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 » Tampa police shut down 'Rick & Morty' Rickmobile event after crowd surpassed 1,500 [Florida]

Thursday 28 September 23:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » A) See a truck on fire with a boy trapped inside. B) Break glass door to retrieve fire extinguisher. C) Be told that using a fire extinguisher that doesn't belong to you is theft and you're not allowed to steal it, no matter what your intenti

Thursday 28 September 23:29:37 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Snorkeler out spearfishing discovers nurse sharks are named that way for reasons. "Get the damn thing off of me" (w/video goodness) [Florida]

Thursday 28 September 23:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Yes, professional beer taster is a real job, and this brewery is hiring [PSA]

Thursday 28 September 22:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Five years ago a frat held a press conference to deny they all liked buttchugging [Amusing]

Thursday 28 September 22:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Baby Boomers can now directly suck the livelihood out of the younger generations [Interesting]

Thursday 28 September 21:46:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I'm the one [Sad]

Thursday 28 September 21:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » This might surprise you but it turns out that tattooing your eyeballs is actually not a great idea [Dumbass]

Thursday 28 September 21:11:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: Ever try to reproduce something tasty from a restaurant you've been to? How did it go for you… and what did you make? C'mon, Farkers, help us enjoy the good stuff in the comforts of home [Interesting]

Thursday 28 September 21:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Grab your paddle and crack open a Molson, the Mounties can no longer pinch Canadians for drunk canoeing [Amusing]

Thursday 28 September 20:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Normally we don't approve of gimmick minor league baseball team names, but we will make this one exception [Spiffy]

Thursday 28 September 20:38:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these fashionable eye thingies [Photoshop]

Thursday 28 September 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Instructor injured in sheriff's use-of-force drill. Sounds like they're learning, all right [Florida]

Thursday 28 September 19:50:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Judge denies 'stand your ground' defense in Florida beating death, because apparently it's not a complete get out of jail free card [Florida]

Thursday 28 September 19:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Anyone missing a gorilla arm? One has washed up on the shore in Ireland and everyone is going bananas trying to find out who it belongs to (NSFW content on page) [Weird]

Thursday 28 September 18:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Imminent danger in California: "just got an emergency alert on my phone because it's going to be slightly over 80 in SF today" [Silly]

Thursday 28 September 18:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Apparently Hugh Hefner took so much Viagra he had an infuction in his ear [Weird]

Thursday 28 September 17:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Toddler commits treason against the crown by stealing popcorn from Prince Harry. However, she was spared the usual incarceration and beheading [Sappy]

Thursday 28 September 17:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Anybody here got a brain cloud and want to do something heroic? [Scary]

Thursday 28 September 16:50:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 3-year-old goes full gangsta in day care center, wounds two toddlers in naptime shootout [Scary]

Thursday 28 September 16:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Local newspaper publishes irrefutable evidence of existence of imprisoned aliens and weird green men at Wright-Patterson AFB, home of Project Blue Book. I call bullshiat: everyone knows there's no such thing as a "newspaper" [Interesting]

Thursday 28 September 15:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Russian Burger King wants to ban IT because Pennywise looks like Ronald McDonald [Facepalm]

Thursday 28 September 15:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Characters from yonder website. "That's right" [Amusing]

Thursday 28 September 14:13:38 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » You maniacs! You created Skynet. Ah, damn you. God damn you all to hell! [Facepalm]

Thursday 28 September 14:04:27 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Study ranks Illinois third in nation for dogs eating marijuana. Dogs playing poker still OK though [Amusing]

Thursday 28 September 13:50:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Neighbors try to stop thousands of cockroaches streaming out of manhole into their neighborhood, are terrified of what could be scaring them out of the sewer [Creepy]

Thursday 28 September 13:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this spoon [Photoshop]

Thursday 28 September 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you want your flu shot to be more effective, try to be in a good mood when you get one [Unlikely]

Thursday 28 September 12:32:38 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Adjunct professor, how bad can that be? Well, if you don't mind hooking and sleeping in your car, not that bad [Scary]

Thursday 28 September 12:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » America's unhealthy amount of sleep every day should keep you up at night [Scary]

Thursday 28 September 11:56:38 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Lincoln-Scented Candle

Thursday 28 September 11:42:51 UTC 2017

When you want your room to smell like Abraham Lincoln.

Other scents available include Theodore Roosevelt, Justin Trudeau, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, and Rutherford B. Hayes.

Link: Amazon.com

via Worst Things For Sale [Link]

Fark.com RSS » So NYC's MTA spent $100m constructing new pylons, and when asked what they were for, the Zerglings could only answer "No kekekekecomment" [Creepy]

Thursday 28 September 11:21:35 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Drunk driver's attempt to get food from a closed McDonald's ends in McFlurry-free jail cell and merciless mocking by the police [Fail]

Thursday 28 September 10:49:25 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Also, Reloading Cause You Got Killed Twenty Times

Thursday 28 September 10:36:55 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: boss battle , Pie Chart , Skyrim , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Wasting Any of It Would Be an Affront to God

Thursday 28 September 10:36:53 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: affront to god , best of week , delicioius , food , nutella , wasting Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Classic: I'll Just Take Care of It Later…

Thursday 28 September 10:36:52 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , computer , update , updating Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Thanks, Smoke Detector

Thursday 28 September 10:36:51 UTC 2017

Graph by: CrazyCalvinWilliams Tagged: cooking , smoke detector , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Graph JAM

Thursday 28 September 10:36:50 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , butter , graph jam , IRL , jam , jelly , restaurant Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Using Binoculars

Thursday 28 September 10:36:49 UTC 2017

Graph by: TacoMan72 Tagged: binoculars , looking , object , Pie Chart , watching Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The King's Speech Could Take a Lesson

Thursday 28 September 10:36:48 UTC 2017

Graph by: hadleyhansen Tagged: actors , drama , glee , kings-speech , musicals , oscars , television , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How Far Away is Iowa?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:47 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I'm Going to Die

Thursday 28 September 10:36:46 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » It Screwdrives Me Insane

Thursday 28 September 10:36:44 UTC 2017

Graph by: jlakanen Tagged: drop , furniture , ikea , lap , Pie Chart , screws , what how Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Why I Hate Being English

Thursday 28 September 10:36:43 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Ever Dangerous Punji Pit Strikes Again

Thursday 28 September 10:36:41 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I Can Has Summer Back?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:40 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Guess When This Graph Was Made

Thursday 28 September 10:36:39 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Augh, It Burns!

Thursday 28 September 10:36:38 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Just One More…

Thursday 28 September 10:36:37 UTC 2017

Graph by: network-failure Tagged: internet , next page , Pie Chart , self referential Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » SeaBears Don't Exist

Thursday 28 September 10:36:36 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Quick! Download the Megabytes!

Thursday 28 September 10:36:35 UTC 2017

Graph by: Tagged: download , engineering , exclamation day , hack , megabytes , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Then I Make This Pie Chart

Thursday 28 September 10:36:32 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » 50 Insane Facts about Ireland

Thursday 28 September 10:36:31 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Shoes, Really?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:30 UTC 2017

While at the movies? Really?! Graph by: Unknown Tagged: infographic , phone , Sad , smartphone , weird Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Clapping and Mockery

Thursday 28 September 10:36:29 UTC 2017

When it comes to clapping, the difference between insult and praise isn't a fine line—it's a point and a curve. Graph by: kitteh_pleaz (via columnfivemedia.com) Tagged: slow clap , mockery , Line Graph , clapping Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » This Never Ends Well

Thursday 28 September 10:36:28 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » States the Red Hot Chili Peppers write songs about

Thursday 28 September 10:36:26 UTC 2017

LoL by: elraulix Tagged: california , florida , Music , red hot chili peppers , Songs , states Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Thoughts When A Car Alarm Goes Off

Thursday 28 September 10:36:25 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » It's the Closest I'm Going to Get to Being Cultured

Thursday 28 September 10:36:24 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Key to Success

Thursday 28 September 10:36:22 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Who are bank hours tailored for?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:19 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I'm Not Sure I've Ever Been There

Thursday 28 September 10:36:17 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » You Know the Media is Blowing Something Out ofProportion When….

Thursday 28 September 10:36:15 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Coke > Pepsi?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:13 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » How Long it Takes for Super Glue to Dry

Thursday 28 September 10:36:12 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » It's Better Than Bad, It's Good!

Thursday 28 September 10:36:10 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Components of Scooby-Doo Episode

Thursday 28 September 10:36:09 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Pizza Pi

Thursday 28 September 10:36:08 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Oh Please Don't Be Zombies

Thursday 28 September 10:36:07 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Notice That "Taking Instagram Selfies" Isn't on the List?

Thursday 28 September 10:36:06 UTC 2017

Clearly, teachers are out of touch. Graph by: (via Pew Research Center) Tagged: future skills , Bar Graph , internet , teachers , education Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » No Ragrets [Dumbass]

Thursday 28 September 9:57:20 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » House Wrapped in Cellophane

Thursday 28 September 9:37:00 UTC 2017

Apparently, Christo had a predecessor.

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Fark.com RSS » The good news if you live at a site that's on the World Heritage List is that your home won't be destroyed by developers. The bad news is that getting on the list will bring a crush of tourists looking for Disney-fied experience [Sad]

Thursday 28 September 8:41:38 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » More Theatrical Codes

Thursday 28 September 6:58:19 UTC 2017

Last year I mentioned Sullivan & Considine’s Theatrical Cipher Code of 1905, a telegraphic code for “everyone connected in any way with the theatrical business.” The idea is that performers, managers, and exhibitors could save money on telegrams by replacing common phrases with short code words: Filacer – An opera company
Filament – Are they willing to appear in tights … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Americans are caught in crippling debt thanks to states that are taking away driver's licenses and putting them in a circle of despair [Fail]

Thursday 28 September 6:04:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » White House capping refugees at 45 thousand next year because that's more than enough to accommodate those fleeing northern Europe [Stupid]

Thursday 28 September 5:24:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Chloe? Well, now your name's Patty" [Stupid]

Thursday 28 September 4:20:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 647: "Don't Burn Bridges". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 28 September 4:01:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Goodnight, bunny man (semi-NSFW thread) [NewsFlash]

Thursday 28 September 3:32:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Southwest Airlines saves the life of ungrateful woman with life-threatening pet allergies [Facepalm]

Thursday 28 September 3:05:21 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's one of those days where you can't tell if you're reading UPI or The Onion: "Toddler gets scooter-jacked by backpack-wearing poodle" [Strange]

Thursday 28 September 2:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Coroner says Otto Warmbier's body showed no signs of torture or malnourishment [Followup]

Thursday 28 September 2:08:59 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The GOP-controlled Congress about to take healthcare from 9 million children [Sick]

Thursday 28 September 1:28:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Former professor arrested for assaulting student in a grocery store [News]

Thursday 28 September 1:11:42 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Minnesota in 2016: Employers can no longer ask applicants if they have a felony. Minnesota in 2017: How could a felon slip through the cracks to get this job??? [Obvious]

Thursday 28 September 1:07:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Saudi Official fired after a photoshopped picture of deceased King with Yoda next to him appears in textbook [Followup]

Thursday 28 September 0:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Manafort to be served, and he's on the menu [News]

Thursday 28 September 0:14:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Woman marries herself in ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. Wouldn't it have been easier to elope? [Strange]

Thursday 28 September 0:12:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Small town's new seal looks pretty much identical to the one that offended everybody [Fail]

Thursday 28 September 0:06:20 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this reflective bubble [Photoshop]

Thursday 28 September 0:00:01 UTC 2017

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