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 » Klandathu conducts a weapons test [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Lane change in Delaware causes traffic delays [Repeat]
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Mental Floss » Why You Shouldn’t Use Q-Tips to Clean Your Ears
Sticking a Q-Tip into your ear isn’t just ineffective—it’s downright dangerous. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fundraising site for Richard Burr (R NC) provided by "Americans For Sensible Solutions PAC." Usually abbreviated as "ASSPAC" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Do you wish you could still play with one of those baby toy dashboards with random knobs, dials and buttons, without looking like a complete crazy person. 50,000 backers on Kickstarter show you are not alone [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The untold story of the man who'd checked in the September 11th hijackers [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Music at work increases cooperation and teamwork. Especially if it involves everyone banding together to throw the bagpiper out the window [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Hello, yes, this is penis [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Man caught on camera stealing $600 from a wheelchair bound 94-year-old woman's bra as she was shopping in Harlem, but what is really unforgivable is his purse and man-bun [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 14 Reanimated Facts About ‘The Bride Of Frankenstein’
The classic horror movie has been cited as James Whale’s masterpiece, Boris Karloff’s finest hour, and the crown jewel of Universal’s monster series. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "I was that one banana in leopard pants and crocodile boots" and other ridiculous Craigslist "missed connections" from Burning Man [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » 19K in cash stolen in home invasion. Story to the left, legit reasons for having that much cash in one's house to the right [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Yeah, it's a repeat, but it's one worth reading again: The story of Lt. Heather "Lucky" Penney, one of the Air Force's first female fighter pilots who took off on 9/11 with one mission: to fly her fighter jet into the fourth airli
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Fark.com RSS » "Sentient jar of mayonnaise" ruins his chances of ever having another date [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Clickbait headline: "Modesto man finds giant gold nugget, may have struck it rich." Reality: Nugget "could fetch as high as $60,000," for a guy living near the Bay Area [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Inside the Tolstoy Family Reunion
Today, September 9, is Leo Tolstoy's birthday. Leo's great-great-granddaughter Sophie Penkrat takes us along to a gathering of the writer's descendants at Yasnaya Polyana, the family estate. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Remember the scene in Warlock: The Armageddon where the birds just dropped dead from the sky? Yeah, it's like that [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » One was elementary school teacher. Married couple, both male. Hoo boy, this one touches all the bases, doesn't it? Um, so to speak [Sick]
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Mental Floss » BART Is Paying San Francisco Riders Not to Commute During Rush Hour
It's part of a stopgap plan to deal with the service's overwhelming ridership and aging infrastructure. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » DOJ says Dakota Access will not happen on Army Corps Land at this time. Bureaucratic meatgrinder to follow [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » You know those buildings in Pittsburgh that are built really close together so it looks like they're one but there's really a gap and it would be really dumb to jump between them to impress your date? Neither did this guy [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » Show and Tell: Captain Cook’s Daisy
This dried-out daisy may not look like much, but it’s a testament to one of history’s most ambitious voyages. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » UFO hunter says he's spotted an alien antenna on the surface of the moon, but apparently the reception hasn't been very good [Unlikely]
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Mental Floss » Q
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is back! [Link]
Mental Floss » 6 Curly Facts About LaPerm Cats
Hey, cat lovers: The 1980s called. They want the LaPerm back. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teen pregnancies plummet as teenagers are too busy sexting to have actual sex in person. Or maybe it's the all the free condoms being given out . . . nah, let's go with the sexting angle, we can run that on page 1 [Unlikely]
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Futility Closet » In a Word
forflitten
adj. severely scolded [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this underappreciated performing artist [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Fixing a Cracked iPhone Screen Now Costs $29
Your phone-dropping habit just got a lot less expensive. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teen entrepreneur makes $65,000 in six months by finding yet another fertile market–helping Chinese parents choose English baby names [Strange]
[link] [86 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » How Many Books Have Ever Been Published?
When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » It's Friday, the weather is okay, and the horizon is beautiful. So now you can feel bad about your life choices by failing the Fark Weird News Quiz [Survey]
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Fark.com RSS » Trump Campaign: so when Trump praises Putin at a televised forum, or goes on Russian state-owned TV and criticizes US foreign policy towards Russia, he's not really PRAISING Putin so much as,,,erm..uh..lulling him into a false sense of security?
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Mental Floss » National Air and Space Museum Offers Audio Tours in Klingon
You can now have the inventor of the famed 'Star Trek' language as your personal guide. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ice cream man is so high on cannabis and cocaine while serving kids that police drug test results are almost off the scale [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "What are you doing today, Science?" "Oh, nothing much. Developing a strain of E. coli that can survive 1000 times a normal dose of antibiotic." "Well, there's certainly no way that can go wrong. Carry on, then" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "There are 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're both 12 years old." "Hit it" [Strange]
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Mental Floss » 5 Fun Facts About 'Tetris'
In a new graphic novel, Box Brown tells the story of how Tetris made its way from the mind of a software engineer in the Soviet Union to becoming one of the most popular video games of all time. Tetris: The Games People Play comes out October 11. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cosby's lawyers claim racism. This apparently is not a repeat [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » In Russia, Stalin is born [Cool]
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Mental Floss » How A Word Gets Into the Dictionary
People create words all the time, but what makes the dictionary take notice? How does a word make the leap into the world of official recognition? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Flight crews and Scots are natural enemies, like Englishmen and Scots [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » This British fighter pilot in World War II was so hardcore that when he found out he couldn't win an Iron Cross because he was in the RAF, he found a German pilot who had one, shot him down and took it before the German could bury it (pics) [Hero
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Mental Floss » Watch Bacteria Evolve to Become Antibiotic Resistant
Researchers used a giant Petri dish to show how bacteria adapt to survive in high doses of antibiotics. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » German man to make attempt at world record by carrying 29 beer steins at Oktoberfest, which works out to 154 pounds and enough beer to power a Fark admin for almost twenty minutes [Hero]
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Mental Floss » Kick Off the Weekend With These 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, September 9. [Link]
Mental Floss » Sneaker Design Academy Prepares Students for Careers in Footwear
Fourteen-hour days are intended to ready students for life in the design industry. [Link]
Mental Floss » ‘Young Frankenstein’ is Returning to Theaters for One Night Only in October
Who wouldn’t want to see Gene Wilder’s performance on “Puttin’ on the Ritz” on the biggest screen possible? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Australian boy wins 'best dressed' prize for Hitler costume. You know who else was from Australia and liked to dress up as Hitler? That's right, Hitler [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » FAA: Fire-Prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Phones Not Welcome on Airlines
The FAA is wary of allowing exploding phones in checked luggage. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Best Korea confirms it conducted nuclear warhead explosion, with picture of Great Leader with what appears to be giant anal bead [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Strokes found to be triggered by vomiting, sneezing, turning your head or hickeys. Especially hickeys [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » "The serious and dangerous nature of the incident was somewhat overshadowed by the police faux-pas when they mapped the crime area in a shape similar to that of male genitalia" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Statins benefits underestimated, doctors say. I say go with pure silk, what do doctors know anyway? [Interesting]
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FMyLife » MumMatters says FML
Today, my babysitter told me to find a replacement, so I tried to bribe her into staying by offering her a raise. She told me that the money would be better spent on an exorcist. FML [Link]
FMyLife » KittyKat168 says FML
Today, I managed to spill Superglue on the one place you absolutely shouldn't spill Superglue. FML [Link]
FMyLife » notmyfam says FML
Today, my boyfriend stood me up. At dinner with his parents. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 9 Major Computer Bugs That Wreaked Havoc
On September 9, 1947, programmer Grace Hopper and her Harvard University peers famously described processing issues with the Mark II electromechanical computer as a “bug”—and since then, despite our best efforts, more than a few bugs have gotten the best of us. [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Questions: NFL Mascots
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B kit with 7" LCD display touch screen. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Gonna vandalize someone's truck? Hey, make it a personal statement by leaving a banner on the windshield with Carrie Underwood lyrics [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 18 Big Facts About ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’
What would it be like to be a quarter of an inch tall? Moviegoers in the summer of 1989 were eager to find out. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Cops stumble upon eight-foot-tall marijuana plants at Brooklyn apartment building while investigating unrelated crime. Jackpot [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Golfers reminded that they can play through a group of king cobras on the course if they ask first [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Headline GOP insiders Maybe Trump can win. Article 39% of GOP insiders in swing states, believe Trump can win their state(not the whole election their state) IF he significantly improves his ground game. Horse race it's a horse race [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Glacier National Park Hires ‘Bark Ranger’ to Keep Wildlife Away from People
Gracie the border collie is keeping bighorn sheep and mountain goats away from a busy parking lot. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Can I still travel to the U.S. after smoking pot in Canada? [Stupid]
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Overheard In The Office » I Prefer Fast Women.
Woman:”bolt is sooo annoying."
(referring to usain bolt.). 2727 W. Good Hope Rd, Glendale WI [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In a step up from "Camelly McCamelface", zoo names ugly-assed baby camel "Alexander Camelton" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » The untold story of being stuck in a plane with George W. Bush for eight hours on September 11th [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » A Giant, Melting Ice Cube Is Coming to Seattle
The 10-ton block may be there a while. [Link]
FMyLife » kaijen says FML
Today, my husband and I had sex for the first time in months. Afterwards, when he thought I was asleep, I caught him jacking off to porn. His defense: "Why should you be the only one to get off multiple times?" I got off once, from the toy he used, pre-sex. He then got mad at me for catching him. … [Link]
Mental Floss » What You Should Know About Pet Health Insurance
Is comprehensive puppy coverage worth the expense? [Link]
Mental Floss » NFL Mascots
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Weird Universe » Contortionist Extraordinaire
Sophie Dossi is an amazingly talented young lady! She has a great sense of showmanship as well. [Link]
Weird Universe » Sleeping Women as Window Displays
In 1950, several store owners independently realized that they could draw big crowds by having a woman sleeping in a bed as a window display.
"LAZY BONES" . . . Dreamed up as an advertising stunt by the proprietor of a Berlin linen shop, this display draws big crowds daily. The girl in bed, caressed by the firm's fine linen, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Amtrak asks woman if she is still trapped in elevator months later [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this classic beach bus [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Journey Through an Icelandic Glacier Cave
Boring old rock caves have nothing on this. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Not many people know this, but taking pictures of the iconic Eiffel Tower at night is illegal, unless you're willing to pay a massive fine [Weird]
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Mental Floss » 9 Computer Bugs With Major Consequences
On September 9, 1947, programmer Grace Hopper and her Harvard University peers famously described processing issues with the Mark II electromechanical computer as a “bug”—and since then, despite our best efforts, more than a few bugs have gotten the best of us. [Link]
Mental Floss » How One Podcasting Network is Trying to Save America's Regional Slang
One podcasting network is trying to help bring back America’s disappearing regional slang. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Colleges are beginning to embrace the radical idea of 'intellectually challenging spaces.' What a progressive time we live in [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Chicago reaches 500 homicides in 2016 after deadly Labor Day weekend, approximately equivalent to the annual total across the whole of England and Wales [Sad]
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Mental Floss » New Wallpaper Looks Just Like Marble
This is as luxurious as wallpaper gets. [Link]
Mental Floss » A Virtual Reality Tour of NASA’s Space Walk Training Program
At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, astronauts learn to walk in space by diving into a giant pool of water. [Link]
FMyLife » Grandzilla says FML
Today, I got a call from my panicking grandmother. I asked her what was going on, and she explained that, “Godzilla doesn’t work.” Not really understanding, I asked her to clarify. “Yes, you know, Godzilla, to use the internet.” FML [Link]
Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 30
[Click to enlarge]
Which 60s rock band is this?
The answer is here. (Page 16)
Or after the jump.
[Link]
Mental Floss » A Handy Gadget for Fidgety People
The Fidget Cube is designed to keep fidgety hands occupied. [Link]
FMyLife » subtweetqueen says FML
Today, the 3-year-old I nanny wanted to prove to me that he was tall enough to pee standing up in front of the toilet. When he realized he actually was tall enough, he got excited and misdirected his stream, covering himself, his brother, and me in urine. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Gottabekidding says FML
Today, my workplace instituted a policy in which employees must stop and write down what they are doing every fifteen minutes. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Now What says FML
Today, my boyfriend told me he only loves me sometimes. He explained what days he chooses to love me and what days he doesn't want to. I told him that's not how it works. He disagreed. He's 27. He still doesn't understand why this is a problem. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 5 Tips for Staying Positive From a Record-Setting Marathon Runner
Olympic bronze medalist, American record holder, and eternal optimist Deena Kastor shares her tips on staying positive in order to achieve your goals. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Australian tourists on a road trip vacation in America? Here's your essential guide [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » If you always considered Obama to be a parasite, you may finally be proven right [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » A Scholarly Look at Shakespeare's Clowns and Fools
Get to know the Bard's ubiquitous supporting character a little better. [Link]
Futility Closet » War and Peace
On the morning of the World War I armistice, Nov. 11, 1918, American fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker took off against orders and made his way to the front. He arrived at Verdun at 10:45 and flew out over the no-man’s-land between the armies. Less than 500 feet off the ground, “I could see both Germans and Americans crouching in their … [Link]
Mental Floss » You Can Buy a Country Home Designed by Jackie Kennedy
The First Family only spent one weekend in the home before JFK was assassinated. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "All of a sudden, the cancer and everything else went away, and what you see is that precious few moments of someone really enjoying life" [Sappy]
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Mental Floss » 26 Things You Didn't Know about Barbie
Don't miss an episode of mental_floss on YouTube! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Canadians protest planting trees in a park, saying they will be cover for crime. "If you give people more places to hide, more naughty things will be done" [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Hava nagila, have two nagilas, said the yoga teacher, who let two boys touch her breasts at Bar Mitzvah [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Bad ideas: Travelling to Canada to see your girlfriend using an air mattress to get there [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Beer yeasts are like brewers: they've lost the ability to have sex and just make beer instead [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Could Facebook's algorithm decide the US election result? Maybe [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Italy's Supreme Court has just ruled that public masturbation is legal as long as kids aren't watching. Rome, anyone? [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ Rumor spreadin' a-'round in that Florida town / 'bout that cemetery outside La Grange / and you know what I'm talkin' about. / Just let me know if you wanna go to that church out on the range. / They gotta lotta nice grave
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Fark.com RSS » Seven-year-old Nepali girl worshipped as living goddess on Earth. Subby's neighbor's spoiled bratty princess daughter unimpressed [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Labor dispute may cancel Easter Peep show [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Mattress company learns it is still too soon [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » The company that makes fentanyl, a powerful painkiller known for killing illegal drug users, is contributing heavily to keep recreational marijuana illegal in Arizona [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » That's great, it starts with an earthquake [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Man commits suicide after admitting on Facebook that he had killed his son and shot his ex-wife and was on his way to kill his in-laws. Police investigating anyone who liked that post [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » I think I can see my house from here [Scary]
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FMyLife » Needlongerarms says FML
Today, my laziness got so bad, I downloaded an app and spent 10 minutes configuring it to work with my TV and cable box, just so I wouldn't have to get up and grab the remote. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Procter & Gamble launches search for the next Mr. Clean. Ladies welcome to apply. This is going to get REALLY REALLY complicated [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Intoxicated man destroys Merrimack home during angry rampage, now must wear a Monitor [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Wells Fargo wants you to know that it's sorry for opening all those credit and savings accounts without customer consent so managers would meet bonus targets, and that it spent a good 20, 30 minutes digging through the couch for its fine money [F
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, my boyfriend sent me a picture of a bra he claimed I left at his house. I know every single bra I own, and it wasn't one of them, or so I thought. Only after I broke up with him did I remember I lost that bra two months ago. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this robot peeking around the corner [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » 20 Percent of Seafood Samples are Mislabeled, Report Finds
There’s something fishy about the seafood business. [Link]
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