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 » Twitter just doubled the chances that World War 3 will be started by a single tweet [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » At the Greenpeace Prosthetic Whale Penis Factory
Male coworker #1: Well, we played with it enough, it's not hanging out as much.
Male supervisor: Yeah, if you beat on it enough, eventually these things go in.
(uncomfortable silence)
Male supervisor: Do you think I could go see it?
Male coworker #2: Yeah, just make sure you don't pull on it! Richland, Washington Overheard by: I think they were talking about a server… [Link]
Fark.com RSS » North Korea: "We reserve the right to shoot down any American bombers we see." South Korea: "Actually, it doesn't appear that your radars saw them flying up your coast at all" [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Couple arrested for having $1M worth of unicorns, melting faces, and mesmerizing kitchen tile [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Was there a sale on flamethrowers? Because everyone seems to be VERY VERY ANGRY today. Well, I have 2 words for you: Bunny Lingerie. This link was brought to you by Classic Fark, when beer and boobies were more important than politics or even cats [G
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Fark.com RSS » A teenage couple, 17 and 16, 'relaxing' at a popular lookout point, plunge down a 20-metre cliff in their 4WD – after someone grabbed the wrong stick shift [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Hurricane Maria is still a thing and she's laying mines on NC beaches [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Man named Eric killed by swarm of bees, presumably unlicensed [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this spitfire [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » In 2016 more people were arrested for marijuana possession than for all crimes the FBI classifies as violent. Does everyone feel safer? [Asinine]
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Overheard In The Office » Right after Our Mandatory Three PM Mani/Pedi
Supervisor: Hey, we’re all here today… Let’s have a meeting!
Employee #1: About what?
Employee #2: American Idol! Financial center
New York, New York Overheard by: working hard [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Minneapolis' Dedicated German-American Sex Workers
Office gal #1: Yeah, cause we usually have them all laid out: who we're gonna do, and when.
Office gal #2: We usually do them Tuesdays and Wednesdays, right Anne?
Office gal #1: Yeah, we do it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Office gal #2: How many are there to do?
Office gal #1: Eight.
Office gal #2: So that's two each to do. Do we know who's … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » But It Turns Out I Was Wrong
Receptionist on phone in earshot of a client: She said that she told her manager, ‘I hate my fucking job.’ I told her that it was completely inappropriate to say ‘fuck’ at work. Austin, Texas [Link]
Overheard In The Office » …From His Adorable Little Mouse Car
accounting rep: *screams and kicks away from her desk* did y'all see that shit! Stuart little got the audacity to sit on my desk and look at me! Fort Mill, SC [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Mom’s No Miracle Worker
Mom, as toddler runs into doorway: Look out, Helen Keller! E Hadley Road
Indiana Overheard by: Amanda [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Um, This Is Chuck E. Cheese, Sir.
Manager on phone: Making kids restaurant-friendly… Here's a tip, hire a babysitter. The number one problem with the housing bust is that instead of moving out of my hip, edgy neighborhood when they want to start a family, couples can't, so they breed in place, which totally inconveniences me. Dallas, Texas Overheard by: iheartmaps [Link]
Futility Closet » Syllogism
All cats are mortal. Socrates is mortal. Therefore Socrates is a cat. — Ionesco, Rhinocéros [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Good news, everyone: Rapper B.o.B. has now raised enough money to conclusively prove that the Earth isn't flat [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Saudi Arabia decides to let women drive. Your dad submitted this with a tagline he stole from the 1970s [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Nearly half the US is unaware that Puerto Ricans can just hop on a plane and fly to the mainland to relocate like any other US citizen [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Baltimore doubles number of speed and red light camera systems, doubles profit. Submitter successfully installs red lights onto all of his headlines, waits for payout [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't ghost your significant other – it might come back to haunt you [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » British train operator wants people to stop leaving stuff on their trains after collecting 10,021 items during their first six weeks of operation. Shark, ironing board, barrister's wig, false teeth and leather chair – check, Paddington Bear – not
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Fark.com RSS » Drinking coffee could cause cancer, according to lawsuit. To be fair, not drinking coffee results in FIST OF RAGE [Scary]
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The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » My new book came out today!
If my dogs were a pair of middle-aged men is now available for purchase.View [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Detroit is back on top again, it was a hard struggle but with the cooperation of its residents, Detroit regains its top spot in the U.S. as a force to be reckoned with [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » So you've missed your connecting flight and have to stay overnight at the airport. Do you A: Try to get another flight? B: Grab a nearby hotel? or C: DANCE PARTY? (with video) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » FBI arrests 10 in NCAA basketball corruption sting. Duke sucks [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Gay serial killer gets life for torturing victim to death in police-themed webcam sex session. If that doesn't get you reading then my name isn't Clickbait Clarence [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » World's largest uncut diamond sells for 6 Rhode Islands [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » And a salute to Johnny Appleseed, whose record for spreading seed stood for two centuries until recently broken by Antonio Cromartie [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark Photoshop Tennis Match: Desert edition [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » In Limerick, a furious lover / Shot at his ex-girlfriend's mother / The miscreant fled / The woman's not dead / And don't panic – the manhunt is over [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Army reservist owes thousands for court costs, bond after he was wrongfully arrested in burglary cases [Fail]
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Weird Universe » The Love Machine
Created in the late 1960s by Hollywood auto customizer George Barris, who's best known as the designer of the original Batmobile.
The Love Machine featured velvet upholstery, a revolving circular bed, psychedelic lights, entertainment console, mirrored ceiling, and a crystal chandelier. It did the rounds at auto shows until the mid-1970s, where it was promoted as the "world's first x-rated … [Link]
Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 58
What was the topic or theme of the article accompanying this illustration?
The answer is here.
And after the jump. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The good news is that there is only a very small chance that the parasitic sea lice infesting farmed salmon will ever make it to your dinner plate [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » The effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in 2 pictures [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Massive magnitude 1.5 earthquake felt 'right under people's feet' in New Jersey. No report of shoelaces becoming untied yet [Scary]
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Overheard In The Office » They Told Me It Only Happens after Sex with Boys
Girl #1: I’m not pregnant.
Girl #2: Oh, good! I found out this weekend that I’m not pregnant, either. Boarding high school dorm
Beverly, Massachusetts Overheard by: Teacher in the hallway… like they were trying to go through this together? [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Whatever You Say, Santa
Tech: I don't need a list. I am very rememberful. Pearl, Mississippi Overheard by: Brain Dancing [Link]
Overheard In The Office » My Moist Hands Will Be No Match for Their Dry Wit!
Burly custodial guy, spotting hand lotion in office break room: Oooh, jasmine! (puts some on his hands) The boys are going to be laughing at me today! Seattle, Washington Overheard by: calgon, take me away [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Don't Count on It, Mate
Male staff member: Yeah, but knowing my luck, it'll happen again when I'm not here!
Female staff member: It's okay. You're married now. You'll get lucky one day! Blockbuster
Australia [Link]
Overheard In The Office » That's What You Said About Carrot Top
CFO, looking for chocolate: It looks like a goddess with flaming hair or an upside-down horse. Boston, Massachusetts Overheard by: Natalie [Link]
Overheard In The Office » And Photograph, As Needed.
Female coworker to another female coworker: "if you've gotta pee, I'll watch." Raleigh, NC [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 1PM Lunch
Co-worker #1: You should say this word [unintelligible] next time you have a curry.
Co-worker #2: What does it mean?
Co-worker #1: Just say it, then get ready to run.
Co-worker #2: What language is it?
Co-worker #1: You know what they all speak. Muslim. Shell Oil
Rig T/O S711
North Sea [Link]
GraphJam » My Food Senses Are Tingling
Graph by: ignus34 Tagged: cat , food , Pie Chart , spidey sense Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Self-Confidence Men vs. Women
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: appearance , Bar Graph , confidence , perception , reality Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » But Our Princess Is In Another Castle
Graph by: Danieke (via bourgy.net) Tagged: Death , infographic , mario , Super Mario bros , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Methods of translating words from English to Spanish
Graph by: DisSleeper Tagged: class , dictionary , english , friend , latin , Pie Chart , remember , root , spanish , translating , word Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » If You Move Fast Enough Maybe No One Will See
Graph by: (via xkcd) Tagged: front door , Line Graph , night time , paranoid , running , xckd Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How Soon Until We're Giving Them to Newborns?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: phones , Bar Graph Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » You Had Me at Bacon
Graph by: roflcopterdefenceforce Tagged: bacon , internet , kevin bacon , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What World of Warcraft players desperately need
Graph by: WalRoss Tagged: boyfriend , exercise , girlfriend , hobby , mountain dew , need , Pie Chart , sleep , world of warcraft Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How Does Your NFL Team's Owner Rank?
Click to see a bigger version of this graph and to read the article's detailed owner-by-owner breakdown. Submitted by: (via motherjones) Tagged: sports , nfl , owners , football , money Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Yeah, Cause That's Enough
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bathroom , courtesy , Pie Chart , toilet paper Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Falling asleep VS. being woken up
Graph by: breahali Tagged: alarm , annoying , asleep , impossible , late , simple , sleep , sleeping , waking , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Get an Umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , life , rain , umbrella Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Sounds Like You Need *Sunglasses* a Smoking Jacket, YEAHHHH!!!
Graph by: Jesterbwoy Tagged: cold , jacket , Pie Chart , quit , smoking Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Exactly. Wait, WTF??
Graph by: Odieville2 Tagged: Bar Graph , please stop , poop Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » He Was Adopted?
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: josh sundquist , rip , steve jobs , Video Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Who's Laughing Now, Pigs?
Graph by: LOLdogexpert Tagged: angry birds , physics , Pie Chart , pig , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » I Am Smaug
Graph by: cbastedo Tagged: dragons , smaug , smoking , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Doggie Language
Graph by: (via Doggie Drawings) Tagged: best of week , doggie , emotions , language Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Which Is Worse?
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: bus , public transportation , school , worst Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Road-Tripping with the Solar System
Submitted by: (via The Gentlemans Armchair) Tagged: planets , characters , road trip Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Don't Act Like You Wouldn't
Graph by: (via The Oatmeal) Tagged: best of week , Pie Chart , Star Trek Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Strawberry isn't Even an Option
Graph by: YakuzaDuragon Tagged: drinks , milk , pie graph Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Percent of Green and Red Lights While Driving
Graph by: KingMercury531 Tagged: Bar Graph , driving , early , green , late , lights , red , traffic , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » What Happen to Clothes I Got as Gifts that I Want to Return
Graph by: gmoney19 Tagged: clothes , gifts , huge , lazy , lost , mysterious , receipt , return , stain Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Uses of Cotton Swabs
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: cotton swabs , graphs , funny Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » You Can't Trust Anything On the Internet
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , school , trustworthy , wikipedia Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » It's Worse Than I Thought; He's Turned Into Lieberman
Source: Bradmantv Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: politics , lieberman , snoopy , Political Debate , barack obama Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » People Are the Worst
Graph by: loserfaceman Tagged: group projects , people , Pie Chart , school , work Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Chipmunks 4: The Is-Anyone-Watching-This-Crap-quel?
Graph by: Iamsang1616 Tagged: chipmunks , movies , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » It's Hard To Believe It's Only Been a Year
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: christmas , christmas tree , lights , Pie Chart , spiders Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Diabetes Recipe: The 9 Way PBJHMN
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: pbj , diabetes , nutella , sandwich Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » You Can't Explain That!
Graph by: LHIGGY Tagged: apps , basketball , iphone , video games , you-cant-explain-that Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST
Graph by: HappyHereford Tagged: Pokémon Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Truth About "True Story"
Graph by: Rage_Machine Tagged: extra panel , Pie Chart , Rage Comics , true story Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » 50 Insane Driving Laws From Around The World
Graph by: Mark Porter (via www.barringtonfreight.co.uk) Tagged: world , cars , driving , infographic Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Why I'm indecisive
Graph by: markot9 Tagged: idk , Pie Chart , indecisiveness Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Marriage is a Compromise, But Punctuality Isn't
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: relationship , time , marriage , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Downside of Amazing Graphics
Graph by: Echo_of_Snac Tagged: pie charts , graphs , video games , funny , acrophobia Share on Facebook
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Fark.com RSS » The Mad Pooper of Colorado Springs has a spokesman. Then it gets weird [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » When you're Mark Zuckerberg you can't even pull up in a limousine to a cheesesteak shop in Philadelphia and order six cheesesteaks with Cheese Whiz and fried onions without igniting a culture war on social media [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » If it ain't bent that way, keep pushing [Asinine]
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Overheard In The Office » Hanging Out by the Water Cooler…
Woman #1: So my phone rings at like 2 in the morning and I was sleeping, so now I’m fricken pissed that my phone is ringing at 2 in the morning. It’s one of my husbands friends and he says, “I need a place to stay, I just got kicked out of my house. My brother–” blah, blah, blah, blah. … [Link]
Overheard In The Office » But With Better Healthcare
Coworker #1, looking at map of Canadia: I find it interesting that 90% of the people in Canadia live within 100 miles of the US border.
Coworker #2: Yeah, they're like the white Mexicans. St. Louis, Missouri Overheard by: durp [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Let’s All Brush Up on Our Speakerphone Etiquette
IT guy on phone: Be ready when I get home.
(clicks it to speakerphone)
IT guy’s wife: Well, that is fine but I did not put the butt plug in the freezer yet.
IT guy: (clicks speaker phone off) Hey! Sorry, I know you hate the speakerphone… Naval Base
Pensacola, Florida [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Ooooh, “Whores”.
Secretary to boss: What? The legal department is corporate? Manhattan, New York [Link]
Overheard In The Office » The Colonel's Demon-Spawn Lives on in Michigan
Admin on phone: …and the baby smelled like fried chicken! Grand Rapids, Michigan [Link]
Overheard In The Office » 1PM Lunch Break
Co-worker #1: I heard that the wood plant is going to take a floating holiday and shut down for opening day of hunting season.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, kind of like IT’s unofficial holiday for opening day of Star Wars. 901 44th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan [Link]
Overheard In The Office » Makes Me Grateful Just to Be Stupid
Office lady: This girl that was in the Paralympics has 1.5 arms and no legs below the knee. She won 5 medals in the games, and is an engineer.
Office guy: What? Like on a train?
Office lady: No… For BC Hydro, duh! Vancouver
Canadia Overheard by: LJ [Link]
Overheard In The Office » My Career Is in Your Tiny Hands
Navy commander to his three-year old who’s locked herself in the connecting bathroom again: Susie*, open this door at once! I command you! Visiting officer’s quarters, Tachikawa Air Force base
Tokyo
Japan [Link]
Overheard In The Office » …Don't You Ever Just Need Something to Suck On?
Female coworker, raiding candy bowl on guys desk: How do you stay away from this candy all day?
Male coworker: I thought you were a nut girl.
Female coworker: I am, but sometimes I need my hard sweets. Little Rock, Arkansas [Link]
Overheard In The Office » They’re Hiring Santas Already?
HR gal: …we’re looking to see if he killed anybody, that’s all. If he killed anybody, the deal’s off. 5900 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, California [Link]
Futility Closet » “The Attack of Love”
How a woman assails a man’s heart, by German map publisher Matthäus Seutter, 1730. Princeton map curator John Delaney explains: [F]orces are attacking and defending the fortress of Manhood that sits in a frozen, passionless sea. The side of Love, representing the fairer sex, employs four sets of artillery batteries (on the left) to bombard the walls with appeals to … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » The wedding was attended by 90 invitees and 200 extremely confused shoppers [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Just make it stop already [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently to some in the PC crowd, it's now time to rewrite the Declaration of Independence so it's 'gender-neutral'. *rolls eyes* [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to Tim Horton's [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Smokin' Ed looks to break another world record, ring of fire [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » California state dinosaur announces official California state dinosaur [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Proof that Rule 34 applies to everyone, even funeral directors [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Your cop uncle is out of town. Do you 1. Wear his uniform to impress your girl | 2. Take his patrol car and pull over people | Spoiler Alert: Both [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Too pretty to go to prison. New hotness: Too bright to go to prison [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Accidentally scratch someone's parked car? An apology note, $40, and half a joint ought to make things right. Yes, it was Colorado [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Katie Quackenbush, the woman in Nashville who shot a homeless man from her Porsche, is the classic definition of country music struggle. She has a $2.5 million trust fund, is an $800-an-hour escort, and is seeking a reality TV show and music career (
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Fark.com RSS » If you're running late for court, using fake police lights on your car while trafficking ecstasy and meth is a really bad idea [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what Darth Vader is really watching/playing [Photoshop]
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