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 » Minnesota man MAY get a new trial after two jurors admit that they were influenced by a fellow juror's "look, he is a black person with a previous criminal record living in North Minneapolis. You know he's just a banger from the hood, so
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Fark.com RSS » Pope Francis to preside over ex-Boston cardinal Bernard Law's funeral, soon as he figures out what's Latin for "Nothing to see here, move along" [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » The Grinch will not be stealing Christmas this year, thanks to a 5-year-old boy and 911 [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » This season's Swedish Ice Hotel is now open for business, and HOLY HELL how are you supposed to get any sleep in Room Three?? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » This story's run so many times, I'm starting to think the Navy is trying to sell T-shirts [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Your honor, it is completely out of character for my client to steal a car, go to a Motel 6, run from the cops, get arrested, slip out of hand cuffs, and beat the arresting officer. We ask for light bail [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission would like to remind you all once again that your Christmas tree is a murderous pyrotechnical booby trap detonated by milk and cookies while you sleep [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Challenge: A more believable press secretary [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Canada's Trudeau contravened ethics rules with visit to Aga Khan island. Aga Khan, Aga Khan, Aga Khan Aga Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Aga Khan [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Rudolph, Santa puppets from 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' classic TV special listed on eBay for $10 million [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "Drinking and ready to pull the trigger" is no way to head into the holidays [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Meanwhile in Puerto Rico…. You remember Puerto Rico? An island with nearly three and a half million American citizens? Devastated by a hurricane and almost completely ignored by the POTUS? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone has spent almost a decade analyzing Bob Dylan's Xmas lights on his Malibu home, here is his analysis of his 2017 display. The restraining order will be announced tomorrow [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Describe TFD to Liters using 4 words or less [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » The 17 most Florida things that happened in 2017 [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » France passes law to ban all oil and gas production by 2040. France, the world's 71st leading oil producer at 15k barrels per day. We hear heavyweights Slovenia and Lithuania will follow suit [Spiffy]
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Futility Closet » Double Dealing
A play is put on that Mr. Baker wants to see. Tickets cost $10. Consider two situations: Baker buys a ticket but loses it on the way into the theater. Baker arrives at the ticket window and realizes that he’s lost $10 from his wallet. What’s the likelihood in each case that Baker will buy a ticket to see the … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Community shocked to learn assistant principal can afford prostitutes [Dumbass]
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Futility Closet » Plain Sailing
In 1670, Louis XIV’s finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, ordered the planting of the Forest of Tronçais to provide masts for the French navy 200 years hence. His order established one of the principal stands of oaks in Europe, carefully interplanted with beeches and larches to encourage them to grow straight, tall, and free of knots. By the time they matured, … [Link]
Weird Universe » Cultural Shock
I wonder if somewhere the film of this experiment in 'cultural shock' still exists.
Cincinnati Enquirer – Apr 6, 1971 [Link]
Weird Universe » Queen Angelita
Modern dictators just don't have the style and panache of olden tyrants. At an international exposition in his country in 1956, Rafael Trujillo crowned his 16-year-old daughter as "Queen Angelita," and gave her a court of 150 ladies-in-waiting.
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Fark.com RSS » Screaming 'F*** off, I'm an honours student' won't fly on this airline [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Palm Springs to remove stand of trees at golf course that were put there so that 1960s golfers didn't have to look at black people [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this speedster cyclist [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Do dogs need winter coats? This cleverly disguised advertisement from the 'buy coats for dogs' foundation says yes. It's your Woofday Wednesday [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Man gets sick and tired of porch thieves stealing his Amazon deliveries, so he invents TheBlankBox – a box that fires a blank shotgun shell when someone tries to lift it [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Birdbrain who ate a 'large quantity' of MDMA tablets, steals a boat and gets caught by police, tells them he doesn't want to be 'judged by swans'. Ta Da [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Lgb, Lgt, Lbt, Gbt [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Better Call Heywood Jablome [Repeat]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest data breach leaked personal information, including Experian records, for 123 million American households. On the bright side, that's only 98% of households in the US, so technically, it could have been worse [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » CNN interviews the Navy pilot who witnessed the streetlight from this weekend's video release [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Cardinal Law passes away at 86 [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Member of well regulated militia pleads guilty to fatally shooting boyfriend in YouTube stunt [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » "After 20 years and two children my beloved wife decided to become a porn star against my wishes" [Awkward]
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GraphJam » Is It Any Wonder I Do Poorly on the Tests?
Graph by: Tanvir Tagged: school , venn diagram , college Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How Gandalf Makes His Decisions
Where's the route for 'you shall not pass'? Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: Lord of the Rings , gandalf , decision Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Pssh, That's NOTHING
Graph by: ladyexlibris Tagged: desensitized , disturbing , hide , kids these days , Pie Chart , Popcorn Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Time it takes to fall in love (average)
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , days , fairy tales , fall , love , months , movies , real life , weeks , years Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How to Pick a Charity Infographic
Graph by: neomam Tagged: charity , infographic , money Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How Was All of That Inside of You?
Graph by: michaelgschaffer Tagged: baby , gross , Line Graph , parenting , spit up , towel Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » What Are You Turning On?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: dark , lights , Pie Chart , turn on , wall Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » tastiness vs area of sandwich
Graph by: cauelaratta Tagged: delicious , food , sandwich , tasty , yummy Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Imagine This Is Also True for Available Men
Graph by: (via Guardian) Tagged: fish , Maps , populations , Sad , serious Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Stalling for Time?
Graph by: markot9 Tagged: question , answer , stalling , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Why Pie Charts Suck
Graph by: StarsHallelujah Tagged: color blind , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Maybe If I Stare a Little Longer…
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: computer , Line Graph , procrastination , school , studying Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Tumblr for Math Nerds
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: math nerds , internet , social media , tumblr , Video , youtube Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » True H2O Facts
Graph by: (via Roflmaocopter) Tagged: best of week , Death , h2o , true facts , water Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Story of My Life
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: crushes , girls , like , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Apple Business Model
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: apple , suing , copyright , Reframe , copying , categoryimage Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Obvious Quesitons
Graph by: PrincessWordplay Tagged: marijuana , windmills , Netherlands , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Think I'll Just Go Back to Bed
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bed , morning , sleeping , Pie Chart , waking up Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Dum Dum Dum Dum Dum
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: joseph smith , mormonism , Pie Chart , religion , southpark Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Your Jedi Mind Tricks Will Not Work On Me, Boy
Graph by: Tagged: force powers , Jedi , Pie Chart , star wars Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Belgian woman who personally helped 250 downed Allied airmen escape Nazi occupied Europe has died at age 96 [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » After Colorado man's "F*ck Nazis" sign is stolen from his yard, he rebuilds bigger and better. "The day I take down this sign is the day I take down the American flag." Can't Fark have a Hero tag for more than one kind of hero
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Fark.com RSS » I'm bartending at the Brooklyn Safehouse, in Greenpoint, on Christmas Day. I'm opening around 4pm. Any Farker that comes in, I'll provide a free drink. I'll also provide fresh popped popcorn and other snacks [FarkParty]
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Fark.com RSS » It must be trial run train wreck week [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Since the Keystone Pipeline worked out so well, let's just double down and put one under the Potomac River [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Wow. That's gay. That is soooo gay. That's gayer than a gay unicorn puking a rainbow on Richard Simmons. That's gayer than a penis flavoured lollipop. That's gayer than a guy riding a bicycle with no seat. OK, maybe not that gay. But
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Fark.com RSS » If you lost a emaciated, balding dog with a mysterious tattoo then San Antonio Animal Care Services would like a word with you [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Hold my beer. I'm gonna be the first person to drive across the lake this winter [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Users of New Crack are joining unions to protect their safety (while they still use). Classic Crack users still choosing the "getting arrested or shot" option [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest in international propaganda that might just work….Do you want free Choco Pies for life? The all you have to do is run across the Korean DMZ into South Korea and make it across safely and you may be a winner. Oh my [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Google confirms all New Zealanders are sheep shaggers [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Every single U-boat is out of action, leaving the German navy with no working subs. This is not a repeat from 1945 [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Ever just feel like digging a hole, crawling into it, and never coming out? Look this guy up [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Sailors at sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford get special screening of The Last Jedi, demand to know why the ship's namesake was killed off in the previous movie [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Can you really be called a nudist if you don't take off your socks? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » It's that time of year for stories of anonymous people dropping precious metals, gems in Salvation Army kettles instead of feeding the poor, reading to the elderly, visiting with family, friends, isolated people because that's hard work [Sapp
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Fark.com RSS » Who is more stupid? The police for tweeting out their plans to arrest a spy in a few days or the spy who still got caught? [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Man claims he had no idea he backed into bicycle officer and thought it was just a random dude firing shots at him [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Quiz: Whose rules are more complicated, the NFL or the US Senate? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » A new painting of Prince Pillip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Consort to the British Monarch, has been unveiled — improve it, Farkers [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Well, look on the bright side, Mr. President: it says right here you don't fark goats [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Columbia, SC to ban bump stocks. Bumping uglies with cousins still legal [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » A hotel charges a woman $350 after she posts a negative review online [Facepalm]
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