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Sun September 28, 2008
(Bacon Today) Cool How do you make cinnamon rolls better? Bacon (87)
(News.com.au) Sick Woman survives flesh eating disease because she is fat, disease got tired and gave up (71)
(Wired) Followup SpaceX Falcon 1 successfully reaches orbit. Becomes first privately funded spacecraft to do so. Now we can retire the Shuttle and use these instead (101)
(The Sun) Amusing Who's a pretty boy then? Tiny cleaner fish takes its life in its scales as it gives parrot fish some much needed dentistry (17)
(JC Penney) Amusing Oh dear lord please let it be a joke: Bristol and Levi wedding registry. Wedding date: November 4th (174)
(Science Daily) Cool Existing anti-obesity drugs may be effective against flu, hepatitis and HIV. Suck it, fatties (24)
(Dallas News) Strange In the pet adoption world, people are racist (118)
(Star-Bulletin) Obvious Doomsday lawsuit against Large Hardon Collider thrown out after judge rules that no, the Swiss-French border region isn't under the jurisdiction of US courts (63)
(azfamily.com) Interesting Once again, a woman proves that a gun works much better than a restraining order (155)
(News 10 ABC Sacramento) Weird If the grass dies and turns yellow, let's just spray paint it green (55)
(Townhall) Followup Nothing wrist, nothing gained. Slain soldier's mother stands by Obama (296)
(London Times) Dumbass Aspiring chef cooks up a killer chili sauce, Darwin stops by for a hearty helping (93)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this trio (48)
(Some Guy) Hero Father finds a naked masked man with latex gloves, condoms and a knife in daughter's room. Death ensues (449)
(LAist) Fail This week's "What if they held a drunk driving checkpoint & nobody was drunk?" dilemma in Newhall, CA (132)
(wsb tv) Dumbass Atlantans are dailing 911 trying to find out where the gas is at (147)
(CBC) Strange Inuit gold miners in northern Canada angered that they are being forced to speak English at work instead of their native tongue (102)
(Examiner) Obvious State bar association supports same-sex marriages, looks forward to same-sex divorce business (59)
(Junkfood Science) Obvious In 2003, Alabama passed the most comprehensive laws in the nation to fight childhood obesity. Five years later government admits it's completely failed. Ding, fries are done (71)
(Some Guy) Amusing Are sharks with laser-beams on their heads practical? (44)
(The Chattanoogan) Amusing The scourge of arrogant bicyclists and their "silly little clown suits" (w/bonus reader responses) (280)
(Some Guy) Interesting Parents sue high school for not protecting their son from being bullied and for telling police he initiated most of the harassment himself, despite his spotless record (130)
(Telegraph) Cool Man receives new leg after a drink at his local pub. He thought he lost it to a mosquito but the doctor at the pub is pretty sure it was a tiger. On the upside the doctor did happen to have a spare bionic leg available (50)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop theme: other uses for a light saber. LGT an example (84)
(AP) Silly Animal lovers across the Golden State breathe a sigh of relief as the Governator vetoes a bill banning people from... driving with pets in their lap? (46)
(Yahoo) Spiffy Happy 100th birthday to the mechanical monstrosity that changed the world: the ubiquitous Model T (122)
(Guardian.com) Amusing Viral video craze threatens to Godwin the entire internet... and the Guardian is only a year or so late in discovering the craze (58)
(Lancashire Evening Post) Weird Man tries to pedal an airship 28 miles across water to France... who's hoping he sinks? (46)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this single-barrel blunderbuss (49)
(People Magazine) Sad It's a dark day for Farkers everywhere. Scarlett Johansson has gotten married (257)
(Never trust anyone over 70) Amusing Retirement homes are being renamed "community centers" and games of bingo and cribbage are being replaced by Nintendo Wii tournaments and investment club because of the influx of baby boomers (40)
(WMTW.com) Scary The price of lobster expected to rise by $1 a gallon...er pound on the news that Maine is about to get hit by hurricane Kyle (57)
(Some Guy) Obvious Only 53% of rugby stars would play if booze was banned from the event. "I love a beer, so I'd never agree to something like that." (32)
(Some Guy) Strange Shoplifter pulls from her pants 10 DVDs, a Play Station, a pair of tube socks, a black and red bra, a black and red pair of women's underwear with the word "pouty" printed on them, boys underwear, and two rings (93)
(Reuters) Interesting Prisoners allowed to order their meals from nearby restaurants if they don't like jail food. Surprisingly, this did not happen in the United States. Yet (51)
(CBS Sacramento) Asinine Special Highway Patrol license plates for charity donors discontinued over perceptions that the plates make drivers ticket-proof (40)
(Manchester Evening News) Asinine Politically correct college decrees end to labeling restrooms "Men" or "Women"; it's "Toilets with urinals" and "Toilets." This may end humorously, especially when students get drunk (184)
(LA Times) Silly Having solved all other problems, San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier wants to ban former L.A. Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda from serving as Grand Marshal of their Italian-American parade (37)
(Some Pooh) Amusing 575-pound grizzly bear caught raiding beehives for honey. Oh bother (43)
(NW Florida Daily News) Florida Seniors rave about the bingo experience. How much do they spend? "Usually $200. A day" (42)
(AP) Strange Anti-bear spray closes Alaska airport. Steven Colbert wanted for questioning (44)
(CBS Miami) Florida Policeman shoots fellow policewoman during house raid because she didn't yell "Not it" fast enough (61)
(Some Guy) Unlikely Here's a headline you thought you'd never see: "10 reasons to go to Toronto" (176)
(CNN) NewsFlash Breakthrough in the financial bailout bill in Congress. Get your K-Y ready (758)
(AP) Asinine Texas residents express disgust over homeowner who caught unarmed teens in his house stealing snacks, forced them onto their knees and shot them repeatedly in the back. Not outraged because a jury acquitted him, but because he was even charged (1273)
(Telegraph) Interesting The secret of raising a world-champion budgie: cough syrup, talk radio turned down to a whisper and CCTV. In related news, there are world-champion budgies (pic) (46)

Sat September 27, 2008
(The New York Times) Stupid McCain is in no rush to get back to Capitol Hill to work on the bailout plan, says he can conduct all his business using something called a "telephone". He was apparently unaware of this wonderful invention two days ago (366)
(Some Guy) PSA If your homecoming float is covered with tissue paper you may want to refrain from using lit sparklers during the parade (29)
(Boston Globe) Weird Man voluntarily surrenders 83 parakeets. Now authorities must find homes for all 166 keets (59)
(Telegraph) Interesting 4 out of 10 women admit to wearing 'magic pants' Good luck getting into these (107)
(Trentonian.com) Silly I wanted to tell you that these residents of Trenton, NJ love their new "passive aggressive" park, but the Fark moderators will probably red light this as soon as it's listed. Maybe I should just cancel my TF subscription (72)
(Yahoo) Followup Iraq, US close to deal on future of US troops (176)
(KCCI) Sick We replaced this woman's coffee with a bat. Let's see if anyone notices (108)
(Toledo Blade) Dumbass It's been said before and we will say it again: if you absolutely must rob the chiropractor make sure an off-duty cop isn't there to get treatment because it's probably not going to work out for you (23)
(AOL) Asinine California gives its lawmakers unlimited gas cards, snacks and drinks (68)
(ABC News) Followup Hurricane Ike called "costliest natural disaster in state history" as it causes $500 million in damage to ... Ohio? (120)
(London Times) Obvious Why we all love sexist alpha males (599)
(AZCentral) Interesting Instead of leaving the baby alone in dirty diapers inside a filthy apartment, couple does the responsible thing and takes the child with them to their drug deal (29)
(Seacoastonline.com) Dumbass Not news: Clerk sells beer to minor in an undercover sting. Flash forward a few months: Same store clerk sells beer to same minor (42)
(Google) Unlikely Muslim employee declares Jihad on Tesco because they made him move alcohol with a forklift in their warehouse. Just kidding...he's actually suing (170)
(Fox News) Interesting Search on for missing pages of the Bible. They include Jesus' lesser-known sermons such as, "Don't use me as an excuse to be a douchebag" and "Seriously, what part of live and let live don't you people get?" (258)
(Watson) Photoshop Photoshop this study in scarlet (45)
(The Consumerist) Sick Krispy Kreme unveils its new dipping sauce: Krispy Kreme ice cream (104)
(Daily Mail) Amusing Someone should really look to see how the front cover of your magazine looks when opened and shown next to the back cover. Oh yes...there is quite the example (180)
(Makezine) Stupid Metal plate x-ray messages - because airport security officers have a great sense of humor (152)
(CBS Minneapolis) Obvious Even in death, one can not get out of a cell phone contract (64)
(The Sun) Strange 750 gorillas run through London. The Sun is there (34)
(International Herald Tribune) Amusing Pirates hijack a cargo ship, the cargo ship has a problem. Pirates hijack a Ukrainian arms ship, pirates have a problem (181)
(Newsweek) Stupid Some men's wives just don't understand them (240)
(Some Guy) Interesting What's a law degree worth? $470,000 (less, if you factor in the cost of spending eternity in Hell) (301)
(Huffington Post) Ironic Seven hipster styles we love to hate. Including ironic mullet picture goodness (245)
(AP) Cool West Nile season appears to be mildest in seven years. EVERYBODY RELAX (40)
(Some Bar Fly) Photoshop Photoshop this substantial saloon singer (57)
(CBS Sacramento) Obvious Seven high school football players accused of smoking pot. Community outraged. Parents up in arms. Rick Romero is there (123)
(Mercury News) NewsFlash Shufflin' off the mortal coil, boss. Paul Newman dead at 83 (609)
(Yahoo) Spiffy Finally, an article about airport delays that makes you kind of hope your next flight is a bit late (39)
(Cincinnati Enquirer) Spiffy Good: Ohio appeals court rules that victims of identity theft are allowed to sue elected officials who posted personal information online. Bad: Plaintiffs still have to live in Ohio (51)
(CTV) Stupid As food prices rise, "Between groceries and eating out, we were spending between $700 and $900 a month for two of us - which is insane" (412)
(Some Extra-toed felines) Spiffy Famed Hemingway cats, a Florida Keys icon, are spared from forced relocation by the Federal government, just in time for Caturday (432)
(WBBM) Ironic Priest counsels couple, then hooks up with wife (71)
(Time) Followup Pakistanis not happy their President tried to put the moves on Sarah Palin (138)
(AOL) Dumbass If you're in an apartment illegally and growing pot, don't call the police when the apartment manager tries to evict you (36)
(AZCentral) Amusing Man accused of stealing a uniform from Dodger Stadium and posing on the field as one of the team's players. He was later identified as the world famous opera singer Enrico Palazzo (31)
(Some Guy) Florida Sociology grad student researches dissertation about what nude models are thinking. To be fair, no one ever wondered before (73)
(National Review) Interesting The debate is over and the results are in: McCain towered over McCain on every issue of substance. Furthermore, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 (343)
(News.com.au) Obvious Actual headline:Soldiers urged to kill people in combat (83)
(Hartford Courant) Dumbass Today's female teacher having sex with a student comes to you from the American School for the Deaf. You submitted this headline in ALL CAPS (w/ pic goodness) (98)
(The Sun) Fail £45,000 KTM X-Bow supercar driven by an idiot + crash barrier in Germany = your new 'Fail' pic (109)
(News.com.au) Asinine Queen asks for pay raise. It seems her £7.9m just isn't enough to run a proper household (118)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop these zirconium tubes (64)
(UPI) Obvious Media pressures teens to have sex because all the cool kids are doing it (107)

Fri September 26, 2008
(Yahoo) Interesting One, two, three: Three bees that can count. Ah-ah-ah-ah (39)
(AP) Dumbass 18-year-old hires hit men to kill his mother. Bonus: he wanted her money so he could buy his girlfriend breast implants (107)
(Reuters) Interesting British cigarettes to sport pictures of British teeth (39)
(Ole Miss) Followup Obama McCain debate thread #2. Two men enter, one man leaves (3150)
(Some Guy) Cool Semper Fine: New rules may put Aussie women on the front lines of combat (109)
(AP) Obvious California warns people not to flush pharmaceuticals. Drug dealers nervous and confused about wanting to do the right thing when police kick in their doors (27)
(AP) Asinine Federal agent arrest a man for shooting a bald eagle decoy and charge him with attempting to take and kill a protected migratory bird (110)
(BBC) Interesting Two master debaters about to take the stage. Your first Presidential debate discussion thread (thread closed; see new thread) (2752)
(LA Times) Scary Hogging the hotel's only business computer? That's a stabbin (27)
(ABC News) Obvious Jury deadlocked over charges against minor-league ballplayer accused of killing his girlfriend's cat after feeling she loved it more than him. Jury split over whether anyone in the Mets' organization could carry out a hit (35)
(Some Chick) Scary Police kill pit bull at the request of owner. Dog had his jaws clamped on owner's arm at the time (121)
(CBS Chicago) News Ted Kennedy will be enjoying the debate from his hospital room tonight (55)
(Fox News) Misc Today's EVERYBODY PANIC headline: America is totally unprepared for a protracted oil cut-off. You know, except for that whole strategic reserve thingy (93)
(UPI) Interesting Montreal police allowed to keep wearing pants on duty (30)
(Ars Technica) Scary New browser exploit forces you to click a link. Bonus: it affects almost all browsers, and disabling Javascript does nada. Oh, and no one knows how to stop it (133)
(Daily Star) Amusing Idiot farmer dyes his sheep blue so he can recognise them more easily (58)
(Houston Chronicle) Sad Actual headline: "Texas death toll from Ice reaches at least 29" (52)
(CBS Minneapolis) Interesting Plane grounded, searched in Romulus. No comment from the Federation on what it was doing so far beyond the Neutral Zone (51)
(BBC) Followup Pakistan welcomes US 'blessing' -- no matter what caliber -- and promises to return the friendship (27)
(Ars Technica) Obvious Study finds average worker spends two hours a day goofing off. Once again, Farkers are above average (51)
(The Smoking Gun) Amusing TSG weekly mugshot roundup off kicks off with a very timely theme: cash (171)
(Daily Express) Dumbass Woman attempts to board plane with live WWII bomb and is bewildered at 'all the fuss' (45)
(AP) Interesting Elderly man goes to hospital to complain of stomach pain, is alarmed to discover that he's pregnant (46)
(The Consumerist) Stupid Pottery Barn: Sorry you're missing 1/3 of your couch, here's 2/3 of your refund (32)
(Canada.com) Interesting Canada about to be hit by a hurricane. Don't worry: it's only going to devastate New Brunswick, so it's unlikely that anybody is going to notice (45)
(AP) Spiffy Bank error in your favor...collect over $280,000 (58)
(Yahoo) Asinine And today's story of Police tasering 16 year old mother and baby is brought to you by: Vancouver BC (61)
(Independent) Unlikely Russia says it will finish building a "Star Wars" space defense system by 2020, unless the furry forest tellytubbies with bows and arrows destroy it first (46)
(National Post) Interesting Canada in midst of mini baby boom as Canadian women prove they're not as frigid as is generally believed (92)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this bubble in the sky (95)
(The Smoking Gun) Cool N.H. cops bust incredibly hot hooker. With delicious mug shot goodness (366)
(Sun Gazette) Dumbass It's really important to know the difference between Reverse and Drive on the shifter. Particularly if the back of your garage has a 70-foot embankment (45)
(WOAI) Amusing Homeowners can't figure out why someone is landscaping their yard with nice bricks--until one morning they come out to find all of the bricks holding up their truck and the wheels stolen (84)
(Washington Post) Interesting South Africa bans traditional tribal virginity tests. Zulus blithely ignore the law, produce more virgins than a Star Trek convention (73)
(Live Science) Interesting My wife told me to submit this article (184)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Mom discovers video of vicious school-yard fight on her son's phone. Does she a) call the cops, b) notify the school, c) sell the video to the local TV station (50)
(The Sun) Amusing A blow up doll inflated instead of an airbag after a small car banged into a supermarket. The Sun is there (41)
(Daily Express) Cool Cutest duck in the world survives killer seagull attack, now plans to go with AFLAC just in case it happens again (47)
(Some Guy) Scary Jehovah's Witnesses unveil secret weapon: Prince. Begun, the Religion Wars have (149)
(Fox News) Followup That evangelist who said that the age of consent begins at puberty? Guess what he's been transporting across state lines for the purposes of sex (137)
(Fox News) Amusing Complain about the airline companies in the U.S. all you want, but at least they never ask you to get out of the plane and push it (29)
(Now Pvt. Sanders) Ironic Actual Headline: Chicken Kickin' Man is Canned - because that's what happened (24)
(Daily Mail) Stupid Guess what happens when you put more than 400 sharks, of 85 different species, all together in the same tank? (139)
(Canton Repository) Dumbass There's probably a better way to get an apology over toddler-wrestling than threatening to beat up a man and shoot him in the head--wait...toddler-wrestling? (38)
(Denver Channel) Asinine Denver police union is selling T-shirts that poke fun at protesters at last month's Democratic National Convention: "We get up early to beat the crowds" and "DNC 2008". Ha Ha (263)
(Slate) Interesting High-priced hookers benefit from increased business during an economic downturn: "Men want to be men. All I did was make them feel like they could go back out there with their head up." And their knobs polished (89)
(Some Guy) Cool Best pictures ever of Oktoberfest in Munich. With enough cleavage and girl-kissing to make this a wonderful Friday (219)
(Daily Mail) Cool I saw a turtle...with a mohawk (46)
(Rocky Mountain News) Strange Mormon calendar of shirtless men returns with "Men on a Mission" edition, may pave the way for "Hot Mormons Muffins: A taste of motherhood" calendar. That is not a punch line (52)
(National Geographic) Cool Coolest picture (via electron microscope) of a squid's tentacle you will see today. Cue "Little Shop of Horrors" music (61)
(Canada.com) Fail After stealing goods from someone, it is very important to remember not to try to sell them back to that same person (29)
(MSNBC) Strange Your pet is considering cheating on you for someone better (55)
(some crack head) Dumbass Protip: If you are driving a stolen truck, and know the cops are following you, don't lead them to your home, especially if you have crack cocaine inside (18)
(Newsweek) Cool A naughty Catholic schoolgirl might become the Queen of England (230)
(BBC) Amusing Good evening. The trampoline... children's play toy or an unbelievably vicious backyard killer? Here's Melissa Tompkin (72)
(Reuters) Weird Not News: young adult romance novel written. News: on cell phone. Fark: by 86-year-old Buddhist nun (23)
(WSMV) Dumbass Police remind Mother of the Year candidate that U-Haul trucks are for moving furniture, not kids (56)
(BBC) Spiffy Man with jetpack completes flight across the English Channel. Suck it, Icarus (92)
(Daily Mail) Interesting World's tallest man ready to spawn world's biggest baby. Wife wants epidural right away (30)
(MSNBC) Obvious Sorry guys, you just can't win. Women want you to help more with the kids, but they'd rather you weren't good at it (336)
(Omaha World Herald) News Mississippi to get black & white TV tonight (1321)
(BBC) Stupid Somali pirates hijack ship carrying tanks. Negative waves, man (172)
(chicagotribune.com) Cool Nursing home employee discovers how to enjoy a quiet shift: drug the residents into a drooling stupor (119)
(MaineToday.com) Strange Police unsure about what killed a man lying in the middle of the road, suspect tread poisoning (53)
(Shelby Star) Dumbass Man goes wrong way down dragstrip, recieves lifetime ban (112)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this unhappy couple (60)
(Forbes) Interesting The Subprime Meltdown 101. ABS, MBS, CDO, RMBS, and more all explained in one page (386)
(Sun Journal (Maine)) Asinine Two old ladies tied to a tree, E-V-I-C-T-E-D (66)
(Reuters) Obvious Antidepressants may damage male fertility, so there's really no point in trying (152)
(Daily Mail) Interesting Radical Islamic cleric's daughter is a pole-dancer (173)
(Telegraph) Amusing Leave it to a Russian to try and figure out a way to swig alcohol while skydiving (32)
(The Local (Sweden)) Amusing Swedish twin sisters gone wild on UK freeway (with the craziest video link you're likely to see this year) (267)
(BBC) News Germany storms Dutch plane. Dutch expect to surrender in just 5 days, after major bombing of civilian targets (90)
(Lancashire Evening Post) Dumbass Top detective breaks into a house and assaults a man after his own son is attacked - but gets the wrong person (33)
(Newsday) Scary Definition of a bad morning: When your neighbor douses you with gasoline then chases you with a road flare (37)
(floridatoday.com) Scary This morning's hooker roundup comes from Melbourne, Florida, with several mugsh--OH MY GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE (156)
(BRRAAIINS!!) Amusing Brain harvesting zombie researchers get greedy, take the whole brain without asking. Their defense: BRAAAIIINNNSS (64)
(London Times) Obvious "Boredom is the biggest curse for a teenager and drugs are a boredom buster" (98)
(Some bored Nashvillian) Asinine Today's female teacher busted for sex with a student brought to you by...Portland, Tennessee. (w/"that's a man, baby" pic) (91)
(apan Today) Strange What's the hottest new fashion trend in Japan? Depends (38)
(High Times) Amusing Raw foodists arrested when their chocolate is mistaken for hashish (44)
(London Times) Unlikely Rare case of Internet tough guy turning out to be IRL tough guy too. Murderlarity ensues (120)
(Canoe) Strange Brazilian scofflaw is the Henry Earl of bad drivers, has over 1,000 tickets since 2001 and owes $2 million in fines (15)
(Boston Globe) Strange Farmer carves Sarah Palin's face into his cornfield as a maze, would have used Obama's but the corn kept miraculously growing back (95)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop this redhead with her red scarf (62)
(Some Guy) Fail If you're involved in a 100+ MPH chase with the cops, it's not the best idea to stop for something to eat when the diner is across the street from the police barracks (17)
(KFBK) Amusing Judge rules that if you give suicidal grandpa a loaded shotgun and he kills himself, you still get to inherit all of his stuff (59)
(Daily Mail) Obvious Government data reveals that only three percent of highway crashes are caused by speeding drivers, in proof that more highway speed cameras and speed traps are necessary to curb the carnage caused by high-speed drivers (108)
(Some Burger Fan) Sick McDonald's burger looks as edible as ever after 12 years. Not that that's saying much (200)
(Baltimore Sun) Amusing Young Muslim athletes face real challenges repressing their teammates during Ramadan due to a severe lack of carbohydrates (127)
(Kansas.com) Dumbass Not news: you fall asleep. News: at a stop light. Fark: police putting road spikes in front of your tires before waking your drunk ass up and you actually drive off (82)

Thu September 25, 2008
(Some Chick) Strange Skeletal remains found at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in area restricted to visitors because of the dangers of falling rocks (110)
(The Scotsman) Obvious Scottish government calls for ID cards to be issued to all sheep, complaining they all look the same from the rear (19)
(ABC News) Hero Louisiana politician suggests paying poor women $1,000 if they have their tubes tied (702)
(BBC) Obvious People who learn foreign languages in school forget pretty much all if it by the time they're adults. Ke sarah, sarah (267)
(Some Guy) Followup Remember that child's foot found by a dog in Alabama? Turns out it was a bear's paw. You'd think the police could recognize a bearclaw when they see one (82)
(New Zealand Herald) Strange Farmers warned to not shoot killer alpine parrots (46)
(Some Guy) Weird The forgotten Axis weapon: Nazi Bears (86)
(Valleywag) Amusing Banking analyst finds that when three out of ten Harvard MBAs go to Wall Street, it's time for investors to sell. "Harvard MBAs, in aggregate, subtract value" (129)
(Examiner) Followup Battery charge dropped against arrestee who farted at police officer, but the DUI charge is still there so he's not getting off scat free (62)
(WebUrbanist) Spiffy Geek cakes: May the forks be with you (173)
(The Local (Germany)) Interesting Germans can't believe it's not butter (58)
(AP) Dumbass Man found guilty of planning to behead Canadian Prime Minister. The bus ticket in his pocket was a dead giveaway (115)
(AP) Asinine CSI: Detroit has been cancelled (96)
(610 WTVN) Cool Guns, coke, and lesbian sex with your teenage daughter's friend? Coolest mom EVAR (296)
(Denver Channel) Dumbass With his eyes set on the Henry Earl lifetime achievement award, man gets busted for DUI twice. In four hours (20)
(Rocky Mountain News) Unlikely If this is how they are making snow these days, I don't think I want to go skiing this year (67)
(Florida Today) Florida Disney World to open 100-lane bowling alley; first person to enter "M. MOUSE" in the scorekeeping machine will be used as a bumper on Lane 37 (66)
(Guardian.com) Amusing News: The successful launch of China's latest space launch and astronaut diologue has been published by the official Chinese news agency. Fark: Hours before the rocket was even launched (89)
(AP) Strange OJ reconciles with sports memorabilia dealer he is accused of robbing. OJ says memorabilia is cutthroat business, hopes there's no bad blood, considers issue dead (45)
(Some Guy) Sad Regional rail closed due to body on tracks...Authorities still searching for Dennis Hopper's head, though (29)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop this flat building (52)
(CBS Philadelphia) Dumbass Note to self: Do not fill out job application before robbing Dunkin' Donuts (24)
(Middletown Press) Amusing High school students suspended for holding early-morning BBQ. "We didn't have beer, we didn't have weed, we had bacon" (132)
(The Smoking Gun) Followup "While we don't want to minimize the truly prodigious achievements of the oft-arrested Henry Earl, the Kentucky man did not, as has been reported, get busted for the 1000th time this week." (64)
(Some Chick) Unlikely Brothers loot Walmart while power out during Gustav. Walmart spokesperson said there is always security on Walmart premises but wouldn't specify because the information would render the security measures less effective (50)
(Huffington Post) Cool Campbell Brown continuing to take no prisoners, asks Paulson, "What were you thinking?" (179)
(Rian.Ru) Scary Russia to give Hugo Chavez a $1 billion gift card to their military equipment outlet store, all MiG-29s 30 percent off this week (286)
(Some Spicy Gal) Amusing "I think what happened is, after the gunshots were fired, this woman ended up with taco sauce on her." (24)
(Herald Tribune) Florida Fark greenlights redlight greenlight story (38)
(Some Guy) Amusing HA HA guy sold at Goodwill (294)
(Baltimore Sun) Interesting Ugly ass two-toed sloth born at National Aquarium in Baltimore. (with video goodness) (43)
(Sun Sentinel) Interesting 25 things you could do with $700 billion dollars. FTW: You could literally buy the world a Coke. One 2-liter bottle per week for a year (391)
(Kotaku) Interesting The good news: Jack Thompson has been permanently disbarred. The bad news? Someone competent could take over the war against video games in his place (105)
(Some Guy) Asinine Principal bans students from wearing school colors because they're "gang-related" (71)
(Fox News) Interesting Family sues Disney over petting zoo dog mauling. That's just plain goofy (74)
(Local6) Florida If you leave your car or home unlocked and somebody steals something the Palm Beach PD will give you a case number and say "good luck with that." (109)
(ABC Action News) Florida After failing to pry her way into wedding reception, psycho ex-girlfriend gets all slashy on groom's mother (100)
(Times-Leader) Strange Woman loses her concealed-carry permit for taking her handgun to her kid's soccer game. She'll now have to carry it out in the open, which is technically legal in PA (451)
(Dallas News) Sad News: Soldier back in the U.S. after two tours in Iraq has his vehicle spray painted with "Soldiers are murderers" Fark: He worked in a medical treatment facility saving lives (360)
(Some Guy) Interesting "Brits get drunk, grab a sweaty girl from the dancefloor and wake up beside a complete stranger the next morning. Now, love-starved men nationwide are forking out thousands of pounds to be taught how to talk to women" (311)
(Some Emo Guy) Sad Eighth grade boy fights for right to wear make-up (with Do Not Want pic) (279)
(BBC) Followup Congress has reached an agreement regarding the outline of the bailout deal. If you live in the US and pay taxes, grab your ankles (1002)
(Some Guy) Sad Stealing metal for scrap yard dollars is so low tech, today's green thieves swipe solar panels (36)
(Metro) Strange ♪ They plump when the bomb squad detonates them, Ball Park Franks ♫ (29)
(AP) Fail If your student handbook has an entry for Feb. 16, 2009 about a "Black History Linch and Learn" don't worry there are tiny "u" stickers being printed for correction (135)
(BBC) Followup Egypt hostages moved to Libya, can't get their security deposit back (18)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Hard to say which is worse, hearing about a 10-year old getting hospitalized while car surfing, or discovering that his mom was driving the car when it happened (59)
(Telegraph) Strange Man who has the world on tenterhooks with his attempt to fly to France with a home-made wing, has chickened out again. "I follow the little bees in my body and they say no." The bees are always right - THEY can fly (47)
(Telegraph) Ironic Dutch man fined for smoking a joint...because it had tobacco in it (136)
(The New York Times) Obvious Once the mark of ex-cons and white supremacists, above-the-neck tattoos are becoming more common among normal people. Soon-to-be-remorseful normal people (552)
(TBO) Obvious Reckless drunk driving at 98 mph is bad enough, but your passenger will never get away with urinating outside of your car parked in the middle of the road as the police approach - unless of course you're both cops (74)
(Chicago Tribune) Obvious Today's "columnist aghast when she discovers that anonymous newspaper comment boards are often a wretched hive of scum and villainy" is Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune (80)
(My Fox DC) Dumbass Best-criminal-charges award goes to this guy, for weapons, offensive touching, terroristic threatening and criminal mischief. BONUS: Criminal nuisance and reckless endangering charges added after busting cell sprinkler with his head (23)
(Houston Chronicle) Dumbass If you're going to Taser an unruly suspect, make sure he's not standing on the edge of a building (119)
(Fox News) Interesting Hundreds Protest U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrival in Japan - no this is not a repeat from 1854 or 1945 (100)
(Yahoo) Cool Oktoberfest has started in Munich. Bring on the smokin babes and beer (204)
(The Local (Germany)) Asinine Man reports prostitute to police after she fails to deliver promised orgasm. "The officers were unable to mediate the situation successfully, and the man filed charges against the woman" (61)
(Chronicle Herald) Dumbass If you're going to rob an elderly man, try not do to do it next to the police cadet training center (18)
(Telegraph) Sad Once one of the hottest economies around, Ireland is now in a recession. If only they had something they could do to get their minds off the bad news (133)
(US-101 News) Sad High school student arrested for illegal drugs. Sister comes to pick up student and is promptly arrested -- for having illegal drugs (98)
(Nola.com) Interesting Gulf seafood industry destroyed by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Well, except for one man and his boat named Jenny (81)
(National Geographic) Photoshop Photoshop these Asian puppets and sculptures (36)
(Telegraph) Weird If your patient can't afford to pay for their dental treatment, do you c) break into their home, tie their hands behind the couch, and extract it? (47)
(Herald-Leader) Sad Kentucky man accused of trading pills for sex, asymmetrical hair (92)
(Local6) Florida Male probation officer wearing a blond wig, black miniskirt, fishnet stockings and no shoes has been charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana & methamphetamines. What a drag (45)
(Toledo Blade) Scary Parents to child: "Son, you are using too many minutes on your cell phone." Child to parents: "That's a double homicide." (151)
(AP) Unlikely Biker gang masquerades as a Christian Ministry masquerades as a biker gang (37)
(Sky News) Weird British restaurant recreates 6000-calorie 'Shackleton' meal, complete with beer, ice cream, lingering death (118)
(Some Guy) Amusing PA Lottery using people dressed as penises to promote new lottery game (62)
(News.com.au) Dumbass Your husband has a drinking problem. Do you (C): spinkle crushed glass on his sandwiches for a week in order to cure him (79)
(CNN) Cool Man to cross English Channel using ACME Giant Kite Kit (55)
(Independent) Amusing Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet. Make a little birdhouse in your nudist beach (163)
(Jalopnik) Interesting Ten ways to get out of a speeding ticket: Surprisingly, The old Jedi approach makes the list, but doesn't hold a candle next to good old-fashioned sobbing (148)
(apan Today) Weird Japanese woman named Minister of Declining Birthrate. Vows to inseminate useful information and rub out the problem by the end of the trimester (86)
(Google) Photoshop Today's Iron Photoshop ingredient: Bugs (43)
(The Sun) Ironic British City Council lifts 28-year ban on Monty Python's 'The Life of Brian'. The Sun-ny side is there (77)
(Denver Channel) Scary Man gets hit by both car and train within six hours. Word of advice: stay away from airports (27)
(News.com.au) Sad Fires over Machu Pichu. I'll never get over Machu Pichu (108)
(Abc.net.au) Strange Old and busted: Bird flu. New hotness: horse flu (22)
(Reuters) Interesting Outdoor *gasp* pools *wheeze* boost *hack* asthma *pant* risk. Whew (31)
(Mercury News) Interesting Because apparently common sense didn't already dictate this, it is now illegal to email while you drive in California (75)
(The Consumerist) Scary Man sues doctors for having circumcision and waking up with amputated penis. Doctors say they discovered cancer and made emergency decision. Man still goes "WTF, YOU CUT OFF MY PENIS" (304)
(Some Guy) Caption Caption this runner giving his all for freedom (69)
(Farktography) Farktography Theme of Farktography Contest No. 177: "In and Out". Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme (202)

Wed September 24, 2008
(Denver Channel) Scary Acid spill leads to school evacuation, impromptu laser light show (39)
(CBS Sacramento) Strange Church leaders urge Christians to abstain from food for 40 days to support gay marriage ban. Submitter's calculations are incomplete, but this appears to have a high probability of ending well (473)
(AZCentral) Dumbass Phoenix frat guys vomit milk onto traffic, cause crash (58)
(Houston Chronicle) Asinine Not news: an airport runway has iced over. News: today, in south Texas. Fark: because FEMA paid a trucker to pick up 40,000 lbs of ice in Maryland, and then drive it to the Texas runway to be melted in the sun. Does ice melt in Maryland? (124)
(CBS Sacramento) Dumbass I'll see your "Mother helps son build arsenal for school shooting" and raise you a "Mother drives son and fellow gang-bangers on drive-by shooting." (53)
(AP) Fail Guy steals beer truck "thinking he'd get some beer," only to find out it's empty. You're doing it wrong (28)
(YouTube) Spiffy How to Torment a TeleMarketer with one word (293)
(SLTrib) Obvious Not news: High school girl molested by guidance counselor. News: She was assigned to him after being molested by her History teacher. Fark: A Third teacher notified the school she wanted him to "molest" her too (186)
(Telegraph) Interesting Brummie accent voted least cool accent in Britain while The Queen's English carries the most cachet: "If you speak with a Birmingham accent, people assume you're thick" (92)
(The Consumerist) Obvious Double Cheeseburgers coming off the dollar menu at McDonalds. You have to feel not so much sad as slightly relieved by their inability to still sell two patties of meat at a profit for a dollar (137)
(The Consumerist) Asinine After replacing all chocolate with "mockolate" in its product, Hershey's respond to media controversy: They did it because we like fake chocolate better. Gee, thanks for clearing that (124)
(Stuff) Asinine Preschools sending notes home ticking off parents over the contents of their toddlers' lunchboxes (114)
(Some Cook) Unlikely Bacon, you are dead to me (143)
(AZCentral) Dumbass Man tells police he broke into a house and started two fires because it was dark inside (15)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop this t-shirt in an unusual place (77)
(AFP) Dumbass Hey Hun, I found a great price on flights to Sydney - It says we'll be flying on a DH1 Dash 8-100. Is that the new Airbus? (75)
(Some Chick) Dumbass If you are a deported felon back in the US and are carrying a stolen handgun it is best not to be driving around with your stereo blaring so loud it attracts the police (31)
(MSN) Interesting Seven better uses for $700 billion. Submitter thinks that every American taxpayer should get $5000 instead (270)
(Politiken) Spiffy Transparency International: Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world. Danish people: we just hide it better (32)
(VillageSoup.com) Dumbass If you are a lawyer and decide to expose yourself to some random woman and her daughter, try and be sure it's not a client (28)
(Las Cruces Sun-News) Obvious Census Bureau says 74% of El Paso residents speak Spanish at home. Other 26% fled back to Mexico when they saw Census employee approach (100)
(My San Antonio) Fail If profanity, threats to kill own attorneys and soiling your clothes don't stop trial, try using a marker on your face (31)
(Stuff) Interesting Rush to find extent of NZ melamine contamination, put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination (88)
(Some Guy) Interesting Cows that milk themselves - the robotic dairy that allow the cows to choose their own milking time (56)
(Some Chick) Asinine San Diego firefighters suing city for being forced to ride in Gay Pride parade. They were called names and subjected to other harassment by scantily clad parade attendees (132)
(Telegraph) Asinine Not news: Paris plans the first skyscraper to be built in over 30 years. Fark: it's a 50-story Triscuit. With Nabiscoey-good photo (48)
(Fashionable) Weird Don't mess with me, I wear a shirt made out of organic pasta and damn if I don't look like a serial killer (38)
(Daily Mail) Interesting Prince Albert might possibly get married, leave can (23)
(ABC News) Followup Obama Campaign: "The debate is on" (1102)
(app.com) Scary When we're overrun by snakes; we simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. Then we've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat and when wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death (33)
(Fox News) Obvious Bill Clinton tells Todd Palin, "Give support...but don't make her look weak." Then, Clinton gave him some political advice (44)
(CNN) Stupid Woman puts up $1 million to get Jewish families to move to Alabama. Because if there's one thing Alabama welcomes, it's people who are different (72)
(Abc.net.au) Scary Catholic archbishop threatens closure of maternity wards in Catholic hospitals if abortion law passes (253)
(CBS News) Followup 'Penis-pump' judge officially disbarred, could not even erect a defense (30)
(Reuters) Unlikely Comm-Com Pow-Wow So-So (22)
(Media Matters) Unlikely Media Matters asks: As debates loom, will media learn from past coverage shortfalls? Submitter: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, you were serious? (41)
(Chicago Sun-Times) Amusing Fan to Roger Ebert: "Y U not review this movie?" Ebert to fan: "Hey, bro, I wuz buzier than $#i+, @d they never shoed it b4 hand" (121)
(NBC 11) Sick What happens when a big ass elephant escapes from the zoo and runs in front of a big ass bus in Mexico? Nothing good (with disturbing pics) (84)
(MyFoxPhilly.com) Amusing Fired TV anchor Alycia Lane finally explains bikini photos sent to married man (35)
(Chicago Sun-Times) Sappy Ugly-ass half-cat half-Yoda adopted in Illinois. With ugly, ugly-ass pics (66)
(Time) Followup At 8:30am this morning, Obama called McCain about working together to get the emergency bailout legislation passed. John McCain responded by suspending his campaign and trying to take credit for the idea (509)
(BBC) Interesting From Nixon's sweaty chin to Gore's eye-rolling, here's some of the most dramatic moments from past presidential TV debates (47)
(Planet Out) Obvious Roman Catholic lector is shocked to find the church has a problem with his self-description as "a happy porn-writing Sodomite" (17)
(AP) Interesting Investors shovel $28.7 million into Digg. Or as Drew calls it, beer money (47)
(Detroit News) Interesting In a move sure to upset PETA and thrill Scottish farmers, Michigan court declares sheep aren't people (55)
(The Smoking Gun) Amusing Mug shots of the 57 Vanderbilt University frat brothers arrested for drunken campground party (123)
(MSNBC) News Frail old man runs from African American asking for change (1250)
(John McCain) Followup McCain to Times, come in. Times: This is Times, go ahead McCain, over. McCain: standby to copy transmission 3, 2, 1 You are full of crap you partisan hacks go fark yourself -- end transmission (343)
(Seacoastonline.com) Fail Customer in line complains guy in front is taking too long. To rob the bank (44)
(Fox News) NewsFlash President Bush to address the nation tonight on the Wall Street bailout and the season premiere of "Heroes," which he thought "totally rawked" (390)
(CBS 46) Dumbass Georgia lawmakers think sporting events, college campuses, churches and political rallies should have more people carrying concealed guns. What could possibly go wrong? (216)
(WesternTelegraph) Obvious Landlord says government should rethink current drink-driving campaign, with its tempting frothy mugs of ice cold beer, just aching to be drank to the last tasty drop (48)
(BBC) Ironic "Glasgow Nautical College has been closed for the day after floodwater blocked the main entrance" (43)
(DesNews) Dumbass If you and your buddy have been drinking, there's probably a better way to keep him from driving his motorcycle home than running him off the road and nearly killing him. Bonus: third drunk driver nearly runs over cops and victim (30)
(Daily Mail) Stupid Toilets at the 2012 Olympics in London will face away from Mecca so as not to offend Muslims. However, they will face toward Yorkshire, which will offend everybody else (322)
(NYPost) Dumbass Man spooked by a strange noise outside his apartment brings his gun to bed - and accidentally shoots his girlfriend. That's his story and he's sticking to it (40)
(Some Guy) Scary Sarah Palin gets blessed by witch hunter, weigh-in with a duck is still pending (180)
(Weekly World News) Silly Investment bankers flood into Mexico and Canada (39)
(Vanity Fair) Obvious Rupert Murdoch would buy NY Times, thinks "its soft stories and newsless front page and all its talk of being a news brand" means it's "forsaken what a newspaper is." Hero tag if he stops user registration for Farkers (49)
(News.com.au) Spiffy Worried your granny might fall over and bust a hip? Just fit her with an airbag (33)
(WTAM) Dumbass Today's bad influence on our children is * shakes Magic 8 Ball *...John Steinbeck? (114)
(Houston Chronicle) Scary Study warns inhalers may carry deadly risks, especially if you're wearing a Warriors shirt (46)
(11 Alive) Sick One surefire way to guarantee yourself a ticket to Hell would be to steal a 10-year-old cancer patient's puppy and Wii (86)
(Some Guy) Amusing Fox News anchor in Maine not happy about bring mistaken for Sarah Palin, having viewers leave messages like, "What is this is K-mart version of Sarah Palin...what did you do, lose your little cheapo glasses?" (pics) (189)
(Some Guy) Misc RCMP finally catch an escaped inmate who had been on the run for a month. But to be fair, they found him in Saskatchewan, so he was probably ready to go back to jail (85)
(Globe and Mail) Stupid Meet the people who are terrified of cheeseburgers (194)
(The Scotsman) Interesting Cool: kittie comes along on family vacation. Fark: by clinging to the bottom of their camper (pic) (82)
(CSMonitor) Amusing Stand up paddle surfboards are the SUVs of surfing. And just as beloved (136)
(CNN) Interesting Boss to workers: Here are your pink slips. Workers to boss: Here are your iron bars (81)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop this tube rider (52)
(wauwatosa now) Amusing Man snagged for breaking into cars gets rowdy with police, claims to be trained in ultimate fighting, and ends the night wearing paper clothes (51)
(Las Cruces Sun-News) Followup Hazing by a high school football team that involved the ol' broomstick up the butt trick "was a very violent, very serious form of bullying," says school superintendent Rick Romero. No, really (182)
(London Times) Amusing What lap dancers really think of their clients (379)
(London Times) Weird "Farking hell, why can't women in this hospital give birth naturally?" It's a good question, but maybe best not to ask while they're actually having a Caesarean (112)
(MSNBC) Scary Actual headline: "Man goes to court after butt stapled shut" (96)
(HOT TAMALES®) Interesting "Some like it hot- Some like it hotter". (Sponsored Link) (65)
(BBC) Amusing BBC tackles the topic American media are too scared to touch - American teeth versus British teeth. "US teeth are sometimes whiter than it is physically possible to get in nature," they note (79)
(Sun Sentinel) Florida "Honey, can you call your dad to find out how we're supposed to harvest all of this marijuana? Hang on a second, there's somebody knocking at the door..." (48)
(Google) Obvious New Polls show Americans are a bunch of fickle, indecisive mofos (214)
(Pew Research) Obvious PEW Research's Obvious Division announces pollsters who ignore millions of cellphone only people have skewed results (138)
(Bloomberg) Followup North Korea to restart its nuclear power plant, taunting Alec Badwin (38)
(BBC) Followup Bernanke, apparently inches from wetting his pants, DEMANDS bail-out action or else the terrorists will buy all the apple pie and baseballs and CEOs might not be able to pad their offshore accounts any more this year (396)
(The Sun) Cool Coolest pics you'll see today of a frog fighting its way out of a snake (54)
(webn) Dumbass Father Of The Year nominee uses shock collars on young sons, then tells his kids he's going to jail because they were bad after he gets busted for it (38)
(London Times) Obvious "In Scotland, there are attempts to ban a local Orkney brewery from making an ale called Skull Splitter. It is worth taking a look at how this absurd row blew up, because it tells how we became the Nanny State" (43)
(CNBC) Cool The top 20 beer drinking countries. Obvious: the US isn't even in the top ten. Not-so-obvious: Australia, England and Ireland lose to #1 (191)
(Sign On San Diego) Interesting The California Highway Patrol is investigating an officer who rented a motel room to have sex with a woman whose traffic ticket was dismissed in court earlier that morning as a result of his false testimony (64)
(Local6) Scary Devil worship cult kidnap former member on her way home from church, beat her and force her to participate in pagan ritual. No, this isn't an episode of Katie Holmes' new reality show (129)
(AP) Dumbass Dumbass: Man gives his four-year old a beer to share with his two-year old brother. Full retard: At the county fair (41)
(Newsday) Sad REAL FACT: Snapple co-founder dead at 85 (37)
(Globe and Mail) Misc SEC chief demands credit swap regulation, recognition as most difficult NCAA conference (36)
(Some Guy) Stupid PETA pressures ice cream maker to use human breast milk instead of cow milk. In response, Ben & Jerry's introduces two new flavors: Jenny Garcia & Peanut Butter C-Cup (219)
(Pravda) Interesting Woman put on trial in Dubai -- for drinking juice in public (194)
(IndyStar) Dumbass Local Pastor charged with Bigamy. But really, isn't having two wives punishment enough? (106)
(My Fox DC) Ironic Maryland state delegate who recommended "DUI" license plates for people convicted of drunk driving is arrested for drunken driving (236)
(Livenews) Fail If you're looking to send a message to a tenant about late rental payments, arson is not the best method (38)
(Wordpress) Amusing Obama is Skywalker, Bush is Vader, Cheney is Palpatine, and Washington D.C. is the Death Star. Palin is an Ewok with lipstick. Just kidding, she's Leia (297)
(Some Grammar Nazi) PSA Stupid, made up holiday #268; Today is "National Punctuation Day" (166)
(Lancashire Evening Post) Cool Thousands of students, dressed as porn stars, are set to invade bars and clubs as part of a giant pub crawl (133)
(Livenews) Silly Note to customs agents: if the traveler snorts their dandruff off their own shoulder, maybe it's not dandruff (19)
(wkowtv) Interesting D()g = s/t {ea}k (68)
(CNN) Strange ♫ She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes | Mailin' them ain't what it takes to love me | You fool, you fool" ♫ (33)
(News.com.au) Asinine Nanny state removes kids from loving home after "bum smack" (131)
(Contra Costa Times) Weird Think you're scared of clowns now? The 2008 graduating class of the San Francisco Clown Conservatory has released a Naked Clown Calendar (pics) (105)
(Huffington Post) Cool CNN's Campbell Brown thinks McCain's campaign is treating Sarah Palin in a very sexist way. What's wrong with being sexy? (with video rant) (469)
(KSRW) Dumbass If you're climbing down Mt. Whitney in the dark and your cellphone rings, let it go, man (43)
(Chicago Sun-Times) Followup Fark gets a plug as Roger Ebert explains how he's not a Creationist, and everyone who thought he was is part of the problem (360)
(The Gainesville Sun) Strange Man suffocates after getting stuck between washer and dryer. This is why men shouldn't do laundry (32)
(Reuters) Stupid Skydiving over Mount Everest. Come on Nancy Boys, why stop there? Light yourself on fire and strap a polar bear to your chest while you're at it (43)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop these drain flies (53)
(AZCentral) Interesting Can't afford a home? How about a remodeled shipping container (94)
(Some Vagrant Drug Addict) PSA If you're an elementary school child and you find a heroin needle do you a) pick it up b) poke it into your arm c) stab your classmates with it FARK: d) all of the above (80)
(WSAZ) Stupid Bad: Getting arrested for DUI. Worse: getting charged with battery on a police officer. Fark: by farting on the cop fingerprinting you (94)
(Globe and Mail) Fail Man walks into a bank wearing a cape, surgical gloves and Scream mask, demands money and leaves empty-handed after dumping a box of broken drywall he said was a bomb. This guy brought his A-game (31)
(Breitbart.com) Dumbass Italy to send 500 soldiers to break up Mob family that specializes in gambling and prostitution. Good luck with that (59)
(Daily Mail) Amusing Britain "ashamed" by assortment of "vulgar and obscene" greeting cards for sale in most shops, particularly since the majority are bought and sent by women (why yes, there are some SFW examples) (89)

Tue September 23, 2008
(MSNBC) Sappy Fall officially gets underway when the last two nuts fall from a giant California redwood (78)
(Daily Star) Interesting Study finds bottle blondes have more fun than natural ones (198)
(WESH Orlando) Florida Not only does a woman find Jesus in an oyster shell, she found the virgin Mary, too (66)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop these kids in a world of pure imagination (57)
(Some Guy) Scary Dead guys in my drinking water? More likely then you think (63)
(CBS Sacramento) Asinine Judge orders vegetative inmate to remain in jail hospital, even though he will never regain consciousness (81)
(BBC) Stupid Old and busted: child support. New hotness: horse support (30)
(Wilmington StarNews) Obvious Dead son can't be prosecuted for keeping mom in freezer (45)
(Examiner) Cool 101 signs you've encountered ghosts (319)
(Local6) Hero Motorists 'jump into inferno' to rescue children trapped on burning school bus (87)
(BBC) Scary Huge gas explosion rocks Bath, council considers renaming the city "Jacuzzi" (32)
(Fox News) News Fannie, Freddie, Lehman and AIG are under investigation by FBI for fraud (427)
(AP) News Democrats to allow drilling ban to completely expire (398)
(Some Guy) Strange "Two Jawans, 4 militants killed in gunbattle." Tusken Raiders claim responsibility (81)
(Daily Mail) Misc Hip hop's crown jewels are up for auction, WHAAAT Hip hop's crown jewels are up for auction, WHAAAT Hip hop's crown jewels are up for auction, OKAAAY (w/bling pics) (123)
(Washington Post) Scary Add another $13 billion to the original $10 billion that the Pentagon has lost in Iraq. In other news, Iraq U now listed as the top party school in the world (80)
(Yahoo) Interesting Ben Stein explains credit-default swaps and how they got us into this mess: "One might well wonder if the whole subprime fiasco was not set up just to allow speculators to profit wildly on its collapse" (198)
(CNN) Stupid Evangelist claims the age of consent is puberty, then pulls off his human mask to reveal a brown bear with soulless black eyes (556)
(WTAM) Weird Stockholm airport nearly shut down by a "nice, fatty sausage from Tuscany" (38)
(Wall Street Journal) Obvious Californians don't like socializing. States that are stressed are neurotic. And Florida has a high "conscientious" ranking. Another BS study on personality traits and where you live (175)
(London Times) Scary "The wheelchair was removed from the Boeing 727-200 jet and placed on a vehicle -- where it immediately burst into flames and was destroyed" (98)
(My Fox DC) Stupid Hey, let's protest high gas prices by filling up our 18-wheelers and driving around congested Washington, D.C. just in time for rush hour (145)
(Fox News) Asinine School says bus driver who dropped first grader off unaccompanied in the middle of the Bronx "may have acted inappropriately." Bonus: The kid lived across the street from the school (74)
(Herald-Leader) Scary In an effort to crack down on Internet gambling, Kentucky commandeers domain names of 141 gambling sites (211)
(Discovery) Cool Cool: Scientists extract dormant yeast culture from a weevil preserved in amber 45 million years ago. Fark: Use it to make beer (273)
(Wikipedia) Photoshop Photoshop this fancy boat wheel (42)
(New York Daily News) Amusing New York Daily News hires Sarah Palin to walk around streets of New York to see what happens. Typical comment: "You're hot. But I hope you lose" (pics) (259)
(Chicago Tribune) Unlikely Chicago asking Wrigley-area bars to stop serving alcohol during the playoffs, which is like asking hookers near a naval base to not do business when the men return from a year at sea (142)
(Some Guy) Sad Police offering $300 for information leading to the arrest of whoever is pouring beer in city mailboxes. Drew to double the reward out of principle (35)
(MLive) Dumbass Here's one Michigander ready for the Chinese invasion (last letter on page) (194)
(Some Cubano) Dumbass Ever wonder what a Cuban "wrestling champ" would look like after taking on six cops and getting tazed four times? Wonder no more (84)
(YouTube) Cool Farker TheHofstetter did a set on Craig Ferguson the other day, check it out (182)
(AP) Asinine "Mom, the kids at school are bullying me." "Here son, let mommy help you build an arsenal and plan a rampage. Its the only way" (148)
(My Fox Kansas City) Amusing Big people, little bikes. Local TV anchors race on tricycles. Local anchor falls on butt. The laughs ensue (26)
(LA Observed) Asinine With all the news going on, L.A. Times devotes their cover to "LOLCats: The Inside Story," then acts surprised they're not taken seriously? (142)
(Daily Mail) Scary Four university researchers killed by 100-year-old radiation experiment started by Sir Ernest Rutherford. Still no cure for curium (108)
(Politico) Cool McCain Camp tries to ban reporters from accompanying Palin on her tour of the UN. Shockingly CNN finally grows a pair and threatens to pull their crews on the grounds they only cover news, not campaign photo-ops (692)
(Canada.com) Hero Author says eating fat is getting a bad rap, and that people have become fatter and sicker since we started avoiding it. That's all very interesting, but the Hero tag is present because this story ends with a recipe for BACON MAYONNAISE (144)
(MSNBC) Cool America's eight worst breakfast foods. Still want (317)
(SMH) Hero Septuagenarian priest takes down knife-wielding robber. Actual quote: "I only wanted money. You're a priest and you're not helping" (45)
(The Atlantic) Video Top five old-timey politcal ads. Bonus: Eisenhower telling the broads to STFU and get back in the kitchen (38)
(YouTube) Amusing 56 years ago today, Dick Nixon gave a pretty good speech that let him keep his job and dog. LGT outtakes. (Not safe for work language) (48)
(Canada.com) Obvious Man dies after spending 34 hours in hospital waiting room without seeing a doctor (274)
(Telegraph) Weird Man has addiction to colorful toys made of building blocks. His collection is worth $100,000. His wife thinks its time he lego (54)
(USA Today) Interesting "Son, do you mind if your mother and I crash in your basement for a little while?" (90)
(The Consumerist) Asinine If you won't give Comcast your social security number, the terrorists win (156)
(Herald-Leader) Cool Man decorates his entire basement with one $10 Sharpie (with 360 degree photo) (148)
(Rocky Mountain News) Cool CU police return student's confiscated pot. And there was much rejoicing, Cheetos (92)
(Jack Daniels, if you please) Obvious Jack Daniels gets 17-year-old boy drunk (62)
(BBC) Asinine Nanny State vows to protect citizens from . . . unlicensed clown music. No, really (44)
(AP) Followup Gunman who finished off nine students in Kauhajoki tried to finish himself off and missed (121)
(CNN) NewsFlash Abe Vigoda is still alive. It's not news, it's CNN (116)
(St. Petersburg Times) Florida Entrepreneur surviving current recession with his unique product line: Custom-made outhouses (21)
(Daily Mail) Scary New global-warming threat: Scientists discover massive methane "time bomb" under the Arctic seabed (385)
(SACRAMENTO) Stupid It's such a fine line between "panhandling" and "armed robbery" (46)
(The Register) Fail If you're a spy who plans to use a fake mustache to disguise yourself for a TV interviewer, make sure your cunning plan involves enough adhesive (31)
(Metro) Silly New Zealand pet-food company asks the important political question of our time: "Which political leader would you like to see fed to the dogs?" (54)
(My Fox DC) Dumbass When stealing monkeys from a wildlife compound, it is best not to tip off the law by posting about it on your MySpace page. Bonus: Teens only busted into compound because they thought pot plants grew inside (30)
(CNN) Unlikely Amsterdam becoming hip destination for teens, who are going there to bicycle and to visit museums. Oblivious tag is totally baked right now (119)
(Sunderland Echo) Obvious "Mom, dad -- we're hot twins. Of COURSE we were going to become porn stars" (434)
(ABC News) Scary In space, all drivers are female (56)
(Some Ass) Spiffy Soon in a Maine town, everyone will be able to have a cock and pullet (40)
(BBC) Interesting Leading Doctor speaks out against designer vaginas, says that cheap factory knock-offs perform just as well (98)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop these hydrant hooligans (31)
(Oregon Live) Sad Creator of "Bacon Boy," a superhero who shoots bacon bits from one hand and grease from the other, is dead at 10 from leukemia (72)
(News.com.au) Interesting Burmese junta "lovingly" releases 9,000 prisoners. Plans to "caringly" keep the rest and possibly administer the occasional "tender" beating (37)
(Spiegel) Stupid What's the greatest threat facing Germany today? Rising energy prices, stock market woes, neo-Nazism? How about Chinese lederhosen and dirndl? Dirndl dirndl dirndl (43)
(The Sun) Amusing British authorities think speed camera photo looks like a man, hilarity ensues (with "That's a maaan, baby!" pic) (86)
(MSNBC) Scary The U.S. economy has gotten so bad, even illegal aliens are saying "no thanks" (110)
(Philly) Stupid With no other problems to address, city council passes ban on indoor furniture being used outdoors. HOA members across the nation smile (38)
(Some Guy) News Finland school shooting, many feared dead (302)
(nbc5i) Amusing Banana chases a gorilla across the field at a Texas homecoming game. (YouTube link in first post) (43)
(News.com.au) Scary Sacked employees needed a way to show their former boss how much they disapproved of his downsizing decision, choose option C (52)
(Reuters) Fail Perfect example of train robbers doing it wrong (22)
(Hartford Courant) Interesting Could Howard Hughes, Michael Jackson and Donald Trump be right? (130)
(Some Chick) Sick You're 91 and your caregiver brings you a plate of grapes. What do you do? Shoot him, of course (37)
(The Morning Call) Dumbass Constables busted for getting money for nothing, chicks for free (63)
(STLToday) Cool If you've been hoping and waiting for the chance to buy an Elvis museum, here's your chance (15)
(Palm Beach Post) Dumbass Stripper mom hires babysitter from Craigslist, drops them off, doesn't come back. That's a time out for you (63)
(My Fox Colorado) Amusing Fifth grader suspended for homemade "Obama is a terrorist" t-shirt (661)
(Washington Post) Dumbass Old and busted: pandering to Mexican illegal aliens. New hotness: pandering to Irish illegal aliens (166)
(MSNBC) Scary Why elderly people should avoid farmers markets in Israel (39)
(CBC) Sad Train moving too slowly. Man does rational thing and climbs over it, with predictable results (46)
(CNN) Scary Today's "large American city that's run out of gasoline" story comes to us from Atlanta. Tune in tomorrow to see if your city is next (116)
(Some Chick) Cool "Nickelsville," a homeless camp in Seattle, is comprised of 155 pink tents donated by the Girl Scouts (68)
(AJC) Dumbass Juror gets detention after being asked to be excused from a trial for for "emotional," "mental" and "dental" reasons (57)

Mon September 22, 2008
(TC Palm) Florida Republicans: your Democratic incumbent candidate used a horse barn for his voting address. Democrats: your Republican challenger registered a dog track as his voting address. Yes, it's Florida (58)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this big-mouthed baby (80)
(WFTV) Dumbass Slitting your wrists on the witness stand during your own trial is not the best way to sway the jury in your favor (28)
(Daily Mail) Amusing Pictures of a cow jumping a woman and a donkey in the background cracking up (53)
(Reuters) Sad 820,000 Texans still without power. 20,000 because of Hurricane Ike and 800,000 because, well, it's Texas (108)
(Commercial Appeal) Dumbass When counterfeiting money it's wise to know your historic figures (lower story) (38)
(London Times) Unlikely Meet the girls who won't even kiss before marriage and their highly protective fathers (278)
(AJC) Interesting Alabama dog puts foot in mouth with off color joke (34)
(Yahoo) Amusing "McCain, Obama Avoid Same-Sex Marriage." Cindy, Michelle heave sigh of relief (68)
(Reuters) Scary 43 killed in fire at illegal Chinese dance hall. If only they hadn't gone back into the building after exiting and running around it (71)
(Free Press) Scary Michigan police beat diabetic motorist into coma. That'll teach him to appear drunk (136)
(Yahoo) Amusing Fat peoples rights group takes offense to billboard suggesting that the way to cure obesity is to beat it out with a stick (286)
(CBC) Scary Another Greyhound bus passenger stabbed in Canada. Only suffered minor injuries, but he'll beheading to hospital anyway (67)
(The Sun) Amusing Bald chicken Buffy no longer has to go out in the buff - she keeps warm in a knitted jumper (22)
(Fox News) Followup Arrest made in murder committed 33 days ago in 1975 (77)
(Sign On San Diego) Interesting 30 years ago this week, a Cessna and a Pacific Southwest Airlines 727 collided and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. Pics of the crash, including the flaming 727 (105)
(Abc.net.au) Strange Monster pig holds woman hostage, Stockholm Syndrome sets in: "It's a beautiful male pig but he's just so big and so pushy" (50)
(TampaBays10.com) Florida Today's "drunk driver stopped on an airport runway" story brought to you by Tampa. With mugshot goodness (38)
(London Times) Amusing To make a baby... you need to eat 18 broccolis a week (130)
(AP) Scary Have you been hoping that the EPA would eventually limit the levels of rocket fuel in your drinking water? Yeah, well that's not going to happen. In other news, there's rocket fuel in your drinking water (85)
(CNN) Florida "Managerially, software-wise, procedure-wise, training-wise, there is no confidence that these people will be ready in less than 50 days for the election" (100)
(Some Guy) Interesting Gay activists out John McCain's chief of staff, accusing him of holding all-night orgies, wearing white after Labor Day (570)
(St. Petersburg Times) Florida Man explains "he had an itch and it felt more comfortable to sleep naked," but not why he chose to nap in front of City Hall (15)
(KSL) Amusing Thousands of fur coats escape farm (50)
(Some Rubbernecker) Amusing Darwin uses a train to score a double on a copulating couple (75)
(Some Inmate) Asinine Not News: Inmate has a moldy mattress. News: He sues the state. Fark: Inmate wins $295,000 in damages (80)
(Some Guy) Amusing Best obit EVAR: "Jim Adams, 53, was was sadly deprived of his final wish, which was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy booze for a date" (123)
(NPR) Interesting Atlanta attempts the Trafalgar Square Pigeon fiasco, American style (64)
(Some free roaming vapor) Stupid Ghost-hunting class being taught at LSU. Dr.s Venkman, Stantz and Spengler unavailable for comment (151)
(The Sun) Amusing AWWWWW pics of a litter of 10 ugly-ass piglets in several different colours. The newborns are pink, black, white and ginger, with spots or speckles (49)
(Komo) Amusing "Nude skater turns heads on Ore. waterfront." Bonus: Construction workers complained about her (229)
(CNN) Scary DOW plummets nearly 400 points in one day. This is not a repeat (478)
(Chicago Sun-Times) Scary Roger Ebert supports Creationism...with the most entertaining Q&A ever (638)
(Flickr) Photoshop Photoshop this big bug (56)
(Some Guy) Stupid Is our children learning? Pittsburgh City Schools sets 50 percent as minimum grade, no matter the actual score (136)
(Wikipedia) NewsFlash All you need is a bottle of cheap booze and a dream. Henry Earl pockets his 1,000th arrest (no updated link yet, link goes to Wikipedia article) (167)
(London Times) Followup Times of London revisits its list of five books to avoid after reading feedback on the original list on Fark.com (186)
(CNN) Dumbass $500 for a barrel of oil? Fearmonger inflation strikes CNN (142)
(Some Guy) Interesting Judge evicts Dane Cook from his apartment. Lawyers still working on HBO moratorium (243)
(My Fox Orlando) Followup Woman who disciplined her two-year-old daughter with a high-pressure car wash hose pleads "no contest." You'd hit it with your hot wax cycle (175)
(AJC) Spiffy The record did not come easy. Leonard fought the fish for an hour, shot it twice, then drove around with the creature for hours before weighing it (61)
(BBC) Weird Behind the scenes with Nigeria's official "bachelor catcher," who drags unmarried men through the streets in a noose to shame them into marriage. Presumably, this technique was cut from "The Rules" for reasons of length (67)
(Some Guy) PSA If you'd like to rob a bank, it's probably not a great idea to put the mask on in front of a witness and then walk home after (13)
(The Consumerist) Scary Best. Milkshake. EVAR clocks in at 2300 calories (230)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Instant Photoshop contest: By issuing the "Zombie Lincoln" memorial penny, the U.S. Mint looks like they could use some help. Let's photoshop some alternatives for them (67)
(Marketwatch) Dumbass JetBlue terminal reopens after investigation showed that the passenger's hand grenades were harmless replicas, and the passenger was painfully stupid (30)
(Some Guy) Interesting Billboard urges questioning of religion. What could possibly go wrong? (487)
(Some Guy) Unlikely Man tells cops he was watering pot plants for a friend and didn't realize the plants were illegal. "I guess I have too many friends in low places." (75)
(Jalopnik) Amusing Lamborghini names new four-door "Urus," German for "Big Cow" (114)
(Homestar Runner) Amusing Back of the line (60)
(International Herald Tribune) Interesting McCain's campaign manager was paid $2 million to defend Fannie and Freddie against stricter regulations. Doh (409)
(Telegraph) Obvious New edition of Debrett's Guide to Modern Manners released. Here are some highlights. You've probably broken every rule since you rolled out of bed this morning (143)
(WBBM) Interesting The penny gets a makeover: Lincoln will now be wearing Sarah Palin glasses. Sharp (134)
(USA Today) Sad Judge scuttles pirate-ship tree house. Ninjas everywhere rejoice (91)
(Seattle Times) Followup Buying a house and selling it five weeks later to your gardener at a 50 percent markup sure was fun while it lasted (134)
(Some Guy) Interesting "We're not going to allow someone to violate the zoning laws because they do it in the name of Jesus Christ" (174)
(Modesto Bee) Amusing Not news: Bikini-wearing thief jewel thief caught with pockets full of panties. Fark: It's a dude (60)
(Reuters) Obvious Add "tax-funded bank stability" to "military expenditures" on the list of things the other G7 nations are happy about. You're welcome, rest of world. Signed, American Taxpayer (244)
(FARK) Photoshop Photoshop theme: A ghost, a toast and a post (44)
(CNN) Scary A last-minute change in dinner plans saved pretty much the entire Pakistani government from being obliterated in yesterday's bomb blast (83)
(Kansas City) Asinine Bankruptcy judge orders man to pay back thief (99)
(PJ Star) Interesting Lesser-known tips for getting elected: Share the same name as a recent Playboy cover girl (41)
(USA Today) Scary Russia sends fleet to Venezuela, in its largest Western hemisphere deployment since the Cold War (247)
(Guardian.com) Interesting Prison inmates becoming among the most eco-conscious people on the planet as they save rare birds, protect vital natural habitats and enjoy organic tossed salads with hand-made honey or jelly (72)
(Some Guy) Sad Meth addict is given a chihuahua to repay a debt. Then a year later, things really get strange (53)
(Daily Mail) Interesting Britain has such a chronic shortage of midwives that they are each forced to juggle three births at the same time. This might not be such a big problem were it not for the ceiling fans (56)
(News.com.au) Weird Now you can wash your suit at the same time as you wash your hair, with this new clothing range from an Australian company (41)
(Yahoo) Strange Israel cashing in on caviar crisis but it's a tough roe to hoe (28)
(AP) Obvious Ric Romero reports that tall bridges can be a tough obstacle for people afraid of heights (59)
(AP) Spiffy Idaho woman wins hog calling contest. Bonus:her name is bacon. Mmmm....baaaacon (53)
(Some Guy) Photoshop Photoshop this model citizen (30)
(CBC) Interesting Vancouver transit police have seized 24 cans of bear spray in the subway in the last year. Apparently they're afraid of Winnie the Subway Rapist or of losing their honey to felonious bears (63)
(CBC) Obvious Guns fall silent today on Afghanistan peace day. Apparently everybody's loading up their clips and getting ready for Afghanistan War Day, which is the other 364 days of the year (54)
(The New York Times) News For the first time since the passage of Glass-Steagall, there are no significant investment banks left (322)
(Daily Mail) Interesting The average person breaks the law at least once a day. "Some of these crimes might seem petty but they were all made illegal for a reason." (224)