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 » Montreal puts up the ugliest Christmas tree in North America to win a bet [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Police called to a shop because of a. A) Fight. B) Robbery. C) A mug that said: 'Oh bollocks it's Christmas' [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Film student tricks thief into stealing his phone and then spies on him for weeks [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Little pony escapes from Tokyo pet shop Thursday night, finds happy pasture of grass to munch on before police capture him and return him to his prison [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » The Japanese finally invaded the West Coast [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » China says it'll return America's property [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Look, either charge them, or stop running these stupid stories [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these classic lines [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Billed as "The All-Weather Airport," Denver International Airport cancels 300 flights for seven inches of snow [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » The not-so-good news: Earthlings, you are long overdue for an 'extinction level' asteroid strike. The bad news: you are sooooo not prepared to deal with it [Obvious]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » What a mobile website is SUPPOSED to do
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Fark.com RSS » As we head into the closing days of the year, 2016 gives a big FU to us all by taking someone who (one step removed) has saved countless lives over the decades. Dr. Henry Heimlich, dead at 96 [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Store Daily Deal: Water-Resistant Dual-USB Solar Charger. Charge your smartphone and other USB devices with a 5000mAh battery charger. I remember when solar powered calculators were impressive. Get off my lawn. (Sponsored Link) [Plug]
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Fark.com RSS » Thursday: Six marijuana shops open in Montreal. Friday: The predictable thing happens [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis celebrates his 80th birthday by having eight homeless people for breakfast. Also has pastries, Nutella, and orange juice [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Introducing the new Volkswagen Heron. (scheiße, was that a typo?) [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Ice storm triggers Michael Bay film in Baltimore (with video) [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Police break into a car in an attempt to rescue frozen woman …. which turns out to be a mannequin.That's some mighty fine police work, Lou [Facepalm]
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Mental Floss » You Won't Want to Miss This Weekend's Best 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, December 17. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » In Europe, parents put their babies outside to sleep. In America parents get jailed for letting their children play outside [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » And this is what $716M in cocaine looks like [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » You heard it here first: 2107 will be the year of purple foods [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » After long research, it may be that Anne Frank was terrible at hide-and-seek [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » This week in the Saturday Morning Book Club, we ponder why every politician feels compelled to write a book. Have you ever read any of them? Any of them any good? And did it ever change your opinion or political viewpoint? [Interesting]
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FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I was on my way to work and someone cut me off. I then switched lanes and sped past the person as I flipped them off. What I didn't notice was that the person that cut me off was my boss. He's been shooting me dirty looks from across the room all morning. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: An improvement for Santa's workshop [Photoshop]
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Overheard In The Office » They Could Call Me Peter Dust-Pan
Receptionist: You know He-Man and how when he lifts his sword he gets a sudden jolt of steroids?
Stylist: Yeah.
Receptionist: Well, wouldn’t it be awesome if I could lift the broom and become a broom god?!
Stylist: Um, no. Barber shop
Noblesville, Indiana [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes off of Papua New Guinea. Surf's up [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Two cats abandoned in a dumpster overnight when the temperature was in the single digits are now safe and warm, just in time to enjoy Caturday [Caturday]
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Weird Universe » Damn It, Pass the Bread!
July 1930: Charles G. Wood, author of Reds and Lost Wages, when speaking before Hamilton Fish's Special Committee to Investigate Communist Activities in the United States revealed the corruption of morals that followed the adoption of communism, illustrated by the fact that children in the Soviet Union had no table manners and were being taught to say, "Damn it, pass … [Link]
Weird Universe » Falsified Soviet Maps
Original article here.
Additional essay here.
More wide-ranging essay on Soviet maps here.
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FMyLife » Ugh says FML
Today, at my work in a self-service chinese restaurant, a lady came up to me, pointed to the plate she loaded with honey king prawns, and yelled at me because she was allergic to seafood. She demanded a refund and another plate. Everything is clearly labeled. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » A Giant Bronze Hippo Ballerina Is Hitting the Streets of New York
The public art sculpture stands more than 15 feet tall. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I punished my new dog for going potty inside by putting him in the kennel. He punished me by breaking out of the kennel and destroying everything in my house. Including Christmas presents. FML [Link]
Mental Floss » Watch: The Brilliant Life of Ada Lovelace
She wrote the first computer program…in 1843. [Link]
FMyLife » Anonymous says FML
Today, I walked in on my dog slurping my coffee. I'm not sure how long we have been sharing my morning cup of joe. FML [Link]
GraphJam » His Paws in the Air Sometimes
Saying me-ow-o. Graph by: chumbawumba Tagged: ayoo , cat , dynamite , food , meow , pets , Pie Chart , taio cruz , throw up , vomit Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » How would aliens change religion? [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Solitons
In 1834, engineer John Scott Russell was experimenting with boats in Scotland’s Union Canal when he made a strange discovery: I was observing the motion of a boat which was rapidly drawn along a narrow channel by a pair of horses, when the boat suddenly stopped — not so the mass of water in the channel which it had put … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ♫ On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: two turtle doves… and that pretty much wiped them all out… ♫ [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » We'll be out of seafood by 2048 at current pace of fishing [Sad]
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FMyLife » really says FML
Today, after telling my boss about my hearing problem, she simply told me to "listen harder". FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Fire chief: Why does the address we were dispatched to sound so familiar? [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Man who was convicted of hacking into Photobucket sentenced to work there [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Four million Americans could be drinking toxic water and would never know about it. Why? Because freedom, that's why [Murica]
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FMyLife » jimmyironic says FML
Today, while working for my grandma to clean her gutters, my gloves ripped to such a point that they became useless. There was more raccoon shit than leaves in the gutters and I had to clean it all with my bare hands. I'm talking 5 buckets worth of it. To top it off, the high today was a balmy 35° … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Denver police try to justify taking blankets and tents from homeless during sub-zero weather, and do a darned good job of it [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Midair e-cigarette fire causes e-mergency landing [Scary]
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FMyLife » Wheel chair bound says FML
Today, I received the good news that my spine looks normal. Either the degenerative disc that was diagnosed 5 years prior magically healed, or my current doctor is an idiot. Considering that it's felt like someone is chiseling into my spine for some days, I'm leaning toward the latter. FML [Link]
FMyLife » oddbrien says FML
Today, while at the club, I started dancing with a girl who I had noticed throughout the night. When she turned around she firmly stated, "I'd much rather dance by myself". FML [Link]
FMyLife » marcranger says FML
Today, I stopped to get gas on my way to work. It snowed over the weekend, so there was mud everywhere. When I tried to jump over a giant puddle by my door on my way back into the car, I went too high, bruised my shoulder on the doorframe, and rebounded ass-first into the puddle. FML [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Goodbye Cornwall, England, you will be hit by a killer wave that goes by the name "Bone Cruncher" tomorrow. It was nice knowing you [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these winter warriors [Photoshop]
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Mental Floss » Augmented Reality Supermarket Opens in Milan
This store makes smart shopping a lot easier. [Link]
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