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 » Dylann Roof wishes he had a white supremacist lawyer and not one of these horrible Jewish lawyers. How can I be declared innocent of killing a church full of black people with a Jewish lawyer? I need a creepy racist lawyer with a bowl cut [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » Tonight at 8pm ET, a special Paul's Memory Bank as I pay tribute to our beloved soosh by sampling some playlists from early in the year [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » OK, this is the Whole World. And this is us. No sir, we're not the whole world. These other thingies are other countries. No sir, we can't make them go away [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » After getting buzzed by North Korean missiles Japan's prime minister is looking to quickly rewrite their pacifist Constitution [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Intoxicated wedding guests try to mingle with a bison herd. Darwin heard muttering "too easy" [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Mystery woman has been crashing every funeral at local church for 14 years just so she can stuff her face at the free buffet [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » WA father claims that he accidentally shot his son repeatedly with flaming balls from a "fireworks gun" in a "safety lesson" that went accidentally awry. His 6-year-old son tells a different, more believable, and frankly better-constr
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Fark.com RSS » This story of a slam poet and a stolen house gets weirder the further down you go [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this flying man [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Burglar jerks off after breaking in. In burglar circles this is known as a whack job [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » There's a time and place to take selfies and check your backpack, and it's not while A) Riding a motorcycle on a motorway; B) Practicing wheelies; C) Doing 117 mph; D) Being followed by the police; or E) Any or all of these [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » In a Word
symposiast
n. a member of a drinking party alate
adj. winged dimication
n. fighting or strife bouleversement
n. a turning upside down “In Other Words,” an airman’s drinking song from World War I: I was fighting a Hun in the heyday of youth,
Or perhaps ’twas a Nieuport or Spad.
I put in a burst at a moderate range
And … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Bill Gates thinks an outbreak of disease could kill 30 million people within the next 10 years. No word if he thinks it could come from a virus [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman with a gun, threatening to shoot herself? Don't worry, the Florida Police are there to help with that [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Changes afoot for online advertising [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2017-09-10 to Sat 2017-09-16 [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Man helps himself to bacon from woman's plate. Surprisingly, she objects. Late-night hilarity at the Waffle House ensues [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Caption these construction workers [Caption]
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Fark.com RSS » *Bark* Bark* "Hello, 911?" *Bark* *Bark* "This is 911, what is your emergency?" *Bark* *Bark* [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » After harassing black passenger on bus, Seattle Nazi followed by bystanders and punched [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » Snapchat blocks Al-Jazeera in Saudi Arabia. How will fearless reporters send dick pics to fundamentalist Muslims now? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » In other news, Best Korea's nuke tests may have awoken a Kaiju [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Big rig hauling 40,000 pounds of dog food overturns on freeway, spilling its contents. That's ruff [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Lexus goes "Hey, Kool-Aid!" on fourth floor parking garage wall. Oh, yeah! [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this magic mushroom [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Swastika and racist message found on Drake. You'd think he'd have woken up during that [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » RIP Stanislav Petrov, the man who saved the world [Sad]
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Weird Universe » Respect for the Aged Day
Today is Respect for the Aged Day in Japan.
Japan Tobacco has long celebrated the day by giving senior citizens each ten packs of cigarettes.
Baltimore Sun – Sep 15, 1999
More info: Japan Times [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Happy 308th birthday, What the Fark Am I Reading Guy [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » "Is there a Tulls here? Jenna Tulls? Hey everybody Show me Jenna Tulls" [Amusing]
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GraphJam » Life in Graphs
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: life , Music , Video Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Amanda Bieber, Y U So Horrible!?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: amanda bieber , fangirls , justin bieber , Pie Chart , twitter , y u no meme Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's Okay, You Still Have Alfred
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: batman , comics , forever alone , infographic , movies , Sad , television Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Oh Hey Insomnia
Graph by: stormchaser319 Tagged: energy , insomnia , night , Pie Chart , sleep Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » That Awkward Moment When You've Done All of These
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: Awkward , best of week , merit badges , socially awkward penguin Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » An Out of This World Infographic on Space Oddities
Submitted by: (via DKNG Studios) Tagged: movies , infographic , space Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Why Do I Even Bother Reading Them
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: pie charts , youtube , graphs , music videos , funny Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Stuff Your Face, Responsibly
Graph by: buckles_b (via Bite) Tagged: Double Down , eating , food , leftovers Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Has to Be One of the Big Three
Graph by: Regrubezeehc Tagged: Father , greek mythology , hero , heroes , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » So Much Fun!
Graph by: Specialk97 Tagged: amusement park , fun , lines , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Mommy and Daddy Love You
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: age , Bar Graph , deep-seated issues , lies , love , parents , pills Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Vegan Decision Tree
The correct answer is Hamburger. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: eat it , frolicking , warrior , meat Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's a Two Branch Path
Graph by: brookelin Tagged: stomach , hungry , heart , chocolate Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Think You Mean Greater Than?
Graph by: SilverSunlight Tagged: age , birthday , greater than , intelligence , less than , Line Graph , math Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Is It Any Wonder I Never Get Any Work Done?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: school , youtube , facebook , college , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You Came to the Wrong Chiropractor…
Graph by: markot9 Tagged: wrong , chiropractor , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I'll Just Scrape Out This Last Bit With a Spoon
Graph by: johnstpierre11 Tagged: chocolate , food , homemade , i-liek-chocolate-milk , Line Graph Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Harry Potter and the Pitched Tents
Graph by: JoKey42 Tagged: camping , deathly hallows , Harry Potter , hermione , Pie Chart , ron , voldemort Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Ruin All the Songs!
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: all the things , glee , Pie Chart , ruining , Songs Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Does This Mean I Can Learn at Home, And Sleep at School?
Don't you wish your school went like this? Graph by: SuperNerd256 (via Knewton) Tagged: classroom , infographic , learning , school Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Usefulness of Shotgun in Video Games
Graph by: allornone Tagged: call of duty , covert ops , halo , Left 4 Dead , Line Graph , shotgun , tactical shooter , video games , zombie Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » They Like Us, They Really Like Us!
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bands , facebook , likes , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Well Duh, She's a Pegasus
Graph by: Rodolfo Tagged: equestria , my little ponies , Pie Chart , rainbow dash Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » When You Point, Stick Figures Look More Like Real People
Graph by: (via Doghouse Diaries) Tagged: board games , drawing , flow chart , pictionary , stick figures Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How Rich Are the Richest Americans?
Graph by: (via United for a Fair Economy) Tagged: americans , best of week , economy , politics , richest , wealth Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Snack Chart
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: food , goldfish , Pie Chart , piechart , snacking Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Correct Spelling
Graph by: chrissreef Tagged: Bar Graph , big , correct , head , paper , presentation , spelling , texting , writing Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » If You Met Them In the First Fifteen Minutes, They're Probably the Killer
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cops , drama , guilty , Line Graph , television Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » This Graph Again; You Know the Drill
Graph by: Tagged: drill , school , teachers , this like circle people graph or whatever , tornadoes , venn diagram , you guys love these Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » When someone asks "Guess What?"
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: ask , guess what , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Taylor Swift's Bread and Butter
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: taylor swift , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The World According to Cats
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: food , Cats , funny , graphs Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » They're Used Outside of Arts and Crafts?
Graph by: furrybrats2 Tagged: arts and crafts , kids , Pie Chart , pipes , toys Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Better Names For Things
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Top Books According to Facebook
Graph by: (via Matt Mullin) Tagged: top , facebook , books , trending , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Internet + Explorer = Rage
Graph by: the_cheat420 Tagged: accurate , dora , infographic , internet explorer , rage guy Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » But Which Filter Should I Use!?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: coffee , filter , hipsters , instagram , pictures of food , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Odds of Me Getting Fired
LoL by: stonewalljackman Tagged: career , fired , job Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » You, you, and your rabbit don't understand why all the voices are talking to me [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Now I know why; they're faster than I. I guess we'll die [Amusing]
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Weird Universe » Malvaz Malt Tonic
Oh, it's not beer, despite coming from Monarch Brewing–it's just a healthy Malt Tonic!
As this site says of a similar brand from the same period: "the concoction—actually just simple beer with the addition of honey—was advertised as a 'liquid food' for the treatment of various ailments, from insomnia to 'old age' to 'expectant motherhood.'"
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Fark.com RSS » "My life improved when I moved from a blue state to a red state," claims delusional woman [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » The cruise ship industry and US Govt. really missed the boat not coming to the people that were stranded in the Caribbean islands and Houston They could have helped dammit. No food or water doggonit . How does money work? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Clearly, the smartest thing for insurance companies to do during an opioid crisis is to restrict access to less addictive and powerful drugs [Fail]
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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 170: The Mechanical Turk
In 1770, Hungarian engineer Wolfgang von Kempelen unveiled a miracle: a mechanical man who could play chess against human challengers. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll meet Kempelen’s Mechanical Turk, which mystified audiences in Europe and the United States for more than 60 years. We’ll also sit down with Paul Erdős and puzzle over a useful … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Detective has found no evidence that deputy coroner and cop had sex at death scene, but the remaining allegations are nearly as weird [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Oreo unveils their newest flavor, Cookie Butter. Wait. What the hell is Cookie Butter? This literally makes no sense [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Farmers Insurance, We have another exhibit for our Hall of Claims [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Police to armed robbers of Boost Mobile: "Where you at?" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Watch out, we got a badass over here. He's also depressing and 100% right [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Coast Guard seizes $50 million worth of cocaine from suspicious boat [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Parachuter at BYU game runs out of room while attempting to land on field, but you have to expect that when those large Mormon families gather [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently FEMA was up to its regular stupidity concerning disaster relief, they auctioned off disaster trailers before Hurricane Harvey made landfall [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "I've been catching rattlesnakes since I was about 8 years old because we had nothing else to do back in the day" [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Black students meeting with college president pick cotton on table centerpiece as being racially insensitive [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Father arrested for chasing his young daughter through their neighborhood while wearing a clown mask, which he said he was doing to punish her. Seems like a sensible punishment [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida Man calls 911 to request an ambulance ride to the hospital… while at the hospital [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » News: Four American women are victims of acid attack in France. Refreshing: Not terrorism, just some crazy lady [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » A look inside the most dangerous convention known to man [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Enjoy hanging out with other octopodes and taking turns chasing each other out of the same dens? Then Octlantis is the place for you [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Post Haste
At the start of the 1892 story “Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes and Watson set out on a train journey from Paddington to Swindon in a first-class train carriage. “We are going very well,” says Holmes, looking out the window and glancing at his watch. “Our rate at present is fifty-three and a half miles an hour.” “I have not observed … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this swimmer [Photoshop]
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