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 » Man pleads guilty to tearing off hijab worn by fellow Southwest Airlines passenger. Had demanded that woman, "Take it off. This is America" [Murica]

Friday 13 May 23:51:19 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [137 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Sweden’s Six-Hour Work Days Are Proving to be Effective

Friday 13 May 23:45:00 UTC 2016

Research shows that shorter work days make employees happier and more productive. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The flames in Spain fall mainly on the tire dump [Scary]

Friday 13 May 23:42:32 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [6 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The World's Weirdest Theme Parks

Friday 13 May 23:30:00 UTC 2016

Some of these sound like fun. Others … not so much. [Link]

Weird Universe » Honor

Friday 13 May 23:19:42 UTC 2016

Not weird, as many of you are well aware, but worth passing on. A day in November is not the only time we should remember to say:
To all of you who served or are serving in the military, thank you for your service. Your sacrifices should never be forgotten. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And they would've gotten away with it, too, If it weren't for that meddling house [Amusing]

Friday 13 May 23:14:00 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Famous JFK assassination conspiracy theorist dies at 89. Will be buried on a grassy knoll [Sad]

Friday 13 May 23:08:33 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Infrared Camera Captures the Eruption of Costa Rica's Turrialba Volcano

Friday 13 May 23:00:00 UTC 2016

The fiery spectacle looks even more dramatic on film. [Link]

Mental Floss » You Can Now Create GIFs With 'The Simpsons' Quote Search Engine

Friday 13 May 22:45:00 UTC 2016

Frinkiac lets users create GIFs out of nearly 3 million screenshots. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 640 sq. ft. shack on sale for only $1,380,000. "At least it has a lot of charm" [Asinine]

Friday 13 May 22:41:54 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [94 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Citizens you are drinking more than your suggested 14 weekly units of alcohol, please do not exceed 14 weekly units of alcohol [Unlikely]

Friday 13 May 22:41:33 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [83 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man gets penis stuck in wrench. Serves him right; those are only supposed to be used on nuts [Dumbass]

Friday 13 May 22:35:20 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [72 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Documentaries That Actually Changed Things

Friday 13 May 22:30:00 UTC 2016

Lots of documentaries start a conversation. These films sparked something bigger. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Harvard Public Health Review says that the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro should be canceled for the greater public good [Interesting]

Friday 13 May 22:22:54 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The difference between how Japan and the U.S. remember WWII: The Japanese ignore everything before Hiroshima and the Americans ignore everything after Nagasaki [Interesting]

Friday 13 May 22:03:59 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [123 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "How to simulate a terrorist atrocity" Step 1: Have freedoms [Obvious]

Friday 13 May 22:01:33 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man wakes up from coma, immediately demands Taco Bell food, has no idea how to use the three seashells [Florida]

Friday 13 May 21:48:30 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Ingestible Robot May One Day Rid Your Stomach of Foreign Objects

Friday 13 May 21:39:08 UTC 2016

Watch this new technology retrieve a small battery from a stomach. [Link]

Mental Floss » The 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Lair Is Now on Airbnb

Friday 13 May 21:39:07 UTC 2016

Cowabunga, dude! [Link]

Mental Floss » Detroit's Volunteer Landscaping Group Held a Blindfolded Lawn Mowing Match

Friday 13 May 21:39:06 UTC 2016

Don't worry, the “Blindfold Mowing Olympics" was held for a good cause. [Link]

Mental Floss » An Ice Cream Crime Ring Is Pillaging New York Drugstores

Friday 13 May 21:39:05 UTC 2016

Cold-hearted thieves are selling stolen pints to bodegas at a discount, New York City police say. [Link]

Mental Floss » Name the Original 13 Colonies (Without Missing One)

Friday 13 May 21:38:29 UTC 2016

Take the quiz! [Link]

Mental Floss » Where a Starbucks Latte Will Cost You the Most

Friday 13 May 21:30:00 UTC 2016

Zurich is a pricey town. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hey yo, forget about everything you think is important today, right now New Jersey is torn apart by a Taylor ham vs. pork roll debate in the Legislature for the state's official state sandwich [Interesting]

Friday 13 May 21:29:55 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [95 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "We're sorry our roller coaster broke down while you were riding it, stranding you in terror for hours hundreds of feet over the earth. So here's a free coupon to ride it again" [Scary]

Friday 13 May 21:09:53 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Fuzzy Facts About Exotic Shorthair Cats

Friday 13 May 21:00:00 UTC 2016

The breed is nearly identical to the Persian, save one big difference—it has short fur. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember, you have to bolt Jesus Christ to the cross, or he may get down and start stabbing people [Strange]

Friday 13 May 20:47:53 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Missing Links: Hockey Loving Zoos Make a Bet

Friday 13 May 20:30:00 UTC 2016

The Dallas Zoo and the St. Louis Zoo made a friendly wager over the NHL playoffs. It ended with the vice president of the Dallas Zoo shoveling elephant poop in a St. Louis Blues uniform. * From the Archives: Early Trains Were Thought to Make Women’s Uteruses Fly Out * There’s a crack in a window of the International Space … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New game show will be sort of like The Voice or American Idol–but for amateur porn performers. Hey, not everybody has a good singing voice (Not safe for work) [Strange]

Friday 13 May 20:18:33 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [189 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop a modern use for this classic building [Photoshop]

Friday 13 May 20:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Speakers for the Hard of Hearing Make Sound Sharper

Friday 13 May 20:00:00 UTC 2016

But not louder. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's your Friday the 13th edition of the Fark Weird News Quiz. No chainsaws included. This time [Survey]

Friday 13 May 19:45:08 UTC 2016

Survey [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What You See In This Wire Sculpture Changes Based On Perspective

Friday 13 May 19:30:00 UTC 2016

Two giraffes, one elephant, or all of the above? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hacked highway sign informs drivers: FREE HOOKERS AHEAD [Amusing]

Friday 13 May 19:22:17 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Tips on Starting a Meditation Practice From '10% Happier' Host Dan Harris

Friday 13 May 19:00:00 UTC 2016

Everyone can meditate—even you. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'Free Hugs' Guy arrested on charges of assault, false advertising [Stupid]

Friday 13 May 18:40:33 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caption this curmudgeon [Caption]

Friday 13 May 18:33:03 UTC 2016

Caption [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Google Wants to Map the Insides of Buildings

Friday 13 May 18:30:00 UTC 2016

We’re getting that much closer to a future where you never, ever have to ask another human for way-finding advice. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Weird Week in Review

Friday 13 May 18:11:42 UTC 2016

Odds news stories from all over. [Link]

FMyLife » TrolleyCollector says FML

Friday 13 May 18:07:51 UTC 2016

Today, at work, the shopping carts have coin locks on them so people put them back or don't go stealing them. A lady couldn't find a coin, so I unlocked one with my key and said to her, "It doesn't look like you will run off and steal it" as a joke. She replied, "I can't run darling, I have … [Link]

Mental Floss » Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Fly Your Drone at a Medieval Festival

Friday 13 May 18:00:00 UTC 2016

If you take your drone to Rusborg, it may get hit with a javelin. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Richest Person in Each State

Friday 13 May 17:59:29 UTC 2016

Who's top money dog in your state? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Facebook is now more popular than the Bible, still has fewer trending conservative articles as well [Obvious]

Friday 13 May 17:45:20 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » World's Oldest Person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, Dies at 116 Years Old

Friday 13 May 17:45:00 UTC 2016

The supercentenarian passed away on Thursday evening in New York City. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oops, Russian air force accidentally blows up Iranian forces in Syria… but it's the article's cartoon that really says it all [Awkward]

Friday 13 May 17:39:23 UTC 2016

Awkward [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Archaeologists find 50,000 year-old axe. No word if it still reeks of teenage desperation and gyms [Cool]

Friday 13 May 17:39:22 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan have no limits on the alcohol content of craft beers. Ohio hopes to join them [Spiffy]

Friday 13 May 17:38:21 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A timeline of George Zimmerman's bizarre life after killing Trayvon Martin [Followup]

Friday 13 May 17:30:05 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [227 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, May 13

Friday 13 May 17:30:01 UTC 2016

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, May 13. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Package Deal

Friday 13 May 17:29:47 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Senators want airlines to waive baggage fees to ease TSA delays. Which at least gave everyone at the airlines and in Congress a pretty good laugh [Unlikely]

Friday 13 May 17:19:25 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » FDIC says instances of departing employees walking out with thumb drives containing personal banking information on 160,000 U.S. residents were 'inadvertent' data breaches — except in one case [Unlikely]

Friday 13 May 17:19:03 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [5 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » US criticizes Romania for minting coin with image of antisemitic banker, slightly impressed they found one [Strange]

Friday 13 May 17:17:16 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Egypt in denial. Circular joke reference collapses into singularity [Followup]

Friday 13 May 17:15:49 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Track Your Package in Real Time With This New UPS Feature

Friday 13 May 17:00:00 UTC 2016

The carrier is rolling out a map that updates tracking info every two to three minutes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Get your fainting couch ready – there are separate rules for police and speed cameras [Obvious]

Friday 13 May 16:53:52 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 6 simple rules to ruin your prom [Unlikely]

Friday 13 May 16:37:03 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Best Apple Pie From All 50 States

Friday 13 May 16:30:00 UTC 2016

Celebrate National Apple Pie Day with the best slice of pie in your state. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pope to wave his dick at Turkey [Interesting]

Friday 13 May 16:21:05 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Guy with OCD tries to squeeze as many miles as he can out of every gallon of gas during his commute (pics) [Strange]

Friday 13 May 16:13:15 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [151 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not a great day for those with friggatriskaidekaphobia – of course not to be confused with kjahfjkajklhfbalsfbaphobia which is the irrational fear of falling asleep on your keyboard [Creepy]

Friday 13 May 16:01:29 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Three People With the Same Last Name

Friday 13 May 16:00:57 UTC 2016

Take the quiz! [Link]

Mental Floss » Netflix Saves You From Six Days’ Worth of Ads a Year

Friday 13 May 16:00:00 UTC 2016

That’s how many commercials traditional cable viewers see compared to Netflixers. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Burglary ring used Grindr to make dates and lure them out of their homes so they could be robbed, proving the app really can help you get screwed [Florida]

Friday 13 May 15:53:30 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Careless welder causes massive dinosaur extinction [Fail]

Friday 13 May 15:28:30 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Aurally Tracking Climate Change With a Soundscape Ecologist

Friday 13 May 15:00:00 UTC 2016

Ecologist Bernie Krause can hear nature depleting. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The last American born in the 19th century has finally died [Sad]

Friday 13 May 14:59:31 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [70 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Weedlord Bonerhitler, Racist McShootface drive Zimmerman gun to $65 million [Followup]

Friday 13 May 14:45:24 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [222 comments] [Link]

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » Packing

Friday 13 May 14:36:26 UTC 2016

PackingView [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hammerhead shark dies after fisherman who caught it left it out of the water for too long; he needed to get more selfies with it [Florida]

Friday 13 May 14:22:49 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: iFixit 64 Bit Driver Kit. Screwdrivers of all shapes and sizes to take your electronics apart and get to the cool parts. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]

Friday 13 May 14:17:00 UTC 2016

Plug [link] [9 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Beefy Man says FML

Friday 13 May 14:00:36 UTC 2016

Today, I spent eight hours cutting, curing, and aligning on the racks, six months worth of beef to be dried for some tasty jerky, only to find out my dehydrator is broken beyond repair, and would cost as much to fix as the soon-to-spoil meat that I bought. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » This Flying Bat Robot Is the New Star of Your Nightmares

Friday 13 May 13:30:00 UTC 2016

It uses silicone skin to fly like the real thing. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » News: Joe's Crab Shack tries to get rid of tipping. Not news: It doesn't work. Fark: There was also this Greenwich Village restaurant named "Fedora" [Ironic]

Friday 13 May 13:15:04 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [118 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Isn't love grand when wife testifies in court her husband didn't really mean to walk up to her vehicle, try to shoot her in head as she picked up daughter from work in hospital parking lot? [Florida]

Friday 13 May 13:06:04 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop anything into this simple scenery [Photoshop]

Friday 13 May 13:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Indian Museum Asks Visitors to Become One With the Art

Friday 13 May 13:00:00 UTC 2016

The picture's not complete until you're in it. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Only 5 Natural Features in the U.S. With Possessive Apostrophes in Their Names

Friday 13 May 12:30:00 UTC 2016

In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison established the Board on Geographic Names, which was responsible for ensuring and maintaining uniformity in all the place names of the United States. On September 4 that year, he signed an official executive order bringing the BGN into existence, stating that, “To this Board shall be referred all unsettled questions concerning geographic names … and … [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch This Carnivorous Plant Consume an Unlucky Insect

Friday 13 May 12:00:00 UTC 2016

Watch up close as one Cape sundew plant uses its tentacles to trap and entomb an insect. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This 8-year-old girl is the youngest person ever to be diagnosed with breast cancer, and now she is in remission. Is it dusty in here or what? [Hero]

Friday 13 May 11:53:05 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » England is converting its iconic red phone boxes into mini-offices where you can check email, get some coffee, scan pictures, or change into your superhero costume [Cool]

Friday 13 May 11:50:29 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fisting site members didn't sign up for this kind of backdoor access [Ironic]

Friday 13 May 11:30:00 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [103 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Only Tools Needed to Build This Modular Furniture Are Your Hands

Friday 13 May 11:30:00 UTC 2016

This adaptable system makes constructing flatpack furniture hassle-free. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Oh God, Yes [Giggity]

Friday 13 May 11:27:06 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Yeah man, we're like, totally going to build that homeless shelter. Right after the pizza guy gets here [Cool]

Friday 13 May 11:21:06 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [13 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » L.A. 2017

Friday 13 May 11:20:46 UTC 2016

Just a year away from seeing if Steven Spielberg nailed his predictions from 1971, the year he made this show, L.A. 2017. Seeing elderly hippes still performing some fifty years after the Summer of Love, and knowing the Rolling Stones still go on tours, I think Spielberg might have been on to something!

[Link]

Weird Universe » Art by random people approached on the street

Friday 13 May 11:16:50 UTC 2016

1937: As an experiment, art teacher Helen Beach approached random people on the streets of Chicago and offered them a free 12-week art course. Among the 75 volunteers who accepted her offer were train guards, an iceman, a school teacher, postmen, a scrubwoman, and policemen. Later that year she exhibited some of the works her students created, offering them as … [Link]

Mental Floss » Package Deal

Friday 13 May 11:15:00 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » White barber explains to customer he "does not cut black hair," pulls out gun to make his point. Good thing customer wasn't ginger [Scary]

Friday 13 May 11:14:07 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [161 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Astronomical Watch Gorgeously Depicts the Real-Time Orbits of Planets

Friday 13 May 11:00:00 UTC 2016

Watch the entire solar system rotate (very slowly) around your wrist. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 86-year-old shares one last insult from beyond the grave. (Warning: strong language) [Amusing]

Friday 13 May 10:57:06 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [34 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » the bleeder says FML

Friday 13 May 10:50:46 UTC 2016

Today, I met with a student in office hours to discuss an assignment when my nose started bleeding. I didn't know at first, so I blew my nose and an inhuman amount of blood sprayed out the side of the tissue all over my desk, the wall, and the student's paper. It looked like a murder scene. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Friday 13 May 10:50:45 UTC 2016

Today, I took my binder on a short road trip two hours away from my home, so that I could study for my upcoming finals. When I got home, I realized I that had left my binder all the way there, containing my notes, classwork, homework, finals notes, etc. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Erbtosis says FML

Friday 13 May 10:50:44 UTC 2016

Today, my five year-old had to break the news to me that my husband was leaving me for someone else. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Rancher finds first wolverine in North Dakota in 150 years, promptly kills it [Sad]

Friday 13 May 10:37:06 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [199 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Government tells partially paralyzed man with part of his head missing he is fit for work. Ironically, he's probably over-qualified for a government position [Stupid]

Friday 13 May 10:36:05 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Mental Health Campaigns From Around the World

Friday 13 May 10:30:00 UTC 2016

Ads like these highlight some of the progress we've made in eliminating the stigma around discussing mental health. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 25 years after the USSR ended, Lenin's biggest problem is that nobody cares about mausoleum science. The enbalmed corpses of Ho Chi Minh, Georgi Dminitrov, Stalin, Kim Il-sung, and Kim Jong-Il shiver with fear, because it sure beats thawing out [

Friday 13 May 10:25:05 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Military women demonstrate their commitment to the infantry [Murica]

Friday 13 May 10:00:04 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Today's rabidly anti-gay pastor being charged with 70 counts of kiddie porn comes to you compliments of Arkansas [Creepy]

Friday 13 May 9:54:04 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: TV Cancellations and Renewals

Friday 13 May 9:30:00 UTC 2016

Get your morning links right here! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police Chief convicted for contempt of court and ordered to undergo liability training. Why? For investigating whether officers lied to protect one of their own who paralyzed an Indian grandfather [Asinine]

Friday 13 May 9:17:05 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Kim Jong Un gifts best Fark users with photoshop gold [Silly]

Friday 13 May 8:56:06 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How a Wind Tunnel Built for Birds Can Help Engineers Make Better Robots

Friday 13 May 8:30:00 UTC 2016

How birds behave in there today may determine the way drones will fly in the future. [Link]

FMyLife » benz1369 says FML

Friday 13 May 8:06:08 UTC 2016

Today, while stocking the green beans at work, I picked up a "leaf" which turned out to be a grasshopper. I screamed so loud, my coworkers now think I'm crazy. This is only my second week here. FML [Link]

GraphJam » The Truth About Chicken

Friday 13 May 8:04:12 UTC 2016

LoL by: garrettwalker Tagged: chicken , finger , food , lies Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Hyperbole. Google It.

Friday 13 May 8:04:09 UTC 2016

Graph by: jimshady92 Tagged: content , exaggeration , graphs , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Time it takes your pet to care that you've fallen over and can't get up

Friday 13 May 8:03:55 UTC 2016

Bar Graph care cat dogs fall pet time Graph by: will_f1986 Tagged: Bar Graph , care , cat , dogs , fall , pet , time Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Ass" – the odds-on favorite to win best picture (not safe for work) [Facepalm]

Friday 13 May 7:31:00 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Compare the Word Counts of Famous Fictional Works With This Handy Graphic

Friday 13 May 7:30:00 UTC 2016

Get busy reading, or rather, counting. [Link]

FMyLife » farmgirl98 says FML

Friday 13 May 7:21:47 UTC 2016

Today, despite my husband's protests, I let a stray cat in the house to dry off and warm up. The cat tried to rub up against my husband's legs while he was walking and ended up tripping him. One torn hamstring down, one "I told you so" to go. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Common Words That Come From Railroad Lingo

Friday 13 May 6:30:00 UTC 2016

Since the introduction of the first working steam locomotive in Great Britain over 200 years ago, trains have been a great influence on Western culture, whether in the world of books, music, or the movies. The language of the railroad has also infused the way we speak, including words that we still use today. [Link]

Futility Closet » Parenthood

Friday 13 May 6:23:14 UTC 2016

On Mother’s Day, May 14, 1939, Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller took his mother to Comiskey Park to see him pitch against the Chicago White Sox. Lena Feller, who had traveled 250 miles from Van Meter, Iowa, with her husband and daughter, sat in the grandstand between home and first base and watch her son amass a 6-0 lead in … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Collection of famous last words in underestimating the competitor. "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in 2007, speaking to the USA Today. "No chance"

Friday 13 May 6:12:00 UTC 2016

Awkward [link] [96 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Did you check a bag on a flight from Phoenix yesterday? Say goodbye to it [Fail]

Friday 13 May 6:03:00 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Former Barnes

Friday 13 May 5:30:00 UTC 2016

It sounds overwhelming and delicious. [Link]

Mental Floss » Negotiating Tips From 7 of History’s Greatest Business Leaders

Friday 13 May 4:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by Allstate. [Link]

Mental Floss » Rule the Skies With This Smartphone-Controlled Bird Drone

Friday 13 May 4:00:00 UTC 2016

Change it's direction with a tilt of your smartphone. [Link]

Mental Floss » Dung Beetles Navigate Using Mental Snapshots of the Sky

Friday 13 May 3:30:00 UTC 2016

The “dance” they do on those balls of dung is a way for the beetles to get their bearings. [Link]

Mental Floss » Germany Is Generating Record-Breaking Amounts of Renewable Energy

Friday 13 May 3:00:00 UTC 2016

For a period of time, a full 87 percent of the country’s power was supplied by renewable sources, which meant that nuclear and coal plants ended up having to pay commercial customers to use energy. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The prayers of every F5 key in America have been answered, as you can now track your UPS package on a map in real time. Your move, FedEx [Cool]

Friday 13 May 2:55:39 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The ultimate guide to deep-fried British food, "undeniably one of the most joyful parts of Britain's cookery landscape." Everyone knows fish & chips and the Mars bar, but have you sampled the squibs or chipshakes? [Sick]

Friday 13 May 2:47:41 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch the Pages of This Pop-Up Book Transform Into Elaborate 3D Shapes

Friday 13 May 2:30:00 UTC 2016

Artist Tauba Auerbach has taken the pop-up book to a new level. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Columbia University shuts down "restaurant" run by foodie student who used common kitchen as his culinary laboratory, served paying customers eight-course meals out of his shared dorm room [Obvious]

Friday 13 May 2:17:46 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch Rare Video of False Killer Whales Hunting a Shark

Friday 13 May 2:00:00 UTC 2016

Sharks aren't always at the top of the food chain. [Link]

FMyLife » jackroarrr says FML

Friday 13 May 1:37:11 UTC 2016

Today, I went to work expecting praise for working overtime last night after taking a client to the hospital. Instead, I got suspended without pay for working unapproved overtime. FML [Link]

FMyLife » JustTheWife says FML

Friday 13 May 1:37:10 UTC 2016

Today, my husband and I got into a huge fight about his ex-fiancée, after I found out he's been confessing his love to her behind my back. Our fight ended with him yelling that yes, she's the love of his life, "But I still married you, didn't I?" FML [Link]

FMyLife » Workplace woes says FML

Friday 13 May 1:37:09 UTC 2016

Today, my coworker showed me photos of her anal fissures. I'm not a doctor. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » An Unfair Workplace Can Affect Your Health, Study Suggests

Friday 13 May 1:30:00 UTC 2016

A study of almost 6000 Swedish workers finds that the more fair people perceive employer practices, the healthier they feel. [Link]

Mental Floss » To Combat Air Pollution, Paris's Champs-Élysées Will Go Car-Free Once a Month

Friday 13 May 1:00:00 UTC 2016

Europe has recently been pulling out all the stops to clear up its smoggy skies. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Blindfold Mowing Olympics. Only in Detroit. "Hold my Strohs and watch this" [Amusing]

Friday 13 May 0:58:45 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If drunk college student had played more GTA he would have known stealing an ambulance is fun for a second but they can't handle for crap [Dumbass]

Friday 13 May 0:51:52 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Miniature Mischief-Makers From World Folklore

Friday 13 May 0:30:00 UTC 2016

The milk has curdled? Must be a brownie. Someone drank all your wine? Your cellar might be infested with clurichauns. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And as if by magic, the penis that was up for auction, then wasn't is now back up for auction. Bonus round: Auction site is run by a guy who teaches CCW classes at a church [Followup]

Friday 13 May 0:25:48 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [108 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Girl born with no hands wins handwriting contest. Gives hope to all aspiring one-legged buttkickers [Repeat]

Friday 13 May 0:14:46 UTC 2016

Repeat [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » World's largest cargo plane to take flight to Australia, presumably to pick up kangaroos. ALL of the kangaroos [Interesting]

Friday 13 May 0:05:45 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Michigan high school lacrosse team sacrifice guinea pig and paint their faces with its blood. Well? Did they win? [Repeat]

Friday 13 May 0:03:55 UTC 2016

Repeat [link] [58 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Unsuccessful Ben & Jerry's flavors (with handy blank pint to get you started) [Photoshop]

Friday 13 May 0:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Russia Builds Tunnel to Help Endangered Leopards Migrate Safely

Friday 13 May 0:00:00 UTC 2016

Russia is working hard to save a rare leopard species that lives on its Siberian border. [Link]

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