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 » Burns Bog burns [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro-Tip: When breaking into a home to take a nap you need more than a note on the door that says "Don't be scared when you come in, Bob is here" [Dumbass]
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FMyLife » GatorBoi says FML
Today, I had to awkwardly sit next to my ex and her mother on a 2-hour flight. FML [Link]
FMyLife » ugh says FML
Today, my dad had a midlife crisis in the grocery store over his football career in high school. So he decided pelting me with vegetables and fruits would be a good idea. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Butch says FML
Today, our e-mail server went down. When I called IT to find out what the status was, they told me they e-mailed everyone with an update. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best cookie in the known universe. Details to the left, wholesale agreement to the right [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Experience One of America's Iconic Carousels in 360-Degree Video
Take a ride on an American treasure. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Officers arrived and found several pork chops lying on the ground. The woman had apparently dropped her meat and was upset no one stopped to help her. She was also intoxicated.' [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » A father and his 14-year-old son go for a day of shooting at "The safest gun range ever designed." I think you know what happens next [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photographs of six men who fought in the Revolutionary War. Yes, you read that right and no, it's not a typo [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » The answer is no, it is not all right [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Why Fark has a Florida tag [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Aussie fire handler [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Please, won't someone think of the spiders? [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Rules of a successful robbery: 1) choose your victim carefully; 2) have an escape route planned; 3) don't shoot yourself in the groin; 4) see Rule 3 [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » And the award for the most Canadian headline of the day goes to [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Bomb blast at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Only real brave souls sit in a bowl of hot chili peppers and devour 47 of them in 2 minutes [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Yo dawg, I heard you like warnings, so I am giving you a warning about warning labels [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » This Country Hosts the Biggest Fourth of July Celebration Outside the U.S.
Glad Fjerde Juli! [Link]
Futility Closet » The War of the Ring
Image: Wikimedia Commons Of The Lord of the Rings, W.H. Auden wrote, “I rarely remember a book about which I have had such violent arguments. Nobody seems to have a moderate opinion: either, like myself, people find it a masterpiece of its genre or they cannot abide it.” Among the naysayers, Edmund Wilson wrote, “One is puzzled to know why the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Father, son refuse to comply with FAA subpoenas because it's their Constitutional right to fire guns, flamethrowers from airborne drones [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » The cop who exposes himself while patting you down and then departs on a skateboard might be an imposter. But then again, it is Florida [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Happy 240th anniversary of the original Brexit [Murica]
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Mental Floss » 13 Ingenious Facts about Rube Goldberg
He wrote a Three Stooges script before they got famous. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Higher Education Assistance Authority of New Jersey: Your son got murdered and now you want to stop paying off his student loan? Fark you, pay us [Asinine]
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FMyLife » TooNoisy4Me says FML
Today, like every year, my next-door neighbors started setting off their fireworks at exactly midnight. Also, like every year, the sensitive car alarm belonging to another neighbor has gone off with every firework. It's been almost six hours of nonstop alarms and explosions. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Mnm54312 says FML
Today, I moved into a new apartment. While moving boxes, I ran into my supervisor from work. Guess who lives across the hall. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Today in "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG," washing your hair [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » According to Slate, the FDA's "abstinence only" approach to cookie dough is "alarmist and unrealistic." Just eat the damned cookie dough and shut up if you're that outraged over it. Christ [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Brawl breaks out at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, shots fired, one dead, several seriously injured at a) Waffle House b) Chuck E. Cheese c) "family-oriented" country club [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » From 1620 to today, beer is the drink that has shaped America [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Your Favorite Amazon Deals from This Summer
Every day, our Smart Shopping Team combs Amazon's listings to find the biggest bargains the world's largest store is offering. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 50 corgis frolicking on a beach is a surefire way to a perfect day [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Missing cat found at neighbor's house. News: Both neighbors lawyer up. Fark: People with cat request restraining order and put house up for sale, in what could be the slowest getaway in human history [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Mayor of Rio admits security for the Olympics is a complete shiatstorm of utter f*ckery [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Leming jumps off cliff, cheerleader hopefuls work on the Detroit Lions' cheer, and tiny American flags at half-mast: a few of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 6/26 – 7/2 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Tropical storms Agatha and Blas form in Eastern Pacific. Good news: they currently pose no threat. Bad news: Who names these storms, anyway? Agatha? BLAS??? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Bookies pay out bets after journalist successfully trolls everyone with his awesomely outrageous ties [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The Juno Mission: NASA Celebrates Independence Day by Invading Jupiter
After a five-year journey, Juno will be ensnared by Jupiter's gravity and orbit the planet 33 times, then plunge beneath the clouds and disintegrate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Happiness was the dominant emotion in 59 percent of the mug shots examined…only 21 percent were 'sad' and seven percent had a mood best described as 'contempt'" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Gay, HIV-positive Syrian refugee could expect hatred and persecution in many countries. Meanwhile, in Canada [Spiffy]
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Overheard In The Office » 12PM Monitor Calls
CSR: Oh, you work on computers? You probably know more than I do so this should be an easy call, huh? 25 Brooklyn Avenue
Forsyth, Georgia [Link]
FMyLife » punmessiah says FML
Today, I went to my friend's little brother's birthday party. A few of the younger kids were hitting me with a pool noodle, and I didn't really care until a 9-year-old loudly exclaimed, "Hit her in the pussy!" FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » IKEA museum opens. Maze-like layout will take eight hours to get through unless you follow the convenient arrows painted onto the floor [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this bathing parrot [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Y'all diaf if y'all know nothin bout Farkspeak. Cromulent Farkfolk know farks own farkisms [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 7 Sources of Randomness
Since computers—fundamentally deterministic machines designed to follow set procedures—cannot deliver true randomness, we must source our entropy from the physical world. Here’s a sampling of the real-world sources of randomness we’ve exploited over the years. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sensing the end is near, Venezuelan President Maduro has begun having random Americans arrested as bargaining chips [Scary]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 112: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Images: Wikimedia Commons
In 1961, Michael Rockefeller disappeared after a boating accident off the coast of Dutch New Guinea. Ever since, rumors have circulated that the youngest son of the powerful Rockefeller family had been killed by the headhunting cannibals who lived in the area. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we’ll recount Rockefeller’s story and consider the … [Link]
Weird Universe » Skydiver lands on grandmother at 4th of July party
It's like the Fourth of July version of "Grandma got run over by a reindeer."
A 63-year-old grandmother has filed a claim against the city, seeking compensation for injuries she received when a descending skydiver landed on her at a city-sponsored July Fourth celebration…
Lilienthal said the sky diver kicked her in the head, tangled her in parachute lines and … [Link]
Weird Universe » The Alkoholomat
Don't drive drunk on the holiday–or any day! The penalty could be worse even than ending up as an item in NOTW! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meu hovercraft está cheio de enguias [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » The problem with being Muslim in Texas is that you never know when a group of armed patriots is going to attack, shoot, and stab you for being different from them [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Fireworks
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Fark.com RSS » Let's give this burglar a hand [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Canadian police use cliche to catch runaway monkey [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » How Do Fireworks Actually Work?
Most of us just know to light the fuse and stand back. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That's great that you stopped your car on the interstate to let a family of ducks waddle across. Too bad the guy in the SUV behind you kept going [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Happy Fourth of July!
Have a safe and wonderful holiday. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Brits who don't know how math works lose £12 billion a year gambling [Fail]
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FMyLife » albinoalligator says FML
Today, I declined an apartment because it didn't have a detachable shower head that I could use for my enjoyment. FML [Link]
FMyLife » naive_girl says FML
Today, I sold my Christmas gift from my father on eBay as I'm so desperate for cash. It's also the day I got scammed by an eBay buyer. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Distinctive July Festivals and Events
More excuses for a road trip! [Link]
GraphJam »
Graph by: peduncledunk Tagged: cant-look , horror movie , Never Have A Clue , Pie Chart , victims Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The ONE place my cat decides to sit…
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cat , clean clothes , laundry , law of pets , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » So if a guy wearing a backpack stands up on the bar in a busy restaurant and says "Allah is the only one true god." Do you C: Panic? [Murica]
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Mental Floss » Take a 360-Degree Tour of an Iconic New York City Record Store
With this video, you can set food inside the now-shuttered Other Music Records, a hub for the independent music scene. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When your suspect runs into traffic, just let him go [Scary]
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Mental Floss » 7 Weird, Offbeat Fourth of July Parades
These eccentric Fourth of July parades might make you reconsider how you spend the Fourth. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Once over-50s pay off their mortgages, they have thousands of dollars a year available to put into various retirement savings plans. The advanta … nope, they've already blown it all on cars, trips and restaurant meals every night [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Sound smart with your friends: #452 – John Adams wanted Independence Day on July 2 [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Tourist in New York City's Central Park has his foot blown off after apparently stepping on a home-made land mine [Scary]
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FMyLife » Xerfox says FML
Today, I found out the German I've been learning for nearly a month is a dialect only spoken by people in a small area of the country. This means I'll need to re-learn most of what I thought I knew. FML [Link]
FMyLife » AnimalWorld says FML
Today, I was told I couldn't walk across the stage at my graduation because I owe money to lunch services. I owe 14 cents from my freshman year. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cheese dip: serious business [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Hooters sponsors Cub Scout camp. Parents seem to have a problem with this [Giggity]
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Mental Floss » Watch 8 of William Shatner's Early TV Ads
Margarine, computers, defunct airlines, regional grocery stores, kerosene heaters…. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what else should be on this table [Photoshop]
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