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 » Cindi the pregnant sausage dog glows in the Sun for her stunning maternity shoot, breaks Internet [Sappy]

Wednesday 15 November 20:45:19 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » Character Building

Wednesday 15 November 20:31:14 UTC 2017

“It is astonishing the influence foolish apothegms have upon the mass of mankind, though they are not unfrequently fallacies,” wrote Sydney Smith. He used to amuse himself by collecting them; the first was Because I have gone through it, my son shall go through it also: A man gets well pummelled at a public school; is subject to every misery … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Escaped macadamia nut captured in Northern California [Followup]

Wednesday 15 November 20:11:02 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Drunk, screaming, covered in blood and waving deer meat is now way to go through life, son [Strange]

Wednesday 15 November 19:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Inmate's execution called off because there's no vein. You probably think this headline's about you, don't you? [Followup]

Wednesday 15 November 19:29:28 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover," said military leader who has taken over Zimbabwe's state TV [Followup]

Wednesday 15 November 19:23:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day It's time to throw out the 20 packets of mustard and the science experiment you've been working on since last year [PSA]

Wednesday 15 November 17:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Rat captured on camera dragging an avocado half – no pit – down Brooklyn subway tracks. "Hope he finds some toast" [Murica]

Wednesday 15 November 17:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Ohio executioners have to use a special pillow to prop up terminally ill inmate, so he can breathe while they're killing him. Or they could just wait [Stupid]

Wednesday 15 November 16:48:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Pizza Hut wants people to tweet pictures of their new pizza for the chance to win holiday gifts. Apparently they've never heard of Photoshop [Stupid]

Wednesday 15 November 16:00:06 UTC 2017

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Weird Universe » Bikini Experiment

Wednesday 15 November 15:54:29 UTC 2017

So why was Simone Harris standing on a Sydney street in a bikini? Was this a publicity stunt? Was she a psychologist conducting research? A performance artist being weird? I haven't been able to find answers anywhere.

Racine Journal Times – June 17, 1970 [Link]

Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 62

Wednesday 15 November 15:54:28 UTC 2017

Who, where, why?

The answer is here.

And after the jump. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I don't know what they're doing up there in the frozen wastes of Alaska, but the Musk Oxen are not amused [Interesting]

Wednesday 15 November 15:20:06 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Which is worse for you, weed or alcohol? Here's the buzzed science [Interesting]

Wednesday 15 November 14:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » After 27 years of having his namesake license plate, Mr. Grabher has it revoked [Fail]

Wednesday 15 November 14:20:05 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these old-timers [Photoshop]

Wednesday 15 November 14:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Weimaraner dress-up art. You're welcome. It's Woofday Wednesday [Spiffy]

Wednesday 15 November 14:00:00 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Violent psychopath" escapes Hawaiian facility, may have boarded plane to San Jose. Police warn not to approach him as he may be dangerously annoyed due to TSA screening procedures [Facepalm]

Wednesday 15 November 13:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It's one thing to fark with Gawker about Hulk Hogan. Peter Thiel now believes he has the political capital to fark with Google by purchasing antitrust verdicts [Interesting]

Wednesday 15 November 12:56:23 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Four breakfast trends of 2017 that don't involve bacon so who cares [Stupid]

Wednesday 15 November 12:29:22 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Dead navy SEAL proves Washington Post paid people to lie about Roy Moore [Fake]

Wednesday 15 November 11:25:22 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Chuck Grassley mumbles something before napping [Dumbass]

Wednesday 15 November 11:15:33 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Man accidentally leaves his GoPro in the path of a molten lava flow but is able to recover the smoking hot footage. The moral of the story is that if you want a fireproof home, build it out of GoPros [Cool]

Wednesday 15 November 10:44:22 UTC 2017

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GraphJam » The News I Learn

Wednesday 15 November 10:39:04 UTC 2017

The News I Learn Graph by: waffle569 Tagged: cnn , jon stewart , Media , news , stephen colbert , television Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Last Words

Wednesday 15 November 10:39:02 UTC 2017

Graph by: 2geckoman Tagged: beer , defeat , dude , hospital , joke , last , love , Pie Chart , watch , words Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Likelihood of my parents dropping by for a surprise visit

Wednesday 15 November 10:39:01 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: apartment , Bar Graph , bottle , boxes , clean , dirty , flat , girlfriend , minutes , parents , pizza , sex , shaved , surprise , underwear , visit Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » You Won't Get Fooled Again

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:57 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: facts , infographic , pills , placebos , Video Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » So Wait, You're Designing Trains Then?

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:54 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: engineering , Pie Chart , school , trains , truancy story Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Singers at a Karaoke bar

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:52 UTC 2017

LoL by: poptartninja Tagged: bar , dancing , drunk , karaoke , sing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Damn That, Eh

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:51 UTC 2017

Graph by: professionalfailer Tagged: poutine , Canada , eh Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » 1, 2, 3, 4:

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:50 UTC 2017

LoL by: chdwckvnstrsslhm Tagged: coolio , dance , floor , love , numbers , Songs , thumbs , war Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Your Mom Sure Does Vote A Lot Then

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:49 UTC 2017

Graph by: kittensloveham Tagged: American Idol , singers , Pie Chart , television Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » They Said I Was a Fool to Try, But I Showed Them

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:48 UTC 2017

Graph by: mynameismonkey Tagged: best of week , Challenge Accepted , fool , homework , Pie Chart , school Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » First World Problems

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:47 UTC 2017

Oh, the complications of being female. Submitted by: SimplyDerpette Tagged: pie charts , tripping , First World Problems , high heels Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » I Just Wanna Marry Myself

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:46 UTC 2017

I'm clearly have the perfect personality match, and I know exactly what my needs are. Graph by: (via Ariah Fine) Tagged: gay rights , marriage , traditional Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » And Don't It Feel Good

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:43 UTC 2017

Graph by: obsidianz Tagged: Bar Graph , Music , singing , sunshine Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Handy Space Travelers Weight Conversion Guide

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:42 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: guide , space travel , weight , conversion , space Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Dial-Up is Somewhere Near Suicidal

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:38 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: dialup , Internet speed , happy , dial up , happiness Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Wal*Mart

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:37 UTC 2017

Graph by: Marijuana Tagged: home , shopping , venn diagram , Walmart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Taco Bell's 4th meal

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:35 UTC 2017

Graph by: SuperErin Tagged: ads , appearance , burgers , commercials , eat , fast food , fat , food , obese , package post , real life , size , taco bell , TV Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » An Hour of Playing Skyrim: POV of the Mouse

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:34 UTC 2017

Made it an hour without fapping, too! Graph by: BurtaciousD Tagged: mouse , pov , Skyrim , video games Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How Long Would You Survive?

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:32 UTC 2017

Graph by: (via College Humor) Tagged: best of week , flow chart , horror movie , murder , slasher , survival Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Believe It or Not There Was a World Before the Internet

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:31 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: internet , social media , status , my space , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » What Does the Scouter Say About Their Ketchup Level

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:30 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: drive thru , fast food , ketchup , over 9000 , Pie Chart , scouter Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Popular Thoughts about Global Climate Change

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:29 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: americans , climate change , conservatives , everyone , global warming , Line Graph , thoughts Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Word Art Struggle Is Real

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:28 UTC 2017

Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: decisions , struggle , word art Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » RAW Laughs

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:27 UTC 2017

Graph by: snaked Tagged: summer rae , raw , WWE Wrestling Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Repost. Oldsauce. Not Funny.

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:26 UTC 2017

These are a few of my favorite insults. Graph by: (via thisisbabybear) Tagged: college , expectations , internet , Pie Chart , reality , weekends Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Laugh, For Your Health Dummy!

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:25 UTC 2017

Graph by: NowSourcing (via www.bestmasterofscienceinnursing.co~ Tagged: infographic , health , laughing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Book Costs

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:23 UTC 2017

Graph by: Killerwombat2112 Tagged: Bar Graph , book , college , cost , enjoy , hardcover , kids , once , read , textbook Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Did You Check If It's Plugged In?

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:22 UTC 2017

Graph by: kevfroe Tagged: best of week , comptuer , it , Pie Chart , Tech Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Two Shower Modes

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:20 UTC 2017

Not sure if technically correct, but you get the idea Graph by: Unknown Tagged: fusion , hot , cold , zero Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » See Also: Washing Someone Else's Hands

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:18 UTC 2017

Graph by: nedalton Tagged: Bar Graph , bathroom , dirty , etiquette , hands , washing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » At Least My Priorities Are Right

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:16 UTC 2017

At least my priorities are right Graph by: Daniel R Tagged: Pie Chart , pr0n , priorities , self referential , the interwebs Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Window of Opportunity

Wednesday 15 November 10:38:15 UTC 2017

Graph by: Unknown Tagged: tea , temperature Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » For 30 years a family has entertained their neighborhood with an extravagant, over-the-top, elaborate Christmas light display. But all it takes is one a-hole moving in down the block to pull the plug on that tradition [Asinine]

Wednesday 15 November 9:34:22 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Having learned their lesson with the chainsaw bayonet, the media are a lot more careful with this special report that shows how a single shot from an AR-15 can explode a watermelon as long as the AR-15 is a 12-gauge shotgun [Fail]

Wednesday 15 November 8:32:22 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » It turns out Roy Moore's wife was in the same high school class as one of his victims, though he had the decency to meet this one when she was very mature 24 [Awkward]

Wednesday 15 November 8:18:41 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Southern right wing religious nutjob now accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl [Sick]

Wednesday 15 November 7:49:45 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » No, and the giant Sanctimonious Douche vortex it created would make matters even worse [Unlikely]

Wednesday 15 November 7:00:19 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Church of Satan says Christians just love pedophilia [Awkward]

Wednesday 15 November 6:41:50 UTC 2017

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Futility Closet » That Explains It

Wednesday 15 November 6:06:58 UTC 2017

Image: Wikimedia Commons In 1795 a 56-pound meteorite fell in Yorkshire, a few miles from the village of Wold Newton. No one was hurt, but several people saw it land, and it was still warm and smoking when curious witnesses reached it. That got Philip José Farmer thinking. In his 1972 book Tarzan Alive, the science fiction author revealed that seven … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Meet the 'Swim Reaper', who hangs out at the beach in New Zealand to warn people with his dark humor about the risk of drowning [Weird]

Wednesday 15 November 5:54:27 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » I think that I shall never see, a poem as enraging as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest, against the sweet Earth's flowing breast. A tree that blocks my lake view, making it hard to sell at an inflated asking price – fark you [Asinine]

Wednesday 15 November 5:28:37 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » For the first time, somebody put a baby in the baby box at the firehouse in Coolspring Township, Indiana [Interesting]

Wednesday 15 November 4:11:55 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Cards Against Humanity goes Ken Burns on Donald Trump for the holidays, and even bought some land on the border to snag up alleged wall construction. Most Farkers will donate just for the "Stop Saying Pickle Rick" sign [Video]

Wednesday 15 November 4:10:12 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Family wakes up to stranger stomping on roof. No fiddle was recovered [Florida]

Wednesday 15 November 4:06:07 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 'Borat' fans busted for wearing mankinis in Kazakhstan. Is not nice (Is NSFW too) [Awkward]

Wednesday 15 November 3:50:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Lunching ranger discovers species lost for 40 years. It was delicious [Cool]

Wednesday 15 November 3:23:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » "Barn owls must have been stoked when the barn was invented" [Amusing]

Wednesday 15 November 2:56:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » NYC mayor's spokesman: "Chicago Pizza Better Than New York's" [Obvious]

Wednesday 15 November 2:49:14 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Iowans find another way to maximize calorie consumption [Sick]

Wednesday 15 November 2:30:04 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Florida man booby-trapped SpongeBob lunchbox with explosives but they won't reveal what he did with the Sandy Squirrel one [Florida]

Wednesday 15 November 2:26:14 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » 8,000-year-old wine found in Georgia, which is a problem since people there believe that the world is only 5,000 years old [Repeat]

Wednesday 15 November 2:03:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Are those bags of shrimp in your pants or are you just excited to see me? [Dumbass]

Wednesday 15 November 1:36:44 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this mountain 'sploding [Photoshop]

Wednesday 15 November 1:00:01 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Russia's Ministry of Defense sends out a Tweet with a video showing what it called "irrefutable proof" that US forces were aiding ISIS. Unfortunately for the "irrefutable" part, it was actually footage from the game "AC-130 Gu

Wednesday 15 November 0:43:24 UTC 2017

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Fark.com RSS » Scientists discover 8000-year-old wine bottles in Georgia, no doubt under pile of 8000 PBR cans thrown on ground after last weekend's tractor pull [Interesting]

Wednesday 15 November 0:16:44 UTC 2017

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