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 » Leader of the Ferguson Missouri protests is found shot dead in a burning car. Police there suspect that maybe, perhaps, foul play was involved [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » The Cronut Is Coming to London
The Cronut—and all the delicious chaos that comes with it—is making its way to London Town. [Link]
FMyLife » ripped says FML
Today, my cat used my head as a springboard and ripped my earring out with her claw. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I called my boyfriend and asked if he wanted to come watch a movie. He seemed eager, until I said I needed the company because my period had started. He then went dead silent, waited a few seconds before starting to fake-snore, then hung up on me. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » India Now Lets Drivers Carry Digital Licenses
Indian citizens can now upload copies of their driver's license and registration to a secure cloud storage app. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You can take the rum out of Rumspringa, but… well, no, no you can't as 75 Amish teens were arrested for underage drinking [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » The White House Releases the Most Detailed Maps of Alaska to Date
Alaska has finally been mapped in as much detail as the moon. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: N.C. man with machete chases clown into woods [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Philippines confront China with pictures of lots of sons of whores in disputed sea [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » 20 Enterprising Facts About ‘Star Trek’
Fifty years ago, Gene Roddenberry's galaxy-spanning saga debuted on NBC and helped transform sci-fi television from tired stereotypes into a genre rich with multilayered drama, ethnically diverse characters, and real world issues [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Health perks from pet ownership include mood, heart health, lower allergies, ability to wake up instantly in the dead of night once you hear that goddamn cat hacking up a furball into your shoes again [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian beachgoer finds one 130 million year old dinosaur footprint in the sand, because it was then that dinosaur Jesus carried you [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Juggalo memorial service turns out to be just like an episode of Pinky and the Brain, except for the lack of either [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Historically-black Alabama university treated scholarship students from Nigeria like, well, pretty badly [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » POLICE: "Yeah, this was totally an accidental double murder-suicide. We totes didn't have anything to do with this. Really. Pinky swear. Wow, is it hot in here or something?" [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Pro Tip: If you're a CEO accused of paying workers below minimum wage it might not look good if you visit your own factory to show journalists around and reveal a wallet stuffed full of £50 notes [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » Sorry, Candy Lovers: Gummy Bears Are Kind of Gross
We apologize in advance. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Debunked: Angela Lansbury is NOT in 'Game of Thrones' season 7, her team says. Nor is Michael Caine or Sean Connery for that matter [Followup]
[link] [52 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Women Do Ask for Raises, They're Just Less Likely to Get Them
New research challenges the theory that women "don't ask." [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Day one of the Dildo trials: "No, Ryan, you can't dress up like a cowboy in my courtroom" [Murica]
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Mental Floss » 18 Common Words That Have Unexpected Science Definitions
You keep using that word… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » A Tropical Storm in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside air mass [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » A British army officer got drunk and arrested a tree in Pakistan in 1898 and it's still in chains [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Giant Pandas Are No Longer Considered Endangered
Wild populations are rebounding, thanks in part to forest protection and reforestation measures. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Think your bucket list is impressive? This guy got a 2,000 km ambulance ride from Victoria BC to Moose Jaw SK so he could die in the house he built and be buried in the cemetery he established [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » You know that bar exam you failed that caused you to lose your job and a year-plus of income? Well, turns out you actually passed. Please don't sue [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Knowing the difference between 0 and 1 apparently not a prerequisite to become an international pilot [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this rural bike path [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 1960s California Time Capsule Asks If the Future Has Annoying Commercials, Too
Residents of Laguna Beach also wondered if people would still be going to the beach nearly naked in 2016. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apple confirms jack off [PSA]
[link] [357 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Kick a NYPD cop in the nuts because you're selling 'nutcracker cocktails' at a public event? That's a tasing [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » ". . . because no one EVER expects the Spanish Penis Bidet" [Strange]
[link] [48 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Why Are Planets Round?
Can you have a planet that isn't round? And what do potatoes have to do with it? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Don't worry, '6th-generation facekinis' will be the happening at beaches around the world any day now. Any day now [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Drunk octopus found on New Orleans sidewalk looking for beads [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » New cloaked ship is ready to join the fleet. At least that's what we're telling them [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Bank robber: "I'd rather rob this bank and then quietly go sit in the lobby and wait for police and go to jail than have to go home to my wife." Damn [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Teacher finds the perfect solution to stop 8th graders from fidgeting in class – Install cycling machines under their desks. "They now channel their energy in a different way" [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » It's not every day that you see a giant inflatable colon [Strange]
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Mental Floss » Sri Lanka Is Officially a Malaria-Free Nation
No transmitted cases of malaria have been recorded in the country for nearly four years. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The meal was OK, except for the giant rat falling from the ceiling onto my plate [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » You know those 88 generals who endorsed Trump? Many of them have been involved in scandals, been reprimanded, are crazy as hell, or no one's actually heard of them [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » A Cognitive Illusion
Image: Flickr Given these premises, what can you infer? If there is a king in the hand then there is an ace, or if there isn’t a king in the hand then there is an ace, but not both. There is a king in the hand. Practically everyone draws the conclusion “There is an ace in the hand.” But this is … [Link]
Mental Floss » Your Art Could Decorate a New York City Subway Station
New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking art proposals for a number of Brooklyn stations. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Brockville, Ontario (aka Florida North) news, man stabs dog in fight over french fry. Reports unclear whether man also believes world is flat [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » This Robot Bear Will Control Your Household Devices
Bearbot might help you consolidate your household remotes—when he's not sleeping or sneezing. [Link]
Mental Floss » Wednesday's Top Amazon Deals You Will Want to See
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, September 7. [Link]
Mental Floss » Cafe In Australia Serves the World’s Strongest Cup of Coffee
It contains half a lethal dose of caffeine. [Link]
Mental Floss » Would You Buy a $3000 Colored Pencil Set?
Only the best tools should touch that Lisa Frank adult coloring book. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Pair of drug pushers gets found with five pounds of pot and some meth. Misdemeanors and suspended sentence. Hmm….how could this be? *click* oh [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Karma Go hotspot. Mobile wi-fi hotspot with 50GB data for one month. That's a lot of Pokemon Go. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Best Korea's Fearless Leader has done it again. He has banned sarcasm. No word on if he has troops carrying portable rocket launchers to punish violators [Fail]
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Mental Floss » 10 Things You Might Not Know About Stouffer’s
The Stouffer family began freezing their meals when their restaurant customers wanted to eat them at home. [Link]
FMyLife » mckenna9797 says FML
Today, it's my birthday and I'd planned to take my family and friends to dinner with my own money. My mom just informed me that she'd messaged everyone that I'd canceled the dinner. She instead wants to use my money to buy my older brother a gun for his birthday, which is in two days. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » When McDonald’s Invented Bubble Gum-Flavored Broccoli
The vegetable creation didn’t exactly surprise and delight. [Link]
FMyLife » Lonile13 says FML
Today, after 2 years and 5 months, my boyfriend finally found my clitoris. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Surprising Facts About Amy Schumer
1. Her great-grandmother was a Manhattan bootlegger. [Link]
Mental Floss » 10 Fearless Facts About ‘Black-ish’
Though it's only getting ready to premiere its third season, the Emmy-nominated comedy has already been branded a socially important sitcom. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Nashville held its annual National Beard and Moustache Championships this past weekend. Top prize included a tube of Brylcreem, a one-way ticket to Brooklyn, and a copy of the Village Voice [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Doctor reveals why paper cuts hurt so much. Still tight lipped about cancer [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Original 'Star Wars' Soundtrack Returns to Vinyl
Your at-home soundtrack is about to get a lot more dramatic. [Link]
Mental Floss » The Indonesian Church That Looks Like A Chicken
This prayer house is for the birds. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sex offender achieves the American dream of officially living at Walmart [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » NYC officials shocked and dismayed that there were shootings and stabbings at this year's J'ouvert festival, even though they posted fliers asking very nicely for people to not shoot or stab anybody [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone defaces Catholic high school's Virgin Mary statue with a Hillary Clinton mask and a sex toy prior to football matchup. I thought they only took high school football seriously in Texas [Silly]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today I was very excited to go to the post office to claim a parcel. I didn't know what it could be, so I assumed it was a gift. It turned out to be a speeding ticket. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Kicking Off the NFL Season
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Mental Floss » 10 Fascinating Facts About Buddy Holly
The legendary musician was born on this day 70 years ago. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Japan has a mascot for everything. One for toilets, one for the defense ministry, and an egg-angel mascot for Fukushima Industries named 'Fukuppy' [Amusing]
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Weird Universe » Anders Holmquist, Vexillographer
Holmquist waving his flag (evidently before he added the stripes to it)
source: NY Times – Feb 27, 1976
Anders Holmquist made flags for a living, and he promoted the idea that, "Everyone should have his or her own personal flag — a meaningful flag designed especially for the individual."
His own flag consisted of seven stripes: "red for blood, orange for … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's 6am, I'm tapped out in creativity, but welcome anyway. THIS is your Fark Writer's Thread. "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi" edition [CSB]
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Fark.com RSS » Pakistani Poonch Punch Perturbs Punjabi-Partial Privates, Puns Passing Phark Pollsters Particularly Problematic Practicing "P" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » KFC gravy: it's finger-scalding good [Fail]
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Mental Floss » Cats Are Happier When They Work For Their Food, Study Finds
Keeping your cat intellectually challenged might be the key to his or her happiness. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: "Bottom licker locked up after attack". Hehehehehe, "bottom" [Facepalm]
[link] [24 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this Imperial Stormtrooper [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Introducing Jewelry Designed to Repel Insects With Citronella Beads
The collection aims to be a stylish alternative to sticky sprays. [Link]
Mental Floss » A New Research Vessel Named After Sally Ride Has Hit Waterways
Scientists aboard the ship will study how global warming is affecting Earth's oceans. [Link]
Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #292
Full story here. [Link]
Mental Floss » 7 of Gaston's Most Entertaining Fan Interactions at the Magic Kingdom
No one goes viral like Gaston. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Oysters grown on old toilets are being used to clean New York City waters. Environmentalists have something to go on here [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man punches baby in face, says he thought it was a doll, which means he decided to walk up to somebody and punch a doll they were holding in the face [Creepy]
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Mental Floss » Two New Pterosaur Fossils Discovered in North and South America
Scientists in opposite hemispheres recently discovered two new pterosaur fossils. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Isabelle Dinoire, first person to receive a face transplant, dies at age 49 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Wow, that's like thirty white guys' worth of jail time [Murica]
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Mental Floss » The Mystery Behind the Ending of 'The Thing' Might Have Finally Been Solved
John Carpenter's sci-fi/horror classic ended with plenty of questions. But now we might have some answers. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » While other cities clamor for businesses to move in, Palo Alto wants them to move out [Ironic]
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Mental Floss » Kicking Off NFL Season
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Fark.com RSS » It's never good when your crazy brother drags a propane tank into the house and starts pouring tequila over it [Weird]
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FMyLife » n3rdzgotskillz says FML
Today, I finished writing my Masters thesis. It's 25,000 words long. I showed it to my tutor, who told me it was completely wrong and that I have to start again from scratch. It's due in two weeks. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So, what you're saying is, Egypt needs female genital mutilation because Egypt is full of limp-dicked men who can't please horny women? [Sick]
[link] [203 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Spooky Underground Bunker Mimics Above-Ground Life in the 1960s
Please don't invite us over for dinner. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "One fish, two fish, what the hell is this blue fish?" [Weird]
[link] [13 comments] [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The cheers of joy and uncorking of champagne bottles you recently heard was merely people on one cul-de-sac celebrating, as word that their neighbor's massive Christmas light display was ending after nine wonderfully blessed years [Interesting]
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FMyLife » averagemom4days says FML
Today, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working and reworking a design for a client. Eight hours and many tears later, she sends an email saying, "Let's go with the first design. I liked that one the most." FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boss threw a party for everyone in the office who has a birthday in September. Everyone got a cake with their names on it except me. My birthday is today. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You said there wouldn't be math, or equality [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Manliness is killing the planet [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » 7 Adaptive Sports Technologies You'll See at the Paralympic Games
Take a look at the adaptive sports equipment and assistive technology featured in this year's Paralympic Games. [Link]
GraphJam » While the Probability of Saying Something Stupid Increases
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: ability , best of week , girls , Line Graph , stupid , talking Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » In Loving Selective Memory
Graph by: DemonicBeauty22811 Tagged: Bar Graph , celeb , michael jackson , Music , rip , stardom Share on Facebook [Link]
Mental Floss » How Long It Took 30 Writers to Finish Their Famous Novels
The creative process is different for everyone. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » While Americans debate abstinence vs. condom over bananas in public schools, the French have a 3D printed clitoris for their classes. SFW as you wouldn't recognize it if it smacked you in the face [Giggity]
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Futility Closet » Black and White
One more chess curiosity by T.R. Dawson: How can White mate in two half moves? The answer is to play the first half of Bg1-f2, and the second half of Bf1-g2, thus getting the white bishop from g1 to g2 and giving mate. A fair-minded reader might ask why Black can’t pull the same trick, transferring his bishop from b8 … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Why would someone do something like this? Oh, the T-shirt explains it [Dumbass]
[link] [21 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » A Watch That Reminds You That Time Is Meaningless
The Matters watch won't help you get to that meeting on time. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » New study finds 56% of parents admit they check their cell phones while driving. Mostly because checking their texts and e-mails is the only way they can still communicate with their kids [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Ten-week-old cheetah cub picks 7-week-old puppy as companion animal, cuteness overload ensues [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » "I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never, ever possibly destroy us, Mr. Stay Puft" … 'I have made a grave miscalculation' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Self-proclaimed crack-smoking alcoholic denies having sex with girl. Points for the honest parts. Dings for the lie [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » If you catch a humpback whale in your creek, you still have to throw it back [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Article asks "is air travel becoming 'for rich people' only?". Submitted from the last row of the Greyhound bus to Albuquerque [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Just you wait, the biblical apocalypse due to the pan-American solar eclipse will be coming any day now …..any day now maybe in 2017 [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » While Inuit have 25 different words for "snow", Germans have 25 different words for "hiccup" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » 'Drunk, breaking down the bathroom door, throwing up and speaking in Arabic' is one way to get thrown off an airline, son [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Steven Seagal is currently touring in Russia and doing weird shiat [Weird]
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Mental Floss » How One Earthquake Erased an Empire and Changed the Course of Human History
On November 1, 1755, an earthquake released the energy equivalent of 32,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs, with Lisbon suffering the worst of it. Then the tsunami hit… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Amtrak just bought 28 new high-speed trains for its Northeast corridor. The problem? The Northeast corridor's tracks are nowhere near able to support them. But that's OK, because Amtrak plans to upgrade everything. We trust Amtrak, right? [Un
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Mental Floss » World’s First Flat-Pack Truck Can Be Assembled in 12 Hours
The worlds first flat-pack truck doesn’t take much longer to assemble than an IKEA couch. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » While it's usually a good idea to try to eliminate the middlemen, you're going off the rails when it's the pimp and the drug dealer, doctor [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "Hey, if the fake beard fooled them the first time, why not try again?" [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this rare coin [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 10 Things You Didn't Know About the President's Secret Army
The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC, pronounced: JAY-sock) is best known for the Osama bin Laden raid. But it has long served as the president's secret army, planning and executing the most dangerous, highly classified missions of the United States military. [Link]
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