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 » Mor-on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's targeting of federal judge with a little help from "birther" detective [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Ah, the old tried-and-true "my client thinks he's Jesus Christ, but is possessed by Jay-Z and was forced by the Illuminati to beat his landlord to death" defense [Strange]
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FMyLife » iskalion says FML
Today, I introduced my girlfriend to my parents over lunch. Unfortunately, I showed my dad her Facebook profile beforehand and he wouldn't stop making cracks about her duckfacing. It started with "Don't let her eat the bread, it'll puff up in her stomach and kill her", and ended in tears. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to close my eyes in shame and pretend I didn't exist, as my mom gave a cop a good look at her wrinkled, prune-like cleavage and tried to convince him that the speed limit is optional. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, desperate to meet a guy, I went clubbing. The only guy to show any interest opened with: "You're hot, for a black chick!" FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Fascinating Facts About ‘Miller’s Crossing’
Though it was largely overshadowed by ‘Goodfellas’ when it was released 25 years ago, the Coen brothers’ masterful gangster film is worth a second look. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Now that 8 billion people a year want to swim with sharks, ecotourism is threatening the wildlife [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Jaguar found to be suffering from a condition that normally only affects Fark posters [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Ireland's Central College in Limerick website is hacked by ISIS. First message received begins with "There was an extremist from Syria" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » The driver is described as male, 5'8″ with a medium build, driving a black, 2001-2005 BMW karma [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Neuroscience Is the Key to a Good Magic Trick
Even the most clever of magic aficionados can't compete with the brain's hardwiring. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hunter wakes up to bear biting his head, shoots and kills it. You woke up to your cat kneading your chest [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Coming home inebriated and mistake your own apartment with someone else's? That's a shootin' [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this warriorette [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Deweyboy says FML
Today, while playing a game, my girlfriend told a bunch of our friends that she's never had an orgasm. News to me. FML [Link]
FMyLife » biggs sprhro says FML
Today, my friends were right about me being whipped. My girlfriend now has me setting an alarm for 3 hrs after she's fallen asleep, all so I can uncover her feet so she doesn't get too warm. FML [Link]
FMyLife » kissandcontrol01 says FML
Today, I decided to take a well-deserved shower. When I let my hair down, twenty six cents fell onto the floor. I have no idea how they got there. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Dumb: Man gets his finger stuck in gas fill pipe. Dumber: EMS called to free him Dumbest: Man is arrested for a warrant after hospital releases him [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Apocalypse group on Wednesday: "The Earth will be destroyed by God today." Thursday: "It was God's will that the Earth was not destroyed" [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Nashville
It may be known as the Music City, but Nashville can do a lot more than just carry a tune. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Buggy whip manufacturer fighting desperately to maintain market share and profits. That's normally not a big deal except these buggy whips are poisoning the earth [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Secret Service agent who could have prevented our current political state and the explosion of the federal debt dies [Sad]
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Mental Floss » On Sunday You Will Be Able to See Uranus
Look up at the sky tomorrow night, Sunday, October 11, and you’ll be able to see Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun. At a basic level, Uranus will be visible for the same reason that we had a supermoon eclipse last month. Uranus will be “at opposition” from the Sun. The planet will line up with the Earth and … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A shop in California has made doughnut fries. Somewhere, a bald eagle is crying tears of pride [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Former "Mrs. Orange County" pageant queen (who's also a Mormon church volunteer) charged with making child porn for Marine [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Surfer got a little too chummy with a shark [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Test writers for Scottish math exam accidentally include difficult problem [Silly]
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Mental Floss » 13 Spooky Facts About ‘The Monster Squad’
The kid-friendly horror movie has been reanimated as a Halloween cult classic. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 16 things you don't do [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Undercover cops, getting sexual favors, working a prostitution sting sue because their names are released in court documents. This is hard to swallow [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » I'm a shark, I'm a shaaaark Ew you have cancer dude I'm not eating that, I'm a shaaaaark [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this white flight [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » MozillaHostile says FML
Today, I saw my cat attacking a suitcase under my bed for apparently no reason. I laughed and picked it up to show him that there was nothing there, only to find a huge wasp hiding under it. FML. [Link]
FMyLife » isellorangez says FML
Today, I got banned from a suicide prevention forum for "attention seeking." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Conjoined twins who nearly died have now learned to go their separate ways [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Knocked out by brick tied to cow tail
One of the many hazards of working on a farm, back in the 1930s. Though I'm having a hard time imagining how a cow could actually lift a brick with its tail and then swing it with enough force to knock someone out.
The Daily Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois) – Jan 21, 1931
BRICK TIED TO COW'S TAIL KNOCKS MILKER UNCONSCIOUS … [Link]
Weird Universe » SURFER BOY by the Supremes
The Supremes as the Beach Boys? To me, that's far enough off their baseline to be weird! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » More than 80 dead after two bombs explode in Ankara, Turkey [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Catnapping kitten gets trapped in the dashboard and has to be saved by the fire brigade in time for Caturday. Difficulty: The car was a Peugeot [Caturday]
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Mental Floss » A Sustainable Standing Desk
It’s made of agricultural byproducts. [Link]
GraphJam » Forever Unemployed
Graph by: georgemiller89 Tagged: career , jobs , qualifications , unemployed , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Twilight Movie Male Audience Ratio
Twilight Movie Male Audience Ratio Mad props to all the guys in the world. Graph by: malhaebwa Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Reasons I don't feel bad for downloading music illegally
Graph by: bacrist07 Tagged: cribs , download , Hall of Fame , illegal , mtv , Music , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Cutest Astronomical Event
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: eclipse , moon , sun , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Reasons why the Japanese are so technologically advanced
Graph by: Maquis Tagged: Gojira , Japan , monster , Pie Chart , technology Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Green Graffiti
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: graffit , instructions , moss , planting Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Time she spends getting beautiful
Graph by: jaoponeis Tagged: beautiful , cosmetics , dates , dressing , hours , Line Graph , makeup , time Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Don't Mess With My Interwebs
Submitted by: (via Fight for the Future) Tagged: best of week , internet , interwebs , piracy , politics , protect IP , Video Share on Facebook
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Graph by: dieselbud Tagged: bag , fall , leaves , raking , trees , venn diagram , vortex , where do they come from Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Who Do I Listen To NOW?!
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , forgetting , lunch , mp3 player , school , text book Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Reports of Russian aircraft shot down in Turkish airspace by Turkey. This business will get out of control and we'll all be lucky to kebab through it [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Former furniture store owner arrested after shooting down high prices–as well as his competition–two decades ago [Murica]
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Mental Floss » 43 Charmingly Odd British Town Names
Fearing Upton Snodsbury, Didling, Crudwell, Blubberhouses, and Wetwang! [Link]
FMyLife » not impressed says FML
Today, I told my boyfriend that I love him. He replied, dead serious, "That's nice and all, but anal speaks louder than words." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, while having lunch with my grandparents, my grandpa's eyes glazed over, his head fell and he slumped in his chair. I started panicking and almost cried, thinking he was dead. Then he laughed and said "Just kidding. I'm fine." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I found out that what I thought was "acne" is actually an allergic reaction to a cream I've been using for years. I thought the cream was helping me with the breakouts but my doctor says the real acne probably went away naturally years ago. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » The Hydra Game
Hercules is battling a hydra. He manages to sever a head, but finds that a new head is generated according to the following rule: We move down one segment from the point where the head was severed and make a copy of the entire subtree above that point. Worse, the rate is increasing — the nth stroke of Hercules’ sword … [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Graveside Traditions at Famous Tombs
Whether it's leaving playing cards or bullets, or drinking a cognac toast, there are a variety of traditional ways to pay tribute at famous tombs. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fertility expert lists the best sex positions for achieving pregnancy. Guess which one is on top? [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » This Pocket-Sized Camera Has 16 Built-In Lenses
Leave the DSLR at home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Detroit Halloween prank ends with 911 call, unnecessary CPR [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Meet the Real-Life 'Peanuts' Gang
The voices of our childhood were children themselves. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Drug testing for welfare recipients has managed to weed out 0.19% of applicants in Tennessee, proving the other 99.81% are all wasting their food stamp money on synthetic pee and masking agents [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 5 Incredible Innovations by Dance Music Pioneer Tom Moulton
He's the reason you can groove along to a 12-minute remix of your favorite song. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You just might be an elitist douche if your coffee shop has a sign out front that says "Sorry, No Poor People" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If you think your elderly spouse might try to hit you with a bottle, threaten you with a knife and try to run over you, maybe keep that 40-year-old affair to yourself [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Take a Tour of the Leading Sriracha Factory
Just hurry—it ends on October 17. [Link]
Mental Floss » Pluto Has a Blue Sky and Water Ice
The blue hued haze of the demoted planet is believed to be similar to that on Saturn's moon, Titan. [Link]
Mental Floss » Can You Solve This Math Question That Made Some Scottish Students Cry?
On a recent advanced math exam in Scotland, one question was particularly challenging. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I went in for an interview for my first ever job. Just seconds after meeting the boss, I slipped on the linoleum floor. I was wearing a skirt. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nothing quite says "bad marketing angle" like a cartoon breakfast cereal mascot encouraging you to commit terrorist acts [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » The Dark Origins of Your Favorite Disney Films
If you think Disney movies can get a little dark, just wait until you hear the stories the films are based on. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man with long criminal history arrested wearing 'I do dumb things' shirt [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Starksrule says FML
Today, my sister stole my expensive new shampoo and used the whole bottle on her new kitten. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why do elephants rarely get cancer? a) They don't smoke; b) they spend their times hiding in cherry trees; c) they have a gene that kills tumours d) they fight sharks [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop something for this man to gaze upon [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 13 Button-Mashing Facts About GameStop
A robber once called ahead to make sure the game he wanted was in stock. [Link]
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