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 » EPA: Oh, goody That mine blowout we caused in Colorado is the perfect excuse to stop cleaning up ten other polluting mines in Montana [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Midway thru flight from L.A. to Hawaii, airline realizes they're using a plane not certified to make long flights over water. OOPSIE [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 17 Painless Facts About 'M*A*S*H'
More than 30 years later, it's still the only primetime series to be watched by more than 100 million Americans. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Eight tips on how to grill the perfect steak. Look, no matter what, all a good steak needs is some A-1. It's how steak is done [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » How about some blue bacon to go with your green eggs and ham? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Turns out that Slate story about Chinese drivers killing pedestrians is full of crap [Followup]
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Mental Floss » Artist Makes Anatomy Adorable Through the Power of Knitting
Equal parts creepy and cute. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this makeover [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » You might want to sit down for this, but it turns out that police in Pennsylvania would rather not have the public know their names after they murder a civilian [Obvious]
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The Onion » Photo Finish: Packers Fan Slow To Get Up
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Fark.com RSS » Bank robber instructs teller to deposit money into his own account [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Twins who had twins are both pregnant again… with twins [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » Ugh says FML
Today, my boyfriend told me that I moan too much when we have sex. I actually just fake my moans in an effort to cover the sound of my cracking hips. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Delicious Facts About Chef Boyardee
He was a real chef! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One banana two banana three banana four, five banana six banana seven banana *croak* [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » All things pass with time, but a diamond is forever [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Police: "You say you own the BMW we impounded from you yesterday? And you're a banker? And President Obama follows you on Twitter? Okay lady, we're gonna need you to come over here" [Asinine]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (September 13, 2015)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M440, September 13, 2015
Copyright 2015 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted (likely for the first time ever) an application to fly a paper airplane. Prominent drone advocate Peter Sachs had applied to conduct commercial aerial photography with his “aircraft” (a TailorToys model with a tiny propeller and … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Daddy, I want a nice expensive cake for my birthday party." Father: "Sure, how much?" Daughter: "$74 million." Father: "No problem" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » DEA: Warrant? We don't need no stinkin' warrant to look into your private medical files to see what meds you take. Don't you know what the "D" stands for? [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » Watch Vintage 'Star Wars' Public Service Announcements
Who knew R2-D2 was a smoker?! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now that Lansing, Michigan has solved all their other problems, they can focus on the things that really matter. Like debating if they should put lights on top of their orange construction barrels or not [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida Man accidentally texts sheriff's narcotics captain looking to score weed, captain texts back looking to score coke, and things go downhill from there [Florida]
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The Onion » Photo Finish: MRI Reveals Sam Bradford’s ACL Knot Holding Strong
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FMyLife » auraya1985 says FML
Today, I got called into the school by my daughter's teacher. Apparently my daughter informed her class that over the weekend she spent her time with her daddy watching porn stars while her mummy was at work. It took a long time to convince her they were actually watching a TV show called "Pawn Stars". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Angie says FML
Today, my boyfriend broke up with me and filmed it, because it would "be a big hit on YouTube." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Well that escalated quickly [Stupid]
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Weird Universe » Church Of Bacon
Move over Spaghetti Monster, The Church of Bacon is new in town! With bacon's popularity peaking its an idea whose time has come.
Update: For those who are reticent to take a Google survey (sorry about that) Here is a link to the Church of Bacon website. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Evidently for $1,000, you could help spray fake tanning lotion on Miss America candidates, except it was a scam. Or maybe not, because they didn't give me a big enough booth and my accountant died [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » New study shows that "social media pressure" can cause anxiety, depression in teens. Then again, what doesn't cause anxiety and depression in teens? C'mon, that's what teens are [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Bacon is our God. Because bacon is real (with helpful photo of some bacon) [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » What's in a Nickname? The Origins of All 32 NFL Team Names
What do newspaper headline type and the New Deal have to do with the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles? Here are the stories behind the nicknames of the NFL’s 32 teams—and what they were almost called.Arizona [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 Surprising Facts About Garth Brooks
He’s got friends in low places and one multifaceted career. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It seems like the kickoff of the Halloween haunted house season begins earlier and earlier every year [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Cause of house fire determined to be…. *shakes magic 8-ball*……self igniting tea towels [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » +O]:¬) [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Minneapolis schools pull Utah-made books for being "culturally insensitive and unacceptable." In other words, they were about life in Utah [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » 24-year-old narcissist in India quits his job as a hospital research assistant … to become a record-breaking selfie taker. And people say Millennials have no passion [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fight [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Thinking out loud [CSB]
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Mental Floss » Why Do All Zippers Have the Letters YKK on Them?
A single company makes more than 7 billion zippers a year. [Link]
Weird Universe » Powering Entire Neighborhood
Having done some home wiring, this impresses me as a truly epic screw-up. And I'm curious how the workmen could have managed to wire up something like this accidentally.
Based on the description (the fact that the homeowner had to switch off the main power feed and not just one circuit to turn off the street lights), I'm guessing that … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Homeland Security finds out what everyone should have remembered from the 5th grade: Never pick a fight with a librarian [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Maybe teasing the cat with the laser on your gun isn't such a hot idea [Obvious]
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Weird Universe » Flower People
Imagine the courage of that Rev, to actually speak with "members of the cult." He should have gone undercover, with a "hippy wig" makeover, as in the second video.
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently, the longer you have to eat lunch, the healthier it is for you. Sure, the study was about schools, but subby still plans to take a three hour lunch break tomorrow. I mean, it's for health reasons, right? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Kiss a girl on a schoolyard dare? That's assault charges [Asinine]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend convinced me to face my fear of horror movies by promising to hold my hand through the entire flick. He fell asleep 10 minutes into it, farting and snoring in his sleep, whilst I was paralysed by fear. FML [Link]
FMyLife » RightInTheFace says FML
Today, I found out that my girlfriend sleepwalks. Well, I say sleepwalks, more like sleep punches. Very, very hard. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Wonderful Words from 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'
Happy Roald Dahl Day! [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Caffeination , inspiration , Perspiration , Pie Chart , procrastination , programming , Quotable Quotes , success , The Electric Sunshine Man , thomas edison Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » When Your Remote Is Low On Power:
Graph by: Figpucker Tagged: batteries , power , remotes , solutions Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Probability Someone Will Insult Religion if They are
Graph by: somejsmith Tagged: atheist , Bar Graph , comments , forums , gay , insults , internet , religion , rights Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Are Onion Flavored Batter Rings an Option?
Forget working on the internet, I'm gonna make my millions with a new and improved onion ring! Graph by: laurenedodge Tagged: batter , breaded , delicious , fried , noms , onion rings , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Odds of Me Getting Fired
LoL by: stonewalljackman Tagged: career , fired , job Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Stealth capabilities of the mosquito that kept me awake last night.
Graph by: hamburgerkaas Tagged: arms , awake , buzzing , disappeared , evasive , face , lights , mosquito , off , perfect , stealth Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of the British Royal Family
My knowledge of British royalty is basically nil; when a Jeopardy! question comes on about Charles-the-something, I just tune out for a bit. CGP Grey to the rescue! In this nine-minute video, Grey gives us a somewhat simplified (ahem, cough, sputter, the complexity is mind-boggling) history of the family starting in 1066. While I don't feel that I've retained much … [Link]
Mental Floss » Real-Life Bionic Man Receives 3D-Printed Ribs and Sternum
In a groundbreaking surgery, a 54-year-old Spanish cancer patient had his sternum and a portion of his ribcage replaced with a 3D-printed titanium implant. [Link]
Futility Closet » Comparative Zoology
In 1866, writing in the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, Mark Twain accused San Francisco police chief Martin Burke of corruption, and “some leather-head” misinterpreted the column to suggest that Burke kept a mistress. Twain wrote to the San Francisco Examiner with a clarification: EDITOR EXAMINER:–You published the following paragraph the other day and stated that it was an ‘extract from … [Link]
FMyLife » dammit says FML
Today, I dropped my toothbrush. Because I have the spatial awareness of a mentally-retarded gnat, I hit my head against the sink as I bent down to get it. Then I did the same on the way back up, almost KO'ing myself. My boyfriend saw the whole thing and nearly pissed himself laughing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boss stopped me mid-sentence, scowling and telling me to zip up my fly. It wouldn't have been so embarrassing if I hadn't been in the middle of giving a presentation to not only him, but his own boss and a company executive as well. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Our host is feeling a bit under the weather so he won't be in the studio tonight. Instead here is an archived Livingston Stapler Company Presents show from April 21, 2012 for you to listen to [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Well hell it wouldn't be known as the crossroads of the world if you didn't have beautiful Chinese women going full qipao-wearing flash mob [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » In today's "What is wrong with you?" story, this woman is charged with having her kids living in a shipping crate inside an underground cave [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Pyrotechnic expert goes out with a bang [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Man previously arrested 13 times for impersonating a cop is arrested again… for impersonating a cop [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Arrested for minor traffic fines? Check. Denied medical care? Check. Found hanging in his cell? Check. Recovers and denies hanging himself? Holy shiat [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » CNN reports what Clayton Bigsby already knew 10 years ago [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Mister Rogers is on Netflix and Amazon Prime
It's a neighborly day in this beautywood…online! [Link]
FMyLife » T___T says FML
Today, I had to explain to my boyfriend that no, my period arriving several days late doesn't mean I have AIDS. FML [Link]
FMyLife » smoothies14 says FML
Today, I had a nightmare and woke up terrified, scaring my roommate. What was the dream? That I'd had a panic attack because my box of Honey Nut Cheerios was torn and the bag inside was improperly folded. FML [Link]
FMyLife » WTF says FML
Today, I found a folder on my boyfriend's computer called "Facebook". It turned out to be a collection of thousands of photos from his female friends' accounts. It was all sorted into folders like "Big Tits", "Blonde", "Cameltoe", "Feet", and "Jailbait". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ♫ Boys in the girls' room, girls in the men's room, it's Miraloma Elementary ♫ [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear religious restaurant goers: A church pamphlet is not a tip [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sniper [Photoshop]
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