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 » Journalism at its finest: Car crashes into a home in Plattsburgh, NY. Want more details? Ain't nobody got time for that [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 9 Great Wedding Venues For Science Lovers
For the more scientifically minded, a reception in a museum or zoo might be just the thing. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Alcoholism is one of the benefits to being middle class [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Impromptu Fark party on I-90 near Buffalo [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » Why Mute Interns Are in Such High Demand
Senior: Isn’t “Butternut Bread” a brand? I know there is Mrs Baird’s, Iron Kids… Sunbeam…Intern: Oh, there’s a strip club around here with a one-armed stripper named Sunbeam… But we call her “Nub”.Senior: [Silence.]Houston, Texas [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Are You Putting My Files in the Trash?
Human resources rep, bringing in files: I am the depositor of things to be scanned!
Peon: I don't like you.
Human resources rep: Hahaha! I don't like you, either. Bayonne, New Jersey [Link]
Mental Floss » 21 Darn Tootin' Facts About 'Fargo'
Is everyone’s favorite bloody Coen Brothers-classic-turned-TV-antholog~ coming back for a second season this fall? You betcha! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » FBI arrests PETA terrorists for releasing 5,740 minks [Murica]
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FMyLife » strangely says FML
Today, I had to imagine myself savagely beating my cat to death, just to stop myself from getting a boner while a girl laid her head in my lap. FML [Link]
FMyLife » mcore says FML
Today, I was hanging out with my neighbor. He asked me if I wanted to play Twister, and I said no because I thought it would be weird. What was his response? "C'mon. You can leave if it gets sexual". FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » A Win-Win Situation, One Might Say
Female project manager to male CFO: I love a man in pleated pants. It's just so sexy…Wilmington, North Carolina [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fire breaks out at a hotel pool on the Las Vegas Strip. If only there was a large supply of water nearby [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Because the situation in the Middle East apparently wasn't complicated enough already, the Turks are now actively bombing the Kurds [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Tampa
Impress the locals on your next visit to Florida with these 25 facts about the Big Guava. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Oh, I Try to Keep My Hand In
Photographer: Okay, I took pictures of the reigning Woody the Woodchuck and the two that are aiming to replace her when she retires. Can you tell the current one?Designer, staring intently: This one?Photographer: Wow, good job! You know your Woodys!323 East Grand River Avenue
Howell, MichiganOverheard by: Pam Beesley [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this old couple [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Town council proposes dressing cows in high visibility jackets and flashing lights for health and safety. Farmers say it's udder nonsense [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » A Pinellas County Environmental official warns a man about keeping the BBQ aroma on his own property (w/video) [Florida]
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Overheard In The Office » They’re Still Working Out the Details at Homeland Security
Jeff*: Liz*, can you come here?Liz: Are you going to fire me?Jeff: I can’t — you’re my supervisor.Liz: What? No, I’m not. You’re my supervisor.Jeff: …But if I’m your supervisor, and you’re my supervisor, which one of us is really in charge?Liz: That depends… If it’s you, are you going to fire me?Jeff: No.Liz: Then it’s you.Jeff: Awesome.6105 Oakleaf Avenue
Baltimore, MarylandOverheard … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Family buys tempered glass table … that shatters spontaneously in the middle of the night. This is national news in Canada [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman lets Jesus take the wheel, with predictable results [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 8 Regional Ice Cream Flavors To Try This Summer
Ice cream is popular everywhere, but not all flavors get around. Here are 8 regional ice cream flavors not often seen outside their home turf. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "An open letter to the idiots who don't notice my baby" [Satire]
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Fark.com RSS » Veteran: If you're going to run your police force like the infantry in Iraq, run it like the infantry in Iraq [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Above and Below
The Man to the Fish: You strange, astonished-looking, angle-faced,
Dreary-mouthed, gaping wretches of the sea,
Gulping salt-water everlastingly,
Cold-blooded, though with red your blood be graced,
And mute, though dwellers in the roaring waste;
And you, all shapes beside, that fishy be,–
Some round, some flat, some long, all devilry,
Legless, unloving, infamously chaste:– O scaly, slippery, wet, swift, staring … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » You're Not Making Me Want to Help, Doreen
Female HR, struggling to pick up carton of printer paper: Can you help me with this?Male HR: This would be a good time to use the new hand cart.Female HR: Okay, yes, but I can't even get it up off the floor.Male HR: So, you can't get it up, huh?Female HR: No, that's you.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [Link]
Weird Universe » Fowling
A Detroit man has come up with a hybrid sport he hopes folks will enjoy on evenings out. A cross between football and bowling called fowling which seems to be fun looking at the video at the link. The name leaves something to be desired though, any ideas for a catchier one? [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Last One There's a Fishy Egg!
Useless Research Manager: And that is why something must be fishy in Denmark. Colleague: Rotten.Useless Research Manager: Yeah, isn't it?Chicago, Illinois [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Paraprosdokians That Will Make You Think Twice
These linguistic brain scramblers will make you rethink the entire line you just heard. [Link]
FMyLife » KatzVKatz says FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me serious shit because I couldn't name 10 Pokémon. He said he even considered dumping me. Glad to know he has his priorities straight. FML [Link]
FMyLife » jb100 says FML
Today, as I was working at a bakery, a woman stormed in, cut in front of the line, and began yelling at me. She claimed I didn't give her a sandwich earlier and demanded a refund. She got the refund out of my paycheck, and as she was leaving she muttered, "Ha, works every time." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you celebrated National Tequila Day by drinking margaritas, you had no business celebrating National Tequila Day [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » You know the ticket the parking attendant gives you so you can claim your car later? Apparently, you don't really need it [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » As if roadside panhandlers don't have it tough enough, now cops are impersonating them to nab drivers texting at stop lights [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » In case you've been wondering what's new with Sheriff Arpaio's contempt of court hearings, federal marshals have just raided his offices and seized his hard drives [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photographer who says it's his right to take topless photos of models on the Empire State Building goes to court, says he plans to file a birthday suit (not safe for offices which dislike pixilated images) [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Finding the Speed of Light With Peeps
Microwave old Peeps…for science! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » First we had to pump our own gas, then we had to scan our own groceries, and now they want us to draw our own beer. So much for the "service economy" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Hundreds of bald eagles may lose their home to a golf resort. You could say they're victims of **puts on sunglasses** fore-closure [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 10 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Flight Attendants
Heather Poole has worked as a flight attendant for over 15 years. We begged her to spill some workplace secrets. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That horrible little league dad is actually a "narcissistic parent" who will eat your spleen if you ask him to tone it down [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » How Chuck Jones Mastered His Craft
How did Chuck Jones become so good? Discipline, rules, and logic. In cartoons. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pentagon to self-described Hero Guards: "Put that thing away before you hurt somebody" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Here are 10 things we will see in 10 years, and good news for you people who were wondering who the Mona Lisa was [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mushroom [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » 1948 Valvoline Ad
The connection between "the girl" in the swimsuit and the "faultlessly lubricated" car seems a bit of a stretch. But hey, who needs a logical reason when you've got a girl in a swimsuit in your ad!
Source: Time – Feb 16, 1948
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Fark.com RSS » Before you go outside make sure you've applied sunscreen to your ears, eyes, left arm, both hands, scalps, lips, back and the top of your feet [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Couple finds WWII dog tag buried in their garden, discover the man it belonged to is still alive, then he comes over to their house and quotes them the number on it from memory after 70 years [Sappy]
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Weird Universe » Old Quaker Booze
Once upon a time, thanks to Schenley liquors, you could get as wasted as old Ben Franklin (note: not a Quaker, just partied with them), in the manner of this Curly-Howard-lookalike above. Then you'd be "feeling your Quaker Oats."
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yes, fire departments actually do rescue kittens from trees, especially on Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » Firefighters get call on Friday to deal with wildfire started by a lightning strike – on Sunday [Weird]
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FMyLife » (-,..,-) says FML
Today, I lost out on a job opportunity because the interviewer said my "fake fangs are unprofessional and frankly disturbing". The "fangs" are my real canines, and they have always looked this way. FML [Link]
FMyLife » fuck says FML
Today, about 30 seconds into my first blowjob, my girlfriend threatened to cut my balls off if I didn't "just fucking cum already". FML [Link]
GraphJam » Blogs
Graph by: raiderrobert Tagged: blogs , computers , internet , updated , useful , week Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How Pandora Works
A flow chart on Pandora. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: flow chart , internet radio , Music , pandora , radio , websites Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Devolution of Batteries
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: batteries , iphone , Line Graph , smart phones Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Japanese population according to the average person.
Graph by: whimsyy Tagged: bishounen , cosplay , giant , japanese , lolita , monster , ninja , Pie Chart , population , schoolgirls Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What loads on a website first
Graph by: Fryphile Tagged: advertisements , load bar , Pie Chart , waiting , website Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Chance of Getting Blamed at Work
LoL by: czaries Tagged: blame , month , Office , office humor , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Complain Uphill Both Ways
Graph by: DudeManGuy2 Tagged: complaints , Hypocrisy , in MY day , parents , Pie Chart , uphill both ways Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Coolness of dreadlocks by race & gender
Graph by: jberkowitz Tagged: black , coolness , dreadlocks , female , gender , male , white Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » People Who Have Let The Dogs Out
LoL by: joeccooll Tagged: annoying , dogs , Music , Songs Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » MC Google
Graph by: HTMLfreak129 Tagged: beatbox , german , google translate , Pie Chart , swears Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Number of times my dog will stop and sniff on a walk
Graph by: dogheadbuttchow Tagged: Bar Graph , dogs , hurry , late , raining , sniff , stop , walk Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Maybe If You Just Do Nothing…
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: air hockey , competition , game , goal , nothing , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Unidentified Flying Weather Baloon
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: aircraft , batman , identification , swamp gas , weather balloon Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What Your Fingernail Length Says About You
Graph by: maxystone Tagged: fingernails , nail polish , pirates Share on Facebook
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Futility Closet » Magic
If you move each of its letters to the mirror position in the alphabet (A <-> Z, B <-> Y, etc.), WIZARD becomes DRAZIW. A word-level palindrome: “Is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?” Please support Futility Closet on Patreon! [Link]
FMyLife » HAIL SITHIS says FML
Today, I was on a date, and I tried breaking the ice by telling him my best joke. He laughed hysterically for a good 10 seconds, started beating the table with his fist, then suddenly went deadpan and said "No, seriously, you're a moron. Screw this date." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was telling 3 classmates on Whatsapp about my depression. One of them told me to "nut up n grow a pear." 2 hours after we mocked him for being an illiterate jackass, one of us has had our car tires knifed and another's house has been egged. I'm terrified of what will happen to me. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news everyone: Almonds have adapted to be pre-salted for the American palate [Scary]
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Mental Floss » These Weird Sea Creatures Puke Their Guts Up in Self-Defense
If you think it’s impressive when a dog rolls over and plays dead or a lizard regenerates its lost tail, the sea squirt Polycarpa mytiligera has a trick that will really blow your mind. [Link]
Mental Floss » Remembering the Eastland Disaster on its 100th Anniversary
At around 6 a.m. on July 24, 1915, as 2500 passengers were boarding the S.S. Eastland where it was docked in downtown Chicago, the ship began to list. The boat, which was to take employees of Western Electric Company on a cruise of Lake Michigan to Michigan City, Ind. for a company picnic, leaned starboard, then port, then back to … [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I'm grieving over the death of my best friend of 9 years. My mom wasted no time arriving at the conclusion that I must be hormonal and pregnant with his child. Apparently it's not normal for a woman to cry so much over a man, unless they've been fucking. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Rough Facts About Majungasaurus
Seventy million years ago, Madagascar’s top predator was a lumpy-headed oddball whose diet would have done Hannibal Lecter proud. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Be careful with the next rhino horn you attempt to poach; It may be outfitted with a camera to catch you in the act [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Retracing Edsel Ford's 1915 Road Trip in a Model T
A 1915 Model T is traveling across the country, replicating a drive Edsel Ford took to the World's Fair 100 years ago. [Link]
Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: British Defeat Turks at Nasiriya
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 194th installment in the series. July 24, 1915: British Defeat Turks at Nasiriya The first half of 1915 gave Britain an unbroken string of successes in Mesopotamia as General … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Afghanistan: Al Qaeda hangs out its "Help Wanted, Top Commander" sign again [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Bison Do Not Want To Be in Your Selfies (and It Would Be Safer If You Stopped Trying)
Yellowstone National Park had their fifth bison-related injury of the summer after a 43-year-old woman tried to take a selfie with the 3,500-pound animal. [Link]
FMyLife » fishingforubies2 says FML
Today, it was my first day working at a library. I expected it to be fun and peaceful, not to end up having to call the cops on a guy who started jerking off into a book. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Surprising Uses for Tequila
Mexico’s patron spirit is good for more than just one hell of a hangover [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Hacks for a More Pleasant Movie Theater Experience
Trust us: there's a better way. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Humans thwart cat's valiant attempt to stay in Hawaii and not move to Michigan [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these mirror men [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Designing City Maps for the Blind
Dr. Joshua Miele has created maps of San Francisco's BART system that are auditory and tactile. [Link]
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