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.”
Mental Floss » 10 Soulful Facts About 'The Commitments'
Dublin found its soul 25 years ago with Alan Parker's classic music dramedy. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canadian crime of the week: Grand Theft Antler [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » You've heard the rumors, now here are the numbers: More adult Americans live with their parents and grandparents than any time in history. Welcome to the world of multigenerational households [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Time for another Fark Photoshop Tennis Match, this time with an actual tennis setting [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Inventor Builds 360-Degree Swing in His Backyard
Don't try this at home. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Our old friend Jack Chick is back, and it looks like he found out about Manga [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Best Canadian cities to get shiat-faced? Montreal number one. Toronto sucks [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Cop gets a call about a 7-year-old Ohio boy trying to sell his teddy bear for food, so he buys the kid lunch, listens to his story, and saves the child and his siblings from uncaring parents who were then arrested for child neglect. Tag is for the co
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Fark.com RSS » "What makes marijuana users different from everyone else." The fact that they're stoned all the time? [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Watch How Diving Boards are Made
It's all about the fiberglass. [Link]
Mental Floss » This Week's Best Amazon Deals You Can Still Get
As a recurring feature, we share some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. These items were the ones that were the most popular with our readers this week, and they’re still available. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Meet the kung fu nuns of Nepal [Cool]
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Weird Universe » Tithe Sausage
In 1931, villagers in the German town of Demen rebelled and refused to pay the church the 130lbs of sausage due it as tithe. Because the payment of tithe was its legal right, the church sued and forced the villagers to give it the sausage. But, according to the church, what was eventually delivered was a sub-standard product. So in … [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #291
Rockabilly, R&B Sharpie the Parrot is an authority on shaving. Or maybe you would pay more attention to Sharpie's barbershop-quartet incarnation.
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Fark.com RSS » France shows the world how to fight extremist violence, by confiscating penknives from the local winemakers [Facepalm]
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Overheard In The Office » Should We Ask Him to Bring Us Down a Donut?
Peon #1: Who’s that old guy walking around?
Peon #2: Hopefully it’s Death and he’s going upstairs for Larry*. Amherst, Ohio [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Funny Facts About Steve Martin
Would you believe your favorite wild and crazy guy—who is, by all accounts, neither wild nor crazy—is 71 today? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember back in the good old days when your favorite bar served free hard-boiled eggs at happy hour? [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » You'll never guess what BuzzFeed did a story on and didn't use a click-bait headline for. An insightful story about the hunt for Poland's buried Nazi gold trains [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Coloring Contest: Flower Edition [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » CSB Sunday Morning: Olympic memories [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » Man leaves his car with parking attendant, returns to discover it has been taken for a joyride. If only there were some movie reference to complement this story [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » What Is a True Monsoon?
“It’s a real monsoon out there” is a popular way to describe a heavy rain. But what is the real definition? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "We never expected the bikini boxing event to descend into chaos," organizers said after a massive brawl broke out, requiring five area law enforcement agencies to break it up. Thanks, Omaha [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Texas lawyer who lost every one of his death penalty cases, says his job is through after four decades of posting a perfect record. SALUTE [Fail]
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FMyLife » mcfatty says FML
Today, despite having a bunch of work and school related things to do, I made time to go visit family I hadn't seen in a while. The main topic of discussion was how fat I've gotten. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Sean says FML
Today, as I was crossing a street, a car hit me and broke two of my ribs. The driver was too busy paying attention to his girlfriend who was giving him a blowjob from the passenger seat. I could see the look of ecstasy on his face as he rammed into me and drove off without noticing. FML [Link]
FMyLife » gamerlaura says FML
Today, I woke to the sound of my baby crying at 4 a.m. I also heard my partner snoring, knowing he was not beside me and the baby was not in her crib, I went into the nursery. There was my crying baby laying across my snoring partner's chest. Guess he fell asleep during feeding time. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bike owner tip: If you securely chain your bicycle to a tree, be aware that some thieves carry saws [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » ISIS leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan killed by U.S. drone. Wow, how fat was he? [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Here's How to Navigate England's Scariest Roundabout
It's more efficient (and less scary) than it looks. [Link]
GraphJam » I'm Heartbroken But I'm Still Venned
Graph by: JumbledMan Tagged: ben folds , but hoes and tricks , dr dre , lyrics , rap , snoop dogg , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How Brave Are You Feeling?
Graph by: MusicalL0ver Tagged: internets , lemon party , Pie Chart , rick roll , tiny url , trolling Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Should our children be happy or high-achieving? Why not both? [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 'BunaB,' a Brilliantly Useless Product Line
The line, started in 1951, included the "Improved #7 BunaB," "The Man's Between Shave Lotion," and more. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Three senior citizens broke into a government stronghold and almost got away with enough uranium to make nuclear devices that would decimate the world [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » In Florida, there is more oversight and regulations regarding: A) Becoming a gun owner; B) Becoming a gun shop owner; C) Becoming a barber [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Hot tub fire machine [Plug]
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Futility Closet » The Enemy Within
Image: Wikimedia Commons In the 1970s, Italian economic historian Carlo M. Cipolla circulated an essay among his friends titled “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.” He listed five fundamental laws: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. The probability that a certain person will be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person. A … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nine-year-old boy escapes from kidnapper's SUV using bravery, guile and his trusty Gizmo Watch [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » The Engineering Trick That Keeps Rolls Royce Car Ornaments From Being Stolen
Sneaky! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Reset the clock. Riots in Milwaukee after police shooting (LGT local news live stream) [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Baltimore PD: "It isn't sexual assault when we do it" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » That's some fine police work there, Lou (with helpful "sketch" of perp) [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Man on Swiss train douses woman with liquid that bursts into flames, setting both of them albaze; then he gets all stabby on six people before police tackle him [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Britain's youngest Viagra addict is just 13. Wait, why does a 13-year-old need Viagra? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » China is planning on creating an army of giant bees to take over the world. We have photographic proof of the hives under construction [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this minimalist abstract flower [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Video: How to Vote in Every State
It takes 54 videos and 30,000 words to explain it all. [Link]
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