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 » Have you ever been pregnant … on weed? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Nigerian Air Force agrees to buy $600M in fighter planes from America. Transaction will be finalized as soon as the U.S. sends them $50M to cover attorney's fees and taxes [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » South Carolina lawmaker wants to increase fines for drivers who go slowly in the left lane. Still no extra fines for people mistaking farmers market for street [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Hey, we should like totally throw a sandbag from the freeway overpass for the lulz. What's the worst that could happen [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » You may want to sit down for this. North Korea's safety standards for nuclear testing may not be all that high [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Throngs of bored teenagers arrested for being bored teenagers [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember that old commercial where the old lady throws the tire through the window of a Discount Tire store because she was unhappy? Well this is exactly like this, except it's a guy and he drives his truck through the dealership window [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these tall buildings [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Headline pulled from the files of Ric Romero: Alcohol makes people more racist and homophobic [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Britain once again brought to a standstill by three inches of snow, as the colonies chuckle [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » ♬ We been sliding down these roads of ice, skiing in an Amish paradise. I fell down not once but twice, skiing in an Amish paradise. It's hard work for our horse named Brice, skiing in an Amish paradise. ♬ [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Creature caught on camera on Lake Michigan either sea monster, shark, or streetlight (w/ video) [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » The Giving Tree
In the February 2003 issue of Word Ways, Dave Morice nominates PEPPERTREE as the “holy grail” of wordplay. PEPPERTREE is a “pyramid word” — it contains 1 T, 2 Rs, 3 Ps, and 4 Es: But it contains two shorter pyramid words, PEPPER and PEP: Also: All the letters in PEPPERTREE can be typed on the top row of a … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Semi crash spills hundreds of cans of beer on West Virginia highway. But don't worry it was only Coors Light and Miller High Life [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » "So, Skittles have different fragrances and different colors – but they all taste exactly the same" [Obvious]
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Futility Closet » Eban Numbers
What number comes next in this sequence? 2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, __ SelectClick for Answer> 50 comes next. It’s a list of natural numbers whose English names lack the letter E (“e-ban numbers”). (Proposed by N.J.A. Sloane.) From the excellent puzzle page at the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Move over pot brownies: California prepares for marijuana in wine, trail mixes, tacos, and other edibles. Tacos? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » After accepting blankets from first-class passengers, passengers booted from plane and accused of theft, flying while black [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » 67-year-old man is prohibited from possessing orange balloons after hundreds of photos showing girls either holding or blowing them up were found by police [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Toronto thief steals the veal. When caught, he'll be jailed here all week [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » "I just made the decision I was going to go get him. I knew what I was getting into. I knew how cold that ice would be. I knew about how much time I had in there. I knew exactly what I was getting into when I got into that water" [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Worst. Art. Critic. Ever [Dumbass]
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Weird Universe » Greenhouse Helmet
Patented in 1986 by Waldemar Anguita of Brooklyn, NY. And I'm not sure, but this may be Waldemar's Twitter account. After all, how many Waldemar Anguitas of approximately the right age can there be in Brooklyn?
A principle object of the present invention is to provide a greenhouse helmet designed to contain plants secured within and the helmet worn completely … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Apparently there are still some actual newspapers in circulation, and someone managed to slip homophobic slurs into a reporter's byline in one of them [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » We have reached the end of an era: that of the big-name news anchor [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this blacksmith [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Meet Frida. She is a rescue dog with a "sixth sense" for finding humans. This is your Woofday Wetnose Wednesday thread [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » Get off her lawn [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Knzcfsdkfsadvnksvvmsdgsv [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Georgia Confederate statue gets a facelift [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » A new study shows 3 million civilians in the US carry a gun with them every day; 9 million at least once a month. As we've been told over and over and over, this is why hundreds of thousands of people get shot every day [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Police officer actually charged for killing someone with a Taser [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Dashcam three-car pileup in L.A. as they watch Space-X launch [Video]
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Weird Universe » World’s Largest Sofa
More on the sponsoring company. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Billionaire blowhard says yet again that he thinks the NFL is in decline [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "LAX – LAX flight complete. Flight time, 8 hours and 20 minutes" [Awkward]
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GraphJam » Anxiety Level in Correlation to School Year
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: school , Line Graph , anxiety Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Have a Hard Time With Both
Graph by: qwertyoctopus Tagged: cookies , dieting , internet , security , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Sounds More Like a Book Club
Graph by: billy_dole Tagged: book club , brad pitt , fight club , meatloaf , Pie Chart , women Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How Loud My Dog Is
Why I Like Cats Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , dogs , pet , quiet , shhh , sneaky Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Community College Student's Food Pyramid
LoL by: lynnym Tagged: college , eating , energy drinks , food , food pyramid , tupperware , vending machines , Walmart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Behold the Lies!
Graph by: BillyMcG Tagged: lies , test , study , text book Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Working with electronics
Graph by: Finward Tagged: device , dismantling , electronics , fell , screw , stupid , tiny , together , working Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Replotted: The Sad Reality
Graph by: gabrielblacher Tagged: batman , children , employment , Pie Chart , unemployment Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Sleeping the Summer Away
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: lazy , nap time , Pie Chart , summer break Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Life's Good = Pacman
Graph by: Marius Morthorst Tagged: best of week , games , lifes-good , pacman , retro , video games Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Why Pot Hasn't Been Legalized Yet
Graph by: dangerroth Tagged: change , drive , illegal , initiative , laws , legal , marijuana , pot , smoke , venn diagram , weed Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Tech Companies as Christmas Icons
Graph by: (via Geek Culture ) Tagged: tech companies , christmas , icons , instagram , santa , overly attached Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Health Pie Chart
I've been sick. This is my health this week in pie chart form. Graph by: Unknown Tagged: hand drawn , health , pie , Pie Chart , slice , yummy Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » He's Got Lots of "Survival Liquid"
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bear grylls , pee , Pie Chart , stranded , survival Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Pièce de Résistance of the Internet
Submitted by: SolidGoldChimp Tagged: wtf , gas , gross , farts , flatulence , morning Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » There It Is!
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: blowing in the wind , bob dylan , Music , song Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I'm Sure It Can Wait
Graph by: candygal101100 Tagged: friend , morning , problems , texting , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Types of Pie Charts on GraphJam
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: pie charts , meta , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » False Alarm
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: false alarm , alarm , car alarm , accident Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You Forgot the Pokeball at Ten
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: age , anarchy , mercedes benz , peace , pokeball , time , want Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Never count the starfish out [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Fruitcake continues reign of terror, triggers bomb squad investigation [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark-ready headline: "I Went A Month Without Pooping, And It'll Probably Happen Again" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Subby's drunk right now, but Mike Huckabee is stupid. In the morning, subby will be sober and Mike Huckabee will still be stupid [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » 2017 was a great year to be rich. YA THINK? [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Old and busted: Grave robbing for dissection bodies. New hotness: Grave robbing for Christmas decorations [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida robbery quiz: 1) beat with vase 2) stripped naked 3) shot at 4) found in gas station 5) all of the above [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Ugly-ass baby bongo born at Audubon (pic) [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » He slides in ….. and HE'S SAFE [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't worry, the oysters will save us…said no one, ever [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Being a heathen who doesn't believe in god over the festive period can be awkward. Here's what it's like to have no religious soul [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Saudi Arabia hopes chess tournament where Jews are banned and women must wear robes will help the country attain modern-day cultural relevance… or at least baby steps towards 15th-century relevance [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » The true meaning of the traditional Kentucky Fried Chicken Christmas in Japan [Interesting]
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Futility Closet » Immortality?
The Austrian painter Johannes Gumpp is remembered for only two works. Both are self-portraits in which his back is turned to the viewer. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Having trouble spitting out the words to curse out your relatives this holiday season? Here's how to swear in sign language [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Another reason why we can't have nice things [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this confident tuber [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Subby's gorgeous friend makes news as modern-day Job: Lost her mom to cancer at 11, was a Columbine victim at 14, and became a war widow at 20. Now she faces stage IV colon cancer at the ripe old age of 33 [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » And at No. 7 on the hit parade of Florida weirdness: "Driver refuses to unclench his heroin-hiding buttocks" [Florida]
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