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 » I'm a little sprinkler, short and stout. Here is my Macy's, here is my clout [Spiffy]

Sunday 12 November 23:28:08 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » After 7.2 magnitude earthquake, parts of Iran and Iraq expected to resemble Detroit [Scary]

Sunday 12 November 22:20:43 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this woman and her fabulous feathered hat [Photoshop]

Sunday 12 November 21:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Tip: don't bring your cocaine to your court appearance on drug charges [Dumbass]

Sunday 12 November 20:32:58 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Having finally decided he's mature enough, Queen Elizabeth delegates the Remembrance Sunday wreath-laying ceremony to Prince Charles, age 68. *SNIFF* They grow up so fast [Sappy]

Sunday 12 November 20:00:59 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Consider. Reopening. Many Things [Followup]

Sunday 12 November 19:35:51 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Naked man breaks into a woman's house. And then it gets weird [Florida]

Sunday 12 November 16:56:36 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's time for the annual list of "things you should never make for Thanksgiving" that includes most of the things that make Thanksgiving worth having. Also, how do you "make" canned cranberry sauce? [Fail]

Sunday 12 November 16:33:13 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Australian sex worker with over 10,000 partners reveals what men really want. An interesting view from down under [Giggity]

Sunday 12 November 15:59:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Emotional Support Squirrel is the name of my indie band [Florida]

Sunday 12 November 15:49:36 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Keg of Ranch

Sunday 12 November 14:44:14 UTC 2017

Hidden Valley has made it possible to buy a mini keg of ranch dressing for $50. This gets you five liters of ranch, or 169 fl oz. The keg is conveniently stackable, in case you need more than one.

Fortune.com worked out that you can buy 160 oz of ranch in bottles for $30. So you're paying a $20 premium … [Link]

Weird Universe » The Door From Which There Is No Escape

Sunday 12 November 14:44:13 UTC 2017

Original ad here. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this larger than life commuter [Photoshop]

Sunday 12 November 14:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Have you been to Disneyland in the last few weeks? Then you might have something in common with American Legion members circa 1976 [Sick]

Sunday 12 November 11:43:09 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » The reason why so many Evangelicals are OK with Roy Moore's pedophilia is because it's what they practice. Subby really wishes this were hyperbole [Scary]

Sunday 12 November 10:56:18 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » What If I Add Another Zero?

Sunday 12 November 9:02:34 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Pie Chart , taken , username , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Blah, Blah, Blah, Mad

Sunday 12 November 9:02:33 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , feelings , meaning , no , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Stereotypes of the United States

Sunday 12 November 9:02:32 UTC 2017

Quantifying Everything For Great Justice Graph by: Reelcheeper Tagged: best of week , Maps , Memes , states , stereotypes , us Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I'll Remember Him for Looking Good in That Costume

Sunday 12 November 9:02:28 UTC 2017

Graph by: aceofgallifrey Tagged: 300 , cator , gerard butler , Movie , Pie Chart , sparta Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Confidence

Sunday 12 November 9:02:26 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: school , confidence , optimism , Lord of the Rings , test , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » That's a Lot of People

Sunday 12 November 9:02:25 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: people , sexy times , lots Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Oh Lord Jesus, It's a Fire!

Sunday 12 November 9:02:24 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: aint-nobody-got-time , best of week , bronchitis , fire , jesus , oh lord , Pie Chart , viral video Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Poor Sleepy Arachnologists

Sunday 12 November 9:02:23 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: arachnids , fear , Pie Chart , randomly , sleeping , spiders , study Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Real Reason Men Love Beards

Sunday 12 November 9:02:20 UTC 2017

Submitted by: (via Doghouse Diaries) Tagged: Chart , facial hair , comic , manly , beards , funny Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things My Cat Plays With On Christmas:

Sunday 12 November 9:02:19 UTC 2017

LoL by: Askeptykal Tagged: cat , christmas , holiday , paper , pets , toy Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What you need according to the Beatles

Sunday 12 November 9:02:18 UTC 2017

LoL by: cattieloves Tagged: beatles , love , Music , rock Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Just Sat Down

Sunday 12 November 9:02:17 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Responses I get when walking my dachshunds

Sunday 12 November 9:02:16 UTC 2017

Graph by: veggiefry Tagged: breed , cute , dachshund , dogs , Pie Chart , question , responses , serious , walking , weiner dog Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » And I'm Too Young for All of These!

Sunday 12 November 9:02:15 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I'm Sure You're Sick of Turkey

Sunday 12 November 9:02:12 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » And That's On a Productive Day

Sunday 12 November 9:02:07 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » What Your Fingernail Length Says About You

Sunday 12 November 9:02:06 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » This Is Why I Know All the Lyrics to 'Friday', I Swear

Sunday 12 November 9:02:04 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » I Pick My Outfit From Bed

Sunday 12 November 9:02:03 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Only About Half the Time, and You Forgot Nutella

Sunday 12 November 9:02:02 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Do I Have to Get Up?

Sunday 12 November 9:02:01 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Somewhere in Narnia

Sunday 12 November 9:02:00 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Generation Gaps

Sunday 12 November 9:01:58 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Re-Plotted: We Can't All Be Believers

Sunday 12 November 9:01:53 UTC 2017

[polldaddy poll="5536027"] Graph by: Evertide Tagged: best of week , movies , Pie Chart , ridiculous , romantic comedy Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Starving Artist

Sunday 12 November 9:01:51 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Unless Working From Home; in That Case, N/A

Sunday 12 November 9:01:49 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend

Sunday 12 November 9:01:48 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The Reason for My Grades

Sunday 12 November 9:01:47 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » Dr. Who Should Be Taught in Schools

Sunday 12 November 9:01:46 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » False Alarm

Sunday 12 November 6:49:52 UTC 2017

When William Makepeace Thackeray was five years old, his aunt was alarmed to discover that his uncle’s hat fit him. “Don’t be afraid,” the doctor told her. “He has a large head, but there’s a good deal in it.” [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Codger slaps dodger [Hero]

Sunday 12 November 5:41:48 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » ♫ There he was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy…BAM ♫ [Scary]

Sunday 12 November 5:33:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » If a tree falls in the forest, does it kill an elk hunter? [Scary]

Sunday 12 November 3:42:11 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » A farewell to WWII assassin, saboteur, courier and all-around badass Irv Refkin [Hero]

Sunday 12 November 2:41:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » In case you were doubting that shiat's going sideways in Saudi Arabia: they've also arrested the Chairman of the Binladin Group. Yes, those Binladins [Followup]

Sunday 12 November 1:57:09 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "We wondered why someone his age would hang out at high school football games and the mall" [Creepy]

Sunday 12 November 1:40:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Every state ranked by its food. Why yes, West Virginia does have a road kill cookoff [Interesting]

Sunday 12 November 1:39:22 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Russia – RED. GOP – RED. Every single Roy Moore themed link today – RED. c-c-c-combo breaker! [Fail]

Sunday 12 November 1:29:23 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Rehab forever [Creepy]

Sunday 12 November 1:26:26 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » She must have really wanted that Szechuan dipping sauce [Stupid]

Sunday 12 November 1:19:21 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Today on the Fox News homepage: Roy Moore? LOL, who's that? [Facepalm]

Sunday 12 November 1:00:18 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop what's underneath this cantilevered covering [Photoshop]

Sunday 12 November 1:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Maine officials searching for the truck driver who left $3,000,000 worth of crack on I-95 in Augusta. Wait, a $3 million crack IN I-95. Sorry for the confusion [Obvious]

Sunday 12 November 0:43:38 UTC 2017

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