Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » Up to two dozen bald eagles have found a great place to bed down for the winter, complete with juicy rainbow trout to enjoy [Cool]

Saturday 4 February 23:22:14 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » I have a candy bowl at my desk at work. Peanut M&Ms are the most popular, but I switched to packaged stuff for sanitary reasons. I like to keep it interesting so I recently stocked it with small Slim Jims and more recently fortune cookies. What n

Saturday 4 February 23:19:13 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Bright yellow car notorious for photobombing pictures of photogenic village vandalised. Police seeking tourist with poor photoshop skills [Asinine]

Saturday 4 February 23:10:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Teens these days aren't known for doing intellectual things. Case in point: snorting condoms through your nose and out your mouth [Stupid]

Saturday 4 February 22:47:57 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Learning cursive handwriting will soon be a requirement for Arizona students. The problem is that teachers need brushing up on it, too [Awkward]

Saturday 4 February 22:09:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Man guilty of having sex with a horse ordered to reign in the urges he been saddled with [Sick]

Saturday 4 February 21:55:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "This is Walmart. We don't take kindly to diaper thieves around here." BANG [Florida]

Saturday 4 February 21:24:56 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cost of average American wedding reaches record-breaking $35,329 … farm animals, drones, gospel choirs and drunk brides included [Interesting]

Saturday 4 February 21:13:56 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Even the bubble wrap washing up on the beach in Australia is deadly [Scary]

Saturday 4 February 21:05:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this list writer. BONUS: Two angles to choose from [Photoshop]

Saturday 4 February 21:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Forget the Super Bowl or the upcoming NBA All Star game, we now have a new world record in cup stacking [Spiffy]

Saturday 4 February 20:44:52 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Flu spreads to forty states [Sick]

Saturday 4 February 20:18:58 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » For seemingly the 100th time – The FBI will never show up unannounced and demand money [Fail]

Saturday 4 February 19:42:31 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » The Global Biodiversity Atlas Reveals the Secrets of Soil

Saturday 4 February 18:30:00 UTC 2017

There’s a lot of life under our feet—and now we can appreciate that more than ever. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pizza Hut employee and company president trade places: She gets Super Bowl tickets, he does her job for the day [Spiffy]

Saturday 4 February 17:41:45 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Is California's Drought Finally Ending?

Saturday 4 February 17:30:00 UTC 2017

The state recently got some good news about its improving liquid fortunes. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Quick, clear the snow." Boeing 777 makes precautionary landing at tiny remote Canadian airport that most can't even pronounce [Strange]

Saturday 4 February 17:04:45 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » You Have to See This Weekend's Best Amazon Deals

Saturday 4 February 16:30:00 UTC 2017

From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Watch various scared Swedes on top of a 10 meter board, stay for the last woman who totally kicks ass [Cool]

Saturday 4 February 16:11:17 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Sure, journalism isn't a really high-paying job for most reporters, but that doesn't mean recruiting entry-level writers into an international cocaine smuggling ring is the answer, Mr. Music Editor [Fail]

Saturday 4 February 15:58:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Australian fisherman use tried and true Aussie method of warding off a Great White Shark. And you better believe it involves Not Safe For Work language, mate [Amusing]

Saturday 4 February 15:26:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » This week in the Saturday Morning Book Club we're looking for the best "How To" books, the ones that are indispensable or just downright useful [Interesting]

Saturday 4 February 15:00:00 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Cry of ecstasy or yell of pain?

Saturday 4 February 14:57:47 UTC 2017

November 1949: Mrs. Valerie Humphries accused artist Rodney Roth of biting her bare midriff during a Halloween party — so hard that she yelled out in pain. Roth didn't dispute the bite but insisted that the sound she made was actually a "cry of ecstasy." The judge ruled in favor of Mrs. Humphries.

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Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 38

Saturday 4 February 14:57:46 UTC 2017

These three performers had a stage act. They even appeared on Milton Berle's TV show. What was their shtick?

Answer after the jump.

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Fark.com RSS » Fire destroys local piano shop. No matter how you spinet, it's not grand. It's an upright disaster [Sad]

Saturday 4 February 14:50:55 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Spuds MacKenzie, The Original Party Animal

Saturday 4 February 14:36:33 UTC 2017

A look back at the most popular spokesdog of the 1980s. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » They target white vans for tools, why not paint them black… Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm…, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm [PSA]

Saturday 4 February 14:35:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this new trend [Photoshop]

Saturday 4 February 14:00:01 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » 15 Inspiring Quotes from Rosa Parks

Saturday 4 February 14:00:00 UTC 2017

Rosa Parks didn't set out to become "the first lady of civil rights," but a powerful act of defiance turned her into an icon for the ages. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ollie the bobcat escaped her enclosure at the National Zoo, prompting a massive search by zoo keepers and police, who fail to find her. If only they had thought to look near the zoo's bird house, they could have avoided being a Caturday headline

Saturday 4 February 13:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Daycare asks parents picking up their children in the afternoon to put down their phones and at least pretend like they're happy to see their kids [Sad]

Saturday 4 February 12:33:42 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » The 392-Year-Old Bonsai That Survived Hiroshima

Saturday 4 February 12:00:00 UTC 2017

It eventually made its way to Washington, D.C. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Feeling the burn is actually bad, you don't need to stretch before a workout, you can swim right after eating, and other exercise myths debunked [Interesting]

Saturday 4 February 11:25:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The healing can never begin until cops stop applauding when they witness an anti-Trump protester get punched [Interesting]

Saturday 4 February 11:19:00 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Watch Archerfish, the Champions of Spitting

Saturday 4 February 10:00:00 UTC 2017

They use water as a weapon…and they can recognize human faces. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Hold my beer and watch this" [Fail]

Saturday 4 February 9:16:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Jack In The Box introduces Triple Bacon Buttery Jack, made with bacon, bacon mayo, bacon butter & dammit why won't you die already? [Spiffy]

Saturday 4 February 8:45:47 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Radiation unique to Fukushima meltdown has been detected in southern B.C. salmon. EVERYBODY PAN… Fark it, you'll get a higher dose by sitting in the Sun for 20 mins [Scary]

Saturday 4 February 8:04:40 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » 10 (Sometimes Surprising) Good Luck Charms From Around The World

Saturday 4 February 8:00:00 UTC 2017

Depending on where you're from, you might consider pigs, chimney sweeps, or knocking on wood good luck. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Forget Punxsutawney Phil, down in Texas they have Bee Cave Bob the armadillo predicting that our nightmarish 2 weeks of winter is almost over [Silly]

Saturday 4 February 7:37:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cockroaches in my brain? It's more likely than you think [Creepy]

Saturday 4 February 7:06:51 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Byways

Saturday 4 February 6:28:16 UTC 2017

A desire path is a route made evident by foot traffic, often easier or more direct than a provided avenue: Image: Wikimedia Commons A holloway is a sunken lane formed by traffic or erosion — some in Europe date to the Iron Age: Image: Wikimedia Commons A snowy neckdown is a disused area of a roadway made evident by snowfall: Image: Wikimedia Commons … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dude, where's my car? Oh yeah, crashed into Leonard's house again [Strange]

Saturday 4 February 6:21:19 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » WWI Centennial: U.S. Breaks Off Relations With Germany

Saturday 4 February 5:00:00 UTC 2017

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 265th installment in the series. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Fark Headline: Could Super Bowl halftime potty breaks harm Fraser sinkhole mess? [Awkward]

Saturday 4 February 4:28:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Warning: Objects in windshield are much closer than they appear [Dumbass]

Saturday 4 February 4:16:21 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Shut the hell up and look at how happy this wiener dog is to be reunited with his favorite toy after almost 5 years [Video]

Saturday 4 February 4:07:57 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » PSA: If you want to get a tattoo that's your business, however getting a tattoo on a hairless cat is just plain stupid [Dumbass]

Saturday 4 February 4:07:56 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » U-581: Kriegsmarine Hide-and-Seek Champion, 1942-2017 [Interesting]

Saturday 4 February 4:01:10 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » After careful experimentation, the Portland Department of Transportation discovers that salt will melt ice. This is not a repeat from the 16th century [Obvious]

Saturday 4 February 3:40:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Local government encourages residents to drink more alcohol [PSA]

Saturday 4 February 3:35:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Need something to smile about? Watch this awesome school teacher's custom handshakes [Amusing]

Saturday 4 February 2:38:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you drive a Nissan Altima, Nissan wants you to know that your door will sometimes open if your window is down. Oops [Fail]

Saturday 4 February 2:30:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » 20 Super Facts About the New England Patriots

Saturday 4 February 2:00:00 UTC 2017

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s no denying that the New England Patriots have established a dynasty of truly historic proportions. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When the heat in your relationship is gone, light your bra on fire [Amusing]

Saturday 4 February 1:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Imagine mistakenly wandering across the Indian border in 1963 and not being able to go home to China to this day? Happened to this poor sod [Weird]

Saturday 4 February 1:10:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Remember the starving toddler found living on the streets in Nigeria because his parents thought he was a witch? Well one year full of love along with three hots and a cot have made a world of difference [Followup]

Saturday 4 February 0:30:05 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » ‘Heat’ and ‘The Dark Knight’ Are Surprisingly Similar Movies

Saturday 4 February 0:30:00 UTC 2017

Christopher Nolan made all his department heads watch the Michael Mann movie before 'The Dark Knight' started filming. [Link]

John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons