Whittle It a Little, It’ll Fit

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 » 25-year study: Anthropogenic climate change is real, and it's causing the world's oceans to rise [Obvious]

Monday 12 February 23:50:04 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » The couple who sold everything they had for a boat only to have it sink 30 miles from shore takes to crowdfunding to raise enough money to make the same mistake again [Followup]

Monday 12 February 23:40:07 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » An 84-year-old woman was taken into custody after she fired a gun at children who were being too noisy [Scary]

Monday 12 February 23:35:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop these gators [Photoshop]

Monday 12 February 21:00:01 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » You have to admit, actually telling the truth during a polygraph that you lied and falsified records repeatedly so you can get a better job shows bravery. Stupid, stupid bravery [Florida]

Monday 12 February 20:20:05 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » The Han Solo movie is polarizing Star Wars fans, who up until now had been a peaceful group of entirely like-minded and rational individuals who'd never before demonstrated a tendency to go apeshiat over inconsequential minutiae [Silly]

Monday 12 February 20:05:04 UTC 2018

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Futility Closet » His Mark

Monday 12 February 19:36:02 UTC 2018

While clearing land on his Smithville, Texas, ranch in the late 1990s, cattle farmer Jimmie Luecke wrote his name in letters a kilometer tall, producing the world’s largest signature. It lies on several major flight paths into Houston, and NASA uses it to evaluate satellite imagery. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » NOCD gets $1M to help people with OCD. Yes, $1M. checks again, $1M [Interesting]

Monday 12 February 19:35:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » A suspicious letter containing an unknown substance was sent to the Manhattan apartment of Trump's daughter-in-law. Three people were taken to hospital for observation, sources say. Obvious cocaine reference waiting for all-clear update [News]

Monday 12 February 19:10:02 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Protip: If you're going camping, you might want to tell someone, lest they get nervous and start putting out missing person alerts [Facepalm]

Monday 12 February 19:05:04 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Update: The Outback server who was stiffed on $735 order just got PAID. No word on whether she will use money for more tattoos [Florida]

Monday 12 February 18:50:05 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Pastor claims teen parishioner had multiple personalities, just had sex with the demonic one [Florida]

Monday 12 February 18:35:04 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Meanwhile in Canada, a burglar is invited by the victim for gingersnaps and eggnog [Hero]

Monday 12 February 18:20:06 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Registered sex offender gets reelected as fire chief. Slides down pole [Strange]

Monday 12 February 18:05:04 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » In the age-old battle between machete-wielding Florida Man and the police, there can be only one outcome [Florida]

Monday 12 February 17:35:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Hanford nuclear cleanup site worker tests positive for inhaling plutonium. Man, kids will do anything to get high these days [Scary]

Monday 12 February 17:20:06 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Please note: only put clothes and shoes in clothing donation boxes, not homeless people [Strange]

Monday 12 February 16:50:05 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Novel 'Doctor Jeckyll/Mr. Hyde' defense based on the effects of medical marijuana collapses into plea bargain, possibly due to the fact that it involved Florida Man taking drugs and turning into Florida Man [Florida]

Monday 12 February 16:20:06 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Philippine President Duterte updates KHITBASH to a non-filter-friendly acronym [Scary]

Monday 12 February 16:05:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Iceland in danger of running out of electricity because: a) people keeping the lights on too long during the winter darkness, b) increased industrial activity, or c) bitcoin mining [Strange]

Monday 12 February 15:35:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » A bunch of lions leave a message for poachers, narco-kingpin style [Scary]

Monday 12 February 15:20:06 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Man uses empty vodka bottles to break into police department, meditates until cops arrive. "…was making incoherent and strange statements about 'looking for Jesus' and 'nice shoes' while being unable to follow simple instruction

Monday 12 February 14:05:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Photoshop Theme: Something kids today wouldn't understand [Photoshop]

Monday 12 February 14:00:01 UTC 2018

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Weird Universe » SWEAT-T

Monday 12 February 13:48:40 UTC 2018

In 1980, Danya Padilla of Montclair, New Jersey came out with the "SWEAT-T." It was a grey t-shirt with artificial sweat marks under the arms and down the front and back, designed for people who hated exercise but wanted to look like jocks anyway.

I haven't been able to find any pictures of an actual SWEAT-T, but the picture below … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Missouri bill would mark official day for sliced bread. Wheel, fire unavailable for comment [Facepalm]

Monday 12 February 13:35:03 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Woman suffers from rare condition that causes her to wake up with a British accent. "Everybody only sees or hears Mary Poppins" [Strange]

Monday 12 February 13:20:05 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Turnstile jumpers won't be taken to jail anymore in Manhattan, will be forced to spend the entire day on the train instead [PSA]

Monday 12 February 12:50:04 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Move over stupid couple from Colorado who sold everything to sail the world and sank their ship two days later off California, here's a guy who has sold all his belongings to travel around Europe with his pet ferret [Dumbass]

Monday 12 February 12:20:06 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Still scared of terrorists? The flu is killing like 9/11 every 5 days [Scary]

Monday 12 February 12:05:04 UTC 2018

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Weird Universe » Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 10

Monday 12 February 11:57:00 UTC 2018

I think it's unfair that we have not yet allowed a female artist to rile up Khrushchev. So here is Hedda Sterne with "Cadavre exquis 259," 1930-1932. [Link]

Fark.com RSS » ICE wants to help stop a 5-year-old boy from worrying about his leukemia diagnosis. So they plan to deport the boy's father so that the kid can worry about that instead [Sappy]

Monday 12 February 11:52:15 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » The Great Question of our Era: Is it ever okay to use emojis in work correspondence? [Unlikely]

Monday 12 February 11:17:34 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Massive power outage in Puerto Rico. This isn't a repeat from 2017 [Scary]

Monday 12 February 10:23:10 UTC 2018

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GraphJam » The Clothing Cryptology Guide

Monday 12 February 10:01:07 UTC 2018

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GraphJam » How To Save iPhone Battery in Two Easy Steps

Monday 12 February 10:01:06 UTC 2018

iPhones mobile phones outside - 7840417536 Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: iPhones , mobile phones , outside Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Where Is It All Hiding?

Monday 12 February 10:01:03 UTC 2018

art hiding paint Pie Chart washing - 6259179264 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: art , hiding , paint , Pie Chart , washing Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » But What About MEEEE!?

Monday 12 February 10:00:57 UTC 2018

forever alone wedding Pie Chart couple - 6945585152 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: forever alone , wedding , Pie Chart , couple Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Bananas vs Stoplights

Monday 12 February 10:00:47 UTC 2018

bananas best of week colors stoplight - 6044330752 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: bananas , best of week , colors , stoplight Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Just Wanted to Reserve the Username

Monday 12 February 10:00:42 UTC 2018

accounts log in online Pie Chart - 4684655360 Graph by: hamsterlove Tagged: accounts , log in , online , Pie Chart Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Bird Is the Word

Monday 12 February 10:00:38 UTC 2018

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GraphJam » It Must Be Close by Now

Monday 12 February 10:00:34 UTC 2018

Winter Is Coming Game of Thrones Pie Chart TV categoryimage - 6636734208 Graph by: Tropiccitrus Tagged: Winter Is Coming , Game of Thrones , Pie Chart , TV , categoryimage Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » They Have a Real Purpose?

Monday 12 February 10:00:33 UTC 2018

;) Pie Chart semicolon texting - 5574771968 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: 😉 , Pie Chart , semicolon , texting Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » When the bomb will be disarmed in a movie/tv show

Monday 12 February 10:00:28 UTC 2018

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GraphJam » Revision

Monday 12 February 10:00:25 UTC 2018

Bar Graph erasing mistakes revision - 6191620352 Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: Bar Graph , erasing , mistakes , revision Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » WWII bomb discovered near London City Airport, all flights cancelled [Scary]

Monday 12 February 9:37:22 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Whale dies after washing ashore on beach. If only George Constanza had been there to save it [Florida]

Monday 12 February 9:14:08 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Boston Police Department: ALL history matters [Dumbass]

Monday 12 February 8:44:20 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » Mail thieves steal 500 cockroaches. If caught, the penalty is 5 years in federal prison. That's a year for every 100 cockroaches, or more than 2 cockroaches a week. And you were told there would be no math. You were told wrong. How many cockroach

Monday 12 February 7:24:49 UTC 2018

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Futility Closet » Podcast Episode 188: The Bat Bomb

Monday 12 February 7:00:29 UTC 2018

During World War II, the U.S. Army experimented with a bizarre plan: using live bats to firebomb Japanese cities. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll describe the crazy history of the bat bomb, the extraordinary brainchild of a Pennsylvania dentist. We’ll also consider the malleable nature of mental illness and puzzle over an expensive quiz question. … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stop me if you've heard this one before: Woman leads police on a high speed chase because she is on her way to pick up baby Jesus and has authority from God [Strange]

Monday 12 February 3:44:15 UTC 2018

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Fark.com RSS » City officials discover that legalizing marijuana could lead to people gathering to smoke marijuana, ask state to close "loophole" [Stupid]

Monday 12 February 2:45:12 UTC 2018

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John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons