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 » Police respond to a report of a missing person. Then things get weird [Weird]

Saturday 8 April 22:26:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Girl found in forest was likely abandoned by her family and not raised by monkeys as previously thought. Nooo, really? Apparently only dumb people first encountered this girl [Strange]

Saturday 8 April 21:07:29 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you're planning a road trip across the U.S. follow this man's path, he knows the way [Cool]

Saturday 8 April 21:00:47 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » L.A. sets up nannytastic new Vision Zero traffic-safety measure. How's it working out after a year? Let's just say farmer's markets are still no-go zones [Fail]

Saturday 8 April 20:20:20 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this foot almost in the door [Photoshop]

Saturday 8 April 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "The sheriff also said he doesn't think the release of images gathered by police promotes accountability. He said it's not the job of journalists to look for wrongdoing by police" [Scary]

Saturday 8 April 19:14:33 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Icebergs threaten shipping lanes near where the Titanic sank. This time, it's personal [Scary]

Saturday 8 April 19:10:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You know things are bad in San Francisco when they have a "legalize pizza" protest [Murica]

Saturday 8 April 18:25:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Gov't: "On second thought, maybe we don't need to know this information after all." Twitter: "Yeah, that's what we thought. Now go run along and play with your toys like a good boy" [Followup]

Saturday 8 April 18:03:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Time machine for sale, needs tires, has rebuilt flux capacitor. No lowballs, I know what I got here [Cool]

Saturday 8 April 17:45:42 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Here Are Some Iditarod Rules, Just in Case You Forgot Them

Saturday 8 April 17:30:00 UTC 2017

Yes, doggy booties are required. [Link]

Mental Floss » The Great Squirrel Migration of 1968

Saturday 8 April 16:30:00 UTC 2017

Never heard of it? Read on. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida man jumps off a bridge to escape arrest for A) Murder, B) Parole violation, or C) Stealing a sausage [Florida]

Saturday 8 April 16:05:20 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Craft beer. New thirst-quenching beverage for hipsters: Gazoz, an old-fashioned soda made from simple syrup and soda water [Spiffy]

Saturday 8 April 15:48:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » By day, Chris Ullman runs global communications for a major private equity firm. By night, he is a world-champion whistler, out to save the world one note at a time [Strange]

Saturday 8 April 15:44:22 UTC 2017

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

Saturday 8 April 15:30:00 UTC 2017

From the Smart Shopping Team… [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If a sweaty workout just isn't your thing, taking a 1-hour hot bath might get you the same results [Spiffy]

Saturday 8 April 15:01:29 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The Saturday Morning Book Club wants to know what's up next on your reading list. And if you aren't sure, you can always click the link for a suggestion [Interesting]

Saturday 8 April 14:00:00 UTC 2017

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Overheard In The Office » And He’s Stopped Fixing Himself Up

Saturday 8 April 13:48:02 UTC 2017

Boss: You’re starting to sound like my wife.
Employee: He can’t sound like your wife, he doesn’t hate you.
Boss: Yes, he does. 300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey Overheard by: Lots of love going around [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Easy-shop this well-maintained sign [Photoshop]

Saturday 8 April 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Matchstick Violins

Saturday 8 April 12:14:18 UTC 2017

If you've got a lot of extra matchsticks lying around (and maybe some toothpicks as well), why not make a violin? Here's a description of how O.L. Reames of Michigan did it (source: The Battle Creek Enquirer – July 22, 1951):

His first step was to build a block about three-fourths of an inch thick from matchsticks. The block measured … [Link]

Weird Universe » The High School That Rocked

Saturday 8 April 12:14:17 UTC 2017

“Before touring became big business for promoters who elevated rock shows to an art, even name-brand bands played pretty much anywhere. It’s an interesting component of the early rock era that’s explored in the upcoming documentary The High School That Rocked!, which takes a look at one Connecticut school that somehow managed to lure a slew of classic-rock legends — including … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Two veterinarians who met at school and fell in love get married in a cat-themed wedding, complete with special guest stars, just in time for Caturday [Caturday]

Saturday 8 April 12:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's almost as if the election of Trump has emboldened racists [Sad]

Saturday 8 April 10:06:30 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Its all fun and games 'til you put spaghetti on a pizza [Fail]

Saturday 8 April 9:55:00 UTC 2017

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Mental Floss » Can You Solve the Virus Riddle?

Saturday 8 April 8:30:00 UTC 2017

It's just the fate of humanity. No pressure. [Link]

Futility Closet » Scoop

Saturday 8 April 6:48:54 UTC 2017

In February 1966, the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 landed safely on the moon and became the first spacecraft to transmit photographs of the moon seen from surface level. The Soviets didn’t release the photos immediately, but scientists at England’s Jodrell Bank Observatory, who were observing the mission, realized that the signal format was the same as the Radiofax system that … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ford invents crib that lulls babies to sleep by simulating the sensation of a car ride. If only there were a meme to express one's desire for the seller to desist with the explanation and immediately accept remuneration for such a desirable produ

Saturday 8 April 3:21:26 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Forget to put a leash on your pet snake when taking him for a slither in the park? Yeah that's a $190 fine [Weird]

Saturday 8 April 3:06:52 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The beginning of hurricane season has yet to start, but already meteorological entities are predicting a slightly below average season – which of course can only mean one thing: BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES, WE'RE IN FOR A ROUGH YEAR [Obvious]

Saturday 8 April 2:58:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » National Rifle Association employee accidentally shoots self at National Firearms Museum to become national embarrassment [Dumbass]

Saturday 8 April 2:33:52 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Zoo makes extra cash by charging guests $145 for the privilege of cleaning up polar bear poop. Do they at least get to keep it? [Weird]

Saturday 8 April 2:32:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Three bear cubs found locked inside a public washroom. Which means the answer to the age old question is not always in the woods [Weird]

Saturday 8 April 2:28:52 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Because when you're looking for sensual delights, obviously you want a prostitute named "Soul Snatcher." Includes mugshot goodness of … what's the opposite of MILF? [Florida]

Saturday 8 April 2:24:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You know that you're having a strange day when you shout down a hole expecting to hear an echo but instead you hear a man that has been missing for a month [Cool]

Saturday 8 April 2:05:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you put money in a machine at the casino and let your friend hit the button, it won't be your jackpot and she won't be your friend for very long [Florida]

Saturday 8 April 1:13:53 UTC 2017

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John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons