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 » US gives 24 MRAPs to the Nigerian government. Generals plan on using the 14 vehicles to fight Boko Haram. The Colonel in charge of the unit plans to put the 8 vehicles into immediate service. Soldiers fighting plan on using the single vehicle soon [O

Thursday 7 January 23:55:46 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Quakes rock Oklahoma, and some question if fracking is to blame. Some also question why this is even a question [Obvious]

Thursday 7 January 23:46:46 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Traffic Camera Accidentally Snaps Beautiful Photo of a Snowy Owl

Thursday 7 January 23:45:00 UTC 2016

Someone give this Canadian traffic camera a job at National Geographic! [Link]

Mental Floss » Motörhead Fans Can Watch a Livestream of Lemmy's Funeral on Saturday Jan. 9

Thursday 7 January 23:30:00 UTC 2016

Celebrate the late singer's life without leaving your living room. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mordor is Russia and Sergey Lavrov is a sad little horse [Amusing]

Thursday 7 January 23:11:10 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's good to be a bailbondsman when your dumbass client has a lottery winner girlfriend, and bail gets doubled each time he uses your services [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 23:08:47 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cockeysville bus stuck in hole according to Dickerson [Amusing]

Thursday 7 January 23:08:45 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Healthy Food" Labels Might Actually Be Causing More Obesity. OK, so everybody stop eating the labels [Ironic]

Thursday 7 January 23:05:50 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Street Lamp That Doubles as a Mosquito Trap

Thursday 7 January 23:00:00 UTC 2016

The technology might help prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Spanish guy lives the dream and becomes the real life version of that kid in Free Willy [Cool]

Thursday 7 January 22:24:14 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch This Slow Motion Video of What Happens When You Gargle

Thursday 7 January 22:09:02 UTC 2016

Fascinatingly gross. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Hoppin' John.. Turns out it's not so traditional. What foods do you eat to ring in the New Year? Are they controversial.. or does food just cut into your alcohol consumption? [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 22:00:28 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [130 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Smart Wallet Has a Built-In Tracking Device for Added Security

Thursday 7 January 22:00:00 UTC 2016

When lost, this wallet sends a distress signal to your smartphone. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: White House Carefully Screening Any Gun Control Town Hall Questions That Address Obama As ‘Mein Führer’

Thursday 7 January 21:58:00 UTC 2016

WASHINGTON—In an effort to ensure a constructive discussion for tonight’s town hall on gun control, White House Communications Director Jen Psaki told reporters Thursday that officials are carefully screening any audience questions that refer to President Obama as “Mein Führer.” “While we try to include as many different questions as we can regarding the various elements of the gun control … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ain't nothing better than meat and potatoes for lunch, unless the meat turns out to be penis loin [Amusing]

Thursday 7 January 21:51:19 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 19 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of IKEA Employees

Thursday 7 January 21:30:00 UTC 2016

The real reasons you always leave with twice the number of items you came in for. [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Nation Fondly Recalls When Just Regulating Video Games Seemed Like Solution To Gun Violence

Thursday 7 January 21:26:00 UTC 2016

WASHINGTON—Faced with seemingly ceaseless debates over how to curb the rampant number of shootings occurring across the country, millions of Americans took a brief moment Thursday to fondly look back at a time when simply regulating video games seemed like the best solution to gun violence. “You know, there was a brief period when slapping a ‘Mature’ sticker on the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When is posing for cool pics with a fake gun wrong? When you're on board a plane at the Beijing Airport [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 21:19:57 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Considerate woman kindly pays neighbor's Second Amendment Tax [Murica]

Thursday 7 January 21:08:20 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [162 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these polar plungers [Photoshop]

Thursday 7 January 21:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Football in the Future

Thursday 7 January 21:00:00 UTC 2016

Wired takes a look at what football will look like in 50 years. They’ll be playing without helmets??? * Adult coloring books aren’t just a good grownup escape, it also seems they may be good for your mental health. * The Internet is packed with “how it’s made” videos. If you like that sort of thing, you’ll appreciate this Imgur … [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Find Ulcer-Causing Bacteria in Ötzi the Ice Man

Thursday 7 January 20:45:00 UTC 2016

Researchers defrosted the ice mummy, took a sample of stomach tissue, and sequenced his gut microbiome. [Link]

Mental Floss » Scientists Discover Sand Tiger Shark Nursery Off Long Island Shore

Thursday 7 January 20:30:00 UTC 2016

They hope that additional research might help protect the threatened species. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man admits to pitchforking neighbor in chicken dispute, in latest sign of the fowl tines in which we live [Strange]

Thursday 7 January 20:03:33 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nothing good happens if you're buying wine at a gas station [Obvious]

Thursday 7 January 19:48:36 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [64 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » potatoking24 says FML

Thursday 7 January 19:43:11 UTC 2016

Today, after waiting in front of a washroom stall for 20 minutes to take a dump, I finally realized that the "person" in the stall was just a pair of shoes. FML [Link]

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Oh look, running shoes

Thursday 7 January 19:42:35 UTC 2016

Oh look, running shoesView [Link]

FMyLife » anne says FML

Thursday 7 January 19:30:20 UTC 2016

Today, I recently burned both my hands at work so I had to ask my husband for help changing my tampon, but he refused saying it would make him feel sick. This from the man who routinely sticks his tongue in my asshole when we have sex. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Presidential Facts about Herbert Hoover

Thursday 7 January 19:30:00 UTC 2016

Here are a few things worth knowing about the 31st President, Herbert Hoover. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Parents of five decide that kids are cheaper by the dozen [Strange]

Thursday 7 January 19:28:38 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Snotty girl arrested for sneezing in bailiff's face [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 19:25:45 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Good news fatty, you no longer have to worry about dying of cancer from the box your pizza was delivered in [Unlikely]

Thursday 7 January 19:11:20 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Militiaman "Fluffy Unicorn" turns out to be "Fake Marine," "Extreme Drunk," and "Fatbelly Tattoo Guy" [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 19:10:59 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [320 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Wily coyotes are currently in heat, may be looking to hook up with your dog. Meanwhile, skunks may be looking for your paint splattered cat [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 19:00:49 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Starter Jackets Came Unraveled

Thursday 7 January 19:00:00 UTC 2016

In the 1990s, people would kill for a Starter jacket. What went wrong? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dartmouth/MIT study of federal tarmac-delay rule finds it eliminated delays by replacing them with cancellations [Fail]

Thursday 7 January 18:49:49 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Dishes An Egg Can Really Elevate

Thursday 7 January 18:34:48 UTC 2016

The egg is even more versatile than we thought, adding protein and a little culinary oomph to a variety of unexpected dishes. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Case of the Monkey Selfie: Animals Can't Own Copyrights, Judge Rules

Thursday 7 January 18:30:00 UTC 2016

Who owns the copyright for the famous selfies taken by a monkey in 2011? Not the monkey. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not cool: man gives his wife a lottery ticket for Christmas. Redemption: it's a winning lottery ticket worth $2 million [Spiffy]

Thursday 7 January 18:25:08 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New breed of mountain lion discovered in Idaho can bite you whether you're in front of it or behind it (warning: pic in link is graphic) [Weird]

Thursday 7 January 18:23:38 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [80 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Defense Department adding medals for employees who courageously sit at computers in air-conditioned US offices [Facepalm]

Thursday 7 January 18:10:55 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [106 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption this woman and her meerkats [Caption]

Thursday 7 January 18:08:09 UTC 2016

Caption [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hello and welcome to today's traffic report. Traffic will be quite light this morning with a few roadworks in some parts. Oh, and watch out for the giant smiling sperm whale corpse on the back of a truck. Weather is next" [Strange]

Thursday 7 January 18:08:08 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You might want to move up your plans to visit Yellowstone before it visits you [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 18:06:52 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [108 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Obama's gun grab claims its first victim [Murica]

Thursday 7 January 18:06:15 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [271 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Bunk Beds That Are (Almost) Too Cool to Sleep In

Thursday 7 January 18:00:00 UTC 2016

These custom designs are guaranteed to make bedtime way more exciting. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Australian authorities: No, sir, your official signature cannot be a detailed drawing of an erect penis [Amusing]

Thursday 7 January 17:50:38 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Now that they fired their security director, no Powerball winner has been drawn and the jackpot is up to $675 million. I'm sure it's just a coincidence [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 17:37:38 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [133 comments] [Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: Saudi Executioner Thinks He Pulled Something In Shoulder During Last 10 Decapitations

Thursday 7 January 17:19:00 UTC 2016

AL MUZAHIMIYAH, SAUDI ARABIA—Complaining that he must have “tweaked it pretty good,” Saudi executioner Khalid al-Faraj told reporters Thursday that he thinks he pulled something in his shoulder during yesterday’s last 10 decapitations. “Around the seventh or eighth beheading I came around kind of awkwardly on my windup and heard this loud pop, and I knew immediately that something wasn’t … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When you win £50,000 in a lottery while on benefits and blow it all in a year, you can't just demand your handouts back. That's not how it works [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 17:18:00 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [81 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The tiny house movement should be called `shed of lies' movement as most people who try it give up within a year [Obvious]

Thursday 7 January 17:10:49 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [214 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Pre-Viking Village Discovered Beneath Norwegian Airport Site

Thursday 7 January 17:00:00 UTC 2016

The excavation turned up several trash piles filled with ancient goodies. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police Standoff at Disney: "the fate of the reportedly broken Hello Kitty toothbrush is unknown" [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 16:58:37 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Plants Fart in the Face of Danger

Thursday 7 January 16:30:00 UTC 2016

When threatened, the roots of Mimosa pudica plants deploy fart-like stink bombs. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » German man says he has created an on-off switch for testicles to control semen flow, which ranges from "one-night stand" to "Mormon" [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 16:28:06 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [72 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » rainperson says FML

Thursday 7 January 16:10:38 UTC 2016

Today, and as always, I recycle my trash at work: paper in the yellow trashcan, the rest in the black one. This morning, I saw a cleaning lady empty the contents of the black trashcan into the yellow one, put the whole lot into a big plastic bag and then leave as if this was normal. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Labro9 says FML

Thursday 7 January 16:10:37 UTC 2016

Today, I hate my distant visiting family so much that after work I take a detour and sit in my car on an adjacent street, contemplating reasons not to go home. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Theodore

Thursday 7 January 15:41:52 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police Academy 9: Zlitenghazi [Scary]

Thursday 7 January 15:31:37 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 13 Sizzling Facts About 'Some Like It Hot'

Thursday 7 January 15:30:00 UTC 2016

Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning film cut against the cultural grain so sharply that it’s a miracle it got made at all. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cornelius told deputies he stole the edible panties for his fiancée, having just proposed to her at Walmart [Fail]

Thursday 7 January 15:22:12 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [59 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A man assaults a disabled vet because he would not let his daughter pet his service animal [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 15:00:37 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [224 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What is CTE?

Thursday 7 January 15:00:00 UTC 2016

In the 1920s, the condition was given its own boxer-related name: dementia pugilistica. [Link]

FMyLife » Sleep_lover654 says FML

Thursday 7 January 14:46:35 UTC 2016

Today, I discovered my dog humping my sister's five month old baby while babysitting. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » This Orchid Emits 'B.O.' to Attract Mosquitoes

Thursday 7 January 14:30:00 UTC 2016

The scent produced by this orchid is oddly familiar. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sandy Hook denier and university professor discovers that the university is now a paycheck denier [Followup]

Thursday 7 January 14:28:10 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [287 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police in New Mexico investigating substitute high school teacher for being awesome [Obvious]

Thursday 7 January 14:21:38 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Parents of the year arrested after their daughter was found restrained with zip ties, stuck in a playhouse [Florida]

Thursday 7 January 14:04:47 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this ladies man [Photoshop]

Thursday 7 January 14:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch This Breathtaking Timelapse of High Plains Storms

Thursday 7 January 14:00:00 UTC 2016

Photographer Nicolaus Wegner has an affinity for chasing down beautiful storms. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Salt miners trapped in NY mine. Let's hope they don't have any wounds, because you know what that would be like [Scary]

Thursday 7 January 13:51:01 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Oregon militia has finally met its match–from birdwatchers. "We have powerful cameras, and the ability to move unseen in the wilderness. We are watching you and our years of birding photography have made us endlessly patient and determined&#

Thursday 7 January 13:47:37 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [134 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Free Hot Lunch

Thursday 7 January 13:38:56 UTC 2016

Did someone say free food?

The Milwaukee Journal — Jun 17, 1990

You can purchase some Free Hot Lunch for only $9.49 at Amazon:

[Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Varieties of Hot Tea Everyone Should Try

Thursday 7 January 13:30:00 UTC 2016

Don’t get stuck in an Earl Grey-chai-chamomile rut this winter. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The latest place it's illegal to smoke: public housing [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 13:24:33 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [160 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » sammylynnp says FML

Thursday 7 January 13:15:21 UTC 2016

Today, my 4 year old's heavily pregnant teacher pulled me aside and asked me to talk to my son about "boundaries". Apparently, he asked her if she was going to "boobie feed" him and listed a few reasons why she should and why formula is bad, in front of the entire class. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch Footage of a Rare Tree-Dwelling Kangaroo and Her Joey

Thursday 7 January 13:00:00 UTC 2016

Matschie’s tree kangaroos are an incredibly rare species of kangaroo, found only in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New York's Penn Station will be renamed Empire Station Complex, delighting Sith lords everywhere [Strange]

Thursday 7 January 12:58:43 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Father upset his 10-year-old snowflake daughter endured 1-minute, 48-second pat down by TSA agent at airport security checkpoint [Silly]

Thursday 7 January 12:52:43 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [220 comments] [Link]

The Onion » Infographic: The Pros And Cons Of Helicopter Parenting

Thursday 7 January 12:30:00 UTC 2016

The rising trend of “helicopter parenting,” or hovering over a child’s educational, social, extracurricular, and home life, has been praised by some as true dedication to one’s kids and decried by others for potentially smothering a child’s independent development. Here are the pros and cons of helicopter parenting: PROS
Only way to prevent your children from being abducted, molested, and then …
[Link]

Mental Floss » This Supercut Shows How Hollywood Thinks Hacking Works

Thursday 7 January 12:30:00 UTC 2016

Dramatic typing, cartoon graphics, and floppy disks everywhere. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A series of misadventures and yakkity sax [Facepalm]

Thursday 7 January 12:26:42 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drug sniffing dog finds $415,000 of marijuana hidden inside a shipment of broccoli. Police say they plan to burn the noxious weed, but keep the pot as evidence [Fail]

Thursday 7 January 12:26:32 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Theodore

Thursday 7 January 12:15:00 UTC 2016

[Link]

Weird Universe » Desk Riders

Thursday 7 January 12:05:56 UTC 2016



I sure would like to know more about this system/device/technology, but I can't google up anything else. Maybe WU-vies can help!

Original article here. [Link]

Mental Floss » Make Yourself Smarter With These Beautifully Illustrated, Fact-Filled Instagrams

Thursday 7 January 12:00:00 UTC 2016

Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Greyhound driver leaves bus full of passengers to freeze while he naps in a La Quinta room. Greyhound management says, "Passengers could have waited all night in McDonald's. Thanks, Obama" [Asinine]

Thursday 7 January 11:59:25 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [74 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Things You Didn't Know About America's First Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes

Thursday 7 January 11:30:00 UTC 2016

The blueprints for his "Murder Castle" included 51 doorways that opened to brick walls, 100 windowless rooms, stairs that led to nowhere, two furnaces, and body-sized chutes to an incinerator. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Medal of Honor Marine displays additional courageous foolhardiness [Murica]

Thursday 7 January 11:23:44 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [112 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » cat lady says FML

Thursday 7 January 10:53:32 UTC 2016

Today, I found out the reason why my cat would sometimes go outside for days at a time was because when she would go out, my neighbor would lure her in with cat treats and keep her there for up to 2 days. She's an indoor cat now. FML [Link]

FMyLife » seeking new employment says FML

Thursday 7 January 10:53:31 UTC 2016

Today, I found out why my coworkers never invite me anywhere. Apparently, I "made a face" when one of them used the N-word, and it makes them uncomfortable to be around me. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Real (Extinct) King Kong

Thursday 7 January 10:30:21 UTC 2016

Great links to start a great day! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For SCIENCE [Spiffy]

Thursday 7 January 10:21:42 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The 6 Most Interesting Comics of the Week

Thursday 7 January 9:44:14 UTC 2016

Every week I write about the most interesting new comics hitting comic shops, bookstores, digital, and the web. Feel free to comment below if there's a comic you've read recently that you want to talk about or an upcoming comic that you'd like me to consider highlighting. This week's list—presented in no particular order—includes selections that hit stores over the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Baby giraffe gets stuck between two fence posts at break neck speed [Sad]

Thursday 7 January 9:41:43 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [20 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Knifeproof jacket, huh? I invented this gag, Rabbit. Only in my day, the rookie got naked. And we also used rubber knives. You're a sick motherfarker, Mac [Fail]

Thursday 7 January 9:20:29 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 300-Year-Old Ship Surfaces in Old Town Alexandria

Thursday 7 January 9:00:00 UTC 2016

The vessel was discovered by construction workers, who were breaking ground for a brand-new hotel. [Link]

GraphJam » No, I Don't Want the Official Site

Thursday 7 January 8:54:10 UTC 2016

google Pie Chart search engine wikipedia Graph by: Unknown Tagged: google , Pie Chart , search engine , wikipedia Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Why Did I Click on That Snake Video?

Thursday 7 January 8:53:31 UTC 2016

bed time internet Pie Chart scary Graph by: soulbane Tagged: bed time , internet , Pie Chart , scary Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The ultimate nightmare occurred when this woman was beaten in her sleep by her online "friend," with a mugshot of what an online "friend" may look like [Scary]

Thursday 7 January 8:52:42 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So it begins: left in the wake of Lyft and Uber, San Francisco Yellow Cab Cooperative considering filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy [Interesting]

Thursday 7 January 8:28:00 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About Manet's 'Luncheon on the Grass'

Thursday 7 January 7:55:29 UTC 2016

Today, 'Luncheon on the Grass' (or 'Le déjeuner sur l'herbe') is regarded as 19th century French painter Édouard Manet's greatest triumph. But when its unusual take on classical nudes was first displayed, it shocked Paris earned the artist a reputation as a reckless rebel. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » FDA: Delivery pizza — not even once [PSA]

Thursday 7 January 7:09:00 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Bamboo Toaster With a Glass Window, So You Can Watch Your Toast Burn

Thursday 7 January 7:00:00 UTC 2016

A watched pot never boils, but a watched toaster is totally entertaining. [Link]

Futility Closet » Steps Back

Thursday 7 January 6:38:34 UTC 2016

For what it’s worth, here’s a dance from the 1780s: Glissade round (first part of tune). Double shuffle down, do. Heel and toe back, finish with back shuffle. Cut the buckle down, finish the shuffle. Side shuffle right and left, finishing with beats. Pigeon wing going round. Heel and toe haul in back. Steady toes down. Changes back, finish with … [Link]

The Onion » American Voices: Parrots Observed Using Tools, Sharing

Thursday 7 January 6:30:00 UTC 2016

Psychologists have found that captive parrots use tools such as pebbles or date pits to scrape the inside of seashells to derive their nourishing calcium powder and also share those tools with one another, the first evidence of a nonhuman species exhibiting these behaviors. What do you think?
[Link]

The Onion » News in Brief: God Refuses To Grant Any More Transcendent Near-Death Experiences To People Who Crash Snowmobiles

Thursday 7 January 6:30:00 UTC 2016

THE HEAVENS—Saying He was fed up with providing His divine assistance in such cases, the Lord Our God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, proclaimed Thursday He would no longer bestow transcendent near-death experiences upon people who crash their snowmobiles. “From now on, if you tear off into the woods on a snowmobile, hit a rock, and go flying headlong into … [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Things You Didn't Know You Knew About Your Body

Thursday 7 January 6:00:00 UTC 2016

From hiccups to brain freeze, you’re intimately familiar with many strange things your body does. The reason why these things happen, however, is a bit more elusive. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hiding your drug business stash in Pringles tubes at a children's playground because no one would EVER think to look there. BRILLIANT [Dumbass]

Thursday 7 January 5:41:00 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 557: "Desolation 2" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 7 January 5:31:00 UTC 2016

Farktography [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » These Cool Sculptures Combine Animal Bones With Antiques

Thursday 7 January 5:00:00 UTC 2016

Jessica Joslin uses animal skulls and antique metal to create unique works or art. [Link]

Mental Floss » Commemorative 'Star Trek' Stamps Will Soon Beam Into Your Mailbox

Thursday 7 January 4:30:00 UTC 2016

What better way for the US Postal Service to celebrate the show's upcoming 50th anniversary? [Link]

Weird Universe » Kosher Cannabis

Thursday 7 January 4:06:06 UTC 2016


Vireo Health, a company in New York that supplies medical marijuana, is now having their product certified Kosher. Apparently this would not normally be necessary except that some of the cannabis will be used in baked goods. So, because some of it will be eaten it must be certified Kosher for those who keep Kosher. Pot, its becoming more mainstream … [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Things We Learned from David Attenborough’s AMA

Thursday 7 January 4:00:00 UTC 2016

The beloved documentarian and naturalist is pro-Björk and anti-space travel, and he won’t tell you his favorite fossil. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Long Island priest busted for drugs at seedy motel confesses to cops that he's been smoking crack since sister was decapitated by her son in 2014. Okay that's a pretty good reason to start [Weird]

Thursday 7 January 3:49:58 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Darren Aronofsky Is Shooting a Show in Space for Nat Geo

Thursday 7 January 3:45:00 UTC 2016

The crew will film for 100 weeks both on earth and in space. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Ancient City of Knossos Was Three Times Bigger Than We Thought

Thursday 7 January 3:30:00 UTC 2016

Recent fieldwork has uncovered that the ancient city was both significantly larger and more involved in international trade than previously imagined. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » H-Bomb this: 6 other North Korean 'whoppers,' including its 'invention' of the hamburger [PSA]

Thursday 7 January 3:22:38 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman discovers it's time to change the windshield viper [Unlikely]

Thursday 7 January 3:20:38 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Shakespeare's First Folio Is Going On Tour

Thursday 7 January 3:00:00 UTC 2016

The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced that copies of the First Folio will visit all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico as part of a Shakespeare celebration. [Link]

Mental Floss » One Italian Town's Mayor Has Temporarily Banned Wood-Fired Ovens

Thursday 7 January 2:30:00 UTC 2016

Officials hope that the measure will reduce the town's air pollution. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy tweets erotic fanfiction about Bundy militia standoff. "Jason pressed Jed against a rack of "Birds of Oregon" books; his breath was sweet with jerky. Somewhere, an egret cried" [Amusing]

Thursday 7 January 2:22:38 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [262 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Colorado laws prohibiting the purchase of limited amounts of marijuana. Busted: Buyers trying to score large amounts from cops posing as black market dealers [Misc]

Thursday 7 January 2:17:00 UTC 2016

Misc [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Highlights From the New York Public Library’s New Public Domain Collections

Thursday 7 January 2:00:00 UTC 2016

Go forth and download high-res images. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this black bass [Photoshop]

Thursday 7 January 1:30:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Is It Actually Bad to Hold in Your Pee?

Thursday 7 January 1:30:00 UTC 2016

In the battle of your willpower versus your bladder, is there really a winner? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Well there's shrimp slavery, shrimp toxins, shrimp cruelty, shrimp fraud, shrimp carbon, shrimp MRSA, shrimpicillin, shrimpecoli, shrimpruptcy, shrimplesterol, shrimpophosphates, shrimpestrogens, and shrimp sandwich. That's – that's about

Thursday 7 January 1:21:04 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [71 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do I Have Eyebrows?

Thursday 7 January 1:08:49 UTC 2016

That hair above your eyes is very important, and here's why! [Link]

Mental Floss » Students Turn Leonardo da Vinci's Design Into the World's Longest Ice Bridge

Thursday 7 January 0:30:00 UTC 2016

The ice bridge will stretch 115 feet. [Link]

FMyLife » makdra says FML

Thursday 7 January 0:29:34 UTC 2016

Today, I found out my mom can't wait until I turn 18, so she can kick me out and turn my room into a huge closet for all her clothes. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonycock says FML

Thursday 7 January 0:29:33 UTC 2016

Today, I'm so sexually deprived, I got a boner from undressing a mannequin at work. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Thursday 7 January 0:29:32 UTC 2016

Today, let's just say it's not a good sign when your plumber yells "What the fuck?!" That is, unless you actually like your kitchen being swamped by sewage. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mexican warlock says Trump's going down. Fraggles, leprechauns, tribbles, and those damn snorks aren't too fond of him either [Strange]

Thursday 7 January 0:06:54 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Rotterdam Is Installing Traffic Lights With Rain Sensors

Thursday 7 January 0:00:00 UTC 2016

In an effort to improve bike commutes and encourage more people to choose an environmentally friendly travel option, the Rotterdam city council has installed traffic lights with sensors that reduce wait times for bicyclists when it’s raining. [Link]

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