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 » Nearly 40 Treasure Coast residents banned from Martin County parks after being caught performing amateur porn in public [Florida]

Thursday 5 October 23:55:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Italy recalls spinach over mandrake contamination, fearing poisoning or people combining it with Nightshade and Black Pearl to cast Corp Por over and over again [Scary]

Thursday 5 October 23:21:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "I am sick and tired of all these goddamn losers misquoting me on the farking internet." – Gloria Steinem [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 22:46:44 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » The Lucy Stone League

Thursday 5 October 22:23:54 UTC 2017

When Lucy Stone married Henry Browne Blackwell in 1855, she tried to keep her own name, signing her correspondence “Lucy Stone – only.” She was told she could vote and register property only as Lucy Stone Blackwell, but she carried her birth name throughout her life. In 1921, inspired by this example, New York journalist Ruth Hale founded the Lucy … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass baby chameleons hatch at British zoo [Spiffy]

Thursday 5 October 22:16:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Christian rehab diversion program miraculously turns into forced-labor camp the moment you step into it. Hallelujah [Asinine]

Thursday 5 October 21:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 15 of the grossest things you are eating. Big Macs did not make the list, but beaver anus did. Not sure which is worse [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 21:31:52 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Spirit week canceled after students wave Confederate flag on 'culture day.' Told to wait until 'Loser Day' [Florida]

Thursday 5 October 21:10:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Fark Food Thread: When you're ready to indulge, what do you make for yourself? A favorite decadant dessert? Aged steak? Expensive booze? Show us what living the high life (as much as a Farker can) looks like to you [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 21:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "White people shooting white people isn't terror…it's community outreach," says owner of soon-to-be out of business deli [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 October 20:50:03 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Are you tired of looking at your cat's head? Annoyed by your cat's paws? Then get yourself Qoobo, an adorable, headless, limbless robotic cat. Quoobo. Order now for delivery in time for Caturday [Creepy]

Thursday 5 October 20:38:31 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop theme: Ways to make Columbus Day better [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 October 20:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Austrian number two resigns over smears. Opponent promises to wipe [Sick]

Thursday 5 October 19:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's just like that time Uncle Sebastian came home after a night at the golf club to find a fox embedded in the front grille of his car – only bigger [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 19:06:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » U-t-i-l-i-t-y w-o-r-k-e-r-s r-e-s-c-u-e S-l-o-t-h f-r-o-m p-o-w-e-r-l-i-n-e [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 18:42:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » ALIENS ARE COMING TO FILL OUR BODIES WITH ALCOHOL…bring on the invasion [Repeat]

Thursday 5 October 18:18:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Woman critically injured in Las Vegas shooting immediately fired by soul-sucking corporate suits whose only concern is the bottom line . . . wait, what? They sent a dedicated HR person to help the family? What strange devilry is this? [Hero]

Thursday 5 October 17:58:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Rich assholes with too much time on their hands find new way to point out to public that they're rich assholes with too much time on their hands [Asinine]

Thursday 5 October 17:38:32 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » China has now made the world's longest NOPE [Scary]

Thursday 5 October 17:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » YouTube is promoting Las Vegas shooting conspiracy theories, which is no surprise to anyone who's dared to wade into the fetid cesspool of YouTube comments [Followup]

Thursday 5 October 17:06:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Flight privilege [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 16:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » A hedge fund manager worth $1.1 billion facing a messy divorce from his wife of 20 years with whom he had 4 children, goes for the Hail Mary pass and claims that despite two wedding ceremonies 5 years apart, he and his wife were never legally married

Thursday 5 October 16:38:31 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Roving gang of Ronald McDonalds invades Burger King, gives them the sh*t about their lousy food [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 16:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Woman gets a big box of oxy instead of the yoga mat she ordered. That much oxy will make you one with the universe [Fail]

Thursday 5 October 15:46:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 6-year-old girl: Grandma, why are these animals talking about vaginas and coke problems in my book? [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 15:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Night before the shooting, the Las Vegas shooter called in two noise complaints – about loud country music downstairs [Followup]

Thursday 5 October 15:15:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It seems that the Vegas shooter booked hotel rooms overlooking the Chicago Lollapalooza festival two months ago as well. Fark: Malia Obama was there [Followup]

Thursday 5 October 15:15:49 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It turns out the Vegas shooter left a note [Followup]

Thursday 5 October 14:50:04 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Who Was That Masked Lady Composer?

Thursday 5 October 14:28:11 UTC 2017

Mlle Duval was an 18th-century female composer whose birth and death dates are unknown, whose first name and backstory are unknown, and yet who had a fairly prominent public career. This is one of those historical incidents that I fancifully attribute to some time traveler having fun.

Her Wikipedia page.

Entry in The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers.

I can't … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Amid reports of a meteor streaking through the sky, fire fighters battle blaze on NH mountain. Details sketchy as the military has cordoned off the area. This is not a repeat from 1938 [Unlikely]

Thursday 5 October 14:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Las Vegas shooter found out that jet fuel just "sits there in a big wet pile" and does not explode when shot at [Scary]

Thursday 5 October 13:50:04 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Traffic pins with double meanings

Thursday 5 October 13:47:00 UTC 2017

From the Feb 1947 issue of Hit Parader magazine. via Kitsch-Slapped.

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Fark.com RSS » The Catalan Parliament has been suspended. The regional governors will rule directly. Fear will keep the Catalan in line – fear of this court order [News]

Thursday 5 October 13:40:30 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Do you buy salmon at WalMart? Congratulations traitor, you're funding North Korea's nuclear program [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 13:20:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this gaping gate [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 October 13:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Stuck for wedding photo ideas? Just ask your mother-in-law. (NSFW photo) [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 12:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Iowa man wins lottery prize of $25,000 per year, for life. He is 92 years old [Awkward]

Thursday 5 October 12:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Think of the cutest kitten that's ever lived in the entire world … and it still won't be as adorable as a sand kitten [Spiffy]

Thursday 5 October 12:11:59 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Normal: 4chan, racist, death threats. Not normal: identified, arrested, charged, in court tomorrow [Cool]

Thursday 5 October 11:57:48 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » McDonald's worker arrested for super sizing the Coke [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 October 11:41:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Women wear the same little black dress for five straight days to raise money for hungry children. Um, okay? [Spiffy]

Thursday 5 October 11:18:49 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Snuggies

Thursday 5 October 10:38:23 UTC 2017

Graph by: Us Tagged: blanket , buy , clothing , flowchart , hands , look , robe , Snuggies , stupid , use Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » And Just Forget Trying to Make Them Sleep

Thursday 5 October 10:38:20 UTC 2017

Catch 'em all at Pokememes Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Pie Chart , poison , Pokémon , sleep , sting Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » But I Was Into It Before It Was Cool

Thursday 5 October 10:38:19 UTC 2017

Graph by: Rheebles Tagged: hipsters , hypocrites , instagram , mainstream , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Use This Easy-Flow American/British Translation Chart

Thursday 5 October 10:38:18 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: americana , British , Chart , language , translation Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Numbers that grab your attention

Thursday 5 October 10:38:17 UTC 2017

Graph by: Little-J-97 Tagged: 1337 , 666 , 69 , 911 , Bar Graph , instant , numbers , seconds Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Usage of the phrase "Breakfast of Champions"

Thursday 5 October 10:38:16 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: author , breakfast of champions , food , kurt vonnegut , meal , mocking , Pie Chart , wheaties Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Battle of the Decade Takes Place In This Quaint Little Chart

Thursday 5 October 10:38:14 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: news , obama , Romney , voting , hurricane sandy , politics Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Kiss Me (Silent But) Deadly

Thursday 5 October 10:38:13 UTC 2017

Graph by: JonnyH211 Tagged: bathroom , deadly , farts , girls , kiss me deadly , movies , Pie Chart , silent Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Like Both Those Things!

Thursday 5 October 10:38:12 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via leilockheart.me) Tagged: Bar Graph , bars , HIMYM , how i met your mother , Pie Chart , pies , Video Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Time to Double Check Your Wifi Connection and Shop Online

Thursday 5 October 10:38:10 UTC 2017

Graph by: markot9 Tagged: shopping , black friday , Walmart , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Hooray for Chocolate

Thursday 5 October 10:38:08 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: chocolate , restoring faith in humanity week Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Simply Orange Is Anything But Simple

Thursday 5 October 10:38:05 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Jeremyville) Tagged: orange , simply , factory , juice Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You Forgot the Part About Giving Up and Making Graphs Online

Thursday 5 October 10:38:04 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: creative , google , Pie Chart , writers block Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Alcohol vs. Fun

Thursday 5 October 10:38:03 UTC 2017

LoL by: damianfox5 Tagged: alcohol , clever , fun , situational humor Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Swag Explained

Thursday 5 October 10:38:02 UTC 2017

Graph by: Zexious Tagged: school , swag , venn diagram , failing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Who uses the "Disabled" toilet

Thursday 5 October 10:37:59 UTC 2017

Graph by: Fishenfaust Tagged: able-bodied , big , cleanliness , disabled , grandma , handicapped , normal , parking , Pie Chart , placards , space , toilet , took , uses Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Hipster Kitty's Guide to Life

Thursday 5 October 10:37:56 UTC 2017

How to be less conformist. Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: conformist , flow chart , guide , Hipster Kitty , life Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Don't Worry, All Bachelors Are Disgusting

Thursday 5 October 10:37:55 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Apple Chart

Thursday 5 October 10:37:54 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Classic: Hey Twitter, I Can't Sleep

Thursday 5 October 10:37:53 UTC 2017

Graph by: kra7os Tagged: teenagers , internet connections , insomnia Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You Read This in Lolspeak, Didn't You?

Thursday 5 October 10:37:50 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via Storyboard) Tagged: addiction , Cats , internet , lolspeak Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Sleep, and Repeat

Thursday 5 October 10:37:49 UTC 2017

Graph by: AFE117 Tagged: fap , night , Skyrim , video games , what people think i do Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » It's Raining!

Thursday 5 October 10:37:47 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Things discussed at meetings

Thursday 5 October 10:37:45 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » YAY APRIL!

Thursday 5 October 10:37:42 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » aw

Thursday 5 October 10:37:41 UTC 2017

Graph by: MattheJ1 Tagged: billie jean , jackson 5 , lyrics , michael jackson , my lover , Songs , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Graph ALL the Things!

Thursday 5 October 10:37:39 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: all the things meme , overused , pie charts , self referential Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Swear to God If There Is One Tiny Grammatical Mistake…

Thursday 5 October 10:37:38 UTC 2017

Graph by: DanDaLuker Tagged: Bar Graph , flamers , grammar , hate , interwebs , Kill It Wire Fire Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » College Flow Chart Win

Thursday 5 October 10:37:37 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » For Love and Graphs

Thursday 5 October 10:37:35 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » District sues middle schooler and his parents for $19,000 after he destroyed classroom. As it should be; take some damned responsibility, parents [Followup]

Thursday 5 October 10:35:42 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Indonesian man battles 26ft python in single combat before killing it for dinner, is immediately signed by the Food Network [Strange]

Thursday 5 October 8:14:49 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If you thought taking the bus would stop you from police brutality during a traffic stop, think again [Sad]

Thursday 5 October 7:58:34 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Due to the Las Vegas tragedy, guess what is increasing in sales [Obvious]

Thursday 5 October 7:15:41 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Jesus is back. Look busy [Unlikely]

Thursday 5 October 6:29:35 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Guy who invented a form of therapy – AAAAAHHHHHHIIAAAAHHHHHHH – in the 70's, which would seem to be — AAAAAHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRHHHHHGGG – even more appropriate today — AAAAOOOORRRRHHHHHHAAAAAA – has died [Sad]

Thursday 5 October 6:28:36 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Fark ready Headline: Women who escaped Edmonton prison arrested at escape room [Ironic]

Thursday 5 October 6:26:30 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Happy Landings

Thursday 5 October 6:13:24 UTC 2017

On Sept. 13, 1962, test pilot Bob Sowray told his neighbor, photographer Jim Meads, that he’d be flying an English Electric Lightning F1 jet bomber that day, so Meads brought his camera along when he took his kids for a walk, hoping to photograph the return approach. He found a good position on the runway overshoot and waited for the … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » …and now let us speak of Jesus Campos, the unarmed security guard at the Mandalay Bay who was not only the first person to locate Stephen Paddock's room, but who then chose to take him on, got shot, and still managed to lead police with his rad

Thursday 5 October 5:50:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested for public intoxication claims he traveled back in time to warn the Earth of alien invasion. No word if he brought his own weapons [Unlikely]

Thursday 5 October 5:50:39 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Sorry folks, station's closed [Silly]

Thursday 5 October 5:12:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Flew 35 missions as WWII B-17 tailgunner. Lived long, happy life, with lots of family & friends. But, at 92, liver cancer got worse. What to do? Sing one last song with chorus friends at own wake. Died this morning. Hero beats Sappy & Sad [He

Thursday 5 October 4:46:48 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 648: "Software Hootenanny 7". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]

Thursday 5 October 4:01:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Protip for crazies if you're going to hold a hostage at gunpoint when you burglarize them: Always get your beauty sleep first [Dumbass]

Thursday 5 October 3:11:53 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Dunkin' Donuts will not accept drugs as payment for a cup of coffee. Not even from Florida Man [Florida]

Thursday 5 October 2:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Another corny tribute to the military [Sappy]

Thursday 5 October 2:14:42 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 4,055 items were lost and found at this year's Oktoberfest, including a set of dentures, a pair of crutches, a license plate, a drinking horn, a pair of leather pants, and a luxury ladies' watch. Hopefully not all by the same person [Amusing]

Thursday 5 October 2:10:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Mustaches: serious business [Scary]

Thursday 5 October 1:59:42 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » US forces are under attack [Scary]

Thursday 5 October 1:44:08 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It all started with the 1859 Battle of Magenta in the Crimean War, which led directly to Kurt Cobain and grunge chic 130 years later. Behold the power of the cardigan [Interesting]

Thursday 5 October 1:30:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Brother of former gang leader accused of triple murder is reluctant to testify due to the not-unreasonable fear he might get triple-murdered [Florida]

Thursday 5 October 0:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Anchorage Police say they don't have the resources to chase car thieves, but if you do it yourself they do have the resources to charge you with reckless driving [Asinine]

Thursday 5 October 0:40:50 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Chloe Lattanzi posted on Instagram that Stephen Paddock is not responsible for the Las Vegas shootings but something much 'darker' was at play. I for one will sleep better knowing Detective Chloe, PhD, is on this case [Facepalm]

Thursday 5 October 0:16:41 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Woman arrested after crashing into five parked cars, all owned by the same family. Nothing suspicious about that [Strange]

Thursday 5 October 0:10:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this crying tree [Photoshop]

Thursday 5 October 0:00:01 UTC 2017

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