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 » Plumbers find that the strangest things can clog a drain. And then it gets weird [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Places you should not play Pokemon Go #113: During a government briefing on Isis [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Things are so bad in Venezuela that McDonald's can't even sell Big Macs [Scary]
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FMyLife » fuckit says FML
Today, I saw an elderly lady fall over in the street. Nobody bothered to do anything, so I went over and helped her up. Instead of thanking me, she called me a pervert and slapped me around with her cane. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was heading out for my flight to Australia. I'd put a padlock on my luggage to keep my wallet and passport safe, only to realize way too late that I'd left the key at home. I couldn't get at my passport and ended up missing my flight and my whole vacation along with it. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » White lion born in Texas zoo, just in time for a summer tour with Stryper and Firehouse [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » One year after the Boy Scouts began to admit openly gay scout leaders their membership is up and they're awash in cash; even "a few of the churches that left are starting to trickle back as the knee-jerk reaction is over" [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Spotify's Most Popular Workout Songs Might Actually Make You Want to Exercise
Not surprisingly, pop and hip-hop dominate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this autumn squirrel [Photoshop]
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FMyLife » darianvilla says FML
Today, I was happy because my co-worker was almost about to get fired due to his lazy habits. It was all going so well. Then I accidentally put my biggest sale yet under his name. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my roommate's boyfriend professed his love to me. I kicked him out, and he stood outside the door calling my name until he saw my roommate coming down the hall. They both came in and he acted like nothing happened. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Facts About Hot Dogs to Scarf Down
Do you know the proper etiquette for eating a footlong? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "A crooked businessman who claimed he was bankrupt has been jailed after he hid a £1.2million mansion full of antiques and cannabis in a giant garden shed" (pics) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Deciding that Donald Trump will give them at least four more months, CNN takes a break and decides to freak out over the fact the MH370 pilot did simulation runs that ended with crashing a plane into the ocean [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Fly Old Glory upside-down. Get arrested. Profit [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Bulgarian officials hope tourists think the world's largest 'vampire funeral' doesn't suck [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Scientists Find 97 Never-Before-Seen Regions of the Brain
The new diagram draws on multiple types of imaging to create the most comprehensive brain map yet. [Link]
Mental Floss » This Weekend's Can't-Miss Amazon Deals
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, July 23. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you happen to know the whereabouts of a missing giant rubber ducky, authorities in Clinton, New Jersey would really love to hear from you [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Air New Zealand’s New Safety Video Features Anna Faris and Rhys Darby
It also stars doughnuts. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Local Baptist Church builds a nuclear submarine for vacation bible school kids. Building a rocket and hover boards next year [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Driving in the carpool lane with an unconvincing fake passenger just makes you look like a dummy when you get caught, driver [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 60+ killed, 200+ injured in bomb blast at Shi'ite rally in Kabul. ISIS claiming responsibility [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Man jumps in lake so that he may save baby deer from drowning. He does so and then takes the cutest pic with fawn on his lap [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Up in the sky, look. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's … wait, what the heck is that? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Munich shooting appears to have been more Columbine than San Bernardino [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Another Washington arboreal escapade. It's something in the trees [Sappy]
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FMyLife » jaym42013 says FML
Today, I was fired for being late to work, even though the only reason I was late was because I had to stop at Starbucks to get my boss a drink. His son, who is at least 30 minutes late to work every day, was just walking in as I was walking out with all of my stuff. FML [Link]
FMyLife » apawn says FML
Today, I had the option of choosing a train or a plane to get to my destination. The train was cheaper but took 4 hours longer, so I picked the plane. My flight was delayed, so I essentially paid more to arrive later. FML [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Jeez, I Already Know How to Pass Out at Parties
Slutty waitress: My baby daughter is driving me insane!
Waiter: That'll teach you to pass out at parties.
(slutty waitress glares, storms off)
Waiter, shrugging: Well, it should. Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana Overheard by: Shatmandu [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this overworked employee [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » The staff at Washington, D.C. bookstore Politics & Prose believe they know the best political books of all time. The Saturday Morning Book Club wants to know if the "Washington insiders" have it right or do they need a re-vote? [Interesti
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Mental Floss » Watch Carousel Makers Discuss Their Unique Craft
Art Ritchie and Dan Jones have cornered the market on wooden carousels. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Leave it to the Japanese to figure out how to make roller coasters more terrifying than they already are. "Riders are only held inside their pedal-powered car with a seat belt. There are no guard rails on the cars" [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Smarty Pants
"They call me smarty pants!"
Wikipedia entry. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cherry, a 3-legged pit bull saved from Michael Vick's dog fighting ring, gets to celebrate a very special day doing his favorite thing: cuddling with kittens, just in time for Caturday [Caturday]
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Weird Universe » Gobbles the Crazy Eating Goat
via Vintage Toy Archive
Kenner released Gobbles The Crazy Eating Goat toy in 1978, but they soon discontinued it. There may have been concerns that children would eat the plastic bits of fake garbage (designed for Gobbles to eat) that came with the toy. But also, the toy was branded one of the worst toys of the year by the Consumer … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New suitcase converts into an electric vehicle that will carry a 180 pound commuter up to six miles on a charge at up to eight miles per hour. "You might never have to walk again" [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » "Hello, would you like some deer parts with your lo mein?" [Sick]
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Futility Closet » Sound and Sense
In the early 1970s, Alan Berry and Ronald Morehead visited the Sierra Nevada of eastern California and emerged with “the Sierra Sounds recordings,” 90 minutes of vocalizations and wood knockings that they attributed to Bigfoot. In studying these and other recordings, “Bigfoot language expert” R. Scott Nelson has devised a Sasquatch Phonetic Alphabet to record the utterances: 0:4.5 (W) (W) … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » One thing you shouldn't have to worry about while in the hospital: Terrorist seagulls [Weird]
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Mental Floss » 6 Pieces of Groundbreaking Art Born Out of the Russian Revolution
"Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932" opens in London next February. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » If you have 71 convictions on your criminal record you might want to avoid doing stupid things. Like going to the park with a friend and taking turns shining a laser pointer at a helicopter [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 'Buzz Pollinators' Vibrate Flowers Until They Release Pollen
If you can't find a bumblebee, a tuning fork works too. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Support for making recreational marijuana legal is now 45-42%. Among Republicans. Overall, support is 55-33% [Spiffy]
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GraphJam »
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I had to deal with yet another day of people looking at my name tag and saying "You know nothing, John Snow." with a shit-eating grin, like they're the wittiest people alive. Then I had to deal with my boss telling me to lighten up, because it's "just a joke". FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I woke up and found a turd casually sitting in the bathroom sink. Just 9 more months left on this lease. FML [Link]
FMyLife » i fuckin love habaneros says FML
Today, I'm so deprived of female attention that I got a hard-on when a nurse told me I have beautiful veins. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » The Delightful Toys of an 80-Year-Old Japanese Craftsman
These old-school spinning tops are designed to make you giggle. [Link]
Mental Floss » Apple Debuts Patriotic Apple Watch Bands for the Olympics
The nylon bands have been designed in the colors of 14 competing nations. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Appeals court rules that Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence is not allowed to throw women in prison for choosing to have an abortion [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Firefighters evacuate apartment complex due to a strange odor caused by boiling liquid. Was it A) meth B) hash oil C) urine [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently orgies are really, REALLY smelly according to the online community [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » The Washington Post goes HAM on Trump [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Plastic bag instead of a glove? Check. Hoodie on 90 degree day? Check. ATV getaway vehicle? Check. Time to rob a bank [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Boys excluded from school for wearing shorts on the hottest day of the summer return the next day in official skirts [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » That's okay, Spot, you poop wherever you want to, boy. I'll just tap this Uber Pooper App on my smartphone and have some poor sap pick up this doo-doo right away [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Pokemon Go player in Tampa finds a rare Jolteon [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » "Beware of seagulls tripping on acid from flying ants" [Obvious]
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FMyLife » NotTheMomma says FML
Today, I've stopped smoking, lost 30 pounds, taken several painful tests, and checked my ovulation daily in an effort to get pregnant. My husband has only had one task during the entire process, and after hours of gaming, he says he's just too tired to have sex. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Illuminating Facts About Thomas Kinkade
The "Painter of Light" was reported to be the most popular commercial artist in America. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hillary Clinton is going to announce her vice president pick and BAH GAWD IT'S KAINE [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » British Airways flight to Crete turns back to Gatwick, after flying farkin' higher than Redman at the Source Awards [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fry girl [Photoshop]
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