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 » We have our first fatal Walmart fight of the new year [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » If you're going to take off your engagement ring to wash your hands, and then forget that you've taken off your engagement ring to wash your hands, don't do that in a Walmart bathroom [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Fat, drunk, smearing feces on the walls and trying to stuff your shirt down the toilet is no way to behave on a airline son [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Customers attack a restaurant worker because they wanted the thermostat turned down. Yes it did happen at a Waffle House down South, why do you ask? [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Here's what you need to know if you win the Powerball and Mega Millions and their combined $1 billion prize [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Alabama's strength coach smashes last years Nat'l Champ Runner Up Trophy. No word on what he did with this year's 3rd place in the SEC trophy [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Twitter on world leaders' accounts violating terms of service: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Poachers beware: Robot deer are roaming our woods, hunting for you [Creepy]
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Fark.com RSS » San Francisco will beat Los Angeles… to adult use cannabis sales. Now if they could just figure out baseball and football [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this stealth bomber over the Rose Bowl [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Huh, apparently you're not supposed to pepper spray ten-year-olds. How else am I going to keep Junior in line? [Murica]
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Futility Closet » Fair Play
“I understand that a computer has been invented that is so remarkably intelligent that if you put it into communication with either a computer or a human, it can’t tell the difference!” — Raymond Smullyan [Link]
Fark.com RSS » That can't be good for the alignment. Or the bodywork. Or the anything [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Nationwide, police shot and killed nearly 1,000 people in 2017. No word on how many were holding toy trains or groceries that look like guns [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » As drone demand soars, New Jersey poised to bar drunken droning. I'd like to try that, just once [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » NASA rover spots strange 'stick-like figures' on Mars. One seen stuffing a bobcat into a shipping box [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Alitalia: when you said "be extra careful with this 330-year-old viola da gamba" we thought you meant "run it over with a car" [Fail]
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Fark.com RSS » Hell hath no fury like a woman with a hatchet and a head full of shrooms [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman rescued from Cheddar gorge, so at last we've found the culprit for John Cleese's rage all those years agWOULD YOU SHUT THAT BLOODY BOUZOUKI OFF? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Municipal court defendant says Sooner's loss at Rose Bowl affected judge's decision in the most Oklahoma story you'll read today [Facepalm]
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Fark.com RSS » Protip: if you're in the county lockup and someone shows you a meth pipe and asks if you want to smoke up, pause for a moment and think about how that pipe got into the jail in the second place [Sick]
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Futility Closet » Stop and Go
Image: Wikimedia Commons In the mid-1990s Jacques Jouet introduced “metro poems,” poems written on the Paris Métro according to a particular set of rules. He explained the rules in a poem: There are as many lines in a metro poem as there are stations in your journey, minus one.
The first line is composed mentally between the first two stations of … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Mother unhappy that daughter's hat has washing instructions that include "give this to your mum, she'll wash it". This begs the question, who washes a hat? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » "Let them fight," the Godzilla method of parenting [Awkward]
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Weird Universe » The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure
This curious book, compiled and published by the U.S. Government, is a catalog of examples of ethical failure among federal employees. As explained in the intro:
The Standards of Conduct Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel’s Office has assembled the following selection of cases of ethical failure for use as a training tool. Our goal is to provide … [Link]
Weird Universe » Cavalcade of Jazz Beauty Pageant
There is very little historical information about the annual "Cavalcade of Jazz" festival held in Los Angeles at Wrigley Field. Surprising, in light of lots of appearances by big-name artists.
But one thing is certain: they also held a beauty contest.
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Fark.com RSS » Pipe blockage at Ionia County Jail possibly caused by inmate. How big is that pipe? [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Apparently learning what it means to be an Australian includes having giant frogs jumping out of your toilet [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this blue bike [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » "According to Global News, the singer of POWERCLOWN, a Canadian IRON MAIDEN tribute band that wears clown makeup, was arrested in Japan last month after more than $5.5 million worth of stimulant drugs were found in his guitar case" [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Speed breeding breakthrough may save the world. What? Why are you snickering? [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » What happens in the Janet hub at the McCarran International Airport in Vegas stays in Vegas … unless you're going to Area 51 (possible NSFW content on page) [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Trump, Republicans strengthen America by getting the Director of the National Security Agency to retire. He was useless. He told the truth [Obvious]
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GraphJam » More Like Sometimes-Buddy Cop Movies
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: cops , Chart , movies , buddies Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » My Infinite Loop Ate My Homework
Graph by: adbazm Tagged: Bar Graph , Portal , portal 2 , school , video games Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Reasons Why Your Mad
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: graphs , your vs youre , funny , comic sans Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Classic: Do I Have to Update Now?
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: adobe , computer , restarting , software update , time Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Where Do Hipsters Fit In?
Graph by: xclusivetrollin Tagged: clothes , height , infographic , pants , urkel Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Evolutionary Arithmetic
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: school , arithmetic , math Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Common Disappointment
Graph by: bdog2001 Tagged: candy , pie charts , m and ms , graphs , funny , reeses-pieces Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Ski Mask Usage
Graph by: knightsofcolumbus Tagged: ski masks , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It's Worse if You Stand Next to Something Ruffly
Graph by: (via The High Definite) Tagged: boyfriend , girlfriend , Line Graph , lingerie , shopping , victorias secret Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Not My Problem
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Awkward , clog , Pie Chart , pooptimes , public toilet Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » This Is Some Helpful Advice I'll Never Use
Graph by: rahkshi95 Tagged: google , Pie Chart , procrastination , skyirm Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » It Wasn't Me
Graph by: dudetheiguana Tagged: farting , public , smell Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » She's Always Watching…
Graph by: dglvr8600 Tagged: homework , school , grades , mom , watchings Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » An Unfortunately True Story
Graph by: ninjadogs Tagged: Bar Graph , graphs , funny , fart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Things I read at breakfast
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: book , breakfast , cereal box , food , mail , meal , newspaper , Pie Chart , read Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Reasons wires get tangled
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: alone , connected , days , empty , know , moving , reason , room , tangled , undo , wires Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Pundit Kitchen: Who Made What in 2010
If you haven't heard the news: Mitt(ens) Romney is rolling in it! Get your fix of everything political at Pundit Kitchen Graph by: Unknown Tagged: Bar Graph , election 2012 , Mitt Romney , obama , political , Pundit Kitchen Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Probably Shouldn't Buy That, But…
Graph by: mightymango13331 Tagged: coffee , ordering , pastries , Pie Chart , Starbucks Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Self-Centered Look on Socioeconomic Issues
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Fark.com RSS » 14 years old + 18 more years = lawsuit 4 Roy Moore [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » While you are freezing your butt off, Sydney and Melbourne are expecting a heat wave of 113 degrees. How's that for global warming? [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Family of swatting victim haven't been allowed to view body yet, police also took multiple items from the home including two cellphones, a computer, and their front farking door [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Boston is borked [News]
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Fark.com RSS » 104-year-old woman says drinking Diet Coke is the secret to her longevity. Trump immediately names her head of the FDA [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Homeless Basement Sleepover just happens to be the name of my band. We'll be playing down at the Oasis next Tuesday evening, where the beer is cold and the cover charge is only $5 [Misc]
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Fark.com RSS » Snow Cream Snow Cream No one should ever scream for snow cream [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Not News: Guy goes out in blizzard for coffee. Fark: He's wearing a dead fox head and pelt, and smoking a cig on live TV [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » The day Santa shot up your car was the most important day of your life. But for onlookers it was just Christmas [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » This is a much lucky American twenty dollar bill. Fark: Someone still had to run the anti-counterfeiting pen on it [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » New Hueytown police chief takes oath of office, Deweytown and Louietown are next on the docket [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Wandering Dago food truck in trouble for being offensive. I guess this means problems for my Drunken Paddy pub and my Stinky Frog bath house. Stereotypes are fun [Silly]
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Fark.com RSS » A Montana brewery is celebrating a conservation milestone with their "Million Acre Amber." Rumor is they will offer a new brew in 2020 called "I Wish Government had Maibock" [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Time-lapse video shows butter sculpture made from smearing butter on wire frames instead of being carved out of a block of butter like Michelangelo's David. Subby devastated [Amusing]
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Fark.com RSS » Let hungry goats recycle your Christmas tree [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this modern mason [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » DA drops case against hottie arrested for mauling her husband's private parts [Weeners]
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Fark.com RSS » Freezing squirrel shelters in mop to escape NYC snowstorm. Except the mop is on a balcony. Outside. Because that's a good place for a mop [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » Woman sues hospital over nude photos taken of her during surgery and you clicked way too fast 'cause you're not gonna like the mental image [Creepy]
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