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 » Good news people of San Francisco, you can now pee on the sidewalks anywhere in the city [Dumbass]
[link] [120 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 13 Sleek Gifts for Graphic Designers
Give them a gift that celebrates their ability to make the world a prettier place. [Link]
Mental Floss » 17 Fun and Unusual Calendars to Put Up Next Year
Who knew you needed a calendar of goats in trees? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » All you sperm donors can breathe a sigh of relief now. Well, a second sigh of relief [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Law student prevented from attending classes because her skirt was too short (SFW pics, you decide) [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Bradley Cooper and his lady are gonna have a baby. Tsunami of mini-Cooper jokey headlines expected to hit the internet by 6:00 AM Eastern [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Teen sets house on fire over boyfriend 'beef,' showing once again the dangers of bovine husbandry [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Facebook: The Brawndo of political journalism [Facepalm]
[link] [48 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Google Charts the Seasonal Patterns of Food Trends
“Pumpkin spice latte” searches spike earlier each year. [Link]
Mental Floss » Amazon Has the Perfect Gift for James Bond Fans
Searching for the perfect gift for the James Bond fan in your life? We’re still a few months away from a Thunderball-style jet pack becoming a reality, and an Aston Martin DB5 is sure to put a hefty dent in your wallet. But for just under $100, Amazon is offering a limited-time Cyber Week deal that will net you The … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Clown of Aleppo killed by air strike. Begun, the clown wars have [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » 89-year-old veteran posts ad looking for job to save him "dying of boredom" [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Arizona's welfare director fired. He leaves behind 80,000 rounds of ammo and 50 handguns in the office basement. "These jihadists in San Bernardino attacked a social service center for the developmentally disabled. They will go anywhere,"
[link] [109 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » Here's How to Become a Movie Character
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Specialized items are always available for aspiring cooks and seasoned chefs alike. Ever buy something that you soon wish you could have a do-over on? Help your fellow Farkers avoid costly/space-wasting mistakes [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists at The Daily Mail use an eye tracking device to determine which stereotype women prefer. A) Muscular Man B) Hipster Man C) Boyish Man [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Andrei, you've lost another cargo ship headed to the ISS? [Facepalm]
[link] [43 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 4 Money Moves to Make Before the End of the Year
Avoid the holiday debt that most of us drag into the new year. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » While many corporations are pulling their ads from Brietbart News after increased media scrutiny of the site and its CEO white nationalist ties, Nissan has announced it is staying. Said their spokesman: did you forget which side we were on in WWII? [
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Fark.com RSS » Don't *baaaaa* tase me, bro [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder why Evengelicals fight science so much? Could it be they fear what would happen if aliens would truly be discovered? Or maybe they would just say that aliens are "dragons" just as they do with dinosaurs [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » 2010: Nobody beaten by Toronto police during protests. 2016: Nobody allowed to proceed with lawsuit against police. Bonus video of police beating Nobody [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this bouncing bird [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest casualty on The War against Christmas: The candy cane [Interesting]
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Mental Floss » Nestlé Has Developed Technology to Use Less Sugar in Chocolate
The breakthrough will reportedly let confectioners reduce the sweet stuff in products by as much as 40 percent. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Diamonds grown in a lab are now indistinguishable from mined diamonds. Although the value of your mined diamond is enhanced by the mystical cachet of child labor, illicit arms deals, and African genocide, so there is that to consider [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » In a rare case of Australia not trying to kill people, a group of 17-year-olds spend $20 to synthesize the key ingredient for $110,000 worth of Daraprim just to prove Pharma Bro is a giant douche [Spiffy]
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Mental Floss » Danish City to Power Water Treatment Plant Using Sewage
A crappy idea we can get behind. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Eighth-grader bags monster bull elk, sets Nebraska state record [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Japan may legalize gambling and casinos because why not [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Texas man jailed for using Twitter to harass others. That kind of behavior could get him sentenced to four years as President of the United States [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » A look at Vagisil's new ad, which features four dry-vagina'd cartoon women in a dry-as-their-vaginas desert commiserating about how dry their vaginas are. Vagina [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Amazon up 29% from last year Oh… in deforestation, I suppose those boxes have to come from somewhere [Awkward]
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Mental Floss » Bad Beef: Remembering Burger King's Infamous "Where's Herb?" Campaign
In 1986, Burger King customers could win $5000 for spotting ad pitchman Herb in restaurants. It still wasn't enough to make them like him. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Los Angeles to bury hundreds of unclaimed dead. Don't open [Sad]
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FMyLife » crash and burn says FML
Today, I moved states to be with my soulmate in our new condo. It was also the day I took out a neighbor's balcony with my U-Haul. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Lizziebelle says FML
Today, my horse learned a new acrobatic trick. Unfortunately, I was still on top of him when he tried to somersault. The horse is fine. I'm in the hospital, fresh out of surgery for a broken femur. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » 85 languages are spoken by the children at Buffalo, NY public schools. Kids can now learn 85 different ways to say "When is it ever going to stop snowing?" [Strange]
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Mental Floss » The Most Googled Ailments, By Region
San Jose apparently has a dandruff problem. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Ohio it will soon become illegal to have sex with animals. In related news, for the time being, it is still legal to have sex with animals in Ohio [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » There once were two idiots from Limerick, who said "Hold my Guinness and watch this trick" [Dumbass]
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Mental Floss » 'Game of Thrones' Wine Is Coming
Because what better beverage to wash down all the betrayal and bloodshed? [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Austria bans people from smoking in their own homes [Asinine]
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Mental Floss » 10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in December
These famous folks share a spotlight with the holiday season. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Beaver walks into a store and trashes the place. Wally, being the older brother, will probably get the blame [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Oregon's legal pot sales are coming to a halt because of testing for pesticides. "People are saying this is totally unfair. That's actually completely wrong. These things are expected of any industry where people are putting things in the
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Mental Floss » A Brief History of Polari, Gay England’s Once-Secret Lingo
How bona to vada your eek! [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Sheriff explains 497 misses out of 500 shots fired by claiming they didn't want to kill the suspect [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » "A young couple were left stunned after council workers seized their doormat claiming it was a health and safety risk and then demanded £40 for its return" (w/ pic of doormat) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » This day in 1955, a lady refuses to give up her seat in a bus and the whole country notices [Hero]
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Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Rockefeller Tree Lighting
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Halo Board and Halo Board Extreme. Battery-powered, self-balancing skateboard with bluetooth, LEDs, and 156 point safety inspection. Excellent upgrade from bipedal locomotion. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » The MLB All-Star Game is rumored to have become a meaningless game again [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » 10 Brilliant Gifts for the Curious Kid in Your Life
Chemistry sets, programming games, space dresses, and more! [Link]
Mental Floss » Scientists Find Potential Diabetes Drug in Platypus Venom
A long-lasting chemical compound in the venom of platypuses and echidnas helps regulate blood sugar. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mall of America hires a black Santa and somehow this is news. Thanks Trump [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from the South Pole [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Scientists baffled by world's best preserved mummy which is still soft to the touch even after 2,100 years (Not for the squeamish) [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » How did you like that mild Autumn? Good. Now get ready for record low temperatures across "almost entire USA" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Get Deliciously Crafty With a Cheese-Filled Hot Glue Gun
The perfect gift for the cheese lover in your life. [Link]
Weird Universe » The New Look in Hot Water Bottles
From 1948. Dreamed up by the folks at B.F. Goodrich.
And it's still a popular look in S&M gear.
The Akron Beacon Journal – Jan 1, 1948
Palm Beach Post – Jan 5, 1948 [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Iron Photoshop Ingredient: This simple blank key [Photoshop]
[link] [33 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » The Stories Behind 12 Outrageous Neiman Marcus Holiday Gifts
The legendary high-end retailer once imported a dead body by accident. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Your Periodic Table is now obsolete, as 4 new elements are officially given names and locations [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » The internet's answer Breitbart's boycott of Kellogg's cereal. Honey Nut Gestapos, anyone? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » High on the list of things you don't want to hear from an air traffic controller: "I'm not sure what heading to turn you onto" [Scary]
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Mental Floss » Rockefeller Tree Lighting
[Link]
Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: The Wacky Fahrenheit Scale
Great links to begin a great day! [Link]
Mental Floss » Build Your Own LEGO Ornaments With This Handy Guide
Decorating a tree is even more fun when you made the ornaments yourself—and with little plastic bricks. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Hippo attacks truck, driver has only appropriate reaction (not safe for work language) [Scary]
[link] [49 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Brilliant Gifts for the College Kid in Your Life
Give your favorite broke student something they'll love. [Link]
Weird Universe » The Tubby Hubby Diet
Original ad here.
Original ad here.
I just cannot believe the arrogant sexism and objectifying behavior of Josephine Lowman! I feel cheap and soiled, on behalf of all tubby hubbies.
LATE ADDITION TO THE POST: I could not resist adding this new term I just thought of: "schlub-shaming."
[Link]
Fark.com RSS » 'Most famous gun in French history' sold for $460K. To be fair, it was actually fired and never dropped [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » College students probably weren't going to fork over their beer money anyway, but nice try, computer kidnappers [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's mass shooting is brought to you by Baltimore, where a lone gunman has killed 2 and injured 4 others [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Poet calls out Americans' addiction to technology. Although no one would ever know that he wrote the poem if he hadn't made a digital video and posted it online [Obvious]
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FMyLife » Stigmamma says FML
Today, my boyfriend and I decided to be responsible and put parental controls on the Playstation so our kids can't play adult games or watch adult content online. And now, neither can we. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » 11 Easy Ways to Get Your Home Ready for Winter
Presented by Allstate. [Link]
FMyLife » Lepisma says FML
Today, I was feeling queasy from the flu so I made some soup to see if it would settle my stomach. It didn't, but at least the giant burn I got on my thigh when the soup spilled hurts enough to distract from the nausea. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Tacoma police officer killed responding to domestic violence call. Suspect barricaded and standoff currently underway [Live]
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Futility Closet » The Do Nothing Machine
In 1948, retired clock maker Lawrence Wahlstrom acquired a surplus World War II bomb sight bearing a complicated cluster of gears, restored it to operation, and began adding more gears to it over a period of 15 years. He resolved on adding 50 each year, and succeeded so well that today the total number isn’t known. Popular Mechanics wrote in … [Link]
Mental Floss » Wheelchair Fashion Doll Launches on Kickstarter
The creator of a doll with realistic bodily proportions now wants to create a wheelchair that fits Barbies and similar-sized dolls. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Parallel parking and diagonal parking are for amateurs. Try vertical parking [Strange]
[link] [57 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 14 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in December
There's a ton of oddball celebrating to be done during the height of the holiday season. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 604: "Barking Up the Wrong Tree". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » Hipster fathers are deathly afraid of their kids calling them Dad like some suburban Saved-by-the-Bell-type doofus, ask that they be referred to as "Papa" for that authoritative, old-timey, yet alternative flair [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Bad: Destructive wildfires in the South. Good: They finally get rain. Bad: Along with deadly floods and tornadoes [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » What do you mean "the nonexistent one?" Dad, I'm right here [Spiffy]
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FMyLife » Babysitter Probs says FML
Today, the 8 year old that I babysit every week told me that it was sad that I didn't have a boyfriend while he has a girlfriend. I got burned by a 3rd grader. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » OPEC tries very hard to put the genie back into the bottle [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Getting dubbed the "best looking couple in Britain" on social media still only means you're British good looking [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Next year when you notice that all the world leaders have suddenly disapppeared, you should know they're probably hiding out in bunkers to escape the doom of the gigantic Nibiru apocalypse [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Australian man loses game of "breast implant or jellyfish" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » FBI declares possible explosive device safe after officials, responding to illegal burn in backyard, found missile lying next to fire. "I'm just glad they got it gone" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » At clothing-optional bar, keep your hands to yourself [Florida]
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FMyLife » CollegeStudent says FML
Today, after being excited and trying to make plans with all my friends, they all turned out to be busy. After watching Netflix most of the night, I check my Snapchat stories only to see them all hanging out without me at one of their houses. FML [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I got to meet the guy that I have been talking to over a dating website. We were having a great time, at least until I managed to randomly fall asleep in front of him. I spent the rest of the day sending text messages trying to explain to him that I suffer from narcolepsy. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Get a bad grade in school? That's a dousing with gasoline [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » With the slump in oil prices, Saudi Arabia needs an actual functioning economy and wonders if maybe locking half the population out of the workforce might be a bad idea [Obvious]
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Mental Floss » Introducing Your New Holiday Shopping Assistant: Pepper the Robot
It can dance, take selfies, and give you directions to your favorite store. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Coming soon to a toy store near you – Breastfeeding Barbie (sfw) [Strange]
[link] [59 comments] [Link]
Mental Floss » 50 Bright Book Ideas For Everyone on Your List
You can thank us later. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Ants exchange messages when they make out. Scientists still not sure when it comes to uncles [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this slippery slope [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Huffing gasoline was better when it had lead in it [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » You know you've had a little too much fun drinking when you wake up in the morgue [Amusing]
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Mental Floss » Correct Your Posture With a Device That Tells You to Sit Up Straight
Poze is a tiny sensor that monitors the angle of your back’s position, and buzzes you when you slouch. [Link]
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