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 » Writer apparently has a stroke while trying to disprove atheism [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Washington Post submits headline to Fark, does not get approved, posts it on their own site in a fit of pique [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Not news: Boy who swallowed a Playmobil toy traffic cone has to have it surgically removed. Fark: 40 years later [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Mother has affair with daughter's husband. Then it gets Florida [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Contractors temporarily stop building prototype walls along the Mexican border because a construction worker fell down a 40 foot shaft [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Forget lazy millennials, "Generation Z" is eager to buy houses and confident they'll be able to. So don't worry about the housing market, those 0- to 15-year-olds and their stellar financial planning have it covered [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » What would happen if a warehouse containing almost 190,000 tons of munitions exploded? It might look like this [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » California is the state with the most people looking for sex threesomes. Mostly because it's just too expensive for only two people to share an apartment (possible nsfw content on page) [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Unpatriotic disrespect of American traditions continues to spread when 1st grader takes the knee during class Pledge of Allegiance. Oh, Hell yeah, hilarity ensues [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Some Enchanted Evening
In 1993, reseachers Suzanna Rose and Irene Hanson Frieze asked 135 undergraduates to describe what had happened on their most recent first date: Women Men Groomed and dressed Picked up date Was nervous Met parents/roommates (Man:) Picked up date Left Introduced to parents, etc. Picked up friends (Man:) Courtly behavior (open doors) Confirm plans Left Talked, joked, laughed Confirm plans … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this tasty treat [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » The National Archives has until October 26 to disclose the remaining files related to JFK's 1963 assassination – including more than 3,000 that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been previously, but with redactions
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Fark.com RSS » Measles hasn't been spotted in the UK for three years [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Baby found with $5,500 and cell phone in Oklahoma. Baby refuses to answer questions, tries to grab officer's nose [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Missouri bar owner wants you to know he's not as racist as his homemade doormat might make you think he is [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Mayor arrested for public intoxication on college campus, before he could go streaking across the quad to the gymnasium [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » This year's trending Halloween costumes in the UK give you a choice between bad hair and worse hair (possible nsfw content on page) [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Had a long and stressful day? Why not relax and pet your dog on Woofday Wednesday? [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman arrested in killer clown cold case. In 1990, she dressed as a clown and killed the wife of her future husband. She would have gotten away with it if it weren't for the big floppy shoe imprint on the body [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember when strategic analysts were saying war with NK was unlikely despite all the rhetoric because neither side was initiating any sort of troop or equipment movement? North Korea just initiated troop and equipment movement [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Man's execution halted due to juror who watched too much Chris Rock [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Dear Penthouse, my wife and I went to a swinger's party and you'll never believe what *VROOOM* *CRASH* [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Ducks found in park pond with bills zip-tied. If only they had some kind of supplemental insurance [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » "My son was racially bullied and turned into a meme by his classmates all because he wore a confederate sweatshirt to honor California's confederate heritage" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Origami butterflies with ominous "you are not safe" and "9-28-17" messages appearing in Seattle, causing concern. To be fair, the butterfly effect is unpredictable [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » The next innocuous thing that MAY KILL US ALL AND BRING ABOUT THE END OF CIVILIZATION FOR ALL TIME — the office kitchen coffee mug [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Name That List, #42
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.
Fuzzy Pumper Count Creepyhead & Friends Doctor Drill 'n FillPumper No. 9 Pinkie Pie Pretty Parlor Fix Me Up Doc Oddkins Barnyard PalsPress OutsHunny Pumper [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Labour MP who has clearly never seen an Apache helicopter claims Prince Harry can't actually fly them. "I've been told that's an absolute fact that somebody sits beside him and *drives* the helicopters for him." Dumbass tag explod
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this gravity-defying child [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Pretty soon the vodka in your screwdriver will be cheaper than the orange juice [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » If you've been waiting for Steven Seagal to weigh in on the NFL knee protests before deciding where you stand, then today is finally that day [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Oh, nothing. It's just that the elevator I'm in is flooding. At the World Trade Center. Why do you ask? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Swiss zoos are now accepting unwanted pets. But don't expect to go visit them [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » If Hurricane Harvey didn't kill you, the ensuing flesh-eating bacteria will [Scary]
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Weird Universe » Dawn Langley Simmons
I believe every word that Dawn Langley Simmons says.
Source. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » ROUSes? I don't believe they exist [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Paul Horner, writer of fake news who said that Trump won the presidency because of him, apparently realized that Trump won the presidency because of him [Sad]
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GraphJam » States In Which I Hear "Sweet Home Alabama" On The Radio.
Graph by: sm9sn1 Tagged: Alabama , always , bar chart , Idaho , Iowa , maine , never , ohio , radio , Songs , states , sweet home alabama Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » People who hate Michael Phelps for his bong photo.
LoL by: tylerss20 Tagged: 20s , archie bunker , athletes , bongs , children , dads , dolores umbridge , god , little league , Michael Phelps , moms , people , TV Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Handy Anglo-EU Translation Guide
Graph by: rotten-sheep-of-evil Tagged: Chart , language , British Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Is That Cause Your Using Blood Flavored Floss?
Graph by: Coaster105 Tagged: best of week , Blood , dentist , flossing , mint , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's Not Appeeling
Graph by: DJMantis Tagged: appealing , citrus , eyes , orange , peeling , Pie Chart , puns , squirts Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Where your child will vomit
LoL by: sah9193 Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's in Narnia Now
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: battery , cell phone , cracked , drop , narnia , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Tripped So Hard That I Fell For Susan Glenn
Graph by: Unknown Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Definitive Anatomy of a Bird
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: anatomy , bird , definitive , dumb Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cycle of Sickness
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: drinking , cycle , illness , sickness , depression , health Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Life Sucks
Graph by: (via Jackie Taylr) Tagged: college , jobs , life sucks , parents Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cats of the World
Submitted by: (via Zkotami) Tagged: world , pets , flags , countries , Cats Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Things That Attract My Cat's Attention
LoL by: Artscrafter Tagged: attention , Cats , eating , food , hand , interest , junk , mine Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Must Strive to Become a Chuck
Submitted by: tekrat Tagged: chuck norris , How People View Me , science Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Start of the Chrismas Season
Graph by: alagaesian Tagged: advent , christmas eve , fabric , halloween , january , Line Graph , merry christmas , season , september , start , stores , thanskgiving , year Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Uses of a laser pointer
LoL by: Tearz` Tagged: animals , business , Cats , dogs , laser , work Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Most Annoying Form of Travel
Graph by: (via Pleated Jeans) Tagged: Airplane Seating Chart , airplanes , best of week , flying Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Graph About Graphs About Graphs? Graph-ception
Graph by: beanboy10 Tagged: Inception , Pie Chart , self referential , yo dawg Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Simple Graph
Graph by: IWANTCUPCAKE Tagged: awesome , justin bieber , no Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Classic: M.C. Escher Over Time
Graph by: bbrucker2 Tagged: Bar Graph , mc escher Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Navigating a Large Convention
Graph by: kitteh_pleaz (via Columnfivemedia) Tagged: navigating , convention , day , path Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Somebody Buy That Man a Razor
Graph by: Lolcat3500 Tagged: facial hair , infographic , mario , moustaches , nintendo Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Instant Leg Warmers!
Graph by: beeashleigh Tagged: Bar Graph , legs , seasons , shaving Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Hate Pyros
Graph by: praetor_alpha Tagged: Pie Chart , team fort , TF2 , video games Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » RIAA vs. The Pirate Bay
Graph by: Anonymous User (via Cracked) Tagged: piracy , pirate bay , Music , Movie , download , ipod , illegal , money Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Please, We Can Work This Out!
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Pie Chart , we need to talk , relationships , STDs , fear Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » That's the Only Important Part
Graph by: lycoming Tagged: drugs , health class , Pie Chart , school Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Safe… This Time
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bathroom , maniac , pee , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Proof That Women Are Evil!
Graph by: Marushin Tagged: best of week , equation , evil , math , money , time , women Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » This Movie Is Piss-Poor
Graph by: Seanco999 Tagged: Movie , peeing , Pie Chart , poor , thoughts Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How sticky tape is
Graph by: Darren96r Tagged: fingers , sticky , tape Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » No, Mom, You Can't See My Facebook
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Awkward , internet , parents , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The On-Going, Unintentional Game of Hide and Seek
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: find , hide and seek , venn diagram , mom , lost Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Untitled
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: everyday im shufflin , lmfao , Party Rock Anthem , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Down the Hatch
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: eating , Inception , movies , shallow Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Beer + Beer + Pot + Machete + Driving in the wrong lane = $10,000 bail and an appearance on Fark for your dumbass t-shirt [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Intel unveils neuromorphic AI chip that mimics the human brain. It's out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dea
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Fark.com RSS » Gentleman, you can't fight in here. This is the Empathy Tent [Asinine]
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Futility Closet » For Short
Image: Wikimedia Commons According to Elsdon Smith’s 1967 Treasury of Name Lore, Gwendolyn Kuuleikailialohaopiilaniwailaukekoa~ Kekino had a birth certificate to prove her name. Her family called her Piikea. Albert K. Kahalekula of Wailuku, Hawaii, was a private in the Army in 1957. The K stood for Kahekilikuiikalewaokamehameha. Until Albert’s 29-letter middle name was registered, his brothers had the longest middle names … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Contractors begin building prototype walls along the Mexican border [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Anthony Weiner sexted ANOTHER girl and bragged his nose 'is so big that it hits the clit' [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » You're doing a heck of a job, Trumpy [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Study finds that one third of people told to evacuate during a natural disaster will become Fark headlines [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » One if he was standing. Two if he was sitting [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » No [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "It's just a little bit. I can throw it out," responds man to cop regarding his 3,100 pounds of skunky marijuana [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these EOD divers [Photoshop]
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