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 » Moron pries open door of moving train and jumps off. Fark station platforms, they're for pussies [Dumbass]

Monday 22 August 23:51:50 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Half-naked, deaf man gets tased trying to swallow sock full of crack cocaine after he evidently didn't hear police telling him to stop [Dumbass]

Monday 22 August 23:46:43 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » While the owners are away the cars will play … leapfrog [Amusing]

Monday 22 August 23:45:12 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [9 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » All of us grieve in different ways. Some of us write. Some of us paint. Some of us buy a replica silicone model of our wife and keep her in the bed [Weird]

Monday 22 August 23:43:48 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not everyone has the misfortune of breaking his penis three times [Scary]

Monday 22 August 23:30:50 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Plight of Injured Toucan Sparks Global Movement—and New Animal Planet Documentary

Monday 22 August 23:25:52 UTC 2016

'Toucan Nation' follows the story of a wounded toucan named Grecia. [Link]

Mental Floss » NASA's Research Is Now Freely Available Online

Monday 22 August 23:25:51 UTC 2016

More than 850 articles have been uploaded so far, and more are on the way. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You know who loves a flooded Louisiana? Alligators, that's who [Scary]

Monday 22 August 23:21:51 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » And yet another reason to never use a public drinking fountain [Sick]

Monday 22 August 23:19:43 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [2 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Tyra Banks Is Now a Professor at Stanford Business School

Monday 22 August 23:15:00 UTC 2016

The supermodel will co-teach a class called “Project You: Building and Extending your Personal Brand.” [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: man has issues with roommates. Still not news: man vents on Twitter about killing his roommates. I think you know where this is going [Scary]

Monday 22 August 23:06:49 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 13 Toothy Facts About the Tooth Fairy

Monday 22 August 23:00:00 UTC 2016

Is the Tooth Fairy a mouse? Maybe. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The poorest towns in every state. Come see where yours stacks up [Murica]

Monday 22 August 22:23:47 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [166 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Senior citizen concert interrupted by brake dancing [Scary]

Monday 22 August 22:19:51 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Having your mugshot posted after you get arrested for a DUI can be embarrassing. But not as embarrassing as having your mugshot published after you get arrested for a DUI wearing ribbons in your beard, pink mesh hose, a skirt and locked chastity belt

Monday 22 August 22:02:47 UTC 2016

Giggity [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Typhoon No. 9 wreaks havoc in Kanto with winds up to 180 kph, is expected to hit Fukushima tonight. Number Nine. Number Nine. Number Nine [Scary]

Monday 22 August 21:51:10 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man escapes from Manatee deputies. This is why other states use dogs [Florida]

Monday 22 August 21:36:58 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Italian food purists rage over America's 'white Bolognese' and demand people stop calling it Italian. We'd better do what they say, or they may stop sending us cans of Chef Boyardee [Interesting]

Monday 22 August 21:36:51 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Europe’s Oldest Living Resident Is This Pine Tree in Greece

Monday 22 August 21:33:58 UTC 2016

It dates back to the Viking Age. [Link]

Mental Floss » July 2016 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded

Monday 22 August 21:33:57 UTC 2016

If it seems like you’ve seen this news before, there’s good reason for it—NOAA found that this July was the 15th month in a row with record-breaking global temperature anomalies. [Link]

Mental Floss » KFC: Now Serving Fried Chicken-Scented Sunscreen

Monday 22 August 21:33:56 UTC 2016

Mashed potatoes, cole slaw, and a biscuit not included. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Police are searching for a relic, hat was stolen from a San Francisco church: a piece of wood dated to 325 AD that is believed to be part of the "true cross" t. 325 AD? Either it ain't the real thing or Jesus was a LOT older than the Gosp

Monday 22 August 21:30:45 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Ways to Impress Your Job Interviewer In the First 90 Seconds

Monday 22 August 21:30:00 UTC 2016

Roughly one-third of hiring managers will make a decision about whether to hire you in under two minutes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Soon, you too may be able to have a faithful reconstruction of a book no one can read [Interesting]

Monday 22 August 21:20:18 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [45 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The next time you smell Kentucky Fried Chicken on the beach, there's a good chance it's the person next to you lathered up with KFC fried chicken-scented sunscreen [Facepalm]

Monday 22 August 21:05:15 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Meet the Man Who Owns Over 5000 Toy Dinosaurs

Monday 22 August 21:00:00 UTC 2016

Randy Knol claims to own the world's largest collection of dino figures. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ontario town finally changes official slogan from "Land of rape and honey". Will now be known as "Land of rape, honey, arson and rape" [Strange]

Monday 22 August 20:59:48 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [73 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Everything's totally fine, citizens of Germany. Really. We swear [Unlikely]

Monday 22 August 20:55:16 UTC 2016

Unlikely [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A chunk of real estate roughly the size of Scotland is about to disappear [Interesting]

Monday 22 August 20:54:49 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man finds someone to spend the rest of his life with on dating site, mostly because she killed him after the first date [Florida]

Monday 22 August 20:29:16 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Young woman works diligently on her "frequently rescued" punch card while on holiday in Cornwall [Dumbass]

Monday 22 August 20:16:19 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: Never too old to rock and roll [Photoshop]

Monday 22 August 20:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [19 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Iran not amused by Russia using their country for photo-ops for the bombing of Syria, kick Russian warplanes out of the country [Followup]

Monday 22 August 19:58:55 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cat burglar lives up to his name [Amusing]

Monday 22 August 19:58:26 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do Fleas, Ticks, and Mosquitoes Show Individual Preferences?

Monday 22 August 19:29:02 UTC 2016

Whether it’s that guy at the barbecue who never gets bitten, or the dog who never gets ticks, what is the chemistry behind being personally unattractive to biting insects? [Link]

Mental Floss » Pandora Will Soon Let You Listen to Specific Songs on Demand

Monday 22 August 19:29:01 UTC 2016

Finally! [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Surprisingly Tasty Trail Mix Ingredients

Monday 22 August 19:28:44 UTC 2016

For seriously delicious snacking. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Geraldo did not see that coming [Followup]

Monday 22 August 19:16:37 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Common causes of stomach aches: Ingesting a fifth of Wild Turkey, pan of brownies, or, say, 40 knives [Strange]

Monday 22 August 19:05:52 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Political Parties You Might Remember From History Class

Monday 22 August 19:00:00 UTC 2016

Take a look back at some of the most successful third parties in American history. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man huffs stolen aerosol computer duster, immediately crashes into Walmart. 'MURICA [Murica]

Monday 22 August 18:37:44 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [51 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Inside Los Angeles's 12th Annual Art Deco Festival

Monday 22 August 18:30:00 UTC 2016

In 2016, some people still celebrate like it's the Roaring Twenties [Link]

Futility Closet » The Simson Line

Monday 22 August 18:04:41 UTC 2016

The three corners of any triangle ABC define a circle that surrounds it, called its circumcircle. And for any point P on this circle, the three points closest to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The converse is also true: Given a point P and three lines no two of which are parallel, if the closest points … [Link]

Mental Floss » Edinburgh Zoo's Knighted Penguin Gets Promoted to Brigadier

Monday 22 August 18:00:00 UTC 2016

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is the most highly-decorated bird in the world. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just be glad he's not dressed as a schoolgirl [Obvious]

Monday 22 August 17:54:04 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For sale: 1970 Plymouth Superbird, originally owned by the EPA. Automatic swapped out for manual transmission so it could test jet emissions at 140 mph [Cool]

Monday 22 August 17:30:11 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [97 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Honestly who goes on a child killing spree at a school using crocodiles? [Weird]

Monday 22 August 16:56:51 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » See How Those Appetizing Burger Commercials Get Made

Monday 22 August 16:50:37 UTC 2016

There's a custom-made condiment thrower involved. [Link]

Mental Floss » You Have to See Monday's Top Amazon Deals

Monday 22 August 16:50:33 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, August 22. [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Fiery Facts About Peppers

Monday 22 August 16:50:19 UTC 2016

You might think peppers bring the pain, but they're actually natural pain relief. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ramen Noodles are quickly replacing tobacco as currency in the prison yards [Interesting]

Monday 22 August 16:46:06 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [97 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » dangit says FML

Monday 22 August 16:41:23 UTC 2016

Today, I found out the new intern isn't really an intern, they're my replacement. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Two nerdy anniversaries [FarkBlog]

Monday 22 August 16:30:15 UTC 2016

FarkBlog [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Songs That Weren’t Supposed to Be Big Hits

Monday 22 August 16:30:00 UTC 2016

Queen's bestselling song was only released after Michael Jackson convinced the band it would be a hit. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remains of Civil War veteran finally transported home after he died in 1922 with no family to claim him. "The Patriot Guard Riders have essentially set up a modern-day pony express to get him from Oregon back to Maine" [Cool]

Monday 22 August 16:03:08 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [74 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Canada sets up refugee camp to handle massive influx of refugees from… Michigan? [Amusing]

Monday 22 August 16:02:58 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [79 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you clean up 500,000 cigarette butts from your city's streets, they'll just give you the nickname 'The Butt Lady of Auburn' [Amusing]

Monday 22 August 15:57:12 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [40 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Can you actually say to an entire country, "Stop being d***s"? [Advice]

Monday 22 August 15:55:11 UTC 2016

Advice [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Father and son were playing catch on the shoulder of a busy highway as they were waiting for a tow truck and the ball landed on the road. Since this is Fark, you can guess what happens next [Sad]

Monday 22 August 15:46:37 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [63 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » American journalism is dead, as written by someone from the New York Post [Facepalm]

Monday 22 August 15:41:56 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: From the Veggie-Table

Monday 22 August 15:27:33 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » "First we build a wall…a wall of pigs heads…" "Shut up, Sir Bedevere" [Stupid]

Monday 22 August 15:19:02 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: iOS Game Development – word and math games, arcade classics, sports games, and action games. Instructor Yohann Taieb – LinkedIn says he's currently working with CBS Interactive on Fantasy Football apps. (Sponsored Link) [Pl

Monday 22 August 15:08:10 UTC 2016

Plug [link] [2 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Finally, Omaha public schools are tackling the biggest issue surrounding high school: showering. The system is installing private stalls and getting rid of the archaic, embarrassing open shower system. Hopefully this becomes a nationwide change [Spif

Monday 22 August 15:05:16 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [163 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why You Shouldn't Trust Password Strength Meters

Monday 22 August 15:00:00 UTC 2016

They're not always a good test of password quality. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » George Lucas' second career as a wedding photographer, a pane in Dakota Johnson's ass, and Lebron James considers owning another NBA team besides the Golden State Warriors: some of Fark's favorite Headlines of the Week for 8/14 – 8/20 [Fa

Monday 22 August 14:57:21 UTC 2016

FarkBlog [link] [5 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Memo to gun owners, don't put your spare bullets in the car charger. Oh, and responsible gun owners don't let their toddlers play with bullets [Fail]

Monday 22 August 14:39:11 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [178 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Coral Reefs Depend on Big Fishes’ Pee

Monday 22 August 14:30:00 UTC 2016

Reefs in areas depleted of big fish and their urine are also missing necessary nutrients like phosphorus. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 9AM Back to Work

Monday 22 August 14:13:24 UTC 2016

Nurse: Is that a paper clip in your hair?
Receptionist: Yeah, I couldn’t find a bobby pin
Nurse: God, you’re such a secretary. 800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota Overheard by: killerboots [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Olympics cause a surge in the baby name "Simone". In other news, the name "Ryan" has plummeted out of the top 500 faster than Usain Bolt running the 100 meter [Interesting]

Monday 22 August 14:13:05 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Devil Weed [Facepalm]

Monday 22 August 14:11:27 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [110 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 13 Focused Facts About ‘Election’

Monday 22 August 14:00:00 UTC 2016

Filmed at Nebraska's Papillion-La Vista High School, 1999's Election featured budding star Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, a compulsive overachiever running for class president at George Washington Carver High School. She wages a campaign against Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) and his sister, Tammy (Jessica Campbell), but her real enemy is teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), who tries to sabotage the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mortal Wombat [Scary]

Monday 22 August 13:57:07 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » People who parrot their child's baby talk back at them are doing a disservice to linguistic development [Obvious]

Monday 22 August 13:55:33 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [109 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Boy band devastated after dream holiday cancelled in error [Fail]

Monday 22 August 13:33:11 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bingo hall with 100 guns, body armor and $87,000 in cash. It's the Texas way [Murica]

Monday 22 August 13:20:01 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [53 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Protip: If you're trying to stop your drunk friend from driving home, don't lay down in front of her BMW–she'll just treat you like a speed bump [Sad]

Monday 22 August 13:05:12 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this speedy cyclist [Photoshop]

Monday 22 August 13:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [10 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The ‘NodPod’ Makes It Possible to Fall Asleep on a Plane

Monday 22 August 13:00:00 UTC 2016

The "head hammock" offers a solution for travelers who don’t mind looking silly. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The life of everyone in this thread depends upon just one thing: finding someone who can not only say something clever, but who didn't have scallops for dinner [Sick]

Monday 22 August 12:49:38 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [80 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Things Named After Mae West

Monday 22 August 12:30:37 UTC 2016

Mae West in "She Done Him Wrong" (1933)

Actress and sex symbol Mae West cast a large shadow over popular culture, as can be seen by the number of things named after her.

1. Life Preservers

The inflatable life preservers used in WWII were often referred to as "Mae Wests" because they gave their wearers the appearance of having a large … [Link]

Weird Universe » Cow Triplets

Monday 22 August 12:30:36 UTC 2016

Cows are a definite WU theme. But in all these years, I do not believe we have ever commented on the rare instance of triplet calves. The odds of a successful gestation and delivery are "one in eight million."

Yet there was such a birth in April of 2016. And here was another from 1972.

Of course, with 1.5 billion … [Link]

Mental Floss » You Can Have Your Ashes Pressed Into Vinyl

Monday 22 August 12:30:00 UTC 2016

The pops and crackles on these records are the entire point. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Delicious Food Mashups You Have to Try

Monday 22 August 12:00:00 UTC 2016

These culinary mashups prove that a combination of your favorite foods isn't just possible—it's necessary. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I predict that America will be plunged into universal darkness, with wailing and gnashing of teeth in 2017. Or, as the fact-based community will call it, the Great American Eclipse will be visible across the entire USA, the first big show since 1979

Monday 22 August 11:33:17 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [109 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Family Lives Inside a Farmhouse Inside an Airplane Hangar

Monday 22 August 11:30:00 UTC 2016

Architect Adam Kalkin and his family live in a 19th century New Jersey farmhouse that sits inside a modern airplane hangar. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Seven-year-old who has had "several warnings" is now in trouble for: a) talking in class, b) bringing a gun to school, or c) writing her name in cursive [Asinine]

Monday 22 August 11:03:20 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [203 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Research Reveals the Best Way to Hold a Coffee Mug

Monday 22 August 11:00:00 UTC 2016

Here's how to make it through your first cup of coffee without spillage. [Link]

Mental Floss » From the Veggie-Table

Monday 22 August 10:45:00 UTC 2016

[Link]

Mental Floss » Timelapse Shows a 1223 Pound Pumpkin Grow in Five Months

Monday 22 August 10:30:00 UTC 2016

That's going to make a lot of pies. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Bad: Crashing your truck into the ER entrance to get emergency treatment for your friend. Worse: you're so high on meth you hadn't realized the friend had already been dead for more than a day [Stupid]

Monday 22 August 10:26:10 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [41 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » leah_kascar says FML

Monday 22 August 10:23:31 UTC 2016

Today, in the class I'm teaching, I assigned my students an essay to complete for homework. One student asked me if I was deducting points for bad spelling. I teach English. FML [Link]

FMyLife » hard worker says FML

Monday 22 August 10:23:30 UTC 2016

Today, I gave my boss 2 weeks notice for me leaving work, as I had received a better job offer with twice the pay. I thought he took it well until I heard him mutter under his breath, "About fucking time." FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Rio Olympics Closing Ceremonies

Monday 22 August 9:00:00 UTC 2016

These Are The Best Photos Of The 2016 Olympics Closing Ceremony. All of the color in a fraction of the time.
*
15 Things You Didn’t Know About Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls. The 1966 novel about drug abuse was based on real-life experiences.
*
Bryan Fuller Shares Details on Star Trek: Discovery. Getting those details out of him … [Link]

FMyLife » smellsfunnyinfrance says FML

Monday 22 August 8:45:21 UTC 2016

Today, I had to ask my sister if she shit her pants because the smell of poop was following us around Paris. I don't know what's worse, the fact that I had to ask an eighteen year old, or that she said yes and didn't do anything. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Thank you, exactly what I wanted Sergeant says FML

Monday 22 August 8:45:20 UTC 2016

Today, my drill sergeant found out it's my birthday. I spent the rest of the day scrubbing large, filthy pots for the entire base of 2000+ and scrubbing grime off of bathroom walls. Happy birthday to me! FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Monday 22 August 8:45:19 UTC 2016

Today, my friends told me they have been able to see all my BDSM likes in their Facebook feeds. My family and coworkers also follow me. FML [Link]

GraphJam » On a Mac, No Less

Monday 22 August 8:44:46 UTC 2016

computer,geek,movies,not,Pie Chart Graph by: Unknown Tagged: computer , geek , movies , not , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

Mental Floss » 15 Adorable Images of Cats Sticking Out Their Tongues

Monday 22 August 8:00:00 UTC 2016

Attention cat lovers: The coffee table book of your dreams has arrived. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Hello, 911? Yeah, I'm 15, and my parents took me to a cottage for a family vacation. Help? Pardon? What are 'first world problems'?" [Dumbass]

Monday 22 August 7:57:18 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Just because you're a free-climber doesn't mean you have to go water-free and phone-free. You never know when you might get stuck in a crevasse for two hours [Dumbass]

Monday 22 August 7:22:00 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 22 Fascinating Facts About Your Heart

Monday 22 August 7:00:00 UTC 2016

Here's why the blood-pumping organ is so amazing. [Link]

Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 118: The Restless Corpse of Elmer McCurdy

Monday 22 August 6:29:04 UTC 2016


In 1976 a television crew discovered a mummified corpse in a California funhouse. Unbelievably, an investigation revealed that it belonged to an Oklahoma outlaw who had been shot by sheriff’s deputies in 1911 and whose remains had been traveling the country ever since. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll trace the postmortem odyssey of Elmer McCurdy, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For those of you who love unplugging and getting back to nature in the great outdoors but still need your plate of prime rib and martini in the evening, here are some of the five-star restaurants found in our National Parks [Spiffy]

Monday 22 August 6:22:00 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Hilarious Video Game Pays Tribute to Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room'

Monday 22 August 6:00:00 UTC 2016

A peek inside the video game remake of the 2003 cult classic. [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Are U.S. Trains So Bad?

Monday 22 August 5:00:00 UTC 2016

Everyone loves the idea of a train trip, so why is our railway system so lacking? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Recent upsurge in kids having sex and taking drugs in UK park is blamed on… (activates current trend generator)… Pokestops [Stupid]

Monday 22 August 4:03:39 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 7 Ways Your Kids Can Help You Be a Better Family Member

Monday 22 August 4:00:00 UTC 2016

Presented by American Family. [Link]

Mental Floss » Jimmy Carter's Short-Lived White House Solar Panels

Monday 22 August 2:00:00 UTC 2016

What took so long for solar power to return to the White House? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » People no longer want to live next to water-sucking, space-hogging, window-shattering golf courses like they did twenty years ago [Obvious]

Monday 22 August 1:53:54 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [140 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I have no idea what a Jandal is but stay away from cliffs [Sad]

Monday 22 August 1:36:45 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [92 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Update from Farker Vicejay whose New Orleans-area food bank has been doing disaster response for the last week across Louisiana. DIT, link goes to donation page [PSA]

Monday 22 August 1:29:17 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » News of the Weird (August 21, 2016)

Monday 22 August 1:09:58 UTC 2016

News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M489, August 21, 2016
Copyright 2016 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.

Lead Story

New World Order: Australians are about to learn how fussy some people are about their genders. Queensland University of Technology and three other sponsors have created an online preference survey (currently underway) that asks participants to decide among 33 "genders" (since "gender" … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Good [PSA]

Monday 22 August 0:10:56 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [56 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mind reader [Photoshop]

Monday 22 August 0:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What Sounds Do Koalas Make?

Monday 22 August 0:00:00 UTC 2016

Yipping, squeaking, munching, and horrible grunting. [Link]

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