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 » The Big Butt Skinner suffers a bumpy landing. A soothing balm is being flown in [Followup]

Wednesday 24 August 23:26:32 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Charging Your Phone Every Night Hurts Its Battery

Wednesday 24 August 23:00:00 UTC 2016

If you plan on owning your phone for longer than two years, consider changing this habit. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Extinct marsupial lion named for Sir David Attenborough, because Boaty McBoatface is a stupid name for a marsupial lion [Spiffy]

Wednesday 24 August 22:54:01 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Newport seek the consent of their owners to jiggle Hooter's around [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 22:49:47 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [28 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No Kansas, you can't fill your budget hole by pulling over every Colorado driver for a lucky pot and civil forfeiture grab [Spiffy]

Wednesday 24 August 22:41:08 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [158 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » See a 4080-Piece LEGO Cinderella Castle Built in Stop-Motion

Wednesday 24 August 22:30:00 UTC 2016

It took 60 hours. [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Wednesday 24 August 22:16:16 UTC 2016

Today, my dad's psycho ex broke in and had a meltdown about how he's dating another woman now. She's barely 100 pounds, yet it took me and my brother several minutes and one smashed shin to finally manage to drag her out of the house, all while my dad called the cops. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » Pottermore Releases Original J.K. Rowling Sketches

Wednesday 24 August 22:15:00 UTC 2016

Pottermore just released three unpublished illustrations by J.K. Rowling. [Link]

Mental Floss » 14 Surreal Facts About H.R. Giger

Wednesday 24 August 22:00:00 UTC 2016

The 'Alien' designer wasn't always so revered: early reviews of his work involved spitting. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's like thinking you've won the lottery on your wedding day [Ironic]

Wednesday 24 August 21:55:17 UTC 2016

Ironic [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Will 'Invest 99L' Turn Into a Tropical Cyclone?

Wednesday 24 August 21:45:00 UTC 2016

Right now it's a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean. But meteorologists are keeping a watchful eye on it. [Link]

Mental Floss » Why Do Lizards Lose Their Tails and Regrow New Ones?

Wednesday 24 August 21:30:00 UTC 2016

Scientists looking at geckos under a microscope have found out that some parts of the tail are weaker than other parts. [Link]

Mental Floss » Fisherman Finds 75-Pound Pearl, Keeps It as Good Luck Charm

Wednesday 24 August 21:22:58 UTC 2016

The gem reportedly sat under the lucky man's bed for more than a decade. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Upset her $2200 check for gift cards did not clear at a local Safeway, a Springfield, Oregon woman does the next best thing and drives her SUV through the store before backing out and speeding off into the sunset [Scary]

Wednesday 24 August 21:22:41 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Large tornado on the ground east of Indianapolis. Kokomo already hit. Link is to live stream on WRTV [NewsFlash]

Wednesday 24 August 21:21:02 UTC 2016

NewsFlash [link] [312 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If your dog is urinating blood, and you're experiencing vertigo, sores and hair loss, your water just might be contaminated by a burial site of lab animals, dead fetuses, and radioactive material [Sick]

Wednesday 24 August 21:20:52 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Humans May Value Relatability Over Efficiency in Robots

Wednesday 24 August 21:00:00 UTC 2016

People were more willing to overlook errors when the robot expressed regret. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Zombie coral reef comes back to life. ZOMBIE CORAL [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 20:56:21 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [49 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Checked-Baggage Fees May Be Doing You a Favor

Wednesday 24 August 20:45:00 UTC 2016

A study of domestic flights found that charging passengers to check their bags made U.S. airlines more likely to depart on time. [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Old-Fashioned Words for the Fickle

Wednesday 24 August 20:30:00 UTC 2016

Make sure to use them the next time you dither. [Link]

Mental Floss » 4th Grade Science Teacher Performs 'Welcome Back' Rap for Students

Wednesday 24 August 20:15:00 UTC 2016

“Welcome to the 4th grade/So happy to meet you/Can’t wait ‘til I see you/We’re going to have a good time…" [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox news former anchor Andrea Tantaros describes the network as a "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult, steeped in..indecency". Unclear if she is complaining or doing recruiting work for them [Repe

Wednesday 24 August 20:09:35 UTC 2016

Repeat [link] [102 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Apparently assisting a convicted felon in escaping to another country and impeding law enforcement efforts to retrieve the felon in question is worth less confinement time than smoking weed in your own home [Stupid]

Wednesday 24 August 20:08:14 UTC 2016

Stupid [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » There are some things the office of Mayor is empowered to do, but tweeting 'no justice, no peace' and trying to incite a riot isn't one of them [Florida]

Wednesday 24 August 20:03:06 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Visit the eerie ghost town of Cairo, Illinois. Enjoy the pyramids of poverty [Creepy]

Wednesday 24 August 20:02:35 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [62 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Warren, OH man takes "Dicks out for Harambe" a little too seriously [Strange]

Wednesday 24 August 20:02:06 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [8 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Captain Kirk somewhere interesting [Photoshop]

Wednesday 24 August 20:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [44 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Artist Transforms Black Mourning Dress Into Dead Sea Salt-Covered Creation

Wednesday 24 August 20:00:00 UTC 2016

Israeli photographer Sigalit Landau submerged the gown in the Dead Sea for three months. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A bunch of folks who went without sex to make Jesus happy are realizing 20 years later that they wasted their lives [Obvious]

Wednesday 24 August 19:46:35 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [132 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Peru drug mule hottie got plenty of love letters while doing time in Peruvian jail. She also received 8 kittens named after serial killers because that guy was serious about his love [Creepy]

Wednesday 24 August 19:44:35 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Much like an employee justifies stealing from a corporation that treated him like human garbage, the Brazil officials got a little extortion happy after the whole Lochte incident [Scary]

Wednesday 24 August 19:38:07 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Black and White

Wednesday 24 August 19:35:13 UTC 2016

A curious chess puzzle by T.R. Dawson. White is to mate in four moves, with the stipulation that white men that are guarded may not move. This seems immediately impossible. The two rooks guard one another, and one of them guards the king. And moving the pawn will place it under the king’s protection, leaving White completely frozen. How can … [Link]

Mental Floss » Can Stress Really Turn Your Hair Gray?

Wednesday 24 August 19:30:00 UTC 2016

It can, but because of a different kind of "stress." [Link]

Fark.com RSS » University students want cocks, not glocks [Obvious]

Wednesday 24 August 19:29:14 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [89 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Expect to see a whole lot of government-subsidized cheese at your food bank soon. Not a repeat from 1987 [PSA]

Wednesday 24 August 19:26:05 UTC 2016

PSA [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida teen survives brain-eating amoeba infection. To be fair, he had an advantage that someone from another state wouldn't have had [Florida]

Wednesday 24 August 19:25:06 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Major U.S. city now virtually crime free thanks to this completely constitutional policing approach [Creepy]

Wednesday 24 August 19:16:05 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [67 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » An outraged Congress is demanding an investigation in why the makers of the Epipen have hiked the price of the life-saving drug nearly 400%; but if they really want answers they should ask Sen Manchin (D-WVa) to ask his daughter since she is the CEO

Wednesday 24 August 19:15:09 UTC 2016

Awkward [link] [239 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Your honor, I only groped that woman's breasts because they were enormous." "Well, that makes sense. Case dismissed" [Fail]

Wednesday 24 August 19:11:07 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Conservative shock jock writes long-winded piece calling Neil DeGrasse Tyson a "horse's astrophysicist" and accuses the scientist of "mocking a 9-year-old." Tyson finds out and writes a rebuttal in the comments section evisceratin

Wednesday 24 August 19:01:05 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The U.S. Government Will Buy 11 Million Pounds of Surplus Cheese

Wednesday 24 August 19:00:00 UTC 2016

America has got a cheese problem. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists develops new device that adds specific taste molecules to healthy foods to make them taste more like unhealthy foods (the ones we all like) [Cool]

Wednesday 24 August 18:43:07 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Breaking Bad inspired druggie turned his kitchen into a crystal meth lab [Dumbass]

Wednesday 24 August 18:39:55 UTC 2016

Dumbass [link] [11 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ryan Lochte offered new endorsement deal with the "crowdfunded blowjob robot everyone is talking about" [Hero]

Wednesday 24 August 18:39:09 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Locomotives are BIG and hard to lose. Still, sometimes it takes over a century for one to turn up again [Cool]

Wednesday 24 August 18:37:35 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Best Korea is laying landmines near the the Truce Village, apparently to prevent defections by its soldiers. But seeing as how they are using soldiers to PLANT the mines, they may not have thought this cunning plan all the way through [Fail]

Wednesday 24 August 18:33:12 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 International Cat Celebrities

Wednesday 24 August 18:30:00 UTC 2016

Cats all over the world have their own fan clubs. [Link]

Mental Floss » Italy Is Giving Its Young Adults Nearly $600 to Spend on Books, Film, and Music

Wednesday 24 August 18:00:00 UTC 2016

The government is giving its 18-year-olds a good reason to enjoy the country's culture. [Link]

Mental Floss » Welcome, Neighbor! Astronomers Find Earth-Like Planet Just One Star Away

Wednesday 24 August 17:31:00 UTC 2016

Proxima b might be able to support life. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ten years ago today scientists destroyed Pluto [Cool]

Wednesday 24 August 17:28:10 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pearl Harbor survivor who regularly visited the USS Iowa near his home is no longer able to make the trip, so chief selects visit his home and sing 'Anchors Aweigh' in the middle of his residential street. Bonus: He stands and salutes from hi

Wednesday 24 August 17:21:06 UTC 2016

Hero [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Divorce sucks. Especially for the environment [Obvious]

Wednesday 24 August 16:47:39 UTC 2016

Obvious [link] [55 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 'What-a-burglars' have an appetite for crime and fries [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 16:45:40 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Best Amazon Deals of Today

Wednesday 24 August 16:43:41 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 24. [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Know Your Onions

Wednesday 24 August 16:43:29 UTC 2016

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » North Korea threatens to turn the U.S. into a "heap of ashes." People living near the wildfires in California and Washington: "Too late" [Scary]

Wednesday 24 August 16:39:40 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [98 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » American University of Kabul, Afghanistan, is under attack with explosions and gunfire ongoing. American professors and hundreds of students in danger with an unknown number of casualties [News]

Wednesday 24 August 16:33:02 UTC 2016

News [link] [229 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 900 Freshwater Fish You Can Encounter in America

Wednesday 24 August 16:30:00 UTC 2016

Make your wall all about that bass. [Link]

FMyLife » WellPlayedMother says FML

Wednesday 24 August 16:25:11 UTC 2016

Today, I discovered, after years of being grounded for losing my belongings, that I didn't actually lose anything. Instead, my mom drunkenly admitted to tossing my stuff away and then punishing me for it whenever she was mad at me. FML [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Naturally Selected Facts About the Galápagos Islands

Wednesday 24 August 16:00:00 UTC 2016

In 1835, Charles Darwin arrived at the island chain that would shape his theory of natural selection. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » At noon on August 24, 79 A.D Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy. Thousands kiss their ash goodbye [Sad]

Wednesday 24 August 15:58:41 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » California soaks up tampon tax [Followup]

Wednesday 24 August 15:58:41 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [103 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No, fugitive FLDS leader Lyle Jeffs did not slip out of his tracking bracelet after he 'experienced the miracle of rapture' [Facepalm]

Wednesday 24 August 15:38:40 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » This Artist is Making VHS Covers for Current Movies

Wednesday 24 August 15:30:00 UTC 2016

So real, you can almost feel the disappointment of 'Drive' being all rented out. [Link]

Weird Universe » Shoes Concealed in Buildings

Wednesday 24 August 15:07:00 UTC 2016

In the 1950s, the Northampton Museum (home of the "World Famous Shoe Collection) began to receive reports of shoes that had been found hidden in buildings. The shoes, usually discovered by people doing renovations or repairs, were concealed under floors, inside walls, in chimneys, above ceilings, etc.

Eventually the Museum received enough of these reports that they realized the concealment … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Human beings aren't the only creatures that bully the vulnerable. Many non-human animals do it as well. And in evolutionary terms, it works [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 15:06:30 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Turkey has crossed the Syrian border, having been provoked by repeated ISIS attacks. Russia supports Assad's Syria and hates Turkey after they shot down a wayward Russian jet. If anything goes wrong, Russia backs Syria and US backs Turkey. Ballga

Wednesday 24 August 15:05:00 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [148 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Want to Breathe Easier Indoors? Get These Houseplants

Wednesday 24 August 15:00:00 UTC 2016

New research finds that some plants are better than others at cleaning the air. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Nice cop fines woman, forces her to remove clothing at beach [Asinine]

Wednesday 24 August 14:53:38 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [216 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gray parrot on the loose in Maine, and it may sound like R2-D2 at times [Misc]

Wednesday 24 August 14:47:40 UTC 2016

Misc [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Pro Unity 3D Game Design course. I can't believe Unity hasn't been taken for a supervillain name yet. Design a game for him/her. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]

Wednesday 24 August 14:32:06 UTC 2016

Plug [link] [4 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Moths Use Their Long Tails to Confuse Bat Sonar

Wednesday 24 August 14:30:00 UTC 2016

Crafty! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Value of painting plummets after "e" is dropped off the artist's name [Silly]

Wednesday 24 August 14:21:39 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 12 Facts About 'An American Tail'

Wednesday 24 August 14:00:00 UTC 2016

According to Roger Ebert, it was one of the most depressing children's movies of all time. [Link]

Overheard In The Office » Probably Best to Let Your Boss Win the Fritter Contest

Wednesday 24 August 13:57:56 UTC 2016

Office girl: Ha-ha! Mine's bigger than yours! I win!
Male boss: You wish it was bigger. Nothing can beat this. Dalton, Georgia [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Driver decides it's cheaper to just leave his booted wheels on a New Orleans street and get new rims and tires than pay his fines. With pic of tourists gawking from a streetcar [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 13:55:40 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [101 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » One book, one hero, one side to win. It's a certain kind of magic to make this story sing. THIS is your Fark Writer's Thread "I'm seriously running out of ideas here" edition [CSB]

Wednesday 24 August 13:36:04 UTC 2016

CSB [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » American airline travelers set a new record last week: 81 guns confiscated by TSA agents, the most ever in one week. USA USA USA [Fail]

Wednesday 24 August 13:22:41 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [78 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » A Minute of Dance Per Day

Wednesday 24 August 13:15:07 UTC 2016

Une minute de danse par jour /sélection d'extraits de danses from Nadia Vadori-Gauthier on Vimeo.

Une minute de danse par jour 20 08 2016/ danse 585 (One Minute of Dance a Day). from Nadia Vadori-Gauthier on Vimeo.

There is just as much of this as you can take–and possibly more than you can take–at her page.

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man throws boiling water on gay kid and his boyfriend. Just because [Sick]

Wednesday 24 August 13:13:23 UTC 2016

Sick [link] [225 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Back in 1900, respectable women in Alaska were urged to stay away from Donald Trump's grandfather's hotel. "They are liable to hear that which would be repugnant to their feelings and uttered, too, by the depraved of their own sex" [A

Wednesday 24 August 13:03:39 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [57 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this unusually shaped vessel [Photoshop]

Wednesday 24 August 13:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [25 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » MIT Designs Cell Phones That Assemble Themselves

Wednesday 24 August 13:00:00 UTC 2016

It just takes a few minutes of being knocked around in a tumbler. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Coloradans probably don't have to worry about the Zika virus because Colorado mosquitoes are very independent thinking American mosquitoes unlikely to be influenced by illegal alien mosquitoes [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 12:58:39 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [15 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man calls 911 for help after discovering a robber in his home, and the responding cop shoots the first person he sees, who just happened to be the homeowner who just happened to be black [Fail]

Wednesday 24 August 12:51:40 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [171 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Timelapse Captures the Grandeur of Yellowstone at Night

Wednesday 24 August 12:30:00 UTC 2016

The park's signature geothermal activity is even better under a starlit sky. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Overlooked National Park Service Attractions You Can Visit

Wednesday 24 August 12:00:00 UTC 2016

There’s more to the National Park Service than just parks. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Myanmar rocked by 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Possible Trifecta shaking in play, feared [NewsFlash]

Wednesday 24 August 11:55:29 UTC 2016

NewsFlash [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » BBC reporter visits the troglodytes of southern Spain. After that, the kobolds of central France, the bugbears of Holland, the yuan-ti of Brussels, and then the gnolls of Luxembourg [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 11:48:29 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [35 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Boston Just Won the Major League Quidditch Championship

Wednesday 24 August 11:30:00 UTC 2016

The Boston Night Riders just won the Major League Quidditch world championship. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Houston needs to decide if they want to be known as HTX or HOU. "I don't want a single, smug Austinite kicking back with his craft beer and his big thick beard and his man bun, saying, 'Look at those Houstonians, they gotta steal from us&

Wednesday 24 August 11:05:04 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Know Your Onions

Wednesday 24 August 10:50:51 UTC 2016

[Link]

Mental Floss » New Contemporary Art Exhibition Is Just For Dogs

Wednesday 24 August 10:50:50 UTC 2016

Because pups need art too. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The top black market currency in prison is A) Cigarettes B) Prison hooch C) Ramen noodles [Spiffy]

Wednesday 24 August 10:30:05 UTC 2016

Spiffy [link] [15 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » StupidPets says FML

Wednesday 24 August 10:29:57 UTC 2016

Today, I saw my new pet fish completely missing the food at the bottom of his tank and sucking up the little rocks instead. My last dog died from eating rocks. I think I'm doomed to have insanely stupid pets. FML [Link]

FMyLife » Anonymous says FML

Wednesday 24 August 10:29:56 UTC 2016

Today, I was helping my Grandfather to sort through tubs and bins after cleaning out his attic, and I had to move a 50lb bin downstairs. That's when the dog thought it would be funny to block the top of the stairs as I was going down. FML [Link]

GraphJam » Robb Stark 2012

Wednesday 24 August 10:29:39 UTC 2016

Bar Graph Game of Thrones politics TV - 6225860352 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , Game of Thrones , politics , TV Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Cake-Shop Owning Little People Going Wedding Dress Shopping With Their Many, Many Chidren

Wednesday 24 August 10:29:35 UTC 2016

What The Learning Channel [TLC] consists of... Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cable , Pie Chart , shows , television , tlc Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Bronies Have Had the Best of Both Eras!

Wednesday 24 August 10:29:34 UTC 2016

90s,Bronies,my little pony,Pie Chart Graph by: dogmutt45 Tagged: 90s , Bronies , my little pony , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » You'd screw your face up into a snarl too, if you were being defended by an ex-felon "volunteer paralegal" [Facepalm]

Wednesday 24 August 9:30:04 UTC 2016

Facepalm [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday 24 August 9:30:00 UTC 2016

Here's some links for you and everyone else! [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Toothy Facts About Gharials

Wednesday 24 August 8:30:00 UTC 2016

Once a widespread predator, the strange, skinny-jawed gharial is now critically endangered and has been restricted to a handful of Nepalese and northern Indian rivers. Here’s everything you should know about the world’s most unusual crocodilian. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Louisiana lawmaker wants to regulate local rescuers from the "Cajun Navy" and make them register with the state and pay a fee [Asinine]

Wednesday 24 August 8:22:11 UTC 2016

Asinine [link] [126 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When Chick-Fil-A was financing groups that supported discrimination, fans flocked to it to support their right to finance discrimination. When Chick-Fil-A removed the spicy chicken biscuit from their menu, well that is an outrage worthy of a boycott

Wednesday 24 August 7:30:12 UTC 2016

Murica [link] [113 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Introducing a Cassette-Shaped Table for Old School Music Fans

Wednesday 24 August 7:30:00 UTC 2016

Perfect for that friend who has everything. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hello. Yes, this is mayor [Silly]

Wednesday 24 August 7:18:06 UTC 2016

Silly [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Look, all I'm saying is that when you're handling barrels full of plutonium dissolved in nitric acid, be damn sure you buy the right brand of kitty litter" [Scary]

Wednesday 24 August 7:09:09 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Eodermdromes

Wednesday 24 August 6:56:54 UTC 2016

A spelling net is the pattern made when one writes down one instance of each unique letter that appears in a word and then connects these letters with lines, spelling out the word. For instance, the spelling net for VIVID is made by writing down the letters V, I, and D and drawing a line from V to I, I … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Gorillas expected to freeze to death this winter, scientists predict [Florida]

Wednesday 24 August 6:48:26 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Caribbean Emits a ‘Whistle’ That Can Be Detected from Space

Wednesday 24 August 6:30:00 UTC 2016

It's too big and low for us to hear, but researchers say the sea produces about an A flat. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In a Columbo plot gone wild, woman poses as a Dateline producer to entice brain damaged man to re-enact 911 call, killing him to take the heat off in 2011 murder investigation, then gets all self-stabby in jail [Weird]

Wednesday 24 August 6:18:16 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "This is the last post" [Fail]

Wednesday 24 August 5:46:15 UTC 2016

Fail [link] [207 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » CSU paying people over $1,000 to inhale smoke as part of…hey wait, come back, it's about wood burning stoves [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 5:33:00 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » People Are More Likely to Do Chores When They’re Happy

Wednesday 24 August 5:30:00 UTC 2016

Way to ruin a good mood. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Would YOU leave a child as young as 12 home alone for the day? [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 4:47:08 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [151 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Ways Kids Can Inspire You to Find Your Passion

Wednesday 24 August 4:30:00 UTC 2016

Presented by American Family. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Italian officials prepare subpoenas for local geologists [News]

Wednesday 24 August 4:21:14 UTC 2016

News [link] [82 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man wants ripped abs, goes about it all wrong [Repeat]

Wednesday 24 August 3:50:43 UTC 2016

Repeat [link] [16 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Don't bring a shattered bong to a gun fight [Strange]

Wednesday 24 August 3:50:16 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [9 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "EMS located the man's penis in the kitchen" [Weeners]

Wednesday 24 August 3:03:47 UTC 2016

Weeners [link] [50 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » What’s the Right Way to Make a Milk Punch?

Wednesday 24 August 3:00:00 UTC 2016

Like the old fashioned, milk punch has evolved into two distinctive versions over the past few centuries. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dog wins third term as mayor [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 2:43:18 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [80 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman cleans out messy purse, finds $157,000 lottery ticket. Subby once found $20 in a coat stored over the winter [Cool]

Wednesday 24 August 2:32:05 UTC 2016

Cool [link] [21 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » This is the way South Florida ends. Not with a bang but with a bubbling [Florida]

Wednesday 24 August 2:31:58 UTC 2016

Florida [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Your Old Festival Wristbands Are Probably Full of Germs, Study Says

Wednesday 24 August 2:30:00 UTC 2016

Festival wristbands are riddled with micrococci and staphylococci bacteria, according to a recent study. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Best Korea launched another missile at the ocean? Big freakin' deal. Oh, *from* the ocean? Oh, shiat [Scary]

Wednesday 24 August 2:24:15 UTC 2016

Scary [link] [62 comments] [Link]

FMyLife » Rowaelin16 says FML

Wednesday 24 August 2:17:55 UTC 2016

Today, my family and I finally moved out of our apartment, and into a more accommodating house. However, as we were leaving, my brother leans over and whispers in my ear, "I've masturbated in every room of that apartment, but it was the best in your room." We've lived there for 3 years. FML [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Poor St. Louis school reports improved attendance thanks to (a) free lunch (b) more buses (c) on-site washers and dryers. "It turned out that when students didn't have clean clothes, they often stayed home from school out of embarrassment&#34

Wednesday 24 August 2:07:47 UTC 2016

Strange [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Nintendo Launches Kirby Cafe in Japan

Wednesday 24 August 2:00:00 UTC 2016

More proof that nostalgia for 90s video games is at an all-time high. [Link]

Mental Floss » ‘Stranger Things’ Concept Art Reveals Barb’s Original Fate

Wednesday 24 August 1:30:00 UTC 2016

The conclusion to this fan favorite's story initially looked a lot different. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The guy at the Trump rally wearing a "Trump Is A Child Rapist" shirt is A) a BernieBro, B) a Black Lives Matter bro, C) a Travis County Republican party chairman bro [Awkward]

Wednesday 24 August 1:17:54 UTC 2016

Awkward [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Tom Arnold co-opts nephew's suicide for a political statement; sister-in-law calls him out in the comments for skipping the funeral and fabricating most of the content [Amusing]

Wednesday 24 August 1:06:52 UTC 2016

Amusing [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cannibal who wasn't summarily executed by police for some reason may have dropped pants and guzzled garage chemicals [Followup]

Wednesday 24 August 1:02:59 UTC 2016

Followup [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » How Houdini Stayed in an Underwater Coffin for 90 Minutes

Wednesday 24 August 1:00:00 UTC 2016

For his arguably greatest trick, performed just months before he died, Houdini had to master his own physiology. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Modern reenactment of Battle of Thermopylae takes place on Route 66 [Interesting]

Wednesday 24 August 0:52:54 UTC 2016

Interesting [link] [42 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Howard Johnson is down to one flavor [Sad]

Wednesday 24 August 0:47:55 UTC 2016

Sad [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists may not know what this purple thing they found on the sea floor is, but subby knows a Godzilla egg when he sees one [Repeat]

Wednesday 24 August 0:46:54 UTC 2016

Repeat [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New York Times said to be hacked by Russians. It was first noticed when motto on first page switched to "All the news that fits our viewpoint, we print" [Creepy]

Wednesday 24 August 0:32:53 UTC 2016

Creepy [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Here’s Why Picking Your Nose Is a Bad Idea

Wednesday 24 August 0:30:00 UTC 2016

Picking your nose isn’t such a harmless habit after all. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Saudi court sentences Egyptian man to jail for espionage. And also sorcery [Weird]

Wednesday 24 August 0:14:57 UTC 2016

Weird [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Olympic wrestler [Photoshop]

Wednesday 24 August 0:00:01 UTC 2016

Photoshop [link] [12 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Talking to Teens About Weight and Dieting Might Be Bad for Their Health

Wednesday 24 August 0:00:00 UTC 2016

Talking to adolescents about weight and dieting isn’t great for their self-image. [Link]

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