Fark NotNewsletter: Is the eclipse over yet?

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1712786250-67285-13526 Content-Type: text/html Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [3D"The](3D")= > [3D"Totalfark"](3D") Having trouble reading thi= s email? View it online [here](3D". Comments thread: [(3D" Unsubscribe links are at the bottom of this message. =20 =20 ________________________ A message= from Drew Curtis: ________________________ Hey everyone hope your weeks been well.= pan> Kentucky wasn't in the path of e= ither the 2017 or the 2024 eclipse but Kentucky is also just a few hours dr= ive from both. So Monday morning we woke up super early and headed up= to Ohio to try to catch the eclipse. I wasn't super hopeful about th= e weather, the forecast had called for cloudy skies for days and it had bee= n raining steadily all last week. However, we figured it was still wo= rth a shot. So we headed up to Ohio to a friend's farm to try to catc= h it. As luck would have it, it was sorta cloudy but it was those wis= py high level clouds that you could still see the sun through. Amazin= gly the skies were clear for just the eclipse, then went straight back to b= eing cloudy again. I haven't seen the sun in two days. That's ok thou= gh it was out for the afternoon it needed to be. Thanks to Mr. Fuzzypaws for arranging [the eclipse Fark Party](3D") u= p in Buffalo / Delaware Park! We met him up there for a beerfest last summe= r but couldn't pull the kids out of school to make it all the way up there = for this one. Glad to see he got to see totality despite some cloud c= over. Holy f*cking sh*t indeed. As some of you are probably already aware, Fark turns 25 this y= ear. Seems like we should do a celebration or something. I'= m starting to work on initial plans this week and could use some input on t= hose. There's a [TotalFark thread](3D"https:=) up right now, discussing possible plans and id= eas - come join us there and we'll go over initial stuff. I think I'v= e got a good weekend and location picked out but I need to hear from TotalF= arkers about what they think. If you need a TotalFark account to join= the planning discussion, you can find one at [fark.com/totalfarksignup](3D" - this will be the first of many threads regarding the= upcoming Fark25 celebration. = This week 4pm Thursday it's the [Fark News Livestrea= m](=3D") with me and Dill, probably Christine, and unfortunately Lucky's out o= f commission for a bit so maybe a special guest or two! _________= _______________ End Drew transmission ________________________ Top = Interactions Some of the best interactions from the past wee= k. Do note: this takes priority over being placed in "top comments.= " - [The= farkers in](3D"=)This Thread[know how to get barnacles off cars.](3D" - = ;This Thread[contains stupid stuff Farkers did as kids, if you look closely en= ough.](3D=) - [johnphantom](3D"=), [Outshined_One= rong>](3D" and [Rent Party](3D"=) discovered how life imitates= XKCD. Top Comments= pan> Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest comments from the past = week. If your post isn't here, assume that NotNewsletterMonkey couldn't think of a tagline. (The [Smartest](3D" and [Funniest](3D" for the past month are found elsewher= e.) Funny: - El_Dan[spotted a Yog= i-ism.](3D") - UltimaCS[spotted a subliminal message= about TFG.](3D" - Mangoose[has too many coaches.=](3D" (bonus: [covfefe](3D"https:/=)) - NeoCortex42= trong>[found an old puppet show illustrating the result of a fireball chall= enge.](3D") - Riomp300[hasn't forgotten the previous= Virginia earthquake. Or is this a reference to the slatted chair thread?= a> Smart: - nmrsnr](3D" wha= t everyone else thinks you're saying when you brag about cutting in line (o= r similar)](3D") - Pocket Ninja[knows what being a p= ublic asshole does to your company's brand.](3D" - Smelly Pi= rate Hooker[The better question is - why did those police show up = to a medical emergency?](3D"https://=) - stoli n coke[liked = the original Pinocchio better than the live-action remake.](3D") - ecmoRandomNumbers[realized this plan would just put even mor= e work on teachers' shoulders.](=3D" - AirForceVet[k= nows how much justification this CO had.](3D") - physt= g>[explained why you should be careful when you go on a private excursion w= hile on a cruise.](3D") - Great_Milenko[spotted hist= ory continuing to repeat itself.](3D") [Politics](3D" Politics F= unny: - TaDu[spotted a rich person variant of= "hold my beer."](3D" - mrshowrules['Wokism' - the = new Chuck Norris, apparently.](3D") - KodosZardoz [knows h= ow to claim a stolen object.](3D") Politics Smart: - = ;FlashHarry[has a vaguer way to forecast the moving of goa= lposts.](3D"=) - fiddlehead[: "Maybe that's the best = approach. Laugh at them."](3D" - North_Central_Positronics= g> [spotted an eerie resemblance to Beavis and Butthead.](3D") Monkey's Pick I felt these posts were exceptionally fu= nny or smart, even though they didn't get many votes. Warning: Unsorted,= may contain politics. Funny: - wildcardja= ck[knows what to do when you meet another giant.](3D".=) - bucket_pup[missed an opportunity for "high-capacity magazine= s in libraries"](3D"htt=) - Elzar [spotted an ancestor to th= e Farnsworth in Futurama.](3D" Smart: - Moo= se out front[knows how bias can accidentally be introduced to inte= lligence assessments.](3D"https:/=) - Mithraic_bullshiat[bla= ckmailed the principal with the school's scam to graduate.](3D") - Trainspotr[shared how Chicago (seems to have) improved their= book return system.](3D"htt=) - BitwiseShift[shared the= ir favorite phrase to find in court documents.](3D") = [CSB](3D")Sunday Morning theme= - "[Your Most In= teresting, Beer-Related Story](3D"=)" This week, Farkers were cha= llenged to tell us their most interesting, beer-related stories, in honor o= f National Beer Day (April 7) [Funny](3D"): - RabidRythmDivas[set up = a test of their college buddies' tasting skills.](3D") - Onei= ros[went to some mental Fark parties.](3D"=) - Psycho= hazard[was told about national beer day by this CSB.](3D"=) - = ;AgentKGB[was warned about someone trying to look older th= an they actually were.](3D"ht=) Smart: - Groupon boob job[was reque= sted to bring their own beer to the bar.](3D") - enry= >[had some amusing responses to the Canadian border patrol questions.](3D")- hubiestubert[was assigned the party dorm (that a= lso had cribbage tournaments, to pay for the parties)](3D" - EBN-OZN[was hired to homebrew a beer for a nearby craft brewery. Top Contest Entries= > Some of the top-voted](3D"=)contest entries from last week. As always, everybody gets one - a= nd they're sorted by how likely they are to still be open. [Photoshops](3D")= rong>: - Octafrye[saved a man's life.](3D" EvaDewercame out of nowhere to intercept that = ball. - RedZoneTuba[made someone's wish come= true.](3D" - Thoaar[imagines a world inside a snow= globe.](3D" - I_Am_Weasel[found this minister's ol= d lunchbox.](3D" - Yammering_Splat_Vector[found E.T= . a cuddle pile.](3D") - SubsequentDamage[is keeping= an eye out for spaceballs.](3D") - Driver[figured o= ut where that music's coming from.](3D") - fisker[is= stealing your windows.](3D") - opalakea[wonders wha= t the heck all this science stuff's doing in their living room.](3D") -&nb= sp;Noj Grebellakknows it's a hard life, being 3 inches ta= ll. - bathbone[knows how to get that bird's-ne= st hairdo.](3D" - Stephen_Falken[was carried away.=](3D") - X-Geek[killed a black hole, and made its re= mains into a wig!](3D" - LesserEvil[got the Fark sq= uirrel ready for the eclipse.](3D") - damat01[almost= missed the ceiling cat.](3D") - GaijinH[knows how t= o capitalize when new real estate surfaces.](3D") - James_Cor= n[exercised this mockingbird.](3D"=) - Vortex Dwell= er[was chucked into the carbonite wall.](3D".=) - nit= ropissering[got around the carbonite encasement the hard way.](3D"https://=)- jagermurray[went to Quiznos with the boys.](3D" [Capti= ons](3D"=): Caption ["Caption this wild couple"](3D" (imag= e) - RedZoneTuba[had a chance meeting.](3D" - kdawg7736[wait, there's a second bear?](3D"https=) - Baloo= Uriza[invited a visitor to their hot tub.](3D"=) ["Capti= on this posing model"](3D")([image](3D")) - UncleDirtNap[documented th= e early years of OnlyFans.](3D") - toraque[ended up in a = cartoon-grade trap.](3D") ["Caption this band on the= ir album cover"](=3D")([image= a>) - common sense is an oxymoron](3D")[congratulates Echo an= d the Bunnysuits.](3D" - RedZoneTuba[knows the importa= nt part.](3D") "[Caption this talkative twosome"](3D"https:=) ([image](3D"htt=))- Pinnacle Pointknows the target audience for that sca= m. - kdawg7736[accidentally paid extra. Whoops!](3D" - Octafrye[knows exactly what the olds get up to.](=3D" - Tyrosine[wrote a granny rap.](=3D" ["Caption this deft demonstration](3D")" ([image](3D"=)) - Snubnose[saw a sign language argument end in violence.](3D"https://=) -= AlgaeRancher[now knows why everyone should face the sam= e direction in martial arts classes.](=3D" [Farktography theme:](3D" > "[Spring has Sprung 3](3D"=)" This week, Farkers wer= e challenged to photograph the end of winter, and beginning of spring. -= Lovesandwichsees flowers blooming. - MorningBreath[saw a frog a few months ago.](3D=) - bikkurikun[got close up to some flowers.](3D"htt=) - kittyhas1000legs[: "Green! Things are finally green instead of b= rown!"](3D"=) - Elsinore[discovered a closed bud.](3D" - skybird659[was visited by the true source of th= e bald eagle's cry. Wait no that's the red-tailed hawk, my bad.](3D" [Upcoming Fark Parties](3D") It's easy to plan f= or a Fark Party - you're effectively saying that "I'm going to be here at t= his time, come hang out." [Submit one!](3D"ht=) Thank you, Mr.= Fuzzypaws, for setting up the eclipse party! Fark Headlines of the Week A se= lection of some of the top headlines from last week. [On this day in history, in 1979, Anth= rax killed 62 in Russia, a tragic death toll which remained unbeaten by roc= k until Great White took the stage in 2003](3D") [Break out the fallen lawn chairs](3D") [7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes just off the coast of Taiwan.= Tsunami, aftershock and chip shortage warnings have been sounded](3D"=) [Article warns "eye syphilis= on the rise". No word on effectivity of eye bleach](3D") [Are al= l of them recalled or just certain flavors?](3D") [Trans-Canada H= ighway reopens after carbon tax protest and thousands of confused Americans= protesting DEI](3D") [Happy = 90th Birthday to Jane Goodall and her evil doppelganger Jane Badall](3D"=) = [GTA experiences GTA](3D") [British man celebrates his e= leventy-first birthday, plans to sneak away to Rivendell for a well-deserve= d rest](3D") Fark Weird News= Quiz (brought to you by ox45tallboy) Another fun time on last week's Quiz, where we learned dollar stores get t= heir names from how little they pay their employees rather than their = prices. On the Quiz itself, Newfadian came out on top with= a whopping 1043, followed by KRSESQ in second with a= nd even 1000 and bughunter in third with 993. Oliver Twisted made fourth with 979, and raukos= 7 rounds out the top five with 965. The hardest ques= tion on last week's Hard Quiz was about the Fairfax, VA police academy= and how the Chief of Police of Herndon, VA had a problem with his officers= ' graduation certificates. Only 35% of quiztakers knew that the academy's d= irector was a Chinese-American who signed the certificates using Chinese ch= aracters, as he has done for his entire life, and Herndon's police chief wa= sn't going to go learning Cantonese just to be able to read it. However, I'= d be willing to guess he'd be more than happy to have his officers tra= ined in Chinese police tactics. The easiest question on last = week's Hard Quiz was about the Japanese matsutake. 89% of quiztakers recogn= ized it as the world's most expensive mushroom, Fun fact: Japan has an inte= resting way of making sure imported matsutake mushrooms are easily identifi= able from the expensive domestic ones - all imported mushrooms must be wash= ed. The "real deal" that sell for upwards of $1000/lb, still have bits of t= he stuff mushrooms grow in all over them. The hardest questio= n on last week's Easy Quiz was about the tattoo that a 33-year-old Florida = Man decided to get one drunken night back in December, even though he didn'= t have the money to pay for it. Only 76% of quiztakers knew that Waffle Hou= se was based in Georgia. and definitely more of a proper tattoo for Florida= Man. I guess he can count his blessings that he was only convicted of pett= y theft and not subjected to the repo man. The easiest questi= on on last week's Easy Quiz was about Comerica Park's annual celebration of= Hawaiian shirts, aviator sunglasses, and thick mustaches. 96% of quiztaker= s knew that Detroit Tigers fans loved them some Magnum, P.I. And, I mean, w= ho doesn't? Besides, his look is far cheaper to attain than Miami Vice with= the sport coats with the sleeves rolled up and the Ferrari. = If you missed out last week, now's a great time to [catch up on the Fark Weird News Quiz](3D" now = that you know a few of the answers. Congratulations once again to the winne= rs, and we'll be doing it all again on Friday. --------------------------------------------------------------- ([Fark.com](3D"") sent this newsletter emai= l to: {EMAIL}) To stop these emails, go to the Notifications tab of your [MyFark profile](3D"https:=) to change your subscription preferences. Or, [click here to unsubscribe](3D") f= rom newsletter emails, even if your Fark login isn't '{NAME}'. [Click here to unsubscribe from ALL Fark emails](3D"). Fark, Inc. PO Box 1291, Versailles KY 40383 = ------------=_1712786250-67285-13526--