John Gordon Ross

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 » People who haven't yet evacuated the Keys, "You're on your own" [Scary]

Saturday 9 September 23:48:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Don't brag to strangers in a hotel hot tub that you are in the illegal drug business. Especially if the strangers are narcotics officers attending a two-week specialized narcotics training course [Dumbass]

Saturday 9 September 23:39:48 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Six food trends that will massively dominate the foodie landscape this fall. "Dollhouse-sized foods like mini éclairs, mini ice-cream sandwiches and mini bagel balls are what you'll be seeing all over your Instagram feed" [Obvious]

Saturday 9 September 23:03:49 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » CVS finds a way to extend pumpkin spice mania to more ridiculous places [Stupid]

Saturday 9 September 22:44:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » There once was a biker from Maine, whose motoring skill was quite lame, he ran out of luck, turning left was the truck, last heard he was saying "oh Fark" [Ironic]

Saturday 9 September 21:21:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Pharma douche: "It was just a prank, bro." Prosecutors: "How about 'No'" [Followup]

Saturday 9 September 21:21:17 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » At bizarro Berkeley University, the renaming of campus buildings takes a turn to the bizarre thanks to millennials [Facepalm]

Saturday 9 September 21:10:17 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » California: Remember how we were told that making marijuana an above-board business would shut down illegal growers? About that [Fail]

Saturday 9 September 20:36:17 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Eric Bolling's son found dead [Sad]

Saturday 9 September 20:24:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Suffering from their worst safety record in 10 years, the U.S. Navy says they have "allowed standards to drop". In other news, Captain Obvious celebrates his promotion to Admiral [Fail]

Saturday 9 September 20:06:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: A "versus" movie worth watching [Photoshop]

Saturday 9 September 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If music makes sex better, subby has been doing it wrong all this time by playing 'Yakety Sax' [Interesting]

Saturday 9 September 18:28:12 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 17-meter-tall lobster passed in at auction; sellers considering throwing in swimming pool of drawn butter [Strange]

Saturday 9 September 17:16:12 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Go ahead and charge me. This is just a damn Walmart, and I'll be presiding at my own trial [Strange]

Saturday 9 September 17:14:12 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Caption this happy Dalmatian [Caption]

Saturday 9 September 16:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you're still wondering what to do with your solar eclipse glasses you can donate them to charity, save them for the 2019 Transit of Mercury, or dress up as a solar eclipse this Halloween [Followup]

Saturday 9 September 14:22:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Sometimes after a long, hard day of work it's nice to come home and find a mysterious naked woman asleep in your bed [Strange]

Saturday 9 September 14:11:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » For you procrastinators, it might be a good time to start preparing for Hurricane Irma [Florida]

Saturday 9 September 13:50:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Miami Home Depot customer arrested for head butting guy in dispute over plywood. Fark: During location shoot by local news guy with annoying habit of shouting words for emphasis [Florida]

Saturday 9 September 13:46:24 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Beauty Mask

Saturday 9 September 13:15:00 UTC 2017

March 1940 — At the International Beauty Shop Owners' show in New York City, Ruth Scott modeled a mask to heat the face and tone up the skin. The scratchers on her fingers were brass thimbles to protect nail polish until it dried.

Newsweek – Mar 25, 1940 [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Vehicle hybrids [Photoshop]

Saturday 9 September 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Want to see the skeletal reconstruction of a 2,000 lb giant sloth? Wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… wait for it [Cool]

Saturday 9 September 12:56:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Guy gets sad because living in the Midwest isn't like living on the West Coast and people in Chicago don't want to be friends with a douche [Stupid]

Saturday 9 September 12:35:25 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #325

Saturday 9 September 12:30:00 UTC 2017

Possessed pants try to ward off other occult rivals.

Original ad here. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Caturday comics [Caturday]

Saturday 9 September 12:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Friday Knight Whites dropped from Friday Night Lights [Followup]

Saturday 9 September 11:51:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » And by the way, there are not live sharks swirling around inside Hurricane Irma [Fake]

Saturday 9 September 10:30:00 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Replotted: Drink, Pee, Drink Pee, Repeat

Saturday 9 September 9:59:28 UTC 2017

Graph by: Mikey Tagged: bear grylls , better drink my own piss , pee Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Blame Jaws

Saturday 9 September 9:59:27 UTC 2017

Graph by: Bast Tagged: equation , Sad , sharks , wtf Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Mama, I Just Dropped Your Call

Saturday 9 September 9:59:26 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: cell phones , josh sundquist , math nerds , Video Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » A Guide to Love Actually

Saturday 9 September 9:59:23 UTC 2017

Get into the holiday spirits with all things awful and awesome on Sketchy Santas! Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: confusing , plot , Movie , characters Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » When you tell your friend their breath stinks

Saturday 9 September 9:59:22 UTC 2017

Graph by: sonotoriginal Tagged: break , breath , brush , chew , face , friend , gum , Pie Chart , smell , stinks , teeth Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Point and Shoot Camera Flow Chart

Saturday 9 September 9:59:21 UTC 2017

Submitted by: (via toothpastefordinner) Tagged: photograhpy , toothpaste for dinner , camera , web comics Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Mom, Stop Reading My Public Profile!

Saturday 9 September 9:59:20 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: facebook , infographic , parents , spy Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Average day of a PETA person

Saturday 9 September 9:59:19 UTC 2017

Graph by: usctrojanfan77 Tagged: animals , fur , help , peta , photoshop , protesting , shouting , yelling Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Fake and Gay

Saturday 9 September 9:59:18 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , fake and gay , gay , whatdoestheinternetthink Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Accuracy of Results vs Voting Method

Saturday 9 September 9:59:17 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: accuracy , American Idol , applause , Bar Graph , election , hands , iran , method , show , voting Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » No, It Just Got Shorter on It's Own

Saturday 9 September 9:59:15 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Things My One Year Old Calls "Dada"

Saturday 9 September 9:59:14 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: kid , talking , language , dad Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Or Any Privacy – Keep Out of His Diary!

Saturday 9 September 9:59:12 UTC 2017

Graph by: TeamSeverusSnape Tagged: diary , Harry Potter , nose , Pie Chart , privacy , tom riddle , voldemort Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » They Don't Cover the Names of Pokemon Until the Second Year Classes

Saturday 9 September 9:59:10 UTC 2017

Graph by: NightGlider Tagged: japanese , learning a new language , Pie Chart , Pokémon Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Mortification

Saturday 9 September 9:59:09 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Indexed) Tagged: gym class , mortified , PE , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Body Stahp, Wut R U Doing Body?!

Saturday 9 September 9:59:08 UTC 2017

Graph by: frandika.dika.9 Tagged: flirting , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What Every US State Watches

Saturday 9 September 9:59:07 UTC 2017

Submitted by: (via Business Insider) Tagged: Maps , united states , TV Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Now Write a Clever Title

Saturday 9 September 9:59:06 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: grammar , infographic , manifesto , writing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » INVISBLE GRAPH

Saturday 9 September 9:59:04 UTC 2017

Graph by: toho Tagged: invisible Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Right Now, At Least

Saturday 9 September 9:59:03 UTC 2017

A graphical analysis of things that the club can handle. I am an outlier. Graph by: Brittany Mignanelli Tagged: lyrics , musics , outlier , song , the club , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Reason why women go see 'X-men origins: Wolverine'

Saturday 9 September 9:59:02 UTC 2017

Graph by: leia_nog Tagged: au natural , boyfriend , comic books , comics , hugh jackman , movies , reading , wolverine , women , x men Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » It's So Warm and Soft

Saturday 9 September 9:58:59 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bed , mornings , Pie Chart , thats what he said Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » But Guys, This One Has a Twist Ending!

Saturday 9 September 9:58:56 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: director , m night shyamalan , movies , Line Graph , self confidence Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Why is there state testing?

Saturday 9 September 9:58:54 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Six Things Your Brain Won't Tell You

Saturday 9 September 9:58:53 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: ipad , child labor , success , computer , health , brain , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Locations of Tupperware Lids

Saturday 9 September 9:58:52 UTC 2017

Graph by: Grobanite23 Tagged: dirty , dishes , kitchen , lids , lost , narnia , tupperware Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Not Bad

Saturday 9 September 9:58:51 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: me gusta , Memes , Pie Chart , spanish Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Normal Room Temperature? What's That?

Saturday 9 September 9:58:50 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Robpollak) Tagged: degrees , thermostat , Heat , winter , temperature Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Equation, This Is

Saturday 9 September 9:58:49 UTC 2017

Graph by: Regrubezeehc Tagged: equation , grammar , principle , star wars , yoda Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How to Remember New Colleagues' Names

Saturday 9 September 9:58:47 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: jobs , names , remember , work Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » HULK STUDY!

Saturday 9 September 9:58:46 UTC 2017

Graph by: Ace_of_memes Tagged: engineer , hulk , major , nuclear , Pie Chart , study , truancy story Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » First World Grocery Problems

Saturday 9 September 9:58:45 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: affordability , grocery , First World Problems , health , food , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Chips of Justice

Saturday 9 September 9:58:44 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via thefrogman) Tagged: chips , justice , Lays , pringles , TV Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I See No Problem With This

Saturday 9 September 9:58:43 UTC 2017

Graph by: leverdefesses2000 Tagged: beach , facebook , Fap Book , Pie Chart , swimwear Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Poor Ben

Saturday 9 September 9:58:42 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: consultant , venn diagrams , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » We'll Never See the End of This Rivalry

Saturday 9 September 9:58:41 UTC 2017

Graph by: its-karla Tagged: bella , breaking dawn , Harry Potter , Jacob , Pie Chart , rivalry , twilight Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You Know It's Sexy

Saturday 9 September 9:58:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » LaSalle County, Illinois prosecutor facing 17 felony counts related to running an unauthorized vigilante unit illegally stopping and searching 'suspicious' vehicles along I-80 for weed. What a go-getter [Murica]

Saturday 9 September 9:04:19 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » After eating nonstop since 2007, Americans are finally full [Spiffy]

Saturday 9 September 8:57:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Russians now calling the shots for U.S. military [Scary]

Saturday 9 September 8:21:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » High school seniors teach juniors a lesson for parking in the wrong spots. Local police teach seniors a lesson for parking in the spots wrong [Amusing]

Saturday 9 September 7:54:26 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Take a good look at these people because it's probably the last time they will ever be seen again [Florida]

Saturday 9 September 7:31:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » North Korea should keep its nukes [Scary]

Saturday 9 September 6:46:23 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » As part of the conditional discharge, the teens were told that they were banned from accessing Internet pornography. It's a court mandated condition that the teenagers should have no problem following [Unlikely]

Saturday 9 September 5:29:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Have to admit, North Korea sure has a way with words [Giggity]

Saturday 9 September 5:25:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Nixed for dick pix to chicks [Dumbass]

Saturday 9 September 5:02:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "She like literally was looking right at my breasts and said, 'Well, Gen, I can clearly see that you're not wearing a bra and that you have nipple piercings.'" [Boobies]

Saturday 9 September 4:35:26 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » So, this house exploded right down the street from subby. Unfortunately, it was occupied [Sad]

Saturday 9 September 4:26:26 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Nowhere in the Florida Keys will be safe," the National Weather Service tweeted. PLEASE, Farkers south of alligator alley: finish whomever you're doing and GET NORTH NOW [Followup]

Saturday 9 September 4:23:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The Hep-A outbreak in San Diego is so bad that the city plans to start hosing the streets with disinfectants [Sick]

Saturday 9 September 4:16:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The great science fiction writer and inventor of "The Rods from God" is now with him. RIP Jerry Pournelle [Sad]

Saturday 9 September 4:06:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you use the title Ms. everyone thinks you are divorced or a lesbian [Stupid]

Saturday 9 September 3:13:27 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » I can fly… I CAN FLY… *wham* [Dumbass]

Saturday 9 September 3:00:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Over 43,000 Americans have pledged to shoot bullets, lasers, and flamethrowers at Hurricane Irma. Because Murica [Florida]

Saturday 9 September 2:14:33 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » A look back when gritty Times Square was gritty XXX Times Square in the 1970s, not some Disney kiddy PG playground [Cool]

Saturday 9 September 1:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Take my car, please: Keys guy gives away car to whoever needs it for Irma getaway [Florida]

Saturday 9 September 1:15:06 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » A Soaring Heart

Saturday 9 September 0:45:19 UTC 2017

From an advice column in Home Companion, March 4, 1899: ‘Sweet Briar’ (Swansea) writes in great trouble because her lover will persist in his intention to go up in a balloon. She urges him not to imperil his life in this foolhardy manner, but he only laughs at her fears. I am sorry, ‘Sweet Briar’, that your lover occasions you … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Equifax removes terms of service that forced users to waive their rights to court remedies. BEHOLD THE POWER OF FA… um, er, the NY Attorney General [Followup]

Saturday 9 September 0:12:41 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: This year's new pumpkin spice-infused abominations [Photoshop]

Saturday 9 September 0:00:01 UTC 2017

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