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.”
FMyLife » fuckoffgramps says FML
Today, I twisted my knee while cutting firewood with my grandpa. The pain was so crippling, I fell over screaming. His response? "Quit your bitching, I had my kneecaps blown off in Vietnam. They had to stitch 'em back on." He's never been to Vietnam, or even out of the country. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, somebody kicked the crap out of my car and spray painted "CHEATER" on the sides. I've never even had a girlfriend. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my dad wanted to show me a cool camera he saw on Amazon yesterday, so I let him use my laptop to find it. I realized too late that I'd forgotten to clear my browsing history. The suggested purchases section was filled with dildos and lube. He definitely noticed. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Pre-Show Rituals of 11 Famous Musicians
Rihanna needs Oreos. Robert Plant likes to iron his pants. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Detroit teacher takes photos of the sad conditions of the school. Come for the classroom shrooms, stay for the wobbly wooden floors [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Yall Qaeda has their very own big-boy kangaroo court and has indicted the federal government [Followup]
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Mental Floss » This 'Up' Coffee Table Looks Like It’s Floating on Balloons
Here's a fast way to make any room 100 times more whimsical. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Son comes home to find his father dead in a sex swing, surrounded by empty gas cylinders. "Awkward" is a bit of an understatement [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what's in your rearview mirror [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » The Ric Romero Institute for Advanced Studies reports that alcoholics are responsible for the majority of the industry's profits. Who'd have thought [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Bad news: Police inquiry fails to identify headless body. Silver lining: It has found 263 missing persons alive and well [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 11 Colorful Facts You Might Not Know About Trix Cereal
Silly Rabbit. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » King Arthur Flour's Grilled Cheese Challenge had the Green Mountain Special, the French Melt, the Hog Wild, and the Sweet & Shallot. All of them were different but all of them served with a cup of tomato soup The only soup to have with a GCS
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Fark.com RSS » The cops' magic DUI box will declare you are drunk if you've been vaping before being pulled over, even if you haven't been drinking [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » DHS admits none of that crap really matters [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » "The leak has put out the equivalent of 2.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide – more greenhouse gas than 440,000 cars emit in a year" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Farmers' markets everywhere cringe in fear as senior citizens start driving for Uber [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » An Iranian, a severed penis, marijuana dispensary, plumbing tunnels, and rappelling from the roof: it's all part of your California maximum security escape story [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Jonathan Mann's "Song a Day" Navigator
For 2,577 consecutive days, Jonathan Mann has written and recorded one song each day. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Basketball cop kept his promise and showed up with some backup [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis strikes out at internet trolls; "Access to digital networks entails a responsibility for our neighbor whom we do not see but who is nonetheless real and has a dignity which must be respected." Hope he doesn't see the politics
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FMyLife » Dexter_39476 says FML
Today, I found out my family refers to my room as "the virgin cave". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Journalists embed themselves in Y'all Qaeda's aviary siege and interview the weekend warriors playing dress-up and illegally occupying Federal property. And every one of them said they "would support this to the death" [Followup]
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Mental Floss » 20 Truths About ‘The X-Files’
Believe it—the iconic sci-fi series is back. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ugly ass puppy and cheetah kitty play in the snow [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Quaked Alaska [Scary]
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Weird Universe » June’s Creation
A month ago I posted about the rice recipe that caused a woman to have a nervous breakdown.
Summary: In 1989, Bobbie June Griggs submitted her rice recipe to South Carolina Electric & Gas's annual rice cookoff. She didn't win, but they published her recipe in their cookbook anyway. So she sued them, claiming its publication had caused her to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Let there be light [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: When I was a kid and it snowed [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » Number of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. have declined to the lowest in a decade. Figures supported by the increase in overgrown yards, uncleaned pools, new houses awaiting framing [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Liver Stress Hormone Talks to the Brain to Reduce Alcohol and Sugar Preference
This could lead to new drugs to treat alcoholism and other forms of addiction. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Bandleader Shirt
All your contemporary T-shirts with images of rappers put together will never be as cool as this.
Original ad here.
Larger image here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ladies, if you post a selfie posing with an AK47 between your legs, expect the police to be interested [Fail]
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FMyLife » ugh says FML
Today, I crashed my car into a bridge, while playing a song with the line, "I crashed my car into a bridge". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, just 1 month after giving me a bracelet with an infinity symbol on it for Christmas, my boyfriend of three years ended everything out of the blue. That was a short infinity. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Woman sues Kohl's after receiving thousands of robocalls meant for her ex-boyfriend [Facepalm]
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GraphJam » Uncomfortable Compliments
Graph by: sticky_feet Tagged: Babies , basic , compliments , cute , discomfort , girlfriend , together , uncomfortable , wedding Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The TV Volume Paradox
Graph by: Tipsy_the_Drunken_Fairy Tagged: annoying , Bar Graph , commerical , csi , dialogue , game , hockey , important , paradox , plot , shows , TV , volume , weather Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » STFU Already
Graph by: LeeLaz2008 Tagged: Bar Graph , dont-care , stfu , talking Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Overburdened Again!?
Graph by: kazek24 Tagged: all the things , burden , Pie Chart , Skyrim , video games Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Don't try to stop an Alaskan from jogging. Even in a blizzard [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Gunfight at the Circle Derp corral [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Watch 'Beyond the Mind's Eye,' 1992's Computer-Animated Trip
The adjective "rad" comes to our mind's eye. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Before giving a real estate developer the go ahead to start demolishing an old building, you may want to check first to make sure it doesn't have any historical significance. Ya know, like maybe the birthplace of the Bill of Rights [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Just a reminder: you cannot pack your bat'leth in carry-on luggage, regardless of your personal honor or your place in the Klingon Empire [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Eight people accused over an incident with King Tut's beard, may be cursed as a result of it [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Budweiser sending beer to Flint [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my dog once again desperately tried to yank me straight into the path of a bus. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to give a joint presentation at college. My partner was so high, she couldn't even pronounce her own name properly in her introduction. I'm pretty sure her antics are going to get us both failed hard. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, after the topic of grandkids came up yet again, my fiancé confessed that we've been having trouble conceiving. Later, I overheard his mum telling him to take my engagement ring back to the store and get a refund, because apparently I'm not worth marrying if I can't give him kids. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Take a Virtual Tour of the Museum of Endangered Sounds
The Museum of Endangered Sounds preserves the sounds of dial-up Internet, TV snow, Tamagotchis, and other forgotten and outdated technological devices. [Link]
Futility Closet » Point of Interest
Image: Wikimedia Commons The Austrian village of Jungholz is connected to the rest of the country by a single point, the summit of the mountain Sorgschrofen. The summit marks a “quadripoint,” a point that touches four distinct territories — here, Austria to the north and south and Germany to the east and west. This raises some philosophical questions. Suppose a stubborn, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The most Australian foiling of a robbery you will ever see [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Sunset Candle Changes Color as it Burns
It has different scents, too. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Our host is at a family event so he won't be in the studio tonight. Instead here is an archived Livingston Stapler Company Presents show from February 16, 2013 for your listening pleasure [Cool]
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Mental Floss » New Project Looks to Find When and How Dogs and People Became BFFs
Archeological evidence shows that humans were burying dogs along with their own dead 14,000 years ago. This Oxford project seeks to find out why. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Helping a stranded motorist? That's a shooting [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » One of the more notable rescues during Snowzilla is this adorable piglet [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » There are only seven people in the world allowed to wear white when they meet the Pope [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » George Orwell's 11 Tips for Proper Tea Making
"I maintain that one strong cup of tea is better than twenty weak ones." -George Orwell, 70 years ago. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this angry hipster [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » soon to have a fist shaped hole in my ass says FML
Today, my neighbors in the apartment above me yet again had a loud fight, well past midnight while I was trying to sleep. I stood on my bed and pounded on the ceiling to shut them up. And now I'll have to explain the two fist-shaped holes in the ceiling to my landlord. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my dad let me borrow his phone while I wait for mine to get back from the shop. I guess he forgot to pass the news along, because within 4 hours I'd received a picture of my mom's tits. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Flight 734 now arriving gate 12 … gate 13…. gate 14 … 15 … 16 … 37 [Scary]
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Mental Floss » See These Amazing Photos of Winter Storm Jonas From Space
If you live on the East Coast or in the mid-Atlantic region, the view out your window right now is probably a blur of blustery snow. [Link]
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