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 » Old and Busted: Using RICO anti-racketeering laws to take down the Mob. New Hotness: Using RICO to take down Climate Change Deniers. Rupert Murdoch is OG [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Did you install your child's carseat yourself? Congrats; you did it wrong [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Big news day in Chattanooga. Man's dentures went missing at local hospital. Picture posted of what the missing item may look like [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » The Tiny English Village (Population: 41) That’s Twinned With Paris
Here's how one small town forged a huge partnership. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman 'abducted' by aliens, draws constellation map of their location [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Couple are shocked, SHOCKED that the house sitter that they hired would rent out their apartment on Airbnb [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Twenty-two years after her arrest was a controversy and everyone was afraid her little black book of clients would be revealed, Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss thinks now is the time to sell said book and humiliate people who used her services [Followup
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Fark.com RSS » Frenchman doesn't surrender, finishes first known transit of Northwest Passage by solo rowboat [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » When transporting weed you might want to make sure your car doesn't reek of it before going through a police checkpoint [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark: College bookstore sells inflatable female dolls. Goofy: 6 inches tall. Of course: Somebody got offended [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this beach race [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Joshua Sheldon says FML
Today, while working alone, I decided to just try some random impressions, and so I ended up doing a French accent when a customer walked in. To avoid embarrassment, I had to continue faking the accent as he struck up a long conversation with me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » connorcaffery says FML
Today, my girlfriend told me she has decided to become a stay-at-home mom for our dog. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Frustrated parent writes a check to the local elementary school using Common Core math. Naturally no one can figure it out [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS is threatening to splinter thanks to "whiny westerners" who have joined the terror group [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Welcome to your new home. By the way, it's full of wasps and you can't get out of your lease without owing one year of rent [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 10 Gangster Pieces of Mob Lingo
Sure, it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, but wouldn’t you rather talk like a gangster? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » News: Three young stoners will be charged with a felony for possession of pot; face prison terms of up to five years. Fark: In Washington [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Bostonians gather to celebrate a 30th birthday…. of a gas leak [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » "Dear Prudence: My wife is a friend of a friend whose picture I once saw on Facebook and decided to stalk online until I could make sure we met. She thinks it was fate; I know otherwise. Should I come clean or let her believe a lie?" [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » The bar that served a woman a liquid nitrogen shot, causing her stomach to have to be surgically removed has been fined £100,000 [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » India had job openings for menial office work … and 2.3 million people applied. "This is astoundingly high number of applicants," senior government officer Rick Romero said [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Give us your sperm and earn a new iPhone 6s [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » OK, I can get wanting to marry a pizza, but WTF is a "St Louis style" pizza? [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » Look Up Tonight! It's International Observe the Moon Night
Oohing and aahing are optional but recommended. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Guy charged with embezzling. Fark: 322 head of cattle worth $456,582. Double Fark: He managed to successfully conceal them [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Inmate breaches evidence room, hides synthetic marijuana in his rectum. And yes, it did damn near kill 'im [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » How One American Cinema Turned 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Into a Hit
by Simon Brew With four BAFTAs, two Oscar nominations (including one for Best Picture), and nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in the bank, the 1994 British romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral more than rewarded its $4.5 million investment. And yet the fortunes of the low-budget film—which effectively launched Hugh Grant's career as a leading man—may just … [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Very Special Facts About 'Punky Brewster'
6. The infamous trapped-in-a-fridge episode was thought up by a kid. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, at the small daycare I run, I turned around to put something away. I heard a splashing sound and then saw one of my kids vomiting. He puked several times, and managed to hit the only rug in the entire house. FML [Link]
FMyLife » IkeTheIntern says FML
Today, my boss told me to stop giving work to our college intern because it's an embarrassment to have someone who hasn't finished college working for him. This is the same boss who constantly brags about being a high school drop out. FML [Link]
Weird Universe » British Snail-Watching Society
The British Snail-Watching Society was founded in 1945 by Peter Henniker Heaton. It was an organization "dedicated to the theory that man, harassed by the mounting tempo of modern life, has something to learn from contemplating the snail."
The snail watchers spent much of their time watching snail races, but they also tried to promote interest in snails and were … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fly-by [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Look what the cat dragged in: Police Sergeant's Kleptokitty routinely steals things to bring home with him, such as Batman action figures, underwear and even a bag of marijuana. Yep, sounds about right for Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » Here are 10 things every man should purge from his closet immediately. Subby still wants to cling onto his Power Rangers t-shirt and enormous cowboy belt buckle [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember the guy in Texas who had his truck vandalized by #BlackLivesMatter supporters because he was sporting a tribute to the cop who was shot and killed? The one who accepted over 6k in donations raised to help fix his truck? Yeah, about that [Mur
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Mental Floss » Tracking the Origins of 7 Pirate Stereotypes
Turns out, the odds are very low there's any buried treasure. [Link]
Weird Universe » Four-Screen TV
Original article here.
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FMyLife » Anownimous says FML
Today, my 50-something coworker followed through on his threat to file a defamation lawsuit against me. All because I jokingly said "pedo" after he bragged to everyone that his girlfriend is a smoking hot 19-year-old. FML [Link]
FMyLife » LittleMissFuckit says FML
Today, I found out my 7-year-old son has been pimping some girls in his class to the boys, charging them a quarter for kisses. This came to light after the girls complained to their teacher that he wasn't giving them their share of the money. My husband thinks it's hilarious. FML [Link]
FMyLife » shitfaced says FML
Today, I kissed my girlfriend for the first time. She recoiled in horror and asked if someone had taken a shit in my mouth. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Probability of people solving mysteries in Harry Potter
Graph by: EliCarro Tagged: crime , experience , fighting , Harry Potter , kids , magic , mystery , qualified , skilled , solving , wizards Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What Makes A Volcano Explode?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: baking soda , explode , Fake Science , food coloring , red , vinegar , volcano Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Fresh Prince of Delta Air
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: airlines , cab , carlton , delta , fresh prince , infographic , television , will smith Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Everything Is Better Late at Night
Graph by: SkekTek Tagged: cooked , cookie dough , cookies , eaten , Pie Chart , raw Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Sure Wish I Had Her Backpack
Graph by: tapemonster Tagged: dora the explorer , Pie Chart , spanish , swiper , television Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Do You STILL Want That Big Mac?
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GraphJam » Who my ex-girlfriend will date two days after we break-up
LoL by: Clumsyman2 Tagged: break up , dating , ex , girlfriend , relationships , roommate Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » The moral of this story is never take 35 Viagra… even as a "joke" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Kermit, Cookie Monster, and the Mystery Box
"You know, life not all guessing games, frog." —Cookie Monster [Link]
Futility Closet » A Late Plea
On July 21, 1904, the London Times published a curious letter from H. Rider Haggard. On the night of Saturday, July 9, he said, he had gone to bed at about 12:30 “and suffered from what I took to be a nightmare”: I dreamed that a black retriever dog, a most amiable and intelligent beast named Bob, which was the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When "get off my lawn" goes wrong. With collectable old man mug shot [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » No longer blinded by the fright, revved-up Ducey nabs his gunner in the night [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Probably the last place you'd expect to see a rat is inside an incubator biting a premature baby that's fighting to stay alive [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Float like a butterfly, sting like a butterfly with wasp DNA [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » A group of ex-pilots, maintainers, engineers, airline execs, and enthusiasts all fired up to put a Concorde back in the air by 2019 [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Chinese Rulers Once Predicted the Future With These Ancient Carved Bones
Over the years, oracle bones have provided scholars with detailed records of China's Shang Dynasty period. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You may now take a spacecraft to Cuba [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The next GoPro commercial was filmed yesterday in a Florida driveway [Florida]
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Mental Floss » This Ohio Grocery Store Is Offering Free Fruit to Kids Under 12
It's a smart distraction from the flashy junk food aisle. [Link]
Mental Floss » Thinking Hard Might Be Contagious, a New Study Finds
A new study finds that sitting next to someone who’s concentrating hard can improve your own concentration. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nothing stops a bad guy with a gun except a good guy with a gun. Or a funeral home worker with a phone and a burning desire to play hero [Florida]
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Mental Floss » See a Scale Model of the Solar System in the Nevada Desert
The filmmakers figured the only way to truly see an accurate scale of the universe was to build it themselves. [Link]
FMyLife » bluep313 says FML
Today, I found out the real cause of what I assumed was a healthy increase in my teenage daughter's appetite lately. Some fine young gentlemen with a fat fetish convinced her start gaining weight so they could jack off to her. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Mix Cocktails Like MacGyver With Scavenged Ingredients
You can make impressive drinks yourself with nothing more than the mini bottles of liquor sold on planes and trains and a few scavenged ingredients. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Abnormally aggressive skunk prompts rabies quarantine after biting woman, relentlessly pursuing cat with unfortunate stripe of paint [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 10 LEGO Sets That You Can Help Make Happen
Because we all need an adorable little square-torsoed Ringo Starr in our lives. [Link]
Mental Floss » He's Been Frozen in Carbonite—Now Han Solo Is Encased in Pop-Tarts
In a galaxy far, far way, these are definitely part of a balanced breakfast. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What does a family get for itself when it has everything? A promise not to buy anything [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this responsible recycler [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » A Berlin Bar Where All the Furniture Is on the Ceiling
At Madame Claude, things get topsy-turvy before you even order your first drink. [Link]
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