John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » Getting a Hummer in your hotel room isn't always as great as it sounds [Dumbass]

Friday 9 October 23:59:59 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » These Are the World's Most Beautiful Aquariums

Friday 9 October 23:30:00 UTC 2015

Check out these stunning entries from the International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Yes, astronauts have tried farting as a means of propulsion [Amusing]

Friday 9 October 23:04:59 UTC 2015

Amusing [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Check Out These Infographics From the 1930s

Friday 9 October 23:00:00 UTC 2015

Here's how people represented data before computers. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some people have a problem with the "yoga for people of color" class happening in Seattle. Contorted it's-okay-when-WE-do-it reasoning to follow in the comments [Obvious]

Friday 9 October 22:46:48 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [416 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's always a little embarrassing when you're trying to enjoy your morning joint before classes and the police commissioner taps you on the shoulder, takes the joint, and tosses it down the sewer [Facepalm]

Friday 9 October 22:38:33 UTC 2015

Facepalm [link] [70 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In a perfect example of more money than brains, someone is paying to fly a possum 1,700 miles so it can be released into its suburban neighborhood wilderness [Stupid]

Friday 9 October 22:19:14 UTC 2015

Stupid [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Texas pastor charged with fondling woman in "true religious ritual" [Creepy]

Friday 9 October 22:16:28 UTC 2015

Creepy [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man takes in children orphaned by Boko Haram, bakes them. Wait, bakes FOR them [Hero]

Friday 9 October 22:12:27 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Flying Squirrel

Friday 9 October 22:02:27 UTC 2015

You just can't trust anyone now a days! [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Different Spanish Accents, Hilariously Explained

Friday 9 October 21:30:00 UTC 2015

Comedian and Flama producer Joanna Hausmann not only gives skilled demonstrations of what the accents of various Spanish-speaking countries sound like, she provides vivid analogies that may help you hear the differences. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Home Bar Hacks for Your Next Cocktail Party

Friday 9 October 21:00:00 UTC 2015

Use common kitchen staples as if they were barware. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's that time again: mom upset that precious snowflake gets exposed to neighborhood Halloween display [Obvious]

Friday 9 October 20:32:50 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [238 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Driverless Cars Get Into Accidents Because They're Too Good at Driving

Friday 9 October 20:30:00 UTC 2015

Google's driverless cars are safe. Human drivers? Not so much. [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Tunisian Group

Friday 9 October 20:26:52 UTC 2015

The Nobel Committee has awarded its annual Peace Prize to the National Dialogue Quartet, a collection of Tunisian civil society groups that have worked together since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising to foster democracy in the region and prevent dictatorships from regaining control. What do you think?
[Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's the Fark Weird News Quiz. Now with pumpkin spice, because why not? It's in everything else already, anyway [Survey]

Friday 9 October 20:26:51 UTC 2015

Survey [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You can stumble across the most amazing thing when cleaning out an old closet, like say, a first edition of the King James Bible [Cool]

Friday 9 October 20:26:50 UTC 2015

Cool [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » County Commissioner takes photo of Muslims praying on a beach. This happened in Florida, so guess what happens next [Florida]

Friday 9 October 20:26:49 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [133 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sure the Great Grain Robbery doesn't rival the Great Train Robbery, but at least they're not cereal killers [Weird]

Friday 9 October 20:26:48 UTC 2015

Weird [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these Greek guys [Photoshop]

Friday 9 October 20:26:47 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » College on lockdown after shooting. This is not a repeat from this morning [News]

Friday 9 October 20:06:13 UTC 2015

News [link] [416 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 of the Most Instagrammed Locations in America

Friday 9 October 20:00:00 UTC 2015

Can you guess the most popular Instagram spot in your state? [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Biden Huddling With Closest Advisers On Whether To Spend 200 Bucks On Scorpions Tickets

Friday 9 October 19:57:00 UTC 2015

WASHINGTON—In an effort to carefully weigh every option before determining his future, Vice President Joe Biden reportedly huddled with several of his closest advisers Friday to decide whether to “pony up 200 smackers” for Scorpions tickets. “This is the toughest decision I’ve faced—sure, it’s Rudy Schenker and the boys from Hanover we’re talking about, but I don’t know if I … [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: What Does Staying Put Do to Your Brain?

Friday 9 October 19:30:00 UTC 2015

Ever wonder about the people that still live in your home town? Science will explain. * Intriguing Headline of the Day: Ten Lucky Non-Japanese People Who Became Ninjas * A lot of people (including Stephen Colbert recently) take the Myers-Briggs to learn more about their own personality. But do you know the secret history of that test? * Sometimes all … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Crime in New York has gotten so bad that even Pizza Rat is getting mugged in the subway [Followup]

Friday 9 October 19:23:47 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [30 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 9 October 19:02:24 UTC 2015

Today, I had to choke back tears as my cockslap of a brother brutally mocked me for being a 25-year-old loser who's never been kissed by a girl, while at 14 he's already lost his virginity. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Family found guilty of not telling the people who bought their home a giant sinkhole was opening beneath them [Followup]

Friday 9 October 19:00:50 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [87 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Things We Learned From Stephen Hawking’s AMA

Friday 9 October 19:00:00 UTC 2015

His idea of the universe's greatest mystery has nothing to do with space. [Link]

Mental Floss » How a Colorado Family Built a Home for the World's Weirdest, Most Beautiful Bugs

Friday 9 October 18:45:00 UTC 2015

The May Natural History Museum hosts one of the largest privately owned collections of insects in the world. [Link]

The Onion » Sportsgraphic: Strongside/Weakside: Odell Beckham Jr.

Friday 9 October 18:41:00 UTC 2015


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Fark.com RSS » Nola Fark Party – Sunday Oct 11 at Lucky's [FarkParty]

Friday 9 October 18:38:31 UTC 2015

FarkParty [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Protip: If you're employing a builder and you find him on your premises for more than 20 minutes at a time, chances are he's nailed himself to something [Dumbass]

Friday 9 October 18:38:10 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Henry Shrapnel's Deadly Legacy

Friday 9 October 18:30:00 UTC 2015

The British general didn't invent the canister shot, but he figured out a way to make its tiny projectiles even more destructive. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Announcer: "IN THIS CORNER: we have an open-carry advocate protesting Islam. AND IN THE FAR CORNER: forty percent of the population of Dearborn, Michigan" [Scary]

Friday 9 October 18:20:51 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [353 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Things You May Not Know About John Lennon

Friday 9 October 18:15:00 UTC 2015

The founding member of The Beatles would have turned 75 years old today. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Group Of Christie Campaign Deserters Found In Forest

Friday 9 October 18:12:00 UTC 2015

SHAMONG, NJ—Huddling together around fires of burning yard signs while sipping small rations of soup from mugs adorned with the phrase “Telling It Like It Is,” a ragged encampment of advisers, pollsters, and volunteers who deserted Chris Christie’s presidential campaign was reportedly found living deep in a New Jersey forest Friday, authorities confirmed. “When the first of us fled out … [Link]

FMyLife » shh says FML

Friday 9 October 18:06:13 UTC 2015

Today, during dinner with my wife's family, my daughter suddenly yelled, "DADDY TICKLES MOMMY'S BUM BUM!" I don't think I've ever received dirtier glares in my life. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Pod City: 8 Cool Quotes From Notable Women on Podcasts This Week

Friday 9 October 18:00:00 UTC 2015

Sometimes unintentional patterns emerge in my podcast consumption. As it happens, this week I heard a bunch of interviews with rockin’ women, from Chrissie Hynde to Peaches to Laura Jane Grace. Below are a few things they said that stuck with me. If they resonate with you, consider streaming the full eps. 1. CHELSEA PERETTI (ACTRESS/COMEDIAN) “When you’re in L.A. and … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » US to abandon training program from Syrian rebels, possibly because $25M per rebel is a bit much when they're just going to be bombed by Russia anyway [Followup]

Friday 9 October 17:57:49 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Steve Martin arrested for heroin possession. Called "Wild and Crazy Guy" by police [Florida]

Friday 9 October 17:53:38 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [92 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Annienomous says FML

Friday 9 October 17:44:23 UTC 2015

Today, I witnessed a man die from a heart attack. When I told my dad later, he said "Lose some weight or you'll be next." FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 9 October 17:39:04 UTC 2015

Today, at age 27, I went to pick up the girl I like for my first ever date. Her brother answered the door with a baseball bat, said the date was off and threatened to smash my kneecaps to pieces if I ever came back. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review

Friday 9 October 17:33:50 UTC 2015

Odd news stories from all around. [Link]

Mental Floss » Take a Peek Inside Bulgaria’s First Children’s Museum

Friday 9 October 17:30:00 UTC 2015

Muzeiko is an interactive playspace where kids can learn about science. [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 of the Best Customer Service Stories Ever

Friday 9 October 17:10:25 UTC 2015

When someone wants to tell you a story about a recent customer experience, it usually tends to be more Tales from the Crypt than Happily Ever After. But that’s not to say good service isn’t out there. Here are 11 companies that will restore your faith – at least temporarily. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Deliciously Illegal Food Crimes

Friday 9 October 17:10:23 UTC 2015

Think smuggling and heists are just for drugs, jewels, and art? Think again. Here are five instances of food-related theft. [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Sounds That Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard

Friday 9 October 17:10:22 UTC 2015

Who knew that some noises could eventually become as extinct as the passenger pigeon? Depending on your age, you or your kids or grandchildren may have only heard some of the following sounds in old movies, if at all. [Link]

Mental Floss » Eyewitness Painting of Lincoln's Assassination Is Being Restored

Friday 9 October 17:10:20 UTC 2015

"Lincoln Borne By Loving Hands" will be restored and displayed at Ford's Theatre [Link]

The Onion » Infographic: How To Talk To Your Child About Sex

Friday 9 October 17:09:00 UTC 2015

It’s not easy to decide when and how to have a discussion with children about sex, and many parents wonder how explicit they should be or where to establish boundaries. Here are The Onion’s tips for having “the talk” with your kids:Avoid being too vague or abstract when explaining sexual acts by using examples from your own life.
Make sure your …
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Mental Floss » This Mobile Amphibious Tent-Bed Lets You Nap on the River

Friday 9 October 17:00:00 UTC 2015

This clever design lets you float down a river while you sleep. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You're on vacation and you're about to take the world's greatest selfie. However, hordes of tourists taking stupid selfies behind you are ruining your shot. You can't kill them all. What do you do? Never fear, Adobe has the answer [He

Friday 9 October 16:34:03 UTC 2015

Hero [link] [149 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Here are 1990s things that are making a comeback. Yay to Surge, nay to JNCO jeans [Interesting]

Friday 9 October 16:31:55 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [223 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Spicy Things You Didn’t Know About Popeyes

Friday 9 October 16:30:00 UTC 2015

There's no apostrophe. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Report: 15,000 People Vanish From ‘Fall Fest’ Hayride Wagons Each Year

Friday 9 October 16:01:00 UTC 2015

IOWA CITY, IA—An alarming report published this week by researchers at the University of Iowa revealed that over 15,000 Americans vanish without a trace from “Fall Fest” hayride wagons every year. “Our data shows that, each autumn, between 1 and 2 percent of all Fall Fest attendees who climb up onto the back of straw-covered wagons and embark on tractor-pulled … [Link]

Mental Floss » These Intricate Artworks Are Made From Nothing but Paper

Friday 9 October 16:00:00 UTC 2015

Calvin Nicholls creates elaborate 2D and 3D images of animals that look like they’re about to spring off the wall. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Best Korea food production could rise 14% as newly discovered species of unicorn carp promises to trade glorious steak dinners for all for right to be Best Leader's new plaything [Followup]

Friday 9 October 15:56:29 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "I am not the Hillary Clinton," she said. "My name is Ferraro; I inherited the name and position from the previous Hillary. The woman I inherited it from is not the real Hillary either. The real Hillary has been living like a king in Pata

Friday 9 October 15:52:46 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [222 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Indonesian police officer Andy Go To School explains how he got his name and what his brothers Rudi A Good Boy and Happy New Year are up to. It gets worse [Strange]

Friday 9 October 15:52:44 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man arrested after police match the skid marks [Dumbass]

Friday 9 October 15:51:36 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One dead and one injured after shooting at Bojangles. Witnesses say the shooter had worn-out shoes, silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants. After the shooting, he jumped so high, then he lightly touched down [Florida]

Friday 9 October 15:42:00 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Nobel Peace Prize goes to a Tunisian Peace Quartet. I haven't heard their album yet [PSA]

Friday 9 October 15:41:42 UTC 2015

PSA [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Talk about not learning your lesson. This teen left court documents about his auto theft in another stolen car. Want to guess the state this happened in? [Florida]

Friday 9 October 15:30:50 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Runts Were a Product of Willy Wonka's Corporate Imagination

Friday 9 October 15:30:00 UTC 2015

Come with me / And you'll be / In a world where Runts are now reality. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You'll want to get over soon, your exit is coming up in 25 miles [Interesting]

Friday 9 October 15:23:33 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Could We Grow Moss on Mars?

Friday 9 October 15:00:00 UTC 2015

Student scientists have dreamed up a space moss to use in astronaut medicine. [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: NYT Aims To Double Revenue By 2020

Friday 9 October 14:38:00 UTC 2015

The New York Times has assured investors that despite downward trends in the print media industry, they intend to double revenue by 2020, aiming to corner the digital subscriber market and draw in a younger contingent of readers. What do you think?
[Link]

The Onion » News in Photos: Quiznos Releases New 6-Foot-Long Party Man

Friday 9 October 14:34:00 UTC 2015


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The Onion » Sports News in Brief: Mark McGwire Confident He Could Still Disgrace Game At High Level Today

Friday 9 October 14:30:00 UTC 2015

LOS ANGELES—Despite retiring from the sport 14 years ago, 52-year-old former All-Star hitter Mark McGwire confidently told reporters Friday that he could still disgrace baseball at the highest level today. “I might not be what I once was, but I could definitely get out there on the field and completely tarnish the reputation of the sport just like I used … [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Oscar-Nominated Actors Who Started Out on Soap Operas

Friday 9 October 14:30:00 UTC 2015

From Morgan Freeman to Brad Pitt, many of today’s most celebrated actors have a history with daytime drama. [Link]

Mental Floss » 38 Wonderful Foreign Words We Could Use in English

Friday 9 October 14:17:40 UTC 2015

Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find the perfect word. [Link]

Mental Floss » Relax With an Hourglass That Uses Bubbles Instead of Sand

Friday 9 October 14:17:30 UTC 2015

It's hard to feel like time is slipping away when the hourglass is seemingly moving backwards. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: 22-Year-Old Broke, Homeless 10 Days After Taking Control Of Own Finances

Friday 9 October 14:13:36 UTC 2015

MILFORD, CT—Intermittently gnawing at an old apple core and scratching at his unruly bramble of stubble, 22-year-old Daniel Hardin admitted to reporters Thursday that he had become completely broke and homeless 10 days after taking control of his own finances. “I thought it was time to take my payments and bills into my own hands once I graduated, but barely … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The New York Times takes a break from pretending to care about the poors so that it can shove this $815,000 watch in your face [Obvious]

Friday 9 October 14:05:04 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [196 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this spoonful of sweetness [Photoshop]

Friday 9 October 13:30:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Who Owns Antarctica?

Friday 9 October 13:30:00 UTC 2015

Nazi Germany owned a small portion of it during WWII. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Disaster reporting may encourage people to live IN A WORLD with riskier places [Followup]

Friday 9 October 13:27:09 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Serving of This Peanut Butter Has More Caffeine Than a Cup of Coffee

Friday 9 October 13:00:00 UTC 2015

It's time to rethink your morning caffeine fix. [Link]

FMyLife » Traveler says FML

Friday 9 October 12:56:09 UTC 2015

Today, I learned that your crotch can just light up on the body scanner in the airport for no apparent reason; and when that happens, a thorough pat down of that area will be performed by a confused security officer. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Days without a mass shooting: 0 [News]

Friday 9 October 12:42:25 UTC 2015

News [link] [1068 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Story Behind the Largest Coffee Lid Collection in the World

Friday 9 October 12:30:00 UTC 2015

From a design that resides in MoMA's permanent collection, to a handful of so-called "Darth Vader" lids, this collection has it all. [Link]

Weird Universe » Learning Urinal Simulator

Friday 9 October 12:20:00 UTC 2015

Urinalman.com describes itself as a "learning urinal simulator":

You have to go pee, you come to a public washroom and some toilets are used, which will you use? This simulator simulates this critical life desision and will let you know where you "stand".

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Fark.com RSS » 15-year-old boy threatens to "kill all the girls" because none of them would send him nudes [Scary]

Friday 9 October 12:16:09 UTC 2015

Scary [link] [464 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Everyday Phrases 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' Made Popular

Friday 9 October 12:00:00 UTC 2015

Curiouser and curiouser. [Link]

Weird Universe » Flowers of Darkness

Friday 9 October 11:52:29 UTC 2015

This scare-documentary certainly starts out by making a good case for drugs as an antidote to the horrors of life, even showing an image of Buddha as celebrity endorsement. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gallant cosplays as OSI agent Brock Samson while attending a comic-con. Goofus commits a felony impersonating an actual OSI agent to scam free passes [Dumbass]

Friday 9 October 11:45:45 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Experience the 1939 World’s Fair Through This Short Film

Friday 9 October 11:30:00 UTC 2015

It was like "stepping into a child's imagination." [Link]

Fark.com RSS » King cobra that had been on the loose in Florida for more than a month has finally been captured. No word on the rest of the other 1,364 wild animals there that can kill you [Followup]

Friday 9 October 11:28:57 UTC 2015

Followup [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » University chapel dedicated to "all creeds and to all races of people" renovated to accommodate all faiths. Believe it or not, someone has a problem with this [Obvious]

Friday 9 October 11:09:52 UTC 2015

Obvious [link] [158 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Much Does it Cost to Manufacture U.S. Paper Money?

Friday 9 October 11:00:00 UTC 2015

Billions of paper notes are printed by the government every year, and those paper and ink costs sure do add up. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Cat in the Hat

Friday 9 October 10:45:00 UTC 2015

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Fark.com RSS » Judge scolds and jails domestic violence victim for failing to appear at trial of her abuser [Florida]

Friday 9 October 10:34:37 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [148 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Always check the label before using "eye drops" [Florida]

Friday 9 October 10:01:50 UTC 2015

Florida [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Discover Why Elephants Rarely Get Cancer—and That Could Help Us

Friday 9 October 9:30:00 UTC 2015

Elephants rarely get cancer. Researchers now think they know why. [Link]

GraphJam » British Television: The Next Best Thing to Being There, I Assume

Friday 9 October 9:29:53 UTC 2015

bbc,best of week,British,culture,doctor who,Pie Chart,top gear,TV Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bbc , best of week , British , culture , doctor who , Pie Chart , top gear , TV Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Feline Dietary Preferences

Friday 9 October 9:29:50 UTC 2015

Graph by: cflwarrior Tagged: balanced , cat , coins , design , dietary , eat , eating , expensive , feline , food , nutrional , preferences , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

Friday 9 October 9:29:47 UTC 2015

Rage Gauge Measure of rage up to release, and thereafter. Graph by: Geoclasm Tagged: ffffuuuuuu , gauge , Line Graph , rage , rage comic Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Windows XP default background

Friday 9 October 9:29:34 UTC 2015

background,computers,crash,editing,hardware,hills,mac,Media,mountains,package post,PC,price,processors,shiny,sky,software,technology,unix,viruses,windows Graph by: Unknown Tagged: background , computers , crash , editing , hardware , hills , mac , Media , mountains , package post , PC , price , processors , shiny , sky , software , technology , unix , viruses , windows Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » And They Complain About Running Out of Time…

Friday 9 October 9:29:33 UTC 2015

class college Pie Chart Professors truancy story - 5682281216 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: class , college , Pie Chart , Professors , truancy story Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Only Play It Because I'm Working on a Twenty Page Critique

Friday 9 October 9:29:32 UTC 2015

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Battlefield 3 , critique , Pie Chart , Reddit , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » 

Friday 9 October 9:29:30 UTC 2015

jerks lightning Pie Chart poetic justice - 3994578432 Graph by: davesd816 Tagged: jerks , lightning , Pie Chart , poetic justice Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Give the Best Advice

Friday 9 October 9:29:26 UTC 2015

bartenders drinks movies Pie Chart Graph by: IsaiahOreeo Tagged: bartenders , drinks , movies , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Not Pictured: Guy Who Laughs Loudly During Movie on Red-eye

Friday 9 October 9:29:25 UTC 2015

Really fat guy Me On the plane Guy with nervous bladder disorder Kicking child Mother with screaming baby Guy throwing up Man that talks loudly Guy who leans seat really far back Staring child Wing Graph by: Ixia Tagged: annoying , chart art , flying , planes Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Race Windu

Friday 9 October 9:29:21 UTC 2015

Are you sure they're black? Here's how to tell. Graph by: Luc Jenson Tagged: flow chart , lightsaber , Mace Windu , purple , racism , Samuel L Jackson , star wars Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Other Frankenstein Monster

Friday 9 October 9:00:41 UTC 2015

These links may keep you busy all weekend. [Link]

Mental Floss » Fungus Kills its Victims and Makes Them More Attractive

Friday 9 October 8:30:00 UTC 2015

Parasites usually have some pretty simple goals: Find hosts, infect them, and then jump to however many other hosts they need to complete their life cycle. To that end, many of them have evolved some cool ways to alter the anatomy, physiology and even behavior of their hosts to help them along on their journeys. Toxoplasma gondii, for example, diminishes … [Link]

Mental Floss » Mandarin, German, and Dutch? 8 U.S. Presidents Who Spoke More Than One Language

Friday 9 October 8:00:00 UTC 2015

7. During his presidency, Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou would hold their private conversations in Mandarin to prevent their staff from listening in. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When a $69 cheap flight to Europe is not a $69 cheap flight Europe [Interesting]

Friday 9 October 7:50:10 UTC 2015

Interesting [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » You Can Check Out Taxidermy at This Alaskan Library

Friday 9 October 7:17:26 UTC 2015

The Alaska Resources Library and Information Services doesn't just loan books—you can also borrow from its taxidermy collection. [Link]

Mental Floss » 21 Bone-Chilling Secrets About R.L. Stine

Friday 9 October 6:30:00 UTC 2015

The author who terrified (and enthralled) you as kid spills on writing, the state of horror, and his history with humor. [Link]

Futility Closet » In a Word

Friday 9 October 6:14:42 UTC 2015

idoneous
adj. apt, fit, or suitable tripudiary
adj. pertaining to dancing Hermit crabs adopt other creatures’ castoff shells for protection. But as they grow, crabs must move into successively larger shells. This produces a curious phenomenon: When a crab finds a shell that’s too big for it, it waits nearby. Other crabs may accumulate, forming a little conga line of … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mom says Playmobil play-set comes with racist instructions. "It told my son to put a slave cuff around the black character's neck, and then to play with the toy" [Facepalm]

Friday 9 October 5:52:14 UTC 2015

Facepalm [link] [205 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch a Moose Make Friends With a Drone

Friday 9 October 5:30:00 UTC 2015

Moose kisses! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Televangelist con artist Jim Bakker claims that there are satanic temples inside of Planned Parenthood facilities that are used for sacrificing children [Dumbass]

Friday 9 October 4:48:09 UTC 2015

Dumbass [link] [233 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Furry Facts About Norwegian Forest Cats

Friday 9 October 4:30:00 UTC 2015

The Scandinavian feline's history can be traced back to the Vikings. [Link]

Mental Floss » Untangling the Secrets of Sea Silk, the Ancient Mediterranean’s Elusive Luxury Textile

Friday 9 October 4:00:00 UTC 2015

The ancient fabric is shrouded in myth, but it's still being woven today. [Link]

FMyLife » shitbucketsfilledwithshit says FML

Friday 9 October 3:34:22 UTC 2015

Today, while walking home after a night of partying, I saw a thin, bald person in a suit looking at me from across the street. I got flashbacks to the Slender Man, screamed like a little bitch and ran. Then I realized I'd just humiliated myself in front of some random guy waiting for a bus. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Pun Costumes for Halloween

Friday 9 October 3:30:00 UTC 2015

A few of the best visual pun Halloween costumes. [Link]

Mental Floss » Melvil Dewey's Dark Side

Friday 9 October 3:00:00 UTC 2015

Why the founder of the Dewey Decimal system and the American Library Association was kicked out of his own organization. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Leaves, the bane of every homeowner's existence, are now a marketable commodity [Silly]

Friday 9 October 2:41:20 UTC 2015

Silly [link] [70 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 9 October 2:40:48 UTC 2015

Today, in the middle of a presentation, I fought a shart, but the shart won. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » The Origins of 14 Cocktail Names

Friday 9 October 2:30:00 UTC 2015

The stories—and theories—behind 14 of your favorite tipples. [Link]

FMyLife » CA says FML

Friday 9 October 2:16:47 UTC 2015

Today, an elderly gentleman customer decided to tell me that while I'm not attractive at all, he'd still bang me all the same. Then he gave me a pained smile, like he was struggling not to shit himself, and left. I'm starting to hate working retail. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » A ‘Cloud’ of 1100 Umbrellas Transform Finland's Habitare Design Fair

Friday 9 October 2:00:00 UTC 2015

Aerial acrobats performed under the whimsical installation. [Link]

FMyLife » Bad Mother says FML

Friday 9 October 1:37:24 UTC 2015

Today, I found out my son told his teachers that I make his brother Tom sleep on the floor, make him stay out of the house for long periods of time, and don't let him use the toilet. Tom is actually our cat. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » This Actor Has Appeared in More Than 1000 Movies

Friday 9 October 1:30:00 UTC 2015

Brahmanandam is a 59-year-old Indian actor who holds the world record for most film roles. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Myanmar's monks/Want Muslims muzzled/Submitter's mind/Now awfully muddled/Burma Racists? [Strange]

Friday 9 October 1:02:01 UTC 2015

Strange [link] [85 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Boehner agrees to stay as Speaker of the House, notwithstanding medical advice about duration [News]

Friday 9 October 1:00:40 UTC 2015

News [link] [271 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Farms Are Not the Shape You Thought They Were

Friday 9 October 1:00:00 UTC 2015

Sixty years ago, Kansas was dotted with rectangular farms. Now they're all circular. [Link]

FMyLife » Nucleus says FML

Friday 9 October 0:48:45 UTC 2015

Today, I complained about being bored to death on Facebook. Someone took it as a suicide threat and called the police. They showed up at my apartment and my workplace. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Animals That Use Electricity

Friday 9 October 0:30:00 UTC 2015

We all know about the fish-zapping powers of the electric eel, but what about the platypus, the dolphin, or the spider? [Link]

Mental Floss » A Wasp-Inspired Robot Can Build a Whole House

Friday 9 October 0:20:43 UTC 2015

The team behind the world's largest 3D printer believe their technology can be used to shelter those displaced by war or natural disaster. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you need some pumpkin based artillery, you're on your own again this year [Sad]

Friday 9 October 0:19:34 UTC 2015

Sad [link] [44 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 9 October 0:07:35 UTC 2015

Today, I had my first open job interview, which is when a group of applicants are interviewed together. I also found out that despite being great at one-on-one interviews, I will panic and make myself look like a complete moron when I'm part of a group. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this rest break [Photoshop]

Friday 9 October 0:00:01 UTC 2015

Photoshop [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Ohio's Loveland Castle Was Hand-Built By a Midwestern Medievalist

Friday 9 October 0:00:00 UTC 2015

One man's dream to build a 16th century castle came true—just outside of Cincinnati. [Link]

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