the source of the smell. FML [Link]
FMyLife » raquel says FML
Today, I babysat the Antichrist of all kids. After the 5 long hours were over, his parents came home. Instead of paying me what they agreed, they offered to let me eat some leftovers of a takeout in the fridge. I'm so afraid of confrontation that I accepted. FML [Link]
GraphJam » I Was Rocking Out!
Isn't that better than while you're playing Angry Birds on the toilet? Graph by: Mudkip74 Tagged: App , First World Problems , phone , Pie Chart , texting Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » My Bucket List
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: best of week , bucket , bucket list , pig , Willy Wonka Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How people die in Final Destination
[polldaddy poll="5453503"] Graph by: mybigfannypack (via Kingsley) Tagged: annoying , Death , Final Destination , kit kat , movies , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » A Rainbow of Insecurity
Graph by: dman141997 Tagged: colors , emo , insecurity , Pie Chart , rainbow Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Time my hair looks good
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , friend , good , hair , home , looks , out , perfect , pretty , school , sucks Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Just Didn't Want to Talk to You, Mom
One time I went to Las Vegas and didn't tell my parents. I had 10 voicemails when I got home. Whoops. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: calling , parents , phone , Pie Chart , voicemail Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » On a Scale of One to Four
Graph by: kelleysbreakroom Tagged: Babies , giving birth , pain Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What I do while my roomba is running
Graph by: haithere Tagged: cheer , other , Pie Chart , roomba , vacuum Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » At Least They're the Appropriate Colors…Usually
School cafeterias have the funniest looking foods. Graph by: greenlego57 Tagged: food , gross , lunch , noms , Pie Chart , school Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » She Can't Read my…
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: handwriting , lady gaga , Pie Chart , poker face , read , song Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Slow-mo Portion of the Game
Graph by: pegsterrific Tagged: football , Pie Chart , slow mo , sports Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Right Now, At Least
A graphical analysis of things that the club can handle. I am an outlier. Graph by: Brittany Mignanelli Tagged: lyrics , musics , outlier , song , the club , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Working From Home
Graph by: redGiant_Creative Tagged: avoid , billable , drink , font , home , lunch , mentally , Pie Chart , porn , searching , work , working , youtube Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Cream Cheese on Hotdogs
Seriously, just try it Graph by: (via College Humor) Tagged: college , drunk , drunk food , flow chart , food Share on Facebook
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Graph by: Akremer8 Tagged: door , hands full , karate , kick , ninja , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Breakdown of Typical College Student Life
LoL by: Akintudne Tagged: college , nerds , physics , slackers , sleep , social , students , zombie Share on Facebook
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Futility Closet » Tilt
Image: Flickr The wool-trading village of Lavenham, Suffolk, grew so quickly during its medieval heyday that many of its houses were built hastily with green timber, which has warped as it’s dried, pulling the buildings into memorably crooked shapes. It’s thought to be the inspiration for a familiar nursery rhyme: There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Murder defense involving Winston Churchill, Billy Graham, Caitlyn Jenner, AIDS, Israel, and "All in the Family" is working every bit as well as you might expect [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Teacher who won $20,000 on a game show uses some of her winnings to buy all the students at her school new shoes. "The look on their faces was worth all the money that I won" [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » The 10 Coolest Places You're Not Allowed to Visit
These places have been completely cut off from the outside world. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Working long hours? It's probably because you don't know how to say "no", not because of anything silly like not being able to make ends meet [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Watch Bill Nye Teach Evolution—Using Emojis
[Thumbs-up][Raised hands][Dancing girls] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 100 year old grandmother drinks a pint of Guinness every day. For breakfast. Now that's hardcore [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » 4th Annual Orange County Fark Party, August 15th, 8pm [FarkParty]
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FMyLife » is cum a fruit or a vegetable? says FML
Today, my grandpa saw one of the paintings in the guest room at my house. "What the fuck?" he snorted, then said whoever painted it should "stick to their damn day job". I painted it. FML [Link]
FMyLife » battle1 says FML
Today, my best friend told me he masturbates to my Instagram page. Thanks, I guess. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Little Facts About Leptoceratops
This horned dino was so tiny, it could've walked under the belly of a Triceratops. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Americans prefer different f*cking curse words depending on where they live. Bloody hell. Not safe for work language, obviously [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Let's burn it down": Christians conspire to prevent Satanic Temple from unveiling statue [Asinine]
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Weird Universe » Something Smells Fishy
Some things are so perfect you could not make them up. A woman driving a Cooper Mini was so distracted because she was masturbating that she rear ended a seafood truck. TA DA! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man who gave up his job and girlfriend to hunt the Loch Ness Monster for a quarter century now believes it is just a catfish [Sad]
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Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: Plotting Serbia’s Demise
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 192nd installment in the series. July 17, 1915: Plotting Serbia’s Demise, Second Battle of the Isonzo After switching alliances in the prewar diplomatic chess game, Bulgaria remained neutral when … [Link]
Mental Floss » An Ancient Elephant May Have Been Biggest Land Mammal Ever
The elephant was a 24-ton colossus, 16 feet tall at the shoulder. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Having your license suspended on felony DUI and criminal endangerment charges usually means the cops won't let you ride your Harley on public streets. But if you're Robbie Knievel and this is Butte, Montana, they'll help you jump it over
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Fark.com RSS » First, Reddit goes up in flames over the unceremonious firing of an administrator. Now, the entire Editorial staff of Gawker condemns their site's founder over censorship. What's next? Will Drew get drunk, and clear the Politics tab? [Weird]
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Mental Floss » 15 Facts to Celebrate the Jungle Cruise's 60th Birthday
Learn more about one of Disney's wildest attractions. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cobra commander and now COBRA found dead in Austin. Operation Jade Helm is no help at all [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » In real life, it was John Gotti who whacked Tommy DeSimone, the model for Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas. And that's that [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » How a Blind Architect is Changing Design
Chris Downey lost his sight 7 years ago, but never considered leaving architecture. He's continued to design with a whole new set of insights on what it means to experience the world. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Brush Fire closes the Cajon pass (main route to Las Vegas from LA) burning cars on the freeway (LGT live feed) [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Governor of Sicily suspended over comments about how he wants a colleague to sleep with the fishes [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: leather & lace (difficulty: keeping it SFW) [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Neurotic People May Be More Likely to See Faces in Objects
If you see faces in random objects, you may be kind of neurotic. [Link]
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