John Gordon Ross

A Man for All Reasons

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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.”

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » You've Got Crabs

Saturday 17 February 22:58:49 UTC 2018

You've Got CrabsA new game from the creators of Exploding Kittens.View [Link]

The Oatmeal – Comics, Quizzes, & Stories » You've Got Crabs

Saturday 17 February 22:32:41 UTC 2018

You've Got CrabsNOW SHIPPING: A new game from the creators of Exploding Kittens. View [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Savior of the Universe [Video]

Saturday 17 February 22:20:30 UTC 2018

Video [link] [68 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » The owner of the gun shop the school shooter used, distraught over "the tremendous sense of responsibility in this situation," closes up business [Followup]

Saturday 17 February 22:13:30 UTC 2018

Followup [link] [560 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 13 killed, 15 injured after 7.2 earthquake in southern Mexico … correction … 13 killed, 15 injured after helicopter falls on them after surviving a 7.2 earthquake in southern Mexico [Ironic]

Saturday 17 February 21:59:45 UTC 2018

Ironic [link] [18 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » To find out why Montanans dress in layers, visit the little town of Fort Belknap–where temperatures went from -37 to 45 above in one day [Weird]

Saturday 17 February 21:03:30 UTC 2018

Weird [link] [52 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this fruit fighter [Photoshop]

Saturday 17 February 21:00:01 UTC 2018

Photoshop [link] [24 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Mother has daughter baptized. Father finds out on Facebook. Mother goes to jail? [Strange]

Saturday 17 February 20:25:48 UTC 2018

Strange [link] [144 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Arizona looking to spend almost $180,000 on signs to tell slow drivers to stay out of the left lane, because no one knows what the word "limit" in speed limit means [Murica]

Saturday 17 February 20:07:46 UTC 2018

Murica [link] [128 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » RIP Polio, 4000 BC – 2018 AD [Spiffy]

Saturday 17 February 20:07:30 UTC 2018

Spiffy [link] [129 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Subby's hometown doesn't appreciate art, police force artist to destroy work [Amusing]

Saturday 17 February 19:23:52 UTC 2018

Amusing [link] [41 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "Bloody, drunk and chronically naked" yep, sounds like someone was the highlight of the overnight ER shift [Dumbass]

Saturday 17 February 19:07:46 UTC 2018

Dumbass [link] [32 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » School District will not comment on student's suicide that they can't say was suicide other than to say that suicide was definitely not the result of bullying [Sad]

Saturday 17 February 18:08:30 UTC 2018

Sad [link] [37 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Finally a robot that subby wouldn't mind having his job taken over by: The beerbot [Cool]

Saturday 17 February 17:48:53 UTC 2018

Cool [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Scientists fear the 'Ring of Fire' has been lit because of increased seismic activity over the last few weeks, await the 'Big One' (possible nsfw content on page) [Scary]

Saturday 17 February 16:19:52 UTC 2018

Scary [link] [112 comments] [Link]

Futility Closet » Early Delivery

Saturday 17 February 15:12:56 UTC 2018

In the 1940s British psychologist Robert H. Thouless set out to test the existence of life after death by publishing an enciphered message and then communicating the key to some living person after his own death. He published the following in the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research: CBFTM HGRIO TSTAU FSBDN WGNIS BRVEF BQTAB QRPEF BKSDG MNRPS RFBSU … [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop something on this stage [Photoshop]

Saturday 17 February 14:00:01 UTC 2018

Photoshop [link] [30 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Cowabunga. This Polish crack-cow is an udderly awe-inspiring example of sticking it to da man and a role model for all of her kine [Hero]

Saturday 17 February 13:35:41 UTC 2018

Hero [link] [38 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » I'm not crying, you're crying [Hero]

Saturday 17 February 13:06:48 UTC 2018

Hero [link] [216 comments] [Link]

Weird Universe » The Sociometer

Saturday 17 February 13:00:40 UTC 2018

Invented by three students at the University of Dundee, the Sociometer is designed to measure how much time people at pubs (or in any social environment) are spending on their phones, as opposed to being social. It does this by measuring WiFi activity and recording it on a scrolling piece of graph paper.

They tested it in a Dundee pub … [Link]

Weird Universe » Light Is Invisible

Saturday 17 February 13:00:39 UTC 2018



Original article here.

[Link]

Fark.com RSS » Stay tuned for the newest Olympic sport premiering this Caturday [Caturday]

Saturday 17 February 13:00:00 UTC 2018

Caturday [link] [647 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Guess which state the Russian bot factory worked on the most [Florida]

Saturday 17 February 11:13:12 UTC 2018

Florida [link] [68 comments] [Link]

GraphJam » An Easy Step-By-Step Guide for Making the Most of Your Opinion

Saturday 17 February 10:57:38 UTC 2018

opinion guide - 7841370880 Submitted by: Unknown Tagged: opinion , guide Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » FOOD

Saturday 17 February 10:57:34 UTC 2018

awesome bad food good gross healthy kill Line Graph taste you - 2659934720 Graph by: bisk Tagged: awesome , bad , food , good , gross , healthy , kill , Line Graph , taste , you Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things that Come Out

Saturday 17 February 10:57:32 UTC 2018

celeb clothes family graphjam internet - 1719793920 LoL by: l0rddavid Tagged: celeb , clothes , family , graphjam , internet Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Cushiest Job in the World

Saturday 17 February 10:57:26 UTC 2018

cushy Dunder Mifflin glares job Pie Chart the office work - 4368653568 Graph by: thelivingdrew Tagged: cushy , Dunder Mifflin , glares , job , Pie Chart , the office , work Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » The Raggae Truth

Saturday 17 February 10:57:15 UTC 2018

bob marley bob raggae marley - 7654085632 Graph by: allenrw3 Tagged: bob marley , bob , raggae , marley Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Everyone Needs a Crapton of Pockets

Saturday 17 February 10:57:12 UTC 2018

wtf pockets backpack - 7152795392 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: wtf , pockets , backpack Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » VennDiagramcraft

Saturday 17 February 10:57:10 UTC 2018

venn diagram minecraft graphs funny - 7506823936 Submitter ZOSHYdomo encountered this while playing Minecraft. Graph by: ZOSHYdomo Tagged: venn diagram , minecraft , graphs , funny Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Pictures of me that other people tag on facebook

Saturday 17 February 10:57:06 UTC 2018

drunk facebook internet photograph - 1743195904 LoL by: the_rog Tagged: drunk , facebook , internet , photograph Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Chance of your Boss being fired

Saturday 17 February 10:56:59 UTC 2018

Bar Graph boss evil fired friendly fun strict - 2497487104 Graph by: raadec Tagged: Bar Graph , boss , evil , fired , friendly , fun , strict Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Kitties!

Saturday 17 February 10:56:56 UTC 2018

best of week Cats history oatmeal pets - 6204924928 Graph by: Beatmeup50 (via The Oatmeal) Tagged: best of week , Cats , history , oatmeal , pets Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » How I Eat Whipped Cream

Saturday 17 February 10:56:55 UTC 2018

graphs funny whipped cream - 7452567808 Graph by: Unknown Tagged: graphs , funny , whipped cream Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Wearing Sweatpants With Uggs Should Be Illegal

Saturday 17 February 10:56:54 UTC 2018

accessories clothing hats - 4780721408 Graph by: (via College Humor) Tagged: accessories , clothing , hats Share on Facebook [Link]

GraphJam » Things You Contemplate When You Own a Periodic Table Shower Curtain

Saturday 17 February 10:56:51 UTC 2018

periodic table venn diagram states - 7085501440 Graph by: (via I Love Charts) Tagged: periodic table , venn diagram , states Share on Facebook [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Alert American Airlines employee saves two teens from being sold into sex slavery [Scary]

Saturday 17 February 10:14:37 UTC 2018

Scary [link] [170 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida Man takes a stand [Followup]

Saturday 17 February 7:35:34 UTC 2018

Followup [link] [76 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » "If they want to see the devil, let them" [Creepy]

Saturday 17 February 6:28:30 UTC 2018

Creepy [link] [60 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Less than 20 minutes. That's all the survivors got before Trump raced off to his golf course [Asinine]

Saturday 17 February 6:27:14 UTC 2018

Asinine [link] [225 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » A Hawaiian man was killed by local police toda… wait this was in London? Guess it's just a £280 fine [Ironic]

Saturday 17 February 5:23:12 UTC 2018

Ironic [link] [88 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » He had stars in his eyes and on his shoulders, now not so much [Dumbass]

Saturday 17 February 4:05:25 UTC 2018

Dumbass [link] [31 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Road rage is dumb. Raging and shooting the other driver is dumber. Bragging about it on Facebook is dumberer [Dumbass]

Saturday 17 February 3:43:38 UTC 2018

Dumbass [link] [47 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Woman arrested for attempting to steal boyfriend's family jewels [Weeners]

Saturday 17 February 3:38:52 UTC 2018

Weeners [link] [23 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Drano bombs are the new thing to be scared of apparently [Stupid]

Saturday 17 February 3:34:51 UTC 2018

Stupid [link] [86 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Road rage incident ends in the ultimate fail when the offended driver ends up flipping his 4×4 [Dumbass]

Saturday 17 February 2:26:22 UTC 2018

Dumbass [link] [61 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida Fire Chief caught faking two full time jobs. Also faked certifying "first responder" classes that he had faked teaching. Is known to spend considerable time working community outreach at a local establishment which employ mostly singl

Saturday 17 February 2:25:43 UTC 2018

Florida [link] [17 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Dog escapes park, manages to mess up commute for thousands, is still a good boy 13/10 would pet [Hero]

Saturday 17 February 1:54:37 UTC 2018

Hero [link] [29 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Iceland's move to ban circumcision elicits protests from Jewish leaders who say it's an 'attack on Judaism' [Stupid]

Saturday 17 February 1:47:46 UTC 2018

Stupid [link] [192 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Florida School shooter was on a shooting team sponsored by who? The NRA [Murica]

Saturday 17 February 1:36:35 UTC 2018

Murica [link] [239 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Compassion – it's a good thing [Hero]

Saturday 17 February 1:24:47 UTC 2018

Hero [link] [65 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » Photoshop this red monkey [Photoshop]

Saturday 17 February 1:00:01 UTC 2018

Photoshop [link] [22 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » FBI goes into full CYA mode after Florida shooting [Followup]

Saturday 17 February 0:46:40 UTC 2018

Followup [link] [124 comments] [Link]

Fark.com RSS » 7.5 Magnitude quake centered on the Mexican west coast just hit [NewsFlash]

Saturday 17 February 0:11:53 UTC 2018

NewsFlash [link] [116 comments] [Link]

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