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 » Three women jailed for stealing $600 worth of Flonase and baby formula. So much for *that* New Years Eve party [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Shoplifting at Walmart while carrying heroin, a gun and human teeth is no way to go through, life, son [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » This is the reason you don't put a restaurant in every city and town in the country and clog the market (Warning: Slideshow) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Judge Ric Romero tells woman who rode a motorbike naked, got fingered in the street, and punched a blind man 'your life is a mess.' [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Damn Oompa Loompas [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » After 80 years, it is no longer illegal to pull your log in Orkney [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Not only is corn Illinois' official state vegetable and popcorn the official state snack, but soon it will also be the official state grain and thus, will finally unite the three Houses of Corn. Corn [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this rainbow of roundy things [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Gunman robs local Family Dollar in under 10 seconds. Well honestly, how much time would you actually need? [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » We are looking for a few good mermaids [Florida]
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Futility Closet » Great and Small
When the Seattle Art Museum presented an exhibition of Michelangelo’s early drawings in 2009, it included three menus that the sculptor had scrawled on the back of an envelope in 1518 — grocery lists for a servant. Oregonian reviewer Steve Duin explained, “Because the servant he was sending to market was illiterate, Michelangelo illustrated the shopping lists — a herring, … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Yet another story of a person rescued after being lost at sea for seven months. This time it was a man and his cat [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Do as I say not as I do [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman says 50 packages stolen from her doorstep. I dunno. Maybe after the first couple dozen, have them delivered to a UPS Store or sumpthin'? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Instashop this shot blocker [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Sue chef [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » The waterbed turns 50. You forgot about the goldfish you dumped in there when you were high back in the '80s, didn't you? [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman can't sue school over a prank the students pulled on her [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » To all those that are trying to pay their 2018 property taxes in 2017. Yeah about that, the IRS says they are deductible only if assessed and paid for in 2017 [Obvious]
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Weird Universe » Miss Plump of Coney Island
The winner of the 1925 Miss Plump of Coney Island contest was Jolly Irene, which was the stage name of sideshow performer Amanda Siebert. According to Marc Hartzman's American Sideshow:
Amanda Siebert wasn't always the jiggly Jolly Irene. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was quite normal for the first twenty-one years of her life. In 1901 she weighed … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Grits, now a weapon [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » I'll be taking this Fiji water and whatever cash you've got [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Because who wouldn't want to live in a van down by the river? [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Mystery Illustration 65
What are these guys making?
The answer is here.
Or after the jump. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Newly dating couples, if you want your dating to last into marriage you should only see each other twice a week. Subby, who has been married 27 years and lives with what's her name swears by this [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Evangelical Christianity has been making great strides in recruiting TONS of new minions…for the atheists [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman throws husband a vasectomy party. Real food items include Milk Duds, beef jerky, meatballs and tiny sausages [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » The culture war is being won by corporate America [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » Hope for America: We're no longer drinking as much Icehouse, Miller Lite, Bud Light, Busch, Natural Ice, Budweiser, Natural Light, Miller High Life, Keystone Light, or Bud Light Lime as we did when we were in college [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » There is no better way to attract customers than an enormous angry white Trump-dog hybrid pointing at the sky [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Dog rescued from not-so-frozen pond in Utah by heroic hero is still doing fine. Also, the kid is awake [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » You know what the Grand Canyon needs? Zip lines [Asinine]
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GraphJam » I Think of Your Mother
Graph by: Entwistlefan101 Tagged: climax , peak , Pie Chart , your mom Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Even Worse Than Navi
Graph by: vinaloi41 Tagged: beeping , health , navi , Pie Chart , video games , zelda Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » 2010 Food Pyramid
Graph by: cornstalker Tagged: 2010 , birthdays , bleeding , food pyramid , infographic , stomach Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » That's Illegal, Man
Graph by: saltyteabag (via www.geekosystem.com) Tagged: copy , distribution , illegal , infographic , piracy , software Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Sandwich Guide
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: best of week , corners , guide , sandwich Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Credit Card Security
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: credit card , graphs , funny , Pie Chart Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Gangnam Style's Climb to the Most Viewed Video on YouTube
Graph by: (via Youtube-Trends) Tagged: justin beiber , baby , youtube , Line Graph , gangnam style , psy Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Monday Morning
Graph by: (via Sarah Lazarovic) Tagged: snack , work , websites , morning , coffee , mondays Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Is That an A or an O?
Graph by: Jimperbam Tagged: Bar Graph , handwriting , school , summer Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » How fun Monopoly is Vs Time
How fun Monopoly is Vs Time Graph by: Unknown Tagged: board games , entertainment , fun , monopoly , screw this , time Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Why My Dad Is Lame
Graph by: ditzydoo Tagged: dads , parents , socks and sandals , tacky , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Trail Mix Dilemma
iamnotlost said: Who decided raisins should be a thing? Graph by: iamnotlost Tagged: raisins , delicious , vile Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » You Must Choose
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: dogs , pets , cat people , venn diagram Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Books with….
Graph by: bsewcicma Tagged: books , characters , insightful , plots , Sparkle , twilight , vampires Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Your Character Is a Jerk
Graph by: Aquaras Tagged: double jump , bad idea , video games Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Pocketing the Best
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: fashion , Chart , pants , pockets Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » The Rare Reader; Approach with Caution
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: caution , reader , sketch , poses Share on Facebook
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GraphJam » Kafka Is a Real Downer
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Fark.com RSS » Newlyweds find photos showing that they were meant for each other [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Voting ends 1pm Eastern Time today Last chance to get your votes in Headline of the Year Final Round – Main – Story Headlines [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Voting ends 1pm Eastern Time today Last chance to get your votes in Headline of the Year Final Round – Main – Politics headlines posted to Main [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Voting ends 1pm Eastern Time today Last chance to get your votes in Headline of the Year Final Round – Main – Context headlines [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Voting ends 1pm Eastern Time today Last chance to get your votes in Headline of the Year Final Round – Main – Puns and Wordplay [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » An enterprising Southern California couple beats Amazon to the drone delivery marketplace [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » 2017 White People Awards [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Let's look at how North Korea would wage war on the US. Apparently, they'd use that stick and maybe a map [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » No one goes into a barbershop and says "Give me the Larry Fine" [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Theme of Farktography Contest No. 660: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot 2". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme [Farktography]
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Fark.com RSS » Remember those nice grandparents who got busted with 60 pounds of weed intended as presents for friends and family? Guess who their son is [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently, a large dead animal in your luggage is now against the rules [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Guy mistakenly fires off gun while renewing car tags at Michigan Secretary Of State office. Gets 100 on "Mad Max Driving Test" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Supermarket: So sorry for us screwing up your meat order for the holidays, here's a box of chocolates with some maggots [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Something very strange that resembles a flaming taco shell has been found at the bottom of a loch in Scotland. No word yet if it belongs to Nessie [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman who endured months of Detroit bus rides to medical appointments after carjacker drove her car into her house, punched her in the face and dragged her down the street gets stolen car paid off, new Jeep SUV for Christmas [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » You know what sounds like a fun time? Spending $100 for a ticket to visit Disneyland on one their busiest days of the year, and while waiting an hour in line for a ride suddenly being told the ride is closed due to a power outage [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » ♬ Adolf, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Volkswagens, I must make amends ♫ [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Won't buy cigarettes for a teenager on Christmas? You better believe that's a car stealin' and crashin' [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » How shady was the scheme that landed "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli in jail? Let's put it this way: even his LAWYER was just convicted of fraud for being part of it [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » After years of artillery strikes, North Korea announces full-scale invasion of its sworn enemy, the sea [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Protip: if you try to rob someone at a casino and fail, I mean let 'em go, because man, they're gone. Fark: Seriously, quit. Don't follow the guys for 20 miles to a police station parking lot and try to rob him *again*. Just sayin' is
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Fark.com RSS » Turns out Civil War general, Nathan Beford Forrest, was gay [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these people with a good head for tomatoes [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Deadspin calls it "diarrhea sludge" but locals of Cincinnati take Cincinnati Chili seriously. So seriously they will fight for it, and steal recipes for it [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » That must have been a good cookie [Florida]
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