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 » Judge sets bail at $2,000 after "attempted murder of a police chief" turns out to be "driving within 15 feet of a police chief" [Misc]
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Mental Floss » 5 Huge Facts About 'Sábado Gigante'
Tonight marks the first Saturday in 53 years that the Univision juggernaut won't air an episode. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » How to get to Osaka? Walk down the block and wait inside the strawberry for a #4 bus [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Germany under siege by roving gangs of Syrian refugees [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » In a rare moment of sanity, a school district has reinstated the game of tag [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » World ends tonight for Mormons, unless it's cloudy [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » You're at the gas pump and see a spider on your fuel tank. What's the dumbest thing you could do? With video goodness [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Hajjiahad? [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Inexpensive: £4.50 date. Cheap: asking for a refund [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama provides military equipment to Al Qaeda [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » In 1980, not a single state had an obesity rate above 15%. Now, not a single state has an obesity rate below 15% [Fail]
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Mental Floss » In Japan, You Can Hire a Handsome Boy To Wipe Your Tears Away
Because a cute guy is better than a Kleenex. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mr and Mrs Scumbag steal wallet from accident victim, go on spending spree and get captured on CCTV, turn themselves in. Husband tells cops that stealing the wallet "isn't in his character" [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Mexico to the U.S.: You keep your "ice bucket challenge." We'll have our own coke snorting challenge [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Two legal drug dealers arrested after illegally selling drugs [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this pavement painter [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » "Take advantage of opertunity in Edmonton" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » A modern day Bonnie and Clyde, they are not [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » According to science, people sleep better when they're naked. But you can still wear socks, right? Because not wearing socks to bed is wrong [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Non-believers you're wrong, the Pope does have rainbows coming out of his…. won't finish headline for fear of lightning [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Teenager and his mother get threatened by a robber wielding a knife, so the teenager does the sensible thing and beats the man with a tire iron [Florida]
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FMyLife » My Daughter Fails at Life says FML
Today, I asked my shut in of a daughter why she was sniffing black pepper. She said she was practicing to make her sneezes sound like coughs, thereby decreasing the likelihood of someone talking to her. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Thank God I Flush Them Down The Toilet says FML
Today, I walked into my room and watched as my fanatically religious mother sniffed the used tissues in my trash bin to make sure I wasn't masturbating. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » National bathroom contest held to name the best public restroom in the country. Which after drinking a couple of six packs is usually the one that is closest [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Reporter to State Department: Any comment on Saudi Arabia being named to lead the UN Human Rights Council? It's about to behead and crucify the son of a prominent regime critic. Answer: "I can't give that off the top of my head" [Asin
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Fark.com RSS » It's the 4th Blood Moon in a year and a half. Everyone prophesize [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Police find giant weed forest in London a few streets down from college dorms. Students apparently were "unaware" [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » On Sept. 27, See a Rare Total Eclipse of a Red Super Harvest Moon
The darkened terrestrial disk will be ringed by every sunrise and every sunset in the world, all at once. [Link]
Mental Floss » A 1990s Cartoon-Inspired Art Show is Coming to Brooklyn
IMAGE Gallery is turning "Cartoons & Cereal" into an art form—and pop-up art show. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Banksy, you shall go to the ball [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » It turns out those wedding chapels in Vegas actually result in a real marriage. Who knew? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Man on meth waves large stick at construction workers, gets naked for them. Confused construction workers vow to never whistle randomly at people walking down the street ever again [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's one of the few good things to come from McDonald's lately. Is it dusty in here or what? [Sappy]
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FMyLife » itwaswarm says FML
Today, I was peeing at a urinal, when the man next to me finished up and shook his penis. I got splashed. FML [Link]
FMyLife » WakeUpToADream says FML
Today, my girlfriend is as punctual as a German train; I woke up to see her taking a dump into a plastic bag in our bedroom, all because my roommate was using the bathroom and she had to leave for work on time. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 12 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About ‘Laverne
Schlemiel! Schlemazel! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Girl suspended from school for wearing the wrong shade of green after teacher almost had to hit the Independent Thought Alarm twice that day [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Bay City, Michigan learns that the most important aspect to burying a time capsule is making sure it's waterproof [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this yoga bomb [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » Jayne Mansfield’s Hand
1958: Journalist tries to record in words the exact sensation of touching Jayne Mansfield's hand.
I had never seen the phrase "gone sensation" and thought maybe it was a typo, but Merriam-Webster defines it as "a feeling of faintness or weakness."
Spokane Daily Chronicle – Apr 17, 1958
Jake Gets Thrill, Peachy Sensation From Jane's Hand
KINGSVILLE, Texas, April 17. — … [Link]
The Onion » News in Photos: Pope Francis Washes Feet Of Philly Phanatic
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Fark.com RSS » Couple charged after having sex in the drive-through line at McDonald's instead of having some class and doing it in the bathroom [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » When a couple found six abandoned kittens and decided to try and care for them, the entire neighborhood stepped up to help. A truly heartwarming story for Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » A leak says NASA's going to announce there's water on Mars, I hope the rumor holds water [Cool]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I brutally stabbed a guy to death for smiling at me, then puked and fainted. Then I woke up in bed, panicking, sweating like a pig and crying because I thought my dream was real and I was going to go to prison. I'm never taking sleeping medication again. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Thai that on for size says FML
Today, a guy kept flirting with me despite all my hints for him to kindly fuck off and die, so I lied and said I'm a lesbian. This didn't stop him. It got so bad, I had to claim I was born with a dick and say that's why I like girls. Only then did he say "Eeewww…" and back … [Link]
FMyLife » Enanimus says FML
Today, I found out I'm allergic to my wife's new medicated handcream after I came down with a nasty, itchy rash on my chest, stomach, cock, and balls. FML [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: kfrechette Tagged: bass , drummer , fish , food , fruitcake often , Pie Chart , snare , will-it-drum Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » But Everyone Cares About What I Post, Right?
Graph by: Valii- Tagged: facebook , posts , status updates , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Oh My God, You Minimalized Kenny
Apparently there are 315 characters here, can you guess them all? Graph by: (via Greg-guillemin) Tagged: art , characters , minimalism Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Toyota sudden acceleration incidents
Graph by: wtfwtflol Tagged: acceleration , Bar Graph , Before And After , cars , recall , toyota Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You Love My Lady Lumps
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: black-eyed peas , cool , my humps , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Most Importantly, A Movie Deal
Graph by: TSolomon311 Tagged: deal , enemies , Harry Potter , movies , parents , Pie Chart , wand Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: Sadie555 Tagged: curse words , Pie Chart , puzzle , spare time , word search Share on Facebook [Link]
Weird Universe » The Violaeol
Original article here.
In 1935, one Alfred Grosjean (as named in a separate TIME magazine article) invented the "violaeol."
Some years later, luthier Josh Rieck recreated one for his own use.
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Fark.com RSS » While most normal 4-year-old boys idolize superheroes, policemen or sports heroes that they will never meet, Carter idolizes someone he sees 6 days a week and neither snow nor rain nor heat will keep him away [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Amazing pictures of enormous vegetables will make your backyard gardening efforts look very medi-okra [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Man Builds Hut With Heated Floors From Scratch
120 days of work in 14 minutes of video. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » No, I didn't say I left my Vans on your porch. I said I left my VAN on your PORSCHE [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Wearing a man bun can have an unwelcome side effect – even beyond the ridicule [PSA]
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Mental Floss » How Dictation Software is Changing the Way We Communicate
It makes us think before we speak. [Link]
Futility Closet » Take Two
Ulysses, Kansas, moved. Founded in 1885, the town thrived at first, but after four years a drought arrived, and by 1906 the population had dwindled from 1500 to 100. Worse, during the boom years the town had sold thousands of dollars’ worth of bonds to finance improvements that were never made. When East Coast bondholders began to sue, the city … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drunk man misses turn, drives his vehicle over a guardrail, hits several trees while tumbling down an embankment, completely submerges the car in a river, and is arrested nearby trying to get into someone else's car. While naked [Dumbass]
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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Wild-Eyed Jim Harbaugh Informs Players They Must Kill Their Pregame Meal
ANN ARBOR, MI—Stressing the importance of physical and mental preparation for their upcoming game against UNLV, a wild-eyed, frenzied Jim Harbaugh reportedly informed all University of Michigan players Saturday that they would have to kill their pregame meal themselves. “You have four hours to track, catch, and slaughter your food before kickoff,” Harbaugh said during a 7 a.m. team meeting, … [Link]
The Onion » News in Brief: Horrified Pope Calls Philadelphia Humanity’s Greatest Sin Against God
PHILADELPHIA—Visibly aghast as he took the pulpit at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia to deliver a sermon Saturday, a horrified Pope Francis reportedly referred to the city as a “blighted abomination, forsaken by Heaven” and “humanity’s greatest sin against God.” “In my travels, I have seen countless examples of man’s inhumanity toward his fellow man, … [Link]
Mental Floss » What's the Right Way to Make a Sazerac?
If you pronounce New Orleans "New Or-leens," or if you can’t get enough of those Big Ass Beers sold on Bourbon Street, you’re probably not actually from New Orleans. But if you’re feeling adventurous and missing the Big Easy, a Sazerac might be just what the doctor ordered. ‘Tails and Stories A few hundred years ago, you might have actually … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "He told officers he was examining the gun, placed it in his pocket and the gun discharged, striking him in the penis" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 16) "I've had better" [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Queen Marie of Romania's Heart Will Find a New Home
In November, it will be moved from museum storage to the castle where she died in 1938. [Link]
Mental Floss » Study Finds We Can Feel Embarrassed Even When No One's Watching
Science confirms we're our own worst critics. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Maybe you need to give your staff a little more toilet break time if they're peeing in the warehouse drinking fountain because they don't have enough time to walk to the bathroom [Sick]
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Mental Floss » The Mobile Private Island for Aspiring Supervillans
Features include waterfalls, an outdoor cinema, and a shark-feeding station. [Link]
FMyLife » sobusy says FML
Today, I had to listen to my coworker complain about how working 19 hours a week leaves her with no time to go to the doctor and get her bronchitis treated. Meanwhile I work 40 hours a week, as well as doing 18 credit hours at school, and she refuses to cover her mouth. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Non-Profit Organization Recreates Magazine Covers With Shelter Dogs to Help Them Get Adopted
Transforming shelter dogs into cover models is as fashionable as it sounds. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Waiting on the East Coast for your delivery of the new iPhone 6S? Blame the Pope [Followup]
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Weird Universe » The Stout Scarab
The 1936 Stout Scarab is referred to by some as the first minivan. Its definitely one cool car! [Link]
Mental Floss » Fidget More, Live Longer, a New Study Finds
A new British study shows that even little movements can help reduce mortality. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Somebody get this Monday to Friday tarantula off this Monkey Festival airplane [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Archaeologists Discover 7-Pound Calcified Uterus in British Cemetery
It's the largest such mass ever found by archaeologists: “I’ve never seen anything quite like that before, nor have my colleagues, and we were very excited." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Judge will decide if man is drug dealer or dumb shopper [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis will sleep on a bed donated by Macy's, covered in bedding donated by Macy's, sit in lounge chairs donated by Macy's at dining tables donated by Macy's, and look through curtains donated by Macy's. Macy's [Facepalm
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FMyLife » zAstonish says FML
Today, I woke up in the middle of the night and felt deep breathing on my neck. I screamed, fell off the bed and busted my nose. It was just my cat. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Delicious Facts About Reese’s
They’re arguably America’s favorite candy, so you could always know a little more about this divine marriage of chocolate and peanut butter. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Beggars CAN be choosers, if Finnish food is one of the choices [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Create a new pumpkin spice product [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Russia Exhumes the Remains of the Last Tsar and Tsarina, Nearly a Century After Their Deaths
The Russian Orthodox Church wants to conduct additional tests on Romanov family remains before declaring them holy relics. [Link]
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