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 » It's still illegal to dance in most bars and restaurants in New York City [Stupid]

Friday 15 September 23:38:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Iceland's government collapses due to pedophile. Hmmm, must have been a load-bearing pervert [Repeat]

Friday 15 September 22:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You are a rich white boy that witnesses the Tube bombing and decide to tweet. Do you write: a) Hopes and Prayers b) Stay Strong c) This is why I don't take the Tube. Bonus hashtag; #therichdontdie [Dumbass]

Friday 15 September 22:43:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » In Iceland, you can get your civil rights, or "honor" restored after a conviction if three people are willing to write a letter vouching for you. But if you are a pedophile, and one of the letters is from the PM's dad, it might collapse a

Friday 15 September 22:08:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Rare white giraffes have been spotted in Kenya. Well, they're not actually spotted [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 21:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The most boring article with the term "clitoral hood" you'll read all day [Giggity]

Friday 15 September 21:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fire-breather [Photoshop]

Friday 15 September 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Researchers: "These bones unearthed in the 19th century are female." Reporters: "Viking warrior was a woman." Viking Historian: "Reporters are idiots" [Followup]

Friday 15 September 19:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » British PM reaction to Trump's public guessing about London attack: "STFU Noob" [Followup]

Friday 15 September 19:13:33 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The deaf community in Manatee County, Florida may not have been adequately briefed on the impending hurricane, but they were definitely prepared for monsters and bears [Repeat]

Friday 15 September 18:50:04 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Cash and Carry

Friday 15 September 18:41:20 UTC 2017

During the London Gin Craze of the early 18th century, when the British government started running sting operations on petty gin sellers, someone invented a device called the “Puss-and-Mew” so that the buyer couldn’t identify the seller in court: The old Observation, that the English, though no great Inventors themselves, are the best Improvers of other Peoples Inventions, is verified … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman claims her boyfriend died by falling off a cliff while somehow managing to lose his clothes and get his throat slit on the way down before landing near spent candles and a live cat in a cage [Unlikely]

Friday 15 September 18:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The problem with getting cut out of your mom is your grammar sucks [Strange]

Friday 15 September 17:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Academics uncover 30 words 'lost' from English language such as CompUSA, Korvette's, A&P, Oldsmobile, GeoCities [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 17:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Couple busted for filming themselves having sex in public library definitely looks like they have a librarian fetish [Sick]

Friday 15 September 17:16:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » NC mom invents a spray she guarantees will attract any Bigfoot within a mile and a half. Also guaranteed to attract Loch Ness monsters, chupacabras, unicorns, jackalopes and leprechauns [Unlikely]

Friday 15 September 16:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Aspen police: Don't take selfies with bears [Facepalm]

Friday 15 September 16:43:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Are cats liquid or solid? How does holding a crocodile influence gambling? Does playing the didgeridoo cure snoring? They were among the things honored at the Ig Nobel Prize spoof awards [Amusing]

Friday 15 September 16:16:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » After weeks of delays for fears of riots, cop acquitted of murder. Judge said cop's use of personal firearm and yelling "I'm going to kill this motherfarker" was ambiguous and not indicative of intent [Facepalm]

Friday 15 September 16:10:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » R.I.P. Nutmeg the Tabby…World's oldest cat dies at the age of 32 (that's 144 in cat years) of heart failure. At least he lived a long good life and was spoiled rotten [Sad]

Friday 15 September 15:46:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You like whiskey, you like coffee, this is the best whiskey to put in your coffee [Spiffy]

Friday 15 September 15:14:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » One of those "hot cops" from Hurricane Irma is, according to his Facebook history, an anti-Semite. There's always something [Followup]

Friday 15 September 14:41:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You know how Hurricane Jose wasn't supposed to be an issue for the U.S.? Yeah, about that [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 14:14:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Low on "gas" and its orbit decaying, the command was given and the Cassini Probe went out like a boss, swan-diving into the atmosphere of Saturn. At 7:55 AM signal was lost for the last time, ending its planned 13-year mission that began in 1

Friday 15 September 13:55:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: Who should be on a box of Wheaties [Photoshop]

Friday 15 September 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Wasabi Smoke Alarm

Friday 15 September 12:29:04 UTC 2017

Fire alarms for the deaf typically involve strobe lights or vibration (such as a vibrating bed or pillow to wake a sleeper). But over in Japan, a few years back, researchers invented an alarm that sprayed the smell of Wasabi into the air. Tests revealed it could wake sleepers within two minutes.

The researchers also tested the smells of banana, … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » It's come to this: Police officer sues claiming he can't get a promotion because he's white [Facepalm]

Friday 15 September 12:19:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Los Angeles County Fair had judges awarding blue ribbons to hogs and cows inside, while a California DMV sting sent bogus handicap placard owners to see the judge outside [Murica]

Friday 15 September 11:41:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Man finds out too late that his wife is into butt stuff [Asinine]

Friday 15 September 11:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Motel 6 employees will no longer get the ICE for every Hispanic guest [Followup]

Friday 15 September 10:08:43 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Scientists invent method to give children autism with a single injection [Cool]

Friday 15 September 9:46:33 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Roadside America Miniature Village

Friday 15 September 9:40:00 UTC 2017

Their Wikipedia page.

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Fark.com RSS » Yo moms, I heard you like mom jeans [Strange]

Friday 15 September 9:19:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Explosion reported in London tube carriage [News]

Friday 15 September 8:41:38 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Who rides their jet skis over a humpback whale? Honestly [Asinine]

Friday 15 September 8:12:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Infected Hairball, only coincidentally the name of my Def Leppard cover band, kills British teen [Sick]

Friday 15 September 7:40:43 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Online Gaming vs. Online Dating

Friday 15 September 7:36:34 UTC 2017

Source: Online University Graph by: (via Daily Infographic ) Tagged: gaming , gamers , relationships , video games , infographic , online dating Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You're Listening to KSHA

Friday 15 September 7:36:32 UTC 2017

Graph by: bobicool Tagged: all-keha-all-the-time , annoying , hatred , keha , Pie Chart , radio , Songs Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Venusaur, Is That You?

Friday 15 September 7:36:31 UTC 2017

Graph by: -PYRO- Tagged: dinosaur , Pokémon , raptors , tall grass , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Honey Sutra

Friday 15 September 7:36:30 UTC 2017

Vermont Teddy Bears getting a lil sticky! Submitted by: Josh Kernoff Tagged: sutra , Ruined Childhood , teddy bears , honey , sticky Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Broseph Central High School

Friday 15 September 7:36:29 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Pie Chart , school , dbags Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Fake Ass Rapper, or Just Fake Ass?

Friday 15 September 7:36:28 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: fake , hip hop , Music , nicki minaj , Pie Chart , plastic , posterior Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Replotted: Gotta Catch 'em All!

Friday 15 September 7:36:25 UTC 2017

If the multiverse theory is true, then there is an infinitely close to 100% chance that Pokemon do exist somewhere in the multiverse, and that all the Pokemon masters must find it! Graph by: TeslaCOILSandKITTEHZareEPIC Tagged: gotta catch em all , Pie Chart , Pokémon , science , universe Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Incidentally, That's a Great Movie Title

Friday 15 September 7:36:24 UTC 2017

Graph by: manci5 Tagged: batteries , cell phones , dead battery , Death , movies , Pie Chart , thrillers , zombie Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Risky Business

Friday 15 September 7:36:23 UTC 2017

Graph by: GISTPodcast Tagged: risk , quit , board games , pie graph Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You Win This Round

Friday 15 September 7:36:22 UTC 2017

Graph by: Annie6599 Tagged: fly , pests , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You + Me = Love 5Ever

Friday 15 September 7:36:21 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: 3 , <3 , 5ever , best of week , equation , love , math , relationships Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You're Welcome

Friday 15 September 7:36:20 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Emi_Chan Tagged: tie , knot Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Classic: Old Yeller, NOOOO!!

Friday 15 September 7:36:19 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: animals , crying , movies , old yeller , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » LOL, Dongs

Friday 15 September 7:36:18 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » When my cat sleeps on me

Friday 15 September 7:36:14 UTC 2017

LoL by: ArkX Tagged: attention , cat , games , halo , pets , sleep , xbox Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » When It Comes to Tests

Friday 15 September 7:36:13 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: know , school , tests , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things That Solve Problems vs. Success Rate of Said Things

Friday 15 September 7:36:12 UTC 2017

LoL by: JayThwack Tagged: arguement , problem , situational , success Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Now You Ski Me, Now You Don't

Friday 15 September 7:36:11 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: ninja , Pie Chart , robber , ski mask Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » In a Frosty Mug

Friday 15 September 7:36:08 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: rootbeer , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Number One China Dragon Lucky Garden 16

Friday 15 September 7:36:04 UTC 2017

Graph by: Nymm Tagged: buffet , full , chinese Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » See Also: People with Only One Friend

Friday 15 September 7:36:02 UTC 2017

Graph by: bobjohnson110 Tagged: friends , gardeners , hauling , pickup trucks , Pie Chart , rednecks , seats Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » All Things Halloween in Graphs and Charts

Friday 15 September 7:36:01 UTC 2017

Submitted by: (via the gentlemans armchair) Tagged: Chart , halloween , infographic , holidays , hallowmeme , g rated Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Born in Minnesota, 50% Resistance to frost

Friday 15 September 7:35:59 UTC 2017

Graph by: Leonidas8879 Tagged: best of week , elder scrolls , map , Maps , morrowind , Skyrim , united states Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Hatzoned

Friday 15 September 7:35:58 UTC 2017

Graph by: TheCrossRoss Tagged: fashion , fadora , Chart , internet , hats Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » A toddler's favorite words

Friday 15 September 7:35:57 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: child , favorite , no , Pie Chart , swear words , toddler , words Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Darth Obvious

Friday 15 September 7:35:56 UTC 2017

Graph by: Evertide Tagged: darth vader , evil , flow chart , lightsaber , obvious , red , star wars Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Bros Icing Selves

Friday 15 September 7:35:55 UTC 2017

Graph by: DrUNIX Tagged: air hockey , bros , goal , icing , Pie Chart , ricochets Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Best of All Time Universe Worlds

Friday 15 September 7:35:54 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Supernatural , venn diagram , doctor who , Sherlock , science fiction , television Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Don't Worry, She Thinks You're Adorable

Friday 15 September 7:35:52 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Wheel of College

Friday 15 September 7:35:50 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Chance You Will Return To That Dream You Were Just Having

Friday 15 September 7:35:48 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: au natural , Bar Graph , Blood , dreams , flying , nightmare , return , sexy , shopping , terror , ultimate , work Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How a Government Gets a Job Done

Friday 15 September 7:35:47 UTC 2017

Graph by: emanedoc1 Tagged: dictatorship , ethically , futuristic , generations , hike , insane , late , novel , science fiction , tax , tyranny , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Star Trek Characters and Roles

Friday 15 September 7:35:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Giant pen is dragged across Utah [Silly]

Friday 15 September 7:10:32 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Worth a Try

Friday 15 September 6:46:21 UTC 2017

Image: Wikipedia The gravestone of John Renie, a 19th-century house painter, at St. Mary’s Priory Church in Monmouth, Wales, is a 285-letter acrostic puzzle — from the central H the sentence “Here lies John Renie” can be traced out (in king’s moves) in 45,760 different ways. Renie probably carved it himself; according to cleric Lionel Fanthorpe, he hoped it would occupy … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » News: Child pornographer found guilty. Fark: He's a 17-year-old who sent out his own dick pics [Asinine]

Friday 15 September 6:32:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Nagoya officially named most boring city in Japan. Miffed mayor's complaints to Prime Minister fall upon dozing ears, and comedians employ the Nagoya dialect as "the default accent of humiliation" [Obvious]

Friday 15 September 5:21:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Hey, wondering how you can reach more "Jew haters" with your advertising? Facebook is here to help [Sick]

Friday 15 September 5:20:37 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Kentucky man has truck stolen by US border patrol enforcing Mexican laws [Asinine]

Friday 15 September 5:20:30 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Giving away DNA collection kits at a Ravens game is a good thing because it will allow fans to see their genetics. It isn't a DNA databank linked to your name or anything at all [Obvious]

Friday 15 September 4:18:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Two-year-old police dog can sniff out hidden child porn faster than Jared Fogle can eat a sub [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 3:35:03 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » More stolen lampposts

Friday 15 September 3:34:00 UTC 2017

Phideaux draws our attention to yet another attempt at stealing lampposts by strapping them to the roof of a car. In Florida, this time. A month ago it was the Netherlands.

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Fark.com RSS » Local police: Come see our maths and our braveries for battling remoteness and humidity as we eradicate this jungle of marijuana. Public: Dude, that's wild hemp. Local authorities: Quick… Shut up, delete the post, release the crickets [Fail]

Friday 15 September 2:50:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » What ever happened to the "don't tase me, bro" guy? Here's what he's doing 10 years on [Amusing]

Friday 15 September 2:19:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Discovering that the KKK may have donated $1,000 to the University in 1921, UVA is donating that amount, adjusted for inflation, to a fund set up to pay the medical expenses of victims of Neo-Nazi violence during the Charlottesville riot [Spiffy]

Friday 15 September 2:15:46 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Florida airports may not be back to normal for days, meaning it will be quite some time before we once again have half-naked Florida Men screaming incoherently and being tasered in Terminal A [Florida]

Friday 15 September 1:41:29 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » In an effort to prove Hurricane Irma can't stop him, Florida Man goes to Massachusetts with no pants and a sex toy [Florida]

Friday 15 September 1:40:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Actually, we can't call the Equifax breach the "worst ever" because, you know, we still don't know how big it is and, actually, "ever" means forever and that hasn't happened yet so, actually, there could be a worse one lat

Friday 15 September 1:20:49 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » All powerful people leave a legacy behind them, and notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was no different. His hippos live on [Strange]

Friday 15 September 1:07:12 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Dairy plant accidentally turns creek into skim milk [Sick]

Friday 15 September 0:32:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Not News: Fake bomb threats cause evacuations. News: Hundreds of coordinated threats, causing almost 100,000 to be evacuated. Fark: In Russia [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 0:29:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Ever wonder why you won't find a 7- Eleven store in Alabama? Here's the reason anyway [Interesting]

Friday 15 September 0:13:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop whatever the heck is going on here [Photoshop]

Friday 15 September 0:00:01 UTC 2017

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