Fark NotNewsletter: "Tell us a thing no one ever said in the 1970s"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1718299659-32010-11477 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 week's been well. Mine was okay - ended up= being super busy over the weekend though, to the point where I thought Mon= day was Wednesday and don't even ask me what day this is. I've= been thinking a lot about what Fark is, how long we've been around for, an= d the impact it's had on so many lives. Before I start I'd like to pu= t a couple things out there: 1) I don't claim credit for this and 2) I can'= t claim credit for having tried to make Fark this. Because I don't kn= ow how it happened and I wasn't trying to do it. I figure the rest of= you just did it on your own somehow. Fark has always been an unusua= l community. When people ask me what most Farkers are like, I tell th= em there's no simple answer. It's even more complicated now that we h= ave a bunch of Zoomers running around in the mix. Best I can narrow i= t down is most Farkers are smarter than the average bear, have quick wit, a= nd are natural skeptics. After that though, there's a wide range.&nbs= p; Many Farkers don't fit into any simple description whatsoever. &nbs= p; But nearly everyone has big hearts, whether it's immediately obvious or = not. I first really noticed it during Katrina, when Farkers fa= rther inland set up an organic help thread to link up with other Farkers ev= acuating from the hurricane's path. It's happened hundreds of times s= ince. Total strangers reaching out to help people they've never met.&= nbsp; And then a funny thing happens - then they somehow become lifelong fr= iends. When I was still on Facebook regularly I could see about six o= r seven cohorts of folks who had all been super active on Fark at the same = points in time over the years, just based on who was friends with whom.&nbs= p;And I can't even count how many marriages and kids are here because you a= ll met on Fark. Like many things in life, the cohorts ch= ange over the years as circumstances change, jobs change, lives change, peo= ple wander off, it happens. Blizzard Entertainment spent over a decad= e researching the phenomenon of why people eventually wander away from a pl= atform, World of Warcraft in their case. They polled thousands of for= mer players to find out why they left, and it turns out the vast majority o= f them left for no particular single reason - job changes, got married, fou= nd a new hobby. But after that, the most common reason folks left is = because not enough of their friends were around anymore, because their frie= nds got busy elsewhere. We're happy to say though that = new people are still finding us, especially Zoomers, and more folks are wan= dering back. They're surprised we're still here after all these = years and pleasantly surprised that we're still much better than a lot of o= ther places on the internet. We're glad for those of you who have stuck aro= und for the long haul, and we're glad for our new folks and returned folks.= You all keep us going! In other discussions with friends= this week it came up that it sucks that we don't have a lot of reasons to = get together in real life. I had a bar conversation last night with a frien= d who is also 50ish on the topic of how many more whole days will we spend = with our parents over the rest of our/their lives? Because that numbe= r could end up being zero if we don't make time for it. Get together = for no good reason while it's still possible. I really don't k= now how Fark became this. But I'm glad it did. It makes keeping= Fark going seem like less of a job and more of a purpose. Again, I c= an't take credit for it, but I'm still damn proud of it. And o= n that note, we're still working out the details on the Fark25 celebration = in Lexington, Kentucky on October 12. Its Columbus Day weekend s= o there's an extra travel day if that helps! If you're looking for an oppor= tunity to get together just for the hell of it, we hope it's a good weekend= for it and we'd love to see you there. _________________= _______ End Drew transmission ______= __________________ Top Interact= ions Some of the best interactions from the past week. Do note: this takes priority over being placed in "top comments." - wil (AKA Will Wheaton,[longtime farker](3D" shared his retirem= ent this week in [thi= s thread](3D"=). - [In](3D"http=)This Thread[: Farkers discovered how non-American countries memorial= ize World War 2.](3D" - This Thread was a hidden contest= , asking Farkers to "[Tell us a thing no one ever said in the 1970s.](3D"https:/=)" - In [This Thread](3D" we were asked Sivad's Question. Top Comments Some of the top-voted smartest and funniest co= mments 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 mon= th are found elsewhere.) Funny: - aimtasti= c[remembers one of the weird Wheel of Fortune prizes.](3D"=) (Eegah [sent pics, so it really did happen.](3D"=)) - foo monky[and](3D"https:/=)tintar[joked about the shape= of a cybertruck messing with AI image recognition.](3D" - P= arthenogenetic,[oh, like one of those cars in that Cyberpunk game.=](3D"http=) - derpes_simplex[portrayed what it feels like= to hold a gun vs what it actually looks like.](3D" - Bot v2= .38beta[so, is this from a videogame or not?](3D".=) - AstroJesus[had fun playing with stereotypes](3D"https://=). Smar= t: - Sword and Shield[enlisted their grandd= ad's friends to protect the house after he died.](3D" - Hide= AndGoFarkYourself[researched why police bodycams aren't always on - bloobeary](3D"ht=)[so, driving a cybertruck is just a= s bad as driving drunk (in terms of reaction time)?](3D" - k= bronsito[spotted the irony of complaining about attention whoring = while on a particularly incendiary podcast.](3D"=) [Politics](3D" Politics Funny: - Do you know the way to Mordor= rong>[knows the only way to reverse the TFG felony case.](3D") - listerine69[noticed people being paid to attend a (probably fa= ke) TFG rally](3D"http=). - odinsposse[: "...and 3 years = in prison for being the son of Joe Biden."](3D") - kbronsito[teased country fans by assuming they didn't know the meaning of th= e word.](3D"=) Politics Smart: - wearsmanyhat= s[found the important part of a criminal probation.](3D"=) -&nbs= p;wegro[turned TFG's logic back on its creator.](3D"http=) -&n= bsp;hugram[wonders why TFG hasn't sued for defamation, if = he really didn't say those words.](3D"h=) Monkey's Pick= I felt these posts were exceptionally funny or smart, eve= n though they didn't get many votes. Warning: Unsorted, may contain poli= tics. Funny: - ViolentEastCoastCity= g>[: "I'm not Darth Vader! I'm a criminal and this thing can kill two hundre= d people per second." But, isn't that a good thing to teach your kids?](3D") Smart: - Fart_Machine[: "This read= s like a professional wrestling promo."](3D") [CSB](3D" Sunday Morning theme - "[Your Strangest Celebrity = Encounter](3D")" This week, Farkers were challenged to share the = weirdest encounters they've had with celebrities. This is a great t= hread, even if you don't recognize any of the names. [Funny=](3D"): - Jojo_TheDogFacedBoy[: "I once punched Andr= e the Giant in the face."](3D" - Kyle Butler[GASP. = Are you Brad Pitt?????1111!!!!!](3D") - rohar[played= racquetball with the VP.](3D") - Vansthing[got into= a bar fight with Allen Iverson.](3D") [Smart](3D"): - = ;hubiestubert[met a bunch of famous people over the year= s, working at several clubs. One thing they've learned? People are just peo= ple, focused on their own stuff.](=3D" - Carter Pewterschmidt= [delivered a pizza to a striking writer, and got to chatting.](3D"=)- Spuckieencountered the actor who played Bisho= p from "Aliens", at a comic con. - Another Government E= mployee[was taught about the history of submarine warfare by a Jim= my Carter on the campaign trail.](3D".=) Top Contest Entries Some of the top-voted [contest](3D" entries from last week, = sorted by how likely they are to still be open. Go send in your own submiss= ions, they're fun even if you don't win! [Photoshops](3D" Al= so see: [Photoshop Tennis: "Sofa King Nice Outsid= e"](3D"=) Since there's a lot of these, everybody gets one - and only = one. - Driver[encountered an alternate Van Go= gh.](3D" - Yammering_Splat_Vector[put Perseveranc= e in the seats of the Mystery Science Theater.](3D") - Bumche= ese[cannot wait to kick this golfer off the mountain.](3D"=) -&nbs= p;Thoaar[doesn't play with cheetahs.](3D"htt=) - RedZoneTuba[relayed a court artist's portrayal of the Stormy Dani= els statement.](3D"https:/=) - EvaDewer[cyberized this truck=](3D" - Stephen_Falken[authored an Air Bud spin-off= series.](3D" - James_Corn[knows what's really caus= ing that trail of flame.](3D" - bathbone[watched a = doll run for Prime Minister](3D") - Octafrye[shifted= the atmosphere of "The Scream."](3D") - Mock26[hunt= ed down the experimental Paper Boat.](3D") - samsquatch= ng>[couldn't help but fly their car into a tree, for old time's sake.](3D")- Large Marge sent me[finally found a costume that'= s their size.](3D" - Petite Mel[found a more colo= rful replacement for the girl on this album cover.](3D") - wh= atsupchuck[figured out how he got that brown spot on his head.](3D"https://w=)= - SubsequentDamage[thinks this tree belongs in a = ghost story.](3D" - p51d007[wandered into a meeti= ng of the Ministry of Silly Shirts.](3D" - xanadian= [put a pith helmet on a pithy.](3D") - GoodDoctorB= [knows how this man got carbonized.](3D") [Captions](3D" "= [Caption these high kicking kids](3D")" ([image](3D" - R= edZoneTuba [knows what put the photographer to sleep.](3D"https://=) - LF1[: "She said I'm cuuuuuuuute!!"](3D".=) "[Caption these Canadian tourists meeting a local](3D")" ([image](3D")= ) - Alcaste [predicted what's about to happen to those t= ourists.](=3D" - swankywanky[: "moose out front shoulda to= ld you."](3D" "[Caption what these stud= ents and professor are thinking](3D"https:=)" ([image](3D" - I Ate Shergar= [showed their doodles to the teacher.](3D"=) - bingethin= ker [sees this as the result of two cheaters using the same source.=](3D"=) "[Captio= n this collegiate conversation](3D"=)" ([image](3D" - RedZoneTuba= trong> [shared how to avoid drama.](3D") - OtherLittleGuy:= "So, you all couldn't get into Bunker Hill Community College as well."= [Farktography theme:](3D"https:=) "[Bugged Out 3](3D")" This= week, Farkers were challenged to show us bugs of all kinds, excluding comp= uter bugs for some reason which is really a missed opportunity. - common sense is an oxymoron[was hot on the trail of a bee o= n a mission.](3D" - educated[witnessed a molting c= icada.](3D" - MorningBreath[recorded a war-scarre= d butterfly.](3D" - Driver[encountered a nymph of t= he spotted lanternfly.](3D" - Clockwork Kumquat[cap= tured a goofy beetle from an unexpected angle.](3D") [Upc= oming Fark Parties](3D" It's easy to plan for a Fark Party -= you're effectively saying that "I'm going to be here at this time, come ha= ng out." [Submit one!](3D"=) [S= hakespeare in Delaware Park Opening Night Reception. Buffalo, New York. Jun= e 20th, 5:30PM](3D")(About 1 week) [NYS Craft Brewer's Festival - Canalside Buffalo, June 22, 2-6PM](3D")= (About 1 week) We're still planni= ng the OCT. 12TH, 25th Anniversary Fark Party (Lexington KY)! Thr= ead TBA. Fark Headlines of= the Week A selection of some of the top headlines from last= week. [On this day in histo= ry, in 1944, the Nazi submarine U-505 was captured, after prior attempts to= capture the U-404 failed when it could not be found](3D"=) [There= is no FDA. There is only Juul](3D") [Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago starts off Pride Month on the wron= g foot](3D") [War hero, NASA astronaut, and world famous photogr= apher lost control of his plane and was killed by Orcas](3D"https://w=) [Nothing happened 35 years ago in Tian= anmen Square](3D") [A bird on the head is worth two on George Bush, or something like that= a>](3D"htt=)[Women are now legally allowed to book their own hotel rooms= in Tennessee. Just kidding, it's Morocco, but that felt weirdly plausible = for a second, didn't it?](3D".=) [A "Poozeum" is exactly what it sounds like, hopefully n= ot what it smells like](3D") Fark Weird News Quiz (brought to you by ox45tallboy= trong>) Another fun time on the Quiz last week, where we learned that no= t all heroes wear capes, as some wear kilts and play the bagpipes in the mi= ddle of the largest invasion in human history. Well, one did, anyway. = On the Quiz itself, no one beat our admin high score of 1019 by Two Dogs Farking, who I think greenlit most of the articles the = questions came from. SoundOfOneHandWanking made first with= 936. followed by TheMothership in second with 930 an= d Hots_Kebabs in third with 920. thisnam= ewasnottaken was right behind in fourth with 919, and Oak made fifth with 916. The hardest question on la= st week's Hard Quiz was about the continuing adventures of Florida Man. Onl= y 24% of quiztakers caught the article about the "extremely amped up" man w= ho drove into the Martin County Jail lobby last week to distribute rubber s= nakes and cell phones before threatening to light himself on fire, and knew= that his apparel choice was limited to a woman's top of unknown provenance= . Personally I suspect it was related to a topless Florida Woman from= another story that just wasn't newsworthy in this day and age.&n= bsp; The easiest question on last week's Hard Quiz was about the ne= wly elected Claudia Scheinbaum, 88% of quiztakers knew that she was th= e new president-elect of Mexico, the first woman and first Jewish person to= be elected to the position. There was some question in certain circles abo= ut whether she was actually a practicing Jew when (I swear I'm not making t= his up) she tweeted thanks to Jesús for sticking by her, until other= s pointed out (still not making this up) her husband is named Jes&uacu= te;s. The hardest question on last week's Easy Quiz was about= the new "Tiana's Bayou Adventure" ride at Disneyland and Disney World. Onl= y 56% of quiztakers knew that the ride was a re-skin of Splash Mountai= n that came about because of Disney CEO Bob Eiger's desire to eliminate "So= ng of the South", the movie Splash Mountain was themed for, from the collec= tive American consciousness. The easiest question on last wee= k's Easy Quiz was about really big gas stations and why, for some reason, j= ust as we're beginning to transition to electric vehicles, someone thought = it would be a great idea to open a gas station with 120 pumps. 88% of quizt= akers knew that the Luling, TX would soon be the home of the world's larges= t Buc-ee's, at least until an even bigger one opens in Ocala, FL next = year, which I'm sure won't result in any Florida Man stories on Fark's main= page. If you missed out last week, now's a great time to [catch up on the Fark Wei= rd News Quiz](3D") now that you know a few of the answers. 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