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 » Service guarantees citizenship [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The Daily Mail tries to convince us that: a) woman is actually a dairy cow; b) you can freeze breast milk for more than five days; c) you can try and convince airport security that frozen milk isn't a liquid; d) all of the above [Boobies]
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Mental Floss » 8 Crime Fiction Characters From Florida
There's a plethora of great pulp fiction in the Sunshine State. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cal Trans posts new sign to Los Fezil. Plans on new signs for Fan Sanfrisco and Los Anglefish [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » “A Dialogue Between the Head and Heart”
Of course, she’s only a digestive tube, like all of us.
Yes, but look what it’s attached to! — Gavin Ewart [Link]
FMyLife » HollyThorne says FML
Today, I'm a 27-year-old back-to-school university student. Everyone hates me because I'm actually interested in participating in my classes and getting good grades, instead of partying, cheating in exams, and generally not giving a crap. Apparently I make them look bad. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my daughter had a vocabulary assignment. She had to find five new words in books and movies. She was watching Shrek, so her first word was "thong". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » North Carolina District Court Judge, who sentenced a veteran suffering from PTSD to jail for lying in court, locked himself away with the defendant for his stay in order to help him by talking through his problems [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » "There was the odd sign posted, asking vendors not to sell to minors. Based on the throng of spaced-out high schoolers wandering the beach Wednesday, not everyone heeded the call" [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Introducing the street drug W-18, 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. This should end well for Florida [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » French Town Fights Vandals By Endowing Statue With a Removable Penis
After decades of retrieving and reinstating the stolen organ, officials have decided to keep it to themselves. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this man & his experiment [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro Tip: When impersonating a cop, don't try to pull over a cop [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Police search for man in Arby's uniform that robbed a Dollar General. They're looking all over but I'm thinking Arby's [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Looking for recommendations of some good "hard science fiction" books to read. Space opera is all good fun, but what's the best stuff with believable science? It's your Saturday Fark Book Thread. Enjoy [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 25 Things You Should Know About Orlando
2. The Bard may have had something to do with O-Town's moniker. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Having a disagreement with your teacher neighbor? Just accuse him of being a pedophile on Facebook, that should do the trick [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, claims major breakthrough in ocean-targeting reliability [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Man uses monopoly money to scam dealers out of more than $700,000 in jewelry. Is linked to scams in London, Bristol and Leeds, England [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Good news, carnivores. New studies show that you don't have to actually feel guilty for the environmental impact your meat-eating habits are having on the planet. Oh, you weren't feeling guilty at all? Alrighty then, carry on [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're looking for something to turn heads at the local marina this summer, a fully restored 1921 steam-powered super yacht should do the trick [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently minks are noted fish thieves [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The Club for Failures
The Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain celebrated the quiet glory of incompetence. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Heading out to the game shop later. Anyone have any suggestions on board games or tabletop RPGs? [Advice]
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FMyLife » dvddtraveller says FML
Today, I went to the local clinic and I met a really cute guy. We hit it off quite well, and he asked me out. It's like The Fault in Our Stars, but instead of cancer, we have STDs. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, through a mutual friend, I met the girl of my dreams. After flirting and exchanging numbers with her, my friend confessed that she's liked me since the day we met. Now the girl of my dreams doesn't want to pursue a relationship with me out of respect for our friend. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Judge orders a New Jersey school district pay a music teacher $1.8 million, saying her asthma and other chronic lung issues were caused by a moldy classroom the school forced her to teach in [Followup]
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Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, April 23
As a recurring feature, our team combs the Web and shares some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. Here’s what caught our eye today, April 23. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Towering Facts About 'The Iron Giant'
3. It was originally meant to be a Pete Townshend musical. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Government canceled your school lunch program? Don't worry, there are plenty of fresh berries and mushrooms in the forest … near Chernobyl [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Would you pay to comment on a news article? I mean, on the news site, not here [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this eerie woman [Photoshop]
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Weird Universe » The Lafargue Retirement Plan
November 1911: Paul and Laura Lafargue were found dead in their home in Draveil, just outside of Paris. They had committed suicide by injecting poison. Laura was the daughter of Karl Marx. She was 66, and Paul was 69.
It turned out that their suicide was the result of a ten-year plan. Or, at least, that's the story that circulated … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: $1000 for Steam games – enter to win contest. What's your favorite Steam game? (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Ever heard of someone getting their charges dismissed but still be confined to their home on electronic monitoring? [Strange]
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GraphJam » First Step: Kill Off Parents
Graph by: generalburnside Tagged: batman , employment , jobs , kids , parents , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How I locate Hollister/Abercrombie
Graph by: Kris10S2artFan Tagged: abercrombie and fitch , annoying , directory , find , hollister , mall , Music , noise , Pie Chart , shopping , smell , stores Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Inverse Fry/Ketchup Ratio
LoL by: vulturepeak Tagged: fast food , food , french fries , giant , ketchup , meals , monster , ratios , regular , small Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » A cat found living in a couch that was sent to a thrift store has now been reunited with her human. She now prefers to snooze on top of the ottoman on Caturday [Caturday]
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Weird Universe » Ship of Suicides
Original article here. [Link]
Mental Floss » Build and Control Your Own Pet Robot Ant
Owners can use coding to teach these small bots new tricks. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Planners hope to build a hotel over the oldest cemetery in Iceland. Haven't we seen this movie before? [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Watching Electronics Blow Up Is Surprisingly Fun
Don't do this. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Funny dog pictures, y'all [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Tiger keeper violated zoo safety rules before fatal mauling, including the important "don't get mauled by a tiger" rule [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Happy Birthday to the world's oldest tree, which turns 4,847 years young. Good luck finding it, though [Sappy]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I guess my son's balls dropped. I've caught him humping his sister's Selena Gomez posters several times today. For god's sake. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I caught my 7 year old sister poking a dead bird with a stick, causing maggots to start coming out of the bird's sad little body. I was horrified and threw up. She won't stop mocking me for being a "sissy". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man catches 400-lb fish with a wrench. What the fish was doing with the wrench we may never know [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Here's Where the South Pole is…This Year
The marker at the South Pole moves every year. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I overheard a "friend" talking about me and my recently deceased dog. He said: "Only time I've seen someone get that upset over someone dying, they were fucking each other. Just sayin'." FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man buys armchair and finds an old photo album in it, reunites lost photo album with the man in the pictures. In related news: Who keeps photo albums in their armchairs? [Weird]
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Futility Closet » “Sweet-Seasoned Showers”
Today marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. To commemorate it, Craig Knecht has devised a 44 × 44 magic square (click to enlarge). Like the squares we featured in 2013, this one is topographical — if the number in each cell is taken to represent its altitude, and if water runs “downhill,” then a fall of rain will … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Miami neurology resident who infamously berated Uber driver in viral video gets herself fired [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 38 Facts About Shakespeare’s 38 Plays
William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this month. [Link]
FMyLife » 4evalone says FML
Today, the man I love, who broke my heart by leaving me a few months ago, showed up to a family event and pulled off the most elaborate, romantic proposal I've ever seen. He was proposing to my cousin. FML [Link]
FMyLife » _aPerson_ says FML
Today, I lost the key to my bike lock. I ended up having to cut it off, even though it was brand new. After spending 30 minutes hacking away at it, it finally came off. When I hopped onto my bike, I felt something poking my leg. My key was in my pocket the whole time. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man redefines street crime by stealing the street (with video and bonus Super Mario Brothers theme tune) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Suspect figures there's no money in just disposing of a murder weapon, so why not try to sell it openly on the street in broad daylight? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Want to be adopted? Better get out there and sell that lemonade, son [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Sober is the new drunk? YOU TAKE THAT BACK [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » With your steak, may I suggest a weed pairing? Here's a weed of the month selection [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » With the power vested in me, I pronounce you man and town. You may now kiss the sign. O_o [Weird]
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Mental Floss » Instead of Using Batteries, This Computer Draws Energy From the Air
WISP works by converting radio waves to electricity. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » O.J. Simpson, making post-prison plans, reportedly wants to date Kris Jenner when he gets out. She'd be out of her head if she did that [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh nothing, just 500 pounds of explosives have been stolen from a train somewhere between Chicago and Detroit [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Here’s Why Some Birds Eat Dirt
When we crave salty foods, we reach for a bag of potato chips. Macaws do something a little different. [Link]
Mental Floss » These Baby Dinosaurs Were Born With Adult-Like Proportions
Fossils from a baby Rapetosaurus krausei suggest the titanosaur would stay the same shape throughout its life, even as it grew to the size of a bus. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this doggie [Photoshop]
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