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 » It may be a bad idea to practice parkour around the White House these days. Just saying [Dumbass]

Saturday 18 March 21:52:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Waiter fired for Making Eating Out Great Again [Asinine]

Saturday 18 March 20:50:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » And the prize for most creative way to get patrons to not drink and drive on St. Patrick's Day goes to Toronto's The Emmet Ray whiskey bar [Interesting]

Saturday 18 March 20:50:40 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » The Greatest Show

Saturday 18 March 20:20:09 UTC 2017

Before making his name with mobile sculpture, Alexander Calder was captivated by the circus. On a visit to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York City at age 27, Calder traveled about the big top with a sketchpad, drawing tightrope walkers, horseback riders, and acrobats. Using a free pass, he returned to the circus every day for … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Thanks to Google's ranking algorithm, bad information that people passionately believe has a way of rising to the top. Like the notion that sweating and caramelizing onions are the same thing and that you can caramelize onions in under 30 minutes

Saturday 18 March 20:07:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these spots [Photoshop]

Saturday 18 March 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » I'd like to reserve a spot on the old folks field trip to the marijuana dispensary, please [Spiffy]

Saturday 18 March 18:25:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Dearborn, MI now under Shawarma Law [Misc]

Saturday 18 March 18:11:11 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » When the Queen Altered the Changing of the Guard

Saturday 18 March 18:00:00 UTC 2017

The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace very rarely deviates from long-standing rituals, but when they do, it's a powerful message. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Let's set the Wayback Machine to the days of "Follies on Ice" with showgirls, men in drag, an ice-skating chimpanzee, a robot, and Elvis. It was like a circus with even more glitter and spangles. You know…the good ole days [Spiffy]

Saturday 18 March 17:09:08 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Get This Weekend's Best Amazon Deals Now

Saturday 18 March 16:00:00 UTC 2017

From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Well, so much for there being a Godfather IV then [Asinine]

Saturday 18 March 15:04:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Lunch Lothario strikes again, ditching a woman after ordering steak, Caesar salad, side of shrimp, glass of Pinot and a baked potato at BJ's in Pasadena: "He's not out there. Is this a first date?" [Followup]

Saturday 18 March 14:48:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » On the plus side, it's beer. On the negative side, it's brewed from treated sewage water. But hey, it's beer, so it's all good, right? Right? [Strange]

Saturday 18 March 14:35:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » What novels written in the past 100 years do you think will still be read 100 years from now? How about 500 years from now? Brush off your crystal ball and join the Saturday Morning Book Club [Interesting]

Saturday 18 March 14:00:00 UTC 2017

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Overheard In The Office » For the Last Time, That's Not What Winning a Peabody Award Means

Saturday 18 March 13:58:35 UTC 2017

Senior editor to junior editor: Sure, he's a great writer. But he drinks his own pee. Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Fark.com RSS » Truck carrying 38,000 pounds of cheese crashes. Driver grilled at the scene [Fail]

Saturday 18 March 13:48:21 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Toys R Us Corrected

Saturday 18 March 13:15:11 UTC 2017

The logo for Toys R Us typically includes a backwards R. But when a Toys R Us opened in Cerritos, California in 1972, the local city council insisted that the store spell its name with the R the "correct" way around on the front of the building, so that it wouldnt confuse young children who might be struggling to learn … [Link]

Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 41

Saturday 18 March 13:15:10 UTC 2017

What famous film comedian is this drawing supposed to represent?

The answer is here.

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sovereign astride a glorious equine [Photoshop]

Saturday 18 March 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Netflix is Testing a Button That Lets You Skip a Show's Opening Credits

Saturday 18 March 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Here's one way to shave a few minutes off your next binge-watch. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If you wondering why you're stuck in an international airport today, blame the French [Scary]

Saturday 18 March 12:57:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Ban on Irish butter sparks fight in butter-loving Wisconsin [Murica]

Saturday 18 March 12:38:57 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cats are sometimes described as aloof, uncaring, independent creatures who do not have the capacity for affection. Caturday respectfully begs to disagree [Caturday]

Saturday 18 March 12:00:00 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Have Every Retro Nintendo Game at Your Fingertips for $150

Saturday 18 March 11:00:00 UTC 2017

Allcade's Itty Bitty collection is a plug-and-play console for almost any Nintendo video game file. [Link]

Mental Floss » Watch How Snails Make Baby Snails

Saturday 18 March 9:00:00 UTC 2017

It's complicated. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » What happens when your regional aircraft loses a propeller in mid-flight? Let's ask the passengers [Scary]

Saturday 18 March 7:27:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 41 Irish words for drunk. Well, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and 34 others [Amusing]

Saturday 18 March 6:34:20 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Gallup numbers are in and a lot more people are working at home so they don't have to deal with all the traffic. Except that there should be less traffic since a lot more people are working at home, right? [Strange]

Saturday 18 March 3:59:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Military nude photo investigation expands into gay porn, not that there's anything wrong with that [Weeners]

Saturday 18 March 3:10:13 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Marine paralyzed for 33 years walks again thanks to robotic exoskeleton, Stark Industries sponsorship [Hero]

Saturday 18 March 2:46:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » This story has everything: A porn actress, a fake doctor, a butt implant gone bad, and Fark's favorite state [Florida]

Saturday 18 March 2:35:38 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Customers were impressed by the barber's care and attentiveness, although they were slightly perturbed when he put a python around their neck [Scary]

Saturday 18 March 2:31:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Today's episode of nope slithering from a car vent brought to you by Fark's favorite state. Florida tag last seen running for the flame thrower [Scary]

Saturday 18 March 2:16:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Robot is playing a leading role in a new British stage production. Although we've had that technology for years, it's called Keanu Reeves [Strange]

Saturday 18 March 2:01:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Anarchy in the streets as local holes get filled with a warm mixture of community awareness and gutter punk sweat [Hero]

Saturday 18 March 1:46:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Watch a baby hippo enjoy hose play. None of those words are euphemisms [Cool]

Saturday 18 March 1:31:32 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » The Hidden Meanings Behind 15 Company and Brand Names

Saturday 18 March 1:30:00 UTC 2017

Take a deeper look into the names we see every day. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A good roommate is someone who'll clean up after themselves, mind their own business, and at least mention your dead body to someone once you keel over and die [Strange]

Saturday 18 March 1:16:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Dear I-77, some of your lanes are drunk – it is literally a free-for-all out there in places" [Facepalm]

Saturday 18 March 1:01:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Burger King serves beer. If a beer- truck spill and an impromptu block-party out front counts. Have it your way [Cool]

Saturday 18 March 0:58:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Now that we've hiked to the top of Camelback Mountain, will you marry me?" "Yes….and I think I have heatstroke. Can you call in a rescue helicopter?" (w/pix) [Dumbass]

Saturday 18 March 0:46:32 UTC 2017

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John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons