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 » Canada modestly pleased at being named the second-best country in the world: "Number two is pretty darn good" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Yes, but who polices the police? Oh, random Facebook users. Problem solved. Carry on [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Thank Jeebus, this ultimate nerd fight can be put to rest [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Senior citizen loses possession of £400,000 empty house to squatter, and he now has to sell his apartment to pay his losing legal bills: "The law is an ass. It's like someone getting in your car then saying it's theirs because they&#
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FMyLife » captainuniverse says FML
Today, my girlfriend told me she was pregnant. She also said I'm going to be an uncle. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Bloop says FML
Today, my girlfriend changed our cable subscription to include MTV. This made us lose the only channel I care about: HBO. Goodbye Game of Thrones, hello Teen Mom. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » British transit systems installing stealth cameras to catch passengers putting their feet up on seats. Maybe some other crime if it happens to occur, but mainly feets on seats [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Craigslist ad selling housebroken bison named Bullet raises so many important questions [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » What's the thought process here? "Hmm. This package is labeled FRAGILE and about the size of an LP record. I better fold it in half and squeeze it through the mail slot just to be safe" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Police officer working mall security beats the hell out of teenage girl riding bike, charges her with assault. Oops, video. Charges dismissed, cop and mall sued [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sunbathing session [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Take 5 tons of glitter and sequins, add a drop of political controversy, and a heaping helping of "what the f*ck did I just watch", and you have your 2016 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST THREAD [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » Thousands found dead at brawl at a Moscow cemetery [Scary]
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Mental Floss » These Special Edition Backpacks Are Perfect For Hiking the National Parks
The bags are all part of the celebration of the National Park Service's 100th birthday. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Honestly who wouldn't want a slice of NYC pizza named "Ground Zero Deep Dish" after the city's darkest day? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Frightened turtle crashes through woman's windshield. No euphemisms were harmed in the making of this headline [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Read Moviegoers’ Emotions Through Their Breath
Their equipment captured and analyzed air from hundreds of viewers during screenings of 'Dinosaurs 3D,' 'Buddy,' and 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.' [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ISIS declares "State of Emergency," shifting the threat level advisory from Bert straight to Elmo [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » The Saturday Book Club is looking for recommendations for the perfect summer novel. The kind you take to the lake or the beach or just a hammock in the backyard for some literary relaxation [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals We Could Find Today, May 14
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 14. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: 5 years of Adobe Cloud – enter to win contest. What's your favorite Adobe product? Is it all downhill after Photoshop? (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're a flight attendant, taking home a few mini liquor bottles each day can really add up [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 14 Fantastical Facts About 'Pan's Labyrinth'
6. It made Stephen King squirm. [Link]
FMyLife » mcginnismr says FML
Today, I went to the doctor's office, where my mother happens to work. When my doctor tried to prank her by saying I have chlamydia, my mother laughed and said she didn't believe it, adding, "Have you even seen the way she interacts with boys?" FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my family got detained by airport security thanks to one of their dogs. It didn't even bark to indicate there was something wrong, though. It only kept smelling my dad, probably because we had our dog with us in the car on the way there. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you're going to put on your disability application that a workplace accident has left you blind, then you just can not be caught on video: 1) Reading something that isn't in braille; 2) Holding the door open for someone; or 3) Driving a ca
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Fark.com RSS » Woman can finally pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a Walmart greeter after winning the lottery [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Alabama sorority sisters find image for their "spring formal" t-shirts via Google. What could possibly go wrong? "In selecting the T-shirt, we failed to focus on the specific images in the design" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » It's always awkward when you return to your home and find the guy you hired as a petsitter dressed in a women's underwear and using a laptop inside [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this quick fix [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Watch a Family of Elephants Help a Calf Across a Slippery Patch of Mud
This herd demonstrates how teamwork makes the dream work. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Iranian judge to prisoner: 'If you're innocent you'll go to heaven after you're hanged' [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Case where an 11-year-old boy shot an 8-year-old girl because she wouldn't let him play with her puppy is immortalized in street graffiti art. "I started to look at the expression on his face and then I just said to myself, 'Oh my God'
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Fark.com RSS » Raccoon tries to make friends with a not so enthusiastic feline just in time for Raccoonerday [Caturday]
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Weird Universe » Judo Girls
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Fark.com RSS » Welcome to the garden that wants to kill you [Weird]
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Weird Universe » The Flower Language Ebito
Dr. Akiki K. Nyabongo was an East African prince who lived in Brooklyn and had an ambition to write a book about Ebito, or flower language, which was "a symbolic method of communication among his compatriots, involving the use of flowers, leaves, grass, seeds, twigs, clay, beads, animal hair, and stones." (New Yorker – Jan 26, 1952).
I don't think … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » What's grosser than gross? Finding rat DNA in your hamburger. What's grosser than that? Also finding human DNA in your hamburger [Sick]
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Mental Floss » Draw Your Own Cards With This Playing Card Notebook
For when you need writing space more than you need a high card. [Link]
GraphJam » According to my wife…
LoL by: Unknown Tagged: husband , marriage , relationships , wife Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What You Do When Server Warns You Plate is "Very Hot"
Graph by: eriback Tagged: dont , hot , Pie Chart , plate , restaurant , server , touch , warn Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Zombie Hands Are One-Hundred Times Creepier Than Plain Zombies
Graph by: mitchells2003 Tagged: Bar Graph , ocarina of time , scary , wallmaster , zelda Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » Old Toys Get New Parts to Teach Kids About Organ Donation
You can donate a toy of your own to help a stuffed animal in need. [Link]
Mental Floss » This Flowchart Helps Home Chefs Make Perfect French Fries
Slice, season, and prep your way to deliciousness. [Link]
Futility Closet » Self Study
Here’s an isosceles triangle. Sides AB and AC are equal, and this means that the angles opposite those sides are equal as well. That’s intuitively reasonable, but proving it is tricky. Teachers of Euclid’s Elements came to call it the pons asinorum, or bridge of donkeys, because it was the first challenge that separated quick students from slow. The simplest … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Strippers more heavily vetted than Uber drivers [Ironic]
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FMyLife » Sir Davos of Shit Creek says FML
Today, my boss asked if I'd finished my work for the day. I've been binge-watching Game of Thrones this week, and I accidentally replied "Yes, Your Grace," British accent and all. He told me to stow my "sarcasm" or I'd be looking for a new job. FML [Link]
FMyLife » hadrienne's pall says FML
Today, I asked a girl at the restaurant I work at if she'd had enough to eat. When she said yes, I said, "Are you sure?" I didn't realize how insulting it sounded until her equally overweight mom was up in my face, demanding to see my manager. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Wearing Meat on Your Back is a Delicious New Trend
Yum! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » After not learning of what might happen when introducing cane toads, red foxes, rabbits, camels, buffaloes, cats and feral pigs, somebody wants to fly 80 South African rhinos to Australia [Cool]
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FMyLife » I piss upon thee says FML
Today, I got a warning for not covering a shift, on my day off, for someone who didn't want to go to work. Apparently the next time I “do something wrong", I'll either get warned again or fired, whichever they feel like doing. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Man hit by car on golf course returns to finish round seven months later [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Four simple rules for not getting shot in Milwaukee [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » For the first time in the history of ever, a story about East Tennessee, redneck vigilantes, and guns shockingly ends with no-one maimed or killed, and a legitimately happy ending [Followup]
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FMyLife » forever_young says FML
Today, despite being in high school, I'm still shorter than the average 3rd grader. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Newly found archaeological remains prove Florida populated by crazy people, retired Jews for much longer than previously thought [Florida]
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FMyLife » edgyasfuck23 says FML
Today, I was hiking with my uncle. We were going down a slope, and I kept slipping. He jokingly pushed me just as we approached a big drop. I ended up with three fractured ribs. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 66 year old law firm partner/lifeguard wins age discrimination appeal challenging requirement that swim test be taken wearing a Speedo (thankfully, no photos were included in the court's opinion) [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Video Reveals How Bad TV Characters Are at Realistically Drinking Coffee
Ever notice how TV characters seem to love coffee, but their coffee cups are often conspicuously empty? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Officers know Walmart is such a regular trouble spot that they routinely show up without being called [Florida]
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Mental Floss » Real Law Firm Hires 'Artificially Intelligent Attorney' Robot
ROSS, an AI legal expert, will be helping with bankruptcy cases at the law firm BakerHostetler. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sheriff Joe one step closer to wearing pink underwear [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Twenty years ago, a company skipped installing $9.16 in plastic parts and got charged with 110 counts of manslaughter [Sad]
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Mental Floss » 14 Surprising Truths About Tapeworms
Yes, they're disgusting—but they're also fascinating. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ducklings on parade can tenderize the toughest heart. Mmm… tenderized Ducklings [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this celebrity selfie time [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Polar Bears in Canada Are Pooping Glitter
Zookeepers in Winnipeg are using glitter to track the feces of different polar bears. [Link]
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