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 » When you're a state employee you probably shouldn't submit an expense report for all that time spent commuting to and from hair and nail salons [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » A twist in the market that nobody expected leads to a sudden increase in the demand for snow tires. In Ontario [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Here she is, Miss Holocaust Survivor [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » SC court rules felon, who illegally possessed a gun and was beating his wife, was right to kill his brother-in-law for trying to stop the abuse [Murica]
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Mental Floss » 25 Homespun Facts About Kansas
Here's why there's no place like the Sunflower State. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In space, no one can hear you stream [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Swedish police: just in case a terrorist or two treis a holiday here this yër, could we be armed with something more potent than a can of surströmming? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lonely surfer [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Residents of the Marshall Islands are faced with a choice of staying where they are and watch rising sea levels submerge their homes, or fleeing to Arkansas to make a new life. So, really, no good answer either way [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » It's your Black Friday edition of the Fark Weird News Quiz [Survey]
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FMyLife » fabz says FML
Today, my boss confirmed he is a micro-managing asshole. We walked into the office together and I turned on the lights. He switched them off and switched them on again, just to make sure that I did it right. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had a boyfriend who wanted to wait until marriage before having sex. When I came home, I realised he must have married my roommate. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bacon factory badly damaged in fire. Fire investigators say the blaze was accidental, smelled delicious [Sad]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Black Friday
Our 2015 Black Friday Sale.View [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The rise of the Black Friday backlash [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Active shooter at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs. At least one officer shot [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Man who crashed while fleeing police Thanksgiving morning gets ultimate wish, escapes from patrol car – while wearing handcuffs – in time to make it home to dinner with his family [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » "Anytime you can say you have a grandma who's 102 years old and showing you how to hit a wiffle ball in the backyard, it's pretty special. So having her down here has been awesome" [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and I saw that a pie was baked into a cake and called piecaken [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Catholics say it is not OK to parade a giant plastic vagina through the streets. That honour is reserved for Virgins only [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » A Dozen Facts You Might Not Know About Dunkin' Donuts
Because coffee and doughnuts will never go out of style. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Shine On You Crazy 'Diamond Problem of Multiple Inheritance' Solver [Weird]
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FMyLife » clkoko says FML
Today, I noticed that the eye drops I have been using 3 times a day for the past week expired when the Jonas Brothers were popular. FML [Link]
FMyLife » askprussia says FML
Today, my brother was playing one of those old street fighter games. He suddenly asked me what "K.O." meant. I told him it meant "Knocked Out," but he started getting mad at me because "'knocked' isn't spelled with a 'k'". He's 17. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Old and common: A few exotic plants in your living room. New and innovative: A waterfall and running creek in your living room [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's a nice look at all of the brawls that have broken out between bargain hunting Black Friday shoppers, including video of a massive fight that broke out in a Kentucky mall [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » You see a Muslim walking down the street towards a local mosque with headphones on. Do you: C.) Shove him to the ground while screaming that ISIS is sending him secret messages? [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Boss of United Arab Emirates stocks up on American guns and planes to protect Dubai and Abu Dhabi from ISIS, Islamists and Iran. "The U.A.E. couldn't afford to just sit there and pretend to be Switzerland and have the whole region burn down&#
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Mental Floss » 14 Moving Facts About 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'
Those aren't pillows! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » To make it clear, the turkey's name that President Barack Obama pardoned is pronounced Abe, not Ah-bay [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Portland high school cancels the school's winter dance over fears of a Patrick Swayze movie breaking out [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Two Connecticut moms are breast of friends, feed each other's children [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Why Does This YouTube Star Eat the Apples in Chernobyl?
YouTuber Bionerd23's videos from the Exclusion Zone aim to show viewers how safe the nuclear disaster site can be these days. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Leftovers
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Weird Universe » Death of the Human Ostrich
1906: Robert Naysmith, the "human ostrich," died from eating too many hatpins and brass nails.
Back in the day, I think there were a number of people who earned a livelihood by exhibiting themselves as human ostriches. Tough way to make a living.
(left) Topeka Daily Capital – July 17, 1906; (right) The Sketch – July 4, 1906
Saint Paul Globe – … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this delivery center [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Oglethorpe University's 'Crypt of Civilization'
Not content to simply bury a box or a tube, the institution (and its president) buried an entire room. [Link]
Weird Universe » Television Set for the Differently Abled
Very forward-looking and thoughtful of Westinghouse to create a TV set that aided one-handed people. Of course, nowadays you only need one finger (on the remote) to tune! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The good news is that front page article about how you're working 80-hours a week at two different Subways just to feed your family really touched a lot of people. The bad news is Subway just fired you from one of those jobs [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Study finds that one in three have seen their neighbors naked. The other two are busy counting their blessings [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Fearing the corrupting influence of the outside world, polygamist church leaders were able to block the establishment of a public library in southern Utah, until now. Up next: free Internet access followed by the discovery of Fark.com [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Man goes rock climbing without gear, gets stuck but is able to call 911 and hang on until rescuers arrived. The real amazing feat is he got cellphone reception in a canyon [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Lowkey: A Word That's Lowkey Snuck Into Our Vocabulary
How is language evolving on the internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication. [Link]
FMyLife » I hate retail says FML
Today, I had to carry a 25kg bag of cement to an elderly customer's car because she refused to use a cart. "You're paid to work, so I'm gonna make you work." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's not newsworthy when a customer gets a very large unexpected bill. It IS newsworthy when the bill is $1.4 trillion [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Leftovers
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GraphJam » I Hope You Brought Enough For Everyone
Graph by: caf0162 Tagged: drugs , gum , Pie Chart , teachers , truancy story , violence Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Happy Easter!
Graph by: mezerskezer Tagged: art , easter , egg , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: silea Tagged: consequences will never be the same , dating , fat , FMyLife , Jessi Slaughter , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You're Going to Regret That Later
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: dogs , dog food , eating , edible , flow chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Truth
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: advertising , maybe , no , truth , yes Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Oh Please Call It a Lift
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: accent , english , How People View Me , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Just Wanted an Even, Summery Glow
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: burn , expectations , reality , tan Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's the Candy That Counts
Graph by: James Ged (via www.cabletv.com) Tagged: costume , halloween , superheroes Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Beep your bus horn at me for walking too slowly across the road? That's me laying down in front of your bus in protest [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't you just hate when a party crasher unexpectedly ruins your Thanksgiving dinner? Yeah, it even happens to U.S presidents [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 14 Jobs You Didn’t Know Dryer Sheets Could Do
Dryer sheets are designed to soften and freshen clothing, but they've got loads of other uses—and we've made a laundry list of them. [Link]
Mental Floss » Turn-of-the-Century Germany in Color Photographs
Beach days looked a lot different back then. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Family earning over $1 million living in NYC public housing. "They should move them out," said Carmen Santiago, a building resident, whose whereabouts, as usual, remain unknown [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS page hacked, replaced with Viagra ad. Anonymous group hopes Islamic State will rise up and take notice [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Water conservation in green buildings leads to higher health risks [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Central African Republic rebels have found 13 people who weigh the same as a duck [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Twas the day before Thanksgiving, when all through the house, the roaches were stirring, while naked mom was passed out drunk on the couch [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "Every time I drive by Walmart, I think of my son who was working on Black Friday in 2008 and was trampled to death by a horde of frenzied shoppers." No word why the parents don't take an alternate route [Sad]
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Futility Closet » A Self-Enumerating Crossword
Here’s a unique crossword puzzle by Lee Sallows. There are no clues — instead, each of the 12 entries must take the form [NUMBER](space)[LETTER](S), like so: EIGHT BS
NINETEEN XS
ONE J And so on. Can you complete the puzzle so that the finished grid presents an inventory of its own contents? (A couple observations to get you started: Because … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's 2015, we have the internet, we have freakin' Google, and still some people have no idea what Black Friday is… Bless them [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Mississippi man kills his father, injures his mother because they didn't bring him back any fast food [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother who left newborn baby in NYC manger won't face charges, though authorities still unclear if she ever came to her census [Followup]
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The Onion » Infographic: Black Friday By The Numbers
120: Resting heart rate of average Black Friday shopper
3 A.M.: Time cashier currently being screamed at about coupon code had to wake up to be here today
34%: Percentage of moms who will have all their Christmas shopping done after this, thank God
16: Average PSI of foot applied to another human’s back 91.9: Station to keep your dial … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 2 Deer, One Bullet [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Halifax scuba diver finds a beer bottle that predates Canada and still has beer inside. Plans to put it in the toilet [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 10 Creative Recipes to Make With Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
Go beyond the traditional turkey sandwich this year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The most disgusting thing you can do with your Thanksgiving leftovers: make Thanksgiving Leftover Pizza [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Massachusetts officer facing decades in prison for reporting a hoax shooting decides to kill himself instead of facing justice [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Des Moines police hunting for teenage girl who assaulted a police officer…with a snowball [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » The Thanksgiving turkey isn't even cold yet but we already have our first Christmas Tree theft [Florida]
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Mental Floss » An Arkansas Phone Booth Got on the National Register of Historic Places
It is one of the earliest phone booth designs specifically for outdoor use. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Regardless of what anyone thinks about the conditions of carriage, they are there in the interests of our passengers' safety and to react in such a violent way because you've been told you can't take a bike on board defies belief"
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Fark.com RSS » It's all fun and games 'til you get arrested in a prostitution sting at a Home Depot parking lot [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 9 Breathtaking German Castles
Take a virtual tour of some gorgeous German history. [Link]
FMyLife » NoBasement4U says FML
Today, my dad went to a hardware store to replace the broken shower head in my bathroom. He got the cheapest shower head he could find, and so when I took a shower, the shower head burst out and hit me square in the face. FML [Link]
FMyLife » qwertycode says FML
Today, my mom prevented me from walking a neighbor's dog because she said I'm obsessed with it. I walk the dog three times a day because that's what the neighbors pay me to do. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Adios Career says FML
Today, a great job I have been wanting to apply for opened for applications. Turns out it requires a clean background with no credit issues. I recently got a notice saying my wife and I are being sued over an unpaid $140 medical bill that she neglected to pay. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Artist Creates Miniature Paintings on Seeds
Teensy-tiny art that fits on a pumpkin seed. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this creature of the deep [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » WellGroomed says FML
Today, my housemate walked out of the bathroom with my toothbrush in his mouth and asked, "You're not one of those people who cares if someone uses their toothbrush, are you?" FML [Link]
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