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 » If a stranger bares her chest to get you to follow her, you should always assume it's a trap [PSA]
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Fark.com RSS » ♪ What rolls down roads, and over your toes, and onto your Toyota's hood? With a snap and a crack, it'll break your back, it's log, log, log ♪ [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act [Weird]
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Fark.com RSS » Please stand clear of the gaping hole where the Monorail's doors should be [Florida]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: "Warning" labels [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » TSA reveals strangest items found in 2017, including Satan's pizza cutter, a rifle-shaped umbrella, and Demogorgon's ice cream scoop [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Diane Feinstein: Suck it, Chuck. *releases Fusion GPS testimony* (LGT transcript PDF). Some content NSFW [NewsFlash]
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Fark.com RSS » My son needs to be excused from prison today. He has to go to school and then has a hockey game. Signed, Convicted Pedophile Conner Neurauter's Mom [Sick]
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Fark.com RSS » Snow strands thousands of tourists in Switzerland who are in Switzerland for the snow [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Fark NotNewsletter: Fark Headline of the Year results, plus how to dominate at submitting [FarkBlog]
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Fark.com RSS » Let's grab a bag of fresh oysters and have them raw, they said. What's the worst that could happen, they said? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Now that fire season is over in California, it is time for mudslide season. Mmmm, mudslides [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Customs seizes nearly $55,000 worth of Air Gordans [Fail]
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Futility Closet » Light Reading
Joseph-Henri Flacon found the 1804 French Civil Code too dry, so he rewrote it in rhyming verse. The whole thing is here. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Teacher: "Umm, we haven't gotten a pay raise in 30 years, why should you get one, Mr. Superintendent?" Superintendent: "Cuff her" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Congratulations to the winners of Fark's 2017 Headline of the Year contests [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Barefoot young man steals police car for beer run. All that for a 40? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Man demonstrates how to clean a handgun by showing exactly what not to do [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Best Korea pledges to send a team to cheerleaders to this year's Winter Olympics. I'm not sure they've completely grasped the concept of cheerleading, but at least there'll be a lot of them. And boy will they be synchronised [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » Someone is painting purple tacos all over Dallas and no one knows why [Strange]
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Fark.com RSS » I think we just found the academia equivalent of doing a cartwheel in a bikini [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » The British did not choose wisely at the Battle of New Orleans. This is a repeat from 1812 [Murica]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Tennis Match: Beach Edition [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » Florida man's pants contain: a.) rack of ribs, b.) mashed potatoes, c.) fried chicken, d.) car keys, e.) all of the above [Florida]
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Weird Universe » Shed Defender
AKA leotards for dogs. Available at sheddefender.com.
The patent pending Shed Defender is intended to be worn in the house, car, or anywhere you don’t want dog hair, dirt, dander, and allergens. Made from premium eco-friendly fabric that is lightweight and breathable to ensure the dog stays safe, cool and comfortable. Four-way stretch fabric allows the dog to move freely. … [Link]
Weird Universe » Mystery Gadget 55
What tha–?
Answer is here.
Or after the jump. [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Portland's top officials say it's OK for police to go through your garbage as it becomes 'public property' when you throw it out. Local rag decides to go through garbage of Portland's top officials to see what they throw out. Hila
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Fark.com RSS » SpaceX secret payload Zuma burned up in the atmosphere [Followup]
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Fark.com RSS » Your daily dose of 'Awwwww': Video of a barnyard cat and a baby cow nuzzling each other [Video]
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Fark.com RSS » Serial criminal makes poor tattoo choice [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » The latest food to feel guilty about enjoying is **spins wheels** rotisserie chicken from the supermarket [Sad]
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GraphJam » I'm Not Sure How Any of These Are Still Working
Graph by: (via Awkward Elevator) Tagged: anatomy , hearts , merica , paula deen , ron swanson , tumblr , zombie Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » The Box Is Key
Graph by: (via Bite) Tagged: metal gear solid , video games , box , Bar Graph Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » How the Sex Education Section in Class Goes
Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: school , sex ed Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Don't Mess With My Interwebs
Submitted by: (via Fight for the Future) Tagged: best of week , internet , interwebs , piracy , politics , protect IP , Video Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Also Know Cerveza y Bano
Graph by: iWaddle Tagged: languages , me gusta , Pie Chart , spanish Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » I Totally Called That One
Graph by: Ass_Kicker Tagged: dead , horror movie , killer , phone calls , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Reasons Someone Buys a Hybrid
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bragging , buy , cars , cool , environmental , hybrid , neighbor , Party Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Untitled
Graph by: megabat Tagged: blocking , front , fruit , head , melon , row , sit , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cat Fur, Cat Fur Everywhere
Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: best of week , crazy cat lady , fur , kitty , Line Graph , x everywhere Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Giving Us All a Bad Name
Graph by: CrimsonSparxx Tagged: the south , Pie Chart , honey boo-boo , reality tv , idiots Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » At Least You Have the Hair
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: How People View Me , nerds , WoW Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Cutlery Unification
Graph by: ekahnicole Tagged: cutlery , fork , knife , knifoon , noms , spike , spoon , spork , venn diagram Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Here's a Wonderful Reason To Never Accomplish Anything
Graph by: Spireal Tagged: Line Graph , ideas Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Wonderful
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: art , best of week , science , venn diagram , wonderful Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » A Model of the Nickel Atom, or The Nickel-ous Cage
Submitted by: (via there-will-be-toast) Tagged: school , puns , atoms , graphs , nic cage Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Things Balrog shall do Pass According to Gandalf:
Things Balrog shall do Pass According to Gandalf: Graph by: throw_sand Tagged: gandalf , Lord of the Rings , movies Share on Facebook [Link]
GraphJam » Not as Sexy as You Thought
Graph by: Unknown Tagged: clothing , laundry , Pie Chart , underwear Share on Facebook [Link]
Fark.com RSS » Russia's Syrian airbase was actually attacked by a swarm of drones. The Oracle could not be reached for comment [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Study finds that narcissists tend to follow other narcissists on Instagram, because of course they want to follow me [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » Baltimorons be like: I think I'll thaw my frozen pipes with a blowtorch. What's the worst that can happen? [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » You may live off the grid if you are a bearded hipster, but if you are a bearded Amish, you can be court ordered to use electricity, and of course, pay your new electric bills [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » A flu pandemic would kill us all [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Jamie Lee Curtis arrested after chase [Strange]
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Futility Closet » Support
In early 1919, under the headline “The Great Indian Rope Trick Photographed for the First Time,” the Strand published this image by Lieutenant F.W. Holmes, VC, MM. He said he’d taken it at Kirkee, near Poona, in 1917. An old man had begun “by unwinding from about his waist a long rope, which he threw upwards in the air, where … [Link]
Fark.com RSS » "Two horses and six dogs have been evacuated, but four dogs, 120 chickens, two turkeys and a duck still remain" [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » N a t i o n a l…Z o o ' s…t w o…t o e d…s l o t h…p a s s e s…a w a y…a f t e r…f o r t y…s i x…y e a r s…, p r e s u m a b l y…t o…f o l l o w…her…d r e a m s [Sad]
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Fark.com RSS » Finally I can get started on that Mickey Mouse hentai [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Busted pipes create 20-story 'mother of all icicles' in Chicago [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » Tonight's Paul's Memory Bank (8PM ET) is almost all Oldies night as we feature songs from the 2nd half of the 1950's. The show will end with a mini-tribute to Moody Blues co-founder Ray Thomas [Live]
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Fark.com RSS » Irony claims 75 boats as "Just Add Water" succumbs to fire [Ironic]
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Fark.com RSS » Where there's smoke, there's fire… also weed [Awkward]
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Fark.com RSS » Why the word "ninja" should never be used in a job title. Fark screen names still acceptable, though [Obvious]
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Fark.com RSS » "Cougar hunt in Alberta sparks debate among scientists, hunters and activists", college aged males [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » When JFK has a meltdown and you're about to lose your mind, somehow watching this very pleasant flight attendant just doing his job is the balm you need to keep going [Asinine]
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Fark.com RSS » Today's word of the day: "Brumation." (Bonus: alligators sticking their freakin' SNOUTS through ice to breathe) [Cool]
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Fark.com RSS » There's waking from a bad dream and there's waking to find the nightmare is just starting [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » French President Macron: Look at my horse. My horse is amazing. Give it a lick. Xi Jinping: It tastes just like raisins [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Real life Kylo Ren is taking his workplace temper tantrums straight to imperial arbitration [Dumbass]
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Fark.com RSS » Man arrested in DC trying to pick up 9.4 pounds of marijuana delivered to wrong address [News]
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Fark.com RSS » Don't you hate it when you're in the bathroom dropping a deuce and your spouse barges in upset about something? How about if he/she starts shooting at you? [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Historian finds what appears to be pressed flower from Lincoln's casket. This means my Jurassic Park/Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter crossover is one step closer to reality [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Good idea *click* Picking up spare change on your daily walk. Bad idea: *click* picking up spare grenades on your daily walk [Scary]
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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this descent into madness [Photoshop]
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Fark.com RSS » New York's annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' suffers a bit of shrinkage this year [Giggity]
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Fark.com RSS » Recovery of missing duck hunters hindered by ice, snickering dog [Interesting]
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Fark.com RSS » Cat wins longest hide-and-go-seek contest ever [Unlikely]
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Fark.com RSS » Man finds good use for his frozen pool [Hero]
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