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 » Teen jumps into Zebra enclosure on a dare. Testosterone. It's a helluva drug [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Because this makes as much sense as anything else in the queue today. Post whatever makes you *dog head tilt* [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Jakarta governor found guilty of blasphemy, an Elvis-like fashion sense [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Gun rights blogger becomes gun control statistic [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Plastic surgeons say that women are asking to look like Ivanka Trump. No requests yet for the Donald Trump look as it's just too hard to surgically attach a wolverine to someone's head [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » 'Silver Man' arrested in Kentucky, in what is probably going to be an archrival of Florida Man somewhere down the road [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » No more Le Pen niece for you [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » We're in trouble / POTUS is crazy / We need a distraction / so Comey, maybe? [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Meanwhile in Canada: Angry beaver stops traffic; police on scene [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » After long weekend batting scores of rabid dingoes, koalas, and stingrays, Austrian judge returns to appeals court, rules that Facebook must delete all troll posts and hate speech across worldwide platform [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » On this day in 1962, a pulse light laser beam sent by a team of scientists from MIT successfully bounced off the moon, freaking out cats across the globe [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Want to live over the age of 70? Don't live in 3 counties in South Dakota and one in North Dakota. Also, you can live the longest in Colorado, presumably on Maui Wowie and Cheetos [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Next on 'Real Parole Violations Of New Jersey Housewives' [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Please note: do not approach or taunt Florida Fruitland monkeys [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » In the never-ending struggle between man and train, train wins again [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » "Rape Table" was part of training for Customs officers at Newark Airport. No word on if they had a "rape tower" also [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » We may have hit peak Florida with this one [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Teen: "Hey Wendy's – How many retweets for a year's worth of nuggets?" Wendy's: 18 million Teen: "Challenge accepted" Wendy's smirks as the previous record was 3.4m, then does an 'oh, sh*t' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this yummy subway ride [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Crazy kinky tourists slither to Canada for world's largest snake orgy [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » It's the damnedest thing: You settle one or two sexual harassment suits for eight-figures and suddenly every one ELSE you've discriminated against for decades starts popping up [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Meet the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, A Jewish kid from Brooklyn who enlisted as a private fresh out of law school, stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, and ended up bringing 22 SS commanders responsible for 1 million deaths to justice [Her
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Futility Closet » Mr. Big
Image: Wikimedia Commons Epithets used to describe former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in state media: Superior Person Dear Leader Respected Leader Wise Leader Brilliant Leader Unique Leader Dear Leader, Who Is a Perfect Incarnation of the Appearance That a Leader Should Have Commander-in-Chief Great Leader Father of the People Sun of the Communist Future Shining Star of Paektu Mountain Guiding … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » When traveling the remote regions of our planet, you may find yourself at Canada's new arctic air hub where the runways are gravel and they only have one set of steps able to reach plane doors. Oh, and the baggage handlers are polar bears [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The rabbit died and now United needs to pay which I believe was the plot of Shirley Temple's first movie after she reached puberty [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » In update to their customer service policies, United now willing to cancel your ticket if you record their employees during public dispute [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Anonymous warns world to 'prepare' for World War 3, as if the world hasn't been doing that since January 20th [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Cockfosters [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Why is May 9th so important to Russians? Because they understand the value of punching Nazis and must commemorate it every year. Also they love to show off their mil-penis [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Slowing down and doing less is the way to achieve greatness. Which explains why so many people are familiar with the name of Tim Tebow [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » At that price buy yourself 3 whole lobsters, cook 'em yourself and get at least TWO lobster rolls outta them [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Airport heckler comes after Kellyanne Conway. Her response, "Here, someone hold my earrings" [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Tunnel collapses at plutonium uranium extraction plant in Washington. Libyan Terrorists report they'll still be able to make their delivery to Hill Valley research lab [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » There's 'having a few on a flight to calm your nerves' drinking, and then there's 'swearing at everyone, threatening to open a door mid-flight and almost getting the plane diverted' drinking. Guess which one this is [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Due to metal detectors to prevent cheating, students in India taking undergrad entrance exams must do so without wearing bras [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » FCC claims their servers crashing as a result of John Oliver's net neutrality segment on "Last Week Tonight" was a denial of service attack [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Experts declare the metrosexual DEAD, proclaim this the era of the "spornosexual" man who is competing with the "lumbersexual" man for your rapt attention. Somehow Brexit is mixed up in all this [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The sad saga of the Topeka CRV Lady, perhaps the world's worst driver; She's so bad, there's a Facebook page dedicated to warning people where she is on the road [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Palliative care doctor claims we need a rethink on how we view the end of life, as death and dying remains a big taboo. He's right, once you die, you don't get invited to the good parties anymore [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Bumble Bee agrees to plead guilty in tuna price fixing scheme. Which is strange because everyone knows sardine oil is the best for robots [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » Man tries to buy 1955 Chevy with bitcoins. "Never heard it before or anything, but we went on the computer and looked at it and it says it's in Wal-mart, so I figured it had to be legit" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If this is going to be that kind of party I'm going to throw this cranky lady into the pool [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Obama to continue architectural tradition of butt-ugly presidential libraries. His will look like a legless AT-AT [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Peak loneliness for men is at age 35. For many, it's that insecure time right between marriage number two and three [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » It took New Jersey politicians 6 years to figure out what to do about Snooki getting paid to speak on campus: a new law that will change nothing [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » How do you write a headline about getting an eel surgically removed from your bunghole? Anyone? [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Airport brawl erupts after people realize they can't leave Florida [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Physicians unveil the world's first colonoscopy robot, showing that great medical advances sometimes really are just pulled out of someone's butt [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Can't improve this one: "Cow sex suspect hunted by police helicopter" [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Digital highway sign a little too honest for some people [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Eh, you know if it weren't for that American revolution thingy we could have been Canada [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Nietzsche is blamed for WWI and Nazism, and maligned as the godfather of postmodern relativism, but a case could also be made that he was a champion of the Enlightenment [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Flying over the Atlantic? Better bring a good book, because the carry-on electronics ban might be about to expand to cover ALL flights to the U.S. [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Things you should NEVER say to a pregnant lady. Basically pretty much anything if you want to live [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » The listing calls it a charming brick bungalow on a quiet street close to schools, parks AND FULL OF CLOWNS – AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Alaska's octo-mom cranks out another one [Sad]
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Overheard In The Office » It's a Thing!
Female coworker: Hey, I brought you your favorite breakfast.
Male coworker (stocking groceries): You did? What did you bring me?
Female coworkers: Watermelon tacos!
Male coworker: Watermelon tacos? 1300 s 31st, temple texas–grocery store [Link]
Fark.com RSS » University of Florida football Coach Jim McElwain denies he's the naked guy seen in a photo humping a shark. Which sounds like something a naked guy humping a shark would say [Strange]
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Weird Universe » The Drivometer
A device for simulating driving, and measuring the skill of drivers, which was developed at Iowa State's Driving Research Laboratory in the 1930s.
A description of what it felt like to operate the thing. It sounds like it would have made a good arcade game. From The Dalles Chronicle – Aug 21, 1936:
Dr. Alvan R. Lauer of Iowa State … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this forgotten future magnetic levitation train [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Due to anti-vaccination fervor, chickenpox is back in Southern California. Hopefully no-one will die but so what if they do. As long as we got our anti-science way, that's all that counts [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone left a pineapple at an art show and it got mistaken for art. "It's the funniest thing that has happened all year" [Fail]
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Weird Universe » The Philadelphia Insectarium
World's biggest "insect zoo."
Article here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Family's only car, a '04 KIA with 200,000 miles is stolen, involved in police chase before thief gets stuck on railroad tracks. Fark: thieves with badges demand $300.00 in towing, impound fees from them; "We're totally blindsided"
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Fark.com RSS » I see your Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania DUI suspect, and raise you Darth Vader, Memphis Surgical Tech: "Once I got through high school and the girls were digging it, I thought, 'I can use this to my advantage'" [Cool]
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GraphJam » So, Which Is It?
Graph by: GrinningRat Tagged: bathroom , infographic , over , roll , toilet paper , under Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Like to Call it "Shame Shopping"
Graph by: vicvic Tagged: grocery stores , life , Pie Chart , shame , shopping Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » Irish beach returns after disappearing for 30 years, which means that soon we'll be threatened with the pale white horror of Irish people at the beach [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Rachel Canning, the spoiled little brat who tried to sue her own parents for child support, has come back under fire for her racially insensitive Cinco de Mayo post [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » ♫ Five, five block, five block furlong ♫ [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Seattle Police officer arrested in drug sting. To be fair, they can't plant them if they don't get them from somewhere [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Man steals knife from store, threatens loss prevention staff by waving it at them and then dies after stabbing himself with it. Huh, yeah, seems legit to me [Florida]
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Weird Universe » News of the Weird (May 7, 2017)
News of the Weird
Weirdnuz.M526, May 7, 2017
Copyright 2017 by Chuck Shepherd. All rights reserved.
Lead Story
A San Francisco startup recently introduced a countertop gadget to squeeze fruit and vegetables for you so that your hands don't get sore. However, the Juicero (a) requires that the fruit and veggies be advance-sliced in precise sections conveniently available for purchase … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Is your meth contaminated with deadly gluten? This police department will check it for free [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Man attempts new DIY sex reassignment procedure on himself. Man, that hadda hurt [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Researchers from the Florida Institute for Technology develop device to search for alien worlds, possibly in hopes of finding another Florida out there in the stars [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » US creates elite spy unit to infiltrate Best Korea and gather intelligence on Kim Jong-un [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » But really, who hasn't jumped into the Giraffe Pen for a better view after a few beers? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Northern Michigan University to debut body farm, hopes for a killer crop in the fall [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Cops find driver crying because he doesn't want to go to jail. Fark: Driver is 8 years old and sitting in drunk Mom's lap [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Animals dressed as humans in movie scenes [Photoshop]
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