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 » This just in: Not only did Russian scientists find Noah's floodwater at the bottom of the deepest hole in the world, but an oil field in Fairbanks, Alaska, allowed Satan to climb out of hell and onto the face of the earth after they drilled too d
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Fark.com RSS » For £38 per month, this exorcism school will teach you how to cast out demons. Don't delay, sign-up today. Remember, the power of Christ compels you. VISA and Mastercard accepted [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » FBI seek 'The Spelling Bee Bandit,' known for writing "robery" on a withdrawal slip and handing it to the teller. Authorities caution the public that he may be carrying a gub [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » There's an octopus in the parking garage. No sign of the valet [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: An improvement to Thanksgiving [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » You know how you have to do the upkeep on your little abode when it comes into disrepair? Well apparently a lot of people want the royal family to pay for their Buckingham Palace repairs themselves [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » It seems the 20th century kids forgot to take out the space trash and now we probably won't be able to live there anytime soon in the 21st century [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Couple survive six months in the Manitoba wilderness, eating fish and snake. "(It was) pretty good…Like chicken, as they say" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » 2016 rips the heart out of one of our nation's best doctors at the senseless age of 96 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother complains about racist bullying 3rd grade son endures in school. School administrator says they'll "tackle this bullying issue," then kicks son out of school, files trespass warning against mom, boy [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 7 Advanced Facts About the GOES-R Weather Satellite Launching Today
The future of weather forecasting weighs more than 6000 pounds and is patiently spending its final days on Earth overlooking the glistening Florida coast. [Link]
Mental Floss » You Need to See This Weekend's Top Amazon Deals
Kitchen knife sets, juicers, multitools, candles, and much more! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » NZ academics call for vegetarian-only days at army camps, schools and hospitals to free Kiwis from bacon "risks" [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Before you open fire on somebody who just walked into your home, first make sure it's not really a friend popping in for a surprise visit [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » If you walk into a police station dressed in a bunny outfit and repeatedly blast an air horn despite being asked to stop, yeah, you might get punched [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Old but sweet: School Bake Sales. New and Savory: School Beef Sales [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » This week in the Saturday Morning Book Club, we're looking for the best book to get kids interested in reading (or, if you prefer, your favorite book as a child) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Being a good bartender is a lot like being a good lawyer because everyday you have to be on top of your game, they're both professions that are performed on a stage, and you have to convince people you know what you're doing even when you'
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-assed (no really) tiny echidna puggles born at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption these golf course invaders [Caption]
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FMyLife » lolowills says FML
Today, I was complimented by my guests about the great of service I was giving them. They then left me a $2 tip on a $50 tab. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » So 21st century tech: Soon you won't have to show up at funerals and instead grieve through your 'smart' phone to say goodbye to your loved ones. So much for respecting the dead [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cautious technician [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » New Social Media Photo Sharing App Is Just for Foodies
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a photo of your breakfast can be so much more. [Link]
Overheard In The Office » We Take Our Duties Seriously at Hokey Pokey, Ltd.
Female clerk to male clerk: Every time I see you, you're either pushing it in or pushing it out. Miami, Florida Overheard by: oh realllyyyy [Link]
Weird Universe » Pidgin’s Visible Speech System
In 1917, Charles F. Pidgin received a patent for an invention to allow "visible speech" to be added to (silent) motion pictures by means of "inflatable balloons being shown for carrying the words and for enabling them to be blown from the mouth of the characters."
From his patent application:
In carrying out the present invention the dramatis personae speech … [Link]
Weird Universe » The Bully
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Fark.com RSS » Couple spends two and a half months in jail after cops mistake baking soda for cocaine [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Memory Care facility residents who are in need of around-the-clock care take over the task of caring for tiny abandoned kittens who are also in need of around-the-clock care. What goes around, comes around – especially on Caturday [Caturday]
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Fark.com RSS » Frenchman planning to cross the Atlantic on a yacht eating 50-year-old food. He'll feel pretty stupid when Trump stops him from entering the US [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » This year's Thanksgiving dinner drops $0.24 to $49.87, not counting the cost of alcohol to get through a day with relatives [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Here’s One Way You May Not Realize Airlines Are Scamming You
The “friendly skies” are rarely friendly in practice, but this is pretty outrageous. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Seriously, you're doing it wrong. Very wrong [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » In space no one can hear you poop [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » At 1:31 p.m. Friday the sun set in Barrow, Alaska for the last time. Ever. (Yes, you read it correctly) [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Spiffy: a country considers enshrining a right to food. Difficulty: it's the country that considers haggis, deep fried Mars bars and Irn Bru as edible [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Watch How Libraries Were Organized in 1951 (Card Catalogs!)
Nothing was Google-able, and we had to walk uphill both ways. [Link]
GraphJam » Born In the Year of the Undead
Has a nice ring to it, no? Graph by: sixonefive72 Tagged: time , year of the , years , zodiac Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Lately, How Many Beers Can I Buy With That?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cards , gifts , money , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of Zines
Zines have roots in sci-fi, punk, and politics. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Death from the skies as 5000 calories of pizza makes its first-ever bomb run by drone [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Chipotle getting sued again, this time because their Chorizo calorie counter was almost 300% off [Amusing]
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FMyLife » CaddyWhack says FML
Today, after a couple of months of enjoying an informal parking arrangement with a local bank, I found out they sold their extra lot without telling me. The new owner's towing company heard about the deal, though. FML [Link]
Futility Closet » Mens et Manus
David Hagen offered this puzzle in MIT Technology Review in 2007. The MIT logo can be thought of as a slider puzzle. In the figure above, can you slide the tiles about so that the gray I can escape through the opening at top left? SelectClick for Answer Review reader Brad Edelman offered this solution. First number the tiles 0 to … [Link]
Mental Floss » The Other Gettysburg Address You Probably Haven't Heard Of
The greatest speech in American history had a tough act to follow. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Modern medicine has made root canal surgery almost painless … unless the dentist accidentally drops a 3cm-long file down your throat [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Romero News Network discovers prescription drugs are cheaper in Canuckistan [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Dentist uses the old "I did this for a living in Ukraine" defense [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » A metaphor for the election floods Santa Clara [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Indian woman who killed groom's aunt and injured guests while dancing and firing guns at wedding was previously in trouble for suggesting Muslims be sterilized. No word on her position in Trump's cabinet [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » The problem isn't "fake" news, it's the media trying to pass off crap as news. I think there's a website about that somewhere [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » This is what happens when you try to introduce American-born pandas to China, they struggle with adapting to the local language and cuisine [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Will legal marijuana lead to more people smoking tobacco? [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Reasons No. 275,618 and No. 275,619 why you should never be rude to your flight attendant on your flight: You may get farted on and have your drink watered down [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama approval rating skyrockets towards 60% as America realizes what it has done [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Samples of JFK's DNA sold at auction for $4.8m [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Yeah, well… my kid can fart the alphabet [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida Man blurs the line between homeless and early Black Friday shopper [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 12 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From the Cast and Crew of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'
Revelio! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The best part of the Thanksgiving holiday is Thanksgiving Eve when everybody is still fresh, rested, and ready to celebrate Cheersgiving at the bars [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Do you have Gzhel or Khokhloma at home? If you have both, you should think about getting a Kadomsky veniz [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » At least they know how to file…oh wait [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Man gets off on train molestation charges by asserting to satisfaction of judge that he was actually trying to pickpocket some other passenger [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop where this ladder leads [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday BLAM BLAM BLAM, BLAM BLAM BLAM to you [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » NYPD rescue pit bull puppy trapped on balcony. Amazingly no one was shot or mauled in the process [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Man caught selling horsemeat to undercover cops for $7 per pound. That's outrageously over-priced [Florida]
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Mental Floss » 7 Parenting Superstitions From Around the World
Would you ask a sumo wrestler to make your baby cry? [Link]
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