If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.
Headlines matching 'cord'
Thu February 09, 2012
Source     Fark Headline Comments
(NYPost) Amusing Giants fans were holding more then their breath until after Tom Brady threw that Hail Mary toss according to the Department of Environmental Protection  (nypost.com) (26)


Tue February 07, 2012
(Some Guy) Amusing According to Canada Free Press, this is the U.S. Constitution's last chance unless constitutionalists rally behind Rick Santorum  (canadafreepress.com) (81)


Mon February 06, 2012
(The Union Leader) Hero 76 year-old woman launched into a stream after losing control of her snowmobile. According to reports, she may have hurt her wrist. Go Granny  (unionleader.com) (27)


Sun February 05, 2012
(Deadspin) Spiffy There's a new professional basketball scoring record, as the ABA's Jacksonville Giants win 211-84  (deadspin.com) (14)


Fri February 03, 2012
(YouTube) Strange A-Ha's Take On Me, as interpreted by a quintet of North Korean accordionists  (youtube.com) (50)


Thu February 02, 2012
(Some Guy) Dumbass The Republican rhetoric about the president is going to cause his assassination, according to Punxsatawnee Jackson  (wiod.com) (85)
(Fox News) Stupid Group sets world record for stupidest world record of all times  (foxnews.com) (8)
(YouTube) Amusing 13-year-old discovers an LP record for the first time, "this is huge, this is like 10 cd's in one, how many songs does it have on it?"  (youtube.com) (68)


Wed February 01, 2012
(Telegraph) Spiffy "Spiffy," said Tom, "I have invented the phonograph. Now businessmen can send each other brief messages in pneumatic tubes, which I call the Internets." "Now, Slave, fetch me a recording of Bismarck"  (telegraph.co.uk) (10)
(USA Today) Followup Salvation Army kettles collect a record $147 million at Christmas as people apparently will pay whatever it takes to stop the constant bell ringing  (content.usatoday.com) (11)
(USA Today) Sad American home ownership has plummeted to record lows on news that home values are plummeting even more  (usatoday.com) (131)


Tue January 31, 2012
(Wired) Interesting It takes 24 million generations to grow from mouse size to elephant size, according to evolutionary biologists who have never been to WalMart  (wired.com) (27)


Mon January 30, 2012
(Canada.com) Interesting Now that Lindsay Lohan has a criminal record, she can no longer film movies in Canada  (canada.com) (35)


Sun January 29, 2012
(Some Guy) Asinine Six year old charged with sexual assault over game of tag. That is going on his permanent record  (sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com) (156)


Sat January 28, 2012
(TheBlaze.com) Unlikely Meet Abbey Watson, a 13 year old world-record holding powerlifter. The secret to her success? "Bacon... mostly bacon"  (theblaze.com) (52)
(Some Guy) Cool On May 19th, 1942, BBC engineers were recording nightingales singing in a garden when 197 Lancaster bombers flew overhead forming a compelling counterpoint to the birdsong  (retronaut.co) (118)


Fri January 27, 2012
(Huffington Post) Spiffy According to scientists, some women can store sperm for years. Your mom finds that a little hard to swallow  (huffingtonpost.com) (102)
(Say Cheese) Fail Man steals security cameras, neglects to steal the recording equipment  (turnto23.com) (30)
(BBC) Followup Costa Concordia owner raises compensation offer to passengers from three used toothpicks to two marbles and a jar of navel lint  (bbc.co.uk) (31)
(Yahoo) Obvious Meanwhile, in Florida, Romney's lying about Obama's foreign policy record, Santorum is lying about the record of Romneycare in MA, and Newt Gingrich is lying about the record of .. Newt Gingrich  (news.yahoo.com) (58)


Thu January 26, 2012
(Politico) Interesting Obama's proposed 30 percent tax rate for millionaires is "totally fair and it's absolutely necessary" according to noted left-wing liberal leftist anti-American communist Ben Stein  (politico.com) (191)
(National Post) Asinine Son of U.S. Transportation Secretary will not be allowed to leave Egypt, according to Egyptian officials hoping to get Seal Team 6's autographs  (news.nationalpost.com) (44)
(Some Guy) Strange Woman arrested for prostitution after $6 sex-act. According to the polic--wait, what sex-act could possibly cost $6?  (shelbystar.com) (127)
(CNN) Followup Costa Concordia captain says striking rocks and sinking was a mistake  (cnn.com) (28)
(YouTube) Asinine Seattle uses "big ass tow trucks" ... according to Q13 Fox News reporter  (youtube.com) (19)


Mon January 23, 2012
(Some Guy) Scary It turns out, kiddies, that you really do have a "permanent record", and the feds want it  (usnews.com) (76)
(Some Guy) Amusing More front page advertising that maybe, just possibly should not be shown next to pictures of the sinking Costa Concordia  (apple.copydesk.org) (36)


Sun January 22, 2012
(Bloomberg) Obvious Body count for Costa Concordia skewed due to unregistered stowaways. Attractive young women to be interrogated about any rakish good-looking ne'er-do-wells they might have met on their trip  (bloomberg.com) (128)
(Short List) Cool Subby liked the 50 coolest albums ever before they were even recorded  (shortlist.com) (144)


Sat January 21, 2012
(Telegraph) Stupid Costa Cruises makes generous settlement offer to Concordia survivors: 30% off their next cruise  (telegraph.co.uk) (107)
(What're you lookin' at?) PSA This year's list of the nation's 20 rudest cities, according to Travel and Leisure Magazine. Yeah, your city's on the list, farkwad. So's that other one, asshole. Yup, and that one, too, d*ckface  (travelandleisure.com) (218)
(YouTube) Video New world record in speed climbing. How is this not an Olympic event?  (youtube.com) (55)


Fri January 20, 2012
(Discover) Scary "And then they might say, well, sure, but that could be coincidence. Then you look them straight in the eye, and you say: 'Nine of the ten hottest years on record have been since 2000'"  (blogs.discovermagazine.com) (544)
(The Consumerist) Obvious Amazon decides to end its free shipping of discount diapers and of course this is the worst injustice in recorded history and an example of how no one respects the heroic nobility of motherhood  (consumerist.com) (185)
(Ohio.com) Obvious Record liquor sales of $794 million in 2011 called a "good sign for Ohio economy". Which is a nice way to say that your state is 5.3% drunker than last year  (ohio.com) (68)
(ESPN) Followup If you're going to teabag an unconscious LSU fan after your team just won the National Championship, don't record it and put it online. Teabagging, while hilarious, is what other less-funny people like to call "sexual assault"  (espn.go.com) (133)
(CNN) Dumbass Look, people. Stop repeating the lies. The Concordia's captain did *not* flee his ship right after the crash. He ordered a nice dinner with his girlfriend first while supplies were falling off the kitchen shelves. Michael Brown nods approval  (cnn.com) (104)
(Reuters) Interesting Ikea posts record profits as customers finally learn to use the Allen key  (reuters.com) (14)
(Daily Mail) Amusing Gary Glitter Twitter account attracts scorn, but the prize goes to comedian Frankie Boyle's tweet "Hi Gary. Would you say it's you or the captain of the Concordia that's f****d more people in international waters?"  (dailymail.co.uk) (52)


Thu January 19, 2012
(New York Daily News) Sad Violinist on the Costa Concordia disapears when attempting to relive one of the last scenes of Titanic. Gentlemen, it's been an honor  (nydailynews.com) (52)


Wed January 18, 2012
(Yahoo) Dumbass You want to know how badly the captain of the Costa Concordia farked up? Well you can see it FROM SPACE  (news.yahoo.com) (56)
(ESPN) Cool Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis breaks the school single season blocks record in only his 19th game. Duke sucks  (sports.espn.go.com) (21)


Tue January 17, 2012
(Yahoo) Obvious New polls show disapproval of Congress has reached a record high of 84%, although a closer examination of the data reveals that 16% of respondents were, drunk, high, in mental instutions, and/or members of Congress  (news.yahoo.com) (67)
(Daily Mail) Followup First look inside the partially submerged cruise ship, Costa Concordia (w/photos & videos)  (dailymail.co.uk) (143)


Mon January 16, 2012
(Some Business Review) Obvious People lie more in electronic communications than face-to-face, according to the article written by an astronaut-police-tiger I trained  (web.hbr.org) (34)


Sun January 15, 2012
(News.com.au) Sad Truck crash kills over 200 sheep, according to drowsy workers  (news.com.au) (54)
(CNN) Scary Third-grader Matthew Asselin owns Ferris Bueller's absence record with a monster 53 days out due to "illness"  (cnn.com) (111)


Fri January 13, 2012
(Post Crescent) Unlikely Apparently, there can be such a thing as too much cowbell. At least, according to the Oshkosh Police Department  (postcrescent.com) (48)
(USA Today) Spiffy Despite gays in the military, cussing on television, violent video games, and declining church attendance, smitings are at record low levels  (usatoday.com) (54)
(Some Guy) Cool Dwight Howard breaks the record for free throws attempted in one game. Note that he didn't break the free throws MADE record, but still, anytime you break a record held by Wilt, it's news   (eye-on-basketball.blogs.cbssports.com) (43)


Thu January 12, 2012
(STLToday) Scary School districts' requirement that all students wear "health monitors" 24/7 that record their every move and vital statistic is not a repeat from 1984  (stltoday.com) (77)


Wed January 11, 2012
(The Sun) Fail AnnaLynne McCord accidentally posts uncropped topless Twitter photo, immediately gets 98,000 new followers (sfw)  (thesun.co.uk) (57)
(Daily Mail) Fail Boners BBQ - where you are cordially invited to go f*ck yourself  (dailymail.co.uk) (89)


Tue January 10, 2012
(Slate) Sad We who live in prison, and in whose lives there is no event but sorrow, have to measure time by throbs of pain, and the record of bitter moments  (slate.com) (65)
(inquisitr) Interesting Rihanna named the biggest selling digital recording artist of all time. Statistics fail include Chris Brown's digits around her throat  (inquisitr.com) (31)


Mon January 09, 2012
(BBC) Sad British record store chain reports Christmas sales slump. In related news, apparently Britain still has record stores  (bbc.co.uk) (7)


Sun January 08, 2012
(Mirror.co.uk) Scary Australian woman manages "miracle escape" after cord snap during bungee jump over crocodile-infested waters. In other news, some people are stupid enough to bungee jump over crocodile-infested waters  (mirror.co.uk) (128)


Sat January 07, 2012
(Daily Mail) Cool Six teenagers attempt new record for biggest domino spiral, longest-lasting virginity  (dailymail.co.uk) (17)
(NYPost) Stupid Recording the health department inspector while he checks your restaurant? You bet your ass that's a mandatory closing  (nypost.com) (98)
(Brisbane Courier-Mail) Spiffy Former speed drinking world record holder Bob Hawke demonstrates how to win friends and influence people in Australia  (couriermail.com.au) (24)
(MSNBC) Interesting Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupts for 29th continuous year. Still short of the record currently held by Bobby Knight  (msnbc.msn.com) (11)


Fri January 06, 2012
(American Independent) Fail According to the president of the American Family Association, HIV does not cause AIDS. Nope, it's caused by too much gay sex  (americanindependent.com) (256)
(Mirror.co.uk) Amusing Britons' top health complaints include being "bald and toothless", according to census. This is a repeat from 1911  (mirror.co.uk) (17)
(Yahoo) Ironic MA Senator Scott Brown comes out in support of Obama's appointment of Cordray to run the CFPB. If he'd done that with Obama's first choice, he might not be about to get his ass kicked in the next election  (news.yahoo.com) (46)


Thu January 05, 2012
(CNBC) Followup The Nano did not go tits up, according to Tata  (cnbc.com) (29)
(Yahoo) Amusing And the biatchslapping of Congress continues. After "recess-appointing" Cordray to head the CFPB yesterday, Obama did the same for the three NLRB members Republicans have been blocking since last year  (news.yahoo.com) (224)
(Japan Times) Strange Japanese volcano sets record with 996 explosive eruptions in 2011, zero Gaos attacks  (japantimes.co.jp) (7)


Wed January 04, 2012
(Politico) Amusing According to RON PAUL, RON PAUL is real winner at the Iowa caucuses. RON PAUL  (politico.com) (162)


Mon January 02, 2012
(Some Guy) Spiffy Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers got the spotlight but San Francisco shattered the record books  (csnbayarea.com) (60)
(Telegraph) Interesting A record number of guns were bought in America as Christmas presents. That'll teach the jolly fatman to think twice about breaking into our homes in the dead of night  (telegraph.co.uk) (141)
(Daily Mail) Spiffy Can Cahill make the difference for Chelsea? Can Henry make it for Arsenal? Will RvP break Henry's record? All this plus bonus transfer window goodness in this week's EPL thread  (dailymail.co.uk) (265)
(NFL.com) Unlikely Jared Allen comes up one Favre short of the single-season sack record  (nfl.com) (11)


Sun January 01, 2012
(ESPN) Spiffy Packers QB sets team record for touchdowns in a game. No, not that one, the other one  (scores.espn.go.com) (287)
(Yahoo) Interesting According to the people who put their money where their mouth is Obama is 54% likely to be elected, Dems have only a 20% chance of keeping the Senate but they've now got a 33% shot at taking the House. So bet the over  (news.yahoo.com) (94)
(Some Neutral Party) Interesting Fifty years ago today, the Beatles auditioned for Decca Records--and were turned down. Flame on  (rockabillynblues.blogspot.com) (82)


Sat December 31, 2011
(SFGate) Ironic Injured coyote on the loose at Concord Naval Weapons Station hopes to find weapons better than those offered by ACME  (blog.sfgate.com) (14)


Fri December 30, 2011
(Some Guy) Hero "I guess the kid must have had a large behind, because according to urban legend, anacondas don't want none unless you've got buns. Or at least that's what I heard"  (the700level.com) (11)
(Topless Robot) PSA Eleven things we can expect in the future, at least according to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century  (toplessrobot.com) (49)
(TheXLog.com) Amusing Reggie Bush thinks he can break Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record of 2,105 yards? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha  (thexlog.com) (56)


Thu December 29, 2011
(NBC Bay Area) Weird Listen to Apple's Bizarre 1987 Music Record  (nbcbayarea.com) (7)
(Deadspin) Asinine Tulsa columnist calls former OU coach a "Slapdick" who was hired "because he was black," doesn't realize he's being recorded  (deadspin.com) (41)


Tue December 27, 2011
(Bleacher Report) Interesting Now that Drew Brees has broken Dan Marino's record, the big question is: Who will break Drew Brees' record?  (bleacherreport.com) (76)
(Some Guy) Obvious Falcons aren't too happy the Saints were still chuckin' the ball left and right in junk time so Brees could break his precious little record   (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com) (166)
(Breesus) Cool Drew breezes past Marino with a 9-yard TD pass to break 27-year single season passing record  (sbnation.com) (146)


Sat December 24, 2011
(C|Net) Asinine Samsung cordially invites Android buyers next time to go Apple iThing  (news.cnet.com) (144)


Fri December 23, 2011
(ABC) Silly According to the Mayan Calendar, today is the first day of the end of the world. Happy Apocalypse everybody  (abcnews.go.com) (129)
(ESPN) Obvious Apparently Boise State won a bowl game last night against some team with a losing record. Oh, and their QB became the all time winningest QB in FBS history while playing for an FCS caliber team  (scores.espn.go.com) (130)


Thu December 22, 2011
(Some Tiny Violin) Interesting According to etiquette experts, holiday restaurant tipping varies widely among cheapskates, tightwads, and skinflints  (vancouversun.com) (74)
(C|Net) Interesting Online shopping hits record $6.3 billion last week as half of people making purchases actually used their own credit cards  (news.cnet.com) (12)


Wed December 21, 2011
(Some Guy) Obvious For the record, Schoolhouse Rocks' "I'm Just A Bill" does not anywhere mention House-Senate conference committees or what happens if the House and Senate disagree on a bill  (mcclatchydc.com) (102)


Tue December 20, 2011
(Some Guy) Obvious ACLU stops Automatic Licence Plate system that scans and records every licence plate it sees into a database. Just kidding, police have already started using them. Bonus: Automatic search of existing databases regardless of innocence  (ktbs.com) (184)


Mon December 19, 2011
(CNN) Interesting Young evangelicals leaving the church in record numbers. "They don't appreciate being condemned for living with a partner, straight or gay, outside of marriage or opting for abortion to terminate an unplanned pregnancy"  (cnn.com) (327)
(Philly.com) Weird Heather Donahue of The Blair Witch Project fame is alive and well and selling marijuana. And best of all according to the article, "And you might be happy to know that her PMS is now under control"  (articles.philly.com) (116)
(CNBC) Unlikely Gold could hit $2,500 by next year, according to an angry little cowboy who started jumping up and down and firing his gun into the air upon hearing the news  (cnbc.com) (8)
(Some Guy) Dumbass Not News: Car theft ring in Philly. News: It's a family affair. FARK: Cars were Older Honda Accords  (philadelphia.cbslocal.com) (32)


Sun December 18, 2011
(Boston.com) Followup Man who earned $360,000 running small city housing authority didn't know his cell phone location history was a public record. Let's see how he spent his time  (boston.com) (132)


Sat December 17, 2011
(C|Net) Amusing The one upside of the SOPA debate: the full lyrics of 'The Internet is for Porn' are now in the congressional record  (news.cnet.com) (46)
(Reuters) Obvious Mortgage rates are still hovering at record lows, and could fall farther still - just not for you  (reuters.com) (62)


Fri December 16, 2011
(Variety) Amusing Actual headline du jour: "France set to smash B.O. records"  (variety.com) (13)
(Marketwatch) Unlikely The market will be up 10% in six months, according to an analyst who just polished off a fresh crack rock  (marketwatch.com) (27)


Thu December 15, 2011
(Townhall) Obvious Democrats didn't improve anything and nothing has been made better. According to President Obama's own standard, and contrary to what he said on "60 Minutes," he does not deserve a second term  (townhall.com) (121)
(MSNBC) Interesting New study finds people read their cell phones rather than newspapers. Americans find it's much more convenient when they have to drive  (technolog.msnbc.msn.com) (8)
(Short List) Cool Single bottle of whisky sells for record $70,000. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my cellar  (shortlist.com) (81)


Tue December 13, 2011
(Market Place) Scary The smog is so thick in Beijing that it's been shutting down air travel due to poor visibility. But according to the Chinese government, it's not pollution, but "bad weather"  (marketplace.org) (125)
(Herald Tribune) Obvious Herald Tribune talks about the weirdness of Florida stories: "Strange news aggregator Fark.com, which created a special label just for Florida stories based on the state's track record"  (heraldtribune.com) (1)
(Examiner) Stupid If you are going to lie about your son-in-law pulling a gun on you, be sure he didn't record you putting two slugs into his chest on his iPhone  (examiner.com) (182)


Mon December 12, 2011
(Some Guy) Asinine Do you collect rainwater in big barrels? You're now breaking the law because, according to the government, "that rain belongs to someone else"  (majortrend.tv) (285)


Sun December 11, 2011
(Toronto Star) Sick The ten most inappropriate Christmas songs ever recorded. "D--- in a Box"  (thestar.com) (97)


Sat December 10, 2011
(YouTube) Cool Rick Perry sets a record, becoming an instant populist meme in less than 48 hours. Jesus  (youtube.com) (58)


Fri December 09, 2011
(Huffington Post) Cool Ever wanted to be a world's record holder in something? Do you have 62 bananas and an extra large pair of pants?  (huffingtonpost.com) (36)
(CNNGo) Sick 787 Dreamliner breaks records by flying nonstop from Seattle to Dhaka, then clocking in at 42 hours, 27 minutes for a round-the-world flight. With those out of the way, it shall now attempt to wear 248 t-shirts at once  (cnngo.com) (44)
(CNN) Weird United States had 12 disasters in 2011 costing at least $1 billion each, a record. Well, actually 13 if you count Kim and Kris  (news.blogs.cnn.com) (30)
(Huffington Post) Stupid For the record, Mr. Cool Ice no longer has the world's douchiest tattoo. This moron's Tebow centaur has now taken the lead  (huffingtonpost.com) (93)


Thu December 08, 2011
(Daily Mail) Interesting Researchers race to record language of William the Conqueror before it dies out, suspect it was something like, "Hey, you over there, you're conquered"  (dailymail.co.uk) (40)


Wed December 07, 2011
(Bloomberg) Followup Bernanke is a jerk, according to us  (bloomberg.com) (8)
(NPR) Sick GOP break 2005 truce and filibuster Obama's nominee for the DC Court of Appeals. Why? According to the Senior GOP senator on the Judiciary Committee Not because there is anything wrong with her, but just for "payback"  (npr.org) (179)
(Reuters) Interesting Verizon raids the company's petty cash account to strike a death blow to Netflix. Can you hear me now?  (reuters.com) (80)


Tue December 06, 2011
(ABC) Interesting According to Rick Perry, the 'human rights for gays' issue has something in common with the Republican party  (abcnews.go.com) (145)
(CBS News) Obvious Krispy Kreme third quarter profits double, consumer waistlines follow accordingly  (cbsnews.com) (8)


Sun December 04, 2011
(The Weekly Standard) Interesting Why we need Newt as president according to.....Ariana Huffington. Courtesy of 1995  (weeklystandard.com) (51)


Sat December 03, 2011
(Some Guy) Weird For the record, there have been no official reports of flesh-eating bananas in Mozambique  (couriermail.com.au) (35)
(College Humor) Cool If the entirety of recorded history had a Facebook wall, this would totally be it. Come for the Big Bang, stay for the Renaissance  (collegehumor.com) (60)


Fri December 02, 2011
(ESPN) Spiffy What does a 6-6 record earn your football team? If you're the Vanderbilt Commodores, it's a contract extension for the head coach, new jumbotron, and new indoor practice facility  (espn.go.com) (29)
(Google) Sad In 1994, Commodore Business Machines went out of business. A man on the last day of operations brought his camera along with him to record the last hours of this once epic company  (video.google.com) (45)
(YouTube) Asinine Record the police on your own property? 75 years in jail. Subsaharan Africa? China? Suprise, it's Illinois, where recording police is a Class 1 felony and carries the same sentence as rape  (youtube.com) (138)


Wed November 30, 2011
(Canada.com) Silly Eiffel Tower could become world's largest tree, according to people who think putting plants on metal makes it a tree  (canada.com) (21)
(CNN) Interesting USDA gives out record fine to popular traveling circus. In other news, apparently the people who say what you can and cannot use as pesticides on your own damn land have say over entertainment  (cnn.com) (51)
(Seattle Times) Amusing According to the Seattle Times, Fark's Indianapolis Colts headline is a winner. If only the Colts could be so lucky (3rd section)  (seattletimes.nwsource.com) (1)


Tue November 29, 2011
(NYPost) Scary Obama's unbelievably ill-timed visit to New York City on the same day as the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center will be a thousand times worse than 9/11, according to a totally unbiased source  (nypost.com) (171)
(New York Daily News) Followup "According to NFL Senior VP of public relations Greg Aiello, the league has no policy concerning players urinating on the sidelines"  (nydailynews.com) (38)
(USA Today) Obvious Record cold snap hits the South. Guess, uh, global warming's coming a little later this year  (usatoday.com) (157)
(The Consumerist) Stupid The 12 days of Christmas will now set you back more than $100K, according to the Association of Recycled News Story Writers  (consumerist.com) (36)


Mon November 28, 2011
(Huffington Post) Obvious "You didn't see the bookstores, the print industry, or even the long-distance telephone companies going to Congress for relief and a ban on the Internet. But then, they're not the recording industry or Hollywood"  (huffingtonpost.com) (51)
(The Smoking Gun) Amusing Not news: Man gets busted for video recording a woman in the bathroom. FARK: Man was recording his mother-in-law. (with "cue up the banjo" mugs)  (thesmokinggun.com) (66)
(Some Trailer Park Guy) Florida "According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 32-year old Maykel Borges was hanging around at the Trailerama Trailer Park on 15th Street and asking for beer"  (wtsp.com) (37)
(Global Post) Spiffy A record-setting 9,600 corpses were found on the streets of Mexico City on Saturday  (globalpost.com) (44)


Sun November 27, 2011
(PhysOrg.com) Interesting Common disk encryption software is so good it makes the disk unreadable to local and federal law enforcement, according to a press release from Pedobear.org  (physorg.com) (92)


Fri November 25, 2011
(Some Guy) Amusing Colts aren't the only team with an 0-10 record this season  (nfl.com) (47)


Thu November 24, 2011
(Huffington Post) Followup Takeru Kobayashi shatters yesterday's 10 minute turkey eating world record by more than 2 pounds. Promptly says he's now going to quit cold turkey  (huffingtonpost.com) (22)


Wed November 23, 2011
(Business News Daily) Unlikely Smartphones increase productivity, according to unproductive reporter that will be packing up his desk very soon  (businessnewsdaily.com) (4)
(YouTube) Video The Edward Wellington Mouseripper Society would like to cordially invite you to an evening of classical music  (youtube.com) (6)
(Philly.com) Interesting Penn State lawyers claimed that PA open records law would fark them in the ass  (philly.com) (48)
(Some Guy) Florida This is why you never voluntarily inform a deputy you're recording him making a traffic stop  (tcoasttalk.com) (61)


Tue November 22, 2011
(Yahoo) Interesting Ex-Madoff employee says he and Bernie were faking trading records in the early 70's, back before Madoff went all mainstream and commerical  (news.yahoo.com) (13)
(Detroit Free Press) Ironic Abortion clinic found with numerous aborted remains in dumpers closed for .... improper handling of medical records  (freep.com) (86)


Mon November 21, 2011
(Talking Points Memo) Obvious According to new polling data, the best way to be more informed than a Fox News viewer is to not read any news at all  (tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com) (70)
(CNN) Strange Newt Gingrich is now ahead of Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential nomination race, according to new poll  (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com) (220)
(Political Wire) Followup Mitt Romney admits deleting records so they wouldn't be used against him later. When asked why he'd delete records if he did nothing wrong, Mitt offered everybody jello and Sprite  (politicalwire.com) (46)
(News.com.au) Scary Man spontaneously combusts outside Swedish vinyl record store. WAIT, there are still vinyl record stores in Sweden?  (news.com.au) (78)
(Uproxx) Spiffy Congrats UC Davis pepper spray cop. In addition to your sudden infamy, you've become a full-fledged meme in record time  (uproxx.com) (351)


Sun November 20, 2011
(Washington Post) Cool Alaska temperatures fall to record -41 below zero. Yukon check the weather map, it's not an Aleutian  (washingtonpost.com) (138)


Sat November 19, 2011
(The New York Times) Obvious Not quite poor yet because you're still earning a paycheck, but almost there? Welcome to America's 'near poor', according to the Census Bureau  (nytimes.com) (326)


Fri November 18, 2011
(Japan Times) Cool Guinness World Records certifies that Tokyo Sky Tree beats out Canton and CN as world's tallest tower. If it stands fewer than four hours, seek medical attention  (japantimes.co.jp) (13)
(Talking Points Memo) Followup According to the newest polling data, Newt can expect a very, very short stay at the top  (2012.talkingpointsmemo.com) (41)


Thu November 17, 2011
(NBC Bay Area) Weird San Francisco to attempt Naked Santa world record (Not safe for work, eyes)  (nbcbayarea.com) (15)
(WorldNetDaily) Ironic Lobbying scandal leaves a black mark on Newt Gingrich's campaign, leaving him in a kettle of trouble, according to a pot-shot taken by Jack Abramoff  (wnd.com) (54)
(Guardian) Interesting UK plans to put CCTV recorders in Oxford taxis. You'll still get robbed, but there will now be a grainy video of the act in progress  (guardian.co.uk) (2)


Wed November 16, 2011
(Some Guy) Amusing Bruce Wayne's medical record from Gotham General Hospital  (ordinary-gentlemen.com) (34)


Tue November 15, 2011
(Yahoo) Sappy People that have the "kindness gene" are known to be far more kind and caring than people without it, according to the "Give me a hug" Institute  (ca.news.yahoo.com) (161)
(Science Daily) Interesting Lions and tigers' fearsome roars are due to their unique vocal cords. Oh my  (sciencedaily.com) (5)


Mon November 14, 2011
(With Leather) Spiffy New world record combo lift set at 328kg. What a strong... OH GOD THAT'S A WOMAN  (withleather.uproxx.com) (54)
(Some Guy) Scary Man asks Facebook to provide him with a record of all the personal data it holds on him and gets 1,222 'likes' in response. And by 'likes' we mean 'pages of information'  (asiaone.com) (74)


Sun November 13, 2011
(Some Guy) Interesting Sebastian Vettel ties Nigel Mansell's record for taking 14 poles in a single season, is hoping to smoke 'em at the start and show everyone else his rear end all day. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live at 7:30 AM ET  (formula-one.speedtv.com) (12)
(ESPN) Fail Boise State's perfect record is no longer boisterous  (sports.espn.go.com) (134)


Sat November 12, 2011
(Washington Post) Followup The U.S. trade deficit narrows to lowest point of year at $43.1 billion with record exports of American autos, heavy machinery, jobs  (washingtonpost.com) (21)


Fri November 11, 2011
(Boing Boing) Cool How a group of hackers and internet folks are working with Japanese volunteers to harness DIY technology to record and share data about radiation hotspots  (boingboing.net) (27)
(The New York Times) Silly Happy Corduroy Appreciation Day, hipsters  (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com) (60)
(Yahoo) Asinine Picture of the Rhine river sells at auction for a record $4.3 million, or roughly 10 times what it would have cost to buy the land and build a house on it with a giant picture window overlooking the same scene  (news.yahoo.com) (170)


Wed November 09, 2011
(YouTube) Amusing What's the record for backflips on a pogo stick? Because this guy is one short  (youtube.com) (16)


Tue November 08, 2011
(YouTube) Cool Surfer dude shows off ginormous gonads, surfs gnarly world record wave. Cowabunga  (youtube.com) (39)
(Daily Mail) Obvious According to new sociological study, if your SO is hitting the gym, you're about to become an ex-SO  (dailymail.co.uk) (109)


Sat November 05, 2011
(Boston Herald) Obvious Police see no need to check data recorder from car wrecked by politician in early morning accident  (bostonherald.com) (76)


Thu November 03, 2011
(The New York Times) Interesting "Obama has gone from a modest favorite to win re-election to, probably, a slight underdog," according to noted RethugliKKKan right-wing fascist neocon shill, Nate Silver  (nytimes.com) (331)
(CNBC) Unlikely The Dow could reach 100,000 in 20 years, according to an author that just discovered crack cocaine, angel dust, and probably some peyote thrown in for good measure  (cnbc.com) (113)


Wed November 02, 2011
(Mother Nature Network) Followup Chevy announces a record breaking October for sales of Volts wagons  (mnn.com) (96)


Mon October 31, 2011
(Bloomberg) Fail Analysts say strong yen, parts shortage, driving Honda's profits down. Company officials all in accord  (bloomberg.com) (3)


Sat October 29, 2011
(Springfield Republican) PSA According to this map, either a brontosaurus is eating New Brunswick or a dust buster is sucking Virginia. Meanwhile, the forecast says everybody between is getting a blizzard  (masslive.com) (89)
(Science Daily) Obvious Scientists record dream content for first time, find of course that you're at a meeting and you forgot to wear your pants and the boss is asking you to go to lunch and already the marshmallow spider monkeys are laughing at you  (sciencedaily.com) (42)


Fri October 28, 2011
(Some Guy) Weird Man breaks world record for largest collection of clown related items. That's not funny  (odditycentral.com) (30)
(Baseball Reference) Hero It's official: According to WPA statistic, David Freese is now the greatest postseason hero of all time. OF ALL TIME  (baseball-reference.com) (143)


Tue October 25, 2011
(Rolling Stone) Interesting How can we know who's popular if the recording labels don't tell us?  (rollingstone.com) (122)
(Patch.com) Scary Comcast, Verizon ordered to disclose over 100 customer records of people who illegally downloaded pornographic movies back in---hang on, someone's at the door  (pikesville.patch.com) (84)
(Glendale News Press) Dumbass L.A.'s "Love Ride" Grand Marshall Jay Leno joked about the fundraiser's untarnished safety record, and his desire to see "somebody go down". Guess what happened for the first time in the ride's 28 year history?  (glendalenewspress.com) (103)


Mon October 24, 2011
(NewsBusters) Interesting Herman Cain's ignorance is not cute, according to so-called conservative Joe Scarborough  (newsbusters.org) (108)
(Morning Sentinal.com) Spiffy A Maine man is the first to be documented to have driven a Honda to the million-mile mark, according to a company spokeswoman. "Thankfully, not many people do it, or we'd be out of business"  (kjonline.com) (98)
(The Atlantic Wire) Sad WikiLeaks suspends publishing to focus on fundraising, according to this leaked report  (theatlanticwire.com) (25)
(Daily Mail) Interesting Scientists claim ancient spear lodged in mastodon skeleton proves humans populated North America 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Still looking for foot-powered cars and record players made from birds  (dailymail.co.uk) (29)


Sun October 23, 2011
(Chicago Tribune) Spiffy Despite all their rage, Highwood believes they may have broken the smashing pumpkin record. Finally, our long national nightmare is over. Today truly must be the greatest day they have ever known  (chicagotribune.com) (22)
(Marketwatch) Spiffy Wall Street sees McDonald's post another huge quarter, stock now at record high. Shareholders are lovin' it  (marketwatch.com) (34)
(Engadget) Strange It's 2011 and still no flying cars. We do have bicycles that play vinyl records, though  (engadget.com) (45)


Sat October 22, 2011
(PhysOrg.com) Obvious Purchasing MySpace was a "huge mistake" according to Rupert Murdoch, who released the announcement on a page with epilepsy-inducing animated graphics and obnoxious music that automatically starts  (physorg.com) (45)


Wed October 19, 2011
(USA Today) Obvious Student loan debt hits record levels. But it's not like they're going to have to use math once they graduate  (usatoday.com) (141)
(Yahoo) Fail Alright, stop. Collaborate and listen. ICE is working on a record detention  (finance.yahoo.com) (98)
(iSpy) Scary Simply putting your smartphone next to your computer keyboard means it can record everything you type  (cellular-news.com) (44)


Tue October 18, 2011
(ESPN) Unlikely Saints drop to a mere seven places above the team (with the same record) who beat them last Sunday; 49ers have their highest ranking since before Steve Young's very first concussion. It's your Week 7 NFL Power Rankings  (espn.go.com) (241)
(ABC) Misc Mother of missing baby has nothing to hide...according to lawyer who must know she already did the hiding  (abcnews.go.com) (78)


Mon October 17, 2011
(Coming Soon) Spiffy The second season premiere of "The Walking Dead" limps its way to record ratings  (comingsoon.net) (207)
(Gallup) Cool Gallup: Majority of Americans now favor legalizing marijuana. That's a record high  (gallup.com) (291)


Sun October 16, 2011
(YouTube) Video Beatles record Day Tripper in 3 takes, this day in 1965. Still one of the greatest opening guitar riffs, ever  (youtube.com) (55)


Sat October 15, 2011
(BBC) Interesting Not News: Man breaks 100 year old sprint record News: 100 year old man breaks sprint record  (bbc.co.uk) (17)
(KnoxNews) Interesting Speed camera company may have violated Fair Debt Collections Act, according to $6 million class action suit  (knoxnews.com) (64)
(Houston Chronicle) Unlikely GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry's son is unemployed. And it's all Obama's fault, according to his mom  (blog.chron.com) (199)


Fri October 14, 2011
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) Obvious "We could make a joke here about the Falcons' below-average beer price and the team's current record, but we're not"  (ajc.com) (29)


Thu October 13, 2011
(SeattlePI) Stupid For the record, nobody likes getting a pencil or a coupon on Halloween  (blog.seattlepi.com) (224)
(NewsMax) Obvious Limbaugh: 70% of Republicans don't want Romney as their candidate, according to his super-secret-squirrel poll  (newsmax.com) (101)


Wed October 12, 2011
(Some Guy) Amusing Pop quiz: Who is the worst president in U.S. history when it comes to medical marijuana? According to the potheads, Barack Obama  (pbs.org) (122)
(My Fox DC) Amusing Michelle Obama nearly trampled by kids after jumping-jacks record attempt. Better luck next time kids  (myfoxdc.com) (40)
(WTOP) Cool Got $185 you're looking to spend? Pop on down to Mount Vernon and buy a bottle of rye whiskey distilled according to George Washington's own personal recipe  (wtop.com) (42)
(Yahoo) Spiffy High school football team wins 88-80. Quarterback throws HS record 11 TD passes  (rivals.yahoo.com) (34)
(Abc.net.au) Interesting Israel, Hamas agree on Shalit release, concluding longest Middle Eastern bazaar haggling session on record  (abc.net.au) (60)

Displayed 210 of about 1496 links -- join TotalFark to see them all

 Submit a Link »
From the Fark Shop:
More from the Fark Shop »