Drew Curtis' FARK.com -- links tagged 'Thor'

Headlines matching 'Thor'

Tue May 22, 2012

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		School nurse refuses student access to his inhaler during full-blown asthma attack. School officials took it away because they had no current form signed by a parent authorizing its use (clickorlando.com)	(361)

Mon May 21, 2012

This is why Thor should never get a driver's license (tennessean.com)

(56)

Sat May 19, 2012

		Anthony Bourdain reveals why avalanche of hate mail from Paula Deen fans scared him so thoroughly: "Most of them couldn't spell her last name" (nypost.com)	(148)
		Amendment to a defense authorization bill seeks to overturn a longstanding ban on the US government using propaganda on its own people. In sports, President Obama has won Wimbledon for a 6th time (buzzfeed.com)	(120)

Wed May 16, 2012

Carlos Fuentes is no mas. He was the first Mexican author to write a best seller north of the border, an idealistic diplomat, and a brilliant wordsmith in two languages. Subby can't even write a coherent headline in one. Adios, maestro (nytimes.com)

(34)

Mon May 14, 2012

		Thor delivers uncomfortable news to a radio listener who won't get his Asgard off the couch (gammasquad.uproxx.com)	(43)
		This may be a shock to you, but humorist, author and storyteller David Sedaris may have made up a few things (washingtonpost.com)	(60)
		Kodak bankruptcy goodies: Kodak name, a plethora of patents, weapons grade nuclear reactor hidden in basement in NY (gizmodo.com)	(123)

Sat May 12, 2012

Author correctly identifies Instagram as the Country Fried Steak of photography (pcmag.com)

(130)

Wed May 09, 2012

You get the feeling from reading this Mets article that the author is a Fark reader (nydailynews.com)

(12)

Tue May 08, 2012

Thor + Corgi = Thorgi (filmdrunk.uproxx.com)

(31)

Mon May 07, 2012

Michael Phelps is hanging up his Speedo, hopefully after a thorough washing (news.blogs.cnn.com)

(56)

Sat May 05, 2012

Five ways the movie 'The Avengers' bends the rules of physics, according to one author who hasn't yet realized it's based on a series of comic books and not a documentary (mnn.com)

(84)

Wed May 02, 2012

Teen saves sister by killing man with skillet. Authorities say charges probably won't pan out (knoxnews.com)

(161)

Mon April 30, 2012

		What do former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush have in common? Their disdain for Jimmy Carter, because he went rogue and conducted foreign policy after leaving office without any authority from the White House (nypost.com)	(141)
		Remember how Google was caught illegally tracking users without their consent? Turns out it never happened. Just kidding, it did and was "authorized at the highest levels" (nytimes.com)	(66)

Sun April 29, 2012

(Some Guy)

Neil Gaiman talks to Stephen King about why he wrote a sequel to The Shining, whether he'll rewrite The Dark Tower to remove himself, and other authory stuff (journal.neilgaiman.com)

(94)

Sat April 28, 2012

Leaders of an insular religious commune are under investigation by authorities for extensive child abuse... in Waco. This is not a repeat from 1993 (wfaa.com)

(184)

Thu April 26, 2012

		Government grant used to develop video game based on the life of noted philosopher and anarchist Henry David Thoreau (rawstory.com)	(33)
(kgw.com)		Instruments stolen from band bus. Authorities warn that the suspects may be prone to violins (kgw.com)	(68)

Tue April 24, 2012

Murderer Joran van der Sloot to be dragged back to the U.S. to face charges in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway thanks to Peruvian authorities (nypost.com)

(106)

Mon April 23, 2012

Author of article "how to delete yourself from the Internet" apparently thinks that's possible without setting off EMP devices to fry every Internet connected computer on earth simultaneously (news.yahoo.com)

(21)

Sun April 22, 2012

Sorry Dark Knight Rises, you cannot match this much win (youtube.com)

(60)

Thu April 12, 2012

		Cool: blind author writes novel. Cooler: longhand, with pen and paper. Not cool: pen ran out of ink at some point (bbc.co.uk)	(97)
(Some Guy)		And now for something completely different: An impartial, unbiased, and thorough article by ExxonMobil concludes that petroleum is the best fuel for cars (exxonmobilperspectives.com)	(34)

Wed April 11, 2012

		Potential VP nominee and all-around nutball Allen West has it on good authority that up to 80 House Dems are Communists. No, he isn't naming names. You'll just have to take his word for it (palmbeachpost.com)	(163)
		AG Eric Holder will give The Martin/Zimmerman case a thorough review, likely with the same level of care and attentiveness that was applied to the "Fast and Furious" program. Nothing like kowtowing to Sharpton in an election year (news.yahoo.com)	(608)

Mon April 09, 2012

		Iranian nuclear authorities suggest compromise, offer to stop enriching uranium if the west stops offering to bomb them (seattlepi.com)	(128)
		"Authoritarian people have a stronger emotional need for an outlet like Fox, where they can find affirmation and escape factual challenges to their beliefs" (alternet.org)	(329)

Sat April 07, 2012

Thirty years ago, Andy Kaufman battled Jerry "The King" Lawler and even today it is still real to the author dammit. Given all the ruses, the Letterman episode and performance art involved, subby has no clue which tab this goes to (cnn.com)

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Fri April 06, 2012

Steve Gleason: "I didn't okay the release of the Gregg Williams audio". Everyone else: "We don't really think it friggin' matters whether you authorized it or not" (nfl.com)

(57)

Thu April 05, 2012

This may come a a shock to you, but legal experts say that the federal judge who ordered the administration to "clarify" Obama's remarks on judicial review , is a partisan hack who has wildly overstepped his authority (cnn.com)

(284)

Wed April 04, 2012

Sheriff Arpaio rejects DOJ demand for monitor, claiming it is not within their authority to require he hire lizards (content.usatoday.com)

(154)

Tue April 03, 2012

Philadelphia Housing Authority housing auction was going well until the Philadelphia Gas Works cut the cheese (philly.com)

(15)

Thu March 29, 2012

(Grand Forks Herald)

Internet-famous restaurant critic Marilyn Hagerty in talks with Anthony Bourdain to publish or co-author new book. "It isn't just a craze or a phase. It looks like she has lasting power" (grandforksherald.com)

(11)

Wed March 28, 2012

(itworld.com)

Former U.S. cyber-security chief and author of "Cyberwar" warns of cyberattacks launched by coming Asian cyberthreat "Every major U.S. company has been hacked by China." Cyber (itworld.com)

(109)

Tue March 27, 2012

(Some Guy)		New book coming out by Zack Parsons, author of "My Tank Is Fight!" This one is called Liminal States, and comes with its own music video (liminalstates.com)	(38)
		World's biggest superpower set to unveil sweeping new laws authorizing surveillance, torture, and long-term secret detention without trial for citizens accused of terrorism (guardian.co.uk)	(47)

Mon March 26, 2012

		When the author of the law that you are using to claim self defense says that your victim would have been justified in using said law, you might have a problem (npr.org)	(613)
		The unauthorized biography of the Easter Bunny, including that awkward experimental phase with the Tooth Fairy (mentalfloss.com)	(9)

Sat March 24, 2012

You don't need air conditioning to stay cool in the summer, according to an author who has never visited Phoenix in August (mnn.com)

(171)

Fri March 23, 2012

(Some kid in a basement)

Billions of dollars of infrastructure later, DoD network is now thoroughly under control. Fark: "...by foreign spies." Awkward (threatpost.com)

(60)

Thu March 22, 2012

Trying to get your wife drunk because she won't leave you alone and then calling 911 so you can go on Facebook is apparently frowned upon by authorities (wptv.com)

(15)

Tue March 20, 2012

(Some Guy)	Author of the "Don't Re-N*g in 2012" bumper sticker: "I'm not racist...[the N word] means a low down, lazy, sorry, low down person." Well, glad she cleared that up (care2.com)	(312)
(Some Traveler)	Here's a list of the world's best airport bars to relax in after you've been thoroughly groped (amog.com)	(128)
(Some Guy)	A member of the California Board of Equalization is seeking an author to his bill that would limit sales tax on gasoline to the first $4 per gallon (scvnews.com)	(55)

Thu March 15, 2012

Texas baby missing for 8 years has been found. Authorities stunned to discover the baby is 5 feet tall and weighs nearly 100 pounds (sacbee.com)

(120)

Wed March 14, 2012

Native American tribe gets rare permit authorizing killing of two bald eagles for religious purposes. Mike Kafka and Phillip Hunt go into hiding (foxnews.com)

(172)

Tue March 13, 2012

Mitch McConnell comes out of his shell for a moment, to call for a resolution 'authorizing the use of force' against Iran. Adds that Ahmadinejad looks a bit like Mario, and look what he did to all those poor Koopas when unchecked (dailycaller.com)

(76)

Sat March 10, 2012

Man who became an author at age 98 reveals a secret: He couldn't read or write until age 90 (thechart.blogs.cnn.com)

(28)

Fri March 09, 2012

According to the man who tortured the Constitution into giving Mr. Bush the authority to authorize waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques, "Constitutional principles seem to be mere inconveniences to Mr. Obama" (nytimes.com)

(69)

Tue March 06, 2012

Newt Gingrich begs Chicago judge to drop the lawsuit brought against him by Survivor for his unauthorized use of Eye of the Tiger because, let's face it, his campaign is over anyway (chicagotribune.com)

(69)

Fri March 02, 2012

If you're going to make $10,000 in unauthorized overseas phone calls, "My wife said I could do it" is not a reasonable defense (desmoinesregister.com)

(28)

Wed February 29, 2012

		Only Mal can rescue Clark Kent. Or is it... Only the Green Lantern can rescue Joe Hackett? Or maybe... Only Lex Luthor can save Capt. Hammer and Superman? (youtube.com)	(11)
		The 10 weirdest Science Fiction novels you've never read. Proving once and for all that just because you translate a sci-fi author doesn't mean you can write sci-fi (io9.com)	(59)

Tue February 28, 2012

14 movies based on books where the author appeared in a cameo (mentalfloss.com)

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Fri February 24, 2012

Apparently female reporters are using XX sexy pics for their Twitter accounts. Tag is for what author thinks constitutes sexy (mediabistro.com)

(117)

Thu February 23, 2012

		The Internet can sometimes be a beautiful thing. Dying boy gets entire Sci Fi series spoiled--by the author himself (io9.com)	(85)
		Photographer chronicles the locales of famous musicians' deaths, but fails to include site of Spinal Tap drummer John "Stumpy" Pepys' fatal gardening accident which remains, at authorities' behest, unsolved (wired.com)	(20)

Thu February 16, 2012

New York Times Headline: "Howls of Protest" against Mitt Romney. Actual Story: 12 people showed up. Bigger Story: Author has written a variant on the same story 28 times in the past 4 years (newsbusters.org)

(80)

Wed February 15, 2012

(Chronicle)

Professor and author of two books on the 1886 Haymarket riot attempts to correct an inaccuracy on the event's Wikipedia entry; has correction reversed, is called a vandal, is told site is based on what's popular, not what's true (chronicle.com)

(361)

Mon February 13, 2012

Hufflepuff student on the run after unauthorised use of Avada Kedavra (bbc.co.uk)

(25)

Sat February 11, 2012

(Some Guy)

Sci-fi author to adapt upcoming Rush album into a novel. Swears his mind is not for rent (ultimateclassicrock.com)

(69)

Fri February 10, 2012

(KABC-7)

Authorities announce Madonna stalker walked away from mental hospital a week ago. Still probably couldn't afford Superbowl tickets (abclocal.go.com)

(4)

Wed February 08, 2012

The pilot of thoroughbred horse racing drama Luck on HBO was missing the traditional ASPCA "no animals were harmed during the filming of this program" blessing. PETA thought you ought to know there's a reason for that (insidetv.ew.com)

(91)

Tue February 07, 2012

		Doctor jailed for conducting thorough examination of epilepsy patient. By which I mean squeezing her breasts, stripping her naked and performing an internal examination. Still, at least he ruled out lupus (bbc.co.uk)	(44)
		Courtney Love threatens to sue author over unlawfully obtained deposition papers, may settle out of court for a cheeseburger and some blow (blog.seattlepi.com)	(13)