Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Overheard In The Office » Younger Workers May Arrive in Your Office with No Discernible Social Skills
Peon: Yeah, that would be a total chick magnet. Just say, ‘Hey, you wanna come and, uh, meet my manatee?’1100 Broadway
Nashville, TennesseeOverheard by: Clair [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why steal everything in the house when you can just steal the house? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Scotland to ban genetically modified crops, which presumably includes every strain of corn from the past thousand years [Stupid]
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Mental Floss » 13 Grimy Facts About ‘Taxi Driver’
Martin Scorsese's dark masterpiece is turning 40. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Why Generation Y Already Out-Earns Generation X
Assistant: You ever do something repeatedly–so much, that you’re like, “Whoa, this isn’t real. I’m not doing this!”?Intern: Umm…Assistant: Like, when you’re staring at your face in the mirror for so long that you’re like, “Whoa! That’s not my face! This isn’t real!” Hasn’t that ever happened to you?Intern: No. That’s usually when I stop drinking.900 2nd Street NE
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Fark.com RSS » The first rule of Florida Fight Club is never talk about Florida Fight Club…alright, which one of you talked to Rolling Stone? [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Thousands of twins descend upon Ohio for the 40th annual Twins Days Festival. Twins, Basil. Twins [Misc]
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FMyLife » terrified says FML
Today, I saw a huge wolf spider in my room. It ran off and hid before I could kill it, but after two hours looking for it then giving up, I finally found it, with my foot, as I put on my shoes. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, at Walmart, a lady came up to me and informed me that I "look like the kinda skank that'd give it up on the first date". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I realised that my closeted gay friend has dated more women this year than I have in my 28 years of life. FML [Link]
FMyLife » I love L says FML
Today, I woke up panting and drenched in sweat from a horrible nightmare. I'd been dreaming that bright, colored shapes were falling from the sky and I couldn't make them all neatly align with one another on the ground. I guess I should stop playing so much Tetris before bed. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Meet the World's Youngest Master Penman
There's more to the art of penmanship than signing between the lines. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this guy keeping an eye on Mount Rushmore construction [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Villagers in the Solomon Island are holding dolphins for ransom, and they're doing it on porpoise [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Tonight's Hall of Fame Game will be broadcast by Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford up in Heaven [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 172 Words to Describe Coffee From the Official Taster’s Flavor Wheel
Describe tomorrow morning's warmer-upper just like a 'coffee sommelier.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Giant webs of nope nope nope taking over Dallas. In related news, the spiders are now working together. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » There's this little tribe in Virginia, and it is finally being recognized by the United States government [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Washington, D.C.
Congressional bathtubs! Secret subway systems! Read on for more about the hidden side of the capital city. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Reset the mass shooting clock: 8 dead in Houston mass shooting. Suspect in custody [News]
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Mental Floss » In This Japanese Children's TV Show, All the Superheroes Are Bread
The titular character’s name literally means Red-Bean Bread Man. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bomb technician called to McDonald's to dispose of a McGrenade [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 'Star Wars Begins,' The Complete Filmumentary
If you like 'Star Wars,' set aside two hours to watch this. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One child left behind [Strange]
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Weird Universe » Awesome Prank
Three year old Hailo cab company celebrates with a three year old cabbie, kind of. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meet the two most powerful men in government, Kevin Kampschroer and Steve Sakach, who regulate the temperatures in 9,000 Federal buildings by controlling the thermostats [Cool]
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Mental Floss » 6 Bizarre Museums You Can Visit From The Comfort Of Your Desk
1. The Toaster Museum 
The Toaster Museum You don't know toasters. What you're picturing in your head when you hear the word "toaster" could not possibly encompass the infinite variety and curiosity of the subject. Jens Veerbeck, a media designer and purveyor of a gorgeously accessible web museum, does know toasters. And he wants to show us how exciting the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NO. Never EVER wear sandals with socks [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Talk about dragging out a dead relationship for years after it ended… oh you mean you won the lottery with you and your ex-partners numbers? Carry on then [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Buzz Aldrin's Moon Checklist
Always bring a checklist. Especially if you're going to the moon! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You know how in the movies a car will look like it's about to crash into a semi but then drive safely and unimpeded under the trailer? Real life is not like the movies [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this roadside attraction [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Found Treasures [CSB]
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FMyLife » brbkillingmyself says FML
Today, in the second week of August, hell has come to earth; my mom has been playing Christmas music all afternoon and is already searching online for decorations. I hope she buys a length of rope to go with them, because I've already given up on life. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to serve an incredibly rude and irrationally angry customer, but I managed to keep my cool. When he finally went to leave with his purchase, I wished him a good day. He whirled around and yelled "I'll have whatever the fuck kind of day I want, bitch!" FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "The next thing I knew, this gentleman had picked me up from behind and did the Heimlich maneuver," Mayer continued. "I came around, and it was the mayor of Dallas. It was like he was my hero" [Spiffy]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (August 9, 2015)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M435, August 9, 2015
Copyright 2015 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
“Doc, It Hurts When I Do That” (“Then Don’t Do That”): Randell Busch, 27, was in serious condition after being shot on July 26th near the corner of 18th Street and Emmet Street in Omaha, Neb. He was also shot in 2014 … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 128-day, $100,000 around-the world cruise nearly sells out on the first day, as organizers underestimate the appeal of the four month long, 24/7 buffet [Unlikely]
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Weird Universe » Capybaras in a hot tub
Over millions of years capybaras have evolved the instinct to hot tub together…
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Weird Universe » 10 Ways to Get a Mink Coat
Original article here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now wait just a gol-durned minute, you reckon the Hatfields and the McCoys are at it again? [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » When planning a burglary, you might want to make sure you don't inadvertently dial 911 [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Lucky City That Escaped Nagasaki’s A-Bomb
Kokura was the original target, but avoiding devastation may have been more than just random luck. [Link]
FMyLife » single says FML
Today, my psycho ex crashed a date with my girlfriend. She acted like we were still together and made a big show of dumping me for cheating on her. My actual girlfriend bought it hook line and sinker. Now I'm single again. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I witnessed my dad wake himself from a nap with his own fart and start panicking in confusion. I guess I shouldn't have broken down laughing, because he demanded to know what I did to him. He didn't believe the truth and bitched me out for screwing around. FML [Link]
GraphJam » School Nurse Levels of Care by Illness or Injury:
LoL by: dcpdpayne Tagged: body , Death , illness , medical , pink eye , STD Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I'm So Awkward and Paranoid About Being Alone
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: forever alone , Memes , Paranoid Parrot , socially awkward penguin , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Shake Vigorously and Dismantle the Pen, Losing the Spring in the Process
Graph by: kristinoct14 Tagged: annoying , Office , pens , Pie Chart , school , writing Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » FTW
Graph by: spongebobble Tagged: board games , FTW , i hate history , Pie Chart , tiles , topics , trivial pursuit Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Chart Topping Musicians
Chart Topping Musicians Graph by: racedogg2 Tagged: america , eminem , journey , keha , michael jackson , Music , nickelback , the Beatles , wtf Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Derpiest Font
Graph by: GrinningRat Tagged: comic sans , critters , dogs , fonts Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Procrastination Is a Key Part of My Creative Process
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , reading , school , writing Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » No Way They'll Fall Out of Style
Graph by: Ora Tagged: apocalypse , bottle caps , currency , fallout , nuclear war , Pie Chart , style Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Learn to Take a Hint
Graph by: danielfillmore Tagged: annoying , life , people , Pie Chart , storytelling Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Priorities Set!
Graph by: TheGent Tagged: graphs , Pie Chart , school , self referential , truancy story Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Not the Lesson They Were Going For
Graph by: g3t0master Tagged: authority , best of week , homework , lesson , Pie Chart , school , truancy story Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » In some places in England, large objects in roads are causing traffic accidents. Those large objects are… horses? [Weird]
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Futility Closet » Precocious
Robert Patch of Chevy Chase, Md., was only 5 years old in 1962 when he designed a toy truck that could be converted into a flatbed or a dump truck by altering the placement of the axles. His father, a patent attorney, saw that the truck’s design was unique enough to be patentable, so Robert signed the application with an … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Australia may ban the sales of Vegemite in some areas, expecting to lead men at work to cease business as usual, disrupting cargo shipments. Subby is of two hearts over this proposal, as this is overkill even in the land down under [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » It took eighteen months for the Human Resources Department of the City of New York to fire a man because he hadn't been on the job for a year and a half. Then they realized he couldn't be fired because he was dead [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Coming up at the top of the hour it's Livingston Stapler Company Presents. 2 hours of amazing music from Juneau, Alaska hosted live by a farker (9 pm AKDT/10 pm PDT) [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » Bear kills hiker at Yellowstone after brief struggle over picnic basket [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » It should come as no surprise to anyone who's spent time on the main page that the favorite alcohol of Floridians is Jack Daniels [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Large health care providers face competition from smaller facilities that actually provide useful health care instead of waiting rooms and bureaucracy [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "DEA officials have excessively censured doctors and pharmacists and limited the flow of prescription drugs to such a degree that patients are not able to access prescriptions" [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for carrying a sword, claims it was for "protection," presumably from other immortals [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The oil has hit the anus [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means [Spiffy]
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Weird Universe » Barnyard Brothel
A father and his two grown sons, farmers in Wales, will be spending some time in jail for their repeated offence of running a sheep brothel. They operated a web site where men from around the country could chose the animal they wanted and book an appointment. No mention as to whether they arrested any of the johns.
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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for performing a sex act on himself on a beach, Fark login not released [Florida]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my wife handed over most of our son's college fund, in cash, to an investment scammer going by the name "Herp A. Derpson". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I found my daughter sobbing and trying to stick a wad of gauze to her vagina. She was having her first period. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If they named a sauce after you what would they call it? [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Delta flight makes emergency landing in Denver after HOLY SHIAT [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this ravishing beauty [Photoshop]
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