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 » Salt Lake nurse-arresting cop fired from side job at ambulance company [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Houston officer rescues nearly 1,500 flood victims while battling stage 4 cancer [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Sure our houses are ruined, our water is poisoned, and we'll have to eat grass, but we're happy we spent so much on stadiums [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » FedEx does not believe Madonna is Madonna and won't deliver her package. How many Hail Marys will be their punishment? [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Alligators discover drainage canal from the Mississippi River will deliver fish right to their mouths [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Irma just had a baby boy named Jose. And he looks to be following right in Mommy's footsteps [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Man trapped in his 5th floor apartment after UPS delivers right to his door [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for residents of Southern Florida with special needs. So, pretty much everyone [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » When you're arrested by a foreign military in a banana republic, your boat is confiscated and you're sent to a detention camp facing an uncertain future, you puff your chest out and demand a beer. That's the American Way [Hero]
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Futility Closet » Moving Spirits
Vaudeville ventriloquist Harry Lester made his reputation with feats of vocal dexterity — he would walk among the audience while his dummy whistled a tune, or place telephone calls to heaven and hell, altering his voice to simulate a remote character on the line. Most famously he could drink water and smoke while his dummies talked. In 1925, during a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Investigators say that aman suspected of killing a 22-year-old PA student killed her at his apartment, stuffed her body into a storage container and then called Lyft to drive it 100 miles away. In response, Uber CorpseDisposal expected to launch soon
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Fark.com RSS » Cops: Florida Man performed sex act on woman "in front of families and children" at Clearwater beach [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fridge [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Alone in your hotel room and want company? RENT-A-FISH [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Photobomb turns into photocrush [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » After the rain, pictures of ruined Houston homes; scroll to the end to see a firefighter in a huge room full of mounted animal heads in a flooded mansion [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » This list of 'what you need to have on hand for Hurricane Irma' includes zero booze [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Happy Birthday Trololo Man (possible Not safe for work content on page) [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Pilot shares selfie of himself leaning out of cockpit while over Dubai. Apparently, some idiots think it's real: "Why you acted so dangerous that you might risk of falling and endangered all the passengers? Duh wth is wrong with you" [Stu
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Fark.com RSS » Irma is now the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman tries to eliminate witness who was Facebook Live-ing her drunk driving (with mugshot) [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Video of Joel Osteen's ushers collecting money from Harvey flood victims. Can we tax churches now? Or at least this "church"? [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Peppa Pig's obviously not very familiar with Australian wildlife [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: There's a party in my pants [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » I like my coffee like I like my women, COVERED IN BEES [Amusing]
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Futility Closet » Sitting In
In 1915, American artist John Singer Sargent donated a blank canvas for auction at a Red Cross benefit, promising to paint a portrait of the donor who purchased it. Sir Hugh Lane bought it for £10,000 but died in the sinking of the Lusitania. He left his art collection to the National Gallery of Ireland, which didn’t know what to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2017-08-27 to Sat 2017-09-02 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Not to worry or anything, but have you ever wondered what would happen if all the volcanoes under Antarctica suddenly erupted? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Irma prepares to bring its Cone of Uncertainty to Florida. Stores are clear of all but the vegan food. Hopefully everyone has their bleach, water, and generator. Check in here, stay safe; it may hit land. It's your Hurricane Irma Discussion Threa
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Fark.com RSS » Joel Osteen returns to the pulpit, blames fake news for spreading lies about him, and tells his followers to stop whining about losing their homes [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Dinosaurs march to protest national service "extinction." Not a repeat from the Jurassic Period [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Irma gherd, she's now a Cat 5 [Followup]
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Weird Universe » Davis Caves
Back in 1976, Andy Davis of Armington, Illinois decided to dig a cave in the side of a hill and live there with his family, to avoid high heating bills. In the process, he became a pioneer of the "earth-sheltered home" movement, and he went on to start a company building other "cave homes."
Andy died in 1995, but his … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Things found in an X-Ray photo [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Guy reports his car stolen that he himself sold the day before while really drunk [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » “Yogi” by The Ivy Three
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Fark.com RSS » Puzzled man has no clue, seeks help [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "It's easy. We blame the victims" [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » "I stopped yelling at my husband and now we have more sex" says totally not made up woman [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » What started with a report of stolen leaf blowers and a pickup truck getaway vehicle ends with a stolen truck crashing into a house, a woman throwing her kid into a random passing car, and the male driver swallowing a bunch of heroin [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Pepper spray should not be a color of the LGBT rainbow [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Drug-muling carrier pigeon is shot trying to carry drugs to prisoner. Ratted out by stool pigeon [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » As God is my witness, I thought turkey subs could fly [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Behold the new Queen of England. (I didn't vote for her) [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » How bad are fires in Oregon? A Portland weather reporter just left live on the air to check on his home [Scary]
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GraphJam » I Don't Get It
Graph by: (via Cawcawpoopoopeepeeshire) Tagged: nonsensical , Pie Chart , pie charts , understand Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Block Dude Is Still My Favorite Game
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: graphing calculator , math , Pie Chart , tetris Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cats Fill the Void
Graph by: (via Gayret) Tagged: best of week , Cats , flow chart , happiness , void Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Can't Feel My Fingers
Graph by: cherrybomb35 Tagged: Bar Graph , bus , public transportation , waiting , weather Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Proper Usage of "Oh Snap!"
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: oh snap , tell , told , usage Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Advertisements on the Cheeseburger Sites
Graph by: frankensteiner Tagged: advertising , au natural , cheezburger , clothing , half , transvestite , university , vintage , websites , weight loss Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Welcome! Have a Nice Day! Welcome!
Graph by: brawlmaster Tagged: center , healing , nice day , nurse joy , Pie Chart , Pokémon , welcome Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Same Applies to Crosswalks
Graph by: markot9 Tagged: impatient , elevator , crosswalks , slow , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Said, How Do You Respond To Ignorant Inquiries?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: and now for something completely , different , Pie Chart , repetition , what Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Untitled
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Awkward , facebook , family , internet , social networking , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » 47 Years of Star Trek
CitizeniaQ saidStar Trek turns 47 years old this weekend, but you can catch up in less than a month Graph by: CitizenjaQ Tagged: facts , TV , Star Trek Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Things Done With a Brand New Phone
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: phone , accidents , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Sadly True
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: iphone apps , venn diagram , flashlight , useful Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Classic: Location of Your Waiter
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: best of week , classic , glass , waiter , water Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » When Will We Forget?
Source: xkcd Graph by: Unknown Tagged: forget , kids , Memes , memory , population , time , xkcd , young people Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How to Host a Downton Abbey Dinner Party
"Downton Abbey" fans always dreamed of being invited to one of those refined eight-course meals at the Crawley house. But why don't you throw your own? Graph by: neomam (via www.terrysfabrics.co.uk) Tagged: downton abbey , Party , bbc , infographic , television Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Classic: It Shouldn't Be Like Cracking a Safe
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GraphJam » It's Like He Absorbs It Through His Feet
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GraphJam » Then and Now, Gendered Work Weeks
From Business Week comes this graph comparing the types of labor and compensation for mothers and fathers in 1965 and 2011. Submitted by: Unknown Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Only Hot Dates You'll Be Getting
Quantifying Everything For Great Justice Graph by: Garrett858 Tagged: best of week , forever alone , hot date , Memes , microwave Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Guys, Don't Make Me Explain it AGAIN…
Graph by: clockmakersassistant Tagged: pie charts , anime , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Typical Episode of House, M.D.
LoL by: badtwinkie Tagged: Blood , house , illness , medicine , vomit Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Sunny With a Chance of Rapture
Graph by: (via Laughing Squid) Tagged: infographic , jesus saves , judgment day , RAPTURE Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Honey, Have You Gained Weight?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: honey , humor , insults , Pie Chart , relationships , respect , weight Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You Don't Know My Life, Old Man
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: dentists , flossing , judgmental , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Why Bars Don't Matter
Why Bars Don't Matter Graph by: joshdill Tagged: bars , cell phones , line graphs , phones , receptions Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Time for an FAQ
Graph by: coffeeflavoredbeer Tagged: FAQ , listing , questions , ebay Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Stuck in Your Head Yet?
Graph by: juiceboxpox Tagged: pie charts , jingles , graphs , funny , meow mix Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Garnish Graph
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: cucumber , drink , garnish , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Screw You, Screwdriver
This was Karen's idea Graph by: TwitByNature Tagged: screwdrivers , flat head , Line Graph , tools Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cookies
LoL by: Mark Tagged: chocolate chip , cookies , oatmeal raisin , venn diagram , yummy Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Those Special Moments in a Hipsters Life
Sometimes even hipsters can help Restore Your Faith in Humanity, go figure. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: hipsters , life goals , restoring faith in humanity week Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Try to Center Yourself
Graph by: lpsrocker11 Tagged: bouncy , exercise , Pie Chart , puns , red balls , seat , sneak attack , yoga Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Dangers of wearing red vs where you are.
Graph by: bholt Tagged: bullfight , clothing , danger , east-l-a , red , scouting , Star Trek , wearing Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » People killed this month:
Graph by: DanWroteThis Tagged: die , dying , flu , killed , malaria , people , swine flu Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Do a Little Dance
Itch a little butt Graph by: GothicWerewolf Tagged: itch , public , scratch , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Untitled
Graph by: (via Graphic Contents) Tagged: hello i love you , the doors , rock stars , jim morrison , flow chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's Like a Blood Geyser
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: anime , Blood , geyser , injury , Line Graph Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Swear, Windows 7 Was Not My Idea!
Graph by: Aquaras Tagged: checking , commercials , computers , ctrlaltdel , flow chart , my idea , problems , windows Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The fog is getting thicker. And Irma is getting laaaarger [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Another money hungry dumbass falls for one of the oldest scams. Lady hands over $2k to strangers to prove she's worthy to get her share of found money in a parking lot [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » If there's going to be nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, may as well have the American nukes on site to speed up annihilation [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently there are some kids in the UK that don't know that the chicken came before the egg [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » New Wisconsin bill would strip repeat drunk drivers of their licenses for ten years [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » "I didn't know people on benefits were into champagne," judge tells person on government assistance [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Indiana cancer patient's wish to meet my ex-wife is granted [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Americans work more hours than anyone else in the world. Which is why we all have such great benefits, and such high average wages compared to the rest of the world. Right? [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » A trooper has saved a kitty and now the State Police invite you to play – Name That Cat [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Okay so maybe this mom was milking it a bit to help Hurricane Harvey victims, but she did donate over 1,000 ounces of breast milk for the cause [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » 1.7 billion people took vacations last year. How many brought home souvenirs they didn't know about, like a brain-burrowing nematode or a zombie protozoan? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » 8 o'clock is too early for school, claim lazy people [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Most Chicago public schools don't have librarians [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » "Hey, baby, I bet you want my bathroom python in your South End" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this strong girl [Photoshop]
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