John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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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 » New York University recreates Trump/Clinton debates during presidential election with actors but with reversed gender roles. Audiences liked the female Trump more than the male Clinton [Interesting]

Wednesday 8 March 23:50:04 UTC 2017

Interesting [link] [166 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 8 Tips to Make Your Bedroom More Relaxing and Get a Better Night’s Sleep

Wednesday 8 March 23:20:51 UTC 2017

Property Brother Jonathan Scott reveals his go-to tricks for turning your bedroom into a sanctuary. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Because who doesn't like chugging a glass of tap water that looks like Pepto-Bismol? [Strange]

Wednesday 8 March 23:17:37 UTC 2017

Strange [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » The Mysterious 19th Century ‘Princess' Who Fooled a Town Into Thinking She Was Royalty

Wednesday 8 March 23:00:00 UTC 2017

One day in 1817, a woman named "Princess Caraboo" appeared seemingly out of nowhere. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » When upset over the cost of the $12 blanket on your Hawaiian airlines flight, it's best not to tell the flight attendant you'd like to "take someone behind the wood shed for this" [Dumbass]

Wednesday 8 March 22:50:04 UTC 2017

Dumbass [link] [130 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » New Skin Patch Monitors Glucose and Delivers Diabetes Drugs

Wednesday 8 March 22:39:00 UTC 2017

The patch uses sweat, not blood, to monitor blood sugar levels. [Link]

Mental Floss » Bumblebees Mark Their Trails With Tiny Scented ‘Footprints’

Wednesday 8 March 22:30:00 UTC 2017

Foraging bumblebees leave unique scent marks on every flower they visit. [Link]

Mental Floss » 6 Ways Businesses Are Honoring International Women’s Day

Wednesday 8 March 22:15:00 UTC 2017

Here are a few companies that are participating in International Women's Day. [Link]

Mental Floss » Former Tesla Engineer Develops Exoskeleton to Help a Friend Move Again

Wednesday 8 March 21:30:00 UTC 2017

When her former classmate was paralyzed in an accident, engineer Sam Huynh left her job to help him. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Santa Claus' lawyer passes away. Coal for everyone [Misc]

Wednesday 8 March 21:20:05 UTC 2017

Misc [link] [46 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this riderless motorcycle [Photoshop]

Wednesday 8 March 21:00:01 UTC 2017

Photoshop [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Antibiotics, Pain Meds, and a Vegetarian Diet Found in Neanderthal Teeth

Wednesday 8 March 20:55:14 UTC 2017

Dental plaque traps bits of food, bacteria, and pathogens. That might be bad news for you, but it’s good news for archaeologists. [Link]

Mental Floss » Nike's New Shoe Might Help Break the Marathon World Record

Wednesday 8 March 20:55:12 UTC 2017

The shoe king wants to see just how fast a human being can run. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » STD to add restaurant [Ironic]

Wednesday 8 March 20:50:04 UTC 2017

Ironic [link] [36 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Matched Set

Wednesday 8 March 20:35:14 UTC 2017

It’s well known that the sum of the cubes of the first n integers equals the square of their sum: 13 + 23 + 33 + 43 + 53 = (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5)2 California State University mathematician David Pagni found another case in which the sum of cubes equals the square of a sum. … [Link]

Mental Floss » What’s the Source of Energy That Powers the Human Brain?

Wednesday 8 March 20:30:00 UTC 2017

Sugar's a big part of it. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The Brewdog hotel will offer chilled beer in the shower, a craft beer spa, complete with hop face masks, malted barley massages and 'Hoppy Feet' pedicures. The only downside is it's in Columbus, OH [Cool]

Wednesday 8 March 20:20:05 UTC 2017

Cool [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » A Warm Winter May Prompt a Maple Syrup Shortage

Wednesday 8 March 20:00:00 UTC 2017

This is a big deal for syrup farmers’ finances, and for U.S. residents who can’t get enough of the sweet stuff. [Link]

Mental Floss » 11 Words Coined 100 Years Ago

Wednesday 8 March 19:30:00 UTC 2017

"O.M.G." made its first documented appearance a century ago—in a letter to Winston Churchill. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Here I sit and contemplate; should I write or fap-enate? It's your Fark Writer's Thread with free writer's block for all [CSB]

Wednesday 8 March 19:20:05 UTC 2017

CSB [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Lost blind dog found alive by hiking neighbor, who refuses $1,000 reward, which is given to an animal charity. Party for dog is being held at a bar. This story pushes the awesome meter to 11 [Hero]

Wednesday 8 March 18:50:04 UTC 2017

Hero [link] [75 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Living war crime Manuel Noriega in critical condition after doctors discover and perform surgery on his brain [Followup]

Wednesday 8 March 18:20:05 UTC 2017

Followup [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Nike Has Designed a 'Pro Hijab' for Muslim Athletes

Wednesday 8 March 18:00:00 UTC 2017

The head scarf will go on sale early next year. [Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Great Things Invented by Working Moms

Wednesday 8 March 17:37:03 UTC 2017

The achievements of these inspiring ladies are worth recognizing. [Link]

Mental Floss » Iceland to Become First Nation to Require Proof of Equal Pay for Equal Work

Wednesday 8 March 17:37:02 UTC 2017

A new law aims to promote fair wages regardless of race, gender, sexuality, or nationality. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Some people use their cars to advertise their business, promote their political views, or brag about their kids school achievements. Then there's this guy [Interesting]

Wednesday 8 March 17:20:05 UTC 2017

Interesting [link] [91 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Guy who was once one of the world's heaviest men, weighing close to 1,000 pounds, can't figure out what to do with himself now that he's shed almost all of it [Interesting]

Wednesday 8 March 16:50:04 UTC 2017

Interesting [link] [150 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » British police on the hunt for The Mad Crapper [Weird]

Wednesday 8 March 16:20:05 UTC 2017

Weird [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Arkansas college student juggles to prove sobriety to police [Amusing]

Wednesday 8 March 15:50:04 UTC 2017

Amusing [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 5 Questions: Please, I'm on a Diet

Wednesday 8 March 15:47:02 UTC 2017

[Link]

Mental Floss » 10 Fascinating Facts About J.K. Simmons

Wednesday 8 March 15:30:00 UTC 2017

The Oscar-winning actor's career didn't get off to the most illustrious start: He used to deliver singing telegrams in a tutu. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Well this eulogy should be a little uncomfortable [Weird]

Wednesday 8 March 15:20:05 UTC 2017

Weird [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Monopoly Killer

Wednesday 8 March 14:52:08 UTC 2017

July 1991: While preparing to play a game of Monopoly, Marc Cienkowski and Michael Klucznik got into a fight over who would use the car playing piece. Cienkowski insisted that since they were at his house, he got to be the car — and not the hat or thimble. But Klucznik insisted that he was going to be the car, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » China to U.S. and BK: How about you two numbnuts don't start WW3 in our backyard. Thx k bai [Followup]

Wednesday 8 March 14:50:04 UTC 2017

Followup [link] [163 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Unwind With Footage of a Master Woodworker in Action

Wednesday 8 March 14:30:00 UTC 2017

Who knew watching someone make a bowl could be so relaxing? [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "To run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, it's very illogical" [Weird]

Wednesday 8 March 14:24:16 UTC 2017

Weird [link] [48 comments] [Link]

Overheard In The Office » 3PM Coffee Break

Wednesday 8 March 14:01:12 UTC 2017

Sports editor: I think you need to apologize for that.
Opinion editor: Okay, but you need to meet me halfway. I’m sorry for hitting you, but you need to apologize for existing. 5211 Old Charlotte Highway
Monroe, North Carolina [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this…. Art [Photoshop]

Wednesday 8 March 14:00:01 UTC 2017

Photoshop [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » How to stop the CIA from turning all of your electronic devices into spies that will steal all of your secrets. Assuming you have any secrets anybody cares about [Unlikely]

Wednesday 8 March 13:50:04 UTC 2017

Unlikely [link] [167 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists are now predicting a "total shutdown of convection" in the Labrador Sea within the next 10 years. Told you those damn ovens weren't worth the extra cost [Scary]

Wednesday 8 March 13:20:06 UTC 2017

Scary [link] [113 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » In observance of 'A Day Without a Woman,' Alabama radio station says it will only play songs by men. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works [Facepalm]

Wednesday 8 March 12:42:11 UTC 2017

Facepalm [link] [294 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The story that just won't go away: Unaccounted person was on flight MH370 when it disappeared [Interesting]

Wednesday 8 March 12:20:05 UTC 2017

Interesting [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Please, I'm on a Diet

Wednesday 8 March 12:15:00 UTC 2017

[Link]

Mental Floss » New York Gets Its First Chocolate Museum

Wednesday 8 March 12:00:00 UTC 2017

Learn about chocolate's rich history—and then stuff your face. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Statue of Liberty undergoes metaphor renovation [Murica]

Wednesday 8 March 11:34:21 UTC 2017

Murica [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #306

Wednesday 8 March 11:22:00 UTC 2017

Tiny, tiny Cigarette Elf delivers tobacco goodness!

Original ad here.

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Trump to deploy glug, glug, glug to counter drip, drip, drip [Murica]

Wednesday 8 March 10:39:33 UTC 2017

Murica [link] [77 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Morning Cup of Links: A Devastating Drought

Wednesday 8 March 10:30:00 UTC 2017

Start a great day with some great links! [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Pro-tip: If you are going to let your 10-year-old kid drive, at least don't stream it on anything like Facebook Live [Dumbass]

Wednesday 8 March 9:47:31 UTC 2017

Dumbass [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » Hershey's Chocolate and Hershey's Ice Cream Aren't Related

Wednesday 8 March 9:30:00 UTC 2017

The company that makes Hershey's candy and the company that makes Hershey's ice cream are in no way affiliated—and while both brands are sweet, they're a little sour on each other. [Link]

Mental Floss » South Korean Artist Creates Cartoon Tattoos of Real-Life Pets

Wednesday 8 March 8:30:00 UTC 2017

In Southeast Asia, body art is becoming more mainstream—and more adorable. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Jackson Hole ski instructor impales face with branch. With 'you bet he's got wood' pic [Sappy]

Wednesday 8 March 7:56:00 UTC 2017

Sappy [link] [66 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Shame and Fortune

Wednesday 8 March 6:55:54 UTC 2017

In 1818 caricaturist George Cruikshank saw several people hanging from a gibbet near Newgate Prison in London and learned to his horror that they had been executed for passing forged one-pound notes — at the time, doing so even unknowingly was punishable by death or transportation. The fact that a poor woman could be put to death for such a … [Link]

Mental Floss » Berlin Is Planning New Bicycle Superhighways

Wednesday 8 March 6:30:00 UTC 2017

The city wants to be able to compete with bike havens like Copenhagen and Amsterdam. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Appeals court rules NOLA can remove white supremacy, Confederate memorials as public nuisances. Sons of Confederate Veterans lose again [Spiffy]

Wednesday 8 March 6:01:18 UTC 2017

Spiffy [link] [175 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Starburst solves the ancient problem concerning half-empty candy bowls full of the yellow variety [Spiffy]

Wednesday 8 March 5:51:00 UTC 2017

Spiffy [link] [90 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Whiskey barrel-aged beer. New hotness: Whiskey barrel-aged coffee [Fail]

Wednesday 8 March 5:45:54 UTC 2017

Fail [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman wants her Starbucks, and she doesn't give a damn if she's at Dunkin Donuts or what [Florida]

Wednesday 8 March 4:29:15 UTC 2017

Florida [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » There are three kinds of porn users: the recreational, the compulsive, and the distressed. You choose [Giggity]

Wednesday 8 March 4:12:22 UTC 2017

Giggity [link] [127 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you left your calves tied up and crammed into your Civic then CHiPs would like a word with you [Weird]

Wednesday 8 March 3:57:07 UTC 2017

Weird [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember Prenda Law? Looks like John Steele ratted out his partner in exchange for a plea deal [Spiffy]

Wednesday 8 March 3:47:41 UTC 2017

Spiffy [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Officials report that high rate of speed contributed to mountain biker's crash, resulting in broken wrists, shoulder blade. Wearing helmet, unfortunately, did no good against enraged grizzly bear he ran into [Scary]

Wednesday 8 March 3:40:04 UTC 2017

Scary [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Shoplifter escapes after pulling a knife on clerk, but leaves behind sentencing paperwork from his theft case earlier in the day [Dumbass]

Wednesday 8 March 3:31:26 UTC 2017

Dumbass [link] [14 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman wants to find kids who stole her wind chimes, leaving $5 bill, apology note that explained they reminded them of their dead mom [Sappy]

Wednesday 8 March 3:20:04 UTC 2017

Sappy [link] [54 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hey how about putting a playground in a movie theater? What could go wrong? [Misc]

Wednesday 8 March 3:10:26 UTC 2017

Misc [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Paris zoo loses its white rhino to poachers, likely the first rhino to be killed by poachers inside a zoo [Sad]

Wednesday 8 March 3:00:04 UTC 2017

Sad [link] [64 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Latest trend in Japan: raw meat birthday cakes "made from luxury cuts of raw steak, pork or fish piled up and turned into all kinds of beautiful shapes" [Weird]

Wednesday 8 March 2:40:04 UTC 2017

Weird [link] [39 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » 9 Up-Close Scientific Images from the Wellcome Image Awards

Wednesday 8 March 2:30:00 UTC 2017

The Wellcome Image Awards recognize the best of scientific and medical imagery from the past year. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Not news: Gerald Ford was not eaten by wolves. Not news: George H.W. Bush was not eaten by the Japanese. Fark: But he came close [Strange]

Wednesday 8 March 2:20:04 UTC 2017

Strange [link] [27 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Two found with 41 pounds of marijuana on them. Hopefully, not in the butt [Florida]

Wednesday 8 March 2:00:04 UTC 2017

Florida [link] [26 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The alcohol dependency unit where nobody is qualified to treat alcohol dependency, there's no procedures or guidance, and clearly nobody cares what you drink or knows what to do if the place gets set on fire [Facepalm]

Wednesday 8 March 1:40:04 UTC 2017

Facepalm [link] [34 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Sketchy translations aside, Heathrow passenger is arrested when an aircraft is found to be full of eels [Amusing]

Wednesday 8 March 1:20:04 UTC 2017

Amusing [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » New Hampshire town desperately trying to get the town's Google default image changed: a picture of State Representative Al Baldasaro (R) at his wedding with all the bridesmaids holding shotguns [Amusing]

Wednesday 8 March 1:00:04 UTC 2017

Amusing [link] [43 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what these joggers are running from [Photoshop]

Wednesday 8 March 1:00:01 UTC 2017

Photoshop [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » That buzz you're getting from your Canadian "medical marijuana" may actually come from a banned pesticide [Fail]

Wednesday 8 March 0:40:04 UTC 2017

Fail [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Mental Floss » President Taft's Gigantic Pie Had its Own Security Team

Wednesday 8 March 0:30:00 UTC 2017

These days, watchdogs scrutinize how POTUSes spend taxpayer money. Imagine what they would have thought of President Taft's pie security. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Hard to say what subtleties tipped Walmart off to counterfeit money in their safe. Could have been the slight blue hue, the texture and thickness of the bills… or maybe the FOR MOTION PICTURES ONLY printed on them [Florida]

Wednesday 8 March 0:20:04 UTC 2017

Florida [link] [33 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Man, 74, arrested for vandalizing Kim Kardashian books at Barnes & Noble. Heroes come in all sizes [Hero]

Wednesday 8 March 0:00:04 UTC 2017

Hero [link] [48 comments] [Link]

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