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 » Fark cleared in investigation into Russian influence on social media sites [Obvious]

Monday 2 October 23:56:21 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The writers at The Onion are on fire today [Satire]

Monday 2 October 23:35:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Tonight's Paul's Memory Bank (8pm ET) brings you 2 hours of songs with a female's name in the title. The occasional end-of-show "Fark 2017" end segment is in limbo [Live]

Monday 2 October 23:30:25 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Ex-FBI agent opens cold case review into who betrayed Anne Frank and her navigator [Interesting]

Monday 2 October 20:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop more function keys and accessories on this keyboard [Photoshop]

Monday 2 October 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Tom Petty's Heart Breaks [NewsFlash]

Monday 2 October 19:50:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "No way to prevent this," says only nation where this regularly happens [Repeat]

Monday 2 October 19:44:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: We've not received bribes from Adidas [FarkBlog]

Monday 2 October 19:39:03 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Losing Time

Monday 2 October 18:43:08 UTC 2017

There is no December 30, 2011, in the history of Samoa. The island nation requested that at the end of the year the international date line be redrawn to pass east of it rather than west, so that it could share the same time zone as Australia and New Zealand, now major trade partners. As a result, it jumped directly … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » If there's any good news coming out of Vegas, people have been waiting all night at local blood banks in order to donate [Followup]

Monday 2 October 18:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Here are some of the lies that trolls are spreading about the Las Vegas shooting. Don't share these unless you don't mind being an idiot [PSA]

Monday 2 October 17:49:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2017-09-24 to Sat 2017-09-30. For the 80s geeks among us, find the Real Genius reference. For the rest of us, there's plenty of NFL, North Korea, Puerto Rico, Hefner, butterflies, cryptocurrency, and more. All in les

Monday 2 October 17:13:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Walking dead "prankster" almost becomes the falling into traffic dead [Dumbass]

Monday 2 October 16:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Shooter's brother gives voice to the bafflement affecting all of us: "Where the hell did he get automatic weapons? He has no military background or anything like that, he's a guy who lived in a house in Mesquite and drove down and gambled

Monday 2 October 16:17:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Attica! Attica! Attica! [Dumbass]

Monday 2 October 15:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Florida man in Deland bitten by alligator near de lake [Florida]

Monday 2 October 14:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It was an old white guy [Followup]

Monday 2 October 14:40:15 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #327

Monday 2 October 14:36:32 UTC 2017

Dogs appreciate fresh breath.

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Fark.com RSS » Tombs opened and coffins exposed on Louisiana cemetery. I'm sure they were just out voting, not raising an army of the dead [Scary]

Monday 2 October 14:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » OJ Simpson wants $5 million for his first post-prison interview so he can have the funds to resume his search for the real killers [Followup]

Monday 2 October 13:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Jacob Rees-Mogg: abortion is morally indefensible in all circumstances including rape. What's that? Oh no… *making* money from abortions is completely fine [Sick]

Monday 2 October 13:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this cameraman [Photoshop]

Monday 2 October 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Ways to achieve immortality: 1) Conquer the world. 2) Invent faster than light space travel 3) Swallow a toy horn and have it uploaded to the internet by some sadist [Amusing]

Monday 2 October 12:50:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Plus-size pregnant woman shares body-positive images of her and her fiance on Facebook, to great acclaim and support from friends and family. You better believe that's a firing [Facepalm]

Monday 2 October 12:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » At least 50 dead, 200 injured in Vegas shooting (thread 2) [Followup]

Monday 2 October 12:12:46 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Dating for Under a Dollar

Monday 2 October 11:13:42 UTC 2017

Haven't read the book, but I've got a few ideas. Take your date to the Dollar Store and tell her you'll treat her to any one thing. Or take her to McDonald's and tell her she can get any one thing she wants off the dollar menu.

The book itself costs more than a dollar. Available from Amazon.
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Fark.com RSS » If you let a bunch of monkeys loose in Lebanon, Ohio, the police would like to have a word with you [Strange]

Monday 2 October 11:10:46 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Excuse Me While Go to the Other Side of the Room for a Second

Monday 2 October 10:25:59 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Prepare to Share Awkward Treadmill Stares

Monday 2 October 10:25:57 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Big, Small, Evil, Misunderstood Movie Monsters

Monday 2 October 10:25:56 UTC 2017

Know your monster. Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: monster , movies , infographics Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Like Dis if U Luv Jeebus

Monday 2 October 10:25:55 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I'm Twelve and What Is This?

Monday 2 October 10:25:54 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Pencil Use: a Chart

Monday 2 October 10:25:53 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » What Americans Serve The Most During Christmas

Monday 2 October 10:25:51 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Maybe I'll Just Take a Cab

Monday 2 October 10:25:50 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » But It's Always Coca Cola

Monday 2 October 10:25:49 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » That'd Be Easier to Explain

Monday 2 October 10:25:48 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Times of the Day

Monday 2 October 10:25:47 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » What happens in Vegas

Monday 2 October 10:25:46 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I'm Gonna Feel Real Dumb Later

Monday 2 October 10:25:45 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Best Five-Second Rule Flow Chart

Monday 2 October 10:25:44 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Curse You, Faucet

Monday 2 October 10:25:43 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Does That Happen Often?

Monday 2 October 10:25:42 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Ghostwriter is So Upset

Monday 2 October 10:25:40 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I Own a Horse

Monday 2 October 10:25:38 UTC 2017

I also have a ten gallon hat and an oil tower in my backyard. Submitted by: shayerahol22 Tagged: horses , How People View Me , Pie Chart , texas Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Completely Innocent Things Doctor Who Has Made Me Afraid Of

Monday 2 October 10:25:37 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Middle Is Called 'Disney'

Monday 2 October 10:25:36 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Tee Hee, You Know What Two Circles Look Like?

Monday 2 October 10:25:34 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Now With More Air!

Monday 2 October 10:25:33 UTC 2017

Though frankly, those things are so huge that we're probably better off not drinking as much as advertised. Graph by: clagster12345 Tagged: air , beverages , coke , movies , pop , soda Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Movie Watching

Monday 2 October 10:25:31 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Which Football Team Has The Most Fanatic Fans?

Monday 2 October 10:25:30 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Who's that Creepy Pianist Again?

Monday 2 October 10:25:29 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » You Non-Pet Owners Just Don't Understand

Monday 2 October 10:25:28 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Types of pictures on FAIL Blog

Monday 2 October 10:25:27 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Everything Is Better With Fur

Monday 2 October 10:25:26 UTC 2017

Kitties, kittehs, and more kittays! Graph by: maxystone (via catversushuman.blogspot.com) Tagged: annoying , cat , Cats , cute , sleeping Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Santa Never Completely Goes Away

Monday 2 October 10:25:25 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » A Chart of Jay Z’s Most Mentioned Brands in Songs

Monday 2 October 10:25:24 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Do You Think They'll Care If I Get Seconds?

Monday 2 October 10:25:21 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Oh How Dangerous!

Monday 2 October 10:25:18 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I Must Make the Top Comment!

Monday 2 October 10:25:17 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Content of a cheap website

Monday 2 October 10:25:16 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » See Also: Martinis from Waitresses

Monday 2 October 10:25:15 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » But Sexy Things Shouldn't Explode?

Monday 2 October 10:25:14 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » That's When I Become a Kicker

Monday 2 October 10:25:12 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Things I Do in Metal Gear Solid 3

Monday 2 October 10:25:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's impossible that we're living in a kind of false reality depicted in 'The Matrix', according to a bunch of quantum physicists who obviously took the blue pill [Unlikely]

Monday 2 October 10:17:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Good news Ryanair. We've found you some pilots [Sad]

Monday 2 October 8:32:41 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Police log: Man claims he "found" 152 bottles of Jack Daniels [Unlikely]

Monday 2 October 7:52:38 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 172: An American in Feudal Japan

Monday 2 October 7:00:48 UTC 2017

In 1848, five years before Japan opened its closed society to the West, a lone American in a whaleboat landed on the country’s northern shore, drawn only by a sense of mystery and a love of adventure. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll follow Ranald MacDonald as he travels the length of Japan toward a destiny … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Budweiser's help line overwhelmed by people upset about NFL protests. Oddly, no one is complaining about their beer [Murica]

Monday 2 October 6:21:42 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Active shooter situation on Vegas strip at Mandalay Bay. UPDATE: Suspect down, according to police [NewsFlash]

Monday 2 October 6:06:37 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Twelve people involved in a massive $20 million food stamp fraud scheme wind up getting prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law [Florida]

Monday 2 October 5:47:37 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Easy Company's Donald Malarkey's gone on to his last patrol. Rest Easy, Soldier [Hero]

Monday 2 October 4:53:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "So I posted, just figured maybe twenty people to come and now it's going to be a rally. Way more than just a small pack of friends riding, now it's going to be a large pack of friends" [Spiffy]

Monday 2 October 3:06:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » White rabbit spotted travelling around London using the Tube and buses, I guess he lost his Jefferson Airplane (possible nsfw content on page) [Strange]

Monday 2 October 2:17:49 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » We expect too much from our romantic partners, the bar is just too damn high. You want in your mate a combination of: sanity + wealth + kindness + attractiveness + personal growth + not being a dumbass on social media, that isn't humanly possible

Monday 2 October 2:13:54 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Reporter wants people to know dust devils are not tornadoes, will not clean your house [Misc]

Monday 2 October 1:34:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Mmmm, fish eggs in a blender [Weird]

Monday 2 October 0:27:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this lenticular cloud [Photoshop]

Monday 2 October 0:00:01 UTC 2017

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