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.”
Mental Floss » 15 Fun Facts About 'Chappelle's Show'
Hugh Hefner is partly to thank for one of television's greatest sketch comedy shows. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my girlfriend dumped me for another guy by text. I felt so betrayed, I stupidly tried to hurt her by replying that I'd been cheating on her all along with a hot babe. Turned out the dumping text was actually a prank by her friend. Now I'm single and everyone thinks I'm a cheater. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my dad made me figure out how to disable the adult content filters on our internet. He spent what must have been a full 10 minutes on a distracting, long-winded speech about how he doesn't want to look up porn, but "it's just the principle of the damn thing". Sure, dad. Sure. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, at college, I asked the girl who usually sits next to me if she wanted to team up on our latest assignment. She gave me a disgusted look, said "Um, I'm MARRIED. Creep." and walked away. Seriously, what the fuck? FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bottle feeding baby squirrels is illegal in Jersey. In other news, it's still legal in Jersey to bury toxic waste and dead mobsters in your basement [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Help Scientists Search For an Earth-Like Exoplanet
Follow along as astronomers search for an Earth-like exoplanet around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Actors Who Earned Oscars Nods for Less Than 20 Minutes of Screen Time
Quality over quantity. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this flabulous fighter [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » Gamergirl137 says FML
Today, I was walking home with my boyfriend and we passed the shop where my ex works at. My boyfriend slapped my ass right as my ex came out. It was so sudden that I started choking on a fry and dropped soda all over myself. My ex kept laughing all while my boyfriend kept apologizing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » I'm over it says FML
Today, I work 732 miles away from my wife and three children, and I rarely get to go home. After giving up many hours of family time to work on my last home visit, I returned to work only to have my boss accuse me of stealing time, dock me 50 hours, and "review" my employment for termination. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Houston
In a state where everything's bigger, H-Town looms particularly large. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Video of U.S. airstrike in Iraq shows millions of ISIS-bucks going up in smoke [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / All manslaughtered were the Mims men / And the Florida Police outgrabe [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » You and your friend are arguing about who gets to run a right-wing, militia-based Facebook page. Do you: C) shoot your friend? (Hint: This is in Texas) [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Crates of lobsters stolen from Nova Scotian fishery. At $6/pound, that's $27000 street value. Canada announces the War on Lobsters, Mountie interdiction task force started [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Hopefully, the blind mystic who predicted the '04 tsunami, 9/11, and the 44th president, was totally wrong about 2016 [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass panda Bei Bei takes first beibei steps at Washington Zoo [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » Chinese Space Program Heads for the Far Side of the Moon
The China National Space Administration has announced plans to send a rover to the Moon’s far side in 2018. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Among the things you can be sent to prison for are murder, arson and tagging people on Facebook [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Boston Marathon bombing cost $101,124,027 according to judge who ordered Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to pay restitution [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Welcome to Fark thread #9,000,000. Enjoy [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » 10 Actors Who Earned Oscars Nods for Minutes of Screen Time
Quality over quantity. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Police, Homeland Security raid six strip mall massage parlors after hard, year-long investigation [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Although there's no rule against breaking into random houses and threatening to kill everybody inside, Massachusetts police will adopt voluntary guidelines to avoid future embarrassing incidents [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle looks to pay somebody $10K to live in a bridge, proving that while trolling pays it doesn't pay all that well [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » British high court rules homeowners can beat up burglars without violating the burglar's human rights [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Iran frees four US prisoners [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Murderer given a sentence worse than death: Life in Arkansas [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » These two phrases you never want to see together: "perpetuated a complacent atmosphere" and "mistaken shipment of live anthrax" [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Armored Velvet
This stuff sounds like having a shag carpet sprayed onto your walls. Might have been a cool effect for a bachelor pad.
Unfortunately I can't find any pictures of what it looked like, so I can't tell how awesome/disgusting the stuff really was. I bet the fibers would get easily torn off, and then how would you patch it?
It … [Link]
Weird Universe » Kenny The Tiger
Of course Kenny the tiger did not have Downs syndrome, his deformities were due to inbreeding. He was an interesting looking cat though. Unfortunately, Kenny's lifespan was significantly shortened as well, he only lived for 10 years. So to the breeders, in the words of Kyle and Stan on South Park, "They killed Kenny!" "You bastards!" [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this killer granny [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » 73012211 says FML
Today, I accidentally broke an expensive glass display shelf at work. My coworker joked, "Ooh, that's gonna come out of your paycheck!" My boss thought that was a great idea. FML [Link]
FMyLife » joco4 says FML
Today, after being in a committed relationship for five years, I just found out that my girlfriend's parents have no idea that we are together. She says she "forgot" to tell them. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Welcome to an extremely dusty Caturday (tissues recommended) [Caturday]
[link] [742 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Make a Custom Pillow Pet Out of Your Cat’s Picture
For those times when your real cat just refuses to cuddle. [Link]
Weird Universe » King Louis Narcisse
A type of extravagant preaching that seems less prevalent today.
His Wikipedia page here.
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Fark.com RSS » Wellness is mandatory. Are you feeling well, worker? Insufficient wellness will be punished by termination of insurance. Trust the Insurer. The Insurer is your friend [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » It turns out breakfast is the most important meal of the day only if you're a growing child or work in the fields. But if you live a sedentary lifestyle like the rest of us fat asses, pass on that plate of waffles and don't eat until lunch [I
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Fark.com RSS » You know you live in a crappy apartment when your walls are infested with bats. "It's bad, it sounds like there are 20 or 30 in there" [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » MacGyver Defuses a Warhead Using a Paperclip
A paperclip may save your life…if you're MacGyver. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got pulled off a hugely important project, all because I accidentally spelled "country" as "cuntry" in an email to our client. FML [Link]
FMyLife » motherfucked says FML
Today, I tried to send my friend a link to a really weird porno. Unfortunately, Google Hangouts popped up with a message from my mom. I didn't realize the keyboard focus had switched until I hit Ctrl+V and Enter real quick. Now I'm grounded. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I took my labrador to the vet because he seemed really sick and wasn't acting like his usual self the past few weeks. The vet said nothing was physically wrong with him and that he's most likely suffering from depression. My own depression is why I got a dog in the first place. FML [Link]
GraphJam » Also, When the Ink Runs Out
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: assignment , Pie Chart , printing , school , typos Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Rise From Your Coffin!
Graph by: noimaginationtocreateaname Tagged: altered beast , cedric diggory , coffin , edward cullen , Harry Potter , Pie Chart , twilight , vampire Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Don't Even Smell That Bad Yet, I Don't Need a Shower
Graph by: something12345 Tagged: body , curtain , knife , living corpse , murderer , Pie Chart , scary , shower Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » aw
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Fark.com RSS » Who knew going down a slide while wearing a scarf could be so dangerous? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Atlanta is about to lose another historic landmark to gentrification. Fark: It's known as the "Murder Kroger," and not without reason [Sad]
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Mental Floss » Star City: The Secret Soviet Town Where Cosmonauts Once Trained
Officially, it wasn't supposed to exist. [Link]
Mental Floss » Innovative Jacket Allows You to Add Insulation With Built-In Pump
Cold winter gear that caters to your needs. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Herbal Womb Detox Pills? In MY vagina? [Asinine]
[link] [47 comments] [Link]
Futility Closet » Black and White
By Richard Steinweg. White to mate in two moves. Click for solution … Please support Futility Closet on Patreon! [Link]
Mental Floss » When the Academy Nominates Actors Twice For Playing the Same Character
Sylvester Stallone is the latest actor to join the club. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That Taco Bell bro who served a beat supreme to an Uber driver is suing the driver for $5 million because why not go all in? [Followup]
[link] [151 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » This Mathematician Created a Computer Program To Design Baffling Illusions
Over the last 34 years, Kokichi Sugihara has created over 100 illusions with the help of the computer program he developed. [Link]
Mental Floss » India Has Its First Fully Organic State
The farms of Sikkim are now 100 percent pesticide free. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you think of Yosemite National Park as a haven for nature, a place to experience all that is good and pure, in a landscape untainted by commercialism, you're wrong. Just like the rest of the world, it's being ruined by greedy assholes [Sad
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Mental Floss » Socializing May Lead to Healthier Gut Bacteria
Scientists say physical contact between chimps increases the diversity of bacteria in their guts. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Just how much does the lottery prey on the poor? People who make less than $10,000 spend on average $597 on lottery tickets – about 6 percent of their income [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The feds want states to lower their drunk driving limits again. Naturally, the American Beverage Institute has a problem with this [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 15 Things You Might Not Know About the Bastille
It probably wasn't as bad as you think. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Space walk almost turns into space swim [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Reveal How New York Has Changed With This 'Scratch-Off' Map
It's like a lottery ticket, but you win history instead of cash. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The Loch Ness Monster has eluded scientists and adventurers for centuries but it may finally be solved – after experts said it could be an umbrella stand. Wait, what? [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » 15 Clear Facts About Amber
15. It's easy to be fooled by fake amber. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » YallQaeda member steals U.S. Fish and Wildlife truck and changes the name tag on the door, then drives into town, where he's promptly arrested outside of a Safeway. The Aristohicks [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Now that the issuing of same-sex marriage licenses in Alabama has been banned, a new judge tries to one-up everyone by calling for an end to common-law marriages [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Plans to convert a World War II concentration camp into a four to five star luxury beach resort is raising a fuhrer [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Ways to combat global warming [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » This Weekend, You Can Play Unlimited Games at the World's Biggest Pinball Museum
The third annual Arcade Expo allows attendees to test out hundreds of rare, antique, or novelty machines for a set price. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » People are jumpy enough without your description of how your Marine Corps training would help you kill students, Mr. Committee Chairman [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » The Guinness Book Now Holds a Record for the World's Largest Sticker Ball
"Saul the sticker ball" weighs 231.6 pounds [Link]
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