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 » 265 years ago, Ben Franklin did something extraordinary. And no, it wasn't having several French mistresses, that came later [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 23:56:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cookie still leaves half of her food there so Stitch can eat. But Stitch is never coming back [Sappy]

Thursday 15 June 23:44:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The "dirty bomb" scare that shut down part of the Port of Charleston this morning happened because of tips from an Alex Jones wannabe with a YouTube channel featuring gems like "I've Further Evidence Linking Hillary To The Murder Of S

Thursday 15 June 23:14:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Dennis Rodman gives North Korea a copy of Trump's favorite book, although Goodnight Moon seems more appropriate [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 23:08:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 35 years ago 3 dudes set out to win a mobile home by living on a billboard. This is their story [Spiffy]

Thursday 15 June 22:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » UCF technique uses sun's rays as weed killer, instead of mixed martial arts as initially expected by dyslexics [Florida]

Thursday 15 June 21:57:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Not Florida: shooting the breeze. Florida: shooting at The Breeze [Florida]

Thursday 15 June 21:22:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Sex abuse lawsuit against Seattle mayor dropped as plaintiff alleges jury tainting, a position that might require some googling [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 20:48:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Man makes stickers that look like power outlets to prank air travelers [Amusing]

Thursday 15 June 20:18:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The smart co-host of Fox & Friends wore a green pantsuit. Some people had a problem with that [Stupid]

Thursday 15 June 20:18:14 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Reason No.386,185 why little kids should not be allowed on airplanes; they like to yank out your leg hairs one-by-one [Weird]

Thursday 15 June 20:16:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The 16 best reaction gifs. Ever. Ranked. It's been decided. Don't even TRY to prove the article wrong [Silly]

Thursday 15 June 20:06:27 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » No, seriously – why are you still single? You're smart, funny, hot – so what's the deal? [Asinine]

Thursday 15 June 20:02:29 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Leader of the polygamist FLDS sect, Lyle Jeffs was arrested at a marina in South Dakota after more than a year on the run since he slipped out of an ankle monitor while awaiting trial for food stamp and welfare fraud. South Dakota HAS marinas? [Follo

Thursday 15 June 20:02:13 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this captured curiosity [Photoshop]

Thursday 15 June 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Blimp crashes at the U.S. Open. Goodyear? No, the worst [News]

Thursday 15 June 19:59:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » United proudly announces a new complimentary wake up service for those travelers napping in the terminal between flights. Ain't that a kick in the head? [Facepalm]

Thursday 15 June 19:53:56 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » ISIS captures bin Laden's hideout. Surprised he isn't still there [Strange]

Thursday 15 June 19:46:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 1960s government do-gooding blamed for today's super-sized obesity epidemic [Asinine]

Thursday 15 June 19:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Seattle police horse retires to the farm. Or at least, that's what they're telling the deputies [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 19:08:34 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Wells Fargo in trouble again, this time for unilaterally lowering the monthly mortgage payments of borrowers in bankruptcy. Which sounds nice, until you realize they were often extending the loan by decades, too [Facepalm]

Thursday 15 June 18:46:45 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Wheels Within Wheels

Thursday 15 June 18:30:22 UTC 2017

In the Fibonacci sequence, each number is the sum of the two preceding ones: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657, 46368, … This produces two notable secondary patterns: Summing the squares of each pair of adjacent entries yields an even-numbered term in … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Swedish scientists develop five kilos of broccoli in pill form, to be used against diabetes, and also for fart-propelled flights to Sweden [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 18:16:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » How. Now. Brown. Cow? [Dumbass]

Thursday 15 June 17:46:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Not news: playing hide and seek. News: playing hide and seek on an Aegis cruiser. Fark: causing a 50 hour, 5500 square mile search and rescue effort [Dumbass]

Thursday 15 June 17:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cosby jury claims deadlock. Judge says have some more Jell-O pudding and keep deliberating [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 16:21:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Read your own speech at graduation instead of the one the school wrote for you, senior class president? No diploma for you [Asinine]

Thursday 15 June 15:50:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Vladimir Putin has claimed that it is his 'duty' to stop gay people from getting married in an attempt to 'reinforce families' because same-sex couples 'will not produce any children' [Facepalm]

Thursday 15 June 15:20:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Democratic lawmakers receive phone calls saying, 'You guys are next'. Hey, equal rights for all [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 14:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Maryland woman woken up after being bitten twice by the surprise copperhead in her bed. Sleep tight [Scary]

Thursday 15 June 14:40:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Can you see the 6ft snake hiding in this garage? [Unlikely]

Thursday 15 June 14:20:06 UTC 2017

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Overheard In The Office » Jason Learns of Places Even Worse Than Indianapolis

Thursday 15 June 14:19:35 UTC 2017

Busboy: I’m joining the national guard next week. You get lots of tuition for only one weekend a month and two weeks a year.
Manager: Yeah, right. Pick me up a key chain from Baghdad, would you? Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana Overheard by: Shatmandu [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Chuckling Sovietly, Putin offers asylum to James Comey [Obvious]

Thursday 15 June 13:49:34 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Having evidently never seen the blood-soaked alternate ending of Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Republican lawmakers want to start packing heat in DC [Obvious]

Thursday 15 June 13:40:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » United Airlines pilot decides that fuel gushing out of the wing might slightly hinder takeoff [Fail]

Thursday 15 June 13:04:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this temperature-taking [Photoshop]

Thursday 15 June 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Lawyer stole $1.3 million from his 89-year-old step-grandmother, but he left her $24 for cat food, so his mug shot shows his smiling, clear conscience [Asinine]

Thursday 15 June 12:40:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Two arrested for attacking protesters at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC. I guess it IS somebody's business and not just the Turks' [Dumbass]

Thursday 15 June 12:29:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » No shooter found at Travis AFB. False alarm but probably a good practice drill [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 12:17:09 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » TSA forced to repay $1.5 million after audit. That's a lot of shampoo and toothpaste [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 12:10:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Shooter from yesterday's Congressional baseball practice has died from his injuries [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 11:56:22 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Recipes for Cooking Muskrat

Thursday 15 June 11:55:47 UTC 2017

How the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service came to publish a muskrat meat cookbook:

The Escanaba Daily Press – Mar 22, 1949

The recipes include Wine-fried Muskrat, Muskrat a la Terrapin, Maryland Shredded Muskrat, Muskrat Salad, Muskrat Pie, Pickled Muskrat, and Stewed Muskrat Liver. However, it doesn't include Cream of Muskrat Casserole, a delicacy that we posted about back in 2013. … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Remember when Trump pledged to protect Christian communities in the Middle East? ICE is currently rounding up hundreds of Iraqi Christians from the U.S. and sending them back to face "death sentences" [Sick]

Thursday 15 June 11:49:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » US Coast Guard and FBI searching ship docked in South Carolina for a dirty bomb. I'll see you at the Vault. UPDATE: All-clear reported, false alarm [News]

Thursday 15 June 7:04:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Only in America can a practiced drunk on a motorcycle hit a wall, get some minor scrapes and get loads of money from the internet [Murica]

Thursday 15 June 6:59:27 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » He should have stuck with latex sales instead [Amusing]

Thursday 15 June 5:31:40 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » London tower fire tragedy could have been a lot worse if not for Muslims awake at one AM for Ramadan who spotted fire and warned other residents [Followup]

Thursday 15 June 4:16:47 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 632: "Motorcycles". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 15 June 4:01:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Fox News drops "Fair and Balanced" slogan. What would you replace it with? [Survey]

Thursday 15 June 3:06:47 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Alleged Mafioso on feeling bad about getting one guy to kill another with a pickaxe: "I thought it was hilarious that he was so gullible" [Sick]

Thursday 15 June 2:50:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Let it be known herewith / A new name to be familiar with / She'll surely be a hit / Our new Poet Laureate / Please welcome Tracy K. Smith [Interesting]

Thursday 15 June 2:10:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you're going to steal something, don't let it be a GPS tracking device [Obvious]

Thursday 15 June 1:30:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Need a cure for your hangover? Chef Hogwits here with a candied bacon recipe to cure what ails you [Spiffy]

Thursday 15 June 0:50:07 UTC 2017

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John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons