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 » Finally caving in to a FOIA request, the Air Force has quietly released a glowing airmen-produced film about the A-10 that It had been trying to suppress [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Well at least he wasn't standing on the wing at 20,000 feet, looking in through the window, during a thunderstorm [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The world's most expensive vodak was stolen. Estimated at $1.3 million, mostly due to the bottle [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Paulie issues a hit on Weinstein. "Oh, yeah. That son-of-a-b*tch better hope that he goes (to jail), because if he doesn't, he'll have to meet me, and I will kill that motherf—–," Sorvino said in the TMZ interview. "It's re
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Fark.com RSS » Forever 21 cash registers were pwned forover 21 weeks [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » In the days before millennials killed radio, stations could afford to own their own traffic helicopters. Reporters patrolled the skies during rush hour to notify listeners of backups, then pitched hamburgers, breath mints, sitcoms, and boner pills [O
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this robot celebrating with a drink [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Bill & Hillary Clinton's house ablaze, probably not with marital passion [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » Hindu monk tows van around with his penis. Not as efficient as AAA, but much more entertaining [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Detroit now 12.5% less stabby than before [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » A 'security expert' warns that hacked sexbots could murder people. Declines to say if he recently watched Ghost in the Shell or WestWorld (possibly Not Safe For Work image of a sex toy) [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Going through life covered in shiat and throwing fireballs from your hands is no way to go through life son [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Wow, it's cold. "HOW. COLD. IS IT?" It's so cold, Canadian towns are cracking open [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » In solidarity with the majority of American voters, turns out Trump didn't want to be elected president [News]
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Fark.com RSS » A Tesla Model 3 was driven from LA to New York in just over 50 hours by two dudes with huge bladders [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Carrie Underwood after receiving 40 stitches in her face looks like…Carrie Underwood [Followup]
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Futility Closet » Black and White
By Friedrich Köhnlein. White to mate in two moves. SelectClick for Answer> 1. Qa8! and Black can’t evade the rook. From Tägliche Rundschau, 1904. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » There are people who don't quite sweep snow off the top of their vehicle, then there's this guy with 6 feet of snow piled on the top of his transport, hitting power lines as he drives along [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman wants cab driver fired after he left her son on a rural road in -37 C weather, which is the temperature at which most Canadians will start to consider putting on a hat [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » OK so everyone here participating in Dry January or "Drynuary" or the "Dryathlon" raise your hands… *looks around*…. Hellooooo, anyone? Bueller….Bueller, Bueller. Anyone? Anyone? (*crickets*) [Fake]
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Fark.com RSS » That's right, Florida. 0.1" of snow Shut her down, boys [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Joshua Boyle, the Canadian man held hostage by the Taliban for five years, appears to have picked up some bad habits from his captors, now faces 15 domestic violence-related criminal charges [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » "I lived on nothing but beer for a week, and survived." Not exactly "Weasels ripped my flesh" [Interesting]
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Weird Universe » Cherophobia
Back in September 2017, artist Noëmi Lakmaier lay still for nine hours as a team of balloon assistants and a "bondage engineer" attached 20,000 balloons to her immobilised body. Eventually she achieved lift-off, but since she was inside the Sydney Opera House, she didn't float away.
This was the second time she performed this piece, having first performed it in … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Peruvian bus hurtles over 'devil's' cliff, kills at least 485. What kind of bus was tha – oh… Typo, or click-bait? (Update: they fixed it. Screenshot in Boobies) [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Fixer Upper star knocker uppered [Sappy]
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Fark.com RSS » Project to turn water tower into giant hamburger: "I think it's kind of silly actually" [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this submerged sparkler [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » It's too cold out – remember that dogs get cold too. Here's a happy ice rescue for your Woofday Wednesday [Hero]
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Fark.com RSS » If you live on the east coast, get ready for the Bomb Cyclone coming Thursday. Also, the gas, milk and bread cyclone to happen Wednesday [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Eating ketchup may cause Crohn's disease, especially if you swallow the little foil packet whole [Strange]
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Weird Universe » Follies of the Madmen #344
Sleeping couple happy to be awakened by cigarette parade.
Original ad here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Todd-truckin' Track Palin granted house arrest as long as he avoids his entire family [Murica]
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GraphJam » Does this Graph remind you of the game, "Simon"?
LoL by: ChaosD1 Tagged: clever , comedy , games , graphjam Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Or If There's Only a Little Milk in the Carton
Instant bowl! Graph by: (via twiceshy.bitedaily.com) Tagged: bowl , cereal , clean , flow chart , food , milk , wash Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » When The TV Breaks
LoL by: jstar1223 Tagged: graphjam , situational humor , TV Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » how acceptable speedos are
Graph by: xybob Tagged: acceptable , not , Pie Chart , speedo Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Replotted: Born in Yukon, +9001% Frost Resistance
Graph by: vaderdude Tagged: elder scrolls , Maps , morrowind , oblivion , over 9000 , Skyrim Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Infographics Explained… With Legos!
Graph by: (via Hot Butter Studio) Tagged: data , demonstration , explanation , infographic , legos Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Artist Chart
I'm a Microsoft Painter, and darn proud of it. Graph by: john boy (via infothreads.blogspot.com) Tagged: artists , best of week , flow chart , painter , poor Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Can't It Wait?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: homework , school , procrastination , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Walmart's Motorized Shopping Carts
Graph by: king_myste Tagged: carts , exercise , hilarious , motorized , need , obese , people , teenagers , use , venn diagram , Walmart , wal mart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Anything But That
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: kids , internet , scare , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Take a Hint
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: take a hint , talking , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Decline of Western Communication
Graph by: goddambatman Tagged: facepalm , grammer , picard , Pie Chart , reflexive Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Secret To Success Is To Keep Giving Yourself Challenges
Graph by: Judge Smails Tagged: Bar Graph , brave , movies , pixar , ratatouille , up , walle Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Don't Know Her
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: forever alone , friends , relationships , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Reasons To Start Waking Through More than Tall Grass
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Pokémon , video games Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Why Does That Exist?
Graph by: yumTako Tagged: swiss army knife , toothpick Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » What is Community?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: community , Bar Graph , interests , television Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Am I Being a Creep?
Graph by: andime Tagged: comment , decisions , facebook , flow chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Don’t Do Anything Fun or Ambitious and You Should Sleep Just Fine
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: hacks , idiot friends , sleep , infographic Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » You Must Listen to the Beat of Your Circadian Rhythms
Graph by: SamCrazykid Tagged: school , tired , sleep Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Twitter cracks down on Nazi bots. *whisperwhisper* Sorry, correction: Twitter cracks down on the bot that exposed racist Nazi bots [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » 2017 was the first year that nobody died from commercial air travel since its invention [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » 30,000 federal employees earn more than any governor, increased by 165 percent between fiscal 2010 and 2016. Thanks Obama [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Politics [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Sports [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Geek [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Discussion [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Entertainment [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Last Chance to Vote – Voting open until Monday January 8, 2018 at 1pm Eastern Time – Headline of the Year – Tab Contest Finals – Business [HOTY]
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Fark.com RSS » Professor, how many posts will it take before someone tries to deflect from the topic of this article? [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » A look at what happens when a former high rolling antifa insider turns police informant [Scary]
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Futility Closet » One Two Three
This is in my notes with the words “ridiculous escape”: An 1889 article in Charles Dickens’ All the Year Round tells how Italian humanist Celio Secondo Curione outsmarted the Inquisition: In my new prison I had been confined for a week, with huge pieces of wood chained to my feet, where I was favoured with a sudden inspiration from Heaven. … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Have you spent the last 20 years playing video games in your mom's basement and are looking for a change? The Air Force has some good news for you [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » A party, less than an ounce of weed which nobody admits owning. That'll be 63 arrests for weed possession [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » What could draw Drew across the Ohio border during subzero temps? Hint: it starts with "cheap" and ends with "liquor" [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Connecticut State Lottery holds a do-over after proving to be as bad at math as its customers [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Security guards shoot two people dead at The Club. See, that's why I just stick with Lojack [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Running a stop sign with 2x the legal limit of alcohol in your blood is no way to celebrate New Years, Your Honor [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » When it's cold outside the best way to warm up your Porsche in the morning A) park indoors B) block heater C) Fire [Stupid]
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Fark.com RSS » If this is gonna be that kind of party, I'm gonna stick my venture capital into mashed potatoes (NSFW) [Weeners]
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Fark.com RSS » "Marina Del Lex", "Luthorville", "Otisburg"….OTISBURG???? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Breaking news from 2004: Boston to break another 1918 curse. But not in a good way [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Inmate claims drugs hidden in his rectum were not his, judicial panel says GTFO [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Storm Eleanor now a 'risk to life' after sending lighthouses in northern Ireland into orbit, which will surely crash back to Earth as they approach England [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Best 2017 cancer news? CAR-T cell therapy [Spiffy]
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Fark.com RSS » Study reveals teen girls feel immense pressure to text nude photos. "I sent my boyfriend a naked pic after he insisted and was going to break up with me. Now he is threatening to send it to everyone if I don't have sex with him, I'm only
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Fark.com RSS » Gas prices rise fifteen cents because of . . . *spins the Wheel of Excuses* . . . cold weather [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Free hot dog on the bumper of a pickup truck keeps a man in Texas from receiving a traffic ticket, brings back memories of Cheech & Chong's 'Up In Smoke' [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Stress balls are great for relieving stress. But not by throwing them at your colleagues in anger, Chief Constable [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this sweet scene [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Hey, free chickens [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » South Korean courts confirm old law that massage parlors: a) should not perform sexual acts, b) are ok to perform sexual acts, or c) should only be owned and operated by the blind [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Free cats trigger volunteer hoarder rescue [Florida]
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